Military member with fillipina fiance

[Messybrownhair 251]

I too am confused about this.. When we married we got me listed in DEERS right away and I got my ID on the spot, my Tricare started this month and I have already met his CO and 1st sgt and they did not ask him to do anything.. Am I missing something that we need to do? His CO has been the one writing the letters to expedite my AOS so he is more than supportive of us.. Hope someone can tell me what else is needed to do?

[vsd 0]

I too am confused about this.. When we married we got me listed in DEERS right away and I got my ID on the spot, my Tricare started this month and I have already met his CO and 1st sgt and they did not ask him to do anything.. Am I missing something that we need to do? His CO has been the one writing the letters to expedite my AOS so he is more than supportive of us.. Hope someone can tell me what else is needed to do?

Your husband will have to update his clearance when he is required. Since he married a foreign national you will have to go through a LOT of forms. Those forms are more thicker and a lot more compared to the forms you will have to go through the uscis. It is advisable he does this to protect his security clearance and his job.

[Ron and Rhea 42]

Well I am retired Military so my fiancee/wife will be getting a military ID once were are married and will be able to come and go on any military base just as I am able to.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Make sure you inform your security office / command that you are marrying a foreigner.

You need to fill out papers or you could have your security status removed and be made to walk with an escort for months until things are cleared.

Not everyone in the military has a security clearance.

[thursdayschild 0]

Not everyone in the military has a security clearance.

For those who do though, it could be a big deal. My Fiancé has to be very careful about all this. Our relationship was reviewed prior to his initial security clearance as well as our relationship pre-existed his service.

Anyone else really enjoy wearing the beautiful foreign national badge on base? ha!

[MyPandaBear 0]

Really? How come my fiance didn't report our relatinship to them and didn't ask permission to marry me?..lol. His boss and workmates knows about our relationship though because he's proud talking to them about me. But ofcourse he did report our engagement to his family and asked their blessings to marry me.

-Love

this is one of the questions i have in mind. does my fiance need to seek his CO's approval before he can file a Fiance Visa (K1). Or not based on what you said. Its really confusing.

[Rael 1]

I think I can shed a few light on these matters... if not, I apologize.

For all ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL, it is required for them to ask their Commanding Officer for a permission memorandum in order for them to marry a Foreign National. Although, I (or you) would have to talk to your Admin section about it. I would also like to say that as it is said on one of the threads above, not all Military personnel have security clearance. However, for those that have, that's another issue.

For Reservists, based on what I know, you don't need to inform your CO or get a permission memorandum from them. Only ACTIVE DUTY. Background checks will be a breeze if your Military spouse has a security clearance, for those that don't will be a regular background check. Remember Active Duty and Reserve/National Guard are two different components.

I believe for US Army, you'll have to talk to your S2 or S3 if you have security clearance and inform them that you are marrying a Foreign National. I don't know all the answers but if you want to keep your clearance, talk to them.

Another thing, DEERS. Talk to your UA (Unit Adminstrator) or Admin sections for all the other branches. They'll square you away.

If any of the above I mentioned are wrong, please, for all my brothers and sisters who have more experience in this matter or can add to it, please do.

I apologize in advance if some of these info I mentioned are not accurate or if you're have second thoughts about, go talk to your Admin section or someone else mentioned on this thread, go talk to JAG. Other than that, I hope this answered to some of your questions...

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Don't drink and drive.

Hooah!

[JbTin 51]

For the Marine Corps, we were worried about this MCO 1752.1 regulation at first. We did some research and found out that background checks and a whole lot of paperworks must be done before he could marry a foreign national. We almost postponed the wedding because of this. But then after asking a lot of people in the Corps, we were relieved to find out that this regulation was already phased out yearssss ago. Whew! And that he didnt need to have any letter of approval, no background checks, no physical exams, nor submit any other requirements to marry me. He just simply talked to his CO and let people above him know that he would be marrying a foreign national, and his CO gave him verbal approval...then he was good to go! and oh he also talked to someone for his security clearance btw.

After the wedding he submitted a copy of our marriage contract to this one place on base (im sorry i forgot whats it called) and they changed his status to married and listed me as his spouse/beneficiary.

Hope this helps. Happy thanksgiving to all!

[Rael 1]

For the Marine Corps, we were worried about this MCO 1752.1 regulation at first. We did some research and found out that background checks and a whole lot of paperworks must be done before he could marry a foreign national. We almost postponed the wedding because of this. But then after asking a lot of people in the Corps, we were relieved to find out that this regulation was already phased out yearssss ago. Whew! And that he didnt need to have any letter of approval, no background checks, no physical exams, nor submit any other requirements to marry me. He just simply talked to his CO and let people above him know that he would be marrying a foreign national, and his CO gave him verbal approval...then he was good to go! and oh he also talked to someone for his security clearance btw.

After the wedding he submitted a copy of our marriage contract to this one place on base (im sorry i forgot whats it called) and they changed his status to married and listed me as his spouse/beneficiary.

Hope this helps. Happy thanksgiving to all!

When in doubt, check the Regs as they say! Thank you for the input

Happy Holidays!