military affidavit of support

[Martha&Alex 5]

You can add him to your military record as soon as you get married. This will ensure he is listed on your reassignment orders. If you go to an overseas location that is not dependent restricted you could still request command sponsorship and have the command sponsor him at your overseas location. Ofcourse at this point the k-1 would be invalid as it is only used to enter the US. Any orders you get to the overseas command will serve to get him a visa to the overseas location. You can still work on the CR-1 to get him a green card as you are overseas due to government service. Your military service takes first priority therefore I can say that the service does take your family situation into account but it is safe to say "Mission First, People Always" or you could get overseas duty married or not.

Good luck,

I think you need to be enlisted for a certain amount of years to have your dependents and husband moved abroad with you...since i see it'll be a problem and i wouldn't want to be far away again from him, i'm going to make sure i get orders to a training squadron like that i won't end up across the world in a ship or so. Even though i'll be tied to 8-12 hours working days. Is better then being separated again; Do we get priorities(expedite) with the visa process? or is that only when deployment is about to happen.

[Inky 1,111]

Does this mean that in my case a letter of employment from the CO or SUPPO would be sufficient(No Affidavit needed), since i've never filed taxes before and this year Taxes won't meet the poverty level standards.

Sorry but no you have to prove why you did not have to file taxes. You cannot just omit that.

[Martha&Alex 5]

Sorry but no you have to prove why you did not have to file taxes. You cannot just omit that.

MIBEN told me what to do to proof why i didn't file taxes.

Letter notarized by the legal officer and a letter of employment with the ETS + bank statements

[Inky 1,111]

MIBEN told me what to do to proof why i didn't file taxes.

Letter notarized by the legal officer and a letter of employment with the ETS + bank statements

They want the notes from IRS that state it, not just letters from people. You need to include the sections from IRS showing it with your evidence stating why you didn't have to file taxes.

[Martha&Alex 5]

They want the notes from IRS that state it, not just letters from people. You need to include the sections from IRS showing it with your evidence stating why you didn't have to file taxes.

I'm Only 20 Yrs Old i had been a full time college student since late 2009 untill may when i joined the navy, i did have a part time job and it was an office cleaning gig, during the summer when i didnt have any classes i would work in the family daycare; but this was all off the books. i had a full covered grant and was a full time student, i was working towards my RN associates n classes where pretty tuff; therefore there was no room for me to be going around looking for an on the books job when i had a gig i used to attend few times a week for few hours and it didn't interrupt my studying. The Navy has become my first paid job on the books and i been in less then a yr.

[bigdog 377]

Looks like everyone chipped in to help, good luck and thanks for protecting our freedom.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

I'm Only 20 Yrs Old i had been a full time college student since late 2009 untill may when i joined the navy, i did have a part time job and it was an office cleaning gig, during the summer when i didnt have any classes i would work in the family daycare; but this was all off the books. i had a full covered grant and was a full time student, i was working towards my RN associates n classes where pretty tuff; therefore there was no room for me to be going around looking for an on the books job when i had a gig i used to attend few times a week for few hours and it didn't interrupt my studying. The Navy has become my first paid job on the books and i been in less then a yr.

Then you need to write a statement that explains why you did not have to legally file taxes in the past. You need to state that you were a full time student and did not make enough income to file. It helps to state how much you made to show you did not reach the required amount listed in the IRS Pubs.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

So would the tax statements..w2s all that ,,,,my les's and an erb suffice?...and how do i fill out the affidavit correctly? do i need to put how much i have in the bank and all that....do i need to provide bank statements..etc etc..thanks

You only need bank statements if you are planning on listing money in the bank, such as savings, as assets on your I-134. If you earn enough with just your income, then you do not need to list any assets at all. You can leave that part of the form blank, and no bank statements or letters are needed. You only need to list assets if you are using them to make up for any shortcomings in your income.

[MIBEN 83]

I think you need to be enlisted for a certain amount of years to have your dependents and husband moved abroad with you...since i see it'll be a problem and i wouldn't want to be far away again from him, i'm going to make sure i get orders to a training squadron like that i won't end up across the world in a ship or so. Even though i'll be tied to 8-12 hours working days. Is better then being separated again; Do we get priorities(expedite) with the visa process? or is that only when deployment is about to happen.

You have dependents as soon a you are married time in service is irrelevant, now being command sponsored dependent on the overseas location. If you do not qualify for one of the billets that come with command sponsorship, it then becomes your perogitive if you want to move your spouse to the overseas location. If he is your spouse the orders will still say "Dependents Yes or name him" this will still give you the green light to get the visa from the host country. The difference will be that he will not be priority for medical care or housing in the overseas location. You can still request medical care in the military medical facility and he can potentially be seen if they have opening otherwise you have to get a Primary Care Provider on the economy. As for housing you will get the authorization on the scale of what location your family member is currently residing. For example I had many Soldiers bring there families to Korea and they were seen on the post medical facility and given overseas housing allowance to get a lease on the economy to include COLA if available by country.

If your parents claimed you on their tax returns up until age 20 that is proof that you were not brining in any income and under their roof for all financial requirements from previous years.

You get the military priority just from being on active duty but I did not see any diffence when I went through my visa journey.

Good luck,

Edited January 11, 2012 by MIBEN

[Martha&Alex 5]

You have dependents as soon a you are married time in service is irrelevant, now being command sponsored dependent on the overseas location. If you do not qualify for one of the billets that come with command sponsorship, it then becomes your perogitive if you want to move your spouse to the overseas location. If he is your spouse the orders will still say "Dependents Yes or name him" this will still give you the green light to get the visa from the host country. The difference will be that he will not be priority for medical care or housing in the overseas location. You can still request medical care in the military medical facility and he can potentially be seen if they have opening otherwise you have to get a Primary Care Provider on the economy. As for housing you will get the authorization on the scale of what location your family member is currently residing. For example I had many Soldiers bring there families to Korea and they were seen on the post medical facility and given overseas housing allowance to get a lease on the economy to include COLA if available by country.

If your parents claimed you on their tax returns up until age 20 that is proof that you were not brining in any income and under their roof for all financial requirements from previous years.

You get the military priority just from being on active duty but I did not see any diffence when I went through my visa journey.

Good luck,

Thank you for this info, and my mother claimed me until 2011 this year im doing my own. so would her tax returns be proof that i didn't file anything, there's some posts here that keep on confusing me with proving why i didn't file. since you was an officer and already went through this i'll take your advice and have the CO make the letter of employment and the ETS with my bank statements and LES + the notarized letter by the legal officer stating why i didn't file. Is better to have more then 2 things and be wrong.

BTW today i was highly upset since i had to walk to medical for the second consecutive day and not get what i wanted, i work from 2245-0715 n i walked @ 0715 over there in this cold weather and maybe 2 miles away from my room. Happens that i was out before colors didn't even paid attention to the time i had my headphones on while in uniform walking back, colors sounded didn't hear it or even noticed cars stopping and walk right through it then a corner away there was a first class waiting for me and screaming to "take those god damn head phones out" i did and he chew me out so bad, i walked so fast to my room with my head down && mad at the hospital staff for not giving me a refill of the INH medicine and mad @ myself for not stopping n getting chewed by a first class @ 8 in the morning.

[MIBEN 83]

Thank you for this info, and my mother claimed me until 2011 this year im doing my own. so would her tax returns be proof that i didn't file anything, there's some posts here that keep on confusing me with proving why i didn't file. since you was an officer and already went through this i'll take your advice and have the CO make the letter of employment and the ETS with my bank statements and LES + the notarized letter by the legal officer stating why i didn't file. Is better to have more then 2 things and be wrong.

BTW today i was highly upset since i had to walk to medical for the second consecutive day and not get what i wanted, i work from 2245-0715 n i walked @ 0715 over there in this cold weather and maybe 2 miles away from my room. Happens that i was out before colors didn't even paid attention to the time i had my headphones on while in uniform walking back, colors sounded didn't hear it or even noticed cars stopping and walk right through it then a corner away there was a first class waiting for me and screaming to "take those god damn head phones out" i did and he chew me out so bad, i walked so fast to my room with my head down && mad at the hospital staff for not giving me a refill of the INH medicine and mad @ myself for not stopping n getting chewed by a first class @ 8 in the morning.

Her tax returns would prove you have not filed previously as you were still at home, you can include them as an attachment to your letter which ofcourse will be notarized by legal. Also the letter of employment does not have to be notarized the fact that it is on a letterhead and signed by the Commanding Officer is enough. Having more proof is always better than not enough.

The last peice was too funny, we do not allow any running or walking with headphones on Army installation nor in any uniform. I had a similar incident happen to me once and in my case I was correct but I took the "butt chewing" in stride, I was in fitness uniform and not an officer at the time. However, later that afternoon as luck would have it that same Drill Sergeant needed to pick up diplomas for a graduating class and he had to get them from me. It was with such sadness that I told him to go back and get the First Sergeant or the Training NCO because they were the only ones authorized to sign for the diplomas.

Hope your day got better.

[Martha&Alex 5]

Her tax returns would prove you have not filed previously as you were still at home, you can include them as an attachment to your letter which ofcourse will be notarized by legal. Also the letter of employment does not have to be notarized the fact that it is on a letterhead and signed by the Commanding Officer is enough. Having more proof is always better than not enough.

The last peice was too funny, we do not allow any running or walking with headphones on Army installation nor in any uniform. I had a similar incident happen to me once and in my case I was correct but I took the "butt chewing" in stride, I was in fitness uniform and not an officer at the time. However, later that afternoon as luck would have it that same Drill Sergeant needed to pick up diplomas for a graduating class and he had to get them from me. It was with such sadness that I told him to go back and get the First Sergeant or the Training NCO because they were the only ones authorized to sign for the diplomas.

Hope your day got better.

I will attach the last 3 tax returns from my mother to the letter.

&& my day did get better i got some sleep and after few days of no video chat i finally got to see my fiancee (Virus in the PC caused shut down)i told him what happened with the first class and he tough it was funny, looking back at it; it was a stupid move. i don't know if we allowed to have headphones on while walking in uniform i know is allowed for PT and out of uniform. Music is my way to cool off and i had a horrible night @ work n then @ medical, i'm hoping my supervisor doesn't try moving me from my work station again since i'll have to train and learn a whole other side of my rate. I'm supply and the hangers we work at during nights is the best scenario for a scary movie.

I thank you a lot for your help, i couldn't ask for more. If only my command had someone like you to help with things like this, you have been more help then the legal officer and anyone else on Legal.

[MIBEN 83]

Ty and glad I could help.