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I am german and married my husband who is in the air force. He's stationed in Germany but got his orders to go back to the states. He did all the paperwork for me (command sponsorship, amendment) and now my question is if I'm allowed to go to the states with him? Or will the airport not let me fly? I don't have a visa yet, I only have the command sponsorship.  Do I need an esta? But I read online that if you want an esta you need to have a return flight ticket. But since we are moving to the United States i won't have a return flight ticket.

So basically I wanna know what exactly I have to do so they let me through at the airport.

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***I moved this topic to the Military Immigration discussion area****

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You need an immigrant visa, VWP (ESTA) is for visiting.

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3 hours ago, Ginaweigel said:

Hello!

I am german and married my husband who is in the air force. He's stationed in Germany but got his orders to go back to the states. He did all the paperwork for me (command sponsorship, amendment) and now my question is if I'm allowed to go to the states with him? Or will the airport not let me fly? I don't have a visa yet, I only have the command sponsorship.  Do I need an esta? But I read online that if you want an esta you need to have a return flight ticket. But since we are moving to the United States i won't have a return flight ticket.

So basically I wanna know what exactly I have to do so they let me through at the airport.

Your husband needs to file for DCF (Direct Consular Filing) right away.   There should be resources he can use at the air force base that can help him with the applications.

 

From what I understand, command sponsorship is for USC families to move to a foreign country with their military spouse/parent.  It is not immigration and not for foreign nationals to move to the US with the military family member.

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What @SteveInBostonI130 said.

Command sponsorship is important so that your belongings count in the amount of what you can move and stuff but you can not just get on a plane and live here.

 

Military relocating is one of the exemptions for Direct Consular Filling which will put you on the fast track to an immigrant visa. Contact the IV unit of the Frankfurt consulate to get instructions on how to go forward. And yes, get in touch with legal. You won't need a lawyer to do this but maybe y'all can get financial help for the costs.

 

There's also a topic here on VJ for Germans. Feel free to post there as well for country specific help 😊

 

 

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6 hours ago, Ginaweigel said:

Hello!

I am german and married my husband who is in the air force. He's stationed in Germany but got his orders to go back to the states. He did all the paperwork for me (command sponsorship, amendment) and now my question is if I'm allowed to go to the states with him? Or will the airport not let me fly? I don't have a visa yet, I only have the command sponsorship.  Do I need an esta? But I read online that if you want an esta you need to have a return flight ticket. But since we are moving to the United States i won't have a return flight ticket.

So basically I wanna know what exactly I have to do so they let me through at the airport.

You cannot “move to live in the United States” without a visa, military or not.

 

it’s not a matter of simply being let on the flight.

 

You need to do some significant research.

 

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1 hour ago, Letspaintcookies said:

What @SteveInBostonI130 said.

Command sponsorship is important so that your belongings count in the amount of what you can move and stuff but you can not just get on a plane and live here.

 

Military relocating is one of the exemptions for Direct Consular Filling which will put you on the fast track to an immigrant visa. Contact the IV unit of the Frankfurt consulate to get instructions on how to go forward. And yes, get in touch with legal. You won't need a lawyer to do this but maybe y'all can get financial help for the costs.

 

There's also a topic here on VJ for Germans. Feel free to post there as well for country specific help 😊

 

 

Thank you!

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You need a CR1/IR1 visa, please follow the guides at the top of the page. You will not be able to travel to the US to live without one, the process takes well over a year. Good luck.


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45 minutes ago, Cathi said:

You need a CR1/IR1 visa, please follow the guides at the top of the page. You will not be able to travel to the US to live without one, the process takes well over a year. Good luck.

DCF even if it takes longer these days won't take that long and OP and her husband qualify for it due to military relocation. 

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2 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

DCF even if it takes longer these days won't take that long and OP and her husband qualify for it due to military relocation. 

DCF is just a way of getting a CR1/IR1.

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3 hours ago, Ginaweigel said:

Thank you SO MUCH for this insightful answer.

 

  I would have thought my answer was obvious too, but, you asked the question, so…..

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7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

DCF is just a way of getting a CR1/IR1.

My point was that it won't take 'well over a year'. 

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7 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

There should be resources he can use at the air force base that can help him with the applications.

Yep.  EVERY base I was assigned to during my 20 years  had a legal office for these matters. 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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