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[KemalTuanaYalcin 16]

Question for any of you who might be able to help

I am currently going through the I-129F process with my fiance and I have a question that we have been unable to find the answer to. My fiance is currently a student so he has not served in the Turkish military. Is it possible for him to still be approved to get a K-1 Visa to come here eventhough he has not served in the military? Does anyone know the stipulations around this? If he is able to come without serving in the military will there be any restrictions that could be imposed upon him? I.E if he was approved for the visa to come here, could they (TURKEY) hold him if he returned to Turkey later on and require him to pay monies to the Turkish government in lieu of serving, or could they hold him there and refuse him the right to return to the USA until he serves?

Any information anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[YuAndDan 153]

Moving this to regional discussion.

[nicole&efe 0]

I asked my husband what he thought about this situation and here is what he said (not sure how helpful this information will be, maybe you already know it): He thinks that he can definitely get the visa. After your fiance graduates, he can also delay his military duty for 2 years. Efe also thinks that, for example, if your fiance were to go back to Turkey and the military service was overdue, that they would track that when he goes through customs in Turkey. Hopefully you can find a more solid answer.

[KemalTuanaYalcin 16]

I asked my husband what he thought about this situation and here is what he said (not sure how helpful this information will be, maybe you already know it): He thinks that he can definitely get the visa. After your fiance graduates, he can also delay his military duty for 2 years. Efe also thinks that, for example, if your fiance were to go back to Turkey and the military service was overdue, that they would track that when he goes through customs in Turkey. Hopefully you can find a more solid answer.

Great,

Thank you so much for your response. Honestly, any information provided is of great help. Honestly whatever we have to do after the fact we are willing to do, we just did not want this to jeopardize the visa. Now, let me ask you this, he is not scheduled to graduate prior to when we might have his interview for the K-1 Visa, do you think that will be a problem?

Thanks

[no more 16]

Great,

Thank you so much for your response. Honestly, any information provided is of great help. Honestly whatever we have to do after the fact we are willing to do, we just did not want this to jeopardize the visa. Now, let me ask you this, he is not scheduled to graduate prior to when we might have his interview for the K-1 Visa, do you think that will be a problem?

Thanks

Yes he may have issues going back into turkey. Its better that he serves...He will soon be a college graduate and they can be allowed to serve less time...If he wants to return to turkey it is smarter he does his military time because it can cause issues in future.

[NY_IZMIR 1]

He won't have a problem getting a visa to come here. He will have to do his military service at some point in the future though, and he has until the age of 38 to do so. When he's here, he will have to goto the turkish consulate and file paperwork every 2 years to request an extension for his military service. He can only get this extension if he can show that he is actually working or attending school here. If he fails to file for this extension in a timely manner, and decides to visit Turkey, he could potentially be taken away and have to serve at that time, or face some sort of trial. They don't take such extreme action until he's flagged as "wanted" by the military and there's a decent grace period if he does fail to file for the extension on a timely manner. (usually they let you get away with a year or two)

Once he's here and working or studying, he will have the option to serve out his military duty in a very short period of time, if he pays an additional fee. The service is for 3 weeks (give or take a few days) and you will have to pay 8500 euros (I believe thats the current rate, I might be off a little though) You lose out on this benefit if he ever goes back to turkey for more than 6 months in a given year.

That's usually the easiest, if he were to serve before coming here, it'll be a minimum of 6 or 9 months.

Hope that helps.

[jimmy1 0]

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[KemalTuanaYalcin 16]

He won't have a problem getting a visa to come here. He will have to do his military service at some point in the future though, and he has until the age of 38 to do so. When he's here, he will have to goto the turkish consulate and file paperwork every 2 years to request an extension for his military service. He can only get this extension if he can show that he is actually working or attending school here. If he fails to file for this extension in a timely manner, and decides to visit Turkey, he could potentially be taken away and have to serve at that time, or face some sort of trial. They don't take such extreme action until he's flagged as "wanted" by the military and there's a decent grace period if he does fail to file for the extension on a timely manner. (usually they let you get away with a year or two)

Once he's here and working or studying, he will have the option to serve out his military duty in a very short period of time, if he pays an additional fee. The service is for 3 weeks (give or take a few days) and you will have to pay 8500 euros (I believe thats the current rate, I might be off a little though) You lose out on this benefit if he ever goes back to turkey for more than 6 months in a given year.

That's usually the easiest, if he were to serve before coming here, it'll be a minimum of 6 or 9 months.

Hope that helps.

Thank ou so much for the information and I will certainly make sure that he files for his extensions with the Turkish Consulate every two years while he is here to request an extension on his military service. I really appreciate the information. Thanks so much!