CAN I GO WITH MY HUSBAND ON HIS NEXT PCS IF I DONT HAVE GC OR AP YET?

[nhowsyde 0]

I got here last aug 15 and got married on the 31st.
My husband got his next pcs orders lastweek which will start on the first week of march in Yokosuka,Japan.. and i really dont know if i can come with him or not because i havent processed my AOS yet..
i hope you can help me with this matter.

[Darnell 8,478]

get on his PCS orders.

then chase a military expedite at USCIS, showing yer name on his orders.

Hurry Hurry !

[nhowsyde 0]

yes they said they will have my name on his orders..so what do i have to do first? Is the military giving me directions on what to do?

[Darnell 8,478]

rarely, and no.

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you'll have to chase the expedite yerself.

Are you on a PC? I ask, because there's a Military-focused sub-forum.

[nhowsyde 0]

ohh okaay so i think i really have to find this out myself.
do i have to submit all the AOS requirements here or i can submit it in japan?

[Darnell 8,478]

it's got to go into the USCIS office ! Did you apply for AOS yet? Yes? No?

If no, include a cover letter requesting military expedite, show the PCS orders with your name on them.

If Yes, call into USCIS , use a telephone today, and get an ISO Human, a Tier 2 Human, and tell the Tier 2 Human you want to facilitate a Military Expedite, asking for the fax # to send the docs to.

There's a bit more to it, than this, but hey !

[nhowsyde 0]

no i havent applied yet. how many months will this take? he supposed to leave lastweek of febryary

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

no i havent applied yet. how many months will this take? he supposed to leave lastweek of febryary

AoS can take upwards of 4 months to process. But my concern is your timeline in your post. You arrived August 15th, married the 31st, It is now 01/06. There is a 90 day window for you to marry and file papers, that starts upon arrival. That means you should have filed around November 15th, You are 2 months past due on your filing. Unless you were an IR1/CR1 applicant.

Edited January 6, 2016 by Chris.M

[nhowsyde 0]

So basically, first thing i have to do is file AOS and what will make it different from the others is that i will put a cover letter requesting them to expedite it? I thought there is another way if he need to go to the pcs soon.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

So basically, first thing i have to do is file AOS and what will make it different from the others is that i will put a cover letter requesting them to expedite it? I thought there is another way if he need to go to the pcs soon.

You will file as normal, but you will also make a request to expedite. Here is the USCIS page about Expedited requests. http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html

A. Expedite Criteria​ [1]​
USCIS may expedite a​ petition or application if it meets one or more of the following criteria:​
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•Severe financial loss to company or ​person​;​
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•Emergency situation;​ [2] 
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•Humanitarian reasons;​ [3] 
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•Nonprofit organization whose request is in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States​;​ [4] 
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•Department of Defense or ​n​ational ​i​nterest ​s​ituation;​ [5] 
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•USCIS error; or​
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•Compelling interest of USCIS.​

C. Making an Expedite Request ​​
To make a request to expedite the processing of a domestically filed application or petition, the customer should contact the ​National Customer Service Center ​(​NCSC​)​ ​at 1-800-375-5283​. ​The NCSC forward​s​ ​the Service Request​ ​to the office with jurisdiction over the application or petition​.​
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Customers may also visit a local office by scheduling an InfoPass appointment or writing a letter to the ​field office​ or ​s​ervice ​c​enter. Applicants or petitioners overseas should submit their requests directly to the USCIS office ​with​ jurisdiction over their applications or petitions​;​ contact information ​for overseas USCIS offices is ​provided on the ​USCIS​ ​website.​
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Approval of such requests is discretionary and USCIS reserves the right to request documentation supporting the request to expedite an application or petition.​

[Darnell 8,478]

AoS can take upwards of 4 months to process. But my concern is your timeline in your post. You arrived August 15th, married the 31st, It is now 01/06. There is a 90 day window for you to marry and file papers, that starts upon arrival. That means you should have filed around November 15th, You are 2 months past due on your filing. Unless you were an IR1/CR1 applicant.

Sorry, there is no window to file the papers,

but there is a window in which to get married.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Sorry, there is no window to file the papers,

but there is a window in which to get married.

Thank you Darnell, i was unaware that it only applied to the marriage.

[nhowsyde 0]

We already got married.So we wanted to start saving for the aos fee.we didnt expect that he will jave his pcs orders this soon.

And once you are married,you can apply for aos right?

[Alaska2012 462]

Wouldn't you have to wait for your child to enter the US and get his green card before you join your husband in Japan? Or are you planning on flying your child over and include him in the expedite?

[nhowsyde 0]

Yes,that is what im thinking of.Get him here and then file for AOS together with my son and go to Japan..and since i cant get him without my AOS,i have no choice.I decided to stay here until i can file for aos and just get my son.And my husband will be going on his next pcs station next month.

Thank you all for the enlightment.

God bless you all.