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SAK214

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  1. With my husband's paygrade, they won't put him in the barracks. We have an option to live in an off-base apartment or house. I was actually seeing an off-base doctor and he even wrote a letter explaining how much I've gotten better, and he thinks it's okay for me to live in Japan, but EFMP still denied our appeal. I talked to my husband, and he said he'd consider the ICE option with his superiors. Thank you so much for the suggestion. I'm really worried and scared that I could be in trouble by moving to Japan, but we've already made a plan and we can't change it now. It's going to be too hard for us to be apart for minimum of 3 years, even though I'm sure there are many military families who have to be separated due to variety of reasons like us.
  2. Thank you for your reply. Yes, my husband was actually advised by his superior to get command sponsorship after living there for a while. We still have a chance to get approved after a year or so when EFMP determines that I'm healthy enough to live in Japan and won't have any special medical needs (I already don't have any, but they only looked at my past medical records and didn't care how well I currently am). How could it affect our housing situation, specifically? So far his sponsor has been telling us that there's no problem for me to go to Japan and live with him, even without the sponsorship. USCIS really isn't very smart and that's why we're freaking out. But thankfully immigration processes are so much easier for military members and their families. When we submitted our I-131 (request for travel permit), we included the copy of his order, both of our military ID and a letter explaining our situation, so hopefully they'll understand our situation.
  3. I haven’t heard of any similar case like ours. Most spouses try to come to the States side from Japan, not the opposite like me... As long as I’m a Japanese citizen, I have to report the change of address no matter what (in case they need to contact me for emergency reasons). Of course for military spouses there are exceptions and usually there’s no problem, but my name isn’t on his order so just like you said, technically I’ll be just “visiting” him (he knew this could be a problem but he really wanted to go to Japan no matter what, even offered to pay full price for my medical care if I couldn’t use Japanese healthcare).
  4. So we might have been misinformed when they told us it wouldn't be a problem even if my name is not on my husband's order, then... He talked to the military lawyer earlier today, and she also told us to get the permit and renew it after 2 years (she said that's what other military spouses do). The problem is, even if I don't use any benefits offered by the Japanese government, I'm still required by law to report change of address to the Japanese embassy, which will automatically make me a Japanese resident since we'll be likely to live off-base. After reading your comments and told my husband about what you said, we decided to consult with another immigration lawyer who deals with military immigration issues. Thank you so much for your help. Hopefully the lawyer can give us some solid answers unlike USCIS agents...
  5. Thank you for your reply. If this is true, we're in a trouble because I won't be able to get a healthcare on base. Have you heard of an actual case that somebody got into trouble because of this? Since I'm still a Japanese citizen, I'm required to report to the Japanese embassy if my address changes. And yes I need to be a Japanese resident in order to get the benefit of their universal health care system. But when we talked to USCIS about our situations, they assured us that me living in Japan (= obtaining Japanese residency) wouldn't be any kind of a problem keeping my US permanent residency. The only problem is the duration of the reentry permit. Also, how could me using the Japanese healthcare be a possible issue? Because there's no way that the U.S. government will find out if I see Japanese doctors or not. Of course it's a completely different situation if it's actually illegal, but if that was the case, USCIS should've already told us so. Seems like this is something we should consult with a lawyer.
  6. Yes, tickets and a hotel fee during the 14-day quarantine and all that. It sucks but it can't be helped. We're moving to Okinawa. Actually that's what happened when my husband was ordered to move to Germany last year. EFMP told us the same thing and he gave up going there because I couldn't go. But this time he's doing literally whatever it takes to get us there, because he really, really, wants to move to Japan...haha
  7. Thank you so much for the reply. Basically EFMP told me "no, you can't move to Japan because of your medical conditions. Your medications are not available in Japan (even though I'm not taking them anymore)." Yes, I'm traveling to Japan on my own and all the travel expense will be out of pocket. But once I get there I'll still be able to live with my husband, and as I mentioned in the original post, I'm still a Japanese citizen and will be able to get healthcare from Japanese healthcare providers. Hopefully this won't be an issue when it's time for me to come back to the States...
  8. Hello. I'm a military spouse and a U.S. permanent resident. We're PCSing to Japan next month. Due to the medical reasons, EFMP didn't recommend me to travel overseas (mainly because of the medications I used to take in the past). Because of this, command sponsorship was denied, meaning my name is not on the order my husband received. Thankfully I still have a Japanese citizenship, and will have healthcare when I move there, so I decided to accompany him. My main concern is the USCIS might think I've abandoned my permanent resident status by going back to my home country. We've contacted USCIS military help line several times, but each time we talk to them they give us different answers. Some told me we should file I-131 (request for reentry permit) before we leave, but it expires in 2 years and we'll be in Japan for at least 3 years. It means I might have to come back to the States to file the form again or pay fines when coming back for overstaying. Some agents told us we could file it when we come back to the States, but said it's "totally up to your decision," which confused us even more. I understand as a military spouse, I may still be allowed to reenter the country even with the expired green card, but I'm still worried that I might have issues with USCIS because of it. We've scheduled an appointment with the military base legal office to discuss about our situation next week. Did anybody experienced the same/similar situations? The reason why we still haven't figured this out yet is because EFMP process took so long and my husband received the official order less than a month ago. Since we don't have much time until we leave the country, any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
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