MILITARY WIFE

[iamlianne 0]

hello ladies and gents! here iam again so im a k1 visa holder and filing for adjustment of status, advance parole and permit to work .. So we just found out that my husband that in USAF will be in schooling for his new job in military.. he is going to Texas this May until August.. After that he will be deploy/assign to Korea or Germany.. of course i dont wanna be alone here in the States i heard i need to file some stuff in USCIS i think it is a RE ENTRY permit.. I just wanna know when should i get this Re entry permit? and how long it will takes? Can i just leave the Country without telling the USCIS? im freaking out now.. cuz i really dont like to be left alone here in the States while my Hubby is in another part of the world.. i hope you can give me advices with this.. especially to those experience this situation.. THANK YOU THANK YOU

[Inky 1,110]

You cannot leave without your green card. If you are on his orders to move with him then you should not need a re-entry permit. You use the orders to enter and leave the USA. If you are not on his orders then you will need to get a re-entry permit and you will need to stay in the USA to get it before you leave.

Moving to AOS as this is not K-1.

[CharlineLP 3]

hello ladies and gents! here iam again so im a k1 visa holder and filing for adjustment of status, advance parole and permit to work .. So we just found out that my husband that in USAF will be in schooling for his new job in military.. he is going to Texas this May until August.. After that he will be deploy/assign to Korea or Germany.. of course i dont wanna be alone here in the States i heard i need to file some stuff in USCIS i think it is a RE ENTRY permit.. I just wanna know when should i get this Re entry permit? and how long it will takes? Can i just leave the Country without telling the USCIS? im freaking out now.. cuz i really dont like to be left alone here in the States while my Hubby is in another part of the world.. i hope you can give me advices with this.. especially to those experience this situation.. THANK YOU THANK YOU

Hello military wife, i was in the same situation before. A month after i got here in US, my husband got deployed oversease. Instead of leaving, i went to my in laws and stayed with them until the end of his tour. Once you received your gc, you can leave the US. You still have 6 mos before he leaves anyway. Ask him if he is taking you with him as a cmd sponsored dependent, if yes, soon as he gets his orders, have him request for an expedited process on your case. If he is not taking you with him, just wait for your gc, then you can do more stuff like leaving the country. Deployments are tough but just be strong. Hope this helped. Goodluck!

[YupYup 4]

if he's going to Germany, you'll be able to go with him because of command sponsored dependent, but Korea won't be an option. you would have to stay in the states.

[nerito 0]

I know how you feel Military Wife;) My husband left for Afghanistan and now i am here alone ..have to wait till September.

Trying to get everything done! good luck

[Ruffie 22]

There ARE accompanied tours to Korea. So if he gets orders for that or for a tour in Germany, as long as your name is on his orders, you won't have any problems with your greencard and won't need a re-entry permit

[YupYup 4]

There ARE accompanied tours to Korea. So if he gets orders for that or for a tour in Germany, as long as your name is on his orders, you won't have any problems with your greencard and won't need a re-entry permit

awesome. I might have missed that memo, but I am happy for everybody who can accompany their husband overseas.

Edited February 23, 2012 by Symply_Me

[Ruffie 22]

awesome. I might have missed that memo, but I am happy for everybody who can accompany their husband overseas.

Ya, it's been like that for a minute and the military has been busy expanding schools and facilities over there to make it more livable for families. So far I've heard mainly good stuff about it, a few spouses I've talked to absolutely LOVED being there.

Here's an article from the Army Times about it from '08

[Taurus22 1]

im a army wife.. we've been in overseas for 5 years now,, was 2 years in korea and 3 years here in Japan.. But i never been in Us..

but i know being in overseas as long that you are cmnd sponsored and your name is in your hubby's orders, he can take u..

u just have to get reentry permit to the immigration in Korea/Germany (when u get there, they will give u time) to enter and exit the country..

i dont know about the states if u can leave w/o Gc.

[Ruffie 22]

im a army wife.. we've been in overseas for 5 years now,, was 2 years in korea and 3 years here in Japan.. But i never been in Us..

but i know being in overseas as long that you are cmnd sponsored and your name is in your hubby's orders, he can take u..

u just have to get reentry permit to the immigration in Korea/Germany (when u get there, they will give u time) to enter and exit the country..

i dont know about the states if u can leave w/o Gc.

Just to avoid any confusion - I'm assuming you mean that military dependants require a SOFA card that allows them to enter/leave the country they're sponsor is stationed in without a visa. You don't actually need a re-entry permit when you're on military (or DoD) orders.

[armywifejapan 0]

There's a countries that might need a visa and re entry.

You need to ask the legal office or your husband chain of command about it for sure.

Hope this help.