Miltary Husband needs help

[kwhitley 0]

I am the mother of a US Army Solder. My son was shipped to Germany from what was supposed to be 3 yrs. Not long after getting to Germany my sonn met his wife. He went to Afghanistan for his tour, half way through on leave went back to Germany to be with his girlfriend Kitty. They called each other and Skyped the entire time he was in Afghanistan. When coming off the tour of duty he moved into her home instead to the barricks lived with her for 6 months then got married in Denmark with the approval of the Army. Not long after the marriage he got new orders to be sent back to the states. In this time they were still getting her paperwork set up with the Army for benifits and such(we also found out they were preg.). Son comes back to states without wife. They did get the paperwork started at the Consulate in Frankfurt. Kitty has supplied all paperwork asked for untill the baby came. Since the baby has come we have found out that they need her first marriage and divorce certificate sent to Thialand(her place of birth) to be registered and then sent back to Germany to be translated to German. Then she has to send her marriage certificate for my son to do the same thing. We are having to do this just to get a international birth certificate for the baby. In the past 12 months they closed the case due to no activity(because the baby was not here yet) my son paid to have it reopened $660.00 for them to deny it to be reopened. He has contacted them with no success. Germany has told him that he has to be in Germany to start over. We do not now what to do at this point the Army will not send him back to Germany for another tour of duty. We need help to figure out what we need to do. I am watching my 5month old Grandbaby grow up on Skype and my son has never held his son. If anyone has any information we would greatly appreciate help or knowledge.

[biaobiao 40]

with the CRBA, even if the parents are not married, as long as you can prove the legitimacy of the baby. there should be no issue. you can have the passport issued as well..

[Greg n Veronica 17]

You son has access to legal/lawyers on base with the Army that can possibly assist him with this.

[kwhitley 0]

with the CRBA, even if the parents are not married, as long as you can prove the legitimacy of the baby. there should be no issue. you can have the passport issued as well..

The baby is just taking time to get everything taken care of. Kitty is loosing hope of every being with her husband again. There year anniversary is this month they have only spent 2-3 months together as a married couple. What do we do to get her over here once the passport is complete on the baby.

[kwhitley 0]

You son has access to legal/lawyers on base with the Army that can possibly assist him with this.

His biggest issue he is having is he just came out of a month long class with long hours. He is going into the field for the next 2 months it just seems that everything is working againist him when it comes to being able to see them. I will tell him Thank You

[Darnell 8,479]

It's possible that the visa application just dropped on the floor due to time and timing,

however ...

This stuff about getting translated into German is BS, for the US Embassy in Frankfurt.

i assume he was trying for a DCF'd I-130 at the time, in Frankfurt (please confirm, I-130 filed to USCIS office in Frankfurt or no) - smells like - They did get the paperwork started at the Consulate in Frankfurt

There's a military helpline for this stuff, but they might not be so well versed with the minutiae of his case.

Can tell us if the I-130 was approved, or no?

The other doc intake was for the DS-230, the visa application itself.

It may be that he simply file a new I-130 and ask for an expedite due to USCIS error on the prior I-130, all to the lockbox address in the USA, and finish up with NVC processing .

can tell us more, with dates and form #s ?

Edited April 17, 2013 by Darnell

[kwhitley 0]

It's possible that the visa application just dropped on the floor due to time and timing,

however ...

This stuff about getting translated into German is BS, for the US Embassy in Frankfurt.

i assume he was trying for a DCF'd I-130 at the time, in Frankfurt (please confirm, I-130 filed to USCIS office in Frankfurt or no) - smells like - They did get the paperwork started at the Consulate in Frankfurt

There's a military helpline for this stuff, but they might not be so well versed with the minutiae of his case.

Can tell us if the I-130 was approved, or no?

The other doc intake was for the DS-230, the visa application itself.

It may be that he simply file a new I-130 and ask for an expedite due to USCIS error on the prior I-130, all to the lockbox address in the USA, and finish up with NVC processing .

can tell us more, with dates and form #s ?

I will get with him today and find out what forms he filed. We were considering getting her and the baby a visiting visa to get them over here then start the process again in the USA. He is worried that the first interview will be past her 90 visa. Any ideas?

[biaobiao 40]

The baby is just taking time to get everything taken care of. Kitty is loosing hope of every being with her husband again. There year anniversary is this month they have only spent 2-3 months together as a married couple. What do we do to get her over here once the passport is complete on the baby.

just assure her everything will be alright. I am too is separated from my husband. same thing 3-4 months together as married couple too. our baby just turned 1 and her dad is not here. we were not together on our 1st anniversary and perhaps 2nd anniversary. Just tell her to hang on.

does germany has any policy regarding tourist visa.. vwp or something.. or better consult a lawyer..

she can travel to USA on a visit visa just to be together. just to bridge the gap

[kwhitley 0]

just assure her everything will be alright. I am too is separated from my husband. same thing 3-4 months together as married couple too. our baby just turned 1 and her dad is not here. we were not together on our 1st anniversary and perhaps 2nd anniversary. Just tell her to hang on.

does germany has any policy regarding tourist visa.. vwp or something.. or better consult a lawyer..

she can travel to USA on a visit visa just to be together. just to bridge the gap

Thank you will tell her....

[Darnell 8,479]

she is Thai national, the wife? or does she hold a German passport?

[kwhitley 0]

she is Thai national, the wife? or does she hold a German passport?

Thia national has lived in Germany the past 13 years

[Darnell 8,479]

I will get with him today and find out what forms he filed. We were considering getting her and the baby a visiting visa to get them over here then start the process again in the USA. He is worried that the first interview will be past her 90 visa. Any ideas?

I have many ideas, you betcha.

'first interview' would be for a visa, at Frankfurt IV, not in the USA.

this '90 visa' thing is what, a tourist visa? i not think any action on an immigrant visa within 90 days, so her time in the USA as a tourist won't overlap with any interview in Frankfurt.

Is possible to get the I-130 rehomed, sent on to NVC, if the I-130 is not closed (though it very well may be) by filing an I-824. This will force movement of the I-130 (and not the DS-230) into NVC, where another visa application will be filed. The decision fork hinges on whether or not the I-130 is still approved, or was closed because of the stuff at Frankfurt IV.

[Darnell 8,479]

Thia national has lived in Germany the past 13 years

OK - so she not hold a German passport. Got it.

They need to finish up on the CRBA, consulate record of birth abroad, soonish, get the baby a USA passport.

He needs to determine the status of the I-130 (not the visa application) . If it's still viable, he will file the I-824 to get the I-130 sent on to NVC. If the I-130 is no longer viable, he needs to file the I-130 again to the lockbox address in the USA.

Here's detailed directions with a flowchart:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_bring_your_foreign_spouse_to_live_in_the_US

Ignore all references to K-3 or I-129F.

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

I am the mother of a US Army Solder. My son was shipped to Germany from what was supposed to be 3 yrs. Not long after getting to Germany my sonn met his wife. He went to Afghanistan for his tour, half way through on leave went back to Germany to be with his girlfriend Kitty. They called each other and Skyped the entire time he was in Afghanistan. When coming off the tour of duty he moved into her home instead to the barricks lived with her for 6 months then got married in Denmark with the approval of the Army. Not long after the marriage he got new orders to be sent back to the states. In this time they were still getting her paperwork set up with the Army for benifits and such(we also found out they were preg.). Son comes back to states without wife. They did get the paperwork started at the Consulate in Frankfurt. Kitty has supplied all paperwork asked for untill the baby came. Since the baby has come we have found out that they need her first marriage and divorce certificate sent to Thialand(her place of birth) to be registered and then sent back to Germany to be translated to German. Then she has to send her marriage certificate for my son to do the same thing. We are having to do this just to get a international birth certificate for the baby. In the past 12 months they closed the case due to no activity(because the baby was not here yet) my son paid to have it reopened $660.00 for them to deny it to be reopened. He has contacted them with no success. Germany has told him that he has to be in Germany to start over. We do not now what to do at this point the Army will not send him back to Germany for another tour of duty. We need help to figure out what we need to do. I am watching my 5month old Grandbaby grow up on Skype and my son has never held his son. If anyone has any information we would greatly appreciate help or knowledge.

I have no advice for you but reading this story takes me back to when I was 14 years old and found out I was an illegal alien. My father was in the military and I was born in Germany. My parents brought me back to the US and then when I was 14 years old there was an issue with my german birth certificate and I had to become a Naturalized Citizen. Now I am married to a Turkish National and I have been trying to get him a visa for 30 months now. I totally understand the redtape to get a military wife here because I have heard these stories before. But they always do finally get here so tell Kitty never to give up on being with her husband. It just takes time to sort through the red tape. You are a wonderful parent to help your son through this. Good Luck.

[belinda63 3,053]

Not sure why all the trouble for a birth certificate. The child was born in a hospital in Germany, therefore they make a birth certificate. You take the birth certificate along with the rest of the paperwork to the US embassy and obtain a CRBA, only requires a few months. With CRBA in hand, or even at the same time, apply for a US passport for the child.

Worse comes to worse, he files the I-130 and starts over, about one year until she has her visa.