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Hi everyone!

I'm going through the K-1 process with my fiancee and I've encountered a rather unique issue that I was hoping someone here might be able to advise me on.

Our lawyer said that the consulate would request some form of certificate or proof of military service since I checked that I had it when filing the initial batch of documents.

My issue lies in the fact that my military service was 5 months in the French Foreign Legion boot camp, after finishing boot camp I decided to return home rather than sign on for 5 years.

I have written an email to the French embassy, who told me that they are unable to help and that I must write an email to the Foreign Legion head office, which I did and got no response. I wrote to their recruitment office email and got the following reply:

Forgive the wonky automated translation, but they said that it is not the responsibility of the recruitment office, but also that the legion does not provide such documents.

As a penultimate resort I have sent a physical letter to their HR department, but I'm not sure what to do if they don't reply.

Do I have to get on a plane and petition them in person, how can I prove that I've done everything in my power to obtain these documents when they don't really care to answer my email in a meaningful way, their response doesn't really scream official does it?

The lawyer said that if I can prove such an effort I can request a waiver for that specific requirement, but I would not resort to such a thing if I can help it.

It just seems like a very specific situation and I'm not sure how to proceed.

I greatly appreciate any replies!

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