Ginaweigel

Hello,

I hope you can give me some insight in the following situation:

My american husband is currently in the military and I (german) am waiting for my adjustment of status in the states right now. 

His contract with the military runs out and he decided to take the offer to study because the military will pay for the college and gives him money to "live" although he is not in the military anymore. Is it a problem that he doesn't have a "job" anymore in about a month and just studies? He will still get an "income" from the military, he just won't have a job anymore. The "income" he gets would still meet the annual requirement of income. 

Do we have to tell the USCIS? Is it even allowed for a sponsor to not have a job and just study?

I haven't found any info on a case like this so I hope you guys can help me. Thank you!

1 hour ago, Letspaintcookies said:

What @SteveInBostonI130 said.

Command sponsorship is important so that your belongings count in the amount of what you can move and stuff but you can not just get on a plane and live here.

 

Military relocating is one of the exemptions for Direct Consular Filling which will put you on the fast track to an immigrant visa. Contact the IV unit of the Frankfurt consulate to get instructions on how to go forward. And yes, get in touch with legal. You won't need a lawyer to do this but maybe y'all can get financial help for the costs.

 

There's also a topic here on VJ for Germans. Feel free to post there as well for country specific help 😊

 

 

Thank you!

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

You cannot “move to live in the United States” without a visa, military or not.

 

it’s not a matter of simply being let on the flight.

 

You need to do some significant research.

 

Thank you SO MUCH for this insightful answer.

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

***I moved this topic to the Military Immigration discussion area****

Ok thank you

Hello!

I am german and married my husband who is in the air force. He's stationed in Germany but got his orders to go back to the states. He did all the paperwork for me (command sponsorship, amendment) and now my question is if I'm allowed to go to the states with him? Or will the airport not let me fly? I don't have a visa yet, I only have the command sponsorship.  Do I need an esta? But I read online that if you want an esta you need to have a return flight ticket. But since we are moving to the United States i won't have a return flight ticket.

So basically I wanna know what exactly I have to do so they let me through at the airport.