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When can I petition my FIANCE from another country
I believe that US Navy is a place where discrimination is highly discouraged. Having said that, I am sure that many loving people here can help me.
I am a Filipino, and I'm entering the US Navy on May 19 with E-3 rank. I will work as a PACT Airman. In addition I have a long-time boyfriend in the Philippines. I cannot imagine myself being with someone, only him. So my question is -- after the boot camp, when can I petition my fiance? Also, with an E-3 rank, can I take him with me?
Thank you so much for your responses.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Your rate of E-3 will not be high enough for accompanied orders overseas once you are married to him in many cases; some duty stations require E-4 or above. It doesn't matter what your rate is, your fiancé will not be on your orders until you are married.
It will be easier to get him on your orders if you are married before you ship to the RTC, but that is probably not possible since he is in the Philippines and you would not have enough time to get a fiancé or spouse Visa. If you somehow managed it, you would need to inform your recruiter if you choose to get married before you ship and s/he would need to file a DEP Action Request (DAR) since that would change your contract.
Your training time for A-PACT will only be about 4 weeks and may not be long enough for you to get a chit approved to marry while in training. You may even get your orders while you are in BC since you have a contract within a PACT program.
As far as petitioning for him, http://www.uscis.gov/i-129f has some info for you. Getting a fiancé or spouse Visa in the US is more difficult than it is for some other countries.
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Permalink Reply by maby12 on
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it's impossible to marry him before going to the boot camp. i'll be shipped next month on May 19. Also, he's in the Philippines. That's one of my reasons of posting this thread. I wonder if there are others who have experienced this, receiving naturalization in the boot camp, then petitioning their fiance who's living abroad. Thank you so much for responding. :)
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Not that it matters, but are you currently a US citizen or will you be getting citizenship through the Navy citizenship program?
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i will get the naturalization in the boot camp. i heard that K1 visa (fiance) only takes more or less 6 months in the USA, though
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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It took my friend almost a year to get his fiance to the US from Thailand. The process is long and frustrating, so hang in there! It is not impossible.
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It can take a year or more.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Frankly if you were smart, while in boot camp you'd ask for overseas orders to the USS George Washington stationed in Japan. With the PACT program there is a very good chance you will get it.
By taking overseas orders, and if you have at least 2 years remaining, your spouse automatically qualifies for U.S. citizenship himself. He still must pass the test, but all time is waivered. This is from a rule back in the 1940's that is still on the books. Most spouses traveled by ship back then.
Ang asawa ko I filipina, and I used this obscure rule to get her citizenship. We left the Philippines, entered the U.S. in Guam. She gained immediately qualified for the test. She took the test, and within 3 weeks was a U.S. citizen. We then went to our duty station in Scotland. We laughed because one month after getting her citizenship, she received her green card in the mail.
So, get overseas orders!!!
Here is the rule:010504. PACT HOMEPORT GUARANTEE PROGRAM. This program provides
enlistees in the PACT Program guaranteed assignment to one of six homeports upon
successful completion of Recruit and Apprenticeship Training. The homeports are
geographical area guarantees rather than specific locations and are subject to
availability. PACT homeport choices are:
• Norfolk
• San Diego
• Jacksonville/Mayport
• Pacific Northwest
• Hawaii (refer to Note below)
• Japan (refer to Note below)
Note: Applicants with pre-service conduct waivers (drug, alcohol, or criminal) are
disqualified from overseas assignment for their first duty station.
Go read section 5 here (starting at 010501): http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/publications/Directives/1130.8J_VOL%20IV_P...
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Craig, that is interesting. Did you mention the USS George Washington rather than another vessel stationed in Japan because the USS George Washington will be changing home ports and will be going into dry dock in Newport News, VA for its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at some point in the near future?
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OMG! this is very very very helpful ! Thank you so much CRAIG. And I'm so surprised that you actually got married with a Filipina. I always think that it's a really great decision.
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lemonelephant - I said USS George Washington because I thought that it was still over there. I truly should have said she needs ANY ship or shore (as if she will get shore) that is not in the U.S. (ie she needs to apply for a Type Duty 4 or 5).
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/distribution/Pages/Ty...
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:o)
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