Has anyone dealt with immigrating a spouse from a foreign country?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:21:41 -0400

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 16 at 2017 5:23 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:23:58 -0400

sorry for the typo people, it supposed to ask "a spouse from a foreign country?"

Response by 1SG Javier Ruiz made Mar 16 at 2017 5:35 PM

1SG Javier Ruiz — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:35:29 -0400

I had a soldier try to marry a Phillipine woman and Italy required that she proved her and her families financial worth and job history to simply allow her to visit. Even if the soldier married her, he had to go through the states first and attain US citizenship before avoiding that requirement. Things may have changed and the circumstances may have been slightly different but I recall sending him to JAG for cousel.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Mar 16 at 2017 11:45 PM

SN Greg Wright — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:45:48 -0400

I brought a Filipina here. What are your specific questions?

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 17 at 2017 9:57 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 09:57:28 -0400

You need to file an I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and then they have to file for a green card (I-485).

What country is your prospective spouse from, and where are the two of you physically located right now?

Response by Cpl Wydell Adams made Apr 26 at 2017 2:24 AM

Cpl Wydell Adams — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:24:26 -0400

Stationed in Okinawa, married a Japanese female and bought her stateside. Cost close to 8k, took about 10 months, and had a ridiculous amount of paperwork to fill out. Give me a shout if you need assistance, if I can help, I will.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2018 10:10 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:10:48 -0400

Yeah it's a pain in the ass