Posted on Feb 18, 2023
What all paperwork is required for an OCONUS soldier to get married to a civilian back in the US?
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Soldier is currently in Korea until April and wants to get married and process the paperwork prior to his PCS so as to expedite the process of getting his significant other to his next duty station.
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COL Randall C.
Yep - should be cut and dried. Get married remotely/virtually/online* (you'll have to check with the state you're getting the marriage license from for details) and the rest is as SFC (Join to see).
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* https://theamm.org/articles/317-these-states-are-where-you-can-and-can-t-get-married-online
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* https://theamm.org/articles/317-these-states-are-where-you-can-and-can-t-get-married-online
These states are where you can - and can't - get married online | AMM Blog
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I guess you can disregard my babble, after re-reading you are talking about a US citizen in the US. In that case, just as cut and dry as SFC Boyd says.
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Your friend is taking a backwards approach. This is a routine process from Korea for service members, so the SI and Garrison staff can advise directly..
April is a really short amount of time, so it may not come together in that amount of time. There are workarounds, but he and sh need to be aware of the negative possibilities. I have seen many times where the intended spouse is not granted to stay in the US based on something in there background. While that is rare it happens. As SFC Boyd implies they should get married, that would get everything on track, timely not. Sisterhood way it requires a Visa of one sort or another, I believe they still have Fiancé Visa’s. That means they would have to pay for her travel without reimbursement.
I could go on, that is chatter, send him to PAC.
April is a really short amount of time, so it may not come together in that amount of time. There are workarounds, but he and sh need to be aware of the negative possibilities. I have seen many times where the intended spouse is not granted to stay in the US based on something in there background. While that is rare it happens. As SFC Boyd implies they should get married, that would get everything on track, timely not. Sisterhood way it requires a Visa of one sort or another, I believe they still have Fiancé Visa’s. That means they would have to pay for her travel without reimbursement.
I could go on, that is chatter, send him to PAC.
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