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Moving to japan. what do i need to do?
also, this may be a confusing question, so i will spare the details for now. but if i were to buy a one-way ticket to japan BEFORE being married, would i be allowed into the country? thank you all!
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Permalink Reply by Blondie on
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has the navy approved your marriage? Is your soon to be husband already sationed there? your pass port will you into the country and then the base should be albe to help you from there. Your ticket must match your passport and ID. i'm not sure if you had your marriage lisence with you if that would make a difference???? because people travel on their honeymoons! Housing will be lyour problem when you first get there, unless sailor is already settled there or you can afford a hotle for awhile? google it or ask your airlines. if I find anything out I'll surely let you know. Good luck and may you have many happy years of marriage, i'm on year 29! (and still madly in love)
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Permalink Reply by MarianneKT's Mom on
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You may be able to get some information from the ship's site - It's the USS GW, correct? http://gw.ffc.navy.mil/
You can click on Family Services and a lot of information is available. What rate/rank is your fiance? -
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Permalink Reply by abc815 on
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hi, thank you ladies! and marianne, i'll be sure to check out the link and see what i find. i don't know a whole lot about navy terms (still somewhat new to it all), but my sailor is an e-4 over 4...is that what you're asking? haha. as for housing, he should have that set up before i get there. this will be a "quickie wedding" given our situation and all, so i'm not sure how long it takes to get a marriage license. also, how would i get the marriage "approved" by the navy? thanks! will do some research. :)
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Permalink Reply by Arwen on
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Your fiancée needs to submit a marriage "chit," basically a written request asking his command to recognize your marriage. Most commands require premarital counseling before they will grant the chit and sponsor the spouse. I had to go through it with my husband, we were both in the Navy at the time. You may be able to do it by video-conference.
If the command doesn't recognize the marriage they may refuse to "sponsor" your move, which means you will have to pay the entire cost of moving and living in Japan is freakishly expensive, and off-base housing is tiny to the tiny extreme. Not being sponsored, you would also have to leave Japan regularly to renew your visa, which also gets expensive, flying back and forth between the US to Japan.
If you are sponsored the Navy will pay for all or most of your housing, your move, and you will get a visa that will allow you to stay in Japan as long as your husband is stationed there.
Either way, there is a good chance you may have to wait a few weeks after the wedding to a few months before moving to Japan. The Navy usually won't even start the paperwork until *after* the wedding. -
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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LOL, same as my answer over in the girlfriends group. Command sponsorship is the key. He can only request that after the marriage is on his page two. In my experience, it isn't often approved (depends on the command), and takes around six months from start to finish. Please feel free to hope things have changed.
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Permalink Reply by SailorsAngel21 on
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Hi I was just reading Anti M's post about a girlfriend group. My boyfriend just found out he's going to Japan, so if I could get the link, that would be awesome! Best wishes to you marriage!
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