Saturday, January 9, 2010

What are the requirements to go overseas with your military spouse?

It depends on the branch. For the Marines %26amp; Navy the AD member must be E4 or higher to get accompanied orders. Large families (meaning above 3 dependents) will require an approved waiver as well. For Army %26amp; AF they do not require that at all.





All require a EFMP (medical) and dental screening. Command has to give approval and sponsorship given to the family. Then if a foreign country a No Fee Government Issued Passport to be applied for all and given to them. They should also get a regular Tourist Passport. The branch may require the AD member to get there and acquire housing first before they will allow the family to join them.What are the requirements to go overseas with your military spouse?
The main thing to have is your passport along with your own medical clearance. Your wife will be briefed about everything and there will be a checklist for the doctors to complete. If you have any pets, make sure they are up to date on their shots and you book a ticket for them, the ticket is tax deductible due to the military move. Check with the US State Dept. website about pets allowed and not allowed in certain places.


Also, if you are not exactly ready to follow your wife, she can request a deferment, which is 30 days I think, which will give you enough time to settle all affairs and then the military will send you over with her.What are the requirements to go overseas with your military spouse?
You mean to an overseas post, or a deployment? Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, etc are all off-limits for family members because they are considered deployments. Italy, Germany, England, Japan etc allow spouses to relocate with their service members because they are simply stations outside of the US.
As everyone else said; as long as it is a Permanent Change of Station (A PCS) that allows dependents to accompany, then you and your family may go. Her orders she received should state if dependents are allowed to come.





Documentation needed:


- A valid passport


- Proof of all Vaccinations (If for whatever reason you never got them, you have to have them, as do your children)
To be married.





If it's a deployment (to the middle east) you can't go, period.
as long its a non-deployement you should be okay


meaning something like being stationed in japan

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