My wife lives in the Philippines but im in the Army and had gotten her command sponsored to come with me to Korea.My question is can I apply her for a sofa visa in the us even though shes not a us citizen im not in Korea yet i leave oct 1st the passport office on post said that i could but im actually asking from somebody who's already done it ?
She doesn't get a No Fee Passport as she is not an American Citizen. You need to contact the Korean Embassy/Consulate and request information on getting the necessary visa for her to be in Korea. It can require the Orders stating she has command sponsorship, her passport, marriage certificate as well. When that visa is granted she can fly to Korea after going through immigration and have her passport stamped. When that is done the paperwork is then submitted to have it changed to a SOFA stamp.
You need to talk to your personnel office or legal office... hopefully when you got married you did all the required paperwork since she is a Filipino national and not a US Citizen, BTW, you do not get your sofa stamp until you reach where you are going. Also you may have Command Sponsorship, but do you have her family entry approval and has she completed her overseas screening? Her Visa/Passport will be addressed in that process. Why are you asking here if you have already spoke to the passport office on base? As she will be going to Korea on your orders they are the ONLY ones that can process the paperwork for the no-fee passport that allows her to travel on your orders to Korea.
