how do I get my Official Passport that is color red/maroon and how much does cost.

4) Diplomatic Passport 5) Emergency Passport

You're welcome! I'm really glad you found some value out of it. I spent quite a bit of time gathering passport information so that it's crystal clear when transitioning over here. Thanks again for your support, let me know if I can help out with any other videos!

Yes, good idea, I can look into that for ya :)

Yes, I’ve thought about that but didn’t think there was a huge demand to actually learn in our small community. I’m currently working on a PCS course since I know it’s a hot topic, everyone has to go through it, and there’s a huge demand to get questions answered about it. Maybe once we all start traveling again I’ll throw in a few editing tutorials. Thanks for supporting the channel 🙏🏽

Hi! Yes this is true. You can still go to Germany as long as you are on orders through command sponsorship (I'm assuming your husband is the military member?) and you've applied for the no fee passport. Make sure you also get your tourist passport. This one is a lot easier to get. No stress though! Many people have trouble with this overseas PCS to Germany, which is why I created a comprehensive checklist to make sure you don't forget anything! Hopefully this can help you and your family: www.dtvdanieltelevision.com/2021/05/03/pcs-checklist/

Hey Christian. I’m pretty confident they won’t give your wife a SOFA card for 6 months. She would need to be command sponsored on the base and they don’t provide that for folks on TDY. Command sponsorship also provides all the benefits of moving expenses, tax free gas, drivers license, etc. This short video explains all the benefits: kzfaq.infoFfPw8qSKCA4?feature=share However, these benefits don’t fall under TDY status. The only option I’m aware of is a 3 month visa on your blue US tourist passport (assuming she’s American). This is the known as the Schengen rule. “Spend three months in the Schengen area (Germany and 26 other countries) during any six-month period, you must wait another three months from the last date of departure from the Schengen area before you can apply to enter the Schengen area again without a visa.” There seems to be exceptions to this rule, but it’ll have to be made through the embassy, so your chances of a SOFA stamp are unlikely 😕 travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/schengen.html

Hey man, yes I would definitely apply to get the no fee and official passport. You’re good to travel with the tourist (fee) passport when PCSing here (along with your orders), but you’ll want to have all of them to be on the safe side. Don’t stress if it doesn’t get to you on time, but definitely apply for it and keep the documentation that says “you applied for it.” Call the passport office here for further clarification and to relieve some stress 👍🏾 Also, if you’re coming in a month, you’ll probably want to just send it to your new CMR box. Again, speak with the passport office to double check. See ya soon 🍻

Hi! Thanks for watching! If you’re command sponsored and on orders in Korea, then yes, bring your no fee passport, ID Card, and orders when you travel to/from the states.

Hi 👋🏽 Good question. You never want to travel around Europe with your SOFA (although some do it anyway). You will only use that coming in and out of Europe from another continent. You’re gonna need a tourist passport to travel around with. Double check with your ID office overseas, but you may have to get that through the nearest embassy. You can however, PCS to Germany with your SOFA card.

@@jarcshaynecabangon5909 I don’t live in the Philippines. I live in Europe so I wouldn’t know about the immigration officers in the Philippines, sorry :/

Hello 👋🏾 You’re welcome. Yes you can join him. Just make sure you have your marriage license. You will need to be command sponsored AND on his orders. This will give you SOFA status (even if you haven’t been to the US).

Thank you sir.

Good question. The short answer is yes, you do need a no-fee passport. As far the details on branch of service, I’m not 100% sure about the matching requirement. Who’s telling you it has to match? If you’re concerned with this, i would contact the passport office of your gaining base to ask the question, or get your tourist (fee passport) to initially PCS to Germany, and then get your no fee when you arrive so you’re 100% certain on the requirements. However, you can probably get a fairly quick answer from the passport office over here in Germany so you can get started on applying for the no fee before arrival.

Yes you can! Go here to start the Adult Official Application process: home.army.mil/bavaria/index.php/passports

Yes absolutely. You need to get command sponsorship from your fiancé. This will allow you to live with her in Germany and it enables you to get a SOFA stamp - but I'm not sure if she can apply before you're actually married (have her check with her unit). You can learn more about it here: media.defense.gov/2019/Aug/06/2002167117/-1/-1/0/AER55-46.PDF

Hey 👋🏾 Is there a reason you’re applying for the no fee first? If I were you I’d get the tourist passport first (easiest). You could get that stateside at your local USPS. Then apply for your no fee when you arrive here. Spangdhalem I’m assuming based on your other comment? It’s much easier to apply for the no fee in person there. Especially if you haven’t gone through EFMP or received hard orders/command sponsorship yet. I hope that makes sense 😊

@@DTVDanielTelevision thanks for getting back to me on both questions. And yes it does make sense. 👌

That doesn't sound right. Which passport?

Hi! Don't stress! You can apply for your no-fee passport if you are on his orders. Contact the passport office at his new duty station to apply. Let them know you have a green card because you may have to apply for it with your own consulate 👍🏾. And remember, you don't necessarily need it to PCS.

@@DTVDanielTelevision thank you so much for your reply.

Yes you should. As long as you’ve been here less than 90 days. That’ll restart when you come back into Germany from vacation

@@DTVDanielTelevision what if we have been here more then 90days?

@@ericaclark5097 do you have your SOFA stamp/card inside your no fee passport? If you’ve been here for more than 90 days they will “probably” ask to see it. I would bring that and orders. If you don’t have a SOFA stamp, you need to apply for it and show that you’re waiting on it. I just got back from the states and they asked for my no fee with SOFA stamp. The rule says you need the SOFA if here more than 90 days, but sometimes it depends on the actual customs agent and what they feel like asking for. I hope that helps 😬 It’s complicated I know 🤦🏽‍♂️

@@DTVDanielTelevision yes I have my sofa stamp!

Yep! I covered it here 6:21

Hi. A proof of funds? Never heard of needing that. Why would they need to see a proof of funds if you’re just visiting? I just had my family out here last month from the states and they didn’t need that. Just passport and vaccination docs 👍🏾

Also, do you live in “temps”? We lived in a full apartment in Frankfurt with 8 bedrooms because we were a family of seven and they had to put us there because they didn’t have an apartment ready for us to move into! I remember the walls that looked like yours with the roof area like that in 1979! I miss it!!

I’ve never heard the term “temps” but this is actually our old home. Privately owned by Germans. I was not a fan of those slanted walls. I’m pretty tall so that didn’t work out with the top of my head. I’ve cursed those walls on several occasions :)

I'm not 100% sure, but if you're a dependent with a green card I would bring my foreign passport as well as your SOFA card/stamp just to be safe.

@@DTVDanielTelevision Thank you Sir.

You don’t need it to PCS to Germany, you can get it when you arrive :)

They say up to “4-6 weeks” which can be true, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. Get this taken care of right away and plan on 6-8 weeks to be on the safe side.

Hi! Yes correct. You will need a passport regardless of “who command sponsors over who.” If you have orders, tourist passport and sofa stamp then you’re gtg. However, I would definitely start the paperwork for the official passport before you fly out. The sooner you can get that passport the better :)

@@DTVDanielTelevision thank you for the reply, but I’ve heard that I need a no-fee passport because I’m a dependent on my husbands orders. Is that true?

Hey, yes this is one of the most common questions that people ask. If you already have your Fee Passport (tourist) and orders, you can still fly over without a No Fee Passport (even if you're a dependent). Once you arrive, you can apply for it, but I would apply for it now to get the ball rolling. If you want to triple check that answer, call the passport office at the base you're moving to just to make sure :)

@@DTVDanielTelevision okay makes sense thank you so much

@@DTVDanielTelevision and last questions sorry! 😂 if I have my tourist passport and orders/ military ID am I required to get a sofa stamp before I get to Germany or can I get it when I get there?

Ouuu. That’s a good question. Haven’t heard that one yet. I want to say you’d be ok if you have orders but they might ask for your passport since you already arrived. I would call the passport office just to double check. Let me know what they say!

Please let me know what happened I’m about to do the same thing

@@DTVDanielTelevision can you please look into this for me I’m about to do the same thing

Hey there, black passports are not required for military living on orders in Germany, only blue and red/maroon

I would not rely on the official passport for personal travel, you can get into some trouble. Use your No Fee passport instead.

Good question. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Your birth certificate name will most likely be different, that's ok. If you have a passport with your maiden name and now you have a new last name, I would apply for a new passport with your new last name. It's not mandatory but it may cause less stress when traveling. Bottom line is if you changed your last name, I'd also look into changing any official ID's to that new last name (passports, military ID, driver's license). I hope that helps :) Here's a link to passport name changing requirements (#3): travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html