INTERVIEW: What it takes to get a German residence permit as a foreign military spouse

A border officer performs a passport check at the Frankfurt Airport. US military family members in Germany often reside on so-called 'SOFA status' along with their home passport. Photo: picture alliance / dpa | Marius Becker

Standard residency rules don't apply to US soldiers or their families who live abroad. This creates problems for non-US citizens in this situation, explains Lodemé Pendergraph, a South African spouse of an active-duty serviceman in Germany.

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