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Show March 29 Virtual MPF, eVector serve servicemembers' needs by 2nd Lt Andrea Wilson ZONE Chief of Customer Service 75th Mission Support Squadron LNN ffil 4 TIlilltgiliaMlWAn in 'ADVANCE Up To PERSONNEL Current, pertinent issues pertaining to your career at Hill: SGLI increase Beginning April 1, all members eligible for SGLI will be insured for the maximum coverage of $250,000. The monthly premium for full coverage will be $20 since the premium for SGLI will remain 80 cents per $10,000 of coverage. Every member will automatically be eligible for $250,000 unless a declination is filed at the Cus- tomer Service office. If you don't want the full SGLI coverage, stop by the MPF on or after April 1 and we'll help you fill out a new form. eVector mentoring tools eVect or application allows The new e and commanders supervisors easy access to members' service dates, promotion eligibility, decorations, joint and rated information and much more. eVector also contains career progression guidance, education and training information, assignment preferences and duty history, all in one convenient format Additional career-relate- d Web sites can be accessed via the eVector site. Get on line and check it out at hnp:afas.afpc.randolph.al rnilafasafas-mainl.htm- . on-lin- DD Form 93 The DD Form 93, "Record of Emergency Data," is an important document; make sure yours is updated. This document provides the names and addresses of next of kin to be notified in case of death or injury of a military member. It is also the official document for designating beneficiaries update your DD Form 93: marriage, divorce, childbirth, death of family members or change of addresses. Stop by and review your DD Form 93 at the MPF Customer Service located in Bldg 180, Room 109. fJV VUllHF fi INSTANT CASH T r A N???.TPJiAL LOAN FEES Are you getting ready to retire or separate? Do you need an explanation of the Joint Spouse Assignment Program? Do you need to print a "proof of service" document? Do you need to apply for a Permissive Join Spouse, Expanded Permissive, or CONUS Assignment Exchange program? Are you unsure of your Selective Reenlistment Bonus amount? These actions and applications can now be viewed e and completed through the Virtual MPF Web site. Currently, all form changes Now Open North Salt Uke, 470 We Make Today YoiirNext PAY U AY K. 1I00S. 801-295-83- i piytiy, t,Vf ()pj-Mo- Sat. 9a"m.to7pm. nr (nun nurtt K on-lin- and updates must be made through the MPF, but eventually, data updates will be done via the Web. Virtual MPF is definitely the wave of the future, by the end of 2001, more than 200 personnel processes and applications will be Learn how to use it today! Check it out on the AFPC on-lin- e. website. Being deployed? To help reduce stress and prolonged family separations, the Air Force is currently tracking individual members' deployed days beginning Oct. 1. "Days deployed" are expected to be displayed monthly on future leave and earnings statements. Under this new tracking system and policy, members will receive pay of $100 a day for each day they have been deployed in excess of 400 days within the previous 730 days high-deployme- nt 3QCP-1T-Y C St A few 1 V T f&k a----; its? -- or check the Internet site, travel.state.govvisaancee.html. Note that legal permanent residents may not file petitions for fiancee visas. If a U.S. citizen marries an alien abroad, the couple must apply for e an Visa by forwarding an petition, after the marriage, to begin the immigration process for the alien spouse. This can be filed either with the INS in the United States, or, under certain circumstances, at U.S. Embassies or Consulates abroad. U.S. Embassies and Consulates have differing policies on approving and should be individually contacted about the availability of this service. Many posts have their own Web pages which include this information and which can be accessed through the U.S. Embassy and Consulate links page. Prior to departure from this country, the U.S. citizen should 0 r & 1 t 4. ft o A . 5 TiQ ra&d&t VnJ Fiance (e) by Capt Douglas Chicka http: Legal Office Many Air Force members want to marry foreign nationals. U.S. citizens have two options for facilitating the immigration of future spouses to the United States: the K--l Fiance (e) Visa e and the Immigrant Visa. In many cases, the processing time for a fiance (e) visa is shorter than that for an alien spouse visa. Fiancee visa processing can take several months from the filing of the petition to the final adjudication of the visa; whereas, e total processing time for the months visa can take Alien-Spous- alien-spous- 6-1- mk jit ti 801.774-399- 9 NO CREDIT NO PROBLEM NO HASSLE Try the Virtual MPF 5 NOW 5 Can't wtit until Vivmiiiiu, Ji need - CASH ADVANCE CENTERS Special visa needed for immigrating spouse to U.S. Hill AFB t V for death gratuity pay and unpaid pay and allowances. A few reasons you should 2001 2 depending on individual circumstances. fiance (e) is already If the foreign-bor- n in the United States and plans to adjust status in the U.S., contact the Immi- gration and Naturalization Service. If the marriage is to be consummated in the United States, the Fiance (e) Visa is necessary. U.S. citizens must file an petition with INS for the issuance of a K--l fiance (e) visa to an alien fiance (e). A citizen exercising this option must remain unmarried until the arrival of the fiance (e) in the U.S., and the wedding must take place within three months of the fiancee's arrival if he or she is to remain in status. Furthermore, the couple must have met personally at least once in the two years before the petition was filed. For more information about K--l visas see the Bureau of Consular Affairs' brochure "Tips for U.S. Visas: Alien-Spous- contact the INS or appropriate for- eign service post to ascertain exactly what documents will be necessary to file the immigrant petition for a new spouse. EVERYDAY Mon-S- at Sunday 8-- 6 1 0-- 4 Climattzed and ready to plantl PANSIES PRIMROSES - ROSES FRUIT TREES BERRY PLANTS... o For more information about this option, see the Bureau of Consular Affairs' brochure "Tips for U.S. Visas: Family-Base- d Immigrants," or check the Internet site, traveLstate.govvisam-ilybased.htm- l. For information on how to arrange a legally valid marriage abroad, see the Office of Citizens Consular Services' brochure "Marriage of U.S. Citizens Abroad," or 6484 So., 2000 E. (ClintonSouth Ogden) 479-606- 0 |