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Posted By stuck_on_shore on 09-13-2011 8:26 PM Not that you need another thing to think about, but I think you also have only 120 days to get the baby listed on Tricare Prime. So, if you plan on being in the states for awhile, make sure you file the forms with the Tricare office after getting Deers set up. Also, talk to Pediatrics/Tricare about how to set up well-baby check-ups and take care of immunizations if you are in a different Triccare region. I did a lot of traveling with our daughter when she was young and it helps to have all the information on how to get care before you need it (especially with the time difference). Some of the things I keep track of are: who to call for approval, what type of visits are approved, if there are any military treatment facilities in the area, which pediatricians/hospitals in the area take Tricare, etc. Also, the form your husband has to sign is on the Department of State website. You can follow their application step-by-step and you get to a point where the extra forms come up. You might also ask Navy Legal if they recommend having a general notarized letter from your husband saying it is okay to take the baby in and out of the country. I needed one to take our 1 year old to Canada during a deployment. The letter was in addition to the passport and just stated that he was the father and gave permission for me to take her and listed a contact phone number (using the sat phone). Funny thing is the US cared more about permission coming back into the US than Canada did to enter. Hope everything works out for you before you even need to leave. yea i hope im just abled to get it all done in time of wjen they return from deployment cus thats when we plan to leave.we are actually here in yokosuka japan we live off base.and talked to my husband and since i have a medical appt for ob tomorrow we are going to ask alot more q's and see what we can do.thank you stuck on shore for ur help..
Posted By stuck_on_shore on 09-13-2011 8:26 PM Not that you need another thing to think about, but I think you also have only 120 days to get the baby listed on Tricare Prime. So, if you plan on being in the states for awhile, make sure you file the forms with the Tricare office after getting Deers set up. Also, talk to Pediatrics/Tricare about how to set up well-baby check-ups and take care of immunizations if you are in a different Triccare region. I did a lot of traveling with our daughter when she was young and it helps to have all the information on how to get care before you need it (especially with the time difference). Some of the things I keep track of are: who to call for approval, what type of visits are approved, if there are any military treatment facilities in the area, which pediatricians/hospitals in the area take Tricare, etc. Also, the form your husband has to sign is on the Department of State website. You can follow their application step-by-step and you get to a point where the extra forms come up. You might also ask Navy Legal if they recommend having a general notarized letter from your husband saying it is okay to take the baby in and out of the country. I needed one to take our 1 year old to Canada during a deployment. The letter was in addition to the passport and just stated that he was the father and gave permission for me to take her and listed a contact phone number (using the sat phone). Funny thing is the US cared more about permission coming back into the US than Canada did to enter. Hope everything works out for you before you even need to leave.
yea i hope im just abled to get it all done in time of wjen they return from deployment cus thats when we plan to leave.we are actually here in yokosuka japan we live off base.and talked to my husband and since i have a medical appt for ob tomorrow we are going to ask alot more q's and see what we can do.thank you stuck on shore for ur help..
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Ultraseven
Posted By Ultraseven on 09-13-2011 10:45 PM Good luck to you, sounds so complicated! Would going back to the US before baby is born be an option? It almost sounds like it'd be easier!