I'm an American, and my company recently promoted me from a position in Germany under German SOFA status to a position in the UK that is not under UK SOFA status. Since I am not an active military but a civilian working for a company under a NATO contract, I've been guided to apply for a visa as "an international civilian employee of NATO forces, the Australian Department of Defence, or a company contracted to a NATO force." I am slated to have this role for at least five years.
However, for my wife and children, who are non-EU and non-American, colleagues have told me to apply for tourist visas for them and then process a leave to remain for each of them once they are in the UK. My wife does not yet have her US green card, and I cannot start that process for my stepdaughter until my wife's green card is complete.
I am having difficulty finding appropriate guidance. I have contacted some US Air Force passport offices in the UK, but they are not familiar with my situation. What steps and documentation must I complete to make this move happen?
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