4 months pregnant out of the U.S and waiting for my K-3 or I-130 to be approved!

[No name 88 48]

The USCIS website says to submit the 1-130 and then the 1-129 f. If the 1-130 is approved prior to the 1-129f then the 1-129f will be cancelled.

I don't know what to do. Why do they make this so complicated. You think when you get married it is an easier process. But nope!

I didn't know that about the I-129f. I guess your fine.

[allyinchicago 8]

yes take it from experience. still waiting for my I-130 they don't care if your pregnant. sorry

[Ivy. 113]

I doubt you will be able to have the baby in the US.

My husband sent our I-130 2 months before we conceived. I am due 11 months after our I-130 was sent and I doubt my visa will be ready by then. Really, it should be ready even sooner, as most companies will not let you fly after 36 weeks (and my US/EU OB/GYNs do not recommend flying after 30 weeks, anyways).

I had the option of having the baby in the US on a tourist visa, then coming back home to finish the process. I decided against it. We made plans to have the baby in EU, my husband will take months off of work to be with us (paternity leave, FMLA) and then I will patiently wait out the rest of the process and fly to the US when the baby is 4-5 months old.

I hope you can make similar plans.

[*Snowdrop* 603]

You also need to think about the costs of giving birth in the US if you are there without insurance. Without an immigrant visa you may not be able to be added to your husband's insurance or even purchase your own.

The bill for a regular hospital birth can be around $20,000 - $40,000 and if you need a Cesarean it can go to $80,000

[apple21 953]

Pregnancy will not get your case expedited.

You may want to look into filing CRBA: http://canberra.usembassy.gov/report-birth-abroad.html

[Rabab-Hussein 4]

im pregnant with our second child and they really dont care if your together. Sorry for telling you this. I had to go back to US to have my first but trust me it does make ur relationship stronger <3 they approved our noa2 after he was born in a week and now still waiting for the visa still nothing. But good luck honey hope you do get approved soon !

[David & Diana R 1,005]

The 1-130 is still pending, and then I filed for the K3 visa. (Which as I reading was silly as they appear to be obsolete). My husband is still in the U.S and I am in Australia. I would like to be with him to have the baby, in our house. If possible. So want to get back there asap. It's fun being pregnant at home, but it is our first child and he is missing out on it all.

Are there any other options?

Nope

[Steffilein 9]

I am also pregnant and haven't gotten aproved but i think as others said they don't care much about it. In my case we are very lucky that my fiance is getting a month of work and will come next week so he can be there for the birth but besides that i don't think that there are much options besides that unfortunately... But good luck to you hopefully your petition gets aproved soon

[Abdo.Gauchô 16]

Unfortunately they don't care about anything , u just gonna have to wait .. Good luck

[christeen 966]

Sorry, no expeites for pregnancy... They consider it a "choice" and part of family planning decisions not an emergency condition... If they were to grant expedites merely for getting pregnant there for sure would be a rampant misuse of that loophole... But as others have said, there are significant advantages to giving birth in your home country, financial burden certainly being one of them... Good luck

[ekj 0]

I was in the same position last year...I had prime medical coverage in the U.S and my hubby missed the birth, it was heart breaking....I ended up having my son in the UK and flying back when he was 3 weeks old, my hubby loved our son from the moment we stepped off the plane...it'll be ok

Edited January 28, 2014 by ekj

[NikLR 13,220]

I highly suggest you stay in Australia for the birth of your child due to several reasons. Your visa is HIGHLY unlikely to be ready before you have to stop flying. There is no expedite for pregnant mothers. Medical care in the USA is very expensive. If there are complications you end up paying even more. A cash birth in the USA can run around $10,000. If a c-section or any post natal care is needed, that figure jumps dramatically. Not all medical providers consider immigration as being a life changing event (even though to us it is for sure.) So they may make you wait until the next "open period" when changes can be made to the coverage. I had to do with with my husband so I haven't had medical coverage from June, when I moved from Canada, until it finally started Jan 1st. (Open period was in November.)

It is relatively easy and painless to obtain a CRBA for the baby after they are born. This means the child is a USC and can move to the USA.

I know it's really expensive to fly to Oz, but in the end I'm afraid it'll be your only option. I highly suggest your husband earn up as much leave as possible so he can spend both the time with you for the birth and also to help you move when you do finally get the visa.

Best of luck to you and your husband. I hope he's able to be there for all the important bits and that your visa journey is short and swift.

[No name 88 48]

You also need to think about the costs of giving birth in the US if you are there without insurance. Without an immigrant visa you may not be able to be added to your husband's insurance or even purchase your own.

The bill for a regular hospital birth can be around $20,000 - $40,000 and if you need a Cesarean it can go to $80,000

We had our baby in an Expat baby hospital in Vietnam with c-section. Total bill was $2,500 and insurance covered 60% though cash reimbursement.

The wife's sister in law just had a baby natural child birth at one of the Saigon baby hospitals that the locals use. That was $400. Although I won't be able to handle having a baby there. There were blood stains on the walls.

[No name 88 48]

You also need to think about the costs of giving birth in the US if you are there without insurance. Without an immigrant visa you may not be able to be added to your husband's insurance or even purchase your own.

The bill for a regular hospital birth can be around $20,000 - $40,000 and if you need a Cesarean it can go to $80,000

Where did you get those figures from? That sounds like total cost for pre and post care. 2012 statics puts the average for natural birth at $10,000 with the upper 5% paying $18,000. For C-section average was $15,000 average and the upper 5% was $28,000.

I have a PPO plan with United Health Care through my employer. I added the wife to my company medical insurance once I received the marriage certificate sending a scanned copy. Had 90 days to it as it's considered a life changing event. Immigration status was completely irrelevant, they could careless where your spouse was from as long as you had a marriage certificate. No I couldn't use my coverage overseas but I could pay cash or credit and make a foreign claim reimbursement by just sending them the original bills with completed request form. The important one was the itemized bill from the hospital. I just told the hospital staff that I was going to submit for reimbursement and they gave me exactly what I needed; doesn't even need to be translated. I didn't even need the birth certificate as this was a claim for the mother.

I added my son to my medical only using scanned copy of the hospital certificate of live birth. That easy.

My wife's prenatal costs were about $400. They only did one check up every two months for the first 6 then once every month after that with the last check a week before delivery. Postnatal care has been $100 bucks for c-section; it's only been one check up one month after the c-section. Then one more check after three months and then they don't ask to see you again.

[NikLR 13,220]

Todd&Hanh I think youre misunderstanding thay the OP isnt concerned about the cost of health care in Australia, which would be nil, but wants to have the baby in the USA so the father can be present.

Not everyone can be put on medical coverage before they move to the USA or even before the open period for changing benefits.