My Wife is Pregnant, should I wait for filing I-130

[Don Bosco 0]

My foreign wife and I married 10 months ago in her home country. I am a

US Citizen. I am about to file the I-130 petition. Here are my questions:

1. She is currently pregnant carrying our baby and will probably give birth before the

visa is approved. Do we need to do anything to make sure our newborn

baby will also receive a visa, and not be left behind?

2. My foreign wife still has her maiden name on her passport but is

still valid for travel. Must she update her passport to show her

married

name and use that as supporting doc for the visa application? Or is the

old passport sufficient?

3. Also, my understanding is that when the K-3 petition is approved,

the

US Embassy/Consulate will notify my wife about the next step (DS-156,

medical, etc.). Is this correct? In other words, there's nothing else

we

need to do/submit until we are notified, right?

Thanks for any clarification.

[MaydayDas 1]

1. you are US citizen, your baby will be us citizen too

2. no, she doesn't have to change her passport if it is still valid, the petition will be on her married name but the visa will be with the name on the passport

3. after I-130 is approved it will be forwarded to the US Embassy/Consulate from your wife country and they will inform your wife about the next steps.

Good luck

[kalina 0]

My foreign wife and I married 10 months ago in her home country. I am a

US Citizen. I am about to file the I-130 petition. Here are my questions:

1. She is currently pregnant carrying our baby and will probably give birth before the

visa is approved. Do we need to do anything to make sure our newborn

baby will also receive a visa, and not be left behind?

Don't worry about the child. It will receive US citizenship.

3. Also, my understanding is that when the K-3 petition is approved,

the

US Embassy/Consulate will notify my wife about the next step (DS-156,

medical, etc.). Is this correct?

I 129 F will be direct to the embassy, but as far as I know it is not valid for I 130. If you want to pursue I 130 route you must send and receive additional documents to/by NVC.

In other words, there's nothing else

we

need to do/submit until we are notified, right?

It is not sure because sometimes after the applicant has sent the documents, USCIS require additional evidences or so called RFE. They will not approve your case before you submit these additional evidences.

I wish you luck and fast approval.

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

Yes your child will receive citizenship through you. But you must report it within 60days of birth. There is some form that needs to be filled out called something along the lines of "reporting a birth abroad"