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I successfully got CRBA and passport for my baby.

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I wouldn't expect it to be any easier no matter how many children

the document will go with the packet for # 1  and no longer be at US embassy in Nigeria (or on their computer)

a new child would need all the same proofs as required by immigration

Surprised you didn't have to do DNA

 

And Congratulations to wife and baby

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 I will rather have my next child delivered in the US to avoid this amount of work. A

 

To have the child delivered in the US, you would want to have health insurance ahead of time or it would cost you a lot. The US is one of the most expensive countries to have a child. You also have to account for the fact that pregnant women cannot travel after the 6th month or something like that, so she'd need to be in the US for a while before having the baby and then she cannot overstay. 

 

I'd suggest sending a letter to your Senator/House representatives with your experience. I doubt they'll do much about it, but I don't think people understand how difficult all these paperworks are. They would be easier if they provided clear instructions and some type of "costumer" service. 

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2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

I wouldn't expect it to be any easier no matter how many children

the document will go with the packet for # 1  and no longer be at US embassy in Nigeria (or on their computer)

a new child would need all the same proofs as required by immigration

Surprised you didn't have to do DNA

 

And Congratulations to wife and baby

Thank you.

 

Oh, okay. I figured they have access to pull down records. I also meant easier in the sense that I'm now well aware of the process. I have all the required documents ready such that going forward, I can easily apply within a few weeks after my next child is born. As opposed to the process over the past few months which took me a long time just to gather all the required documents. 

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2 hours ago, Coco8 said:

 

To have the child delivered in the US, you would want to have health insurance ahead of time or it would cost you a lot. The US is one of the most expensive countries to have a child. You also have to account for the fact that pregnant women cannot travel after the 6th month or something like that, so she'd need to be in the US for a while before having the baby and then she cannot overstay. 

 

I'd suggest sending a letter to your Senator/House representatives with your experience. I doubt they'll do much about it, but I don't think people understand how difficult all these paperworks are. They would be easier if they provided clear instructions and some type of "costumer" service. 

Yeah, the health care cost is high to deliver in America. I will definitely need to get health insurance to cover most of the costs.

 

I'm curious about the restrictions you mentioned on pregnant women though. I'm planning on applying for a visitor's visa for my wife. I believe the visitor's visa is valid for two years and she can't stay more than 3 months at a time.

 

Are you saying that when she hits 7 months, she wouldn't be allowed to fly with a visitor's visa she got before she was pregnant?

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28 minutes ago, Bruce Wayne said:

Are you saying that when she hits 7 months, she wouldn't be allowed to fly with a visitor's visa she got before she was pregnant?

It's an airline policy, not a visa restriction. Usually international airlines don't allow you to travel after 28 weeks. It's because of safety. 

 

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I believe the visitor's visa is valid for two years and she can't stay more than 3 months at a time.

I'm not sure if how long it's valid depends on the country. Maybe for her country is 2 years. My dad has a 10 year visa. It can also depend on who the person is; they can give some people longer visas and others shorter visas.

 

Technically she would be able to stay 6 months, but once you stay for that long you cannot come back again in a year or so.

 

Also, take into account that if she is very pregnant and says she will stay 6 months, they could turn her away because of immigration intent. It basically it's up to the officer at the entry point. Also, you would need to stay for that long as well, since it would look odd that she is staying alone and you leaving. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Coco8 said:

Also, take into account that if she is very pregnant and says she will stay 6 months, they could turn her away because of immigration intent. It basically it's up to the officer at the entry point. Also, you would need to stay for that long as well, since it would look odd that she is staying alone and you leaving. 

 

 

So if the immigration officer asks how long she plans on staying, can she say something like one month when she really plans on staying for 5 or 6 months?

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4 hours ago, Coco8 said:

It's an airline policy, not a visa restriction. Usually international airlines don't allow you to travel after 28 weeks. It's because of safety. 

 

I'm not sure if how long it's valid depends on the country. Maybe for her country is 2 years. My dad has a 10 year visa. It can also depend on who the person is; they can give some people longer visas and others shorter visas.

 

Technically she would be able to stay 6 months, but once you stay for that long you cannot come back again in a year or so.

 

Also, take into account that if she is very pregnant and says she will stay 6 months, they could turn her away because of immigration intent. It basically it's up to the officer at the entry point. Also, you would need to stay for that long as well, since it would look odd that she is staying alone and you leaving. 

 

 

and hard for a Nigerian to get a tourist visa to begin with

 

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3 minutes ago, Bruce Wayne said:

Yeah. I'll just apply for immigrant visa when I travel back later this year.m to avoid the hassles of a tourist visa.

That’s what I would do in your case. 

also, sorry to hear you had to go through all of this just to get the CRBA. We had a much easier time in Frankfurt last month. The fact that you submitted so much more evidence than us and still got denied twice is nuts. (I know it’s because of Nigeria being a high fraud country, but still…). I thought our process was already stressful enough. 

 

 
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14 minutes ago, StrawberryKiss said:

That’s what I would do in your case. 

also, sorry to hear you had to go through all of this just to get the CRBA. We had a much easier time in Frankfurt last month. The fact that you submitted so much more evidence than us and still got denied twice is nuts. (I know it’s because of Nigeria being a high fraud country, but still…). I thought our process was already stressful enough. 

Wow. I'm curious what the process is like in Frankfurt. Please tell me what your experience was like.

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17 minutes ago, Bruce Wayne said:

Wow. I'm curious what the process is like in Frankfurt. Please tell me what your experience was like.

We were able to fill out the CRBA application online and upload all the evidence: passport bio pages, marriage certificate, daughter’s birth certificate, husband’s social security statement - that’s it. Then one month later, we got an email to schedule an appointment (were able to pick the date ourselves). Had to submit the DS-11 in paper form at the interview. Total timeframe: 3 months (partly due to lockdown/COVID). We received passport and CRBA in the mail 9 days later. 
 

The only problems we encountered were that it took the consulate a long time to respond to emails/questions and, at the time of the interview, the consulate had redesigned their websites. So everybody’s uploaded scans/docs had gotten deleted. Luckily, you have to bring copies of all the docs anyways, so it wasn’t a big problem and the CO was super nice. 

 

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