Is getting pregnant while waiting for K1 visa advisable?

[Sha and Scott 0]

Hello Everyone,

Happy weekend to all! I've been wanting to post this question days after my fiance confirmed his plan of visiting me again. We haven't seen each other in five looooooonnnnngggggg months and really excited to be together again. Well, now I guess I have to just be direct with my question...

If I get pregnant (with my fiance of course) while waiting for the approval of our I-129F petition, will that situation harm us in a way? I mean, if ever I'll found out that I am pregnant before the schedule of my medical exam, will that situation disqualify me to have my K1 visa approved? Is that acceptable at all? Will it accelerate the approval of the visa or the opposite?

Me and my fiance are very open to the idea of having a baby?

But I'm curious if getting to "that" situation now can harm our process.

Everybody's sound idea will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Hello Everyone,

Happy weekend to all! I've been wanting to post this question days after my fiance confirmed his plan of visiting me again. We haven't seen each other in five looooooonnnnngggggg months and really excited to be together again. Well, now I guess I have to just be direct with my question...

If I get pregnant (with my fiance of course) while waiting for the approval of our I-129F petition, will that situation harm us in a way? I mean, if ever I'll found out that I am pregnant before the schedule of my medical exam, will that situation disqualify me to have my K1 visa approved? Is that acceptable at all? Will it accelerate the approval of the visa or the opposite?

Me and my fiance are very open to the idea of having a baby?

But I'm curious if getting to "that" situation now can harm our process.

Everybody's sound idea will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

First, I hope that you and your fiance have a wonderful visit.

I don't think that getting pregnant will harm the process in any way and I know for a fact it won't accelerate it. They don't care. If you have the baby before you enter the states I've read that your baby and your fiance will have to take a paternity test to prove that it's really his. I could be wrong on this but I remember reading that somewhere.

On a personal note, I would wait. Don't you want to be with the father of your baby while you give birth and live together as a family during that very special time? I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money.

It's your decision though.

Best of luck.

[Paulily 0]

I suggest wait till you arrive in USA. Less hassle in your Medical in St. Lukes and for me being 5 months pregnant now, I can't imagine travelling to USA feeling awful.

God Bless and Enjoy time together

[raymaga 25]

I agree with the two previous posters. I would wait to have a baby until you are living in the U.S. and there is less chances for complications.

Your visa could be approved during the late stages of your pregnancy, and then you would not be able to fly to be home with your fiance.

If it were me, I would put off pregnancy until after you arrive in the U.S. Just my 2 cents worth.

[FaithfulandTrue 6]

Hello Everyone,

Happy weekend to all! I've been wanting to post this question days after my fiance confirmed his plan of visiting me again. We haven't seen each other in five looooooonnnnngggggg months and really excited to be together again. Well, now I guess I have to just be direct with my question...

If I get pregnant (with my fiance of course) while waiting for the approval of our I-129F petition, will that situation harm us in a way? I mean, if ever I'll found out that I am pregnant before the schedule of my medical exam, will that situation disqualify me to have my K1 visa approved? Is that acceptable at all? Will it accelerate the approval of the visa or the opposite?

Me and my fiance are very open to the idea of having a baby?

But I'm curious if getting to "that" situation now can harm our process.

Everybody's sound idea will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

by all means, wait to get pregnant when you are here in the us... not sure if that will cause a problem with the visa... but it would be so much easier for the both of you to plan for children here.. i think i will wait until maybe after the greencard or something like that.. the approval i mean.. i want him here with me through the whole process.. morning sickness and all.. just to know that he's here would make me feel so much better.. even being able to go to doctor's appointments with me.. that's very important to both of us.. again it's your decision.. God bless you guys

[jula 0]

... I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money.

wouldn't the baby be USC citizen as her/his father?

[Dakine 26]

DON'T get pregnant! No guarentee you won't be denied a visa and then what would you do??

Sorry! But I call it like I see it!

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

... I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money.

wouldn't the baby be USC citizen as her/his father?

Not if the baby is born in the Philippines

[athena_ny 1]

... I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money.

wouldn't the baby be USC citizen as her/his father?

Not if the baby is born in the Philippines

Yes it will be ... birth just has to be registered with the US embassy in the Philippines...

If one parent is a US citizen, the child is a citizen too, regardless of where it is born. Out of wedlock would require convincing evidence of paternity, but as long as the child is his, that wouldn't be an issue.

Not that I advise getting pregnant now, but still...

Edited October 13, 2007 by meow mix

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Yes it will be ... birth just has to be registered with the US embassy in the Philippines...

If one parent is a US citizen, the child is a citizen too, regardless of where it is born.

Oh wow really! I didn't know that..I guess I should do some research huh!

Cool!

Thanks and sorry to the person I answered...I was wrong.

Edited October 13, 2007 by ~Laura and Nick~

[sj5 4]

... I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money.

wouldn't the baby be USC citizen as her/his father?

Not if the baby is born in the Philippines

Just needed to process the papers.

Certain individuals born outside of the United States are born citizens because of their parents, according to the principle of jus sanguinis (which holds that the country of citizenship of a child is the same as that of his / her parents). The U.S. Congress is responsible for enacting laws that determine how citizenship is conveyed by a U.S. citizen parent or parents according to the principle of jus sanguinis. These laws are contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

[whisper2me 0]

Hey there...

I am going through a similar decision in wanting to fall pregnant prior to the K1 interview whilst weighing up the cost of not having my USC fiance here for the entire duration of the pregnancy. On one hand I would love the ideal situation of being married and together as a family prior to the baby's birth, but I am also aware that the australian medical system enables you to have all medical services free of charge, allowing for the possibility of any complications/ C section birth etc. without costing an arm and a leg. Medical coverage in the US is ridiculous. I also like the idea of my family here in Australia being a part of the baby's first few weeks of life before I fly off over the pacific ocean to my faraway life. I would like to share that before leaving.

I have contaced the US consulate on this issue and was advised that if the baby were born here I would have to file a Report of Birth Abroad in which the child would have a US passport. This also entails an interview. A consulate officer also phoned me to advise that a paternity test is only necessary in circumstances where the evidence initially provided was not sufficient ie. proving my fiance and I had been together at the time of approximate conception time. I may be in a different situation to you in that my fiance and I already have 2 children from previous marriages, with the added fact that I am 35 and do not want to delay so if it happens, it happens. In the end, forces outside of human decision making, determine whether or not life will be created.

Just another perspective.

Cheers.

[Jasman0717 8]

I would recommend you wait, figure out things first before bringing a child into an unknown future

[Dan J 277]

... I guess he could come over there while you give birth but then you'd have to apply for the K2 for the baby to enter the states as well and that means more money.

wouldn't the baby be USC citizen as her/his father?

Not if the baby is born in the Philippines

Yes it will be ... birth just has to be registered with the US embassy in the Philippines...

If one parent is a US citizen, the child is a citizen too, regardless of where it is born. Out of wedlock would require convincing evidence of paternity, but as long as the child is his, that wouldn't be an issue.

Not that I advise getting pregnant now, but still...

Its not entirely automatic, unless both parents are citizens. But its not too hard to get citizenship for a child born out of the US.

From here: http://www.visalaw.com/05jan1/2jan105.html

Children born abroad to two US citizen parents, one of whom has resided in the US prior to the birth of the child, continue to be US citizens at birth, and need take no special actions to retain citizenship.

Children born to one citizen parent and one foreign national will obtain citizenship at birth if the citizen parent resided in the US for five years before the birth, with two of those years after the age of 14. The child does not need to take any special action to retain US citizenship.

Children born out of wedlock to a US citizen mother will be US citizens if the mother resided in the US for one year prior to the birth of the child. Children born out of wedlock to a US citizen father will acquire US citizenship if the following conditions are met:

* There is an established blood relationship between the father and the child,

* The father was a US citizen at the time of the birth,

* The father has agreed to financially support the child until it is 18, and

* Before the child is 18 it is legitimated, or the father acknowledges paternity in a document signed under oath

While these are general rules, Congress has continually amended and revised many laws relating to citizenship, particularly those dealing with the requirements for retention of citizenship. If a person believes that they have a claim to US citizenship, they should consult with an attorney for a full examination of that possibility.

[maggieNomar 0]

I would recommend you wait, figure out things first before bringing a child into an unknown future

I agree. Aside from having an unknown wait time to even get the visa, IF the visa isn't denied, there is still the possibility Heaven forbid, that the situation won't work after you are together in the USA. I have heard of several recent relationships breaking off just before the interview or within a few months after the SO arrives in the USA. Since it doesn't help you get a visa, I'd wait.