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    my son is a USC can i apply for citizenship?

    in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration

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    3 hours ago, sampal said:

    It's true nightmare. . Only object is joining with kids

     

    Dude...everyone keeps asking you to be clear on your immigration timeline and the specs. You keep going on and on about irrelevant info. Are you just a troll? -_-

    If you are not a troll, you have to actually answer the questions members have asked you to help you. Your bits and pieces at a story makes no sense. You came on a student visa, then how did you sponsor your spouse's family, there's no way for you to do that with a student visa...?

    Going to give birth in the u s

    in Tourist Visas

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    2 minutes ago, Redheadguy03 said:

    Dang! Hope he had insurance! 

     

    Just now, Redheadguy03 said:

    I was actually almost 4 months premature. Luckily, my family was in the military, so it was covered. Mom always jokes I was a million dollar baby lol. Giving birth is definitely not cheap. I'll be learning this the hard way hopefully in the next couple of years. 😜

    They did have insurance, so luckily they had to pay just their portion and the rest was covered by insurance. People don't realize that giving birth here is so expensive. Healthcare in general is very expensive in the US. My son was born 2 weeks early and through c-section but bill wasn't nearly that high, still $40,000 though. Hope the OP understands what they are getting into.

    Going to give birth in the u s

    in Tourist Visas

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    4 minutes ago, Mrsjackson said:

    One of the greatest things about this site is actually the fact that users will point out any unforeseen potentially undesirable consequences when a poster shows they may have a real lack of understanding about US law and immigration. 

     

    OP, 25000 is a standard amount provided there are NO complications during delivery. You could be looking at a monstrous bill if something goes wrong. 

    Exactly. 

     

    One of my husband's friend's baby had to stay in the NICU due to complications and the bill came out to over $115,000!! Insane.

    Going to give birth in the u s

    in Tourist Visas

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    5 minutes ago, Beachlover said:

    This baffles me; why would you want to go through all the hassle just to get you child US citizen ship? Especially if you are from a wealthy family,  I can understand it from the point of view of a person who wants a better life for their kids. But djeezs, it's not the ticket to heaven....

    I think America should put an end to this strange right, I don't know any country that automatically grants you citizenship just because you're are born there.

     

    The strangest thing I read was about a Western European lady who deliberately planned a trip to New York at the end of her pregnancy ( 7/8 months) and was hoping she would give birth in America. It didn't happen and afterwards she acknowledged that it was a weird action from her end.

    Agreed! 

    Going to give birth in the u s

    in Tourist Visas

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    4 hours ago, Ify.o said:

    Hi, my wife have a tourist visa and she wants to go and give birth in the u s. Do we need to pay the medical bills before she travel's or when she gets there? Any idea on hospital/state with best prices for delivery? Thanks

    Plenty of good advice given here already. Just to add:

     

    1. No guarantee that the CBP will alllow your pregnant wife to enter at port of entry. So, even though she has a tourist visa, doesn't mean it automatically allows her entry. Gotta pass this part first.

     

    2. If she is allowed in, medical bills will need to be paid for AFTER because depending on the birthing situation, will determine cost (i.e. if C-section is needed, if complications arise and baby needs to be in NICU, etc. will significantly raise the price).

     

    3. Each state/hospital has variables in their pricing. I gave birth in Virginia (one of the best hospitals-Inova Fairfax Hospital), my whole pregnancy was normal until I went into labor then had to have an emergency C-Section. Cost was about $40,000 (but we have insurance so we had to pay our out of pocket only).

    From I-130 to N-400

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hey VJers!

    It has been a while since I have been able to post. Just thought I'd give a little condensed update on our visa journey to give people an idea of what to expect (disclaimer: every case is unique, this is just for people to get a sense of the process). To get the full timeline of our journey, you can see our timeline on my profile.

     

    IR-1/CR-1 stage:

    We started this journey on 09/06/2012.

    Got our NOA2 on 01/09/2013 (120 days from NOA1- about 4 months).

    NVC received on 04/08/2013, left NVC  04/08/2013.

    Interview date was set 05/05/2013 and was approved. (Total of 236 days from NOA1- about 8 months).

    Port of entry date was 05/19/2013.

     

    1-751( Removing Conditions):

    Filed the application on 03/12/2015 (ours went to VSC).

    Bio-metrics appt set on 05/12/2015.

    Got an RFE on 11/11/2015. 
    Approval date 03/10/2016 and received GC on 03/11/2016. (364 days from initial filing- about 1 year).

     

    N-400 (Citizenship):

    Filed application on 09/27/2016.

    Bio-metrics 10/24/2016.

    Interview date 04/03/2017- Approved.

    Oath ceremony 05/17/2017.  (240 days- about 8 months)

     

    I gave birth to our son on 05/16/2017 and while I was in the hospital my husband went to his oath ceremony the next day on 05/17/2017. Luckily, the hospital and the USCIS office are pretty much next to each other. It has been a long 5 year visa journey from the beginning til the end. It has been stressful but in the end, it has been a satisfying finish. For those of you who are just beginning this process or are planning to begin this process, know that it requires a lot of patience, understanding and togetherness to complete this journey. 

     

     

     

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