Help! Pregnant whilst in processing!

[hayezdreamz 0]

Hi,

My visa has been travelling along in a fairly alright speed through USCIS and then it got to NVC in Jan and we got the letter for the DS-230 package to be sent, which we did and now I'm in waiting for my letter for the interview etc etc.. Anyway, three weeks ago my husband and I discovered we are going to have our first baby (yay!) although I don't know how this will affect my visa application?

a) - Do I have to notify them now? If so is there a form I have to complete?

B) - should I just mention it when I get my medical/ interview appointments?

c) - will it delay my application being processed till after I've had the baby?

Any help and advice would be really appreciated!!

Thank You

[English Muffin 59]

Moving to the IR-1/CR-1 forum.

[lucyrich 20]

Congratulations.

There's no form to fill out right now, and no easy way to add the info to your case file until you see them. Definitely mention it the next time you come in contact with them. And mention it at the medical -- there may be some tests or vaccinations that they would avoid, delay, or perform differently in order to avoid harm to the developing baby.

It doesn't directly have an effect on the visa process. They won't speed things up for you, but they shouldn't slow anything down, either. There is the issue that, late in the last trimester, airline regulations or your doctor's orders may forbid long airplane flights, but if you're at the NVC now and just finding out about your pregnancy, that doesn't sound like it should be a big concern.

I don't know anything about your timeline or situation, but if it's not already obvious to them, it may be helpful to have evidence ready that shows the two of you were together around the time of conception. The only cases I've heard of where pregnancy was a real problem with a visa were when the medical report indicated that the conception could only have happened at a time when the passport stamps show that the husband was clearly in a different country. Oops.

But when the petitioner is the father, it's pretty good evidence of the bona fide nature of the relationship.

[Arun+Catie 1]

Hi,

My visa has been travelling along in a fairly alright speed through USCIS and then it got to NVC in Jan and we got the letter for the DS-230 package to be sent, which we did and now I'm in waiting for my letter for the interview etc etc.. Anyway, three weeks ago my husband and I discovered we are going to have our first baby (yay!) although I don't know how this will affect my visa application?

a) - Do I have to notify them now? If so is there a form I have to complete?

B) - should I just mention it when I get my medical/ interview appointments?

c) - will it delay my application being processed till after I've had the baby?

Any help and advice would be really appreciated!!

Thank You

Congratulations on the baby!!

As far as I've seen, there isn't a form you'll have to complete for an unborn baby. But it should be mentioned in your medical exam and interview.

Seems like you're almost done with the immigration process, and you're just waiting on the interview, right? Being pregnant will not delay your application being processed. When you get your visa, travel to the US and have that baby there! If you have the baby in the foreign country, there WILL Be more paperwork and waiting (of a different kind, since his/her US citizenship is no problem)...and I know we all love extra paperwork on this forum...

Catie

[Dakine 26]

Having a child will change the financial requirements. Depend on when you have it I guess.