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[wilfinance 0]

Hello everyone,

Our update is Cary got her green card in November and social security card in December, the wedding was July 28th. My question is should she contact the Philippine consulate to get her name changed on her passport? Here's why it is important. She is pregnant. I am in shock. I am in shock 'cause I had Prostate cancer seven years ago and was essentially told I would be shooting blanks. I had opted for eight weeks of daily radiation. Since I have a pre existing condition I can't get health insurance for less then the GDP of Guam. So what I have is a pregnant wife with no health insurance. It seems to us that it would be better if she went back to the Philippines and had the baby there. She also has a large family and would get more TLC there then here because I have a small family and everyone works a full time job. The toal cost there appears to be about $1,500 to $2,000 usd from pre to post natal and well baby care. My second question is what do I have to do to get my child into the US and to get the child citizen status? We are guessing that her due date will be mid August. We will have a more precise date when we see her Ob-Gyn the end of the month. I am in shock but I am also happy. I did share with her from the beginning what I was told by my doctors so of course we took no precausions. As always everyone's thoughts are welcome.

Jim

[marriedtomrg 141]

She doesn't need to have her name changed on her passport just yet. May be easier for her to get it done while she is in the Philippines, since she is planning to stay for a few months.

Make the ticket out to the name that appears on her passport. Just have her present your marriage certificate at the airport to address the discrepancy between her passport and her green card.

If she will be outside the US for more than 6 months, you guys may want to visit your local USCIS office about obtaining a re-entry permit so her return to the US doesn't raise any eyebrows.

Hopefully one of our knowledgeable members can share with your the CRBA process for your future baby. Congrats!

Hello everyone,

Our update is Cary got her green card in November and social security card in December, the wedding was July 28th. My question is should she contact the Philippine consulate to get her name changed on her passport? Here's why it is important. She is pregnant. I am in shock. I am in shock 'cause I had Prostate cancer seven years ago and was essentially told I would be shooting blanks. I had opted for eight weeks of daily radiation. Since I have a pre existing condition I can't get health insurance for less then the GDP of Guam. So what I have is a pregnant wife with no health insurance. It seems to us that it would be better if she went back to the Philippines and had the baby there. She also has a large family and would get more TLC there then here because I have a small family and everyone works a full time job. The toal cost there appears to be about $1,500 to $2,000 usd from pre to post natal and well baby care. My second question is what do I have to do to get my child into the US and to get the child citizen status? We are guessing that her due date will be mid August. We will have a more precise date when we see her Ob-Gyn the end of the month. I am in shock but I am also happy. I did share with her from the beginning what I was told by my doctors so of course we took no precausions. As always everyone's thoughts are welcome.

Jim

[edp333 9]

For updating her passport contact your closest Philippine Embassy. Some Phil Embassies have renewed passports by mail, but some like Chicago still require it to be done in person.

Getting health insurance for your spouse will be a problem now as many insurances consider pregnancy a pre-existing condition. This website will give you some tips: Americanpregnancy.org

In going back to the Phils there are several things to keep in mind.

1. Any stay outside the US for more than 6 months will cause the US Citizenship timetable of 3 years to start from 0 again.

2. Any stay outside the US for 1 year to just under 2 years must be preappoved with AP or you will need to restart the visa process again.

3. Long stays may cause an issue with Removal of Conditions, but I rarely read about it. My wife went back to the Phils for 4 months with no problems.

4. Most airlines will not allow a lady to fly during her last trimester of pregnancy.

For US Citizenship you wil need to report the birth to the USEM with a CRBA. This page from the USEM explains the process: CRBA

[tallcoolone 102]

Easy solution. Make sure you are in USA when the baby is due to be born. Go to a public hospital and get free medical. 20 million illegals aliens drop anchor babies each day in the USA.

[Tahoma 2,292]

20 million illegals aliens drop anchor babies each day in the USA.

According to your calculations, the population of the U.S. would double after 15 days. After 45 days, the U.S. would have about the same population as China. After 400 days, the U.S. population would be roughly equal to the population of the earth today.

Thanks Einstein.

[Pinay Wife 47]

According to your calculations, the population of the U.S. would double after 15 days. After 45 days, the U.S. would have about the same population as China. After 400 days, the U.S. population would be roughly equal to the population of the earth today.

Thanks Einstein.

[John+Lourdelie 28]

Congratulations on the pregnancy, and don't forget...

Accidents cause people

John

[rlogan 2,036]

According to your calculations, the population of the U.S. would double after 15 days. After 45 days, the U.S. would have about the same population as China. After 400 days, the U.S. population would be roughly equal to the population of the earth today.

Thanks Einstein.

I think you'll find that 2 + 2 = 5 for sufficiently large values of 2.

Gosh Wilfinance - if you had you also stated she was out 'till 2 am every night and had secret cell phone, email, facebook etc. then I'd be getting tested to see it was mine. But you didn't, so I'm assuming that is out of the question.

We looked into a birth center and home birth because we didn't like what we saw after touring the hospital, but we did not feel right about the people we looked into with these. We ended up doing the hospital on a number of grounds but we could have decided otherwise.

One thing to consider, as we did, is that if you have a petite filipina like I do then the baby might be pretty big for her and require a cesarian as ours did and many Fil-Am births do. We had insurance so it's no problem for us but we did not give the hospital the nod automatically.

A birth center or home birth will cost way less of course. That is not why we were looking into it, but that's a fact. If the birth center is close by as ours was then you can zip right over to the hospital if you need a cesarian or whatever. No big deal. Then it will be medical bankruptcy, but that's life. The hospital will still do the job, and you will pay up to what bankrupts you. I have no idea about your finances and whether you can withstand $20K or more for a c-section.

If you call ahead, like we did, they'll tell you the charges. In our case you had the hospital doing some of the charges and then the anesthetist, the surgeon, the nurse, and the pediatrician all billed for their services separately. You can call them and find out. Our Anesthetists were way over what the insurance would pay for, so it is good to know this before it happens instead of being surprised with over $2K in uncovered expenses after-the-fact. You'll know whether you want an epidural or not, so just call and find out what it costs.

Congratulations. If it was my child I would want it to be born in the US (automatic citizenship) and later the child could get permanent residency in Philippines if we so chose. It looked pretty easy to me going US -> Philippines as opposed to Philippines-> U.S. Way less paperwork and way less money. I can retire there and if the kids want to come back to the US at any time they can.