Does pregnancy change or expedite anything?

[verysadguy 170]

My wife was pregnant while waiting K-1 visa, she got approved by the end of January after applying for it on September then she flew to US on February and baby was born in March.

Expedited? No, simply we were lucky as I wish the same to you.

Regards.

My timeline was similar. Pregnant during K-1 process, no expedite allowed despite multiple letters, but Medical approved, and Visa granted in February. However, the doctor in Vietnam said she couldn't fly. There was no way I was going to allow my daughter to be born in Vietnam, so I had some top OB specialists write a letter to the Consulate and the airline. She was only about 34 weeks so they realized the Vietnamese doctor was wrong and they let my fiance' fly over. Baby was born 6 or 7 weeks later in the USA thank goodness. The rest as they say is history because it only went downhill from there. Baby is happy, healthy, and smart as a whip. Good luck!

[JessJoe 9]

My timeline was similar. Pregnant during K-1 process, no expedite allowed despite multiple letters, but Medical approved, and Visa granted in February. However, the doctor in Vietnam said she couldn't fly. There was no way I was going to allow my daughter to be born in Vietnam, so I had some top OB specialists write a letter to the Consulate and the airline. She was only about 34 weeks so they realized the Vietnamese doctor was wrong and they let my fiance' fly over. Baby was born 6 or 7 weeks later in the USA thank goodness. The rest as they say is history because it only went downhill from there. Baby is happy, healthy, and smart as a whip. Good luck!

Most Asian airlines doesn't allow pregnant women later than 36 weeks, I believe European airlines are lots more strict. That's in opposite with the US based airlines which practically don't have restrictions.

[Matt.english00 0]

OK, I am going to be pedantic here. She is NOT your girlfriend she is your fiancee now.

It may seem to be a semantic argument but when it comes to dealing USCIS and government bodies you need to be precise.

Next, as most Americans are blind to the fact there are two separate countries on the Island of Ireland, can you be more specific as to where your fiancee is.

If she is from Northern Ireland, she has access to free health (which is still quite good in NI) for herself and her unborn child. If the child is born in Northern Ireland all she has to do if file a CRBA at the American consulate in Belfast. A painless and fairly swift process.

This confers US citizenship on the child and a US passport can be obtained at the same time. This is what I did for my two children.

The Republic of Ireland's Healthcare system is like the US. Insurance a must I understand. I am sure someone here on VJ can fill you in on the details. But again if born there a CRBA can also be filed at the American embassy in Dublin.

To answer your question, being pregnant is not a reason to expedite.

She's from Cork, The Republic of Ireland.

Thank you so much to everyone for your input. It's starting to look like she's not pregnant after all, so we may have dodged a bullet! (For now.)

This is a very complicated and intimidating process and we're only getting ready to start. No paperwork has been filed yet because we've only just started talking about getting married. I'm extremely grateful to all of you for your help.