what if my sons girlfriend, gets pregnant in US

[terrilj 0]

She is here going to school on a F1 visa, what if she got pregnant?? What would our rights as US grandparents be?

[Goldfee111 3]

no rights because when she is the mother without married to ur son the has the custody....when she is married to ur son both have custody...as grandparents u have no rights on the baby..sorry

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

no rights because when she is the mother without married to ur son the has the custody....when she is married to ur son both have custody...as grandparents u have no rights on the baby..sorry

Actually, in the US, the grandparents can get visitation rights. However, it varies from state to state, and is not an immigration issue.

[Jasman0717 9]

There isn't enough info to understand the situation

[Old Dominion 26]

She is here going to school on a F1 visa, what if she got pregnant?? What would our rights as US grandparents be?

you can always volunteer to keep the baby when she returns to her home country

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Maybe depends on if she lists him as the father on the birth certificate.

[GiGii 4]

Maybe a contraceptives talk is needed.

[payxibka 10,047]

Maybe a contraceptives talk is needed.

too late for that

[lucyrich 20]

Pregnancy won't directly affect the mother's immigration status. However, if the pregnancy causes her to drop out of school, then dropping out of school will end her F-1 status, and she will be required to leave the US. But if she marries a US Citizen, they can file papers for adjustment of status and she can be allowed to stay in the US permanently.

If the child is born in the US, the child will be a US Citizen. The child may also be a citizen of the mother's country, depending on the citizenship laws of that country. So the child could be born with dual citizenship.

If the child is born outside the US, whether the child becomes a US Citizen is a bit more complicated, depending on whether the child is born in wedlock or not. If born in wedlock, the child will probably be a US Citizen regardless of where born. If born out of wedlock, the child won't be a US Citizen unless

(1) a blood relationship between the person and the father is established by clear and convincing evidence,

(2) the father had the nationality of the United States at the time of the person's birth,

(3) the father (unless deceased) has agreed in writing to provide financial support for the person until the person reaches the age of 18 years, and

(4) while the person is under the age of 18 years-

(A) the person is legitimated under the law of the person's residence or domicile,

(B) the father acknowledges paternity of the person in writing under oath, or

© the paternity of the person is established by adjudication of a competent court.

Of course, whether the child also has citizenship of the mother's country and/or the country of birth depends on the laws of those countries. So the child could be a dual (or perhaps even triple) citizen.

While you might (or might not) have rights as grandparents due to your state's laws, your state doesn't have jurisdiction in other countries. And US law can't forbid the mother from going home while she's still pregnant. In fact, US law may insist that she has to leave the US if she doesn't have proper immigration status, regardless of the fact that she's carrying the child of a US Citizen. When the child is outside the US, the laws of the other country will generally apply. This is especially true if the child is a citizen of that country. The US usually can't and won't interfere with matters between a foreign country and one of its own citizens, even if the child in question happens to also be a US Citizen or the child of a US Citizen.

But maybe you'll have rights as grandparents due to the laws of the country of the child's citizenship and/or residence?