preggy gf,needs help :S

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

the baby doesn't need any VISA, because your girlfriend is a United States Citizen the baby will be one as well, you'll just need to decide which route you want to go with your immigration process...

soo whats ma choses , cuz i heard i can be a Citizen whenever she have the baby and its the easiest and fastest way?!!!

However, she CAN go after you for child support.

[raymaga 25]

It is very humorous how people get the idea that just having a child with a US citizen can give you automatic US citizenship. I hear this all the time in conversations with people.

Unfortunately, having a child does absolutely nothing to speed up the immigration process. You will need to choose a process just like the rest of us.

Good luck.

[iLoveAPolishGirl 0]

One factor for consideration is whether or not it is important to you to have the child NOT born out of wedlock. K-1 Visa's are currently averaging between 6 .. 8 months, however, in some cases this could take even longer.

If you do not want the child born out of wedlock, you should consider another option, such as getting married now, then applying for perm residency, perhaps via an I 130 OR CR-1.

dvc

[Ginger cat 3]

my gf(usa citizen) is pregnant and I'm(foregin) the dad, what kind of visa should I get to immigration and live with her while she is preggy and what kinda should i get after she have the baby???

and does it help more if she was my fiance instead of being jus gf??

just search and dig for the k1-9 month visa?

[AnnexoxShay 1]

the baby doesn't need any VISA, because your girlfriend is a United States Citizen the baby will be one as well, you'll just need to decide which route you want to go with your immigration process...

I have nothing to add regarding the OP's question about his own visa options - that's been answered correctly many times here already.

I just wanted to jump in on this one point about the baby.

The baby *most probably* will be born a US citizen due to the mother being a USC.

However that's not necessarily so.

- If the baby will be born in the US - he/she will be a USC from birth.

- If the baby is born outside the US - he/she will be a USC from birth assuming the mother met the residency requirements throughout her life.

- If the baby is born outside the US and the mother did NOT meet the residency requirements, the baby may not be born a USC. It would then be determined by whether the grandparents - the mother's parents - met the residency requirements.

I point all this out because we know nothing of the mother's US status or intentions, from the OP's post.

This may make a difference in their plans, too. For example, if they decide that due to how long it wil take to complete K1/K3 filing that the OP's fiancee should travel to his country and stay with him there for the baby's birth, this could have an impact on the baby's US status.

Good luck, whichever path you choose.

Hi I have a couple questions regarding this statement .... I already knew that if you were a non US citizen and had a child in the US it didnt automatically give the child US citizen status ...

My question is at what stage will a child born to a non US citizen be considered a citizen... eg will it happen once the non US citizen marries a citizen and they have a child after they are married? when they get the 1st 2yr greencard after they do AOS? or when they get the 10 greencard?

Im very proud of my country as my fiance is proud of being a US citizen and ideally we would love our children to have duel citizenship ... I just assumed that once we were legally married any children we had would automatically be US citizens actually duellies since they would have a Australian citizen parent...

[tglea 0]

the baby doesn't need any VISA, because your girlfriend is a United States Citizen the baby will be one as well, you'll just need to decide which route you want to go with your immigration process...

I have nothing to add regarding the OP's question about his own visa options - that's been answered correctly many times here already.

I just wanted to jump in on this one point about the baby.

The baby *most probably* will be born a US citizen due to the mother being a USC.

However that's not necessarily so.

- If the baby will be born in the US - he/she will be a USC from birth.

- If the baby is born outside the US - he/she will be a USC from birth assuming the mother met the residency requirements throughout her life.

- If the baby is born outside the US and the mother did NOT meet the residency requirements, the baby may not be born a USC. It would then be determined by whether the grandparents - the mother's parents - met the residency requirements.

I point all this out because we know nothing of the mother's US status or intentions, from the OP's post.

This may make a difference in their plans, too. For example, if they decide that due to how long it wil take to complete K1/K3 filing that the OP's fiancee should travel to his country and stay with him there for the baby's birth, this could have an impact on the baby's US status.

Good luck, whichever path you choose.

Hi I have a couple questions regarding this statement .... I already knew that if you were a non US citizen and had a child in the US it didnt automatically give the child US citizen status ...

My question is at what stage will a child born to a non US citizen be considered a citizen... eg will it happen once the non US citizen marries a citizen and they have a child after they are married? when they get the 1st 2yr greencard after they do AOS? or when they get the 10 greencard?

Im very proud of my country as my fiance is proud of being a US citizen and ideally we would love our children to have duel citizenship ... I just assumed that once we were legally married any children we had would automatically be US citizens actually duellies since they would have a Australian citizen parent...

I don't think your first statement is accurate. Any child born in the USA regardless of the mother's nationality is a USC. That's why so many Mexicans try to get here in time to give birth and it's something that a lot of Americans would like to see changed. In the past it used to almost guarantee that the mother would be safe here even though illegally, however that has somewhat changed in recent years as Immigration is sending back illegals with their children.

Your second question: If a child is born here, then he or she is a USC. If the child is born outside the country and at least one parent is USC and proves residency requirements then the child will be USC. If no parent of the child is a USC then I would assume the only option would be adoption by USC.

Your last statement is accurate assuming that you follow the proper steps to report the birth abroad if not born here. If they are born here then they are USC and you would need to follow the Aussie immigration laws to get them their Australian citizenship.

[AnnexoxShay 1]

I don't think your first statement is accurate. Any child born in the USA regardless of the mother's nationality is a USC. That's why so many Mexicans try to get here in time to give birth and it's something that a lot of Americans would like to see changed. In the past it used to almost guarantee that the mother would be safe here even though illegally, however that has somewhat changed in recent years as Immigration is sending back illegals with their children.

Your second question: If a child is born here, then he or she is a USC. If the child is born outside the country and at least one parent is USC and proves residency requirements then the child will be USC. If no parent of the child is a USC then I would assume the only option would be adoption by USC.

Your last statement is accurate assuming that you follow the proper steps to report the birth abroad if not born here. If they are born here then they are USC and you would need to follow the Aussie immigration laws to get them their Australian citizenship.

Thank you for clarifying that for me tglea I will look into the Aussie side a bit more because as far as I was aware Oz recognised duel citizenship automatically if one or both parents was a citizens ..

[scandal 951]

the baby doesn't need any VISA, because your girlfriend is a United States Citizen the baby will be one as well, you'll just need to decide which route you want to go with your immigration process...

I have nothing to add regarding the OP's question about his own visa options - that's been answered correctly many times here already.

I just wanted to jump in on this one point about the baby.

The baby *most probably* will be born a US citizen due to the mother being a USC.

However that's not necessarily so.

- If the baby will be born in the US - he/she will be a USC from birth.

- If the baby is born outside the US - he/she will be a USC from birth assuming the mother met the residency requirements throughout her life.

- If the baby is born outside the US and the mother did NOT meet the residency requirements, the baby may not be born a USC. It would then be determined by whether the grandparents - the mother's parents - met the residency requirements.

I point all this out because we know nothing of the mother's US status or intentions, from the OP's post.

This may make a difference in their plans, too. For example, if they decide that due to how long it wil take to complete K1/K3 filing that the OP's fiancee should travel to his country and stay with him there for the baby's birth, this could have an impact on the baby's US status.

Good luck, whichever path you choose.

Hi I have a couple questions regarding this statement .... I already knew that if you were a non US citizen and had a child in the US it didnt automatically give the child US citizen status ...

My question is at what stage will a child born to a non US citizen be considered a citizen... eg will it happen once the non US citizen marries a citizen and they have a child after they are married? when they get the 1st 2yr greencard after they do AOS? or when they get the 10 greencard?

Im very proud of my country as my fiance is proud of being a US citizen and ideally we would love our children to have duel citizenship ... I just assumed that once we were legally married any children we had would automatically be US citizens actually duellies since they would have a Australian citizen parent...

I don't think your first statement is accurate. Any child born in the USA regardless of the mother's nationality is a USC. That's why so many Mexicans try to get here in time to give birth and it's something that a lot of Americans would like to see changed. In the past it used to almost guarantee that the mother would be safe here even though illegally, however that has somewhat changed in recent years as Immigration is sending back illegals with their children.

Your second question: If a child is born here, then he or she is a USC. If the child is born outside the country and at least one parent is USC and proves residency requirements then the child will be USC. If no parent of the child is a USC then I would assume the only option would be adoption by USC.

Your last statement is accurate assuming that you follow the proper steps to report the birth abroad if not born here. If they are born here then they are USC and you would need to follow the Aussie immigration laws to get them their Australian citizenship.

tglea is generally correct in his response. If the baby is born in the US that automatically confers US citizenship regardless of the nationality or legal status of the parents. The only exception I'm aware of is children born to foreign diplomats who are stationed in the US in an official capacity - their kids do not get automatic US citizenship.

Regarding your statement "If no parent of the child is a USC then I would assume the only option would be adoption by USC." - I'm not sure what that means? If the child is born outside the US to parents NEITHER of which is a USC, then that child is not a USC. That statement applies to the vast majority of the world's children, so I'm not sure what information content it has. The options facing such a child are the same ones facing any non-US person who has an interest in living in the US - family based visa, employment based visa (presumably fro the parents), diversity lottery, etc. Adoption of such a child by a US parent is also an option.

The more interesting point is a child born outside the US with ONE USC citizen parent who HAS NOT met the residency requirements (5 years residence in the US, at least 2 of which after age 14). In this case it may be possible to derive citizenship from a grandparent (the USC's parent(s) who themselves meet the residence requirements). Or, failing that, such a child born NOT a USC may automatically obtain US citizenship without undergoing naturalization via the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. (This is in fact how my own children obtained their US citizenship status).

AnnexoxShay - any child you have in the US will be American and will not depend on your immigration status, AOS, green gard possession.

Regarding dual citizenship, I don't know about Australia. You'll need to check that independently. Most likely your child will be a dual citizen from birth.

That was my case - I was born in the US to Canadian parents, making me a dual US/Can citizen at birth.

Later in life I acquired Israeli citizenship as an adult, and now hold 3 passports.

My kids have 4 (Canada, Israel, Brazil, US). - tthe first three at birth, and the US status obtained via legal immigration to the US in 1999 followed by passage of the Child Citizenship act in 2000.

[AnnexoxShay 1]

tglea is generally correct in his response. If the baby is born in the US that automatically confers US citizenship regardless of the nationality or legal status of the parents. The only exception I'm aware of is children born to foreign diplomats who are stationed in the US in an official capacity - their kids do not get automatic US citizenship.

Regarding your statement "If no parent of the child is a USC then I would assume the only option would be adoption by USC." - I'm not sure what that means? If the child is born outside the US to parents NEITHER of which is a USC, then that child is not a USC. That statement applies to the vast majority of the world's children, so I'm not sure what information content it has. The options facing such a child are the same ones facing any non-US person who has an interest in living in the US - family based visa, employment based visa (presumably fro the parents), diversity lottery, etc. Adoption of such a child by a US parent is also an option.

The more interesting point is a child born outside the US with ONE USC citizen parent who HAS NOT met the residency requirements (5 years residence in the US, at least 2 of which after age 14). In this case it may be possible to derive citizenship from a grandparent (the USC's parent(s) who themselves meet the residence requirements). Or, failing that, such a child born NOT a USC may automatically obtain US citizenship without undergoing naturalization via the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. (This is in fact how my own children obtained their US citizenship status).

AnnexoxShay - any child you have in the US will be American and will not depend on your immigration status, AOS, green gard possession.

Regarding dual citizenship, I don't know about Australia. You'll need to check that independently. Most likely your child will be a dual citizen from birth.

That was my case - I was born in the US to Canadian parents, making me a dual US/Can citizen at birth.

Later in life I acquired Israeli citizenship as an adult, and now hold 3 passports.

My kids have 4 (Canada, Israel, Brazil, US). - tthe first three at birth, and the US status obtained via legal immigration to the US in 1999 followed by passage of the Child Citizenship act in 2000.

Thank you so much for the info .... I assumed thats how the duelly worked see my parents are both greek citizens that immigrated to Oz before I was born and I was able to enter Greece (as a child with my grandmother) and remain in greece for 11 or so months without any special visa ... I had a look a few days back and couldnt see anything about Greece or Australia needing anything specific apart from a least one parent being a citizen .... Now Im not sure about any children I have having automatic duellies in greece, Id have to check on that but I know I have.... But I will check into whether the births have to be registered with the Australian Embassy in the US...

[sara..... 371]

the baby doesn't need any VISA, because your girlfriend is a United States Citizen the baby will be one as well, you'll just need to decide which route you want to go with your immigration process...

soo whats ma choses , cuz i heard i can be a Citizen whenever she have the baby and its the easiest and fastest way?!!!

no, and u also have to deal with that fact that ur country will not give u permission to marry someone out side of saudi unless ur 30? or something like that or married before so looks like k1 is about all u can do. I might be wrong on this law in saudi but it was that way sometime back when perviz was there.

sara

[Marina-Del 10]

tglea is generally correct in his response. If the baby is born in the US that automatically confers US citizenship regardless of the nationality or legal status of the parents. The only exception I'm aware of is children born to foreign diplomats who are stationed in the US in an official capacity - their kids do not get automatic US citizenship.

Regarding your statement "If no parent of the child is a USC then I would assume the only option would be adoption by USC." - I'm not sure what that means? If the child is born outside the US to parents NEITHER of which is a USC, then that child is not a USC. That statement applies to the vast majority of the world's children, so I'm not sure what information content it has. The options facing such a child are the same ones facing any non-US person who has an interest in living in the US - family based visa, employment based visa (presumably fro the parents), diversity lottery, etc. Adoption of such a child by a US parent is also an option.

The more interesting point is a child born outside the US with ONE USC citizen parent who HAS NOT met the residency requirements (5 years residence in the US, at least 2 of which after age 14). In this case it may be possible to derive citizenship from a grandparent (the USC's parent(s) who themselves meet the residence requirements). Or, failing that, such a child born NOT a USC may automatically obtain US citizenship without undergoing naturalization via the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. (This is in fact how my own children obtained their US citizenship status).

AnnexoxShay - any child you have in the US will be American and will not depend on your immigration status, AOS, green gard possession.

Regarding dual citizenship, I don't know about Australia. You'll need to check that independently. Most likely your child will be a dual citizen from birth.

That was my case - I was born in the US to Canadian parents, making me a dual US/Can citizen at birth.

Later in life I acquired Israeli citizenship as an adult, and now hold 3 passports.

My kids have 4 (Canada, Israel, Brazil, US). - tthe first three at birth, and the US status obtained via legal immigration to the US in 1999 followed by passage of the Child Citizenship act in 2000.

Thank you so much for the info .... I assumed thats how the duelly worked see my parents are both greek citizens that immigrated to Oz before I was born and I was able to enter Greece (as a child with my grandmother) and remain in greece for 11 or so months without any special visa ... I had a look a few days back and couldnt see anything about Greece or Australia needing anything specific apart from a least one parent being a citizen .... Now Im not sure about any children I have having automatic duellies in greece, Id have to check on that but I know I have.... But I will check into whether the births have to be registered with the Australian Embassy in the US...

Hey AnnexoxShay,

I don't know about how Australia works, but I can tell you my experience with other embassies and countries. I hold both Italian and American citizenship and whenever I do *anything* I have to register it with the Italian consulate. When I get married here in Brazil in a couple months I have to register my marriage with both the Italian and the American consulates. Otherwise, they wont know that I am married. I could travel to Italy anytime and they would have no way to know that I am married since I did not get married in their country. That's not to say I could get married again in Italy! (for me to get married again in Italy I would have to prove that I have never been married before, for example). I'm just stating that if I have any type of changes then I have to report it to the Italian consulate if I want them to know about it! And that seems to be the case for both countries. I'm sure it will not be hard for your children to claim their Australian citizenship no matter where you have your children!

Also, because I hold an Italian passport and therefore official citizenship, any children that I have (once I register their birth at the Italian consulate) will automatically become Italian citizens as well. However, if I had children and THEN obtained my official Italian citizenship, then I have to APPLY for my children to obtain citizenship. For example, I had to officially apply for my Italian citizenship (I have it because my grandfather was Italian). I'm saying this because you say that you qualify for citizenship of Greece, but that you don't have an official letter stating citizenship, is this right? I would look into getting citizenship before you have children so that you don't have to go through a whole other process after you have kids! Maybe I'm not reading your situation correctly and maybe the process is totally different for Greece than it was for Italy. I'm just making a suggestion.

Also, your American fiancee (after marriage) might also qualify for Greece citizenship as well! For instance, anyone I marry has to be married to me for 6 months if we are living in Italy to get Italian citizenship or 3 years if we are living outside of Italy. Once you get your citizenship officially recognized, look into him getting citizenship as well, if he is interested! I hold 2 passports (American and Italian) and my children will hold three (American, Italian and Brazilian).

Good luck!

[t-bag 0]

the baby doesn't need any VISA, because your girlfriend is a United States Citizen the baby will be one as well, you'll just need to decide which route you want to go with your immigration process...

soo whats ma choses , cuz i heard i can be a Citizen whenever she have the baby and its the easiest and fastest way?!!!

no, and u also have to deal with that fact that ur country will not give u permission to marry someone out side of saudi unless ur 30? or something like that or married before so looks like k1 is about all u can do. I might be wrong on this law in saudi but it was that way sometime back when perviz was there.

sara

I'm not saudi

I'm afghan but i raised up and lived my whole life here but im still foreign , so I guess mabe its different for me, right

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Troll, anyone?