PREGNANT and looking at options to have baby in Philippines

[chinese_mutt 11]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

[sjr09 155]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

Well we had our daughter in the PI We had a really good Doc she was great did all the wife’s pre- natal care and birth we used a private hospital the room had TV, aircon and freg. It was ok but not like hospitals in the US, only my point of view! The wife had to have a C.S. And cost was around 60,000 php if I remember right a normal birth was around 16 to 20,000 php. She was there for 3 days.

Don’t for get to have cash to pay the bill and they would not let her or the baby go until it was paid.

[DouglasFiel 53]

You might want to check with your local city/county health department. There is lots of programs to assist in your situation. many of these programs

are payment based upon a sliding scale,, or no cost if income is low enough. Talk with the financial section of a local hospital... They can point you to

the right place.

Remember, if you have an emergency or need for intensive care,,, in the PI you may not get the services you need if you don't have the money. In

the USA you will get a million dollars of medical care,, if needed without needing any money...

Plus if you are looking at two round trip tickets, Baby costs and misc,,, could be 3 to 4k minimum...

Most medical here will discount 50% of cost for a cash payment customer...

My wife is due in two weeks,,, So, I really empathise with you situation.

Good Luck,

[chinese_mutt 11]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

Well we had our daughter in the PI We had a really good Doc she was great did all the wife’s pre- natal care and birth we used a private hospital the room had TV, aircon and freg. It was ok but not like hospitals in the US, only my point of view! The wife had to have a C.S. And cost was around 60,000 php if I remember right a normal birth was around 16 to 20,000 php. She was there for 3 days.

Don’t for get to have cash to pay the bill and they would not let her or the baby go until it was paid.

I will have no problem with money in PI since my parents are there. I'm sure if what I bring is not enough they will be able to cover the rest.

What I'm wondering though is will the baby have to file papers in US Embassy and go through all the hoopla of I-130 again? Or is there a simplier way of registering the baby as a US citizen with no cost or minimal cost.

You might want to check with your local city/county health department. There is lots of programs to assist in your situation. many of these programs

are payment based upon a sliding scale,, or no cost if income is low enough. Talk with the financial section of a local hospital... They can point you to

the right place.

Remember, if you have an emergency or need for intensive care,,, in the PI you may not get the services you need if you don't have the money. In

the USA you will get a million dollars of medical care,, if needed without needing any money...

Plus if you are looking at two round trip tickets, Baby costs and misc,,, could be 3 to 4k minimum...

Most medical here will discount 50% of cost for a cash payment customer...

My wife is due in two weeks,,, So, I really empathise with you situation.

Good Luck,

Thanks for the info. I'm going to call the hospital for financial assistance. See if they'll give me discount. Man, I tell you... my bills are piling up like crazy here.

[lucyrich 20]

What I'm wondering though is will the baby have to file papers in US Embassy and go through all the hoopla of I-130 again? Or is there a simplier way of registering the baby as a US citizen with no cost or minimal cost.

If the baby is born abroad with one US Citizen parent and one alien parent, and if the US Citizen parent has spent at least five years residing in the US prior to the baby's birth, at least two years of which were after the Citizen parent's 14th birthday, then the baby is a US Citizen at birth. (He/she is even eligible to become a US President!)

http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_609.html

If the baby is born a US Citizen, then no I-130 is required. Merely file for a consular report of birth abroad and a US passport at the US consulate serving the place of birth. See the embassy's website for details of the process, but it's much simpler and faster than the process of getting a visa for an alien.

[sjr09 155]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

Well we had our daughter in the PI We had a really good Doc she was great did all the wife’s pre- natal care and birth we used a private hospital the room had TV, aircon and freg. It was ok but not like hospitals in the US, only my point of view! The wife had to have a C.S. And cost was around 60,000 php if I remember right a normal birth was around 16 to 20,000 php. She was there for 3 days.

Don’t for get to have cash to pay the bill and they would not let her or the baby go until it was paid.

I will have no problem with money in PI since my parents are there. I'm sure if what I bring is not enough they will be able to cover the rest.

What I'm wondering though is will the baby have to file papers in US Embassy and go through all the hoopla of I-130 again? Or is there a simplier way of registering the baby as a US citizen with no cost or minimal cost.

We did the CRBA in Manila the cost to file was under 200 bucks no need to file I-130

Consular Report Of Birth Abroad U.S. Embassy In Manila

Embassy of the United States of America, Manila: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html

You as the U.S. Citizen must read this link, If your documentation is poor you will be ask to submit DNA testing: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html#dna

U.S. Passport Application Form: http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html

Application For Consular Report Of Birth Abroad Of A Citizen Of The United States

Americahttp://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html#Report

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD OF A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwfinst.pdf

This was my experience with the process at the US Embassy in Manila.

I recommend that the US Parent be at the interview. Both my wife and I was present .

Application are accommodated by appointment only. When I was in the PI I did mine as a drop in case with my daughter because of time constraint and got the interview four days later. Can’t say that it will work for everyone.

9) of instructions, is what seems to be the main emphasis and area of concern and investigation.

One thing for you to be concerned is For out of wedlock children But I must emphasize all of the documentary evidence on part 9

For me the main things they looked at was physical presence in the same location at applicant’s time of conception, ultrasound and pre-natal care records, they never ask for pictures or looked at the one‘s I submitted.” but never say never”

They talked a lot about DNA and my case was bullet proof so just be prepared.

Don’t forget you have to bring the child with you they want to see him/her.

This is my list of documents that I submitted to the US embassy in Manila for CRBA.

DS-2029 with 2”x 2” full face passport photo with white background. (child)

NSO true copy birth Cert. (child)

Passport application. (child)

Proof of parent US citizenship.

1) US passport.

2) True copy of live birth cert. with original seal of vital records office. A must have!

3)High School transcript ..(Yeah funny, but I’ll tell you more about it later it’s not a joke)

4)True copy of NSO Marriage cert.

5) Proof of physical presence in same location at time of conception. Airline tickets, copy of visa stamps.

6) Proof of mothers pregnancy, ultrasound, pre-natal records, hospital billing statements, and pictures.

Now about the school transcript you as a US citizen have to prove you are a citizen, you have to show that you have been living in the US for 5 years two after age 14….. They will not take your tax returns as proof, I can tell you why but I don’t want to write a small book about it. When you give them your school transcript they take them with out a word…Had her US passport and CRBA cert. in about 10 days at my wife’s home. PI.

Good Luck!

Note: You need to make sure you get your child his/her PI passport if you do not your looking at costly fees from the BI, exit permit and or late fees.

Example: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=2978767

You might want to check with your local city/county health department. There is lots of programs to assist in your situation. many of these programs

are payment based upon a sliding scale,, or no cost if income is low enough. Talk with the financial section of a local hospital... They can point you to

the right place.

Remember, if you have an emergency or need for intensive care,,, in the PI you may not get the services you need if you don't have the money. In

the USA you will get a million dollars of medical care,, if needed without needing any money...

Plus if you are looking at two round trip tickets, Baby costs and misc,,, could be 3 to 4k minimum...

Most medical here will discount 50% of cost for a cash payment customer...

My wife is due in two weeks,,, So, I really empathise with you situation.

Good Luck,

Thanks for the info. I'm going to call the hospital for financial assistance. See if they'll give me discount. Man, I tell you... my bills are piling up like crazy here.

[ghomnet 1]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

If i where you just have the baby in USA, If the baby wants to be president of the USA it will be Possible. I read the lady that said that out of the country birth is still ok but remember what happen to OBama he had to prove he was born on USA soil to be and stay as a president. keep that in mind. I was going through the same thought processes but i realizing USA is a stronger country. Then maybe raising the child in the PH could be a good idea.

[sjr09 155]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

If i where you just have the baby in USA, If the baby wants to be president of the USA it will be Possible. I read the lady that said that out of the country birth is still ok but remember what happen to OBama he had to prove he was born on USA soil to be and stay as a president. keep that in mind. I was going through the same thought processes but i realizing USA is a stronger country. Then maybe raising the child in the PH could be a good idea.

On the flip-side of things having the child born in the PI will have many benefits after approval of the CRBA Dual citizenship being one of many.

[Susita 175]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

Do you have a university hospital (state hospital) near where you live? If so, call them and ask for the billing department and ask about financial assistance. New York has a program like that where you pay on a sliding scale, however I've found that the hospitals run by the state universities tend to offer this program a bit more openly, and it should even cover your prenatal care.

Good luck & if you can have the baby in the US I would do it... only because the stress of a long flight back & forth plus the cost is going to be a lot for you. The quality of care in the US is much better as well.

Save your money and go when the baby is a bit older so that your parents can enjoy being with the baby!

[sjr09 155]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

Do you have a university hospital (state hospital) near where you live? If so, call them and ask for the billing department and ask about financial assistance. New York has a program like that where you pay on a sliding scale, however I've found that the hospitals run by the state universities tend to offer this program a bit more openly, and it should even cover your prenatal care.

Good luck & if you can have the baby in the US I would do it... only because the stress of a long flight back & forth plus the cost is going to be a lot for you. The quality of care in the US is much better as well.

Save your money and go when the baby is a bit older so that your parents can enjoy being with the baby!

I assume you spent time in the PI and dealt with the health facilities there, if you have your misinformed. In my option my wife and daughter had better care in the PI then they would had received in the US. the cost was still under the cost of any US hospital or discounted service i.e. (university hospital) I question your statement to the OP.

Generally, hospitals are not that expensive in the Philippines. Medicines as well are very affordable. Both locals and foreigners can attest to the fact that medicines sold in the Philippines are very much affordable.

you can still consider the health care of this nation is of good quality, despite the fact that the facilities may not be as impressive as those found in high-end US hospitals. Top Philippine hospitals include the Medical Center in Alabang, the Asian Hospital, the Makati Medical Center, the Medical City in Ortigas, and St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City.

Medical practitioners in the Philippines are graduates from top university in the country, and most of them have in United States medical schools. Additionally, there are also doctors that have practiced medicine in the US before sharing their expertise in the Philippines. Filipino nurses are also trained by nursing schools with the best standards. In fact, most of the nurses working in the US are Filipinos.

Finding the right hospital in the Philippines is not that difficult because there are a number of options to choose from. The Philippines has both private and public health care institutions. Most of the government hospitals provide quality healthcare the same way private hospitals do.

Some people have these wrong misconceptions though than when you are seeking for medical advice from doctors in public hospitals, these are not reliable. However, you should be aware that most of the well-trained doctors in the Philippines are serving government hospitals. What differs the Philippine government hospitals from the Philippine private hospitals is simply the facilities. Most of the public hospitals in the Philippines are not equipped with the latest technologies in medicine. But then, most Filipinos seek for advice from these government hospitals because charges are not implemented.

As for the private hospitals, there are also a hundred ones located in key cities of the nation. There are also tertiary hospitals that have the latest in medical technologies. However, because they are private hospitals, they are a bit expensive than the government hospitals.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

anybody who has any idea?

I'm already here in US and have Conditional GC.

This is not definite yet but we want to look at all possible options since we do not have insurance here.

thanks!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States..._States_citizen

[Susita 175]

I assume you spent time in the PI and dealt with the health facilities there, if you have your misinformed. In my option my wife and daughter had better care in the PI then they would had received in the US. the cost was still under the cost of any US hospital or discounted service i.e. (university hospital) I question your statement to the OP.

Generally, hospitals are not that expensive in the Philippines. Medicines as well are very affordable. Both locals and foreigners can attest to the fact that medicines sold in the Philippines are very much affordable.

you can still consider the health care of this nation is of good quality, despite the fact that the facilities may not be as impressive as those found in high-end US hospitals. Top Philippine hospitals include the Medical Center in Alabang, the Asian Hospital, the Makati Medical Center, the Medical City in Ortigas, and St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City.

Medical practitioners in the Philippines are graduates from top university in the country, and most of them have in United States medical schools. Additionally, there are also doctors that have practiced medicine in the US before sharing their expertise in the Philippines. Filipino nurses are also trained by nursing schools with the best standards. In fact, most of the nurses working in the US are Filipinos.

Finding the right hospital in the Philippines is not that difficult because there are a number of options to choose from. The Philippines has both private and public health care institutions. Most of the government hospitals provide quality healthcare the same way private hospitals do.

Some people have these wrong misconceptions though than when you are seeking for medical advice from doctors in public hospitals, these are not reliable. However, you should be aware that most of the well-trained doctors in the Philippines are serving government hospitals. What differs the Philippine government hospitals from the Philippine private hospitals is simply the facilities. Most of the public hospitals in the Philippines are not equipped with the latest technologies in medicine. But then, most Filipinos seek for advice from these government hospitals because charges are not implemented.

As for the private hospitals, there are also a hundred ones located in key cities of the nation. There are also tertiary hospitals that have the latest in medical technologies. However, because they are private hospitals, they are a bit expensive than the government hospitals.

My assumption was only made by having a friend from PI who flew her mother & father all the way to the US and paid full price for her mom's medical care here, because of the quality of care. It was obviously not childbirth but I usually believe what friends say especially if they are native of that country.

Government hospitals in my husband's country are ill equipped too. Private hospitals are much better and provide better care, but are much much more expensive.

If you do decide to have the baby in PI, make sure you get an aisle seat and get up & walk around a lot on the flight on the way there... and drink lots of water, blood clots are a serious risk with such a long flight. Otherwise enjoy! and good luck!

[chinese_mutt 11]

Thanks for all the response. I'm checking all the details and will have to see if I can get financial aid here. I can't get Medicaid so... that leaves me with the Catholic Charity in the hospital.

I talked to my mom, she said normal delivery will cost me $600 all included (private room, doc fee, etc) c/s will be double the amount. I'm trying to get as much info on cost and pro/cons and then I will decide on it.

Anybody else who have more info, please keep posting.

Thanks again!!!

[Patrick808 0]

If you do decide to have the baby in PI, make sure you get an aisle seat and get up & walk around a lot on the flight on the way there... and drink lots of water, blood clots are a serious risk with such a long flight. Otherwise enjoy! and good luck!

And, make sure to check with your airlines. I believe that most will not allow you to fly during your third trimester.

Also a letter from a doctor "allowing" you to fly will help make sure you are not denied boarding.