Gave Birth in the US on Tourist Visa

[tin2_punsalan 0]

I need help!!!! My sister gave birth in the US on a tourist visa thru the help of emergency MEDICAID. She'll be going back home to our country nexet month. My question is: her US visa will expire on July of this year and she plans to renew it. Will the immigration find out that my sister used the government funds. I'm also in the process of applying for my citizenship. Will that affect my applications?,,,Some said that MEDICAID is not connected with the immigrations so there's no way that they will find out that my sister availed the government funds. I need some help. Those people who have experienced this same situation, pls help me out...Thanks!

[amykathleen2005 441]

Emergency and temporary assistance do not count.

[jelyan 0]

Did she overstay? How many months has she been there?

[Boiler 46,022]

Why not just pay the costs and avoid the issue.

[Harsh_77 718]

Pay off the cost and your done, dont have to worry about using the Govt Funds.

[ricky21 0]

my first wife had our son here, and she had a tourist visa. when she tried to reenter the usa with my son a few years later she was denied entry because she overstayed her visa. they gave her a 10 year ban. the only reason ice found out she had overstayed it was cause my son was traveling with her. she had travel in the past by herself and nothin happened .

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Emergency and temporary assistance do not count.

This answer is incorrect, it will not count toward a LPR using these benefits, but a tourist will be denied and can be denied entry if they used govt benefits they were not entitled too.

[amykathleen2005 441]

This answer is incorrect, it will not count toward a LPR using these benefits, but a tourist will be denied and can be denied entry if they used govt benefits they were not entitled too.

But there are government benefits that they are entitled to even as a non resident immigrant, as I said in my previous post.

http://www.infoline....%20Medicaid.asp

Edited May 11, 2011 by amykathleen2005

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

That article does not make any reference to how govt benefits are handled for a tourist. You'll are taking things out of content, but I am not going to debate this issue, when the non-immigrate is questioned about using benefits in the US that are not available to them, I hope they can pull this article out and help persuade the embassy or the POE officer to let them re-enter the US.

[katiemanny 64]

That article does not make any reference to how govt benefits are handled for a tourist. You'll are taking things out of content, but I am not going to debate this issue, when the non-immigrate is questioned about using benefits in the US that are not available to them, I hope they can pull this article out and help persuade the embassy or the POE officer to let them re-enter the US.

Emergency Medicaid is available for pregnant women on tourist visa, or tourist who needs emergency assistance at the hospital. It can only be used for emergency care only or to give birth.

Edited May 11, 2011 by katiemanny

[Harsh_77 718]

Emergency Medicaid is available for pregnant women on tourist visa, or tourist who needs emergency assistance at the hospital. It can only be used for emergency care only or to give birth.

That emergency aid would be provided to tourist, but at the end of the day its not free they are responsible for paying the bill.

Thats the reason there is something called medical insurance that you need to buy when you are traveling to different countries.

If this person did not buy this coverage, then they would be liable for using govt funds.

[katiemanny 64]

That emergency aid would be provided to tourist, but at the end of the day its not free they are responsible for paying the bill.

Thats the reason there is something called medical insurance that you need to buy when you are traveling to different countries.

If this person did not buy this coverage, then they would be liable for using govt funds.

Emergency Medicaid is government sponsored, the tourist as to apply for it, and can only be used for Emergency or when giving birth meaning you wont get any normal care with it. Unless the tourist wants to sucker punch himself/herself to go to the ER. For me it would be useless since the last time I went to the ER for care was when I was 5 years old.

Edited May 11, 2011 by katiemanny

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

That emergency aid would be provided to tourist, but at the end of the day its not free they are responsible for paying the bill.

Thats the reason there is something called medical insurance that you need to buy when you are traveling to different countries.

If this person did not buy this coverage, then they would be liable for using govt funds.

Yes, everyone is missing the point, yes a pregnant female tourist will be provided emergency care to deliver her baby, but when she re-applies or present herself at the embassy or at the POE and if she is questioned about receiving any kind of free emergency government care, her visa will be denied or she will be refused entry into the US.

[katiemanny 64]

Yes, everyone is missing the point, yes a pregnant female tourist will be provided emergency care to deliver her baby, but when she re-applies or present herself at the embassy or at the POE and if she is questioned about receiving any kind of free emergency government care, her visa will be denied or she will be refused entry into the US.

You guys are missing the real point, the emergency medicaid is design for non-resident, so receiving it shouldn't have any effect on the tourist that applied and used it, why would it gets you in trouble when you apply for something you've qualified for. Doesn't make any sense to be refused entry to the US because of used of government sponsored program.

@Life'sJourney' have you heard of a case when the tourist was denied entry due to used of government sponsored program such as Emergency Medicaid?

Edited May 11, 2011 by katiemanny

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

You guys are missing the real point, the emergency medicaid is design for non-resident, so receiving it shouldn't have any effect on the tourist that applied and used it, why would it gets you in trouble when you apply for something you've qualified for. Doesn't make any sense to be refused entry to the US because of used of government sponsored program.

@Life'sJourney' have you heard of a case when the tourist was denied entry due to used of government sponsored program such as Emergency Medicaid?

Yes, I have and I was looking for the a lawyers reply on this same argument. When I find the article I will paste it here, but it may take a while.