Bring Newly Born Baby to US

[nhivlem 0]

Hi Guys,

My friend just got her visa approved under F2B case. And she is schedule to give birth late this year.

My question is if she deliver her baby here in the Philippines and then wanted to bring along her child to US, what documents or visa does the child will have / need to apply?

She is a first time immigrant to US and the Embassy is in Manila

Thanks for the input and advise.

[TeapotGirl 66]

http://manila.usembassy.gov/service/citizenship/first-time-report-of-birth-abroad7.html

[Jojo92122 1,924]

http://manila.usembassy.gov/service/citizenship/first-time-report-of-birth-abroad7.html

This doesn't apply. CRBA are for children born abroad to US citizens. This is an intending immigrant who has no status in the US.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Hi Guys,

My friend just got her visa approved under F2B case. And she is schedule to give birth late this year.

My question is if she deliver her baby here in the Philippines and then wanted to bring along her child to US, what documents or visa does the child will have / need to apply?

She is a first time immigrant to US and the Embassy is in Manila

Thanks for the input and advise.

This is from the US Consulate in Hong Kong. Your friend should check with her local US Embassy.

http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/iv_faq.html#b03

An immigrant visa petition has been filed on my behalf. I now have a child. Can my child be added to my application? What if I am expecting to have a baby after the immigrant visa is issued?

If your child's mother or father is an American citizen, the child may have a claim to U.S. citizenship. Please see the American Citizen Services page for additional information. If your child has no claim to U.S. citizenship, it may be possible for the child to derive status from the immigrant visa petition filed. You should notify the Immigrant Visa Unit in writing of the birth of your child.

A child born after the issuance of an immigrant visa may not need a visa to accompany the parent to the U.S. To travel on the visa holder's document, the child has no claim to U.S. citizenship and both visa holder and child travel together within the period of validity of the visa. You must be prepared to present your child's full birth certificate showing parents' full names (along with an English translation) to an immigration inspector at the port of entry. You must also have a valid travel document for the child.

Edited October 12, 2011 by Jojo92122