I-130 visa approved, now pregnant!

[mrsleman07 2]

Hi guys! Me and my husband are 6 weeks pregnant! We are thinking to give birth in the Philippines since I don't have a family here that would help me or accompany me. This is our first child and I could tell it's really hard having no one with me the whole day. Can someone please enlighten us with the process of our child bringing it to the U.S. after giving birth in P.I? Do we need to file I-130? How much the fees we're looking at? Thanks in Advance!

[Pitaya 2,577]

Check out CRBA forum and check with USEM for other requirements.http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/154-consular-reports-of-birth-abroad-crba/

You can always touch base at the Phil. Regional Forum.

Edited April 6, 2015 by Pitaya

[loscharros 20]

GO TO US consulate AND REQUEST certificate OF birth ABROAD and passports

We took my son at 3 months AND OUR 18 month old daughter AND in less THAN a month They were a US CITIZEN

EASY PROCESS

Congratulacions and best wishes to you

[Ryan H 3,815]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to CRBA forum.

[Boiler 45,717]

By no means clear that the OP can pass on US Citizenship, can you?

[josh40 2]

Be prepared for a DNA before getting any American documents. Hopefully that kid is for ur husband if not hopefully ur husband will claim him/her rather than abandoning you guys.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Be prepared for a DNA before getting any American documents. Hopefully that kid is for ur husband if not hopefully ur husband will claim him/her rather than abandoning you guys.

I very much doubt DNA tests will be required in this case, as the Op and her husband live together in the USA in a bonafide marriage and simply wish to give birth abroad for family reasons.

[mrsleman07 2]

Be prepared for a DNA before getting any American documents. Hopefully that kid is for ur husband if not hopefully ur husband will claim him/her rather than abandoning you guys.

Slow down. Of course it is our kid. Lol. Hope you read everything first before making this kind of comment because I find it kinda insensitive one. My husband is in the military and we are thinking the future cuz he is possibly getting deployed soon. Thanks for the input though!

[iamwhatiam80 92]

Slow down. Of course it is our kid. Lol. Hope you read everything first before making this kind of comment because I find it kinda insensitive one. My husband is in the military and we are thinking the future cuz he is possibly getting deployed soon. Thanks for the input though!

That was a insensitive statement to make. Ignore it. There are people here who give genuine advice.

If both parents are US citizens, the process is v easy but if one is US citizen and the other not, then there is some paperwork involved.

You can get a CRBA done for your baby from the nearest consulate/embassy where the baby will be born. Plus the US passport and SSN is part of the same process. If you are in a bonafide marriage, i doubt they will order the DNA test. It depends on factors like high cases of fraud from that consulate or children born out of wedlock or if you get a consular officer who just wants to give you trouble.

Best of luck. You can find detailed information from the US consulate/embassy serving your area in Philippines.

[Boiler 45,717]

The way the OP worded the post it appeared Husband was in PI and she was a USC but probably by naturalisation.

[Ryan H 3,815]

**One non responsive and non constructive post removed. Either answer the OP's questions or do not post.**

[bendinlar 16]

While I was in the Philippines with my wife, we met a pinay that decided to go back there to have her baby.

Long story short, she had to leave the baby with the family and go back to the U.S. while they waited for the birth certificate from NSO.

The point, it could take a while, especially getting the BC from NSO. I would not recommend it, but if you're gonna be there a while anyway....

[raven52 233]

I am married to a Filipina, and this is a rather common thing to happen with child birth, going back to the Phils., to have the baby.

I would go to a visa company, (its real cheap) and let them do all the paper work, and even most of the leg work.

for about 150.00 you could just sit back and let some one else do all the work.

There are some good companies in the Phils, a friend used "Rapid Visa" and no problems, this is not a "plug" for that company, as there are many good companies that do this for you.