Baby in the US on a B1/B2

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Birth Tourism is big business, now you are supposed to show funds but I have come across many examples where Emergency Medicaid has been used.

I know that in the state of Florida, emergency Medicaid cannot be obtained by one on a valid tourist visa. It's only for those who came on a valid immigrant, work or student visa or those out of status.

I think the US should apply the same policy that other countries apply to USC's overseas. Go to your embassy/consulate, register the birth there, get a passport from your home country. I do not believe states should issue birth certificates to children born to tourists.

The trouble with that is that you almost always need a valid birth certificate to obtain a passport.

[NickD 203]

Ha, my kid born in the 80's here cost me 600 bucks for everything, his kid, my grandson cost him $16,000.00, not kidding, and this is after our new affordable health care act was passed.

Wife recently came home after visiting her family, got ill and had to see a doctor, cost her two bucks, here would cost her 600 bucks for the same visit and would have had to pay that cash because we didn't meet our new high deductible yet.

Just saying besides what you are trying to do is illegal, just don't expect any bargains here.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

So your plan is to have an Anchor baby??

[KierenHby 899]

Just to clarify...

I started this thread to highlight the though process of those who use valid B2s to enter the US for the primary intention to have a baby. I AM NOT DOING THAT; I'm a USC with an LPR spouse. I began this thread to gather vj member thoughts.

Please at least read the first post COMPLETELY before posting.

Thanks,

OP

[Expat1 971]

Actually, ALL countries are supposed to issue birth certificates to children born in their jurisdiction, regardless of status.

Ever register a birth abroad? In our case we got a hospital certificate which was used to get a CRBA from the US consulate and a US passport, as well as an Indonesian passport. Our daughter was not born in either country and did not get citizenship where she was born.

I like that. Come to the US, have your baby, pay up before you leave, get your baby's passport from your home country's embassy, and take him or her home. Exactly like we did.

Edited February 19, 2016 by Expat1

[Expat1 971]

Just to clarify...

I started this thread to highlight the though process of those who use valid B2s to enter the US for the primary intention to have a baby. I AM NOT DOING THAT; I'm a USC with an LPR spouse. I began this thread to gather vj member thoughts.

Please at least read the first post COMPLETELY before posting.

Thanks,

OP

It's not like your timeline isn't available as a handy tool for some of our dimmer members

[newacct 688]

Ever register a birth abroad? In our case we got a hospital certificate which was used to get a CRBA from the US consulate and a US passport, as well as an Indonesian passport. Our daughter was not born in either country and did not get citizenship where she was born.

Yes, so you got a birth certificate from the hospital in that country. The child has no other birth certificate. CRBA is not a birth certificate. Nationality has nothing to do with it.

I like that. Come to the US, have your baby, pay up before you leave, get your baby's passport from your home country's embassy, and take him or her home. Exactly like we did.

You can do that. But it doesn't change the fact that the child has US citizenship, and can get a US passport at any time (now or later).

[KierenHby 899]

It's not like your timeline isn't available as a handy tool for some of our dimmer members

LOL.. true that

[Expat1 971]

Yes, so you got a birth certificate from the hospital in that country. The child has no other birth certificate. CRBA is not a birth certificate. Nationality has nothing to do with it.

You can do that. But it doesn't change the fact that the child has US citizenship, and can get a US passport at any time (now or later).

A birth certificate in the US is issued by the state, not by the hospital, although they handily assist parents in filling out the application for one, usually before they leave.

A birth certificate here is also issued by the government. The same form that was given to us by the hospital to apply for a CRBA is also used by locals here to get their government-issued birth certificates. They attach it to the application, just like we did.

The form with all the information that we got from the hospital here cannot be used for anything. It is not an "official, government issued" document. In the US, the CRBA is the correct document to be used when a birth certificate is requested.

Yes, so you got a birth certificate from the hospital in that country just moved up in ranking as "dumbest comment in the thread", behind the genius who accused the OP of wanting an "anchor baby". Thanks for playing.

For record: Hospitals don't issue birth certificates anywhere on the planet.

[newacct 688]

A birth certificate in the US is issued by the state, not by the hospital, although they handily assist parents in filling out the application for one, usually before they leave.

A birth certificate here is also issued by the government. The same form that was given to us by the hospital to apply for a CRBA is also used by locals here to get their government-issued birth certificates. They attach it to the application, just like we did.

The form with all the information that we got from the hospital here cannot be used for anything. It is not an "official, government issued" document. In the US, the CRBA is the correct document to be used when a birth certificate is requested.

Yes, so you got a birth certificate from the hospital in that country just moved up in ranking as "dumbest comment in the thread", behind the genius who accused the OP of wanting an "anchor baby". Thanks for playing.

For record: Hospitals don't issue birth certificates anywhere on the planet.

Doesn't matter what you call it. They come in different forms in different countries; sometimes it's not a certificate but a certification of a government record. But it is absolutely true that the country of birth issues the birth certificate (or equivalent document). When someone immigrates to the US, for example, they need a birth certificate (or equivalent document which the US designates per country), from the country of birth. It doesn't matter what nationalities the person has or whether the person has ever been back to the country of birth after birth. You can't say, oh, let me bring a document from another country which is my country of nationality; no, that is not acceptable, because you were not born there.

CRBA is competely irrelevant. Again, CRBA is NOT a birth certificate and will never be. It documents a completely different thing (citizenship). You cannot use it as a birth certificate anywhere, only as a proof of citizenship. So it's off-topic. Think about how dumb are the things you say before you call other people's things dumb.

Edited February 20, 2016 by newacct

[Boiler 45,949]

For record: Hospitals don't issue birth certificates anywhere on the planet.

Somebody posted a few months back who had a Saudi Hospital BC but could not get a Gov one.

[TBoneTX 45,957]

Please stop the bickering, folks. We can disagree without being disagreeable.

[NickD 203]

Reread your first post, KierenHby, said nothing about being a USC, just that you and your wife have a B1/B2 visa so assumed you were not a USC.

Come over and apply for AOS for your wife, have your child, and live happily ever after.

Without health insurance, have to call around and not be afraid to get quotes. When I brought my wife and her daughter here, needed that I-693 that is not covered by any health insurance and had to be done by a USCIS approved doctor. Called around and received quotes anywhere from $500 to $5500 for the same procedure, and said I would be paying cash.

That $500 quote was most attractive, but we had to drive 250 miles one way to get it, and that's what we did.

[Expat1 971]

Somebody posted a few months back who had a Saudi Hospital BC but could not get a Gov one.

The certificate from a Saudi hospital is titled "Record of Birth and Vital Statistics" and in the upper right specifically says "This is NOT a Birth Certificate" with instructions in Arabic for what to do with it depending on whether you are a Saudi citizen or not.

It is not a government issued document, it is a medical record of birth. The same medical record of birth that US hospitals provide to the state for the state to issue a birth certificate.

I like that.

[Expat1 971]

Reread your first post, KierenHby, said nothing about being a USC, just that you and your wife have a B1/B2 visa so assumed you were not a USC.

Come over and apply for AOS for your wife, have your child, and live happily ever after.

Without health insurance, have to call around and not be afraid to get quotes. When I brought my wife and her daughter here, needed that I-693 that is not covered by any health insurance and had to be done by a USCIS approved doctor. Called around and received quotes anywhere from $500 to $5500 for the same procedure, and said I would be paying cash.

That $500 quote was most attractive, but we had to drive 250 miles one way to get it, and that's what we did.

Good grief

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