pregnant and applying for B2 tourist visa

[arnie209 5]

Hi, are there limitations or restrictions if someone is pregnant and applying for b2 visa? Does the fact that someone is say 3 or 4 months pregnant factor into determining if someone is eligible to visit. this person does have strong ties to present!

[Georgia16 2,858]

Is the plan to have the baby in the US?

[arnie209 5]

no, but I was wondering if that thought would affect the approval!

[Georgia16 2,858]

Well all she can do is apply and bring all her evidens of strong ties to homecountry Mexico.

[arnie209 5]

if someone has been or knows of someone in this situation I would love to hear how things worked out! thanks!

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Being pregnant doesn't make you inelligible for a tourist visa, but it is a red flag, especially if there are ties to the USA, such as the father is there, or family who may help with the baby once born.

[Unlockable 7,315]

The answer is it may or may not. You just have to always be honest. If by the time you have your interview you are "showing", pregnancy may come up. If you intend to have the child in the US then you will have to show evidence that you have the funds to cover all the medical expenses during and after birth.

But as usual you will still need to have enough evidence to convince immigration that you will return to your home country.

ETA: I agree with Penguin, it is not an ineligibility, but it is a red flag.

Edited April 4, 2016 by NuestraUnion

[HFM181818 750]

while not an ineligibility, there would be justifiable concerns of having the American taxpayers pay the freight, something that no CO with any experience will tolerate (or shouldn't). If someone was renewing a B2 who had had a child at the American taxpayer's expense, we would not renew it until the hospital bills were repaid, no matter how much they whined. Someone had to repay the $10-20,000 first...lawyers tried unsuccessfully to get me to change my mind....but INA 212 A4 is pretty clear.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

while not an ineligibility, there would be justifiable concerns of having the American taxpayers pay the freight, something that no CO with any experience will tolerate (or shouldn't). If someone was renewing a B2 who had had a child at the American taxpayer's expense, we would not renew it until the hospital bills were repaid, no matter how much they whined. Someone had to repay the $10-20,000 first...lawyers tried unsuccessfully to get me to change my mind....but INA 212 A4 is pretty clear.

Wow completely repaid? I've heard of receiving a b2 with partial payment and proof it's being paid off.

[Boiler 45,949]

Why not apply after the baby is born, problem solved.

[HFM181818 750]

An ineligibility for Public Charge can only be overcome and then only by either repaying any outstanding debts to the US taxpayers or to establish one's ability to pay for something in the US that might otherwise fall to those same beleaguered US taxpayers...

We wanted absolute proof, which could only come from the hospital, not some 'notarized' letter that said, 'gosh, we paid...you have our word...'...

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Fair enough

[Cathi 5,783]

I love that we have HFM here as an expert

[arnie209 5]

what is HFM?

[newacct 688]

while not an ineligibility, there would be justifiable concerns of having the American taxpayers pay the freight, something that no CO with any experience will tolerate (or shouldn't). If someone was renewing a B2 who had had a child at the American taxpayer's expense, we would not renew it until the hospital bills were repaid, no matter how much they whined. Someone had to repay the $10-20,000 first...lawyers tried unsuccessfully to get me to change my mind....but INA 212 A4 is pretty clear.

Public Charge (INA 212(a)(4)) only considers likeliness to receive public cash assistance or institutionalized long term care at government expense. I don't see how hospital bills have anything to do with it.