Migrating with the non-US citizen baby of a US citizen!

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14 hours ago, lacolinab13 said:

Are you already pregnant? When you wrote "hoping to have our first baby soon", it made me think that you were not yet pregnant. 

 

It seems that London DCF can be as short as 2-3 months. Since you want to move to the US ASAP for work, it makes sense to move now then have your pregnancy/birth in the USA. I understand that cost is an issue but I'm surprised to hear you aren't finding any plans that would cover you, since insurance companies can now not deny coverage due to pre-existing conditions, and pregnancy care is considered preventive care. Many states also have expanded Medicaid for pregnant women and children - you may qualify based on income level. Are you researching plans through the state insurance marketplace (ACA marketplace)? Have you looked at Medicaid? 

Mary,

 

When you say you 'we need to move to the US for work asap!' Will your employer not offer you medical insurance? 

 

I have to agree with many of the comments here that it is best to have the baby in the U.S. Yes the medical costs are higher in the U.S., but considering the long wait times for any immigration process, I believe it evens out.

 

I was in a similar situation as you two years ago. I was going through my Consular process and decided to get pregnant while I was waiting. Back home, I had great insurance that would cover the delivery in a private hospital and I would receive 3 months of paid maternity leave. After doing the research to obtain the CRBA and baby's U.S passport, we were looking at a wait time of 4-6 weeks after the baby was born. So any route is not immediate and has a wait time (some longer than others). Unfortunately my pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. But after all the research I did, I had realized at the time it was best to have the baby in the U.S.

 

I would advise you to look at the options in the U.S. through your employer or other medical insurances.

 

 

 

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On 3/14/2017 at 10:52 AM, marymarymary said:

Hi all, I have found some great information on here so far, but I still have questions that I hope some of you can help me to answer!

 

I am a US citizen, and my husband is a European citizen. We plan to apply for a green card for him through London's DCF. We are also hoping to have our first baby soon, and plan for the baby to be born in the UK before we move to the US.

 

My question relates to bringing the baby to the US. The options that I have found are:

     1) file an i-130, and then go through the process of sponsoring the baby for a green card, OR

     2) file a N-600K, and then bring the baby to the US to be naturalized

The problem is that both options above will take 6-12 months to complete (counting from after the birth), and we need to move to the US for work asap!

 

I would love to hear some thoughts or ideas from the community on how to bring the baby to the US sooner.

In particular, I would like to know if it's possible to bring the baby to the US on a European passport using the VWP, and then apply for them to be naturalised using the N-600 form from inside the US. (I imagine that using the VWP would be difficult given that we're obviously planning on immigrating to the US).

 

Here's some extra useful information:

   - The baby will not have US citizenship at birth, because I don't meet the requirements for physical presence in the US

   - My US citizen mother (the child's grandmother) does meet the physical presence requirements, which is how the N-600/N-600k forms are an option for us

   - It seems to me that the baby will not be eligible for a "baby transportation letter" because the mother (me) is a US citizen, not a green card holder

 

Thanks for reading - I hope to see your replies!

Until ACA is repealed or replaced - pregnancy is not longer considered a pre-existing condition. If you have an American Insurance company telling you they won't cover it, then they are not the type of insurance you want (i.e. an indemnity plan). There are loop holes I believe which preclude them from certain parts of the law because there is speculation that the US Gov will not accept them as a true insurance plan. Although they will tell you until they are blue in the face that they are legitimate. But it sounds like moving to the US and getting covered by ACA is not an option anyway.  

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Many are not understanding this situation or that it will not take a year. As a DCF case in London, even for baby DCF, it will be done in a few months time because the petitions do not go to Chicago, but are processed quickly at the London USCIS office. They skip NVC and book their own medical and interview appointment. Baby and Dad get visa and greencards at the same time. 

 

Baby does not get US Passport for travel because not eligible. 

 

Free healthcare is hard to beat. Having insurance still requires an upfront deductible, each hospital admission charges and copays.