Giving birth outside U.S on greencard (merged)

[-Trinity- 513]

Not to discourage you, but you have no guarantee that you will have your GC within a couple months.

 

My daughter notice shows that her interview will be scheduled. It has been like this since April last year....still waiting.

 

 

[Illiria 980]

33 minutes ago, adanielle394 said:

I'll have my greencard, which allows me to go in and out of the U.S as I please. (U.S is where I live and will live, just purely going to England to give birth so I can be with family and in familiar surroundings) I'm not planning on going until I am just about ready to pop, and before it's too risky to fly.

Two things 

 

1) Green card doesn’t mean you can come and go as you please, if they deem that you have used services that are reserved for residents of another country they could decide that you have abandoned your greencard

 

2) to use the nhs you need to be deemed ordinarily a resident in the U.K. which as soon as you are a green card holder you will not be so will be subject to assessment for charging if you use the nhs. 

 

‘Hospital treatment is free to people classed as "ordinarily resident" in the UK. This is not dependent on nationality, payment of UK taxes, National Insurance contributions, being registered with a GP, having an NHS Number or owning property in the UK.  To be considered ordinarily resident, you must be living in the UK on a lawful and properly settled basis for the time being – you may be asked to prove this.’  - https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/uk-visitors/Pages/access-services-in-England.aspx

 

or page 50 here

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/666031/UPDATED_Guidance_to_Charging_Regulations_post_23_October.pdf

Edited January 28, 2018 by Illiria

[Acciocormeum 1]

17 minutes ago, -Trinity- said:

Not to discourage you, but you have no guarantee that you will have your GC within a couple months.

 

My daughter notice shows that her interview will be scheduled. It has been like this since April last year....still waiting.

 

 

I know that's a possibility I'm just trying to stay optimistic

[Boiler 45,434]

Does your Medical Insurance cover the UK?

[Tom169 54]

Don't be so sure about getting a GC In next few months. Be prepared for another 6-7 months. 

[Going through 5,671]

More likely around 6 months before you get the GC....

[Going through 5,671]

42 minutes ago, adanielle394 said:

I'm not planning on going until I am just about ready to pop, and before it's too risky to fly.

Just wanted to mention, in your planning for this, check with the airlines as many carriers have regulations about flying in the third trimester.

[Illiria 980]

13 minutes ago, Going through said:

Just wanted to mention, in your planning for this, check with the airlines as many carriers have regulations about flying in the third trimester.

Yep, plus random complications do occur. I almost went into labor at 34 weeks but luckily had her at just over 37 weeks.

 

Your airline might ask for a doctors letter even if you aren’t up to the cut off date.

Edited January 28, 2018 by Illiria

[-Trinity- 513]

35 minutes ago, adanielle394 said:

I know that's a possibility I'm just trying to stay optimistic

That's a good attitude. I hope things work out for you.

[mallafri76 1,012]

1 hour ago, adanielle394 said:

I'll have my greencard, which allows me to go in and out of the U.S as I please. (U.S is where I live and will live, just purely going to England to give birth so I can be with family and in familiar surroundings) I'm not planning on going until I am just about ready to pop, and before it's too risky to fly.

You should probably look into that. If you’ve emigrated from the UK and is no longer a resident, you’re not covered under NHS and will have to pay for medical care. 

Edited January 28, 2018 by mallafri76

[JFH 12,190]

1 hour ago, adanielle394 said:

I'll have my greencard, which allows me to go in and out of the U.S as I please. (U.S is where I live and will live, just purely going to England to give birth so I can be with family and in familiar surroundings) I'm not planning on going until I am just about ready to pop, and before it's too risky to fly.

Can you afford the cost of giving birth privately in the U.K.? Might be cheaper to fly your family here to be with you here whilst you give birth. 

 

You do realise you can no longer avail yourself of the NHS as you are no longer a U.K. resident, don't you?

[JoannaV 174]

Ditto to what others have said about the NHS. My old GP is too aware of my family to let me get away with pretending to live in the UK, lol.

 

Other than wanting to be with your family, do you have any particular worries about birthing in the US?

 

I solved the "familiar surroundings" problem by having three home births. ;-)

[cloclay 0]

3 hours ago, adanielle394 said:

Do you know how we'd go about doing that? My husband is a U.S citizen.

I did the same thing, got my GC on Oct and my child was born on Nov in Mexico, the reason we did that way, was we had the insurance paid in Mexico, on Dec went to us embassy and applied for the Child CRBA, we received his passport in one week, just check the rules for CRBA because there are some requierements the us citizen need to comply

 

in the interview they asked why the child was born in Mexico, I explain my reasons and have no problems 

Edited January 28, 2018 by cloclay

[Acciocormeum 1]

59 minutes ago, JoannaV said:

Ditto to what others have said about the NHS. My old GP is too aware of my family to let me get away with pretending to live in the UK, lol.

 

Other than wanting to be with your family, do you have any particular worries about birthing in the US?

 

I solved the "familiar surroundings" problem by having three home births. ;-)

I can't necessarily give birth at home as we are living in an apartment and everyone will hear everything haha. I guess it's just all scary financially as well as just wanting someone there, my husbands family live 1 hour away and I can't take my driving test until I get my GC. 

[Illiria 980]

2 minutes ago, adanielle394 said:

I can't necessarily give birth at home as we are living in an apartment and everyone will hear everything haha. I guess it's just all scary financially as well as just wanting someone there, my husbands family live 1 hour away and I can't take my driving test until I get my GC. 

If it’s scary financially then have you looked into the costs of a private birth in the U.K. and are they any better than your us health insurance costs?