K1 Visa Pregnant Fiancee - How Will Baby Travel to U.S.?

[ZachTX 4]

My Filipina fiancee is pregnant with our child and will likely give birth in the Philippines given our visa approval timeline. Our baby will probably be about at least a month old by the time her visa is in her hands. How will the baby be given permission to travel to the U.S.? Will it be with a CRBA and U.S. passport? That's what my research (on this forum and other sources) indicates but I called the U.S. embassy in Manila and the agent mentioned something else (petition to join? - she wasn't very clear).

 

I've done research on the CRBA and I know we'll need the official PSA birth certificate to apply - this will take at least a month to get, correct?

 

Any insight is appreciated.

[VanDerFran 10]

Congratulations.

 

Very interesting, I like to know that as well,  most likely not, but let me ask, did you added the baby name (name to be)  to I129F, if you did, I believe you can request a K2 for the baby after he or she is born. but I will leave for the experts here to help you better.

 

 

 

[Jojo92122 1,924]

The baby will need a CRBA and US passport.  The baby uses the US passport to enter the US as a US citizen.

 

The baby is born a US citizen.  The baby can not be added to the I-129f.  The baby can not receive a K-2 or any other US visa because US visas are never issued to US citizens. 

[ZachTX 4]

Thank you.

[KevinInATX 133]

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Edited December 2, 2018 by người nước ngoài

[JFH 12,190]

*~*~*moved from “K-1 fiancé visa process and procedures” to “CRBA” - question concerns the child, not the K-1 applicant*~*~*

[JFH 12,190]

The baby will be a US citizen assuming you, the father, meet the requirements to transfer citizenship to your child born overseas. There is a physical presence requirement. If you don’t, the child will need an IR-2 visa (not K-2, which is for step children of the USC petitioner in a K-1) and will become a USC upon arrival at the POE.