Pending I-130 - Pregnancy

[Petersaad1 10]

Forgive me if this has been asked for, but I can’t find anything. 
 

I filed I-130 for my wife about two weeks ago and we just found that she’s pregnant. Can someone shed some light on how having a baby will affect the process?

[Sammy_2496 116]

Having a child together won’t speed up the process unfortunately 😞 if that’s what you were more or less wondering.

[Petersaad1 10]

10 minutes ago, Sammy_2496 said:

Having a child together won’t speed up the process unfortunately 😞 if that’s what you were more or less wondering.

I know it won’t speed it up but does it slow it down? What extra paperwork is required?

[pushbrk 12,868]

29 minutes ago, Petersaad1 said:

I know it won’t speed it up but does it slow it down? What extra paperwork is required?

The process you started is for your wife.  The baby is likely to be born abroad.  If entitled to US Citizenship, you will file a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, for the child and apply for a US Passport for the child.  This has no impact on your spouse's visa process.

[Petersaad1 10]

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

The process you started is for your wife.  The baby is likely to be born abroad.  If entitled to US Citizenship, you will file a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, for the child and apply for a US Passport for the child.  This has no impact on your spouse's visa process.

Thanks so much! 

[Pleasework89 47]

Go to the US embassy/consulate website for the country your wife is and look up the requirements to see if you qualify. The basic requirement is that you are a US citizen with 5 years of physical presence in the U.S. 

 

I successfully applied for a CRBA (consular report for birth abroad) for my child. 

 

DS-2029 is the name of the application and can be downloaded from the consulate/embassy or state department website. I also included it so you can see what you need. You should definitely email them too because certain places have extra requirements. Good luck!

ds2029.PDF

Edited February 27, 2023 by Pleasework89

[Petersaad1 10]

Hi All,

 

I filed my I-130 petition a couple weeks ago (around the same time my wife got pregnant). I know that pregnancy is not normally grounds to expedite, but after seeing the healthcare system and how it runs in this country is causing me extreme anxiety. Just the hygiene alone is enough reason to cause anyone to fear for their loved ones' health. Yes, people here are alive and well, but I (who have lived in America my whole life and am not used to this level of carelesness and lack of hygiene) am not able to bear how bad hospitals and doctors are here. There are even pharmacies that sell counterfeit medication. 

 

Is this concern valid? I truly don't want to have my wife and baby be treated in this country. 

[milimelo 4,475]

No idea what this country is, but pregnancy is not a reason for expedite. Babies are born every day all over the world. I'd be more worried about giving birth in the US given the known high mortality rates in the US for babies and mothers and highly medicalized process - only the US sees pregnancies as a disease and not as a natural process it is in all other countries. 

[Ontarkie 14,215]

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[Petersaad1 10]

So I reached out to Ask Emma to ask how I can submit an expedite request. The agent sent me the generic list of reasons you can expedite and asked me which one applies. I responded with the reason (literally one sentence) and was given a reference number and they said have a good day. What does this mean? Is my expedite request officially in?

[Timona 4,207]

What's the reason for expedite. 

 

[Petersaad1 10]

my wife is having a very rough pregnancy and she needs care. Me going to visit her would result in a severe financial loss.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

10 minutes ago, Petersaad1 said:

Me going to visit her would result in a severe financial loss.

Can you clarify?

[Petersaad1 10]

Just now, Rocio0010 said:

Can you clarify?

My job requires on-site presence. Only way to go to her would be to leave my job

[Rocio0010 5,579]

2 minutes ago, Petersaad1 said:

My job requires on-site presence. Only way to go to her would be to leave my job

Oh ok, so she's the beneficiary and she's overseas. Gotcha