Pending I-130 - Pregnancy

[Boiler 45,451]

No harm in trying.

[Verrou 1,962]

48 minutes ago, Petersaad1 said:

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?

IN yes, doesnt' mean it approved

 

u can check ur case ( assume u have older login account) by LOGIN and add on ur receipt number ( not ur expedite request ticket number ) if officer assign to ur case https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/logon.do it will show it there. 

 

i heard many people who never made account here, tried to make one, it goes back to my uscis account.

 

i turned out have older account so i can access egov site and can track my expedite request

Edited April 12, 2023 by Misscloud

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

she Emma created a case reference  # but so far  USCIS has not asked for proofs

and usually the case is the USC has hardship

 

u just married in January and applied in February

none of the backkground checks have been completed

 

to be honest , even if you got the case expedited,   its going to take time to go thru what USCIS has to do,  what is needed at NVC  the medical and interview in Egypt    and chances to get her to US before the last trimester are slim 

not saying it could  not happen but u are limited in time

 

and on your petiton,  if u listed mother and father as still alive ,   then u have to rely on family and her dr to care for her 

 

Difficult pregnancy?   and u believe a dr would say she could travel?

 

prepare to do the CBRA for your child 

[Petersaad1 10]

5 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

IN yes, doesnt' mean it approved

 

u can check ur case ( assume u have older login account) by LOGIN and add on ur receipt number ( not ur expedite request ticket number ) if officer assign to ur case https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/logon.do it will show it there. 

 

i heard many people who never made account here, tried to make one, it goes back to my uscis account.

 

i turned out have older account so i can access egov site and can track my expedite request

Yeah it’s just taking me back to my USCIS account

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

2 hours ago, Petersaad1 said:

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?

 

If the agent accepted your request, then you will receive mail from USCIS requesting evidence for the expedite request.  

[pushbrk 12,870]

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

she Emma created a case reference  # but so far  USCIS has not asked for proofs

and usually the case is the USC has hardship

 

u just married in January and applied in February

none of the backkground checks have been completed

 

to be honest , even if you got the case expedited,   its going to take time to go thru what USCIS has to do,  what is needed at NVC  the medical and interview in Egypt    and chances to get her to US before the last trimester are slim 

not saying it could  not happen but u are limited in time

 

and on your petiton,  if u listed mother and father as still alive ,   then u have to rely on family and her dr to care for her 

 

Difficult pregnancy?   and u believe a dr would say she could travel?

 

prepare to do the CBRA for your child 

Some good information is in this answer, but its author does not understand how USCIS adjudicates petitions.  It does not "take some time" unless you think 20 minutes counts.  An actual human spends an average of 20 minutes "processing" an I-130 for spouse.  The rest of the "processing time" is "waiting your turn".

[Petersaad1 10]

My wife is pregnant and odds that her I-130 case will be approved before birth are slim. Healthcare in her area is extremely poor. Is it possible they'll consider granting her a B2 visa to give birth here?

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

Extremely unlikely, imho.  

 

Birth Tourism Update (state.gov)

"Effective January 24, the Department is amending its B nonimmigrant visa regulation to address birth tourism.  Under this amended regulation, U.S. consular officers overseas will deny any B visa application from an applicant whom the consular officer has reason to believe is traveling for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States to obtain U.S. citizenship for their child.  Please visit the Federal Register website for additional information."

Edited April 24, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Verrou 1,962]

most likely no. and let say hypothetical, even if she can get tourist visa ( which i dont think she will get it ) u have to think about how far is her pregnancy by the time she got the visa. airline probably wont let her fly if she's over 6-7 months pregnant. 

[Boiler 45,451]

I am going to assume you have the financial side covered. 

 

Maybe depending on the nature of the situation a B2 Medical.

 

I am not sure what you mean by in her area, perhaps look for better facilities in major cities?

[Timona 4,207]

Many kids get born in Egypt. Even Moses was. She'll be fine 

[Rocio0010 5,579]

On 4/24/2023 at 8:09 AM, Petersaad1 said:

My wife is pregnant and odds that her I-130 case will be approved before birth are slim. Healthcare in her area is extremely poor. Is it possible they'll consider granting her a B2 visa to give birth here?

No, not very possible but you can certainly try. 
 

I can’t imagine the health system bad in ALL of Egypt…

[Redro 4,611]

On 4/24/2023 at 8:09 AM, Petersaad1 said:

My wife is pregnant and odds that her I-130 case will be approved before birth are slim. Healthcare in her area is extremely poor. Is it possible they'll consider granting her a B2 visa to give birth here?

 Cairo has a B1/B2 visa wait time of about 99 days… you might secure the interview before that or after that... https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

Not sure if your wife will be cleared to fly IF she obtains the visa.

 

I would focus energy on finding a suitable hospital in Egypt and collecting documents so your newborn can get their CRBA. Then maybe discuss whether you want to delay the move. All mothers are different but she might decide she wants to remain in Egypt with her family for the first few years of the baby’s life. 

 

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[curiousimmigrant3 9]

On 4/24/2023 at 9:09 AM, Petersaad1 said:

My wife is pregnant and odds that her I-130 case will be approved before birth are slim. Healthcare in her area is extremely poor. Is it possible they'll consider granting her a B2 visa to give birth here?

Hi, we have a similar story. Also pregnant with baby due soon now. Didnt want to give birth in my home country (Brazil-- I'm the beneficiary). Every lawyer my husband has spoken to said the chances of an "expedite" or something else due to pregnancy were slim. I also tried tourist visa (very early on in pregnancy), got denied. Thought of trying again for the tourist visa, but then with the pregnancy more advanced, I learned that the US is no longer accepting "visa babies" or whatever is called, aka people who go to the US only to have the baby and leave. We literally looked at options everywhere in the world... Canada, Europe, other places in south america, etc.

Now for some unsolicited advice, coming from someone with a very similar background as you... If your wife is from Egypt, she probably knows the best places/hospitals/cities with the best hygiene rates etc. Same as me, I know which places in Brazil have the best hospitals (actually anywhere really, as long as you can pay, which is not a lot either), and thats what I did. I WISH we had spent less time trying all sort of ways to go to the US to have this baby (extremely unlikely unfortunately), and instead focused on finding the BEST city, hospital, team to deliver the baby. It would've saved us a lot of stress and headspace. Just my $0.2