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shelly23:
I can hook you up sharpish! Just let me know your specs, enough single and searching ladies in Lagos

By next month you can do introduction and by the end of the year trad and white wedding.

If you're not in Nigeria, they can put your picture on the chair next to your 'wife' at the introduction or infact you can facetime from wherever you are. Thank God for technology

And then we can do nairaland aso ebi, since technically we're part of your extended family

Too funny!! if he even wants the one that has the baby already waiting pending delivery so he doesnt stress himself you can arrange that one join ba?

deri20:
Good day all. Please my sister us visa was cancelled at POE in Abu Dhabi because she carried her educational certificates along. She was equally delayed for 3days at the airport. Please house what is her chance of winning the case if she contact a lawyer. She said she was kept in an hotel with meal ticket before returning her to Lagos. I warned her not to fly Ethiad.

It's worth a try if she really does want to go through all the hassle. I don't think it proves anything that she took her certificates. Just my opinion!!
She cant get a legal job on a B1/B2 visa, and if she even wanted to try something illegal i dont think for those type of jobs they would need her certificates, so that's not even an issue.

She must not have been very confident speaking with the CBP official. What if she was going to try to send in school applications when she came in for childbirth?

I guess questions for her is what did she tell them? Are you sure that's the only thing they were questioning? Im sure her lawyer will ask her all these before they start to build the case.

Let's not let CBP officials bully us, as most mothers have said as long as you are "honest" from the onset you are not doing anything illegal birthing in th us and you can carry anything you want to travel(except drugs and other illegal items . funny enough evertime i travelled i always carried all my documents, i always had that fear of what if someone asks me for something that i left out.

Goodluck!! And like I said if she is really up to it, she can try to fight it out at least just to set the records straight for future travel.

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[quote author=Tvegas post=33922040]@Poster,The bolded is false. And you should stop making authoritative statements on topics you haven't fully researched. You are already sounding like a supreme court judge here,yet this is actually a matter that the supreme court has not RULED on because no litigant has followed through with it. Those who wanted to argue it in court against Mccain even pulled back because its a futile exercise.

God bless you Tvegas, was going to respond to @Zee but didnt want it to look like i was always picking on what the person was saying (soory dont know if you are male/female :-))

If I am not sure about something I will say MAYBE and this is why I THINK..... Please stop misleading people with information, they will have been better off if you just pointed them to materials to read. Even TVegas that is not staying in the US has done his homework and has found out the information the OP needed.

God Bless all!!!

staa:
I really appreciate all your responses, I do not intend to relocate from Nigeria yet that's the reason I cherish my visiting visa so I can always travel. Just like someone said the insurance did not accept because I don't have social security no. (By usc I mean us citizen ) am just being careful because hubby wants me to relocate even though I still have the fear of the unknown reservation .can I take some cash to be on the safe side and let them know am paying the bills at the poe and avoid the question of my hubby being a usc or just tell them short vacation instead of child birth .Am making this personal enquiries for my selfish interest because I still have sentimental attachment to my Nigeria .

Have you considered that a child born to a USC abroad can obtain USC status. Not sure if your going was solely to get better healthcare or to make sure husband is there for the birthing or just to get the citizenship worked out. I know some people have indicated that if they birth in Nigeria they have company insurance that covers all costs in VERY good hospitals.

Info you need on acquiring status for a child born to a USC are here: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-child-born-abroad.html and http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/abroad/events-and-records/birth.html. Side note this will require you going to the embassy and filling paperwork since you are plannig on keeping your visitors visa that might be an issue. Cos you are going to report yourself :-)

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zeezahbee:
Yes she will pay her own bill not for the baby? As long a baby papa is a citizen and pay tax.The baby can be on medicaid. Mother needs to sort herself separate.
Medicaid is automatic even if the baby papa is bill gate or Obama. Medicaid is for children from 0-19 years. On your 19 birthday , Medicaid is over. Medicaid is free health care for children and it varies by states to state in USA
Medicaid is only a venom to people that are not citizen or residence because funds from Medicaid comes for our tax. So that makes a non-residence a cheat

Currently in Texas, the state give CHIp (children Heath insurance program) this is for low income parent, it will take care of both mother and baby during birth, this one is from the state. Medicaid is federal.

I beg to differ as well. If Medicaid was automatic why do we still have people filling for bankruptcy after having their kids stay in the NICU for months or why all the frustartions on Obamacare and it not being fair to some classes of people. Medicaid as i know it from someone who has done extensive research in 2 different states is that: If you are low income, yes you can file for Medicaid for your kids and at that time it is automatic. If not i wont be paying for insurance for my kids at my job and will use Medicaid for them and save me $ monthly. Everything you need is here: http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-topics/eligibility/eligibility.html

So yes if your husband's income is within the income limits specified in the link above the child is eligible for medicaid. The mother however as you correctly stated is not eligible for any assistance unless she is able to adjust her status before childbirth, file for the health insurance and prove that her and her husbands joint income qualifies them for any state or federal health insurance programs.

God Bless!!

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Tvegas:
Please go easy on her . Not everyone know these things. 2 different people in the US took turns to convince me to drop the identity of my child for tax returns but i said [b]mba. They promised to share the proceeds of the returns with me, imagine getting paid like $1000-$1500 on a child per annum. That is mouthwatering but I still said mba.

@OP.....This matter bothers on conscience and morality. The money your sister may promise to share with you will be paid with the sweat of tax paying americans. Dont reap where you didnt sow. Your child is not in the US and no one should claim returns on him or her. Cheers

[b][quote author=Tvegas post=33740806]@Tvegas: God Bless you. When you dont know something you'll ask people. And everyone please everything is not illegal, ther are specific situations where you can claim your nephews and neices on your tax returns.

@OP: Everything you need to know is here http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#en_US_2014_publink1000220868. Questions asked are; did the child live with your sister for up to 6 months, if not there are exemptions read details at the link above. Bottom line is has your sister in anyway FINANCIALLY contributed toward the upkeep of that child. If your answer is no I will not encourage to cheat the system as so many have done in the past.

God Bless

Newmum0615:
Dear friends,

Join me in praising the Almighty God!!! My visa was approved this morning. The issue of my hubby's green card didn't come up at all. I made sure I was interviewed by a man. Kept dodging in the queue till a guy was free. Didn't want to deal with all those frowning women I saw there. I will post the interview transcript once I settle down in the office. I am still overwhelmed with joy

Awesome News!!! Very happy for you

zeezahbee:
Since your husband has a green card , it is quite easy for you to get a visiting visa, because your husband will obviously fle for you to become a PR.

2ndly' you do not have to bother paying the hospital bill But you can pay if you like(that's your decision to make)because your husband is rightly open to the any free medical as a residence.
Because your husband is a residence and will automatically become a citizen in 5years from the day he got the green card, accepting Medicaid for your baby is not a crime.
You case is quite different from every other person here.
Your husband status has covered the baby and even u.

Let the vo know that your intention is to give birth and go back home, the vo know if he/she denies you, you will probably still go to the USA legally after your husband files for you.

All, let's continue to give advice based on experience and not on speculation.

Your husband having a green card does make things a little harder. Didn't want to mention this so I don't discourage you, My husband tried a visitors visa 3 times and was denied all 3 times cos there was clearly an intent to immigrate according to the VO. And at this time all I was doing with my green card was going to give birth and the 6 month routine.

You do have to pay your bills as you are not yet a permanent resident. Even logically if you go to a hospital do the bills come out in your name or your husbands name?

And yes if you are not able to go right now, I wouldn't worry too much as your husband can still file for you all. You giving birth there would only have made the process a little faster for only your child.

And as I said everyone's case is a little different so I won't discourage you, just be ready with all your answers and pray really hard. Be careful with any responses as it concerns husband being in Nigeria and working. Everything will work out for your good.

God Bless

Newmum0615:
His mum who is a citizen applied on his behalf. He was granted last year although he lives in Nigeria and only intends to be going every 6 months

I don't think it matters how he got his green card. Don't mean to sound negative but I will advice based on the little knowledge I have of the system and from me and my husbands experience as well.

I think what really matters is if he has started the process for her (this will lead to outright denial, they will tell you to wait for the immigration process to fall through) or if he has only indicated that he is now married.

This situation is a little complex, any VO viewing your case would be questioning why you want to go for childbirth, when you and your family should be derivatives of your husband green card after he files for you.

Couple of things i would do if i was in your shoes though and he hasnt already filed for you:
--Make a strong case for going to the US for "health" reasons and not just the normal "Oh i read online and I want to try". Doctors report/correspondence, information on previous preganancy issues if any or stuff that may have happened to people you know/siblings (God forbid, not praying same for you)
--Solid proof/case that you will return to Nigeria after childbirth (Children, Business, Job, house, not sure what they accept anymore, might need other people to chip in on this) and not stay back with your husband (who is supposed to be in the US)

At this point i would advice you/anyone else not to lie about anything, because chances are that you will come back to them when the immigration process starts and everything you have told them in the past will be on record. Answer only questions asked about your husband and his immigration status and pray for the best. Be ready to explain why he is not in the US if that does come up and again do not lie as when he starts the process for you a print out of all the pages of his passport will be required and all lies will be evident from the CBP stamps.

As a side note though please tell your husband that he needs to file taxes from Nigeria. I did the same thing he did for a while and had to wait longer to get citizenship cos i hadnt filled previous years taxes.

Ralphlauren:
Once the child is 21, she can file for green card for her parents. That takes around 6months.

Application time for siblings is much, much longer. The link posted by uchetobi proves that the current waiting time is 15years.

Great job clarifying. It doesn't make sense to wait on a sibling application if the age difference between the siblings is not up to 10years (no one wants to wait that long). Another complication is that If the sibling has gotten married and has kids, his/her family has to wait for the beneficiary to go to the US (10 - 15 years) before he/she can now file for them as a green card holder which takes another 3-5 years.

VisaOfficer:
If you're unmarried, your mother can file for you as a Legal Permanent Resident. Whether you're married or not, your stepfather can file for you as a U.S. citizen.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought there is a clause that the Marriage between Biological parent and Step-Parent must have occured before the Step-Child turned 18.