American citizenship is within the reach of anyone who can afford it, and this is entirely true. It is also true that the best, easiest and most guaranteed way of acquiring the citizenship of the United States is by birth. This is exactly why, notwithstanding the cost, many people who has the capacity to fund it do not think twice to give it to their children.
However, having the financial capacity is not enough. More important than money is having the knowledge of how to go about it and make a success of the visa application. This is where so many people who have desired the American citizenship by birth for their children have failed, irrespective of having the required funding.
So, why is it so? If not money what else matters in acquiring American citizenship. How come most pregnant women who apply for American visa are rejected? These and more are what we shall tell you in this report in just a few minutes.
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HOW TO DELIVER YOUR CHILD IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ACQUIRE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH.
That is our focus on this report. In a few minutes, we shall tell you everything that matters about how to acquire US citizenship by birth for your child as a foreigner. Yes, a foreigner, notwithstanding that you do not have any blood link or relationship with anyone in the US. It also does not matter that you are not married to a US citizen.
The United States is a home away from home to people across the globe. The country’s doors are open to genuine visitors and legitimate migrants. Globalization has made it so even against the protectionist views and considerations occasioned by the need to checkmate the incessant threats from religious bigots and fanatics. Not even economic challenges have changed this.
It is a well-known fact that America was largely built by immigrants. Irrespective of the widespread racism in the United States, it is still a country that welcomes immigrants and foreign visitors. In fact, certainly all countries are open to foreign visitors, though not all have allowed citizenship by birth to children of foreigners who themselves are not citizens or lawful residents.
The United States has made an exception in this area. It does not only allow citizenship by the children of foreigners who are non-citizens. It also does not discriminate on the bases of lawful and non-lawful residents when it come to citizenship of their children born in the US. What do I mean by that? Let me explain.
You can enter the United States illegally and this will not affect the citizenship by birth to your child if you deliver them within the US territory. Therefore, how you entered the country is irrelevant to the right of your newborn child to acquire the citizenship of the United States.
Now, why did I have to dig up this point? This is simply to drive home the point that most US visa applicants who are pregnant women, and whose visa applications are denied is never because they are pregnant. Any thought that pregnancy is a barrier to visit the United States is false. In addition, any assumption that your visa application is denied because of your pregnancy status is wrong and a misconception.
However, am personally not confident that the United States considers medical tourism either a foreign policy trust or an economic policy. Notwithstanding, personal experience has proven to me that only an intending applicant can keep himself/ herself from the county’s medical services, and the benefits of child delivery in the United States, the biggest of which is the acquiring of US citizenship by birth.
Truth be told, there is certainly no argument about that. Aside access to more advanced medical services, there is also the advantage of automatic citizenship by birth, which obviously (though arguably anyways), is the more reason why couples desire to have their kids in the United States.
Therefore, the rumour out there that the US government have come to frown at this is unfounded claims. This is indeed a myth, never a fact. It is false assumption founded on misconceptions and wrong information.
The United States constitution has been amended more than any constitution you can think of. As at last count, there are at least 33 amendments of the US constitution since 1789, out of which 27 have already been ratified by the component federating states, according to Wikipedia. What is my point here?
May be I should ask the question – how come none of these amendments affected citizenship by birth to children of foreigners? Why is it still left in the constitution after several amendments? If the US now frown, at this, why has the congress not even proposed an amendment to scrap it from the constitution? The answer is simple – the suggestion in the public domain that pregnant women are denied visa to the US because of their pregnancy is a myth and not a fact. It is false, and it is wrong.
I repeat, it is false, wrong and unfounded. Q.E.D. I will tell you the actual reasons why pregnant women are denied visas very shortly, but it is good to drive the above point home.
At any point when the US government truly become offended by provisions legitimizing citizenship by birth to foreign nationals, taking them off from the spirit and letters of the constitution requires very little of their energy. Amending the constitution is in fact a faster, easier, cheaper and better option than the efforts, technology and expertise that would be expended in screening out pregnant women at legions of embassies of the United States across the world.
This report is therefore a careful rejoinder to some false claims out in the public domain about pregnant women in relation to US visa application at US embassies. Some writers and purveyors of the misleading information mostly sound grievous and appeared to be talking from personal experience, but they are wrong. Immigration and nationality practice in most western countries could be tricky, and the United States of America in particular is one of the countries whose immigration experience I find interesting.
Why then are pregnant women denied US visa?
Therefore, this report intends to educate the public on what truly are the variables and realities for pregnant women who wish to deliver in the United States. It is our hope that you can share this report to as many people as you can, so that those who have already been misinformed will also stumble on this rejoinder and will also find the contents useful.
First, let us get something out of the way – you are not denied visa simply because you are pregnant.
Every visa applicant is considered on merit irrespective of sex and pregnancy status. In reality, there is actually no specific US visa designed for pregnant women. It cannot be said that medical visa is a specific category for pregnant women either. It applies to people of all sexes who are seeking medical services in the United States for a specific medical condition, which does not include pregnancy in real sense of it.
Most visa applicants who are visiting the United States for child delivery are going for ordinary visit. This is covered under the B1/B2 visa category, which includes visiting and business purposes in the United States of America. However, while in the US with any other visa category, you can also deliver your baby.
That said, let us now look at the reasons why pregnant women can suffer rejection at the embassy for the B1/B2 visa:
Being overconfident.
This is rather very clear, but it is a rare situation anyway. It does not affect all applicants, but only a minute number. These are the category of people who attend visa interviews and complete visa application forms with some sense of entitlement.
Most people who fall into this trap sometimes have already visited the United States in the past. Because of this, they now feel that their next visa application is a workover since they have already visited and returned home successfully. In practice, previous visits to United States do not guarantee re-entry. Having visited the US in the past does not make an applicant any better than a first time applicant with a virgin passport in all cases.
A country like the United Kingdom in the past could assume that a previous visitor who returned to his country is a credible visitor and not liable for a fresh screening on future visa applications. Realizing that this is not so, the UK has since reversed their drop box policy which waves the need for visa interview/ screening. Today, though previous visits are considered facts in issue, the UK still insists on fresh screening for every visa applicant (“being to or first timer”).
So, the lesson here is clear – for every visa application, approach with same seriousness like it is your first time.
Being unprepared
Before applying for any visa, including the B1/B2 US visa or visa to any country at all, do your due diligence properly in preparing for the visa process. Consult experts if you cannot dig out the information required yourself. However, details on the visa requirements and interview expectations are widely available on the internet.
Most countries, including the United have abundant information on their official websites. The US government website can easily signpost you to the resources you need to assist you every step of the way in the course of your visa application to make a complete success of it.
Essentially, your due diligence should cover the standard for visa eligibility. This is always about the applicant`s genuine personal circumstances (including economic and social ties to home country) at the time of visa application. Travel history alone, is no longer conclusive evidence of credibility.
Also important is advance information and preparation for arrangement with US medical facility such as hospital and consultation with a practicing doctor. This will demonstrate confidence and trust that indeed you have made adequate arrangement for your child delivery.
Misleading facts or misrepresentation
Above all considerations, the determining factor for most visa refusals have always being the false claims and misrepresentation of facts by applicants. This includes the provision of insufficient or incorrect information to the embassy in the visa application form or during interview.
Based on wrong advice, applicants tend to cover, colour or reshape facts about them either on visa application forms or during the interview. For instance, an intending non-immigrant will be standing on precarious precedence when you claim you are visiting the United States for only two weeks and eventual spend longer time without officially applying for extension, and without voluntarily explaining the situation in the your next visa application.
Concealing or attempting to conceal your pregnancy
Some pregnant visa applicants would sometimes conceal or try to conceal the fact that they are pregnant hoping that because their tummy is yet to protrude they can get away without the consular officer detecting. Then, a simple question like – “are you pregnant” that would simply attract a simple answer – “yes”, becomes their greatest albatross, when they lie about it.
Note importantly, for every fact that you misrepresented, every lie you told in the past, consciously or ignorantly, if when discovered will adversely affect you at your next visa application. You will be blacklisted from the point of discovery, but you may never be told until you consciously and voluntarily disclose and correct the past errors.
Having unverifiable or inaccurate information can lead to visa denials or prolonged and redundant processing. Don’t let a small oversight lead to delays in obtaining your visa.
General Assessment
Irrespective of current threats and economic challenges, it is our opinion that the United States is still relatively liberal in its immigration policy, especially regarding pregnant women intending to deliver in their country. In the assessment of a visa applicant, above all considerations, in the order pedigree is applicant’s honesty and sincerity.
Child delivery in the United States by a foreign national could cost up to $US10,000 and above in cash. That is not something a credit-based economy like the United States will not admire. I hope the information above have helped to disabuse the minds of those who think otherwise. Please let us know your views or let us have your questions below.
IN CONCLUSION.
Note that everything that is contained in this report does not constitute a legal or professional immigration advice. To be sure of what you really need for your US visa application or child delivery in the United States, you may need to seek professional advice from a lawyer or an immigration expert. In other to reduce the chances of failure and brighten your chances of success at first attempt, it is advisable you speak with an immigration lawyer in every situation.
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