abu21

Hello ,

my wife is on visit visa alone with myself here in usa. she is soon expecting a baby here .would like to ask about how I can apply or get medical card or some things ?
Because I can't afford the expensive which going to come in hospital.
we are on visit visa.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Jerseygirl

Welcome to BE.

Please can you provide more info about the visa...what number is the visa...B1 perhaps?

If she is visiting she should have taken out travel insurance...to cover her for medical expenses...especially if she was pregnant .

Pulaski

Are you a visitor too, or do you work here? Do you have medical insurance?

ian-mstm

Visitors aren't usually eligible to apply for US health or medical insurance... and, since you're already in the US, you can't apply for travel insurance.


Sorry - but you have two choices: 1) she leaves the US and returns to your home country to have the baby; or 2) she stays in the US and you pay the medical expenses.

Sorry - but that's the price you pay for having a child born in the US.

Ian

scrubbedexpat099

B2 would be a Visitor Visa.

Heading home would be the obvious solution.

abu21

We are both on B2 visit visa,so what are option available for her ? as we can't afford the expensive ? please help me out. we don't have medical insurance as well.


Thanks

scrubbedexpat099

Best one is go home.

Guindalf

The ONLY option is to go home. You will be hit with major bills if you stay in the US.

Where is home, BTW? I'm guessing Asia somewhere as it appears that English is not your first language.

As you can't travel in the third trimester, it seems like you didn't plan your holiday very well and it could end up costing a LOT of money!

[skeptic mode on] If your plan was to have the baby in the US and use it as a means to gain PR, AFAIK, it doesn't work that way! [/skeptic mode off]

abu21

thanks so where I went wrong ,was better to apply medical insurance before traveling to usa ? to cover hospital expensive.

scrubbedexpat099

Yes you should have travel insurance, but that would not cover normal pregnancy costs.

But you have your solution.

abu21

so which insurance can cover the pregnancy costs , please can you let me know . thanks

scrubbedexpat099

Whatever you have in your home country.

Michael

Your option is to go home or pay large medical bills. There is no other option.

Why are you as visitors trying to have a baby in the US?

Jerseygirl

Also a child born in the US does not mean the parents will be able to stay here.

Pulaski

Without insurance or a substantial amount of money, your wife will receive only basic "emergency" treatment, which still cost well over $20k, maybe even upto $30k or more in a high cost area. For your wife and child's sake GO HOME!