Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
May 23rd 2013, 10:55 pm
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
I just came back to the US from a vacation abroad including our three kids. We entered the US in Miami and the immigration lines were HUGE.
My family (four USC and me on a green card) got to go in the USC line, but we were the last people through our entry booth before they started waving the non-USC through.
Our questioning was simple and relatively quick (took my photo and fingerprints etc). Then I happened to listen/watch as the couple behind me got questioned while I was gathering bags/repositioning toddler twins, refiling passports.
I was shocked that the immigration official was rude and aggressive to this couple (very different line of questioning from ours). She was shouting at the woman about moving her hands from in front of her stomach to try and conceal a possible pregnancy. She made the woman step away from the booth and turn sideways so she could see her belly and she accused the woman of trying to come to the US to have a baby. As far as I could see the woman wasn't even pregnant so I've no idea what they would do to someone who clearly had a large pregnant belly. Not a good scenario.
My family (four USC and me on a green card) got to go in the USC line, but we were the last people through our entry booth before they started waving the non-USC through.
Our questioning was simple and relatively quick (took my photo and fingerprints etc). Then I happened to listen/watch as the couple behind me got questioned while I was gathering bags/repositioning toddler twins, refiling passports.
I was shocked that the immigration official was rude and aggressive to this couple (very different line of questioning from ours). She was shouting at the woman about moving her hands from in front of her stomach to try and conceal a possible pregnancy. She made the woman step away from the booth and turn sideways so she could see her belly and she accused the woman of trying to come to the US to have a baby. As far as I could see the woman wasn't even pregnant so I've no idea what they would do to someone who clearly had a large pregnant belly. Not a good scenario.
May 24th 2013, 1:36 am
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
http://www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-rel...aby-say-expert
No flying after 37 weeks if a low risk pregnancy.
No flying after 37 weeks if a low risk pregnancy.
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May 26th 2013, 9:01 pm
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
Agree with everyone else, I can't imagine anyone would want to do this. My son was a reasonably straightforward delivery, but was in NICU for 5 days afterwards and the total bill (thankfully, mostly covered by insurance) was over 60k. Aside from anything else, it would be incredibly uncomfortable to fly at 36 weeks pregnant.
May 26th 2013, 10:58 pm
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
So what would happen if the child was born in unclaimed international airspace?
May 26th 2013, 11:55 pm
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
Though having checked Wikipedia suggests I may be wrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_a...raft_and_ships
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May 27th 2013, 12:01 am
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May 27th 2013, 12:19 am
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
If that is correct...I think that would depends on that country's laws. For example...children born in the US are US citizens. Children born in the UK are not necessarily UK citizens. Therefore if a child is born on a BA plane...it is not necessarily a UKC.
May 27th 2013, 4:31 am
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May 27th 2013, 8:34 am
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
They usually get the citizenship of the airline. So if it is a US airline American bad luck if you are flying Air France.
Though having checked Wikipedia suggests I may be wrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_a...raft_and_ships
Though having checked Wikipedia suggests I may be wrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_a...raft_and_ships
May 28th 2013, 1:21 pm
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May 28th 2013, 3:20 pm
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Re: Travellng from UK TO USA 36 weeks pregnant
