Immigrant Visa While Pregnant - US Consulate, Mumbai

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Hello Everyone,

I would really appreciate if anyone who were in a similar situation like us can share their experience or provide your guidance.

I am a green card holder and my wife is an indian citizen. We got married in 2015.
Below is a short summary of our case.
- I have filed her case under F2A category
- Priority date is Aug 2015.
- I130 has been approved NVC fee has been paid.
- Received a confirmation from NVC that they have received all the documentation,
will setup an appointment as soon as the dates are current.
- The interview will be held at the US Consulate Mumbai.

Below is our current situation
- My wife is pregnant. Her due date is in September 2017
- Her doctor advised her not to take chest X-ray or any kind of vaccination
- I called up NVC and they recommended to speak with US consulate, mumbai
- When i called the hotline for ustraveldocs, they recommended to send them an email to [email protected]
- I contacted one of our attorneys and they havne't responded with useful information.

Based on the recent visa bulletin, we are expecting an interview any time aorund May till July.

Below are our questions,
1) Can she get a waiver for Chest x-ray and for vaccinations as she is pregnant? If not, what are our options?
2) Will she be granted an immigrant visa while she is pregnant?

We would really appreciate your help. Thank you for your time.

[moon47usaco]

I am fairly certain that they will not be able to issue a visa an therefore permit travel without proof of physical condition IE X-Ray and vaccinations.

What will most likely happen is you will be given time to acquire the documents while your case is on hold. So most likely you will need to wait until after birth and recovery to obtain the X-Rays and vaccinations. I can not speak from experience with pregnancy but allowing travel with the potential risk of transmittal of disease is not something the embassy will allow. I am sure your wife is healthy but they do not know that without proof.

Contact the embassy by whatever means you can and they may postpone the interview. You may end up having to go to the interview to explain your circumstances in person. At that point I would think they would just put the case on hold until the documents could be provided.

These are just my best guesses you must contact the embassy for answers.