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Hello All,
I am a green card holder in the U.S, pregnant and expected to be put to bed around March 2011.

I intend to invite my mother to the U.S before or during my delivery to assist me and my new baby with care.

Can someone help me with information on how to go about it, I mean ,documentation wise,i.e the kind of documents, doctors letter etc to present to the embassy to enable her get the visa.

Thanks you all

You can send Doctors letter, details of your status etc to your mother, but a US Visit Visas approval is dependent heavily on the applicants ties to their home country, so your mother will have to prove her ties to where she is living, ties include but not limited to is assets, real estate, family job etc.

Pregnancy. delivery and child care is not a valid reason for visit visa; in fact, care provided like that of a nurse, nanny or doula is considered working illegally. You need to prepare to handle all of this by yourself or with the assistance of only your husband. Take prenatal and child care classes offered by your health care provider or hospital. It really is not that hard. Healthy women are not put on bed rest in the US prior to delivery; many women work until day of delivery - including physicians. If you are in poor health, you need a professional nurse - not an untrained individual. Caring for a newborn is much easier than caring for a teenager - ask any parent of a teen. Caring for your child by yourself is an important part of being a good mother; the bonding that occurs in the first days to his/her parents is critical in an infants development. You mother should not step into that role as long as you are able to do so which is the case even after surgical delivery. Again, if you are uncertain of how to handle an infant, take a class.

Pregnancy. delivery and child care is not a valid reason for visit visa; in fact, care provided like that of a nurse, nanny or doula is considered working illegally.

Who says that her mother helping her with her new baby is considered working? You are full of yourself, it appears you have nothing else to add to this thread, but just to discourage the OP. The delivery of a child is a valid reason for the OP to request that her mother come and visit to help with the baby, perfectly legitimate and any Consular Officer with a brain will see this issue.


You need to prepare to handle all of this by yourself or with the assistance of only your husband. Take prenatal and child care classes offered by your health care provider or hospital. It really is not that hard.

Attending pre-natal care classes and having a child are two different experiences. There is nothing that prepares you for a child in your hands. It is NOT hard because you havent done it yourself.


Healthy women are not put on bed rest in the US prior to delivery; many women work until day of delivery - including physicians. If you are in poor health, you need a professional nurse - not an untrained individual.

I am sure your mother was a nurse, hence you came out this excellent. Do you know for the fact that her mother ISNT a nurse? Working till you deliver a child isnt a mark of some excellent health, it is a sign of poverty and financial obligations. 95% of women who are pregnant will chose to stay at home if money and career discrimination werent major factors forcing them to work till they drop the baby in their offices. Her mother is well-able to help her with the baby.

Caring for a newborn is much easier than caring for a teenager - ask any parent of a teen. Caring for your child by yourself is an important part of being a good mother; the bonding that occurs in the first days to his/her parents is critical in an infants development.

When did the OP indicates she has no intention of bonding with her child? Bonding is important, but when did it means a baby 24/7? Please Mr. Perfect, cut the crap.

You mother should not step into that role as long as you are able to do so which is the case even after surgical delivery. Again, if you are uncertain of how to handle an infant, take a class.

You have huge ballz to tell the OP what her mother should and shouldnt do.... Have you ever had a wife who couldnt do anything because she had a C-section? You sound clueless dude and you shouldnt be dictating to this woman what she can and cannot do.

You are clearly misguided and self-righteous.