Pregnancy - 175 PR Visa - Child Visa - Birth In Oz ?

[FaithInGod]

Hello Everybody,

Greetings of the day !
We are expecting our 175 PR very soon as all of our document status is MET since 04-June-2009. As we are eagerly waiting for our visa, my wife got to know that she is already 5 weeks pregnant.

We would like to have our baby born while we will be in Australia so our baby will be Oz citizen by birth. However, I'm concerned about Medical expenses related to the pregnancy and child birth in Australia and I think that it will cost me a fortune and jeopardize our entire savings. Is there any financial aid given by Oz Govt to the PR visa holder for the pregnancy and child birth related medical expenses ? Any link or tips would be really helpful. Any private insurance would cover such expenses ?

What if we decide to have a birth in our own country ? Do I have to apply for any visa for my child ? If so which class and how long(approx.) it is gonna take to get a grant for child visa ? Is medical test necessary for a new born baby ?

If granted PR visa, our initial entry date would be somewhere in the first week of March-2010 and baby is expected to arrive in Feb-2010, kind of close !! I don't wish to rush to Oz with my wife, leaving our new born baby behind, to validate the visa ... Is there any better and pro-active option for me ?

Please share your valuable experience as this new development in our life has put us in a surprised state and we are running out of ideas on what to do ?

Thanks for your valuable time and info.

[anj1976]

Hi

welcome to the forum

this was discussed a few days back, or was it weeks.. anyway, i think the thread was child birth cost or pregnancy cost.. search the forum with different key words, i am sure you will get your answer in the thread.

secondly, if u do plan to have the baby is your own country, you will have to get a passport for the baby once she/he is born, after that apply fro the visa, it normally takes a couple of months if u have a visa already. A friend did that and managed to be in AU 2-3 months post delivery.

They do a medical on the baby but nothing big, no xrays, just a regular checkup.

you can either go, have the baby there or you can go and validate it in her initial pregnancy days, I think a lot of airlines do not allow pregnant women to travel in last couple of months.

And dont be so confused or in a surprised state.. pregnancy is a beautiful exp, a gift of god (though its u who does all the big tasks of growing, managing the baby, having a secure pregnancy )
Enjoy it..

Hope this helps. I am sure someone else will add to what I suggested

Cheers

[FaithInGod]

Originally Posted by anj1976

Hi

welcome to the forum

this was discussed a few days back, or was it weeks.. anyway, i think the thread was child birth cost or pregnancy cost.. search the forum with different key words, i am sure you will get your answer in the thread.

secondly, if u do plan to have the baby is your own country, you will have to get a passport for the baby once she/he is born, after that apply fro the visa, it normally takes a couple of months if u have a visa already. A friend did that and managed to be in AU 2-3 months post delivery.

They do a medical on the baby but nothing big, no xrays, just a regular checkup.

you can either go, have the baby there or you can go and validate it in her initial pregnancy days, I think a lot of airlines do not allow pregnant women to travel in last couple of months.

And dont be so confused or in a surprised state.. pregnancy is a beautiful exp, a gift of god (though its u who does all the big tasks of growing, managing the baby, having a secure pregnancy )
Enjoy it..

Hope this helps. I am sure someone else will add to what I suggested

Cheers

Thanks a lot friend ... this is really a helpful reply ... You have put a big smile on our face ... Any idea about financial help(medicare or etc) from the Oz Govt, if we decide to give a birth to child on Oz land, as I heard that pregnancy related expenses can go upto 20-25k AUD....

[anj1976]

hmmm,.. I think it is covered in meds for PRs, I am not sure since I am not there yet. wait till someone comments on it. But i do know you get compensation from teh AU govt for having babies.. I can be wrong..
and remember, dnt let these things bothr ur wife, stress isnt good fro the baby
everything happens for good and few things u hv to leave on god.. just like ur screen name, have faith in god.

[FaithInGod]

Originally Posted by anj1976

hmmm,.. I think it is covered in meds for PRs, I am not sure since I am not there yet. wait till someone comments on it. But i do know you get compensation from teh AU govt for having babies.. I can be wrong..
and remember, dnt let these things bothr ur wife, stress isnt good fro the baby
everything happens for good and few things u hv to leave on god.. just like ur screen name, have faith in god.

Again .. you are just a wonderful person .... I will wait for other members to put some more ideas, in btw, skimming through this forum.

have a good day ahead !

[anj1976]

Thanks, but I dont think you would get any replies from those in AU any sooner, it must be close to 10pm there right now

[FaithInGod]

Originally Posted by anj1976

Thanks, but I dont think you would get any replies from those in AU any sooner, it must be close to 10pm there right now

yeah... you are absolutely right .. anyway, we are not in a hurry as we don't have our visas yet

[anj1976]

wish u luck

[FaithInGod]

Originally Posted by anj1976

wish u luck

Thanks a lot friend !

[kaz101]

Check medicare for the costs - Medicare Australia.

I didn't think that any benefits were given out (even to PR visas) in the first 2 years but I may be wrong.

I doubt that private insurance would cover this since it's an existing condition. As Anj mentioned use the search facility for previous posts since I can remember this being discussed as well.

If an agent helped you with the visa application it's be worth getting professional advice on this since it could be expensive to have your baby in Oz.

regards,
Karen