sarahleigh said:
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? OREGON
My friend is staying with me for a while. She has a visa and passport. She is pregnant. Can she get medical care here and have her child here or does she have to go back to Mexico to have him? Anybody have any clue how to go about this?? Thanks!
sarah
Sarah, when your friend entered the US, she was given a period of allowed stay. This exit date is stamped in her passport. If she does not leave the US by that date, she is in 'overstay' with illegal presense and is deportable if picked up.
If she is here on a B1/B2 visa (check her passport), she may apply to have her stay extended (one extension allowed). That will probably be denied, but she is legal until she gets the decision back, at which time she must leave.
It might be a good idea to seek some in-person legal counsel (through a lawyer consulatation or a free legal aid clinic) to map out her options if she is determined to stay and birth here. You say she will cover her expenses for the birth... do you both have an accurate idea of how much that will be? Also, a USC child will not be able to help her immigration situation until the child is 21 years old.