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Q: Frightened Please Help
asked by: netsai on January 14th, 2007
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Does anyone know s the answer to this one I am getting married to an american and we are both hiv positive expecting our first child will I be able to get an american spouse visa we are both not on medication but I wil have to start mine in my 3rd trimister to stop transimission to the baby
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Kia replied on January 14th, 2007
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What is the question?
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amino65 replied on January 14th, 2007
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If your question was "can you get a (spousal) visa if you have hiv?"

[having hiv makes it difficult to become a resident of the united states --
if you have hiv, you cannot get a visa unless you can get a waiver.
A waiver might be granted if you are spouse/parent/child of a us citizen, for example. You would also have to prove you can pay for medical treatment, and you have to show you know enough about hiv not to infect others.
If you are already in the us legally, you cannot be deported for getting hiv. But if you leave the country, you can be kept from returning -- even if you have a work permit ("green card").
If you think you might be hiv positive and want to enter the us permanently, you need to contact a us immigration lawyer experienced in hiv matters. For more information about legal representation, contact the los angeles gay & lesbian community services center's legal services department at +1.213.993.7670 (vox).]
(http://www.Aegis.Com/topics/2usa.Html)


now as for getting a visa regardless of if you have hiv, yes you can get one if you are going to marry an american citizen, but there are certain requirements you must meet before arriving, and you must maintain those requirements once you are here. My brother's wife was a mexican citizen, and even though she met all the requirements, it still took about 9 months for her to get here.
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Sandbox Party replied on January 14th, 2007
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Re: Frightened Please Help
netsai wrote:
does anyone know s the answer to this one I am getting married to an american and we are both hiv positive expecting our first child will I be able to get an american spouse visa we are both not on medication but I wil have to start mine in my 3rd trimister to stop transimission to the baby
thanx all


um..

Sure?
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amino65 replied on January 15th, 2007
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Wow I just came back and read this post and realized the information at the bottom of the quote of the info I gave. Lol, this must be old information.

And then I realized that the question asked had nothing to do with pregnancy, and was mostly a question of how she can get in with hiv.

Ah well.
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