Baby delivery - Husband on Visit Visa
My husband is in Kuwait on a visit these days, and I have become pregnant.
I have following questions:
1. Will there be any problem with the delivery of the baby and will there be any legal complication?
2. Can I keep the baby in Kuwait, if so what is the procedure?
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Answer: You should have no problem in delivering the baby in Kuwait as long as you have your Marriage Certificate and a copy of the Visit Visa to prove your husband was in Kuwait.
You, however, will not be allowed to keep the baby in the country as only the father can sponsor his children.
You will not face any legal problems as long as you take the baby out of the country within 60 (sixty) days of its birth. You will during this time have to get its Birth Certificate from the authorities and Passport from your embassy for the child. Then, you have to go to the Immigration Department to take permission to take the child out of the country.
Remember, you have only 60 days to take the child out of Kuwait or you will run into legal complications which could take many weeks or even months to resolve.