She is not even having a high risk pregnancy. If she is having a normal pregnancy there is no reason she can't fly.
Urgent Help: Wife unable to come
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Barring a diagnosis that hasn't been shared here yet, flying should be perfectly safe up to the end of the third trimester, where the risk becomes going into labor mid-flight. In fact, unless there's a diagnosed problem with a doctor's order to rest, it's best for pregnant women to stay active. However, if the pregnancy is so new it's possible your wife is in the depths of first trimester exhaustion. I know I was very, very tired and weak for a large part of my first trimester but as the first trimester ended, my energy and ability to eat returned and I was able to go back to my normal activities, and even flew to spend a week out of the country, until the last month or two when I got too big to move around and breathe well (the lungs get squished when the baby's bigger . . . it's harmless but not fun!).
That said, even if the pregnancy is perfectly healthy and you aren't in a position to land together soon, asking about an extension may still be worth doing in case anything comes up later. Pregnancy is unpredictable like that.
That said, even if the pregnancy is perfectly healthy and you aren't in a position to land together soon, asking about an extension may still be worth doing in case anything comes up later. Pregnancy is unpredictable like that.
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Most that request an extension are refused.
Pregnancy is a life choice. They could have waited until the immigration process was complete.
They were lucky. Most are refused.
Pregnancy is a life choice. They could have waited until the immigration process was complete.