ThatPuffPuffBae:
she wanted the baby to be born American,I'm assuming

EgunMogaji:


That's not the story I heard.

She was turned back in Dubai at a USA immigration point there in Dubai. She was never in the USA.

We have USA immigration pre-clearance sites in some places in the world:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-13/u-s-border-extends-to-dubai-tempting-travelers-drained-by-wait

BUTCHCASSIDY:

Really

mayoor15:
Do what exactly, America does not allow pregnant women into the country, this isn't a Nigerian issue, I guess she wanted to beat immigration that was why she tried entering through Dubai.....shikena

MrsAnyanwu:
when did dis one start, they allow

mayoor15:
Years back ma'am, they discovered people especially Africans come to the US just to give birth for the citizenship with some not able to cater for the bills, so they stopped issuing visas to pregnant women, those that get it are those who can prove that even if d bill is a million dollars they can foot it, though not sure of this cos I don't work in US embassy, that explains why the woman couldn't get a direct visa and had to find her way to Dubai with the expectation that she can enter US from Dubai

mile12crises:
Kpele..... woman was eyeing 'American citizen by birth'

Only to get Dubai citizenship

RaptorX:
And this same Yankee that we are breaking our neck to get to, the black Americans who are even citizens don't really give a fvck about the country and a lot of them actually want to relocate back to Africa. What an irony.

CFCman:


The pre-clearance process ensures that passengers wouldn't need to go through inspection by CBP officers at a US airport.
I hope the Trump administration establishes a pre-clearance section at the MMIA

mayoor15:
Years back ma'am, they discovered people especially Africans come to the US just to give birth for the citizenship with some not able to cater for the bills, so they stopped issuing visas to pregnant women, those that get it are those who can prove that even if d bill is a million dollars they can foot it, though not sure of this cos I don't work in US embassy, that explains why the woman couldn't get a direct visa and had to find her way to Dubai with the expectation that she can enter US from Dubai

Aburi001:
Trump might not complete his tenure, someone can quote me

Beautyaddy:
Yes you are quite right. However not many people will believe that the US is no longer what it used to be like 20 years ago. It's still being overshadowed by its old glory.

Canada is where the rush for Citizenship should be now and most women are not even aware of the great country. Better social benefits like medical, school, support for mothers and the list goes on.

EgunMogaji:


She had a valid USA visa actually, Dubai was just stopover. No airline would carry you from LOS to any USA POE without a valid visa.

mayoor15:
Even if you claim she had a valid visa then she lied to them before they issued her the visa, she went to forced labour according to her friend meaning premature birth, since the baby is still in an incubator it means the baby was born probably around 7 months, according to her friend also, she incurred outrageous expenses, this confirm d fear of Americans and the reason why they reject pregnant people visas...Bottom line is she wanted to prove smart and beat the system but her juju wasnt done perfectly.....

EgunMogaji:


You should probably read the Punch article that I linked.

EgunMogaji:


The airlines do a mini pre-clearance of sorts but you're right it would be helpful and a major cost savings in this Buhari times.

I've seen people yanked from flights before at LOS and I suspect was because the airline got an alert not to board them. They do scan your passport and send it ahead to border agents from LOS.

SmartMugu:

We don't know. We've been dealing with leadership issues since I was a toddler. Nigeria is indeed blessed, the decision makers just need to be smarter than they are now.
Sometimes I wish all these politicians could be replaced by expatriates from other countries for just two years in an experiment, Nigeria will be completely transformed leveraging her internal resources, no need for loans.
Rather, we end up voting same old people back in, with their old ideas and thats all they know and impose on to us the new generation - formerly promised to be leaders of tomorrow.

mayoor15:
Don't get what you are trying to prove but fact is somethings are printed black and on paper, she was pregnant and had insufficient funds same with the man who travelled with his wife according to your article do what the fuss all about, we Nigerians bring shame on ourselves, must we give birth abroad or what?

EgunMogaji:

Trust me on this, I got nothing to prove to you so stop getting agitated.
Yes, I must give birth abroad and never in Nigeria

mayoor15:
Years back ma'am, they discovered people especially Africans come to the US just to give birth for the citizenship with some not able to cater for the bills, so they stopped issuing visas to pregnant women, those that get it are those who can prove that even if d bill is a million dollars they can foot it, though not sure of this cos I don't work in US embassy, that explains why the woman couldn't get a direct visa and had to find her way to Dubai with the expectation that she can enter US from Dubai

mayoor15:
If I may ask why?

RaptorX:
And this same Yankee that we are breaking our neck to get to, the black Americans who are even citizens don't really give a fvck about the country and a lot of them actually want to relocate back to Africa. What an irony.

CFCman:


The pre-clearance process ensures that passengers wouldn't need to go through inspection by CBP officers at a US airport.
I hope the Trump administration establishes a pre-clearance section at the MMIA

donsteady:
We need to quickly take action to end this madness. If possible have some USA citizens return at the point of entry just to send a message to Trump that he does not have monopoly of madness. Send at list 100 US citizens back in 24 hours and he will get the message clear. Tit for tat
Professor of law please take action now. Don't allow the US to take us for granted. Enough is enough. Do you all Nairalander a agree with me?

ovokooo:
A Twitter user @damie_thompson claims her friend who had a layover at Dubai enroute the US was denied entry into the US despite having a valid visas and had travelled multiple times. According to the twitter user, the woman was pregnant and even gave birth to a premature baby while in Dubai. Read her tweets from bottom up.

Source: http://ovoko.com.ng/pregnant-nigerian-woman-denied-entry-us/

gypsey:
Absolutely! %1000 correct! my partner is an immiga officer here in the UK and she tells me that it doesn't matter what kinda entrance visa any one has appart from diplomats it is always her/ their decision as an immiga officer/ officers who enters the country, infact she also tells me that she can refuse some one entry for no reason; some times just because she feels like it or she didn't like the way they look ( secret ) so yes you are on point.

aariwa:
Hahahaha Nigerians will infiltrate and and make it ineffective

alobright17:
na junkies go wan leave us come Africa.especially Naija where steady power supply, good roads,water,security e.t.c are all prohibited.

EgunMogaji:


I lived in the US and giving birth in Nigeria will cause a hardship for me. I would be forced to go and register a birth at the US Embassy and they may start nonsense stuff like asking for DNA.

PS: And my employer is a hospital, so birth in the USA = $0 versus birth in Nigeria = N0+

RaptorX:
And this same Yankee that we are breaking our neck to get to, the black Americans who are even citizens don't really give a fvck about the country and a lot of them actually want to relocate back to Africa. What an irony.

ttmacoy:


I don't think Canada can sustain the liberal policies for too long and the more people flood there due to Trudeau's open policy the watered down those so called benefits will be.

I work for one of the major consulting firms and once on a project with some Canadian team members they confirmed there is a massive difference in salary between the states and Canada for the same firm, and there is just a lot more scope for project variety and career options.

I don't ever see myself trading the US for Canada. It will result in a massive drop in income and standard of living for me and less options.

All this said that is my personal preference and not a US is better than Canada or via versa argument. This is a very relative decision based on your preference, expectations etc.