ALADE4J2:
Pls has anyone ever got a refund for early discharge from admission? Let’s say you were scheduled to stay on admission for 72 hours but were discharged in 48 hours.

they usually dont give refunds on hospital stay. i know u can give refunds for services not rendered like payment on epidural if not used. but there is no harm in asking if the hospital didnot state it.

All the best

daks01:
So missionary journey finally complete (I already posted my POE story). Been wanting to post this but I kept postponing.

So I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl in nov in Colorado. Hospital costs:
2day vaginal delivery stay: 2300
Doctor: 2190 (but I got refunded 230 for some reason, no complaints here!)
For anesthetiser awon oloriburuku people. I didn’t take epidural o! During labour one of the nurses offered me Nitrus oxide to help with the pain and I said fine, I was even pretty out of it sef cos I can’t remember. Apparently the anestheologist came in for like 5mins and left. Only for me to get a bill from them like three weeks after of $2000!! If I took epidural at least I will know I gained something, nitrus oxide didn’t even do anything. I still felt all the pain. Anyways I fought well and btw guys most hospitals have patient care representatives they help with any issues you might have especially billing problems with external specialists. Try and find their details cos it was the babe that helped me cos she knew one of the doctors in the anestheologists’ office. I eventually paid $600 After plenty fight!
Before delivery I got admitted for high bp monitoring, got charged $535 after plenty haggling.
Tests: $500 ish

Got social security no three weeks after, applied for expited passport ($165)in Philly and got it same day. Applied for visa on arrival and got a response two days later. Paid $280 for baby’s Ticket for virgin atlantic, also apparently it was cheaper for me to get it there than in Naija.

I’m so thankful for this forum cos I got all the info I needed here.

please how did u buy the baby ticket for virgin atlantic

Hi Friends,
New on this great group.I kindly need advice.My wife and I just renewed our B1/B2 visas via drop box and have decided to go for childbirth.We have all the correspondences with the doctor which we obtained after the visa was issued and will receive a formal acceptance letter from the doctor after he would have received from our Nigerian doctor DW's medical history. We intend to pay our medical bills on receipt of the invoice from the doctor before travelling out.Accommodation is settled. However in view of the repeated counsel on this group that it is preferable to have a medical visa for birthing we are thinking of making a fresh visa application for a medical visa but the interview date may well be after our intended date of travel and DH maybe ineligible to travel due to closeness to EDD. It is said that an interview date may be expedited with genuine reasons? The alternative is to as some of us have done send change of intent letter before trip ,tell the truth at POE with all burden of proof and expect a favourable discretionary entry.
Kindly advise.
Thank you
I hasten to add that DH n DW both work in Nigeria n have sufficient ties to the country with other kids.

Please where can one get dollars to buy at black market without patronising those abokis. Is it posible to get to buy at the bureau de change at the airport without having to show any document. I am trying to guard against buying fake dollars. Thanks for your response

Hello people, please is it true that Dr E of Oakbend now sands $100 for appointment letters? I referred a friend to them who told me this. Please confirm dear moms.

There is no need to go for a fresh application, you don't need it, your b1/b2 covers medicals, all u need to do is send a letter to the embassy about ur intention, even though most people are of the opinion that this letter is irrelevant and doesn't add any credit to your future application, but some people have shared how this same letter made poe easier, so the choice is your,
just have all your documents(you would know them by reading though post here) good luck.

Okoloba:
Hi Friends,
New on this great group.I kindly need advice.My wife and I just renewed our B1/B2 visas via drop box and have decided to go for childbirth.We have all the correspondences with the doctor which we obtained after the visa was issued and will receive a formal acceptance letter from the doctor after he would have received from our Nigerian doctor DW's medical history. We intend to pay our medical bills on receipt of the invoice from the doctor before travelling out.Accommodation is settled. However in view of the repeated counsel on this group that it is preferable to have a medical visa for birthing we are thinking of making a fresh visa application for a medical visa but the interview date may well be after our intended date of travel and DH maybe ineligible to travel due to closeness to EDD. It is said that an interview date may be expedited with genuine reasons? The alternative is to as some of us have done send change of intent letter before trip ,tell the truth at POE with all burden of proof and expect a favourable discretionary entry.
Kindly advise.
Thank you
I hasten to add that DH n DW both work in Nigeria n have sufficient ties to the country with other kids.

kafcakes:
There is no need to go for a fresh application, you don't need it, your b1/b2 covers medicals, all u need to do is send a letter to the embassy about ur intention, even though most people are of the opinion that this letter is irrelevant and doesn't add any credit to your future application, but some people have shared how this same letter made poe easier, so the choice is your,
just have all your documents(you would know them by reading though post here) good luck.

Thank you for your kind response. Will definitely post our POE experience. Cheers

Okoloba:
Hi Friends,
New on this great group.I kindly need advice.My wife and I just renewed our B1/B2 visas via drop box and have decided to go for childbirth.We have all the correspondences with the doctor which we obtained after the visa was issued and will receive a formal acceptance letter from the doctor after he would have received from our Nigerian doctor DW's medical history. We intend to pay our medical bills on receipt of the invoice from the doctor before travelling out.Accommodation is settled. However in view of the repeated counsel on this group that it is preferable to have a medical visa for birthing we are thinking of making a fresh visa application for a medical visa but the interview date may well be after our intended date of travel and DH maybe ineligible to travel due to closeness to EDD. It is said that an interview date may be expedited with genuine reasons? The alternative is to as some of us have done send change of intent letter before trip ,tell the truth at POE with all burden of proof and expect a favourable discretionary entry.
Kindly advise.
Thank you
I hasten to add that DH n DW both work in Nigeria n have sufficient ties to the country with other kids.

I don't think you should bother with a new visa. If you reapply for medical reasons,it's the same b1/B2 visa you'll be issued,the only difference is that you've stated your reasons up front.so why bother reapplying. Just do as you plan i.e,write the intent letter,pay your bills upfront before traveling and arm yourself with all the necessary burden of proof, I'm almost certain you'll be fine. Best of luck.

kafcakes:
There is no need to go for a fresh application, you don't need it, your b1/b2 covers medicals, all u need to do is send a letter to the embassy about ur intention, even though most people are of the opinion that this letter is irrelevant and doesn't add any credit to your future application, but some people have shared how this same letter made poe easier, so the choice is your,
just have all your documents(you would know them by reading though post here) good luck.

Thank you for finding time to respond.Your advice is taken please.Merci would need all the luck and prayers.

dere5:
Pls this question is for those that have opened a US bank account recently as in the last 3 months.
Pls are there new rules apart from just walking in with your passport an requesting to open an account?
Is Bank of America still opening Accounts for visitors & tourists?

Yes, it is.
Go with 2 I.d cards and a letter from your landlord /....that you pay bills with an address in the US.

Okoloba:
Hi Friends,
New on this great group.I kindly need advice.My wife and I just renewed our B1/B2 visas via drop box and have decided to go for childbirth. We have all the correspondences with the doctor which we obtained after the visa was issued and will receive a formal acceptance letter from the doctor after he would have received from our Nigerian doctor DW's medical history. We intend to pay our medical bills on receipt of the invoice from the doctor before travelling out.Accommodation is settled. However in view of the repeated counsel on this group that it is preferable to have a medical visa for birthing we are thinking of making a fresh visa application for a medical visa but the interview date may well be after our intended date of travel and DH maybe ineligible to travel due to closeness to EDD. It is said that an interview date may be expedited with genuine reasons? The alternative is to as some of us have done send change of intent letter before trip ,tell the truth at POE with all burden of proof and expect a favourable discretionary entry.
Kindly advise.
Thank you
I hasten to add that DH n DW both work in Nigeria n have sufficient ties to the country with other kids.

Did you declare your intention to use the visa for child birth?

justwise:


Did you declare your intention to use the visa for child birth?

No.As stated earlier the decision to use the visa for childbirth was taken after the visa was issued and owing to what may be termed as misrepresentation informed my seeking advice from the forum.

Okoloba:
No.As stated earlier the decision to use the visa for childbirth was taken after the visa was issued and owing to what may be termed as misrepresentation informed my seeking advice from the forum.

Sorry please, am I correct to say in essence she was pregnant before the Dropbox application, just that using the visa for birthing wasn't on the table as at then and as such there wasn't need to specifically indicate she was applying for a B2 visa? So visiting for a couple of days or at most less than a month may invariably be the declared intended length of stay in the application as it were?

If I may opine further then, this could then be an hurdle at renewal, but I see no big hassles at the POE if you guys stay on the plans you enumerated earlier on. It's your call, the choice remains yours.... Regards

OmoBendel24:


Sorry please, am I correct to say in essence she was pregnant before the Dropbox application, just that using the visa for birthing wasn't on the table as at then and as such there wasn't need to specifically indicate she was applying for a B2 visa? So visiting for a couple of days or at most less than a month may invariably be the declared intended length of stay in the application as it were?

If I may opine further then, this could then be an hurdle at renewal, but I see no big hassles at the POE if you guys stay on the plans you enumerated earlier on. It's your call, the choice remains yours.... Regards

Exactly you are very right.Our expired visa was for tourism and since we were eligible for dropbox we used that option to renew our visas.As you know for dropbox you can only renew for the same category of visa that is expiring or has expired.To get a different category of visa which in our case would have been a medical visa for birthing we would have gone for interview and not used the drop box option. Having received the renewed visas we decided that "wait a minute we can afford to have our last child in the US" and thus commenced the process of contacting a doctor in the US and other necessary processes. It is based on this scenario and with my going through the thread on this forum I requested for advice as ab initio the circumstances smack of misrepresentation of the facts.You are also dead on point on the period of stay as stated in our application- just shy of a month. Thank you for painstakingly going through my post and punching holes and of course giving your candid and honest advice. We will go for interview in the event of renewal of this present visa as dropbox has no room for necessary documents to show our zero balance when the time comes. No doubt as has been severally stated it is best from the onset to apply for a medical visa for child birth for DW and tourism for DH. From earlier posts DH accompanying DW for the missionary journey is an advantage. We go with your best wishes and prayers....Will share our POE experiences. Regards

Chinemeze17:
Hello naira landers,
Finally my missionary journey came to an end three weeks ago. I had posted my POE Waka earlier on. I used Hnwmc and Dr xydas and the bills breakdown are
Dr 2000$
Hospital 2200$ (the 200$ fee was for an observation before LO came)
Collected the non indebtedness letter from financial counselor and a zero balance but no itemized statement, I'm hoping to get that too.
Pediatricians 728$ after an initial bill of almost 1500. I called them and stated I was given a quote for healthy baby package which should be applied and honored, eventually they did and I paid over the phone and my statement and zero balance came in the mail.
Follow up pediatrician visit 69$ each visit
Pathology 179$
Birth certificate 75$ paid for expedited services

Used Qatar airways and added baby ticket for 145$
Got a same day expedited passport 165$ and applied for visa on arrival which was approved after 24hours and sent to my email, Paid 190$ in lagos
It all ended in praise, and the boot has been hung finally �

congratulations

Okoloba:
No.As stated earlier the decision to use the visa for childbirth was taken after the visa was issued and owing to what may be termed as misrepresentation informed my seeking advice from the forum.

That may be a problem, the VO addressed this issue in page 0 of this thread you may have to read it and make your own decision.

MadameW:
Hi everyone, I just arrived Atlanta and discovered my passport wasn’t stamped and when I checked online I discovered I was stamped in till 9th April, which is before my due date. I declared childbirth both at my visa interview and at cbp. Please what do I do?

must people apply for visa extension i guess.

please how do you check online, how long you have been stamped in?

okoji:


Same here

Do you still need accommodation near Oakbend?

AdomMum:
Hi house, a quick question please. In the past, has travelling days before or days after the 4th of July (America's Independence) affected the mood of CBP officers at POE? It's a sincere question please and your responses will help me pick a favourable travel date. Thank you all in advance *smiles*
Meanwhile, any recent POE experience at Washington Dulles...please share. Gracias!

I don’t see why. Travelling the day of (4th) might increase your chances of meeting someone who is upset that they have to work on a holiday. But still, I don’t foresee it affecting your interaction with them.

Hello house and well done, good job done to all who help out with application visas for birth and renewal!! . just to share my transcript @ abuja ;rewind 3yrs ago; i applied for vacation visa(B1\B2) with my kids, which i used for the purpose, then i later used it for birthing, now to renew my visa (b1\b2) for holiday march 2018 via Dropbox, i was asked to schedule a 221g and speak with the VO and my interview goes ( note this guy just kept refusing people while we stood in line) :
VO: hello goodmorning and passports (he was looking at the computer very carefully)
ME: hello and goodmorning
VO: what do i do for a living?
Me: I am an Accounts personnel with *** company
VO: How much do i earn?
ME: I told him the figure monthly ***
VO: what does your husband do and how much does he earn?
ME: I told him where he works and his monthly salary
me: he kept typing, but i suspected he was busy calculating the figures
VO; the last time you visited the states did you have the intent to give birth
Me: yes i did
VO; r you pregnant now?
ME: No
VO: Do you have intention to have a baby there?
ME: No
VO; Can i see receipts of payments made for child birth and also the birth certificate
Me: i gave him my doctor zero balance and receipt of payments, birth certificate for the child; he studied dis carefully and the total was $3,505 for the Doctors fees, i wanted to give him the hospital and baby receipts but he said no , i had a folder which was bulky cos i did now want any if i had known.
VO: i have approved your visa, go pick up.
i had relief written on my face
i hope this will be of much help, no bank statement or budget sheet was asked for on this trip or my former trip.

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must people apply for visa extension i guess.

please how do you check online, how long you have been stamped in?

Hi, I saw the online link on this thread not sure of the exact page, but between pages 50-55. Rechecked and discovered I’ve been stamped in for 6 months actually

mamababies:
Hello the total was $3,505 for the Doctors fees, i wanted to give him the hospital and baby receipts but he said no , i had a folder which was bulky cos i did now want any if i had known.
VO: i have approved your visa, go pick up.
i had relief written on my face
i hope this will be of much help, no bank statement or budget sheet was asked for on this trip or my former trip.

Congrats! I guess he just wanted to confirm that you paid your child birth bills.

justwise:


That may be a problem, the VO addressed this issue in page 0 of this thread you may have to read it and make your own decision.

Thanks. Had seen that post and others which informed my request for advice in the first instance along with the consideration of reapplying for a medical visa .We will go on as planned as has also being advised by our friends on the forum.Many thanks

Okoloba:
Exactly you are very right.Our expired visa was for tourism and since we were eligible for dropbox we used that option to renew our visas.As you know for dropbox you can only renew for the same category of visa that is expiring or has expired.To get a different category of visa which in our case would have been a medical visa for birthing we would have gone for interview and not used the drop box option. Having received the renewed visas we decided that "wait a minute we can afford to have our last child in the US" and thus commenced the process of contacting a doctor in the US and other necessary processes. It is based on this scenario and with my going through the thread on this forum I requested for advice as ab initio the circumstances smack of misrepresentation of the facts.You are also dead on point on the period of stay as stated in our application- just shy of a month. Thank you for painstakingly going through my post and punching holes and of course giving your candid and honest advice. We will go for interview in the event of renewal of this present visa as dropbox has no room for necessary documents to show our zero balance when the time comes. No doubt as has been severally stated it is best from the onset to apply for a medical visa for child birth for DW and tourism for DH. From earlier posts DH accompanying DW for the missionary journey is an advantage. We go with your best wishes and prayers....Will share our POE experiences. Regards

To correct this.
The visa category is B1/B2 which is Business Tourism and Medical. So regardless of what your purpose is its the SAME visa category that they give B1/B2.

The real issue is your declared intention . You could have declared medical and put those details in your renewal for dropbox. It would then be the embassy's prerogative to call you for your interview or not.

Since you've read the thread you know that issues can arise at POE and subsequent renewals. Be prepared that's all.

No need to reapply.
Just brace yourself and be prepared

Okoloba:
No.As stated earlier the decision to use the visa for childbirth was taken after the visa was issued and owing to what may be termed as misrepresentation informed my seeking advice from the forum.

Don’t bother with the medical visa. I renewed via Dropbox for both pregnancies and I was already pregnant. I declared at POE and carried enough burden of proof. Arm yourself with enough documents and cash and declare at the point of entry that you are here to have your baby. Also send the generic letter Incase the CBP officer asks if you informed the embassy. I hope you are aware that even with medical visa, we have read where they sent pregnant women back. I wish you all the best

Hello house, now I know how it feels to be denied something you feel you merited and out of the blues, you just get denied without proper scrutiny. With all I've read here, I was so sure to get my visa today, but nah nah nah. Our transcript goes thus with the white lady in window 9:

DH&DW: good morning
VO: can't even remember if she replied
VO: passports please
DW&DH: handed them over to her
VO: why are u going to the US
DH: explained oo, button line sha Vacation & Childbirth
VO: where in the US are you going
DH: el paso, Texas
VO: what do you do
DH: I'm a bleep, I own a company established in bleep, offering bleep Services
VO: how long are you staying
DH: 9 weeks
VO: have you contacted any doctor
DH: yes, explained by saying we've had correspondence with Doctores para ti and also mentioned the contact person and address bla bla bla
VO: how much did she say it'll cost you
DH: I was explaining in details hospital fee, obgy & pead amount, asked to show her the hospital correspondence & budget sheet, she declined
VO: how long have you been married
DH&DH: a year in bleep month, even said it's our anniversary month we would be giving birth
VO: turns to wifey: madam what do you do
DW: I'm a bleep at bleep
VO: how long av you been working there
DW: bleep years in bleep month
She's been typing intermittently all the while
VO: sorry!!!!!! You do not qualify to bla bla bla. Hands over the blue paper ooo

She didn't even ask for a single document to be checked. Shes issued blue paper to 2 previous applicants, and I never saw a white paper close to her or on her table. Like she was programmed there to issue blue paper all through. Gurus in the house, help me assess where as an applicant we have gone wrong. Would reapply and try again. So devastating sha.

Biodun1234:
Please where can one get dollars to buy at black market without patronising those abokis. Is it posible to get to buy at the bureau de change at the airport without having to show any document. I am trying to guard against buying fake dollars. Thanks for your response

Buy PTA from your bank. It's 360/$

Team,
Please do any one know HENRICO anesthestic/epidural fee. Have called severally but couldn't get an answer.

Kindly assist. Thanks

MCareNetwork:


Do you still need accommodation near Oakbend?

Yes

ffvsquared:




Pls let's discuss biko, my email is wellwomancold@yahoo.com. Thanks

Okay

MCareNetwork:


I don’t see why. Travelling the day of (4th) might increase your chances of meeting someone who is upset that they have to work on a holiday. But still, I don’t foresee it affecting your interaction with them.

Thanks a lot for this response. God bless.