bestie101: thanks to all who have answered my question. my hubby will be too busy to follow me and my mother in law is an illiterate. she can't speak any English other than "come and "go"

meanwhile before the pages got wiped, I read of someone's mother who was also an illiterate but she was granted visa.

she will be of great help... its just the come and go thing.

Mollydee88: Hello Nairalanders and Expectant mothers and fathers.....
My wife and I had a very wonderful experience at the Lagos American Embassy today..
It was God ordained and favour all through, from how events had evolved about a week ago and now.. All Glory to Baba God.

Let me start by encouraging a few of us;
1. My wife and I haven't travelled outside Nigeria before.
2. My wife isn't currently employed.
3. Most couples i observed were granted Visa.
4. VO just was flipping thru our pages. I guess his mind was made up to grant us...
5. Dress well and be very honest.
Also, we were scheduled for 7:30am, and by 9:30 we were done.
Wow.congrats I tap into your anointing ooooooooooo
Our Interview goes thus with this ''young white'' chap:
Me: Good afternoon
VO: We still in the morning.
Me: Oh, sorry Good morning (Na tension cause am, i tot)
VO: Who is she to you?
Me: She is my wife, and I am her husband (Lol, before nko)
VO: For how long have you been married?
Me: I answered.
VO: Where in the US?
Me: Houston, Texas
VO: For what purpose?
Me: To have our first baby.
VO: You have so many good hospitals in Nigeria, so why US?
Me: We gave a medical reason, and the need we seek best medical care for our first child; and we wouldn't want to take chances.
VO: Why did you choose Texas?
Me: We made some researches and we ended up with Texas because of its First class medical care at reasonable cost that suits our budget.
VO: Have any of you travelled before?
Me: No. We haven't had reason to travel until now.
VO: Do you have a doctor correspondence?
Me: Yes, I hand over my correspondence with Dr. Fagbohun of Oakbend Medical Center.
VO: What is the exact cost of your expenses and how do you intend to cover the cost?
Me: I hand over to him our Budget print out, my bank statements, and other savings; my hotel reservation, letter of introduction from my employer. (He was so pleased. That was my selling point as i arranged them in order and coloured prints)
VO: What do you do?
Me: I work as a ABC with XYZ
VO: And you madam?
My wife's 1st statement: Not at the moment, because of ....... (She gave a convincing reason!!)
VO: Where will you be staying?
US: We mentioned.
VO: For how long?
Me: 3 weeks, Wife 3 months.
VO: YOUR VISA HAS BEEN APPROVED.. Blah blah blah
US: We were just nodding our heads with smiles on our faces... ( We didn't hear any more of his blah blah)))
VO: He hands over the WHITE Sheet to us..
And off we went..
My wife outside the venue gave me sweet hug......Lol.
All these conversation were in 5mins...

Guys, Pray well.. Believe in God.. If your reasons and documents are genuine and have a good a statement of account. Be bold and maintain eye contact with smiles.. You will have it..

Thank you Uchetobi and a good number of you guys that helped out..

FinanceFitness: My mum got her visa stating helping her daughter who intends to have her baby as purpose of visit. Though she's a pharmacist, I don't think being uneducated has any impact on her chance of being issued a visa. I've witnessed interviews with interpreters at the embassy who are more often than not granted visas.

The VO did ask for what my mum does and all, but I don't think it really mattered as I wrote as the sponsor.

So just package everything well and let her tell them from the entrance that she doesn't speak English. You can also follow her to the place on her interview date and kind of hand her over to someone who can help and all.

Please remember to include copies of your visa and passport data page. You can also include a cover letter with documents to support your ability to support her.

All the best.

miri7b5N: Hi all, its been a while since I posted here, actually its been since the attack. Well, now im back.

mamacajah:
For all, I just heard again about a pregnant lady who travelled from Nigeria at 36weeks and went into labour with BA enroute US. She was dropped at Dublin airport where she delivered her baby. Please lets ensure we understand our body system and if possible, travel early to avoid such stories. I too often think of how long i would have to wait if I go before 34weeks but now, I am kinda of sticking to my 32week plan (lol). It is well with all of us. Our plans will succeed and we will come with testimonies.

Blesyn83:
Hi all,

All u need to go with is ur cash, nothing more. I'm in phoenix right now, I have my 4th appointment scheduled for tomorrow.

dinawe: Congrats @ Mollydee88.

To all the MIHS Mama's. Booking an appointment with MIHS is not as difficult as we all made it sound. Just make sure you call at the right time, guess most people call when they are asleep. We are 8 hours ahead so apparently, they resume by 4:00pm and close by 11:00pm (naija time).
It's a simple and straight forward process, just give your details, (make sure you confirm that they understood the spelling of your email address), u'll get ur appointment date immediately and later receive an email from them.

Secondly, Air France is so affordable right now, N212,000 (return ticket to New York from Lagos).

Happy New Month to every one and May God Bless and Favor us all. Amen!

foreverblessed: @Mamatukwas and other interested in ATL, here's what I received from Northside & Piedmont.

Hope it helps you come to a decision. For me, I am still pretty much undecided. I didn't bother contacting from Southern Regional again, as I read not-too-good reviews online.

Imo007: For ur appt with d finiancial c., u need ur money, passport, and proof of pregnancy (1st scan result). Thats all.

anonymousmum:

hello Ijaymama,

Methodist Sugarland is looking very attractive to me as I have family in the area...

Please can you provide more information re:

1. I went to the website and saw a loooong list of doctors to choose from. How did you get to meet Dr. Le? I wont mind you sharing what informed your decision to use Dr. Le...
2. When did you reach out to them? I am just a few weeks into the second trimester, i'm thinking maybe its too early?
3. Did they provide you e-mail correspondence before you traveled?

4. Did you have to pre-pay in any way?

Sorry many questions but I'm thinking you seem to have a lot of info since you are on ground.

Thanks, very grateful

kpofkpof: Please can anyone in the house give me a reliable hospital in the US where i can go for Fibroid treatment. I have been having difficulty in conceiving and upon investigations, they realised that i have multiple Fibroids which may have blocked my fallopian tubes as their HSG report says Bilateral Tubal Blockage

I want to use the US considering the pecularity of this case.

Looking forward to urgent and genuine responses.

twizzie: Hi Blesyn83, can u help in booking an appointment? I just need it for POE as I have my visa already. I can always re-schedule when I get in to the US. Expecting a response in the affirmative before I PM you my details! Thanks a bunch (in advance..lol )

tyty24: Hi people, I have followed the message threads and I would like to thank everyone who has contributed positively to this forum. But I have sone few concerns and I need some urgent suggestions. I applied while single for a B1/B2 non immigrant visa un 2012 and I was issued a 2 year visa which will be expiring in december this year. I got married last year and I'm 5 months pregnant will be due in nov. I travelled in may this year and returned in june with no hassles. Let me go straight to the point.I intend to have my first baby in the US. but is it advisable I still use my valid visa and make my intentions known when I get to the POE and I present my marriage certificate to them or should I renew my visa? I will be residing in arlington Dallas. does anyone have any idea of an affordable hospital and a doctor one can contact for gynae. Please I need suggestions.

nefertitiram:

Hehehehe Na real proof of pregnancy! Your big belle nko?

miri7b5N: Hi all, its been a while since I posted here, actually its been since the attack. Well, now im back.

Well I arrived in Dallas Texas on Thursday,
Its past 1am now and I need to go sleep. If I remember any other thing, I'll post it later.

Cheers,

Dolapo.

IjayMama:
Hi anonymousmum,
1)Honestly, I arrived at exactly 36wks and after selecting Methodist Sugarland as my hospital of choice, i went to their site and had to just keep calling several Dr's on the list but some we're booked till next yr or didn't want to take my case cos I'm far gone. So I called d hospital and a nurse recommended Dr Le, dat she could fix me Into his schedule and dats hw I got him. But after selecting him, I heard he is a great Dr esp if you have a high risk pregnancy. Turned out lots of Naija women know and always select him as their ob-gyn.
2) I reached out to them on my arrival here oh. So just make sure u don't come in later than 36wks.
3) I had no correspondence with them nor any hospital prior to my arrival
4) I paid only on my first prenatal visit.
They will need to see you in person before accepting any payments. At the POE, they are aware some hospitals don't accept any correspondence nor cash before the arrival of the patient, so don't be worried if you don't have mails to show.

P.S
Please for mamas who hve had their babies in Texas and hve started processin or already processed their baby's US passport and Naija passport or visa, could u kindly give us info on how to get these docs within the shortest time possible? And wld appreciate any info on how to also fast track baby's birth cert.
Thanks.

P0rtHarc0urtB0y:

Congrats @ miri7b5n