LadyGuinivere:

Biko re read my post. I was agreeing with u and said you should just ignore the poster and then proceeded to yab the suspected cbp.
Mbok read it in context. I dunno how else to explain it. I was cracking a joke( not at your expense sha)which you didn't get. Sorry

Ok. Sorry if I misread it. Just that i was the one who mentioned POE and not the original poster which is why I thought you were replying to me. No vex!

Pls I urgently need medication asap from Nigeria
I need it like yest
Any kind mama coming to Atlanta should pls help me out
I will bear the cost of the med

Thanks..

cc- DWALKER

[quote author=adupif post=48543764][/quote]

I'm not the one selling, I also wanted to buy.

olokings:
how about this?....

i want to buy your jotter!
in this buhari economy, both the Naira and Dollar is not smiling, one has to coe out with new income ideas...

so leme venture into new business,

your jotter, how much will you copy me?

Hian hell no... The jotter is not for sale.
This business is for me alone.... Refer people for a percentage kikikikikikikikiki

feddy27:


Directly to her

Check ur mail. Sent something to you

now that's fishy.... Hian.

FinanceFitness:
Been a while I logged on here and just catching up... Are you on round 2 already Firsty?

No I'm not on round 3...just checking in...

Oh sweetie yes o *covers face*

I've missed u here o

Popri:
Pls I urgently need medication asap from Nigeria
I need it like yest
Any kind mama coming to Atlanta should pls help me out
I will bear the cost of the med

Thanks..

cc- DWALKER

Is this medication for you or for your child?

@ udiboy,

Dis dollar u have been selling since
E no dey finish? U get trailer filled with dollars? Biko sow a seed in our lives and stop ripping us off. Tot someone bought it in d other thread u sell dollars??

Biko, d person transferring, try get a middle man o before water go pass garri

mamaron:
Very well done to everyone on this thread. Your advise is invaluable and the jokes are hahaha! What I appreciate the most is the honesty from the veteran mamas. Pls permit me to ask a question. I have read through but did not find any answer. Most mothers tell the CBP that they are on the USA for better healthcare. The CBP harass sometimes and want them to just say they are in the US for babys citizenship reasons. Pls has anyone said they are there so that their child will become a US citizen, STRAIGHT AND DIRECT (the honest truth because many countries offer better healthcare but no citizenship) and what happened as a result?

I passed through Houston POE on the 23rd of June and told the officer that I was here for childbirth to take advantage of the citizenship that my child will have. Told him I'll like to give her the options when she grows up especially for good quality education.

I spent a total of about 4 minutes with the guy. He didn't ask to see my money, he didn't send me to secondary inspection. He only asked to see correspondence and receipt of payment because I told him that I'd paid 95% of my total bill by wire transfer. My food bag was also not checked.

NaijaMama:


I passed through Houston POE on the 23rd of June and told the officer that I was here for childbirth to take advantage of the citizenship that my child will have. Told him I'll like to give her the options when she grows up especially for good quality education.

I spent a total of about 4 minutes with the guy. He didn't ask to see my money, he didn't send me to secondary inspection. He only asked to see correspondence and receipt of payment because I told him that I'd paid 95% of my total bill by wire transfer. My food bag was also not checked.

Hmmm now this is interesting... i thought once you say you are there for citizenship it can lead to deportation, hopefully its not not a one off or luck, cos me i wish i can really tell them at POE that i am here for better healthcare and also so my child will not have to know all the locations for embassies for various countries in Lagos like i do and also having an option for better education like i never had.

meanwhile we are patiently waiting your gist on katy birth centre...

Wow!!!! Thanks a lot NaijaMama. That's very encouraging. I think I will try your straight and direct approach. Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

NaijaMama:


I passed through Houston POE on the 23rd of June and told the officer that I was here for childbirth to take advantage of the citizenship that my child will have. Told him I'll like to give her the options when she grows up especially for good quality education.

I spent a total of about 4 minutes with the guy. He didn't ask to see my money, he didn't send me to secondary inspection. He only asked to see correspondence and receipt of payment because I told him that I'd paid 95% of my total bill by wire transfer. My food bag was also not checked.

NaijaMama:
Hello Mamas and Papas, I know I should give details of my POE experience and birth. I'll do that as soon as I'm done with all the paper work.

Please I need information from Mamas who have flown AirFrance recently, particularly from Hoouston.

Someone mentioned here that emergency travel cert is no longer processed or accepted, which means the options are visa or Nigerian passport. Since I'm in Houston, I decided to process a visa but on calling AirFrance, they said baby can not fly with only a one way visa unless we buy a return ticket for both me and baby, since there's no proof that she's Nigerian.

Please has anyone had this experience and how did you resolve it? Is there any advise on how I can handle this without getting a passport and not buying a return ticket for both of us? I can't go all the way to the states with Nigerian embassies.

Your responses will really be appreciated.

This is so weird. I flew Airfrance to and fro on my second journey and used a visa nobody even mentioned return ticket

NaijaMama:


I passed through Houston POE on the 23rd of June and told the officer that I was here for childbirth to take advantage of the citizenship that my child will have. Told him I'll like to give her the options when she grows up especially for good quality education.

I spent a total of about 4 minutes with the guy. He didn't ask to see my money, he didn't send me to secondary inspection. He only asked to see correspondence and receipt of payment because I told him that I'd paid 95% of my total bill by wire transfer. My food bag was also not checked.

Congratulations on d arrival of ur LO. Still awaiting for ur birth story.

Good morning everyone. First Bank has commenced sale of Pta for those interested. Only selected branches.. For Lagos - Marina, Alausa & Ikeja Airport, South - PH Main, PH shell, Enugu Main, Calabar main

sunshine21:
Good morning everyone. First Bank has commenced sale of Pta for those interested. Only selected branches.. For Lagos - Marina, Alausa & Ikeja Airport, South - PH Main, PH shell, Enugu Main, Calabar main

Biko how much

sunshine21:
Good morning everyone. First Bank has commenced sale of Pta for those interested. Only selected branches.. For Lagos - Marina, Alausa & Ikeja Airport, South - PH Main, PH shell, Enugu Main, Calabar main

Morning, Please do you need to have account with them before they sell to you?

sunshine21:
Good morning everyone. First Bank has commenced sale of Pta for those interested. Only selected branches.. For Lagos - Marina, Alausa & Ikeja Airport, South - PH Main, PH shell, Enugu Main, Calabar main

Yeah, also available in their Oriya challenge (Ibadan), akure main branch. Also for pple in d north, check Abuja , kano, Kaduna main branches.
Also available in aba main, Onitsha nwobodo avenue branches .

Not sure of the rate though, but I believe it will b better than black market.

feddy27:
I am going thru the immigration website,.

Oh, I didn't know there is now an option for DIY online passport application. Will try that when am ready. Can you explain the process and amount? I no wan go Der website yet

damsel020:


Morning, Please do you need to have account with them before they sell to you?

yes please.

LadyGuinivere:

Biko how much

Not sure but between 350-360 or so. still better than black market rate

ozycy:

Oh, I didn't know there is now an option for DIY online passport application. Will try that when am ready. Can you explain the process and amount? I no wan go Der website yet

Here's the link:

https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/passport/epassport

[b]To make payment:
[/b]When you click proceed to payment then select:

Net post pay

Select Nigerian Cards/net Banking

Click Proceed to Pay

Select Master/Visa etc Card

Navigate down under ''OR'' and select your card type

Pur your card No, and other details

Click Pay.

After that, you will print the application form + acknowledgement slip + payment receipt and take to immigrations. You will include you + hubby's data page + driver's licence. The online payment is 11,500

Good morning Dear NLs,

Please does anyone know of a cheap ticket to Houston for Sept to Dec. Been sleeping and waking with the internet to catch a cheaper one. Unfortunately, only Turkish Airways is less than 500k and I am afraid of the return journey. 41 long hours!!.

feddy27:


After that, you will print the application form + acknowledgement slip + payment receipt and take to immigrations. You will include you + hubby's data page + driver's licence. The online payment is 11,500

Thanks sis.

ashedzi:






Congratulations on d arrival of ur LO. Still awaiting for ur birth story.

True, I should get down to it already.

As some of you may already know, I mentioned that I'll use a birth center in Katy Texas. I followed up with my plan, contacted the birth center and paid a total of $4,500 using wire transfer through IBTC. I had a balance of $500 to pay on arrival.

I flew AirFrance at 35 weeks and 1 day. I was asked for Fit-to-fly by their officials at the airport in Lagos and I handed it over to them. I got it from my hospital.

I carried dried fish, garri, pap, blended melon, blended crayfish and groundnut. The bag was checked in without issues.

The flight from Lagos to Amstardam was very nice and comfortable, in flight entertainment was superb but the food wasn't fantastic. From Amstardam to Houston wasn't as nice though. I didn't need a wheel chair at any point, so I didn't use.

My POE experience was very nice and easy:

Officer: What are you here for?
Me: Child birth and shopping afterwards
Officer: I see that you were in New York in December
Me: Yes, I came with my family for Christmas holidays and also spend 2 weeks in Houston.
Officer: Put your fingers .... Why USA for child birth, why not UK?
Me: UK doesn't give citizenship with child birth, I'll like to give my child the options of choosing where she'll like to live when she's old enough and the opportunities that come with being an American citizen, especially good quality education.
Officer: Why isn't your husband with you?
Me: he's home working and taking care of our older son. (As we were talking, more like gisting, he'd finished taking my biometrics and stamped my passport)
Officer: Do you have any paper work?
Me: Hand him my emailed receipt from the birth center and correspondent.
Officer: Barely glanced at it, hands them over with my passport and wished me safe delivery.
Everything took less than 5 minutes.
I couldn't believe how easy it was. I had to ask him if that's all. He said yes, you can go. I looked at my passport and if been stamped in till Dec 24th.

I went to wait for my luggage, picked them all, passed through like everyone else, called uber and got home nicely.

My birth was uneventful. My baby arrived at 39 weeks and 5 days. The midwives were super nice, spoilt me silly. They were very attentive and supportive. I laboured in water but eventually had my baby on the bed. Wasn't a walk in the park but wasn't bad. I had my baby around 6.30am, I left the Birth Center around 1pm. The mid-wife came to visit me at home 2 days later, tested the baby and confirmed everything was fine.
The birth center waved my balance of $500 and gave it to me as a discount.

They accepted all the lab test plus scans that I did in Nigeria. I didn't do any more tests except the routine ones that I didn't need to pay for. I paid for some other small things like herbal supplements and vitamin K shot for baby that totaled about $200 all together.

They applied for my Social Security Number and filed my baby's birth with the state. I received the SSC in the mail 2 days later and processed birth cert and US passport. Still debating what to do about Nigerian visa.

There you have it. That's my experience so far. It's been wonderful here but I can't wait to return to my family.

NaijaMama:


True, I should get down to it already.

As some of you may already know, I mentioned that I'll use a birth center in Katy Texas. I followed up with my plan, contacted the birth center and paid a total of $4,500 using wire transfer through IBTC. I had a balance of $500 to pay on arrival.

I flew AirFrance at 35 weeks and 5 days. I was asked for Fit-to-fly by their officials at the airport in Lagos and I handed it over to them.

I carried dried fish, garri, pap, blended melon, blended crayfish and groundnut. The bag was checked in without issues.

The flight from Lagos to Amstardam was very nice and comfortable, in flight entertainment was superb but the food wasn't fantastic. From Amstardam to Houston wasn't as nice though. I didn't need a wheel chair at any point, so I didn't use.

My POE experience was very nice and easy:

Officer: What are you here for?
Me: Child birth and shopping afterwards
Officer: I see that you were in New York in December
Me: Yes, I came with my family for Christmas holidays and also spend 2 weeks in Houston.
Officer: Put your fingers .... Why USA for child birth, why not UK?
Me: UK doesn't give citizenship with child birth, I'll like to give my child the options of choosing where she'll like to live when she's old enough and the opportunities that come with being an American citizen, especially good quality education.
Officer: Why isn't your husband with you?
Me: he's home working and taking care of our older son. (As we were talking, more like gisting, he'd finished taking my biometrics and stamped my passport)
Officer: Do you have any paper work?
Me: Hand him my emailed receipt from the birth center and correspondent.
Officer: Barely glanced at it, hands them over with my passport and wished me safe delivery.
Everything took less than 5 minutes.
I couldn't believe how easy it was. I had to ask him if that's all. He said yes, you can go. I looked at my passport and if been stamped in till Dec 24th.

I went to wait for my luggage, picked them all, passed through like everyone else, called uber and got home nicely.

My birth was uneventful. My baby arrived at 39 weeks and 5 days. The midwives were super nice, spoilt me silly. They were very attentive and supportive. I laboured in water but eventually had my baby on the bed. Wasn't a walk in the park but wasn't bad. I had my baby around 6.30am, I left the Birth Center around 1pm. The mid-wife came to visit me at home 2 days later, tested the baby and confirmed everything was fine.
The birth center waved my balance of $500 and gave it to me as a discount.

They applied for my Social Security Number and filed my baby's birth with the state. I received the SSC in the mail 2 days later and processed birth cert and US passport. Still debating what to do about Nigerian visa.

There you have it. That's my experience so far. It's been wonderful here but I can't wait to return to my family.

Beautiful!! Congrats Ma'am

LadyGuinivere:

Biko how much

Went to the abuja first bank branch today at 12 noon. quota for today had been exhausted, but they sold at 345 according to them.

Hello Everyone,

Please I need clarification on this. I entered US through Miami and after the immigration officer at the point of entry directed me to agriculture because I carried some food items in my main luggage. He captured my face though and did all the biometrics but after I left there to catch the connecting flight to Houston I noticed my passport wasn't stamped. Although I saw the officer scanning the data page and also at the agriculture. They collected the immigration form I filled at the agriculture. When I got to Houston I noticed it was local flight so no more immigration process and now my passport is not stamped. Please, I need to know if it is ok or not. Since I did all the biometrics. Between, the flight I took said we'll be onboard when we stop at Miami not that we'll go off board. They asked everybody to go off board and go through immigration, then connect to the next flight like 3hrs later which wasn't in the ticket I got.

These are the questions the immigration officer asked me;

Why are you here

Me: For Medicals and vacation

What kind of Medicals?

Me: Childbirth

Why?

Me: My husband and I decided on that due to medical...

He didn't allow me to finish and he asked if I'm paying

Me: Yes

No further questions

He asked me to place my fingers and did the biometrics

NaijaMama:


True, I should get down to it already.

As some of you may already know, I mentioned that I'll use a birth center in Katy Texas. I followed up with my plan, contacted the birth center and paid a total of $4,500 using wire transfer through IBTC. I had a balance of $500 to pay on arrival.

I flew AirFrance at 35 weeks and 1 day. I was asked for Fit-to-fly by their officials at the airport in Lagos and I handed it over to them. I got it from my hospital.

I carried dried fish, garri, pap, blended melon, blended crayfish and groundnut. The bag was checked in without issues.

The flight from Lagos to Amstardam was very nice and comfortable, in flight entertainment was superb but the food wasn't fantastic. From Amstardam to Houston wasn't as nice though. I didn't need a wheel chair at any point, so I didn't use.

My POE experience was very nice and easy:

Officer: What are you here for?
Me: Child birth and shopping afterwards
Officer: I see that you were in New York in December
Me: Yes, I came with my family for Christmas holidays and also spend 2 weeks in Houston.
Officer: Put your fingers .... Why USA for child birth, why not UK?
Me: UK doesn't give citizenship with child birth, I'll like to give my child the options of choosing where she'll like to live when she's old enough and the opportunities that come with being an American citizen, especially good quality education.
Officer: Why isn't your husband with you?
Me: he's home working and taking care of our older son. (As we were talking, more like gisting, he'd finished taking my biometrics and stamped my passport)
Officer: Do you have any paper work?
Me: Hand him my emailed receipt from the birth center and correspondent.
Officer: Barely glanced at it, hands them over with my passport and wished me safe delivery.
Everything took less than 5 minutes.
I couldn't believe how easy it was. I had to ask him if that's all. He said yes, you can go. I looked at my passport and if been stamped in till Dec 24th.

I went to wait for my luggage, picked them all, passed through like everyone else, called uber and got home nicely.

My birth was uneventful. My baby arrived at 39 weeks and 5 days. The midwives were super nice, spoilt me silly. They were very attentive and supportive. I laboured in water but eventually had my baby on the bed. Wasn't a walk in the park but wasn't bad. I had my baby around 6.30am, I left the Birth Center around 1pm. The mid-wife came to visit me at home 2 days later, tested the baby and confirmed everything was fine.
The birth center waved my balance of $500 and gave it to me as a discount.

They accepted all the lab test plus scans that I did in Nigeria. I didn't do any more tests except the routine ones that I didn't need to pay for. I paid for some other small things like herbal supplements and vitamin K shot for baby that totaled about $200 all together.

They applied for my Social Security Number and filed my baby's birth with the state. I received the SSC in the mail 2 days later and processed birth cert and US passport. Still debating what to do about Nigerian visa.

There you have it. That's my experience so far. It's been wonderful here but I can't wait to return to my family.

Please I would like to connect with you to know the hospital you used and the accommodation you stayed. please pm me your email

Good Afternoon NLs,

Please I need someone that has used any nice and affordable hospital in Newyork (Brooklyn or Broonx) for childbirth. Please I need such person(s) to put me through on choice of hospital. I will real appreciate. I am due to travel in September

Thanks

Easy breezy report from a mature lady wey sabi sometin I claim dis smoothness o. And I claim d entire trip for my second missionary jney. Amem!
As a FTM, I don't qualify for Birth Center so off I go to NJ for dis one.
Thanks for sharing. Congrats!

NaijaMama:



There you have it. That's my experience so far. It's been wonderful hereturn to my family.

Pls dear, I PMed you but no response.
I went to dis link. E dey show me bizness investor category dis and dat. Pls can u state d route u took to help us avoid brain torture
Daalu so

[quote author=feddy27 post=48554906]

Here's the link:
https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/passport/epassport
[b]To make payment:
[/b]When you click proceed to payment then select:

Hello, pls for those that used Lufthansa, how much was did you pay to add baby ticket and did you pay over the phone or at the airport?