1. Applying alone, will make your husband a strong tie to Nigeria. Apply alone next time. By God's grace when you get the visa, travel to the US and then when your EDD gets close, let your husband apply to be with you as you go into labour.
2. Also it helps having a dollar dominated account statement, it makes it easier for the VO when he see's the dollars instead of having to convert using a foreign exchange rate that might not be friendly to you.
3. Most folks have a long-term accommodation (or stay with family or friends) when going for delivery and its almost always never an hotel, this could also have been a red flag. Try finding a place you can stay, for before and after delivery.
4. I hope your cousin is in the US legally? (it sounds unfair, but family members are sometimes "punished" for a relatives immigration "sins"
My opinion though.

Rhonkee:
Hello house. Myself and hubby has our visa interview here in Lagos ystr and we were denied. I'm totally confused as to why. Here is my transcript ur was a long interview that's why I'm so pained

VO: Good morning
DH & I: Morning Sir and happy new month
VO: have you travelled before?
DH: Yes, we hv both visited Dubai, my wife studied in the UK, I hv visited the UK too
Me: I chipped in that I hv also visited SA
VO: flips through passports to confirm, and asked who is she to you?
DH: my wife
VO: how long have you been married
DH & I: two years
VO: Nods, Do you hv any children and started to type
DH: we have our first baby on the way
VO: so you're are going for childbirth?
DH & I: yes pls
VO: continues to time m asked sir what do you do?
DH: I work for .... as ........
VO: madam what do you do continues to type
Me: I am a ..... Working with .... and I am currently the ....... for ......
VO: how much do you hv for this trip?
DH: answered $15k thinking he requested for our budget, but I corrected him and he responded so, so
VO: can I see your statements?
DH: passed it to him he went through like it was textbook
VO: Which hospital
Me: told him Dr J of WHMC
VO: Any correspondence?
Me: Passed the Drs corres staring my appointment, my appointment card, bills from WHMC, Drs, Paed, email correspondence n our budget
VO: flipped through, focused on the budget for some time and asked how many days in the hotel before delivery and after?
DH: 30days before and after
VO: nods, how do you intend to get dollars, and then he answered his own question that well my hubby has priority cos he works for a financial institution
DH&I: laughed and hubby buttressed that point. I thot we had gotten it at this point
VO: types for a long time and then picked the blue paper I'm sorry your visa this time has been denied, go through the paper to understand why.

My heart was shattered. The rejection was under the 214b ties ish. Hubby wants me to reapply alone.
Pls gurus help me look into our interview, what went wrong for us and what can we do for a better result next time?
Note: I have a cousin in Houston and I thicked yes to having a distant relative in the US.

Pls come to aid plssss

justwise:


How much will the hotel accommodation cost you for the 30days?

It's a Studio 6 reservation.

It's costs 3300 for the entire stay after discount.
It costs 1560 just for 30days. More so, the VO didn't even ask for the reservation confirmation.

[quote author=KaptainAfrika post
3. Most folks have a long-term accommodation (or stay with family or friends) when going for delivery and its almost always never an hotel, this could also have been a red flag. Try finding a place you can stay, for before and after delivery.
4. I hope your cousin is in the US legally? (it sounds unfair, but family members are sometimes "punished" for a relatives immigration "sins"
My opinion though.

[/quote]

Thank you for your detailed analysis.

My cousin got a transfer from his oil company in Nigeria so he is a very legal immigrant with his children being citizen.

Secondly, I didn't even enter his details in my DS 160 form because the plan isn't to stay with him if my husband will be visiting. I only thicked the Yes, to extended relative question on the form.

But, if I will be applying alone without my husband I can't stay alone cos it's my first, I will need family so I'm likely to enter his details for accommodation and I hope that is ok?
Tnx

[quote author=Rhonkee post=51569242][/quote]

So sorry to hear about your ordeal.
It's very ok to enter your cousni's details,cause you had stated in your previous interview that you have a relation in the us.. Don't worry,it will end in praise this time around.

dere5:


So sorry to hear about your ordeal.
It's very ok to enter your cousni's details,cause you had stated in your previous interview that you have a relation in the us.. Don't worry,it will end in praise this time around.

This msg just brought joy to my heart. You are a darling! Thank you so much and I tap into this declaration.

firsttymum:


What of PTA? Won't that affect it.. Since PTA now is to queue.

I pray it drops... Cos from what I'm seeing hmmmm

you can only queue the quarter you are travelling which is first quarter and it begins in January

LadyOk:
They r not only rip offs, some sell fake dollars. My cousin's cash was mixed with fake dollars. sometimes sef they give u cash n it ends up not being complete. Jazz things. Lol. Pls tell ur hubby to buy from normal mallam in town o! Its not as if mma will be cheaper.


]Hello house, pls I need your candid advice. My DH is coming over this weekend and he hasn't gotten forex but planning to buy from mallam at mma, my question is will those mallam collect pos or transfer from his phone or it must be cash?
Cc firsttymum, LadyGuinivere, Cloe, bisoye84, justwise, pls don't read and pass as he only have tmrw left for him to decide cos bank doesn't work on weekend.

Thanks for your contributions

firsttymum:
.

Read her comment and be careful o

YES I will,

chloe7:
you can only queue the quarter you are travelling which is first quarter and it begins in January

That's not true. You can queue as soon as you have all your supporting documents. I queued the quarter before my traveling time and i got. Infact, the earlier you queue, the better.

Rhonkee:
Calling on everyone to please come to my rescue!

I really wanted this. It'll be my first baby.

I applied for a B2 visa, no lies in everything I filled in my form.
@nefertiti @furstymun @chibertha @justwise and every other person pls help me look into this I beg you.
What can I do differently please?

The only snag I see here is that the VO was the one who indicated you were going for childbirth, rather than it coming from you, meaning that if his questions didn't lead to getting that out of you, it may have never come up.

Just my opinion since I'm trying hard to pick holes in your story when there apparently isnt any. I suggest you reapply alone sha.

lively123:


That's not true. You can queue as soon as you have all your supporting documents. I queued the quarter before my traveling time and i got. Infact, the earlier you queue, the better.

you can't just totally refute a statement that's it's not true what happens to the exceptions to the general rule excuse me
In Fidelity bank and Stanbic where I have gotten from this year o that is what they told me, to chill till the quarter i'm travelling.

chloe7:
you can't just totally refute a statement that's it's not true what happens to the exceptions to the general rule excuse me
In Fidelity bank and Stanbic where I have gotten from this year o that is what they told me, to chill till the quarter i'm travelling.

I don't think this is very correct. I got pta in July dis year and travelled in August. However, I applied in April when I bought my ticket. Except dis is a recent development in stanbic. I tink the earlier one applies, the higher the chances of getting cos i was called 3 weeks to my travel date dat pta was available.

chloe7:
you can't just totally refute a statement that's it's not true what happens to the exceptions to the general rule excuse me
In Fidelity bank and Stanbic where I have gotten from this year o that is what they told me, to chill till the quarter i'm travelling.

Take it easy. I was told the same but i insisted that i wanted to apply and i got it about 3 weeks after and it is the same Stanbic bank. Bankers sometimes can advise wrongly based on whatever bias especially as this FX as become gold.

anonymousmum:
hi mamas,

Please quick question for the house / frequent flyers.

Does anyone know when do the counters open in MMA?

Say I am travelling on a flight that leaves at 11pm.

Can I go and check in my bags as early as 3pm, 4pm? Is that possible? I have a non missionary journey coming up and need to make some plans...

4 hrs before departure

I guess that will be better. Applying alone and using your cousin's address as where you will stay. Although you will need some form of written consent from him.
[quote author=Rhonkee post=51569242][/quote]

Rhonkee:
Calling on everyone to please come to my rescue!

I really wanted this. It'll be my first baby.

I applied for a B2 visa, no lies in everything I filled in my form.
@nefertiti @furstymun @chibertha @justwise and every other person pls help me look into this I beg you.
What can I do differently please?

For me I will say apply alone like you DH suggested and use your cousin house as place of stay even though you don't plan to stay there.
I believe it will fly this time. Was it lagos or Abuja because Abuja seems to be easier.
WHMC is good that is were I used but there are cheaper hospitals but let's not worry about that for now lets leave that for When your visa is issued

Good luck and congratulations in advance
You can pm too if you like

house.. biko..respond ohhhhhh..

Hello house.
I have two kids and both of them were through C/S
Pregnant with the third now after 3 years of having my second child .
I will like to get contact for a good hospital and doctor to handle my case in the US.
Have Texas in mind and maybe NY
Thanks.

Hi everyone,

My LO arrived on Sunday evening at Oakbend and Dr E was around to take delivery. baby weighed 4.01. I got in on wed with plenty questioning at JFK spent nearly 3hrs, I will advise that husbands that wants to come in after the baby arrival should come with d receipts and change of intent letter if you got the visa for vacation n decided to use for childbirth. I was drilled at some point I was thinking it would be better if they let me go back to my fatherland. Phone was checked, my luggages were searched all because I didn't have any of those receipts and change of intent letter with me. Please let's all be careful and endeavor to travel with whatever docs to prove to them we already made payments. Thanks

momsykids2:
house.. biko..respond ohhhhhh..

Hello house.
I have two kids and both of them were through C/S
Pregnant with the third now after 3 years of having my second child .
I will like to get contact for a good hospital and doctor to handle my case in the US.
Have Texas in mind and maybe NY
Thanks.

I believe people didn't respond because hospitals in Texas and new York have been exhaustively discussed on this forum. please get a pen and paper, use the search button and start reading. You can also follow posts of people who have used or have indicated that they want to use the hospitals you find from your search. This is largely a Do It Yourself Forum. All the best.

As for the bills paid
2500$ to oakbend,
1900$ to Dr E,
Got a bill of 1067$ (Initial hospital care 7ins was for 540$, subsequent neonatal intensive care was 500$ and discharge day management was 295$ with 20% discount) from Diana because my baby was sent into nursery for having slight jaundice... Is this the usual additional bill people got from Oakbend for care of new born baby?. I think he spent less than 15hrs there. Still trying to talk to her to see how I can get this reduced. Yet to get the bills from labs and B&A. Pls do I have to call them to have them send in their bills? Pls how do I go about applying for LO's passport,

[quote author=firsttymum post=51558349]
They have pos nd they accept transfer [/quot

I did last weekend...twasnt that easy and they dont have pos....if you must transfer hope its through internet banking so you can transfer bulk money......i was really stressed up that day...my token didnt work...i had to do mobile transfer plus cash withdrawal nd even had to call family to help transfer into mallams account cos of mobile transfer limit.

momsykids2:
house.. biko..respond ohhhhhh..

Hello house.
I have two kids and both of them were through C/S
Pregnant with the third now after 3 years of having my second child .
I will like to get contact for a good hospital and doctor to handle my case in the US.
Have Texas in mind and maybe NY
Thanks.

Which city in texas are you looking at that will help in responding too.

Call everybody you are to pay for your bills
Please remember to collect your zero balance receipt from all of them. You will need it enter the usa and or renew your visa

omoba88:
As for the bills paid
2500$ to oakbend,
1900$ to Dr E,
Got a bill of 1067$ (Initial hospital care 7ins was for 540$, subsequent neonatal intensive care was 500$ and discharge day management was 295$ with 20% discount) from Diana because my baby was sent into nursery for having slight jaundice... Is this the usual additional bill people got from Oakbend for care of new born baby?. I think he spent less than 15hrs there. Still trying to talk to her to see how I can get this reduced. Yet to get the bills from labs and B&A. Pls do I have to call them to have them send in their bills? Pls how do I go about applying for LO's passport,

chibertha:

Which city in texas are you looking at that will help in responding too.

Any city. Houston or Dallas.
I want a nice hospital and doctor because as it is I think it will still be C/S. you understand?

Thanks a lot.

For babies usa passport go to Houston passport agency
At
1919 Smith St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
Walk in there by 8am on Monday - Friday with birth certificate and either cash or credit card.
Pick forms to fill inside remember to go with a copy of your return ticket if you will do expidited (you get it same day)
If your DH is with you go together if not he should go to the usa consulate in lag to notorise one of the forms can't remember which ie if you don't already have it.
After these go through previous messages to get information on how to get either Emergency travel document, nigerian passport or nigerian visa for your LO.
The choice is yours which ever you settle for


[quote=omoba88 post=51573191]As for the bills paid
2500$ to oakbend,
1900$ to Dr E,
Got a bill of 1067$ (Initial hospital care 7ins was for 540$, subsequent neonatal intensive care was 500$ and discharge day management was 295$ with 20% discount) from Diana because my baby was sent into nursery for having slight jaundice... Is this the usual additional bill people got from Oakbend for care of new born baby?. I think he spent less than 15hrs there. Still trying to talk to her to see how I can get this reduced. Yet to get the bills from labs and B&A. Pls do I have to call them to have them send in their bills? Pls how do I go about applying for LO's passport, [/quote]

omoba88:
Hi everyone,

My LO arrived on Sunday evening at Oakbend and Dr E was around to take delivery. baby weighed 4.01. I got in on wed with plenty questioning at JFK spent nearly 3hrs, I will advise that husbands that wants to come in after the baby arrival should come with d receipts and change of intent letter if you got the visa for vacation n decided to use for childbirth. I was drilled at some point I was thinking it would be better if they let me go back to my fatherland. Phone was checked, my luggages were searched all because I didn't have any of those receipts and change of intent letter with me. Please let's all be careful and endeavor to travel with whatever docs to prove to them we already made payments. Thanks

Just be doing Thanksgiving. You this woman! God really loves you o.
Firstly,na God save you say you no born for plane,you came in on Sun and had baby on wed,wow!
Secondly,i have heard of people with these same issues you had or even less and were sent back at POE.
Congrats my sis,na God win.

Pls is there any Virginia Mum due in January willing to share accomodation?

Also please has anyone on the forum used Henrico Doctors Hospital in Virginia? If yes, will you recommend the hosp? Thanks