solfunmi:
El paso mums, please advise on accomodation will be appreciated.

Intown is not bad,you have other mamas to interact with.....used Elpaso for my first child and that was one of the things that made it fun.

I had to pay through an agent actually.
Didn't have the power to be refreshing the portal.

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Vic7878:

Hi uzyfine congrats dear.. did you carry your twins upto 38 weeks or more?

. No,I did planned c section at exactly 37 weeks and they were both fine. We were discharged on the second day after c s. My advice is to work with ur doc, whatever he says blc u don't want them to be send to NICU

solfunmi:
El paso mums, please advise on accomodation will be appreciated.

Some people yes intown suit, extended stay and the rest but I used woodspring suit at joe battle. 10 minutes drive to my doctors office and 2 minutes walk to the peadiatric office

Gist on the rest of my twin missionary journey, I was very lucky to get a woman at the airport to add one of my twins to her ticket and she helped me to carry them althru the journey. I called Qatar airways to change my ticket fro 4thsept to 25th aug in us but they said it will cost me 310 dollars, my hubby went to their office in Lagos and changed it with less than 50k. Thanks to all who helped with answers in the time of need especially babatwi and others, hats off to nairaland. Feel free to ask any questions esp those using elpaso

In the spirit of giving back! I learnt a lot here.
Here goes my POE testimony-
I would think that from wat I have been reading here that Houston and Chicago was the worse.i guess my tuts were just speculations! As mine was tough.
I entered LAX thru Lufthansa n it was so long n tiring with the food they shared on the plane that I culdnt eat.so was super hungry n fainting.
There was no preferencial treatment got on the long queue n finally my turn-
Cbp: what r u here for
Me: to hv my baby
Cbp: why
Me: citizenship
Cbp: why
Me: becos I believe my child will hv a better life with dual citizenship , study n all
Cbp: so I want to come n stay here
Me: no
Cbp: let me see your return ticket
Me: showing him
Cbp: how will I pay it me- I have cash
Cbp: how much do you have ,me- 6k and 4k in my account
Cbp: Is nt enuf, Me- my husband will send more if need be
Cbp: where is your husband ,Me: Nigeria
Cbp: so why don't you give birth dere ( I was silence at this point) he wrote something n asked me to follow him, collected my fone n went to the inner room. There I stay for almost 3hrs before I was called. The officer that called me to interview was a furious one becos he just finished racking someone.
2nd Cbp
Cbp: why r you here Me- to hv my baby ( he asked why, I told he the same thing I told the other officer)
Cbp: he sed so I want my child to get free education wen I don't pay my tax. Me- if my child wish he could study in nig
Cbp: how much do you hv ,me - I told him
Cbp: Is smal( He asked again how much my hosp n doc was, I told him, he sed is small)
Cbp: wat do ur husband do, I told him
Cbp: how much does he make , I told him
He asked me to open my fone, he went to where I saved the screenshot from this forum n read everything he went tru all my pictures n text. At this point my heart was beating. I just kept praying( I hv been praying all along)it took him 1hr ,inbtwn he asked abt my doc letter, and whether I informed the embassy.i showed him too. Then he now sed I see u did an extensive research on childbirth( I sed yes sir). He now became calm with me, told the other officer abt me. He ask me wat if I ran into emergency that require moni how will I pay. I told him I won't take Medicaid. He sed I shuldnt bother coming back if i do. Told me to pay all my bills and come with my receipts.
I was truthful all thru! And God touched his heart n saw me thru!

End of this month God willing

wintermom:
When do you plan on leaving?


quote author=solfunmi post=60305271]El paso mums, please advise on accomodation will be appreciated.

Wow Sis. Thank God

veegurl:
In the spirit of giving back! I learnt a lot here.
Here goes my POE testimony-
I would think that from wat I have been reading here that Houston and Chicago was the worse.i guess my tuts were just speculations! As mine was tough.
I entered LAX thru Lufthansa n it was so long n tiring with the food they shared on the plane that I culdnt eat.so was super hungry n fainting.
There was no preferencial treatment got on the long queue n finally my turn-
Cbp: what r u here for
Me: to hv my baby
Cbp: why
Me: citizenship
Cbp: why
Me: becos I believe my child will hv a better life with dual citizenship , study n all
Cbp: so I want to come n stay here
Me: no
Cbp: let me see your return ticket
Me: showing him
Cbp: how will I pay it me- I have cash
Cbp: how much do you have ,me- 6k and 4k in my account
Cbp: Is nt enuf, Me- my husband will send more if need be
Cbp: where is your husband ,Me: Nigeria
Cbp: so why don't you give birth dere ( I was silence at this point) he wrote something n asked me to follow him, collected my fone n went to the inner room. There I stay for almost 3hrs before I was called. The officer that called me to interview was a furious one becos he just finished racking someone.
2nd Cbp
Cbp: why r you here Me- to hv my baby ( he asked why, I told he the same thing I told the other officer)
Cbp: he sed so I want my child to get free education wen I don't pay my tax. Me- if my child wish he could study in nig
Cbp: how much do you hv ,me - I told him
Cbp: Is smal( He asked again how much my hosp n doc was, I told him, he sed is small)
Cbp: wat do ur husband do, I told him
Cbp: how much does he make , I told him
He asked me to open my fone, he went to where I saved the screenshot from this forum n read everything he went tru all my pictures n text. At this point my heart was beating. I just kept praying( I hv been praying all along)it took him 1hr ,inbtwn he asked abt my doc letter, and whether I informed the embassy.i showed him too. Then he now sed I see u did an extensive research on childbirth( I sed yes sir). He now became calm with me, told the other officer abt me. He ask me wat if I ran into emergency that require moni how will I pay. I told him I won't take Medicaid. He sed I shuldnt bother coming back if i do. Told me to pay all my bills and come with my receipts.
I was truthful all thru! And God touched his heart n saw me thru!

veegurl:
In the spirit of giving back! I learnt a lot here.
Here goes my POE testimony-
I would think that from wat I have been reading here that Houston and Chicago was the worse.i guess my tuts were just speculations! As mine was tough.
I entered LAX thru Lufthansa n it was so long n tiring with the food they shared on the plane that I culdnt eat.so was super hungry n fainting.
There was no preferencial treatment got on the long queue n finally my turn-
Cbp: what r u here for
Me: to hv my baby
Cbp: why
Me: citizenship
Cbp: why
Me: becos I believe my child will hv a better life with dual citizenship , study n all
Cbp: so I want to come n stay here
Me: no
Cbp: let me see your return ticket
Me: showing him
Cbp: how will I pay it me- I have cash
Cbp: how much do you have ,me- 6k and 4k in my account
Cbp: Is nt enuf, Me- my husband will send more if need be
Cbp: where is your husband ,Me: Nigeria
Cbp: so why don't you give birth dere ( I was silence at this point) he wrote something n asked me to follow him, collected my fone n went to the inner room. There I stay for almost 3hrs before I was called. The officer that called me to interview was a furious one becos he just finished racking someone.
2nd Cbp
Cbp: why r you here Me- to hv my baby ( he asked why, I told he the same thing I told the other officer)
Cbp: he sed so I want my child to get free education wen I don't pay my tax. Me- if my child wish he could study in nig
Cbp: how much do you hv ,me - I told him
Cbp: Is smal( He asked again how much my hosp n doc was, I told him, he sed is small)
Cbp: wat do ur husband do, I told him
Cbp: how much does he make , I told him
He asked me to open my fone, he went to where I saved the screenshot from this forum n read everything he went tru all my pictures n text. At this point my heart was beating. I just kept praying( I hv been praying all along)it took him 1hr ,inbtwn he asked abt my doc letter, and whether I informed the embassy.i showed him too. Then he now sed I see u did an extensive research on childbirth( I sed yes sir). He now became calm with me, told the other officer abt me. He ask me wat if I ran into emergency that require moni how will I pay. I told him I won't take Medicaid. He sed I shuldnt bother coming back if i do. Told me to pay all my bills and come with my receipts.
I was truthful all thru! And God touched his heart n saw me thru!

The way you bluntly said citizenship! Hmmm. Am scared o. Might port to El paso route. I thought Lax was always breeze as people reported in the past. Thank God for grace at last, sha

Hi veegurl, you said the cbp asked you if you informed the embassy , please was it the change of intent you showed him or you told the embassy during your interview or drop box u want to use your visa to give birth in the us. Pls need a response cous am kinda confused whether to send the mail or not cous I got my visa 2016 July and den I wasn't pregnant. Await ur prompt response.

kokorita:
Hi veegurl, you said the cbp asked you if you informed the embassy , please was it the change of intent you showed him or you told the embassy during your interview or drop box u want to use your visa to give birth in the us. Pls need a response cous am kinda confused whether to send the mail or not cous I got my visa 2016 July and den I wasn't pregnant. Await ur prompt response.

I sent to the embassy notification of intent! I just showed them their reply

Nwebele:


The way you bluntly said citizenship! Hmmm. Am scared o. Might port to El paso route. I thought Lax was always breeze as people reported in the past. Thank God for grace at last, sha

The point is that they knw, so u shuldnt hide it. It puts them off when do or lie. If nt for the passport u wouldn't hv gone in the first place

veegurl:

The point is that they knw, so u shuldnt hide it. It puts them off when do or lie. If nt for the passport u wouldn't hv gone in the first place

I would say better healthcare and if they insist, I tell them well, its not a bad idea to afford my kid opportunity of dual citizen. It may do them a lot of good in future, in case our country continues in this economic and political instability.

SuperDad:
Mega thanks Davsquared! The one in Atlanta is closest for me, so I guess that helps cone options down. Did you have any challenges paying before hand from Nigeria or did you pay whilst there? (Considering paying from here before leaving)

hello there, could you please share the details of the invoice and the hospital in Atlanta. my email address is setportablebamie@gmail.com

Good day good people,

I had my baby 2015 and I am planning to go next year for another delivery. The issue is I jut lost/misplaced my passport. And the US Visa in it expires next month. Please how do I get a new passport and renew my visa? Thank you.

uzyfine:
Gist on the rest of my twin missionary journey, I was very lucky to get a woman at the airport to add one of my twins to her ticket and she helped me to carry them althru the journey. I called Qatar airways to change my ticket fro 4thsept to 25th aug in us but they said it will cost me 310 dollars, my hubby went to their office in Lagos and changed it with less than 50k. Thanks to all who helped with answers in the time of need especially babatwi and others, hats off to nairaland. Feel free to ask any questions esp those using elpaso

Uzyfine of life!!! i had been wondering what happened to you and how you were able to manage with the twins alone. I'm glad to hear that you got someone to help you with one of the twins (that was a testimony on its own) and that you are back home,we thank the Lord. Wish you all the best in your future endeavors

Thank you for your inquiry.



Please note that there is no legal requirement to inform us that you are seeking to give birth in the United States or that your purpose of travel has changed. The Customs and Border Protection, a branch of USCIS, determines a traveler’s eligibility of entry to the U.S, you should be prepared to demonstrate to the immigration officer at the port of entry why you are seeking medical treatment and that you have logistical and financial plans for the treatment. You should show the border protection agents upon arrival in the U.S. your detailed birth plan, which would include correspondence with your doctor, the cost of the delivery, any receipts showing prepayments for care and evidence that you have the ability to pay for all costs while in the U.S. up to and including your living expenses.

We recommend that you review the regulations on non-immigrant aliens entering the United States for purposes of childbirth at https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/882/~/visit-the-u.s.-while-pregnant-and-the-risks-involved and plan accordingly. Please you should not stay in the U.S. longer than you are permitted by Customs and Border Protection at the port of entry. The Department of Homeland Security at the port of entry will determine your eligibility to enter the United States on any travel.
Dear veegurl was that the response you got from the embassy.


If you choose to give birth in the U.S., we advise you to bring evidence of payment, both when you enter the U.S. on this visit, and at your future U.S. visa interviews.



Sincerely,



cid:image001.gif@01CF57EF.0B4BC8F0

Correspondence Unit (AAO)

US CONSULATE GENERAL

LAGOS, NIGERIA

Dear veegurl was that the response you got from the embassy. Thanks for ur response

kokorita:
Thank you for your inquiry.
Please note that there is no legal requirement to inform us that you are seeking to give birth in the United States or that your purpose of travel has changed. The Customs and Border Protection, a branch of USCIS, determines a traveler’s eligibility of entry to the U.S, you should be prepared to demonstrate to the immigration officer at the port of entry why you are seeking medical treatment and that you have logistical and financial plans for the treatment. You should show the border protection agents upon arrival in the U.S. your detailed birth plan, which would include correspondence with your doctor, the cost of the delivery, any receipts showing prepayments for care and evidence that you have the ability to pay for all costs while in the U.S. up to and including your living expenses.

We recommend that you review the regulations on non-immigrant aliens entering the United States for purposes of childbirth at https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/882/~/visit-the-u.s.-while-pregnant-and-the-risks-involved and plan accordingly. Please you should not stay in the U.S. longer than you are permitted by Customs and Border Protection at the port of entry. The Department of Homeland Security at the port of entry will determine your eligibility to enter the United States on any travel.
Dear veegurl was that the response you got from the embassy.


If you choose to give birth in the U.S., we advise you to bring evidence of payment, both when you enter the U.S. on this visit, and at your future U.S. visa interviews.



Sincerely,



cid:image001.gif@01CF57EF.0B4BC8F0

Correspondence Unit (AAO)

US CONSULATE GENERAL

LAGOS, NIGERIA

This reply they sent you is even more detailed and more explanatory than some that i have read here. I think you are ok with this. The bottom line is that they all pass across the same message.

kokorita:
Dear veegurl was that the response you got from the embassy. Thanks for ur response

I know Abujaniv who is on of the 3 real US embassy visa officers that post on Travel section has CLARIFIED that 'change of intent' letter is of no consequence. None of the embassy's replies to such letters is kept on record. It's a generic response nonspecific. Your admission into the US is at the discretion of CBP at POE so make sure you're prepared.

Ayob3:


Hi there, did you eventually settle for Atlanta? Could you please share with me.

Hello People, please I need your help as I intend traveling pretty soon. Can anyone please provide or refer me to a good hospital, doc and detailed invoice with NO hidden charges in Atlanta. please be kind to send me a mail setportablebamie.

October Mum, heading to Chicago Next week.

quote author=tamasweet1 post=60313370]hi all,

please would like to link up with any oct/nov mums heading to chicago. [/quote]

Nwebele:


I would say better healthcare and if they insist, I tell them well, its not a bad idea to afford my kid opportunity of dual citizen. It may do them a lot of good in future, in case our country continues in this economic and political instability.

Well u try urs too! Becos if I have read the thread I knw better. I was even asked why didn't I go to Canada or Germany that do well too n give all those?

kokorita:
Dear veegurl was that the response you got from the embassy. Thanks for ur response

Yes

Unfelt:
knorr Chicken isnt allowed, but if its the Regular knorr u should be fine....

Oh, thanks so much. I indeed appreciate this.

Hello all. I must say weldone & congratulations to all successful parents guided by the sincere truths and helps been offered here.

Congrats and thanks for sharing.

A friend went thru Chicago POE last week and was sent to secondary inspection twice, spending 1hr on each occasion. Surprisingly, she was never asked any question but they just held on to her passport each time and the officer, probably after checking their system, saw no reason to question her, returned her passport and let her go.

veegurl:
In the spirit of giving back! I learnt a lot here.
Here goes my POE testimony-
I told him I won't take Medicaid. He sed I shuldnt bother coming back if i do. Told me to pay all my bills and come with my receipts.
I was truthful all thru! And God touched his heart n saw me thru!

Hey,
Thank you so much I got the info. Was wondering if she gave you only two doctors am looking for a dr Lee contact can I get the lady's email pls. Thank you so much .

ayabemm16:

Hi Amanda. I was able to contact Parkview and I was given their quote. The lady also gave me contacts of doctors, though I'm yet to contact them but I can share with you if ure still interested. I dunno if I'm allowed to post it here.but u can send me a mail.

Msadesina:
Hi everyone
please any chicago bound mum for Jan 2018? I would like to link up

Wifey is due for February but leaving for Chicago in January. PM me. Congrats

Hello house , please need a reply my close friend renewed her usa visa in March by den she was already 2 months pregnant. And she didn't inform the embassy of her pregnancy because it was a drop box application. But she sent a mail to the embassy in June to notify the embassy of her change of intent. She currently in the states to have her baby her worries now is that. If she wants to reapply will she be refused cous she didn't inform them during the drop box application. Cheers family

uzyfine:
Gist on the rest of my twin missionary journey, I was very lucky to get a woman at the airport to add one of my twins to her ticket and she helped me to carry them althru the journey. I called Qatar airways to change my ticket fro 4thsept to 25th aug in us but they said it will cost me 310 dollars, my hubby went to their office in Lagos and changed it with less than 50k. Thanks to all who helped with answers in the time of need especially babatwi and others, hats off to nairaland. Feel free to ask any questions esp those using elpaso

Congrats I was soo looking forward to hearing your good news. Congrats and welcome back home.

kokorita:
Hello house , please need a reply my close friend renewed her usa visa in March by den she was already 2 months pregnant. And she didn't inform the embassy of her pregnancy because it was a drop box application. But she sent a mail to the embassy in June to notify the embassy of her change of intent. She currently in the states to have her baby her worries now is that. If she wants to reapply will she be refused cous she didn't inform them during the drop box application. Cheers family

The deed has been done. Whether she did it on purposs or not. She still has sometimes before worrying about renewal.
She shouldnt overstay her 6 months though.

No one can guarantee if she will have issues renewing or not.

Once again Truth sets free.

Thats what we preach hereee