silverchi:


All the examples were people that have used there Visa at least once, didn't ce any1 dat have never used the Visa atall and sending the letter of "Change of intent". No be only me go waka come na... Clarify pls?

Hi, I have never used my visa and I sent the mail for change of intent,I got the generic response still.

JDQueen:


Sorry I didn't get the pm. Intown suit is ok, But am using His grace lodge.

Hi JDQueen, congrats on the arrival of ur baby. Pls I will be going to elpaso by first wk of December. I intend using his grace lodge too. Culd u pls share ur experience there? How far is it from doctor's office and shopping malls and how easy and cheap was it navigating round town? Also,for baby's documentation,how fast is the processing? Waiting to hear from you. Thanks a lot.

Hello house, arrived US vis JFK airport and it was smooth, flew KLM at 35 weeks, no fit to fly was asked of. Will come back with the whole story. Thanks. Chilling in NJ for now.

Tobermom:

So with this, My american dream/ journey which has had its fair share of highs and lows is coming to an end. I leave for naija on friday. Yay!!!! Baby will be 2 weeks 1 day ( i told you ozycy that you are my mentor . i cant wait to hold both my babies, ive so missed my 5 yr old and im glad his crying spells will finally be over. Thank you Lord!

Yaaay..... congrats dear.... glad it all ended in praise..... safe journey on your way back kisses to the LO

Hello everyone, please I do need ur views on dis..... Thanks

Interview goes thus;

Vo: where re u going to
Wife: Houston, Texas
Vo: for?
Wife: child birth
Vo: have u contacted a doctor
Wife: yes
Vo: who?
Wife: Dr Fagbohun
Vo: how were u informed about him
Wife: Google, research online ( and from review and recommendation I decided to contact him)
Vo: can I have the correspondence from the doctor
Wife: passed it forward
Vo: can I see ur budget plan
Wife: passed it forward
Vo: what those ur hubby do
Wife: I told him......... ......
Vo: do u have families or friends in Texas
Wife: no
Vo: what do u do
Wife: homemaker, I make beaded accessories
Vo: typing as usual......... And then, well am so sorry but u do not meet the requirement.....

So I really don't know, where it all went wrong....
Kindly review! Thank u....

duchessgoddess:
Congratulations @ Tobermom. God bless your LO. Pls Tobermom, financefitness, olokings
and all the mums that have done vbac, pls oh how many months after cs was accepted by your obgyn for you to get pregnant again? Are they all on the strict policy of 18months after cs? Are there other hospitals that do it for less? Thanks for answering oh biko. I need to know my fate concerning this vbac thingy to help plan properly and early.

I dunno exactly. I had a 5year gap, but i think anything from that 18months is ok. I stand to be corrected

Tobermom:
In other matters, i had my baby on the 22nd oct. Was discharged on the 24th . had her paed visit on the 28th , settled our bill on the 29th ( it still stood at the 6500, only addition was 275 for labs) Got the short form of her BC from the office of vital records on the 30th. Applied for us passport same day but was asked to collect on 2nd nov. Applied for naija passport 2nd nov and collected both passports on the same day. Also ssn came in by mail yesterday. So with this, My american dream/ journey which has had its fair share of highs and lows is coming to an end. I leave for naija on friday. Yay!!!! Baby will be 2 weeks 1 day ( i told you ozycy that you are my mentor . i cant wait to hold both my babies, ive so missed my 5 yr old and im glad his crying spells will finally be over. Thank you Lord!

Congratulations dear. We join you in the praises to God. May His grace continue to abide with you and yours.
Blessings

adekunleoba:
Hello everyone, please I do need ur views on dis..... Thanks

Interview goes thus;

Vo: where re u going to
Wife: Houston, Texas
Vo: for?
Wife: child birth
Vo: have u contacted a doctor
Wife: yes
Vo: who?
Wife: Dr Fagbohun
Vo: how were u informed about him
Wife: Google, research online ( and from review and recommendation I decided to contact him)
Vo: can I have the correspondence from the doctor
Wife: passed it forward
Vo: can I see ur budget plan
Wife: passed it forward
Vo: what those ur hubby do
Wife: I told him......... ......
Vo: do u have families or friends in Texas
Wife: no
Vo: what do u do
Wife: homemaker, I make beaded accessories
Vo: typing as usual......... And then, well am so sorry but u do not meet the requirement.....

So I really don't know, where it all went wrong....
Kindly review! Thank u....

how much was in in your account and what does hubby do?
That will provide insight as to why d vo felt you weren't qualified

betty1983:
Oakbend peeps, i noticed everyone had NICS on their bills, are all babies sent to NICS ?
Thanks

NICS is an acronym for newborn intensive care specialists. They are the neonatal(pediatric) practice that oakbend uses for the care of newborn delivery including the hearing test.

The acronym sounds like NICU neonatal intensive care unit where babies requiring special attention arw taken to. but they are different.

Hope you understand better now?

So i think this is worth sharing. I learnt Sterling bank was giving PTA from this forum and decided to open an account, so i can atleast save some money buying at 199 compared to BDCs 227... Anyways i opened the account and a week later, i won 50k... lol... Apparently they randomly pick from new acc holders. That was really nice. Not always so lucky at winning stuff... Guess my baby is an Akorede( bringer of gifts and wealth).

I wish i could leave at 35wks like some of you guys, but i always suffer preterm contractions n i had a weak cervix in my last preg. I was 3cm dialated from 6mnths n it had to be managed, taking steroid shots et al. Well it is inly wise i go early again.
Kisses to all the LOs

Tobermom:
In other matters, Yay!!!! Baby will be 2 weeks 1 day ( i told you ozycy that you are my mentor . i cant wait to hold both my babies, ive so missed my 5 yr old and im glad his crying spells will finally be over. Thank you Lord!

Yah!!! You ve broken the record. Thank GOD all went well. I can feel your 5yr old child, abeg do and go and see him. Safe trip as you make your way back home.

Chicagomum:


My POE story


I sat for 1 hrs, 2hrs, 3hrs! At a point i was like what is happening here? People that came after me were cleared and they left me there. I went to meet one of the officers and he told me they group the cases based on severity. That those that came after me and have been cleared had minor cases.

Finally after about another 20 mins an officer called me. He was like you stated you will be staying for 9 weeks; We stamped you in for 10 weeks.

Went to the exit submitted my declaration form as I was about to go the Customs guy noticed I was pregnant. He said Madam please step back. My eyes nearly poped out of my socket.

Me: Gave him my passport and he handed it over to another officer. The officer scanned it and recorded something and gave it back to me and told me I was free to go.

Just excited I made it down here against so many odds. Make una help me shout 3 halleluyahs

Yes o. They will attend to people with less serious cases before us - e.g people on visa waiver programs (UK , etc) and people from American territories who are not residents or citizens of American but get visa on arrival.

10 weeks is tight but its still workable as long as baby cooperates and comes in good time.

Hope you do not have too many weeks to your EDD so that you can deliver the baby, do your documentation and leave before the 10 weeks are up.

With the last encounter you had, I will advise you to be prepared with extra copies of all your receipts of payment when you want to come back home. I remember a mama sharing about the stress they gave her at the point of exit.

Congratulations all the same. You have overcome and will continue to overcome. Wish you the best as you wait for the arrival of ur baby.

Congrats Chicagomum God pass them! If they like make dem stamp u for 10 weeks. I'm sure you'll be out of there before then. Afterall see Ozycy's testimony! South Africa people will stamp you for ONE day after your planned departure! Like say person wan stay forever before. Wishing u a successful and eventfree delivery. Glad this thread is back to normal now. More fun than reading pages of worthless arguments.

Congratulations @Tobermom.She shall be a blessing to her family and generation in Jesus name.
@mamacajah I wanted to ask for the cost breakdown of the hospital you used in Atlanta(Doctors hospital) and if you can help with further information in respect of further cost associated with twin birth costs too.
From your posts I saw that you did some research on Northside Hospital for a friend,I also need all you have got on them .Although I sent an email to Northside they just replied with a generic mail where they said you are entitled to 75% off if am self pay but they are silent on epidural,paediatrician,NICU,etc
my NL email is helrichards@yahoo.com.Thanks

Bisoye82:
Congratulations @Tobermom.She shall be a blessing to her family and generation in Jesus name.
@mamacajah I wanted to ask for the cost breakdown of the hospital you used in Atlanta(Doctors hospital) and if you can help with further information in respect of further cost associated with twin birth costs too.
From your posts I saw that you did some research on Northside Hospital for a friend,I also need all you have got on them .Although I sent an email to Northside they just replied with a generic mail where they said you are entitled to 75% off if am self pay but they are silent on epidural,paediatrician,NICU,etc
my NL email is helrichards@yahoo.com.Thanks

@Bisoye82, I used Doctors Hospital Augusta, its 2.5hrs away from Atlanta. I don't know much about twin births but from information given on the thread, its either you go to Houston or El paso for better package deals. For northside, @shawbabe gave birth in Atlanta so maybe she can give more information on it. My friend ended up using another hospital as she said Northside was too far from her accommodation. She was not looking for package deal so I doubt if it was cheap but I can find out the details for you if you want.Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Please does anyone have a direct line of anybody at Atlanta consulate...visa section preferably...My wife's return date in on Saturday and I submitted the application and paid the expedited fee since last week...I have been calling their number since Monday..always going to voice mail.sent mails...no reply.... Please anyone with a number should send it to me frankmodaclothing@yahoo.com..Thnks

Please does anyone have a direct line of anybody at Atlanta consulate...visa section preferably...My wife's return date in on Saturday and I submitted the application and paid the expedited fee since last week...I have been calling their number since Monday..always going to voice mail.sent mails...no reply

Cuteaidomo:


Hi JDQueen, congrats on the arrival of ur baby. Pls I will be going to elpaso by first wk of December. I intend using his grace lodge too. Culd u pls share ur experience there? How far is it from doctor's office and shopping malls and how easy and cheap was it navigating round town? Also,for baby's documentation,how fast is the processing? Waiting to hear from you. Thanks a lot.

Very kool place to stay, just like home. Not too far to the hospital and shopping centers. I can't say of the distance to the doctor's place because we all have diff doctors assigned to us. Getting baby's documentation can be fast when expedited, when you come around u'll guided. You can come with a valid drivers license, there's an available car you can take out once in a while. All the best.

sarnneth:

how much was in in your account and what does hubby do?
That will provide insight as to why d vo felt you weren't qualified

Hubby is the one sponsoring me, cos I was with his statement of account. He runs a logistic company... The Vo didn't even ask for any statement of account, or who will be sponsoring....

If you don't get through, I will recommend you call one of the agents - Tanko or eddy to help you asap. You may need to pay them though.

But I imagine it shouldn't matter if you are desperate. Will also be likely cheaper than rescheduling their flight.

francmoda:
Please does anyone have a direct line of anybody at Atlanta consulate...visa section preferably...My wife's return date in on Saturday and I submitted the application and paid the expedited fee since last week...I have been calling their number since Monday..always going to voice mail.sent mails...no reply

All the glory to God! I arrived Detroit yesterday via KLM, flew klm to Amsterdam and delta to Detroit. I flew at 31 weeks and wasn't asked for fitness to fly. After paying 34usd for a preferred seat on the flight to Amsterdam I was so disappointed. The seat beside me was vacant and some annoying guy with a stinking breath who didn't like his original seat was made to sit there and made my trip so uncomfortable with his constant poking, turning and yawning.There were so many vacant seats o, I wonder why he was directed to that one mschewww. Got to Amsterdam around 5.30am and had to wait 4hrs 30mins for the flight to Detroit. Thank God I requested for special assistance, I was driven in that their auto wheel to a service centre where I chilled and was picked up later and dropped at my boarding gate.

Getting to the gate o, i go find trouble. Instead of me to just lay low with my big belle and green passport, I got up to go speak with one of the ladies at the counter ( after all I was honest at my visa interview so why hide), the seat on my boarding pass and seat I reserved did not tally and I wanted to know why. I hadn't finished asking my question when one black guy in suit asked to see my passport. That's how questions you expect at Poe started, he took me aside and asked for my reason for going to the U.S.

Me: childbirth
Guy in suit (GIS): you are quite direct
Me: (b4 Nko)
GIS: let me have your documents (he types on his phone for a while)
Before I knew it, he said you were denied a visa to the UK in 2014
Me: yes I was and I reapplied in 2015 and got it (y do they keep hammering on this denial sef)
GIS: what do you do and what does your hubby do
Me: I sha respond
He asked a lot, went through every single doc and finally let me join the queue to board the plane.

Got to Detroit and was wheeled to immigration, the friendly Cbp asked the normal questions and requested for docs and sent me for secondary inspection. Let me add that Detroit airport was empty so they had a lot of time on their hands. The guy who wheeled me left me, the Cbp was initially acting all tough but he later relaxed and joked with me. Went through my documents, I had just 3kusd cash on me ( he didn't ask to see it). Had bank statement of 4m Naira which he asked to see. He concluded that I made sure all my bills were paid and receipts collected. Let me add he also talked about the UK visa that was denied ( how long will dt singular denial hunt me?) I was stamped till may 2016. Someone finally came to wheel me out after spending 15mins listening to other people's interview. Went to Agric and tuber of yam was seized. Finally with my wonderful sister inlaw and family. Baby is due Xmas day and I will be using henry-ford. May God grant us all safe delivery and all the best to the other moms who are just starting this mission.

nefertitiram:
Congrats on your POE!
Welcome to the gangsta's gang.

But with all the bell we have been ringing here, you still went to rough O'Hare? You get mind sha.

You were stamped in for 10 weeks, less than 3 mths, a whole chicagomum! (just messing with ya) Craze de worry them true true. Wish you safe delivery.

Seems they look for the meanest & harshest 1st gen immigrants & employ them at O'hare to checkmate "potential immigrant"....

10 weeks is ok nah, no be 7 i spend in total?

Didn't ozycy even spend less... nothing dey happen all way na road..



@ chicagomum ,

Pele for the stress, dem nor reach... 10 weeks is morw than enough, na dem sabi ..

Just ensure your receipt is in your handbag on your way out in case their head touch , & they want to do POExit check....

Despite stamping me in for 6 months, they still had brain touch & acted brand new....

Little advise for all
If u re applying for ur visa pls pick abuja

the refusal in lagos is becoming unbearable

ah ah

We were blessed with the most precious gift ever in form of a little boy about 12:30pm local time yesterday at Oakbend Medical Center. Dr Fagbohun was on hand. Baby, mom and dad are all doing okay

modath:


Didn't ozycy even spend less... nothing dey happen all way na road..

Lol, I spent exactly 7weeks too. My babies can like to bake very well before coming out. 10 weeks is more than enough to give birth, gather baby's documents and port. Even if baby wants to stay 42weeks of which most US doctors don't allow, she still got 3weeks left.

yokus:

I wish i could leave at 35wks like some of you guys, but i always suffer preterm contractions n i had a weak cervix in my last preg. I was 3cm dialated from 6mnths n it had to be managed, taking steroid shots et al. Well it is inly wise i go early again.
Kisses to all the LOs

You and your baby are blessed already. Just try and travel as soon as you can, then if baby comes early, you can always change your return ticket and come back asap. It's well

francmoda:
Please does anyone have a direct line of anybody at Atlanta consulate...visa section preferably...My wife's return date in on Saturday and I submitted the application and paid the expedited fee since last week...I have been calling their number since Monday..always going to voice mail.sent mails...no reply

You should contact Tanko, his address it's the same with the Naija embassy address. Or Eddy.
I think pple applying for naija visa themselves should have enough time atleast 2-3 weeks before travel date to avoid stories or delay. If I had time, I would have loved to apply myself.

LI:
We were blessed with the most precious gift ever in form of a little boy about 12:30pm local time yesterday at Oakbend Medical Center. Dr Fagbohun was on hand. Baby, mom and dad are all doing okay

Congratulations , Thank GOD for safe delivery. Guess Dr F is beginning to buckle up lol.

ozycy:

You should contact Tanko, his address it's the same with the Naija embassy address. Or Eddy.
I think pple applying for naija visa themselves should have enough time atleast 2-3 weeks before travel date to avoid stories or delay. If I had time, I would have loved to apply myself.

Please can I get any phone number. Frankmodaclothing@yahoo.com

francmoda:


Please can I get any phone number. Frankmodaclothing@yahoo.com

Sent

There are mosquitoes here o... Massive blood sucking ones too. Although I don't think they're malaria carriers. One latched itself to my mums face today sucking away, it didn't even budge when I swatted it away, I had to pretty much lift it off her face

bbaby84:


Why would you need Malaria tabs? Are they mosquitos in TX?
Did you have the baby normally or CS? There are a number of things that could be going on. First take the ibuprofen from your aftercare pack. Check your bp if you can but if you have a fever please call your doctor.
I know you're trying to curb unecessary spendING but your life is very important.

Ehugs