Pompoms:

I've been trying to send you a PM, sir.

Pompoms:


While we wait for the gurus , (1) shouldn't be a problem. I think carrying your marriage cert./change of name should clear this.
(2) use the search bar up there . Narrow it down to the travel section.

Just hang in there, I'm sure the experienced moms will answer as soon as they come online.

Ayokunle07:


I don't know o but perhaps we can find someone to tell us more here. Financial assistance though appears to be quite different from discounts/package

Iamzizilicious:
Hello House,
Please i will like to know if anyone have some experience with Qatar Airline. Will be flying with them in Dec at 30weeks+ to Houston. My question is how are they for accommodation at Doha? And please will like to connect with any Houston bound preggos (the company will be great while we await our little bundles arrival)
Thanks.

ogemele:


Well it takes a while for Dr stimage to respond.
I think you have 2 options.
1. Call Brenda and confirm their position.
2. Walk in to the clinic and book an appointment since the clinic is not far from you.
Best wishes.

Bubbles123:


Ayo pls something has been bothering me about payment of bills, pls help clarify, is there a difference between discount and financial assistance? Some hospitals will say they are giving "financial assistance " to self pay individuals. I'm really scared it may be a baptized form of Medicaid. Pls help

Iamzizilicious:
Hello House,
Please i will like to know if anyone have some experience with Qatar Airline. Will be flying with them in Dec at 30weeks+ to Houston. My question is how are they for accommodation at Doha? And please will like to connect with any Houston bound preggos (the company will be great while we await our little bundles arrival)
Thanks.

Bubbles123:


Ayo pls something has been bothering me about payment of bills, pls help clarify, is there a difference between discount and financial assistance? Some hospitals will say they are giving "financial assistance " to self pay individuals. I'm really scared it may be a baptized form of Medicaid. Pls help

Jessygrt:
Good evening all
Please can anyone help with a cheap good hospital for delivery with cost in California (less than $5,000) to cover all bills.

Thank you and God bless...

zoemummy:


My 2cents on this question is that the application of medicaid (involving tax payers funds) must require some form of 'signed' documentation wherein you'd need to complete and sign a request form. The request will be processed and you accept the financial aid. I reckon it is not something that can be received by the beneficiary 'unknowingly'. I stand to be corrected though.

See screenshots below and note the key words 'application' and 'enrolment'. They are both very conscious activities.

TWoods:


This is actually not always true. The hospital can simply charge you a low price and get reimbursed by Medicaid without you knowing. Some hospitals get Medicaid funding precisely to account for “losses” hospitals are expected to incur by offering services to the indigent.

Og3chukwu:
In the spirit of giving back, I have learnt so much from this forum keep it up guys. I and my husband got our visa in 2016 which was used for the intended purpose Honeymoon and vacation in December.
I left Nigeria on the 28th of September at 31 weeks with BA, the flight from Lagos to Heathrow was so uncomfortable and their services wasn't so great.I got to Heathrow at 5.30am and had to check in for my connecting flight with American Airline to Dallas,Got to the booth and meet an agent.

AA Agent- Purpose of Visit to the USA
Myself- Child birth & Vacation
AA  Agent- Whom would u be staying with
Myself- Childhood friend
AA Agent- When last did you see her
Myself- 2005 but we keep in touch
AA Agent - What does she do for a living?
Myself- Health Administrator
AA Agent- What do you do for a living?
Myself- I work in bleep bleep and my clients are bleep bleep bleep
AA Agent- Smiles* and said I should proceed to the shuttle to take me to Terminal 5 and my mobility assistance would be waiting for me there.

Got to the terminal gate and requested for a comfortable seat and got one that had nobody beside me, I had enough room to stretch , their services was top notch.Arrived at Dallas at 1pm and we were the first flight that landed got my wheel chair assistance,Got to the automated machine for B1 & B2 visa, proceeded to the CBP officer.

Myself- Hello and smiled
CBP- He smiles back and hello too, he tried to pronounce  my name started laughing,I had to
pronounce my name the right way.
CBP- Do you have any food with you
Myself-Yes,plantain flour,peanuts,basil,pumpkin leaves and pepper soup spices.

He nooded and  started  gisitng with the lady that was assisting me,once they were done he was about to stamp me in without asking any further questions,I had to tell him I was here for Child birth and vacation ,he didn't notice I was pregnant and my tummy wasn't so big

CBP-How long are u here for?
Myself- 3months and two weeks
CBP-How much do you have on you ?
Myself- $ 7000
CBP officer- Stamps me in on my passsport  for 6 months (which  i didnt see how long )and said I would have to get to agriculture.

Got to Agriculture they scanned my bags and asked  whether I had indomie ,egusi ,ogbonno told them No to all,I had bleep bleep bleep.
Met another another  CBP officer, he asked for my passport which I gave him.
CBP-What are  u here for?
Myself- Child birth and Vacation.
CBP-requested for my doctors correspondence  which I gave him and  gave me  back my passport.
I looked at my passport and asked the officer how long am I stamped in for and he joked for a day, I finally saw where i was stamped till March 2018.Proceeded to go and check into my local flight to Houston.
POE was a breeze for me i spent just 20 mins in total from the CBP and agriculture.
Resting and waiting for my doctors appointment on Tuesday.

Hello dear
Please which hospital are you using in Dallas?






 

Senatornuella:
My dear, I know how you feel right now. I have been there before, but the good news is that I am presently in the States for my third child, first and second here. The fact is no one here can give you the real reason why you were denied. If I analyse I would say that the answer to the question why us and not UK. The VO knows that healthcare in UK is also good but the UK dont give passport so if you say you are going on grounds of better healthcare then you needed a stronger reason to choose the US and of course it is for the passport. Again I will analyse that you should have said that the cost of birthing in Houston for self pay patient is cheaper than Connecticut. However, all hope is not lost, brace up and apply again. When filling your form let your contact person be st where you intend to birth your child. It can be your hotel or your doctor, also your income should show you can afford the process without becoming bankrupt. Above all, believe God to grant you favour.








Helloo house, please I need someone to tell me what went wrong here, I went for my interview yesterday but was declined, the heartbreak noo be here at all. Here goes my transcript:

VO: why are you going to the US
Me: to have my baby

VO: why us?
Me: talked about maternal mortality rate in naija, the need for better health care system bla bla

VO: why US not UK
Me: don't really know much about the UK system and since I have friends who have had their babies in the US, I opted for US

VO: do you have any friends in the US
Me: I have a friend in connecticut

VO: why are you not staying with her
Me: after my research on hospitals I chose houston because I liked the online reviews

VO: are you married?
Me: yes

VO: how many kids?
Me: none, this will be my first

VO: how long have you beeen married?
Me: 10 months

VO: when are you due
Me: Dec

VO: is your husband going with you
Me: No, our baby will be coming at thee peak of his business soo he will not be available to travel

VO: did yoou get any info from the hospital you researched about
Me: yes

Vo: can I seee?
Me: yea, *hands over info from HNWM, appointment letter and email correspondence*

VO: reads through, returns documents, types for a while and gives me the blue paper

Please what went wrong, i'm due too travel Nov ending, I don't know if i'll get an early date in October if I re-apply. Also note that I was denied visiting visa in January (wasn't pregnant o)....please I need advise

Adiahabasi:
Hi all, eku 3 days! The thread has really grown! Congrats to the new mamas and papas.
I've got a quick question please. How long can one keep a visa application fee payment for? Let me try putting it in a clearer way...for how long would a visa fee remain valid if one misses a prior scheduled appointment, any deadline at which the person must re-book or forfeit the application fees?