IyawoToBe:
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diva4eva:
@ moniyet...
I'll be in El paso on the 22nd of January and will be staying at intown suites. Hope to meet u before boredom kill somebody. I have been a silent reader .

modath:
^^^^^
@Iyawo, I'm laughing here cos of the numerous emoticons,you no know b4 say the blue pali quest na money wey reach to establish viable business?
Everyday, I still debate with myself cos the money plenri gan!! I'm damn too frugal.

RitRit:
Hello, did u get a response to this Ur enquiry?.Gone thru d thread. Didn't find any. I thot I had my mind made up on ElPaso but I am now worried seeing this. Do they really refuse entry if u have doctores parati letter? @justwise I hope I haven't broken any rules with my question again.
Thank you. A friend mentioned doctores parati to me and that informed my choice of Texas. I have actually contacted them but I need first hand info from anyone who has used them recently. I think I read somewhere on this thread that their appointment letters are always in doubt at the POE. Can someone pls clarify this for me. I would really appreciate

bosebabs:
Hello all, I had my baby on the 1st of jan but I didn't inform the embassy dat I was going to give birth in america cos I already had my visa b4 I got pregnant.
My tummy wasn't big when I came in dec and I didn't have any challenge at POE. The guy didn't even know I was preg and I just told him I was here for vacation.
I hope there won't be any issue when I want to renew my visa

justwise:


Keep all your receipts and other documents because you may be asked when leaving the U.S. and during visa renewer. I really don't know why people hide pregnancy from the embassy and at POE even when they can afford to pay for the delivery.

Good luck though.

hopefulme:
Congrats @bj for the Smooth poe.

Hello house.please will there be any possible delay if 2adults and a toddler travel with more than 9.9k used.what has been anyone,s experience so far on money exceeding this amount.

uchetobi:


Daily basis? You are gearing up for no 2 be that regards

lisamarris:
I am interested

labdej:
Good day all,

Please can anyone assist me with any sample letter of invitation from a US resident.

My wife, son and I intend to travel to the US to have our second child. We intend applying for the visa and declaring our true intention.

We have an aunt living there who is willing to accomodate us during the period. But she requires a sample letter of invitation which she can

write to invite us.

I do not want to just write any sample for her, I need one that would contain all the improtant information usually needed by the US embassy.

Kindly assist

bolexy1:


We paid 75% of fare, he's 2yrs 2mnths. Toddle r is from 0 - 2yrs

bosebabs:
Hello all, I had my baby on the 1st of jan but I didn't inform the embassy dat I was going to give birth in america cos I already had my visa b4 I got pregnant.
My tummy wasn't big when I came in dec and I didn't have any challenge at POE. The guy didn't even know I was preg and I just told him I was here for vacation.
I hope there won't be any issue when I want to renew my visa

segbas:


@Justwise:
I am planning to apply for visa in Doha, Qatar as we reside andd work here. But so many mis information about from our Naija people here that if you tell the VO that you want to go give birth in US they may deny you visa because they will know is because of citizenship bla bla bla. I have tried to explain that is normal and hiding that you are pregant is even what they hate. But our ppl reasoning is always negative.

I want to know if one can truely apply from any US embassy just because you want to go and give birth or is only happening in Africa (Nigeria) only because of the health standard. Because is part of what ppl are saying here.
Please clarify. Thanks.

justwise:


Don't waste your time listening to such people, some Nigerians will always look for a way to circumvent any legitimate system and think they are smart but the opposite is the case.

If you are living legally in Qatar with a good job then you got nothing to worry about, the most important thing is to proof that you can adequately afford it without it affecting your economic situation back home.

Good luck.

segbas:


@Justwise

Thanks a lot broda, you've said it all. I have a job here and also does my wife.. And financing the trip and all the expenses is not the problem.
Thanks once again.

hopefulme:
Congrats @bj for the Smooth poe.

Hello house.please will there be any possible delay if 2adults and a toddler travel with more than 9.9k used.what has been anyone,s experience so far on money exceeding this amount.

Lorlahbee:
Hi all, I truly appreciate all info shared on this thread God bless u all. I'm in dallas now and want to share my POE experience although very short but sure it would inspire someone...
Cbp- hi
me- good afternoon
cbp- y are u here?
Me- vacation and to have my baby
cbp- say that again
me- vacation and to have my baby
cbp- is this d address of where you will be staying?
Me- yes
he stamps me in for 6 months, no inspection at all thank you Jesus.

Daz all for now. I have doctors appointment at jps hospital on monday. I'll keep you posted.

PrinceAdeAde:


Hello Lisamarris,
I believe you are in Texas now,How did you eventually get sorted with an affordable accomdation? Need info urgently.Sent you a PM

Hallo my people. We welcomed a baby boy into the world on the 7th of January 2015, coincidentally January 10th was my wife’s birthday, so it’s been double celebration. I have also been busy changing diaper, rocking baby etc The experience was an awesome one, labor proceeded slowly so you could see me praying more than papa adeboye. Infact after the episode I asked myself if I could pray that much.lol.

We had gone to oakbend on Williams way campus to inspect the facility before that day so everything was familiar. They have private birthing suites and private post-partum rooms . Dr fagbohun also kept checking on us,one of his doctors an Indian named Sherry eventually took the delivery.
I see a lot of confusion around Dr Fagbohun’s practice and I wanna address them as I see many people insisting on staying in Richmond to birth. Richmond is kinda bushy and very quiet, someone like me cant stay there. Fagbohun has 4 clinics where you can have your prenatal visits, these clinics are spread across Houston, Sugarland and 2 in Richmond. I live close to Sugarland so we selected that option; I have also visited the one in Richmond before. Oakbend itself has about 3 hospitals in Richmond but you will deliver at Williams way campus.

Dr fagbohun (Baba) is actually the medical director of the Oakbend medical center located on the Williams way campus. He presently has 4 doctors on his payroll . He shuttles around the 4 clinics and insists on meeting his clients at their clinic visits, honestly I don’t know why he doesn't delegate the check ups. This man has an average of 15 clients in each clinic per day. He also personally answer your emails, he doesn’t delegate that one too. He is a stakeholder in Oakbend, so on the average if 15 people are admitted, his own client may be like 8 while other doctors share the rest. But at every time he has at least one of his doctors on duty.
He told me he has delivered 4,000 babies till date. The man is actually experienced and too sure of himself. Which brings me to his major weakness, overconfidence but not arrogance as he is very playful.

I selected him not really because of the money but I wanted someone I could relate with and I needed someone that could help negotiate my bills incase of any complications. We actually had a quarrel before we became friends because his preferred method of delivery is induction, so my wife was scheduled for induction at 39 weeks before her due date. I guess because of his busy schedule, he wants to attend every birth but we weren’t hell bent on having him around. So as a JJC I wanted to get a better explanation on this induction method but he wasn’t on duty when we got to the hospital, our phone conversation resulted in an argument. We returned back home on the day of initial induction, Dec 28th and decided to wait till my wife’s EDD was past. A couple of NL members used induction successfully though, so it’s a 50/50 thing, it can lead to natural birth or CS. He won’t force you to induce except there is a risk to the baby, so you have to let him know what you want early enough. We finally induced after my wife’s due date and we thank God it was successful.

I will write the final chapter of my diary when I finish documentation and get the zero balance from Oakbend. My BC will be ready today, it was processed on the 8th.

I have been getting lots of love from NL members. shout out to the Houston crew . Special appreciation to Naniakay for visiting us with pepper soup and gifts on Saturday.

Congrats to the new Visa Receivers and The new babies in the House.

@GENOMI: my friend everything happens for a reason. We need to be grateful. What if the water broke when you were airborne?

@Princeadeade and Ritdan, I won’t advise you to book shadowbrooke except you have cash to burn. It’s a beautiful environment though. We pay like $2000 dollars per month for a flat , which is not inclusive of utility bills and furnishings . We had to pay 3 full months that we didn’t use.And we were properly ripped off by the Nigerian-American agent who thought we were adenuga’s children (story for another day) . If you insist I will give their details though. I helped some Nairaland members check out a place on highway 6, I will send the details to you too. Cheers