P0rtHarc0urtB0y:

What i'm not really sure about is if the appointment confirmation is "editable". if not u may have to cancel the initial appointment and schedule another one. i'm certain u can cancel it up to 2times.

Tmikejay: NYC POE experience.

Alubosa:




Congrats BnBarbie. oyibo too dey follow get winch. I rmbr ur transcript in the other thread. U clearly told the VO u was going to have ur baby and then i think she asked if u know anybody in the State or something like that....no mind am! na only she waka com...congrats! Na wa o' everybody just dey share testimony

debrixxy: congrats to impish and leaky tribe and Portharcourtboy, good news everywhere.
I'm here to share mine too, Indeed God is faithful. I went with my mum to Abuja for our interview and it went like this:
Vo: good morning
We: good morning. I kept eye contact with her while smiling throughout the interview.
Vo: what is your relationship with ds woman?
Me: She's my mum
Vo: where to in US?
Me: Rosenberg, Texas
Vo: Who are you going to Visit?
Me: My Uncle. & then it dawned on me that she mentioned VISIT; that's when I replied:
Me: But that's not my Purpose for going to the U.S
Vo: So what is your purpose?
Me: To have a baby
Vo: Oh ok, Is this your first child or you have others?
Me: It's my first and I want the best medical care for him. Turns to my mum & asks her
Vo: what she does, how much she earns, if she's married, what does her husband do, if she has travelled before, if it's her brother we are going to stay with? My mum gives straight answers to all of them and then she turns to me and asks.
Vo: What do you do?
Me: Right now I run a fashion label with my sister, I used to be an Operations Engr with an Oil company but I quit my job last year blc of the nature of my job; I was trying to have a baby
Vo: So how much do u earn ryt now?
Me: On d average of N50,000 monthly, but my Husband Is the one sponsoring
Vo: So what does he do & where does he work?
We: He's an ICT Administrator with ******
Vo: Turns to my mum and asks who's sponsoring her?
Mum: My son-in-law, her husband.
Vo: Turns to me and asks: Have you ever travelled out before?
Me: No, I've never really had any reason to.
Vo: How long and when do you intend to travel to the U.S
Me: 11weeks from July 22nd
Vo: Have you made contact with any Doctor?
Me: Yes, I hand over the email correspondence with Dr. fagbohun and the bill attachment.
Vo: No I just want to see the cost.
Me: It's on the 2nd page, and while she's studying it I mention that I have a budget spreadsheet and hand it over.
Vo: Studying it and nodding her head says: Your visa has been approved and gave us d white paper, u can pick it up on Monday.
Mum and I walked out smiling which attracted all the security guards to beg us for money. lol

I want to add that HONESTY pays a lot; Only the Doctor's bill was asked for, I pointed out that I had a budget sheet while handing it over, she looked rather impressed with it. Please go with your Budget sheet, very important cos it shows how prepared you are.

I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to this great forum and to our success especially Miri7b5n cos we exchanged emails and she kept giving me tips & encouragement.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

BnBarbie: Dear all,

Let me also give back as i have benefited immensely also. I hope someone can pick a thing or two from my experience too.

I had earlier gone alone for interview and was denied. The lady asked me what my purpose of goin to the US was which i said was to have my baby. Then she asked if i was married, what i do and where i work, what my husband does, do i have children and then denied me. No docs checked. So we decided to try again and applied together. We went for the Visa interview yesterday and we were granted. The transcript is as follows;

VO: i'm gonna take your fingerprints starting with you sir (my hubby). Your turn maam. You are going to Phoenix, Arizona maam?
Me: Yes i am
VO: what for
Me: To have my baby
We that live in the US does not know the rigor people go through to come over. i did appreciate you gut for not giving up and congratulation.
VO: How many months pregnant are you?
Me: 6 months
VO: How come you didnt declare that when you were here for your last interview?
Me: (very shocked). I did mention it. I even mentioned it in my form (i mentioned this in the space provided when asked if you have been denied a visa before). My husband also chipped in that i did mention it.
VO: What do you do sir? My husband responds with where he works and his responsibilities
VO: Do you have any correspondence with a doctor in the united states and description of costs?
Me: Yes pls (then i get my appointment confirmation from MIHS and page 4 of the maternity agreement which contains the description of charges)
VO: Where is the rest of this document? This is only page 4. Where is page 1 and the rest of it. (i remember someone on nairaland got denied wen she showed a VO the entire maternity agreement with the VO saying that contracts in US aren't what they seemed, so i didnt bother printing the entire document. And since they are never patient to read docs.)
Me: Its an agreement with many pages, that is the page with the description of charges
VO: I need something with a letter head
***All these time, He wasnt talking calmly o.
Luckily for me i had page 1 of the agreement which i had printed earlier and attached to page 4. But i detached it when i read that lady's story. But it was still in the folder. So i quickly brought it out and handed it to him.
VO: OK. Looked at it and said this is relatively cheap. So how much have you budgeted for this trip? My husband replied saying 9500 USD
Me: We have a budget spreadsheet with the cost breakdown. i quickly slipped it to him.
VO: I don't see accommodation here.
Me: its in the cost breakdown. He kept saying i don't see it, its not there. As i didnt want to talk too much na, i brought out my extended stay reservation and slipped it to him and said its on the spreadsheet, 1279 USD
VO: ok. So you'd need about 10,000 USD which is way higher that what most people earn here in Nigeria
My hubby and i: We both earn well. i said hw much i earned and my hubby followed suit. Then hubby said our combined income in Naira and den i followed suit saying the dollar equivalent.
VO: He picked up each of our passports and flipped thru. Did you both go to the UK together?
Hubby and i: No we went separately
me: But we both travelled to dubai on our honeymoon (i said that just in case his question was to see if we had travelled outside the country together before)
VO: Ok, so how long are you staying?
Hubby: she would be staying for 2 months and i would be staying for just 2 weeks
VO: OK, your visas have been approved. Please make sure you take all your documents with you as getting the visa is just the first phase. You'd likely be interviewed like this at the POE because you are visible pregnant. Pick up your visas at this location nxt wk wednesday.

***He didn't ask to see statement of account.

Ehido: Hello Guys,

Thanks to all of u for all the info on this thread.

My wife is 15 weeks gone in her pregnancy, we've decided that we want to have the baby in the USA.

From what i have read on this thread, having a baby in houston is cheaper because they have good packages, the thing is she has a sister in colorado. I'ld like to also know if there are suitable hospitals one can call and follow up over there

Also is it too late to start the planning at 15 weeks, can we say we are going for holiday instead of stating that we want to have the baby there? My wife hasnt travelled out of Nigeria before how does that affect her chances even though i have travelled out of Nigeria and work for an American company in Nigeria and can show proof that i can foot all the bills. can we get the visa with the intention of staying in colorado but instead stay on our own in houston?


If I want to apply for visa with the intent of stating that we want to have our baby in america, wht documents will I have to show to back up the application.

Thanks all in aniticipation.

Ibtisam24: Dear Mams and Dads which airlines did you fly with inside US? And how many bags is allowed to take with you or chick in ? Thank you

Ibtisam24: Dear Mams and Dads which airlines did you fly with inside US? And how many bags is allowed to take with you or chick in ? Thank you

Blesyn83: I just want to say thank u to all who contributed in one way or the order, on this thread. God bless us all.
I'm reporting from phoenix live and direct
My POE experience.
When they announced we would b landing shortly, I felt like throwing up out of fear, cos I lied abt my pregnancy to the VO from day one, I was already shaking. Nonetheless I prayed and kept asking God for fa our.
Finally, got to the queue, and behold my turn
Bo: wat are you here for
Me: for birthing and shopping
Bo: finger procedure
And that was it stamped in for 6months.
Second clearance, where I dropped the form, I gave the lady and she said I could go, but called me back for secondary clearance since I had 10k on me.
Bo2: was attending to someone else, smiled at me to b patient, I nodded, wen he was tru
Bo2: handed me a form to feel and said he would not want to stress me and circled the relevant places for me to fill, told me I could ask him any question I don't understand.
Me: finished and was giving back the form
Bo2: so u own a provision shop
Me: no, I supply household items, eg. Microwave, electric jugs etc
Bo2: is it the first time u are traveling wit so much cash
Me: yes
Bo2: u can go, enjoy your stay, welcome to America.
In surprise I was wondering if there was another check, but that was it. I no fit stop smiling

Thank you all for your candid advice and contributions
God is good. In everything put God first. Let his perfect will be done [/color][color=#770077]

Tmikejay: NYC POE experience.

First of all, no one should under estimate the God's role in our/their lives.

Second, as emphasized several times here, honesty pays.

To the main gist.

Border officer: Good morning, why are you in America today?

Me: My wife is here to have our baby, while I am here on vacation.

BO: NO, YOU CANNOT DO THAT! (Emphatically) (in my mind, I said chai, them send you)

I however smiled and calmly responded that its for medical reasons being our first child, we didn't want to take chances.

At the same time, I brought out the Doctor's medical responsibility letter and payment receipt for the Doctor.

He studies it.

BO: $2500 for Doctor, that's not possible.

I smile again.

Me: that's what the Doctor charges and besides, we still have to pay the hospital charges.

BO: How are you going to pay that?

Me: we have $$$ on us (less than 10k) and also have visa & master cards

BO: Where do you work?

Me: xyz coy

BO: so Madam you don't work?

My wife: I do, xyz coy.

BO: so you still work despite being pregnant?

My wife: yes I do and now I'm on leave.

He hands back the payment document and says he wants my thumb prints (both fingers) and pictures.

He still hadn't stamped me and he still held on to the Dr's responsibility letter.

BO: how many times have we been to the USA?

Me: I've been here 4 times and my wife/I together once.

He requests for my Wife's right hand thumb prints.

He then says, he will need to verify from our Dr. If my Wife is her patient.

I say go ahead you may do so.

He says, we should follow him to a room nearby.

(The above took about 5-7minutes and I looked around, everyone had been cleared, they are very fast in NYC, I must say)

Before we entered the room, he turns and says, we should remove money and valuables.

I remove a bundle of $$$, he sees it and says nothing.

Inside the room, there were four officers behind a counter like Zenith bank counters, he drops our passport and the letter on the Black officer's tray and leaves the room.

After 5 minutes, the officer waves me over.

BO-2: what did my colleague want me to do?

Me: he wants you to verify if my Wife is a patient of the Dr.

He looks at the document.

BO-2: I see she's giving birth in Texas?

Me: yes

BO-2: how are you going to pay?

Me: cash, we have $$$ on us.

BO-2: did you tell him that?

Me: yes I did.

He turns to his colleagues and say can you imagine BO-1 didn't mention that they are paying cash and that they even have money on them, why the hell is he wasting my time, does he think we aren't busy here. Can't he just make a simple decision.

He immediately stamps our passports and says welcome to America and safe delivery.

Me: Thank you.

We got our bags and headed into NYC to enjoy our baby moon (vacation before the baby)

That's our story.


It's God's doing.


Our advice is to commit your ways to God and also come prepared.

We had the following documents ready in two separate files (one for me, one for my wife)

- return tickets
- letter of responsibility from the Dr.
- payment receipt for delivery (Dr's fees)
- appointment date with the Dr.
- email reply from Embassy (as advised on this forum, we previously went on vacation with this visa and then she wasn't pregnant)
- bank statements (mine and hers)
- maternity leave from her coy
- Naira/$ exchange rate history from a website (to show the average exchange rate if asked to confirm how much we have)
- copy of marriage certificate (her passport is still in her maiden name)

Hope our story helps someone out there, the way we learnt from major contributors of this forum.

Thank you all.

olaomo:
@BnBarbie(f) congrats on your visa success, could you please help with the extended stay appartment you booked ? I also looking to also book one cos I intend using Dr fagbohun too
Thanks

dakotchic: @blesyn83,please which accommodation arrangements do you have in phoenix? I hope to be @MIHS in October but accommodation is so expensive as per extended stay america- almost 3500USD.
BTW thanks to all the very kind contributors on this thread,been a silent follower and just registered today,y'all deserve