B1/B2

nasohian:
Thank God.successful at POE.
Arrived at JFK airport on B1/B2 visa with a toddler that has US passport.

CBP : passports
Me : Here is it
Cbp : how long are you here for?
Me : 8 weeks
Cbp : where are you going?
Me : xxxxxxx
Cbp: who stays there?
Me : my xxxxxxx
Cbp : how much do you have with you?
Me: xxxxxxxxx
Cup : stamps ...enjoy your stay.

I thank God for this and wish others success and favor for visas and POE.
Thanks to all your kind advises

No need. I got my visa for childbirth.

alexandramylee:
Hey, Nice one. Please did you send the change of intent email?

B1/B2

nasohian:
Good one.I tap into this testimony.
Please which visa did you have tourist or medical visa?

Hello house �
Got my visa in Nov 2017 and I’m currently on my second missionary journey. Travelled at 34 weeks on Emirates with my 18 month old. Fit to fly was requested by the airline before boarding. Flight was loooooong, had swollen legs and nausea when we landed at JFK so I requested for the wheelchair. Did the self check in and printed the slip before proceeding to the counter. The wheelchair queue was much faster.

CBP: Passports
Me: Hands them over
CBP: How long will you be staying
Me: 10 weeks
CBP: Why so long?
Me: I’m here to have my baby
CBP: What did you pay for this baby? (My 18 month old)
Me: About 8k
CBP: How much do you have now?
Me: 2400 cash, 10k in my cards
CBP: Stamps me in for 6 months

Best POE experience ever. I’ve come in through Houston twice, was sent to secondary inspection both times.

I stayed in New York for a few days and went by road to Maryland. I’m scheduled to use University of Maryland St Joseph hospital in Towson.

Major reason I avoided Dulles. Imagine counting your cash

alexandramylee:
Hello, I sent you an email. Please I need details of the doctor and hospital you used in MD.
Thanks

Maryland hospitals are quite expensive and may require you book an appointment well ahead. You could try holy cross in silver spring. Doctor is Moore Obgyn. There’s also u of Maryland st Joseph hospital in Towson

Antyyve:
Hello everyone. I am new on this site. Please will like to get a b2 visa to give birth in the US but getting a hospital which accept self paid services has not been easy. I guess I need recommendations from the doc to add to my docs. Please any recommendations on how to carry on. Precisely a hospital in Maryland will be best at a moderate prize too. Thanks in advance.

My experience with them was subpar. If you can, avoid Turkish.

Leone26:
Hey guys, need your advice pls.
I'm going to Austin, Texas in August and want to book my flight with Turkish Airlines because they fly directly from PH where I stay. Hope it's a good airline to fly with.
Also on their website it costs $1,279, hope I can pay with my GTB MasterCard?? Thanks guys.

Hello @Nana89. I’m interested in info about that hospital, sent you an email. Many thanks

Nana89:


hi dear, I'm just seeing this. I'm using university of Maryland st joseph hospital which is in towson(a baltimore county), there is also university of maryland hospital in proper downtown baltimore. one thing for sure with maryland is that hospitals here aren't as cheap as other southern states. ill be here if you've got any more questions. cheers!

So I hear there’s a new portal for visa on arrival.
https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/VisaArrivalProgram/freshVisaOnArrivalProgram
Anyone tried it out?

Thanks a lot

ysteph:
Going to the US no one will ask you for authorization to travel or immunization records.
However, in December 2018, at the Lagos Airport, i was asked for authorization to travel
with my son because we have different surnames because my passport is still in my maiden name.
I had to bring out my other ID cards with my husband's name i.e. driver's license, NBA card, office ID etc.
I had five ID cards with my husband's surname.
The immigration officer allowed me go through but said next time he won't allow me travel with the boy.

Many thanks �

Bejewelled:

I have travelled with my four children alone, several times, and have neither been asked to provide an authorization letter for any of them nor asked to show their immunization cards.

Our passports all have the same surname, though. That might be the reason... or not.

In 2013, though, while trying to board, at Amsterdam, an officer casually asked my eldest who I was and she responded with, "That's my mummy."
It seemed casual, but I bet she wanted to be sure that there wasn't anything fishy going on.

You should be fine, by God's grace.

Pls does anyone have info on this? Thanks

Adedoyin2108:
Good evening everyone. Thanks for the great work on this thread, it's been helpful to many. I plan to travel to Houston soon for my second missionary journey and I'll taking my daughter along. Pls what docs am I required to present for her? I hear I need an authorisation letter since my husband isn't travelling with me. I also heard I may need to present her immunisation records. Pls who can confirm or has any info on this? Pls help. Many thanks.

P.S: My daughter was born in the US.

Moore & Associates OBGYN , Greenbelt, Maryland.

tolupe1:
Hello good morning all. This thread has really been an eye opener but please i will still need all the help i can get.

I am on my third missionary journey but first time wanting to give birth abroad.

Can any one advice on any hospital(s) in Maryland?

Also we are about to start the visa process, please are there any pointers for me to note? Any advice? What docs am i to take along etc. I Will be eternally grateful for any help or mentor i can get cos i am already freaking out honestly.

Thank you. I will be writing. Thanks.

Good evening everyone. Thanks for the great work on this thread, it's been helpful to many. I plan to travel to Houston soon for my second missionary journey and I'll taking my daughter along. Pls what docs am I required to present for her? I hear I need an authorisation letter since my husband isn't travelling with me. I also heard I may need to present her immunisation records. Pls who can confirm or has any info on this? Pls help. Many thanks.

P.S: My daughter was born in the US.

Congratulations!

Pls can you post the link to notarise in Lagos?

Thanks

isysleek:
Good morning all. I left Nigeria on Sunday and arrived Virginia on Tuesday. Wrote my POE story on Monday.

Using Henrico Doctor's hospital and Dr. William Fitzhugh.

Went for my first doctor's appointment on Wednesday. Forgot to stop by at the billing department of the hospital to make payment. Though I had pre-registered with the hospital over the phone last year November. Decided I would pay hospital fees by my next doctor's appointment next week Wednesday.

Surprisingly, my water broke on Thursday night. I'm 35weeks and 6days. I was so scared. Thank God my mum is with me. Packed a few things and we headed for the hospital. Arrived at 12:24am Friday morning, checked and i was already 7cm dilated. Baby arrived 2:33am. I didn't use epidural. Labour was short but crazy. Used epidural for my first daughter so this no epidural thing got me bad.

They brought in over 5 NICU specialist doctors into the delivery room cos they said baby was preterm and she would most likely have to go to NICU. To God be the glory, they checked her and all was well and no need for epidural. God is so Awesome!

Please mums who used Henrico Doctor's hospital , I need steps on how to get all baby's documents fast as I want to be done as soon as possible and head to Maryland where I have family.

Also, please I need the link for my husband to notarise for baby's US passport in Abuja. The link I have is for Lagos.

Please someone help urgently.

Thank you.

Oleayo22:
@Dlordschild,
I will advise you to think twice about using Henricos. Used them and that was what got me a 221g interview. Their bills are not straight forward o because of the huge discount they give. They have top notch service and I enjoyed my 3days with them and the doctor was fantastic as well.
Please clarify with their financial counselor is what I am cautioning. All the best.

Hello, please could you share contact details of Henrico hospital/doctor? My email is pholthar21@yahoo.com. Many thanks.

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Hello, please could you share info on Henrico hospital/doctor? My email is pholthar21@yahoo.com. Many thanks.

Hello mamas. Pls any Canada bound mama within the next two weeks? I have a small card to send to Canada. My email is pholthar21@yahoo.com. Many thanks

nana101:
Hello house. I need your help/assistance please.
Those who used or know anyone that has used Houston north west medical center and the pediatrician affiliated with them please help me with a name and the cost that he or she paid

Peadiatrix. I paid $675 in Jan 2018

Thanks a lot!

feddy27:


congratulations dear!!

Thank you

ozymes:
Welcome back

Thanks a lot namesake

chibertha:
Congratulations and welcome.
This your name catches my attention because it is my name too

I really can't confirm cos I notarised in Houston after the baby was born. But I think you have a point, Alternatively, the husband could book an appointment at the embassy for a week after EDD (hopefully the baby will come on time).

domrita:
Huge congrats Adedoyin.Thank God for yur successful waka.thanks for this info and update.I however want to ask abt the notarised consent for absentee hubby.pls correct me if am wrong but i think the hubby in Naija can only notarise consent after babys birth (in US) so doing it before the mother travels may not make sense or is there a way around it? Thanks. I also sent u a pm pls kindly reply.thanks

Good afternoon ladies

Baby girl arrived on the 3rd of January 2018 at Houston Northwest Medical Center through vaginal delivery.
Breakdown of cost:
Dr Xydas: 2000
Hospital: 2000
Induction: 200*
Stress test: 200*
Epidural: 650*
Hospital peadiatrician: 675 (the normal fee is much higher, this is the The Healthy Baby Package rate)
Pathology: 97 (after discount)
Peadiatrician(after discharge): 75
Birth certificate: 75 (plus delivery charge)
Passport: 160 (expedited)
Visa on arrival 190
*these are optional

I got baby's birth certificate 18 days after birth, 22/1; it was delayed cos of the adverse weather. It's 23 per copy but I paid 75 because I ordered it online (http://houstontx.gov/health/BirthCert/) and it was delivered to me next business day. To save time, I booked my appointment at the passport agency while waiting for the birth certificate. I booked two appointments actually, with different email addresses just in case [(https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/hurry.html)
(https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/apply-in-person.html)]
When booking the appointment, it's important to indicate that you need the passport same day in order to obtain a visa. After I got the birth certificate, I went for the passport interview the next day, 23/1. My husband wasn't present for the interview, but he was around for the baby's birth so we notarised in the US. If your husband isn't coming to the US, it's best to notarise the document at the US embassy before travelling to the US, notarising at a Nigerian notary public is no longer accepted. I got the US passport same day and sent the email for visa on arrival that night, got approval on Thursday 25/1 (https://immigration.gov.ng/visa-on-arrival/) and travelled on Monday 29/1 via Lufthansa. I had called Lufthansa customer care a day earlier to book a bassinet seat.
I got to Lagos on the 30th, straight to visa on arrival office, presented the approval and other docs, filled a form, paid the fee and baby was stamped in for a month.

NB: Got the Social security number in less than 2 weeks


Thanks to everyone for sharing info on this thread, God bless you all mightily!. To God be the glory!

Hello ladies

Thought to share my POE experience. I travelled on Tuesday at 35 weeks using Lufthansa airline. Chose Lufthansa cos the layover in Frankfurt was bearable, about 3 hours. 24 hours before the flight, I chose a middle aisle seat on their website for maximum comfort. U shd have a copy of your fit to fly doc, the airline requested a copy of mine.
Flight to Frankfurt was smooth, didn’t like the food though. At Frankfurt, I requested for assistance getting to the gate for the flight to Houston. It was a good decision, Frankfurt airport is really massive, the waka alone is enough to induce labour. Lol! One of the immigration officers at Frankfurt asked me a lot of questions but after providing several docs to answer his questions, he tire and let me go.
Frankfurt to Houston was 10hrs 20mins. I didn’t eat the food also but I had crackers sha. At Houston, I requested for a wheelchair. Good decision also, cos the wheelchair queue was much shorter than the regular queue.
I got to the counter
Cbp: what are you coming to the US for?
Me: To give birth
Cbp: what do you do? What does your husband do?
Me: Banking
Cbp: There must be a million bankers in Nigeria.
Me: smiles) not up to a million
Cbp: where’s your husband
Me: he’s coming to join me in 2 weeks
Cbp: how much do you have?
Me: 9k cash
Cbp: do I have any account statements showing the 9k was pulled from your account? You could have borrowed the money
Me: I took that along for my interview in Nigeria but I don’t have it here
Sends me to secondary inspection
After the usual questions
Cbp: how much is your bill and how much do U have
Me: about 5k and I have 9k
Cbp: do you have any other money
Me: yes, my husband does. Told him the figure and he does the conversion
Cbp: do you have any food
Me: yes. Egusi, ogbono n co
Cbp: ok. make sure you pay all your bills and obtain receipts. Take those receipts with u whenever you travel. Do not accept any aid, u don’t qualify for it. When do u plan to leave?
Me: end of January max
Cbp: stamps my passport for 6 months. You are cleared to go.
Didn’t go to Agric. I filled the form given on the plane but they didn’t request for it.
Since I wasn’t familiar with the airport, I didn’t use Uber. I booked on Supershuttle.com from Nigeria. So I went to their stand, confirmed my reservation and waited for the bus. Ride was ok and it was way cheaper than Uber. Since I’m using Dr Xydas, I stayed at InTown suites. But they don’t provide pots, plates etc for cooking. Had to buy.

Was a great experience in all sha.

VO is male. He gave the lady before us too. You could appeal and see how it goes.

kennyliza:
Hello Adedoyin, I tap into your miracle ooooo. I am April 2018 due mum, I just got denied B2 visa in my interview today. The White make VO(cubicle 3) asked me;
-why I am traveling-to give birth
-why US and not any other cheaper country
-,my work,
-where I have been before- told him Dubai last year.
- is my hubby traveling with me etc.
After answering all this, I still got denied.
However,the VO didn't bother to check any of my documents.

Please may I know whether it was a female or male VO that granted your visa. Want to know if female VO are more sympathetic than the VO?



quote author=Adedoyin2108 post=62288447]Hello Nairalanders

I must salute the great work you all do here. Just thought to post my visa interview experience. Interview was on Nov 1 in Lagos.

My husband and I applied for B2 medical n tourism

VO: What’s your relationship?
Husband: We are married
VO: What’s the purpose of the visit?
Husband: To give birth
VO: Is this your first child?
Husband: Yes
VO: What do you do? Where do you work? Where did you school?
Husband: Bla bla
VO: What do you do? Where do you work? What does your job entail? Where did you school?
Me: Bla Bla
VO: What’s your budget? How much do you have?
Husband: About 24k, we have 16k (we had bank statements to prove it but he didn’t request for it)
VO: Your visas have been approved. And he gave us two white documents.
They didn’t ask to see any document. Favour all the way!

I’ll be in Houston last week of November. Using Dr Xydas and Houston Northwest Medical and staying at InTown Suites for now. Anyone with similar itinerary, let’s hook up. Thx

kristinbaby:
Congratulations. This is so easy. Have you or your husband travel out before? It pains me when I read transcript of how visa officer keep asking why do you want to give birth in US, why not UK. Someone was rejected based on this, despite giving reasons why not UK, she was denied. May be the VO is expecting her to say because of duo citizenship. God is great!!!

I’ve been to Gambia once. My husband was in France in 2015 and Italy earlier this year, work related travel

Hello Nairalanders

I must salute the great work you all do here. Just thought to post my visa interview experience. Interview was on Nov 1 in Lagos.

My husband and I applied for B2 medical n tourism

VO: What’s your relationship?
Husband: We are married
VO: What’s the purpose of the visit?
Husband: To give birth
VO: Is this your first child?
Husband: Yes
VO: What do you do? Where do you work? Where did you school?
Husband: Bla bla
VO: What do you do? Where do you work? What does your job entail? Where did you school?
Me: Bla Bla
VO: What’s your budget? How much do you have?
Husband: About 24k, we have 16k (we had bank statements to prove it but he didn’t request for it)
VO: Your visas have been approved. And he gave us two white documents.
They didn’t ask to see any document. Favour all the way!

I’ll be in Houston last week of November. Using Dr Xydas and Houston Northwest Medical and staying at InTown Suites for now. Anyone with similar itinerary, let’s hook up. Thx