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Are people able to enter the US from other countries currently?

Check this link for information on travelers banned-

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html

Hello Everyone, in the spirit of giving back here’s my story.

DH and I applied for a visa in March 2016, during the interview I declared I was going to give birth and the only document that was checked was my correspondence with the doctor. Our application was successful. I travelled in May to Houston and POE was a breeze. I declared to the CBP officer that I was having my baby and that was it. Had my LO at WHMC, paid all my bills and came home.

Fast forward to July this year we wanted to go to Atlanta for vacation and decided to renew our visa via Dropbox. Got the dreaded 221g request for a follow up interview. Went for our interview on Friday in Lagos

VO - Good morning
DH & I - Good morning
VO - Can I have your passports please
VO - What’s your relationship?
Me - We are married
VO - for how long?
Me - 4 years
VO - Okay I can see you’re going to Atlanta, have you been to the US before?
Me - Yes
VO - Where did you go to?
Me - Houston Texas to have my LO
VO - Okay why is your LO not going on this trip with you
DH - We wanted a trip just for the two of us we’ve not had one since we had our LO
VO - Okay do you have your receipts for your medical treatment with you
Me - Yes (hands over the receipts, zero balance statements, itemized bill and self pay package price list from WHMC all labeled)
VO - Thank you (goes through each page slowly and stops at the account statement from WHMC) please give me a moment
Goes for around 5minutes then comes back
VO - where do you work and how long
Me - Bleep for 9 months but prior to that I was at xxxx for 5 years
DH - xxxx for 4 years
VO - do you have family in Atlanta?
DH - yes my cousin lives there
VO - and in Houston you stayed with family too?
DH - Yes
VO - How much did you spend on your medical treatment?
Me - $11,084.65
VO - Is this only the medical bill
Me - Yes
VO - Do you know why you were given a discount of $14000 by the hospital?
Me - When I contacted the hospital they informed me that they have a self pay package which I included with my payment receipts that I handed over to you. I had a c-section so I paid $4200 for that and an extra $925 because my son came early and spent an extra day at the hospital. The payment was in line with the package.
VO - Okay will you be accessing medical treatment on this trip
Me - No but the plan is to have another child some time next year or 2020 so I’ll be using it then
VO - Okay (types for what seemed like forever)
Thank you for visiting the American consulate today. I’ll be approving your visa you can pick it up at the DHL location (hands over the white paper). I have made a note of your payment but please take your receipts along when you’re travelling to the US. Also when you do go to the US for your medical treatment please ensure you pay all your bills and don’t take insurance or aid from the government.
DH & I - Thank you and have a nice day
VO - You too