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To the best of my knowledge you don't need statement of consent from your husband for baby US passport the DS 3053 will except maybe for Nigerian documents e.g. visa or passport which ever you decide to go with.
As for going with DS 3053 notorised maybe its possible , though i dont see any harm in trying besides the document is valid for 90 days from the day it is notorised

Agbo2014:
Is lawful for me as pregnant woman to enter USA with a filled notarized DS-3053? I want to use it to apply for my unborn baby American passport.
should my husband needs to write statement of consent with addition to a completed notarized DS-3053. if yes, where should we address the letter to.

I have but I used my US bank card

obaalasepe:
Good day everyone. I have learnt a lot from this group. Please have anyone book on cheapflight.com ?Please I need you to put me through because I don't have a dollar or pounds at the moment.
Thanks

My sister no mind me I be "ajala" plus waka waka.

nefertitiram:
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4 times with the said visa oh boy!.. Na your type US de find . I'm loyal ma. Anything for the girls ?

Thank you.

abujaniv:
Hello. We don’t normally post in this thread, but it seemed worthwhile to drop in and correct some misconceptions. We say this a lot, but it bears repeating: Birth tourism is legal in the US provided the applicant is open about their intention and pays the medical expenses in full. This means that the applicant should declare any such intention they have at the Embassy/Consulate and again at the port of entry.

If it happens that the applicant gets pregnant well after the initial visa interview, they will have the opportunity to make their intention, medical preparations and financial resources known at the POE. However, it will remain up to Customs and Border Patrol whether to allow that applicant into the country. Some are not, and they are put on the next flight home. This must be extremely uncomfortable for a heavily pregnant person, to spend 15-20 hours on a flight to America, several more hours being questioned, then another 15-20 hours on a plane home. This is what we want to avoid.

Onto some other misconceptions:
The concept of the “change of intent” letter is not valid. These e-mails are not read nor correlated with the applicant’s file. Some people who send such letters may get a form letter in response, but it is informational in nature and in no way confers permission to amend the declared purpose of travel. What matters is what you declare at the Embassy/Consulate and at the POE. After the fact e-mails do not carry any weight.

Some applicants say, “I applied for only the B2 visa to declare my medical intent.” The B1/B2 visa categories are conjoined, so applying for only one does not make any difference. Other applicants say, “I appeared at the window with a big belly,” as if this alone is enough to declare their medical intent. Again, the responsibility is on the applicant to be honest about what they plan to do in the US.

Other considerations:
Medical care is expensive in the US, and costs can escalate dramatically if there are complications.
Credibility is paramount in the US visa process. If visa officers detect any deception or obfuscation, no amount of excuses, documents or receipts will make up for the loss of credibility.

This is exactly what did I got my third multiple entry visa used it 4 times before childbirth. But I still went ahead to notify the embassy thus;-
"Dear consulate officer,
I have a b1/b2( no.000000), I have also visited the states 4 times with the said visa, however I wish to go in Dec to put to birth in Houston Tx. Do I make an appointment for another visa?
Please advice."

And I got the normal response.
Mind you I didn't even know of this thread when all these transpired
it was a colleague in the office that adviced I did so. He said it was what his sister did.
I just didn't want issues at all.

I believe this answers your question.

lami88:
What if you got your visa for visiting and used it for that purpose, in fact multiple times, and got pregnant almost a year later. Would you still need to reapply for another visa interview?

You can go through any POE you so wish for me they are all the same from my experience JFK ,Atlanta, Houston are the the 3 ones have used I see no hassles.
Just make sure to have on you correspondence with dr/hospital, money in what ever form to show you can foot the bills, accommodation booking or host address which ever applied to you.
You won't even be noticed when you arrive in a local flight.

goobyparks:
Please does Houston have an easy POE. I want to go to Houston but i'm thinking of going through JFK coz of easy POE. However, will they still drill me wen I get to d airport in Houston since I came in via local flight.
Pls help a preggy sister

Airfrance

Golden222:
please which airline flew you at 37 weeks?

Go or contact the hospital you plan to use they will direct you on how to get another doctor affliatted to them.
Good luck.

customised87:
OK,so I arrived the US yesterday through Dallas. I flew Qatar airline at 34weeks and the POE was a breeze. My seat was changed in the plane, I was given a whole row(3seats) to sleep so I didn't really feel the journey was loooonng. Thanks to the air hostesses, and we were served jollof rice in the plane...I loved that! Had only about 4hrs layover in Doha. Arriving the Dallas airport was like arriving Oshodi market, the crowd was massive, I was allowed to join the B1/B2 visa holders queue right in front because I am a pregnant. We took turns to scan our passport, it got to my turn and I spent less than 3 mins doing that. The receipt was printed out and I was directed to get my bags after which I proceeded to Immigrations. The officer that attended to me only asked a few questions and stamped me in in less than 2 mins.
Officer: Hello ma'am. What brings you to the US this time?
I: I am here to give birth to my baby
Officer: Oh! You Pregnant?
I: Yes
How much do you have on you?
I: $$$$
Officer: Have you paid part of your bills?
I: No
Officer: Where would you be staying?
I: (showed her the address) The same place I stayed when I was here the last time
Officer: Oh, you have been here before?
I: Yes ma'am!
Officer: (Stamps me in and hands over my passport) Wish you the best then. Did you come with any form of food?
I: No
Officer: That's fine then. You can go.
It was really short.

PS: So I got into Dallas just for my host to tell me somebody called from Dr Stimage office that she is fully booked for July and can't accept me. I sent her my medical records and EDD by email last Monday. Now I have to start searching for a DR at 34weeks. Mamas that have given birth in Dallas,pls lead me cos I am too frustrated to search now. Thanks.

If I was you I will print the web page containing the information for pregnant women on the day of my flight and carry along. So that if confronted with any other information not on the page I will show where I am quoting from.
My view though stand to be corrected.

biolarh:
tnx sir,av read and done all wot I read on the Internet just that I heard I was going to do another test at the air port,so just want to be sure if scan or normal routine test or test won't be conducted at all

Ok I will check my mail.

Orente2016:
Thanks for ur promt response i just pm u abeg. I still need some clarifications if u do not mind. Tx

quote author=chibertha post=57332901]1 and 2a) hotel is your contact
2b) her travel partners are you and your family

1 and 2a) hotel is your contact
2b) her travel partners are you and your family

Orente2016:
Hello house, una weldone for the good job. Pls I need clarification. I had used my visa for birthing but I want to travel with my mum and kids for vacation now. My question now is, since we are staying in a hotel and not using invitation for her visa application, who would we put as 1) contact person name in the USA. 2) Organisation name in the US? Under US point if contact information. And pls at what point will our own info come to play for her ie my information and my kids'. Abeg make una helep me as i wan submit urgently. Thanx all

It is mandatory in Texas too but I refused it I also signed the refusal form.

4tiwa:
#sos#
Good day house. I want to say a big thank u you all for all the information that has been shared on this platform.
Pls am in a big dilemma. I just had my baby to the glory of God.am being told now that he needs to have a hearing test which is mandatory by law. The test however is not in the package I got and it is not discounted for.it comes at a fee of 500$.
Am confused as this is quite high for me.am considering refusing this test buy they say I'll have to sign a refusal form
Ave been trying to consult pple some say I should do it since it's mandatory by law of the state others say if I don't have the money and it's not goin to be discounted for I should refuse it sign the forms instead of been stranded or been boxed to receiving any form of financial aid
Pls house I need your timely advise as ave told the lady to come while I decide on what to do.
Let me add that i delivered via an unplanned caesearean which added a new twisty to the all situation.
Has there been any body that refused the test of this kind,any consequence later for the child or future application.
Thank u so much
Responses anticipated in earnest

You will have to creat your own account in this case.

olu101:
Hello everyone, please advice me. Myself and my wife will be applying at different date. She is going before me (childbirth) and I will be going later after a month cos am in Benin for business.
After she create her own account and apllied, can I register my own details and apply through her own portal or I need to create my own account separately?

Just go through the reasons stated in the paper given to you then repackage and reapply.

flow2davis:
It wasn’t a favorable outing.

I and hubby were as honest as we could, yet the VO handed us the green paper.
Yes, I told him I will be having my baby.

Transcript Edited….

The Q&A was just flowing that we thought it would end as we wished.

Mission to the state? = Vacation and I will be having my child
Your first Child? = Yes

How long have you been married = +1yr.

Asked what we do and where we work, told him: = Hubby works with a reputable (so..so n so) International firm and myself a civil servant for 6 & 1 yr(s) respectively.

He asked for a proof hubby had traveled before and he provided (W. Europe).

Sorry, you will find the reason for refusing you visa in the paper attached, you can reapply, I wish you goodluck next time… and returned our passports with the green sheet of paper

The rate of refusal was about 99% from my estimation, and the crowd at the Abuja office was like a crusade.

In all, WE Bless God.

Na today na him we no hear am for BBC CNN Algezira etc even self no protests that kind news no go hid now especially with Dede Trump as ship captain.

fasttrack:
Were they serious they have cancelled child birth in the US

See bullying. The POE officer didn't know you were armed to the teeth.

Oloye12345:
Houston POE Experience!

DW left 9ja with Emirates last Friday (26/05/17), had 4 hours stop-over at Dubai before boarding to Houston. Spent 17 hours on air and landed in Houston around 4pm. DW and DM were not given any special treatment as DW is not the bigger-tommy type, so they didnt really notice DW is pregnant. Spent about 30 minutes on the queue. Meanhwile, there was this CBP that has been sending people to 2nd inspection constantly. DW was praying she should not be sent to her Alas! The dreaded CBP called DW, below is the transcript:

CBP: Why are you here?
DW: Child-birth and vacation.

CBP: (surprise look on her face) We no longer alllow that here from foreigners. It was actually cancelled last week.
DW: Not aware of that. I duly informed the embassy in Nigeria and such info wasn't given to me.

CBP: Why USA?
DW: For better healthcare due to complications I had during my previous childbirth

CBP: Why not UK, which is closer to you?
DW: I just prefer the US, didn't think about UK at all.

CBP: How much do you have?
DW: Bleep (I learnt this here - hehehe)

CBP: for Virginal or CS
DW: Virginal

CBP: Your estimate should be based on the highest quote which is CS
DW: Whichever case, I have sufficient funds.

CBP: Again, we have cancelled childbirth here by foreigners just last week. I will just have to allow you in for a week bla bla
DW: Was not aware of that. I have sufficient funds and no plan whatsoever to use any form of insurance. **at this point, DM started feeling bad and CBP asked her to go**

CBP called another officer to take DW in for secondary inspection and allow DM to proceed to baggage claim. The officer asked her to stamp DW in, she insisted that DW has to go for secondary. DW got to secondary, there were lots of people, DW waited for 2 hours before it got to her turn. So many people.

CBP asked same 1 & 2 questions. DW gave same answers.

CBP: Have you contacted any Doctor and hospital?
DW : Yes, I have the necessary correspondence with me.

CBP: How much do you have?
DW: $XXXXX, I also have fund on my cards and accounts.

CBP: Let me see the cash
DW: Handed it over to him to check. He looked at it and return the money back to DW

CBP: Make sure you get all your receipts and zero balances for verification when you are coming the next time.
DW: Noted, thanks.

He stamped DW in till Nov and asked another officer to take her to ML for cash declaration. At this time (7pm-ish), Agric and ML had closed, just one person came out to attend to us.

DW has been resting since Friday and out tomorrow for her first appointment. We learnt alot here and it pays to say the truth and be prepared. We got B1/B2 visa late last year, and declared we would like to use the visa for childbirth via change of intent. We only realised the opportunity to have our last baby there after getting the visa.

Pm me

Pemisire4ever:
Good afternoon all,

Please I need contact for naija passport agent. We are currently in Houston so please anybody with tanko contact should please assist us.

Haha Very true

desoul:
naija for you, but the immigration officer don kw his job, he just care for the [code][/code].

NPC Birth certificate was not requested for my LO
Nigerian Passport it was first bank that did

desoul:
if you are processing nigerian passport for your yankee LO, you need NPC birth certificate but the place of birth will be USA even in the nigeria passport, you will just have to produce the american birth certificate for sighting and confirmation that the child was actually born abroad. the place of birth in my babys nigerian passport is USA, cos thats where she was born

Yes Yankee is stated as place of birth.

borryworld:
It all depend on how informed all involved are. Citizenship defers from country to country. For Citizenship in Nigeria, we have by birth, registration and naturalization. Many mistake citizen by birth to being born in Nigeria. Meanwhile, the constitution state as follows: "Every person born in Nigeria before the date of independence, either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria; Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Nigeria by virtue of this section if neither of his parents nor any of his grandparents was born in Nigeria. Every person born in Nigeria after the date of independence either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents is a citizen of Nigeria; and Every person born outside Nigeria either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria" section 25
From the stated, No banker should ask for a made in Nigerian BC, and if you must get one it should be clearly stated that the child was born in a foreign land.

My question for those who has gotten a Nigerian passport for their Yankee LO, What is stated as the place of birth?

In my case place of birth on the registration form as it is called is Houston. If not I for waka straight.

Miracletwinee:
Hello everyone. Just passing by. I saw someone asking of Lady G. She's been on my mind for a while too. Abeg Lady G we miss you ooo. just flash small.
For the birth certificate issue I will advice us not to jeopardize our children's chances in future. The birth certificate or registration is only for children born in the country. I was also in that dilemma when I wanted to open an account with GTB for my children. I went to one of the local Govt council and they asked me where I had the children and I told them in the US. And they said they only give birth certificate to children born in the country but you know the Nigerian factor, they said they will help me if I can pay 'something extra'
There is a column on the form for place of birth and they said I should write Eti-Osa which obviously is a lie. I just said NO thank you and I left.
Moral of the story : what if the child need to get an important appointment in future and a dispute arises as to his place of birth? The child can be accused of possessing different birth certificates.
Please let's do the right thing. Go to another branch present the birth certificate if he has a passport go along with it and your own passport as well. The only issue I had was that the name on the children's birth certificate does not correspond to the one on my passport. I explained that they use mother's maiden name for birth certificate in the US. I was asked to attach a copy of my marriage certificate and that was all the account was opened.

Yes I was in this situation in fact it was in January this year I went to first bank to open an account for my LO after submitting BC (us) ,Nigerian international passport for ID I was told to go and expect the account number but to my surprise it never came after 3 days I went back only to be told that I should bring birth certificate from Nigeria my God I was so vexed. The issue even made 2 of the managers in the branch to quarrel. The marketing manger said the US BC should suffice while the branch manager insisted on getting the Nigeria birth registration.
I think it's all depends on who is in charge.
But I just went to the LGA council which was close and got a birth registration/certificate at the cost of 500 naira. It's 500 multiplied by the number of years meanwhile it should be free.
Just don't mind them give to them and move on
If you are in rivers state You can also get it from the nearest primary health center ,LGA council or UPTH and other government health facilities to you.

boluwagin:
Hello Mama's and Papas,

Please I need an opinion on something, Bankers in the house please help out... I need to open an account for my LO, I heard one of the requirement is LO birth certificate which has be the issued in Nigeria. And I think it would be contradictory to get another done for him here in Nigeria. Don't know if anyone has been in this situation before, what did you do?

Go to the site and choose your budget range then you will know how much it is monthly.

nefertitiram:
How much per month?

If you are talking about getting Nigerian passport for an unborn child the answer is no.

olajay5:
Dear all,

Following the scarcity of Nigerian passport from abroad, is it possible to get the Nigerian passport for my LO in Nigeria and take it along with me to the US for her use to return to Nigeria? Has anybody tried this option? I read people now find it difficult to process emergency travel certificate (ETC), VOA too seems not to be readily available unless you know someone to help you out (as @desouls has helped many here). Quite a number of people are asking for @desouls contact while some are getting frustrated.

Please can @desouls give a step-by-step guide to be taken to process the VOA without necessarily calling for his/her contact anytime anybody wants to process the VOA.

Thank you

click on the persons name it will take you to their page in there you will see message........ click on it the system will send the person a mail, at this point just wait for the person to reply

you will see something like ''so so person from nairaland ........'' as reply wala that is pm

Treasure1611:
Hello Temmy,

Please would appreciate.am sorry, dunno aw to pm
Tanks so much

I see you're on course just contact those Dr you have their quote from 2014 for the most recent price.
All it takes is patience and time you will pull through.

Ayotundesh:
Hi ladies and gurus in the house...

Much Love Happy belated mother's day!

Please I beg una advertise hospitals and prices and phone numbers na.... It's not easy to search through for info ... please consider newbies and JJCs like us,..no harm in repeating info if you can

The info I have for Atlanta is from 2014 and the prices are lower...

Anyone still recommending Gwinnett for Atlanta?
Dr Oduro or Dr Soyoola?

Abeg guide your JJC sister with recent 2017 figures and where to go?

Abeg na beg I de beg you...

kisses

May una stop laughing me na, those of you that laugh me before... All fingers are not equal ooo..
No be everybody get thesame story ooo...

Much love mums.

Try using any of your old bank account that has your maiden name.

Harisbabe:
Pls am having problem getting pta as my passport is still carrying my maiden name and my account with gtbank is carying my marital name. Even with marriage certificate nd newspaper publication gtbank said i cant get pta. Pls help, any suggestions.

All the information you require and more are on this thread all you need do is use the search area. wala it will pop up.
Happy searching.

ayamout85:
Hello,

My wife and me decided to go to USA and deliver our new baby but still we are confused where to go to which state/city, am searching for a hospital with average cost and not too high as she will deliver as C section but what i found is no lower than 12,000 USD.

Please if anyone can help/advice/guide me depending on his/her experience in that and if i need full package include everything.
bellow preferred States/Cities where i can get a flight direct to their:
New York
Washington
TX, Dallas
Minneapolis
Los Angles

Thanks, and looking for forward for your kind support & advice.