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reflx:
hello guys...i need help and advice
my sis is in the US and EDD is this months end....shopped a whole lot and needs advice on how to ship the whole lot (car seat, stroller, high chair, etc) back to naija affordably

suggestion fam
thanks

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Kween2014:
Hello People,
Please I have a few questions, forgive my ignorance;

I currently have a B1/B2 visa expiring in June and I intend to renew via drop-box. However, my passport expires Jan 2019 and my planned trip is in October and I may not be back before the passport expires.

1. Giving the current trend of ‘no passport booklet’, can I travel with my old passport in October even if I have started the process of passport renewal? Just incase it is not ready before I intend to travel. Is this allowed?

2. If yes to my first question, what happens if my passport expires while I am still in the US? And I still haven’t received the new passport.

Thank you.

Yes I believe you can travel with it without any issues.
Renew when you get back

vikturaikay:
Please i am planning on travelling early june but i have not booked interview cus i just got the reply from the hospital i contacted in the US. Please who knows the earliest date for interview. Thanks

Earlier available date is July 31

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customised87:
Hello, I am in same boat with you. How did you contact them at Sheffield please? My uncle and his wife submitted theirs on the 13th Feb and they have not been contacted since then.

At last, their passports have been returned and visa granted. Thanks y'all

matt234:
Hi Guys,
Your opinions will go a long way; and if there's someone who has been in this situation and scaled through, please share their story.

2005 - I applied for a UK student visa but was refused due to insufficient funds and low WAEC grades.
2006 - Changed my name and DOB; got a new passport and applied for another student visa in 2007 and by this time, the UK had started taking biometrics as part of the application process. I was caught and presumably banned for 10 years. The passport used was not returned back to me as they believed that was not my true identity.
All these I did as I was ignorant and just despirate to have a bright future, which I am already having without stepping out of Nigeria.
All my siblings eventually left Nigeria in the struggle and live in US, Canada and France; I am the only one left here for now grin

Fast forward to 2018, I have since graduated from Uni and now working as an analyst for an Oil Company.

Now, I have a fiancee who is settled in the UK and who will eventually be a British citizen in 2019. We plan to get married next year and I am planning to apply for a spose visa. I will declare my previous applications, including the change of name and biometrics, which I believe would now have been deleted as it is over 10 years; however, I am sure there is a likelihood of a refusal under section 320 but I will appreciate if there's someone who has such experience and who can share what they did.
I work full time and I earn a considerably huge amount of salary. I also have a business and few properties and can show a genuine bank account with good cash flow and a balance of over N40m; my fiancee also earns over £30k yearly, so finance is not an issue.
I am confident that I would normally meet the requirements if not for the refusals and ban which happened over 12 years ago.

Going by your experience guys, what do you suggest?

Why not also go on vacation to some other countries first before your application?

Ileboy:
Hello house...I applied for a 6 months uk visa since February 14th n till date am still waiting for the decision made mail form TLS...I called the decision making in Sheffield n I was told my decision had bin made.....please can any give me an advise on wat to do?

Hello, I am in same boat with you. How did you contact them at Sheffield please? My uncle and his wife submitted theirs on the 13th Feb and they have not been contacted since then.

justwise:
Some applications stay longer than this though people still get it sooner. Only way to find out is to contact them.

Thanks for the response. How do I contact them?

House please, my uncle and his wife applied for a 6 month UK visa and did Biometrics on the 13th of Feb, 2018. The application was received in Sheffield on the 15th February and up till now, nothing more has been heard. Its taking too long, what can be done?

PS: They applied to visit their daughter and her family, she is presently undergoing her PHD program in the UK and is a Temporary Resident. She is due to give birth by early April and they want to travel by then.

BluntTheApostle:
Is that how Nigerian policewomen salute

Yes

daewoorazer:
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If I hear congratu from anyone!

Go research where her mates wey dem gather finish for Police training school dey first then come back here.

Bunch of rotten polithiefians rubbing impunity on our face; this doesn’t exclude the phool caught on a phone convo lobbying his brother for promotion from Okiro.


Not to talk of her unprofessional salute (that elbow position nawa o)... Even a ManOwar will never salute like someone who wants to slap.. Or is d shediot trying to slap her AIG?

When will 9ja wake up?

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with her salute. She did it the right way, the picture you posted isn't what obtains in the Nig Police and Paramilitary.

Get your facts right!

BeeBeeOoh:
http://punchng.com/ill-take-nigeria-to-the-next-level-says-buhari/

Never mind Sir! We have had enough already. You have done your best,please leave the rest.

Nairalanddist:
We Yoruba Muslims will never support immorality in form of make up contrary to Islamic teachings. We beg the federal government to please ban all forms of make up and make Islamic teachings compulsory in all schools so that the Sokoto caliphate can be well respected down south

Hey Psycho!!

Chomsky1967:
I am, did you get a solution? My phone is just 3 weeks old

Mine too doees the samee thing. Its Infinix Hot5 and i just bought it.
Can anyone profer a solution?

izaga3:
Good day house. So this happened today.

VO: why are u going to Georgia ?
Me: To have our baby
VO: where do you work?
Me: I run a hotel owned by my family.
VO: whats your budget?
Me: A little above 14k dollars
VO: Do you have evidence of those funds?
Me: Yes, I have 25k dollars in my dom account ( hands him the statement). I also have access to over 60mil in a joint accnt with my dad.
VO: where do u work?
DW: I am a supervisor at the hotel.
VO: Where did the money come from?
Me: From my family business.
Types into his computer and says I'm. Sorry but you do not qualify for a visa at this time.

Please guys where did we get it wrong??

I think it would be better if u paid yourself salary monthly in a personal account. Also,you didn't make reference to your husband at all...he should be part of the sponsorship at least to show indepence from your dad. My humble opinion.

goobyparks:
Hello all,
For processing baby's passport, they request copy of front and back of parents' intl. Passport.
For the back, should I make the copy with the white sticker or shld i remove it?

P.S: I'm also wondering y they need d back coz there is nothing on it.

They dont need the back, they only need copies of parents' data pages

katchycouture:
Ok so I saw this on the baby center app and I felt we can also have fun by remembering how it was for us then. . Those in the pregnancy thread who have had a child before can be invited to join the fun...



Calling all mums!!


Answer the questions about your First born. The one who made you a Mum!

1. Epidural - No
2. Father in room - No�
3. Induced - No
4. Stitched - yes in my stomach (cs)
5. Knew gender beforehand - No�
6. Due date -14/08/2012
7. Birth date - 27/07/2012
8. Morning sickness - no
9. Cravings - ground dusts and pepsi
10. Pounds gained - Alot �
11. Gender of the baby - boy �
12. Place of birth - St.Raphael divine mercy specialist hospital
13. Hours in labour -non
14. Weight - 2.ikg
15. Age now - 5 years 4 months �

*Come on Mummies ! Let's hear your story! Copy and paste ❤ xx

Answer the questions about your First born. The one who made you a Mum!

1. Epidural - Yes... CS

2. Father in room - No

3. Induced - No

4. Stitched - Yes... CS

5. Knew gender beforehand - Yes

6. Due date -Feb 26,2015

7. Birth date - Feb 10,2015

8. Morning sickness - Yes... Was even hospitalised

9. Cravings - Yam and fish stew, Pawpaw

10. Pounds gained - About 10kg

11. Gender of the baby - Boy

12. Place of birth - USA

13. Hours in labour -1 hour

14. Weight - 3.2Kg

15. Age now - 2years+

ladeonas:
really that would be awesome. i would try that

TWoods:
There is no law against carrying food on a flight. I don't think you can bring food from home and it will be allowed through security. You can buy food after security and board your flight though. That's the difference.

I may not be sure about the jollof rice but I am sure you ll be allowed to Carry snacks such as Doughnut, sausage, � bread, meat pie etc. I know this cos I often carry them through security into the ✈ airplane with no stress

Giddyperson:
Who taught you how to cook ukazi, thought it was my village people's soup. How much tomato and stew do you use to cook the one month stew, what kinda containers do you store them in. I want to start buying meat from these online people cuz buying meat in the market sucks for me cuz I can't price . You people must like beans a lot to eat frozen beans, I wont be cooking that . This actually helps a lot. My parents only eat freshly cooked food so I never learnt to cook in bulk, even when I think I'm cooking big food, it ends up lasting a week max. Me sef I love all my food freshly cooked but I can't survive like that anymore, I'd leave it until when I'm old, retired and jobless

This part got me rolling on the floor

Sansa143:
Long post alert!
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Thanks for checking. I am always on the thread reading cos my device keeps logging me out of NL and i get tired of typing log in details every now and then. I am doing great and baby is fine too! Getting ready to hit 4 months!
Thanks to all mamas for all the knowledge shared, I learn from here everyday.

michnib:
I bought British Airways ticket for my family to El Paso Texas. While purchasing the ticket the British Airways attendant who sold the ticket stated that my daughter's ticket will be changed to infant and on seat for the return trip. She gave us a number to call prior to our return so they can ensure it is done. My wife gave birth and we called the number severally, the customer care directed us to American Airline, we called American Airline, the representative said we should speak to British airways. Then my wife called British Airway helpline again. When nothing was done she went to El Paso Airport but no british airways customer care office. So she kept on calling British Airways helplines (US and UK). I went to the Lagos Airport office and they said they cannot get it done, that I should call a number. I wasted my airtime. When I got angry they fixed it and gave me another ticket for my daughter.

Unknown that this was just the beginning of poor customer service. My wife called the US office to book our new born on her ticket so she can fly, after several delays they did and told her to call back in 48hrs. She called back and they posted her to call back again, she called back the following day and same thing happened but she insisted that they must tell her the fare price for the new born so she can pay before the travel date. After the struggle the customer representative gave her a fare price and said she has to go to Dallas airport to pay, that they do not accept payment online or via phone call.

So British Airways expects my wife and new born to travel 11hrs on road from El Paso to Dallas just to pay?

I tried paying from Lagos, they did not accept, I called all British Airways helpline I got but same story, until I argued on phone with one of their customer representative, who then went to the manager to find a solution and said that he will make another booking and give me a fare price but I will pay in Naira at any GTBank. He did it and I immediately went to a GTBank to pay.

I got the ticket in 24hrs and forwarded the mail to my wife.

On getting to the airport, the attendant said she cannot find any of our flight details on their system, he was jumping from one system to another and delayed my family. After about 45 minutes of holding our passports, he said he cannot check us in again that boarding gate is closed (meanwhile we still had 35 minutes more before the departure). My family missed their flight. Now British airways said we should pay $2500 to reschedule. Who does this?.

I WILL NOT ADVISE MY ENEMY TO FLY BRITISH AIRWAYS. IT IS ADVISABLE TO USE OTHER AIRLINES TO US, ESPECIALLY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, BECAUSE OF THE STRESS TO GET YOUR NEW BORN ON THE TICKET.

PLEASE STAY OFF.

This, right here is the story of my life! This very thing happened to me on my first missionary journey in 2015. I also missed my flight cos of BA's bad customer service. I however refused to pay any money to reschedule cos it was dre fault. I kept calling and thratening them until they rescheduled my flight and my baby's to 2 days later. Still, American Airlines insisted i paid 200$ for my infant's bag before i could board on the date i was rescheduled to. Their excuse was that BA didnt notify them that i would be travelling with a baby from Alabama to Dallas. I was told BA only added the baby from Dallas to Lagos. So i had to pay 200$ for his bag but they would let the baby board cos its free for babies to travel by air within the US.
I advise that you keep calling them until someone sensible picks up, you shouldnt pay any money to reschedule cos its dre fault

mizGene:
Dear all, pls one quick question..

A friend has a US visa in her old passport with her maiden name and wants to travel now but just realised that her new passport bears her married name, will this cause any issues at poe or at the airport?

Also if she has to renew, can she do Dropbox? (Previous visa was tourism, if she applies again it will be medical) since both are in the same category...
Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Answers needed asap pls.

Read back some few pages,somebody shared a firsthand experience as regards this issue. I think she said you will need to call the embassy to update you Info with them before travelling.

Tourism and medical are in the same category B1/B2 so she qualifies for Dropbox asking as she has used the visa to travel before.

Mamas in Houston, I hope y'all are safe, I heard about the hurricane.
May God protect us all o.
Be safe!

Pompoms:
N'landers, I greet you all.
Does your 'host' have to be family or a close relative?
Or is it okay to mention that one is staying with a family friend? I checked airbnb. The cost of accomodation I got for Atl is not beans.

Yes,you can say you will be staying with a family friend. Just make sure you know the person's history and background well so as to defend yourself.

Pemisire4ever:
Please good people here, I sincerely need your candid advice..... MIL visa would expire by December, 2017. I would like to know if she can still travel on the visa next month(September) or she need to apply for renewal since the visa would expire in less than 6months? Our son was stamped in on his Blue passport for 30days(voa) I would like to know if he should over stayed the 30days without obtaining naija passport, will that pose any problem at the airport when he want to travel back to the States? Thanks to you all.

NB: our son just want to stay 40days before he return back to the States.

Yes, your MIL can travel with it in September without renewing. I can't say about the VOA, I have no idea

chinwewale:
Hello Mums Pls I need advice on the way forward.

My family and I applied for a visa for my birthing purpose, but due to bar code wahala, my hubby and toddler couldn't go in for the interview.

They were asked to reschedule,so I had to go in alone, as only my bar code matched.

I got the Visa, but the challenge now is getting an early date for my hubby and my toddler.

Going by The dates available for now (Oct 5,as at today) the baby would have come, as I'm due for an elective CS at the end of September..

Travelling without my toddler isn't an option as She's too young to be left behind..

Pls mum's, what happens if I don't use this visa for birthing Will it be a problem to use it for vacation afterwards??

It's a Medical Visa Already.

Please Advice... as I've been having sleepless nights over this.

P. S : I'm 31weeks gone.

Eh yah, I know how it feels not wanting to leave your toddler behind. It is well
Why not try go the emergency appointment route for your toddler especially? You will first need to choose the Oct 5 first before you now apply for it. You may just be lucky.

zaynie:
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Is it US or U.K Size 5-11?

uzyfine:
Hello gurus in the house, pls concerning visa on arrival should I attach my own itinary or baby's own blc as it is I have attached one of my twin to my ticket and the second twin I have to look for someone at the airport on departure day to attach him. Question now is how do I go about his own visa on arrival. Pls am begging it's kind of urgent as I have few days left to depart

You should attach your own itinerary and apply for the both of them.

kokorita:
Hello house , please I wanna find out an information for my colleugue at work who plans to give birth in usa for her first baby.in December But she's worried because the name on her bi/b2 visa is showing her ex husband surname. Will it affect her getting her baby passport with her new hubby name. Cous she plans informing the embassy on her next visa application when her visa expires. Pls house what do u advise

What they need on the application form is her own surname at birth not her husband's surname.