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baauh:
Dearfellows

Can anyone recommend any hospitals anywhere in usa.

My budget is around 5000 to 6000 usd all inclusive. I checked oakbend hwmc... they have quoted me 9800 us dollars all inclusive.

Check dr esparsti in elpaso they have an all inclusive package. Hospitals in Houston are not as affordable as they were 4-5 years ago. One hospital in California too that was mentioned on time here a very long time ago I’m unsure of the name.

osigiepurr:
A friend of mine who would joining her husband on F2 was at Lagos embassy today (22 July 2022) for interview.

After very few questions like, how long have you been married (5years), how long are you staying in the US (6weeks), etc, she said the VO smiled and gave her a white paper and returned her passport to her and said she would be contacted via email.

On the white paper, it was indicated "Administrative processing and no document is required from applicant".

Please guru in the house, those that have experienced similar issue should explain what they meant by administrative processing and how many days it takes for embassy to contact applicants.

Will really appreciate your contributions... Thanks

Hi please, did the embassy eventually get back to your friend? Please if I may ask, how long did it take? Was she granted the visa ?

NBako:
I thought I put this out here Incase it helps anyone. I just had my baby in New Jersey and the Dr and hospital I used was reasonably charged. I have family in NJ so I didn’t have to pay for accommodation. I was happy after birth no other hidden charges, Remember having a baby in the us you must pay for a dr differently from hospital charges, Not sure how to explain that part sha!! But your Obs/gynea isn’t going to see you at a hospital they have their own practice that’s affiliated with a bigger hospital where you do the birthing ,if this make sense.
I have attached a flyer, it’s all the details of the dr and prices. I hope this helps

Yes we are aware of this, doctors practice is different from hospital and all charges are separate. Justwise.

burk:
Good evening my people. Hope we all had a stress free activities today? I attended my US visa interview today, after series of questions and answers session, the visa was approved.

Congratulations!

Chicadedieu:
Hello.
I have already submitted my application.

I am at the next stage of payment before I discovered that it's TOURISM/MEDICAL. Should I restart and fill another application form?
Thanks

You’re good

ekpotek:
Hi all,
Just arrived yankee for a two week visit. Just checked my passport in my hotel and surprisingly my passport was not stamped. The POE however, took my facial photograph and I spent less than a minute with her. POE was at Atlanta. Is this a new POE policy or she forgot to stamp my passport?

Came in through delta Atlanta, Georgia too, I wasn't stamped too, I asked the man how far he gave me a slip to check online and I did immediately, it was right there in my history. He took only picture and I was confused, he laughed at me!

rosey11:
Does they airline have to see the certificate, or is it a yes/no thing? Thanks

They asked to see mine here in Lagos

Father Lord Jesus, as the CRS point keeps dropping, dear Lord please let it keep dropping even further so that one day e go reach us in the 460’s & 470’s because IELTS go soon expire. Let covid or anything not impact this speed we are witnessing.

Yours sincerely,
Your daughter.

Dudu06:
PPRRRRR!!!
NOI: Feb 22
Nomination July 18
ITA July 20
AOR Aug 12
MEP Sept 20
Biometrics update sep 23
Gu1 sep 23
GU2 Oct 25
GU3 Oct 26
PPR Oct 27

This platform gave me everything I needed for this journey ..thank you @allegory thank you everybody!!

Congratulations!

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rosey11:
Hello and good day. For anyone that has traveled recently, do they ask for proof of vaccination? If so, at what point and what do they ask for? Thanks

Airline will ask and that’s all, when you land in the USA nobody will ask.

BookAjay:
@the gurus in the house, pls kindly help.
I need to go for a surgery in US. I've gotten an hospital. Now in the process of visa application.
I want to go with my family (spouse and 2 kids).
We have a previous US travel history and a US citizen by birth as the 3rd kid.

Considering the way US is frowning at family visas now, is it advisable to apply with family OR I should apply with only spouse?
Thanks

Are there any pieces of evidence to back this up or is it based on hearsay?
Applying alone for me does not change anything because I can decide to leave my family in Nigeria and start back in the USA, if I apply with my husband we can leave our kids with someone to care for them temporarily and stay back so it doesn't matter(these are hypothetical instances).
If you've applied as a family before, gone and came back and didn't violate your visa rules then please go ahead and follow your heart. the Now you want to go for medicals you should focus on gathering appropriate documents to prove why you need to go to the USA for medical attention and just in case they ask for receipts of the previous birthing please have them handy. It'll end in praise

Funiam:
Good day sirs and Mas, I'm new here. I was introduced here by a friend to get a solution.

My story:
I'm qualified for drop box, paid visa fees and started looking for dates on the CGI. After some personal fruitless efforts I got to meet an agent.
I was quite specific about location and month because of the nature of my job.
I'm in Lagos, the agent said he got Oct 31st in Abuja, which I got a farwarded appointment confirmation in my mail.(not directly from embassy)
I will not be able to make this appointment.
I explained to him but said there's nothing he could and that his boys would not release the profile until I pay him.
Now, I cannot access my profile for 3 days.
Tried forgot password many times but didn't get reset password mail.

Pls what do I do, as there's no way I can make this appointment and they are holding on to my profile.

Sorry about your situation but you should have been specific that you wanted Lagos, not Abuja to this so-called unreasonable agent. By the way, dropbox dates will drop for Lagos this month's end if only you were a bit patient because Lagos stopped taking passports for dropbox in May/June. Those agents will try to convince you that you should take ABUJA and all that but it makes no absolute sense if you're in Lagos considering logistics, except you have something to do in Abuja that period.
If you've tried resetting your password and it's not coming then it means the agent has changed the email on your profile and maybe I'll suggest you ring the embassy for possible solutions to reverse the email.

Pwinkle1:
Hello everyone,

Has anyone gone to port health to get fit to fly recently? What's the procedure? Anything I should be aware of? How many hours prior to my flight should I plan to be there?

Or is my doctors report alone sufficient?

Please help out!

On delta, the flight is usually at 10:50 I arrive at the airport around 5:30 to 6 pm, check-in, cross immigration and stay in one of the lounges to lay down and eat until it’s 9:30 then I proceed for pre-boarding checks. If you’re getting port health fit to fly arrive a tad bit earlier because we’ve read bittersweet stories about them Aunty nurses at port health(they can be nice or horrific). Delta doesn’t ask but Qatar and others ask. Carry your doctor's report too you may need it at Poe.

Inno4saint1:
Hello everyone, I am a new member in this forum. Happy to meet you guys here.
I applied for student VISA interview appointment but the date is far away, August 9, 2023. And my study begins by January 2023
Please I need information on earliest available dates.
Thanks.

60 days to the resumption date on your I-20 use your docs to apply for expedited and you'll be granted. My friend did at about 88 days and he was still granted but the rule is 60 days.

@justwise

Humblegentlebee:
I read it, but she went for masters originally but is now legally working there. I thought VOs don't like that, as in you go as a student but instead of coming back you stay back and work, whether you're legal or not...that's why they're trained to see every applicant as an intending immigrant

The whole essence of the student pathway is for students to go to school and get jobs via H1B most especially stem student opportunities. So far as she’s there legally then she has no problems. Most immigrants in the USA now went either via the lottery or education route. You’ll be surprised the visa officer himself may be an immigrant who naturalised to become a citizen. Visa officers do not frown on legal immigrants or students who now live in the USA legally. Most of my friends who are citizens today went via the student route many years ago and it never debarred their families from applying to visit them or filing for their parents and their parents in turn for their siblings.

Humblegentlebee:
Wow congrats! you people were lucky oh, as in because your sister went on study visa and remained there after school, that sort of thing sounds like something they will use and deny someone. God just wanted to giv you guys visa. Hav a good trip!

Her sister lives and works there legally, she is not an overstay. Read the part she wrote she went for masters three years ago and works in the school now.

ShallyK:
I am not asking about Canadian fee... Asking about using it still for US visa fee but routing the application through Canada instead of here in Nigeria.

You already filled the form and inputted a location, paid the fees here too, I think you may have to call the embassy to ask if it’ll be possible and be hopeful it is

ShallyK:
Hi Guys, please is a refund of visa fee possible after linking to one's application? I have been waiting for Dropbox date to no avail. Is it possible to request for a refund?

Or can it be used in another country? For instance, if I am in Canada for study, can I use the US visa fee paid here in Nigeria to apply for US visa in Canada?

Please advise.

No refund no transfers.
Pay your Canada visa fees separately, uscis & IRCC are close but different entities.

Segun889:
1. I did not make the rules. It’s USCIS policy.
2. A lot of people might have a UK visa but not many are aware of point number 1 ( I believe you are in this same category)
3. Only a few will want to travel to the UK just to attend a visa interview but a few people who are aware of it, I’ve applied successfully during their visit.
4. The snapshot is just me booking an appointment for a cousin who will be visiting the UK in the coming days.

Lastly, the information is to help whoever needs it. I believe people can make further enquiries of their own

PS: Information is free.

I have a valid Uk visa and the reason I countered your initial post was because I’m aware of renewing in the Uk and their recent shorter wait times but the people I know who tried it got refused that’s why I won’t advise anyone who is only visiting to do so. You say you have people who tried it and got approved and people who will be trying, I wish them the best because I have seen people who tried it and didn’t turn out well so I will discourage anyone and the officer made it clear that they should go to Lagos.
You mentioned how many people will not go to the Uk just to renew visas, lol that’s a joke right , because if I desperately had to be in the USA may be for birthing and I know it’s easy peasy to renew in the Uk I’ll go to London, renew and proceed to the USA, many of my friends who wanted to birth in the USA would have done the same then too, if it was this easy.

https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-gen-faq.asp

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html

Lol people we are online be wary of every advice given.

Segun889:
Yes you can apply from UK even if you were just in UK as a visitor. The US allows application from any of their embassies as long as you are illegally in the country irrespective of your residency status.

PS: next available appt in LONDON is Oct 2022 as of today. Quick snapshot just taken now.

What ties does a visitor in the Uk have to the Uk? You think everyone waiting for date in nigeria here don’t have valid Uk visas to attend their appointments in the Uk or they didn’t see the October date you posted.

Ayomiposi2020:
As there are no dates in Nigeria we have decided to go to the UK, Has anyone done that?

If you don’t legally live , work or study in the Uk don’t bother.

Uchenation:
Hi Debbie please can you explain more about express entry, requirements, price etc.

Please begin from here if you’re qualified https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp
Use that tool to per mutate scores.
Also please refer to the express entry thread here
https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled#107239666
Especially page 1

socially4fun:


I remember you from an express entry thread. Your moniker is not one to miss. You advised I remark my IELTS then to clinch maximum points.

I just want to be proactive instead of waiting and hoping. That's why I'm trying school option. Time is going and age is counting.

Because of the unending e’s in my username lol
It’s better to be proactive and explore other routes especially when PNP isn’t an option either. God help us!

socially4fun:
I'm in the pool. Been there since 2020. My CRS is 468 and the current cut off is high.

Me and you are on the same table. IELTS band 8.5 expiring January and I’m on 469. Honestly I can’t learn French because I never learn Spanish finish sef that’s why I’m lurking around the student thread

If anyone here may qualify for express entry please look into it and pursue the express entry pathway.

CharitoJames:
No dear I won’t quit but i need a long break from all these.

I agree it’s mentally draining. May God help everyone who needs strength this period. This is why I prefer the USA interview method, you can sell yourself to the officer and clear any ambiguities on the spot and observe the officers body language even the UK no get problem but Canada is a huge headache. People are going to canada because of the easy transition pathways to permanent residency and thereafter citizenship.
If you qualify for express entry please look into it.
Cheers!

CharitoJames:
Lol,of course i had people help me review before submitting… nothing should be done until my notes arrive… that’s the 1st step and i am not looking to reapply… don’t worry about me.

Don’t give up, the pressure on visa officers right now will allow them refuse applications that ought to be approved. As you said wait for your notes, settle down and decide what you want but don’t quit. You wanted this and you wished for it so don’t quit.

Please it’s okay, I’m sure she’s waiting for her notes to divulge the original reason she was refused because the generic reason doesn’t cut it at all. Please take it easy on her she’s just trying to hold up and be strong, she waited for many months to be refused please no bashing her today.
Charitojames did you apply for UG or PG or Masters?