PrinceAdeAde:
Hello All,

Thanks for the information and support. My journey ends here. Just some tips based on my wife second US birthing experience
1. You need two valid means of identifications(preferably driver's licence & international passport) to process and collect US docs(Birth certificate,US Passport). My wife licence expired before she traveled and she forgot this requirement so it was not as straightforward as her first experience. Alternatively, you can use work ID or any US resident to identify you.

2. Visa on Arrival is way cheaper and hassle free than it is made to look[i](the only cheaper option on the long run is if you are in atlanta and go for the baby nigerian passport)[/i]. Just send a mail to oa@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng requesting for one using the format shared previously on the forum and you would be responded to early enough. in my case,I got a response the same day and please do it yourself and dont pay any money. Its free. Surprisingly,my wife mentioned they did not even look at any letter at Lagos Airport to give our baby the visa. Note that houston immigration requested to sight the actual email so you may want to keep your phone and email handy to avoid complications

Am always available on PM to assist with any further information.Good luck to all expecting mums and Dads. God Bless

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PrinceAdeAde:
Hello All,

Did anyone fly emirates recently back from the US. I am getting conflicting info from the different emirate office about "extra weight".
The local call center here states that my wife can purchase additional 9kg extra weight to take her current 23kg baggage weight to a maximum of 32kg at a $50 fee. The US emirate contact center however are singing a different tune by saying she cannot go beyond her 23kg and she would need to purchase an extra baggage at $175 which can be discounted if purchased online. I assume both calls were picked from thier centralized contact center in india so I dont understand why the discrepancy in information

Dont know which is which so anyone who flew them with "extra weight" not "excess luggage" should be weigh in

jiji2017:
Please does anyone have information on how to get accommodation near oakbend in Houston. Preferably a 1 or 2 bed furnished apartment that wont break the bank.

I would really appreciate the information

PaloInternation:
Can I do a dropbox and include a family member who has not been issued a US visa before...?

Jazzie76:
Dear Mama's in the house, pls I need a share apartment for rent as soon as possible around Houston. Pls anybody with useful information on accommodation shld pls assist me, my wife need it latest in d next 3days. Thanks

MizKay1:
Good Morning,

So I got my B1/B2 visa. Never lied at the interview. I was just asked if i was going on holiday and about my work. I said yes.

Travelling to have my baby was never even on the plan until a few weeks ago due to need for better medical attention and I was not satisfied with the hospital i was using even though i had changed hospitals twice. and asides that my MIL who would ordinarily help out has been in the US for a while now and asked that i come rather than be here without help as she wont be able to make it down to Nigeria before my EDD due to the fact that she is undergoing treatment.

I was searching for something else and i stumbled on this platform. So after reading extensively, i called the embassy and asked if i could have my baby in the US tho i didnt state earlier, they asked for my passport details to verify. The lady who answered me said she could not give information as regards that but referred me to the CBP website to read up on the risks.
Do you think i have complicated the situation by calling the embassy?
Kindly advise.
I have all my funds and have booked a Dr's appointment.

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 an 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.

silverchi:
Gooday house, My visa expires on the 2nd week of September bt my return ticket is for 1st week of October.
GTBANK is refusing to sell PTA to me because my return date is after my ticket expires

Pls what do you advise a sister?

doomel:

Pls i sent you a msg. I would like to know the quote too

Onegai:


I believe the issue is, frequency. A situation comes up and it's understandable. 3 in 10 will have these issues and that's fine. But when 9 out of 10 show up, with the same "issue" and excuse, then it becomes suspicious. In the past, no-one cared as long as you paid your bills. They were delighted to welcome new citizens sef. Even UK was begging Nigerians who schooled abroad to apply for British citizenship. But what happens now? The system got abused and at Heathrow, Nigerians are treated like criminals and grilled aggressively. Same thing is beginning to happen in the US: someone came here a few weeks ago to say how a CBP officer tried to deter her by saying they no longer allowed foreigners to come give birth. I kept quiet, even though I could have mentioned that in my former county (a nice, liberal county), they found a home for wealthy Koreans used to organize childbirth tourism and called police on them and had them escorted out, it was on the news because protesters even showed up. Last month, a nurse at one of the popular hospitals mentioned on this thread was grilling my cousin "Why are so many Nigerians coming here, it's because of the birth by citizenship isn't it?" during her labour. Nigerians tend to see something, it makes sense and they flood it unthinkingly until it crashes (everyone does makeup and sings and is a model/designer now, before everyone entered IT, before then everyone sold lace, then everyone rushed into Banking etc).

Be honest: I'm going to give birth, here is my plan. Yes or No?

Once the embassy says "No need for letter of intent" and Trump's strategists push the new law for extreme vetting of visa applicants, including vetting their social media, next thing they will work on is that in 5 to 10 years' time, constitutional amendment: citizenship by birth and parental only. UK, France and Germany is suffering from from second generation (children of immigrants) turning into terrorists (they can't deport citizens). You think the US is not considering modifying things already? Okay na.

And for those saying "I have millions, I don't live in America by choice, I don't need them blah blah", great. Then why go there and hassle to give birth? The truly rich Nigerians are turning down US citizenship, in fact once you go to the US and spend some serious dough acquiring assets, they offer you citizenship (the entire family). No need for "please what is the cheapest state blah blah".

goobyparks:
Hello lovely people !
Please this is my case:
I got a B1/B2 visa this June with hubby & son, said we were going on summer vacation next month. (Shld have read nairaland before doing that).
My EDD is November and I plan to travel October (i'm thinking of Texas coz I heard hospital is cheaper there, still researching abt that)
I can't write to embassy for change of intent coz I'm scared of rejection since I didn't declare that I will give birth there during d visa interview (tho I wasn't asked if I was pregnant, d VO jst faced only hubby). They might calculate and know that we lied
Now I think I'm left with looking for an easy POE.

Pls what do you all think? I need your good advice.
Also pls which POEs are easier?

Dhollargurl:

Okay, can you please just send it directly to dhollargurl@gmail.com ? Will be waiting, thanks. Btw, are u in ATL?

Dhollargurl:

I've sent an email,please kindly reply, I'm still waiting

biolarh:


Pls dat means he will indicate B1

Dhollargurl:
Hello everyone, I got into Atlanta on Thursday morning and will share my POE experience very soon, meanwhile any june-Aug Atl mum-to-be in the house? Wanted to use northside hospital but it's very far from where I am staying, so, i am thinking of using Piedmont since my Dr. is affiliated to both hospitals and it's closer. Has anyone used Piedmont before? What's the fee like (going there on Monday to get the quote tho) and also, how was the experience There? However, any mum-to-be in Georgia atm can send me an e-mail and let's connect. Thanks

biolarh:


Pls dat means he will indicate B1

biolarh:
pls house I have a question,pls I got my visa before my husband and am in the state. now he's aplying alone,will he also applied for B2?ans needed as soon as possible pls!!

Chibabe4Christ:
Hello my great E family!!!!!!!!! am really happy to be part of you guys!

I have some concerns which I will like to share with my noble family. I applied for student visa to Canada this year Jan but was denied though they stated I can re apply, but what pained me so much was that my company wanted to sponsor it.

That's by the way, I had plans to to see a gynea for medical investigation if i have gotten my Canadian visa but since they denied me I have made up my mind to apply to USA on medical grounds.

I have also applied for a pleasure (vacation) visit last year to USA but was also denied. am confused as I don't know if I will also be denied if I applied on medical grounds.

PLEASE my great family I need your advice as in what to do and how to go about it.

reniduke:

Ive posted it now and mentioned you.

freshdad:
it must really be hurting you, i never even got the chance to send you a mail, only the nairaland request which you refused, so am wondering how you'd get the tone of my message from an auto response. I wonder why you carry am for head like say na you own the hospital-chief medical director/chairperson board of trustees. You dint answer, life dint end, I got it from a source that is not even NL. I just needed you to know that whether you hoard or not what will be will be... @firsttymum welldone ma, make you no vex for them.

JewelStone:

Generally, hotels anywhere in Sydney are very pricey. But hotels in Sydney CBD cost an arm...if you get what I mean. Transportation isn't that expensive and you could easily get trains to Sydney CBD and save money by staying in surburbs like Ryde, Parramatta, Granville, Banstown, Liverpool, Epping etc

OlalekanKad:
Well it depends on where the conference is located. There are short stay accommodation that you can get in Sydney and trust me they are way cheaper than hotels. You can google short stay accommodations close to the conference and you might be lucky to get one closer to the conference then you can walk down and you won't have to incur cost on transportation.

Kbek:
Please house, I kneel down, take God beg you guys. My interview is tomorrow, pleaseeeeeee what are the documents am suppose to go with. ( going to give birth in the us for the first time)

Maymum:


Yes, I have. Would like to know if anyone else has had same issue. The process appears quite complicated and would involve DH coming over.

Dhollargurl:

*shed* is it by Introduction letter, work I.D, pay slips and bank statements?