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silverchi:
All the examples were people that have used there Visa at least once, didn't ce any1 dat have never used the Visa atall and sending the letter of "Change of intent". No be only me go waka come na... Clarify pls?

They are somethings you need to consider first,for example,were you asked if you were pregnant during your interview and you answered No? If you were asked and you lied,letter of change of intent might not help you o. Because i have heard of people that cbp officers calculated the day their visa was issued to their due date just to accertain if they were pregnant during their visa interview and they lied.But on the other hand,if you were not asked, then you can send them a change of intent letter and they will send you the generic reply or worse case scenerio they invite you to come for an interview and you go fully prepared with your borden of proof etc

Mom4ever:
No, u will only need to submit yXour DS 160 confirmation page,2 passport photograph, international passport, Dropbox eligibility form and nothing more. No receipt or e mail to embassy.

Pls can someone help with this? when soneone is sending a fresh renewd passsport for dropbox visa renewal,do you still need to add your old expired passport that has the expired us visa in the DHL envilope or you just send your freshly renewd passpotr Only?

Adebuble:
JOIN ME IN PRAISING GOD I HAVE SEEN HIS GOODNESS.......

God is ever faithful, sang praises throughout my trip and i put God first in all I did.

To give back to the trend,

I got into houston yesterday 23rd thru London, flew BA ( was a good choice), Bought the ticket last min 21st was like 300k+

Lagos,
I checked in online, so i just went straight to Customs, my 1 baggage was checked, in it were powdered milk, Ogbono, crayfish,chilly pepper, Egusi (all grinded), then straight for my boarding pass, the lady who attended to me was super nice, I also asked for a wheelchair which helped me alot ( it was put on my boarding pass). went through fast track, no wheel chair was given to me at the lagos leg but went straight to board the plane.

London,
my name was already on the list for assistance for wheel chair and two other granmas, so we were each wheeled on different wheel chairs to the BA wheel chair assiatance roo, all our data were checked and entered (VIP treatment) . when the connecting flight to Houston was few mins to boarding, we were like 6 pple for the flight who were assisted with car cart to our boarding gate, all our passes already checked, boarding time came we went like VIPs.
The flight was also FAB no stress, but one of the air hostess was not nice she said i cld drink water from the toilet, i weak o , i almost insulted her, then i remembered dont let the devil spoil your joy. so i waka go o, as na only me waka come

Hoston,
My name was first on the list for wheelchair service no stress, straight to immigration to the front,

Cbp: hello, what are you here for
moi: for child birth
cbp: how much do you ve with you
moi: **** including money in my debit acct(nigeria) over 10k dollars, cash at hand less than 500dollars
cbp: ok, how long r u here for
moi: 10weeks
cbp: put your finger on the bio metrics
moi: did that
cbp: your face here, the machine was lowered( remember am on a wheel chair)
Moi: put my face.
cbp: stamped my passport no limit to stay.
Moi: thank you, collected my passport.

I used less than 3mins with the cbp. Although am a frequent US traveler.

no documents asked no second inspection but i went to customs cos of the amt.
I was asked how much i had in cash told the officer, my wheelchair helper(Tracy) then asked him 'are you good', he asked her 'r u', she said yes rolling her yes then he said you can go
went to baggage claim, Tracy helped with my baggage, then out.

I thank God for easy POE and journey mercies.

thank you guys on Nairaland for all the information. appreciate. mummies in Richmond holla at me lets hook up

You chop liver o. Entering all mighty Houston Poe with less than $500 Cash only,or am i seeing double?

KayLayChi:
It was at Abu Dhabi they person was sent back. Abu Dhabi is the POE if you use Ethihad.

What I said is that if Abu Dhabi is a POE now in future Dubai can also be a POE after all they are in the same country.

Please note Dubai is not a POE.

Thanks for the correction, i thought i read that the person was sent back from dubai,no mind me jare,dubai and abu dhabi all na the same UAE

favoredgal:
Abu Dhabi is a POE.....you can be cleared from Abu Dhabi then you wont need to go thru immigration again in the US

@bbaby84
You don hear?

KayLayChi:
I laughed to at the thought of the Dubai POE.
But if Abu Dhabi can be a POE why not Dubai, it's just a matter of time.

Exactly my thoughts,i have even read on this thread of someone that was sent back at dubai on their way to amelica,so i dont fault her for thinking her poe might be in dubai o. Lol

Peebles23:
Thanks a lot dere5
I've been trying to cancel but it won't cancel so that I could re-apply, Dnt think not having a strong tie is d issue ooo hubby works with a multinational coy ooooo. The guy was just mean.

Its probably too soon,give it some days

Cuteaidomo:
Hello people, pls has anyone bought a ticket through [b]travel start [/b]before?
I'm kinda curious cos the price I got with them is cheaper than other sites and I want to be sure I won't have any issues. Urgent response needed pls. Thanks.

Travel start and wakanow are not the best for people that are not too certain of their return dates,they might ask for an arm and a leg when the issues of date change and adding baby to ticket comes up,these sites are usually best for people that are certain of their return date.

Peebles23:
I ve been a silent reader on this thread and I've read From part 1-3 digested information well and even introduced the forum to DH which he reads at his leisure time too nd this has made us well prepared was denied visa today did my interview in abuja with d guy in cubicle 6 oo went with DH, d my 18month daughter Went like this:
DH: good morning
Vo: morning sir/mam
VO:can I have ur passports pls
Dh: passed it over (since he's the one sponsoring the trip)
VO; y are u going to the US (Facing me)
Me: For vacation and childbirth
Vo: kk types asks Dh wat he does
Dh: responded
Vo: kk, how much do u earn
Dh: told him
Vo: monthly? ( with suprise on his face)
Dh: yes pls....
Vo: nd u ma'm
Me: told him wat I do nd wat my post is responsible for.
VO: typed and typed and typed and type 4 like 2 mins ooooo( he didn't ask for any documents oo) and the next thing was sorry ur visas can't be approved.
I was confused like he didn't ask 4 any document nd yet he choosed to disapprove? Guys I need suggestions on wat uve tot might have gone wrong. As we intend applying immediately.

so,so sorry to hear this,i would advice you start the reapplication precess immediatly
With regards to your rejection,it could be because you dont have ties back home,since you are travelling with hubby and child,but again,whole family have been given visas before,cant really say what went wrong in your case,but will advice you apply alone next time so that kid and hubby will serve as ties to home country.
All the best

Joleenluv:
Gd am ,wonderful Nairaland family, I am a newbie, been reading since April '15. Went for our visa today 14 Oct- Me, DH & my mum. Mum was granted me & hubby refused,our transcript goes thus:
Vo: gd am, why do u want to go to US?
Hubby: for vacation & to have our baby.
Vo: what do you do?
Hubby: Project Manager
Me: Accountant
Vo: How long have you been employed
H: 3 years
Me: 1 years 6 months (Changed my job, worked with my previous employer for 5 years)
Vo: where do u guys want to go?
hubby: Houston, Texas
Vo: Have u contacted a dr?
US: yea, pass across email correspondence & appointment letter
Vo: Have you travelled together before?
H: No but my wife has travelled severally alone. (UK, SA, Ghana)
Vo: When last were you in the UK?
Me: July '12 (But we both have current UK visas)
Vo: I am sorry you are not eligible

Please NLers help as I don't know where we went wrong. I intend applying alone but the earliest date is Nov 9th and I am already 30weeks.
Thanks

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I would advice you to start the reapplication process immediatly and keep checking randomly for a closer interview date,folks here have done this and were successful,some ppl advice that you should check around mid night. you can also try another location,for example if you were denied in lagos try abuja next.
With regards to your rejection,i think the main issue is that you dont have a travel history with your husband and also you dont have ties back home!do you have kids that you are leaving behind to serve as ties to home country? Would advice you to apply alone this time around,so that yor husband staying back will be your tie.
Wish you the best

shrekandfiona:
I troway salute @ Modath. My friend was traumatised o. They flew biz class to US and she said after they cancelled their visas, they were returned back on the worst economy seats. No leg room for her, she was 34 weeks gone. She had her baby prematurely @ 34 weeks immediately they landed cos baby was distressed.

Very traumatising I tell ya.

I follow waka enter part 3 o. Congrats @ ozycy

Na wah for cbp officers at poe o! you sure say them no follow your friend from her village to chicago? Thank God she dint even have the baby in the air enroute to 9ja,because that was a mega stress.

bmanbaba:
@All. I will like to start by appreciating everybody on this forum . I av read almost the whole pages from part 1. You guys are helping a lot of pple . please I av some questions. Although,some pple have asked similar question but I don't think d answers addressed my situation completely. I got a B1B2 visa with my wife a and Daughter in January 2015 for family vacation.we bought the ticket in march and schedule the trip for Sept. My wife became pregnant in May. We however proceeded on our trip in sept has planned. We spent exactly 2 weeks and presently back to Nigeria. It was while we were there that Frnd and family adviced us to come have the baby in the USA. Also at the POE,the officer there noticed that my wife is pregnant and asked if we were there to av d baby. We said No that we only came for holiday.which is true bcus we never tot of it . She will b due in Feb 2016. Please what are our chances at the POE. ? Thank you. So sorry for the lengthy Torry.

No worries at all,poe has nothing on you since you guys have used the visa for what it was originally issued for. To be on the safe side you can do a change of intent mail to the embassy, then start the real preparation .i.e hospital search,correspondence etc. And most importantly read this thread in detail so that you will be fully equiped for poe and the whole experience.

ozycy:
Wow Nasadiva, you don reach here? Join me in praising GOD, I just delivered my beautiful baby girl at Oakbend abt 1hr ago. Mother and child are doing real good. My GOD is an awesome GOD.

Congrats Ozycy!!!! God bless you and yours

yemmyfinest:
Good morning all and a very good morning to the gurus in the house.
I have a question and it goes thus:
Please when is it appropriate to mail the embassy as regards Change of intent?
Is there need to mail them my budget sheet?
I will be due in March, i intent to travel late Dec or early Jan 2016.
Also is this appropriate ady to mail the embassy lagosNIV@state.gov.
Thanks you as i await a reponse.

I dont think there is any fixed rule or time for mailing the embassy on change of intent,since you are travelling in late Dec,you can mail them around the first week of Nov. With regards to the budget sheet,no you dont need to mail it to them

DipoDee:
Hello, I need your help.
I went through my mail now just to see a msg from LagosNIV reading that my immigrant Visa is ready for pickup since October 2nd . I plan on going there tomorrow, pls do you know if there's a time limit to Visa pick up? Will I still be able to pick it up tomorrow?

I dont think pick up at DHL has any specicif time.

mimikoko:
Wow, we are on part 3. Yayyy.
Great job everyone. I just want to say a big big thank you to all the administrators and contributors.
After a successful trip and delivery I finally arrived Nigeria in July with my baby and 5 year old. Everything was beautiful, thanks to all of you for your support and help.
To all the new parents and intending parents just joining in, this is where it's happening, just read and take notes. Ask questions too if you're not clear on certain issues.
Congratulations to all the new parents and good luck to everyone.
God bless you all.
Mr Justwise : na God go bless you.
Mr Tvega : God bless you.
Dere5 : God bless you.

Thank you once again.

Amen dear,God bless you and yours

customised87:
Just like you, i also had a great time with my hosts. This is a family that consists of a grandma,son and grandchildren. I had never met them until i went to US to give birth. I was introduced to them by my brother's friend who happens to be the grandma's daughter. They made me feel home away from home. The hospital and the Dr i used were in another city that was like 1 hr drive from dre house. I was driven to n fro my Dr's appointment all through my 3 months stay with them. They never gave me attitude, whn i arrived their home, the uncle bought winter clothings for me and made me write a list of things i crave whenever they were going grocery shopping. When i had my baby, they organised a mini christening party for me(they r muslims while i am a xtian) and invited their friends that gave me loads of gifts and cash. I gave birth during the US tax refund thing and cos the uncle always change his children's wardrobe at this time, he also bought loads of clothes worth almost 1k dollars for my baby. He bought his carseat and even bought me too clothes. When i was coming back, i gave the grandma money but she rejected it and said she feels like i am paying her for hosting me. This is a woman that ll stay awake all night and cater for my baby while i sleep,she only wakes me when he needs to breastfeed. I lost my father while i was in the US and that whole family were there for me like they knew me from Adams. They needed to send some stuffs to naija which i was prepared to help them bring and pay for extra luggage but they followed me to the airport and didnt allow me pay, the uncle made the payment himself. I cant finishing saying all what i enjoyed. I just pray to God to help me to be able to repay this kindness to them. We have since become family friends and they keep telling me to bring my baby next year n spend time with them. I and my family speak with them regularly now. Sorry if i bore u with this heart pouring!

God bless these people o,its difficult to find people that are this nice in naija self talkless of obodo amelica,God bless them real good.

delvy:
My dear wise ones i still seek your opinion on the questions asked earlier biko

My thot, you have your visa already, you have correspondences and receipts of part payment, that should suffice for POE, somebody just mentioned some 'affordable' hospitals in NJ like 2 posts before this, (St marys and St Barnabas I think)
Return ticket is a must if u don't have residency permit
Gurus I try? grin
Very well said,just to add to it. Just to be on the safe side you can also email the embassy telling them that you were issued a b1/b2 visa and you have used it for vacation but now want to use it for birthing, I'm sure you will get the generic reply.
Just like was mentioned above,return ticket is a must if you carry a 9ja kpali

toparie:
Hi Shelly, please where did you get the step down from?

You can get step down from anywhere,it comes in various sizes,just explain to them what you want it for.

olorieka:
Plz mama nd papa in the house is it possible to change interview location thou have not submit application plz it urgent house

I guess so,anything can be changed if you have not submited the application and gotten an interview date.

sayoberry:
Ah... Abeg o.

NA holiday journey.

I hear you o. Was just fooling around. Do have a blast when you go.

sayoberry:
Please if anyone hears of promo ticket abeg let me know o.
Thankz you

Set for 2nd missionary journey?

Meeracle:
Wow dr F again..he has too much pple to attend to..he should learn to say noooo...any one with multiple shouldn't go near there..the oakbend is not equipped for multiple if they come early...after my experience with him a white nurse brought a lawyer that her friend used when she lost her baby because of all this greed ...I didn't want to do trouble was just grateful to God for my miracle kids after 6 years wait...he is a nice person but the greed in him is bringing him down.I wish he can just put a num to the pple he can handle ...ANY ONE WITH TRIPLETS don't near there oh..

So you are the mystery mama that had triplets with him and her eyes saw nwen! I thank God for you that you came out of it with testimony o. How are your triplets doing? Love to them

zoemummy:
Thanks FinanceFitness

The training is actually very true. I have all the documents from the school & my employer. It was based on applications earlier in the year and selections after mid year. Pregnancy happened in between but I didn't realise it would be so close to EDD and I didn't want to forfeit the opportunity because of the pregnancy.

It's my 2nd baby, 1st was born in-country.

As shared by mumtee, I'll just go with all the docs, and trust God they'll understand. I'll also explore the possibility of modifying the form like you have advised.

From all the feedback, I guess sending the email is not necessary. Right?

I think you are good to go,i dont think you need to send them a mail since the visa has not been issued. Just be truthfull and explain to the vo that plans had been made for the training before you got pregnant and you have decided to have the baby there after the training and pls go prepared with all the neccessary burden of proof.
Best of luck with your interview.

firsttymum:
I saw Houston, I saw Texas...

Reminds me of "I've been to london but never to d UK... " "I hate the U.S. Didn't enjoy my last visit.. I branched Houston and it was nice"

And you dint see HOUSTON,Texas or chicago?
Abi Houston nor dey insde Texas again? Or did she edit the original post?

modath:
See this my sister oooo, you lucky no be small..you still have a chance of returning the girl clothes & getting boys.

I didn't discover till the day of the delivery & what makes our case interesting was that we weren't discharged till 2 days to naming & so didn't have a chance to shop!!

Na gal christening gown my son wear oo

Nothing do you,na kukuma girl dress british people dey wear their sons for christening,so you were on point.

MAYOWAAK:
Siasia's wife name is Cassandra.Perhaps, Eunice is her other name.I have been following football since 1984.

You are 100% correct, i was wondering too o,when i read her name is Eunice,i use to know her name as sandra o

Beryl15:
Let me rant...
My host handed me an already opened envelop. Turns out it's my baby's SSN card.
I'm really pissed right now.

Ha! that na rubish now.How come your host opened a mail that was not addressed to him or her. What is to stop him or her from copying the SSN number before handing the mail over to you.
He or she is a suspect,shikina!

i got in to Us via New York JFK to Charlotte in June it was not as easy as people say it here oh as I was delayed for almost an hour but they eventually let me in after seeing all my burden of proof.I got a package from the hospital for 5715 normal delivery, 8730 for CS , but doing labour after getting to 7cm baby heart beat was dropping, the doctor just said he can not risk it that they have to remove the baby Omo Na so I start to cry oh ,but within 5mins they remove my little prince,na so them term her as complicated delivery oh and said I was not eligible for the package again.my dear I got a very huge bill from the hospital for 21567 after begging they gave 30% to make it 15062 just for me and epidural 2990 and 50% discount was given, doctor bill 2480 and baby bill 3400 discount of 30% to make it 2404'pediatric is 1640 with 25%discount, pathology 285 for both me and baby,trying to pay all the little bills and do a payment plan for my self.My point is no matter how ur host is close to you don't listen to them follow ur heart if I had known I would have ported to Houston,elpaso,Atlanta or Chicago but I stayed back in Charlotte listening to my host now am paying all the bills myself she no even answer me.I have learnt my lesson I pray God see me through this gbese.
On the passport that's another issues to do expedient it take 2-4 weeks for it to bye ready had to travel to Atlanta to do it after booking appointment though and I got it same day even did nigga passport which was mailed to me,also got his Ssn too,just waiting to buy his ticket and off I live this country.I thank GOd am alive and he his fine too but I cry everyday for this yeye bill.that is my story ooh.

Pele dear,from my calculation your final bills after all the discounts came to approximatly like $23,000, JESU!!!!!!!!!!!. I nor envy you at all o. I pray that the almighty God would provides resources for you to settle these outrageous bills

ozycy:
0.01 gini. But even after buying the sim for maybe $10, der is still activation fee, monthly plan fee, na all those fee fee dey vex me sef. Do you know how we can cut the cost? Sim wey I go buy here for #200, dey will register/activate it come dash me #200 ontop am

You can do lyca mobile for $23 and it will give you free calls within the us and about 250mb of data for one month and You can also call 9ja at a very cheap rate on it too.

A friend got a very high bill from an american hospital and she settled part of it and worked out a monthly payment plan with the hospital Which she plans to religiously comply with.She wants to know if this would affect her visa renewal chance?