₦airaland Forum

Adiahabasi:
. Thanks! ....pls who has flowm etihad to the US recently? Hw was the Abu dhabi poe?

I cheecked Etihad out this morning,i couldnt get any seat o,i think they are fully booked on their lagos/new york route.
Has anyone been able to buy today?

tbaby2015:
Anyone pls help with this. @Justwise, @nefertitiram, @Tvegas.THANKS

I dont think your changing hospital is a big deal,but i would advice you have a good reason for doing this just incase the Vo should ask. Or better still if you dont want to complicate things you can stick to your old hospital for the interview and port to the new hospital when you get to the States since according to you they are both in the same axis.

Una don start to de exchange harsh words again abi? All you mamas and mamas to be with hormonal issues should please take a chill pill,na God i take beg una o.

karypops:
Amen oh and u too dear

Boarding shortly, hopefully gonna gv my successful POE story soon

We are waiting anxiosly for it o.

sugah:
Na wa for all these women o. What if the person that asked is just a mole from the US embassy to find out why Nigerians want to birth in the US? (after telling your VO its because of better medicals for you and your LO). See people shouting future president.

Do you realy think that the VO's dont know that all these talk of better health service na 'wash'? They know that the quest for the American pali is the koko for most people that seek visa for birthing.

segbas:
Abi ooooo,

I just want to confirm ni, because I fear that Area very well because of the news I have been hearing about their POE.....

I hope they treat you well shaa

@ segbas,
Kizluv don enter Ameee since now,abi na me no understand watin i de read,abi my eye de see double?

Herzumpther:
eh, for real? no wonder I dey follow this thread even though I never marry.

Chai I can't wait to get married and go have my baby in America too.

Following thread seriously.

Congrats to all the new mum's and mum's in the waiting too.

Eheeeeeeeeee! Una plenty,welcome to the thread,i have read of some ppl here that were on this forum even before they got married and today their American baby dream is a reality. So keep it up

demiiii:
i really appreciate you all. is it ok i still buy 2weeks ticket? and i can mail the embassy of my intention to deliver. maryland is my preferred location but i am stuck because i hear it is very expensive./state are you going self

Why buy 2 weeks ticket,i want to believe its because of some kind of "promo" ,because we both know that 2wks will not cut it,you would definitly be in the states forr much more than that,so my advice to you is buy a ticket that will not make you look suspicious at poe,and also a ticket that you can change dates with minimal cost ,just in case your baby arrives early. with some of these promo tickets you have to cough out almost the price of a new ticket if the need arises for you to change dates o. So put all these into consideration when making your decision.

demiiii:
how many weeks ticket did you buy. Every 1 is saying buy two to three weeks and I am preggy. I dnt have any doctors appointment nor letter to d embassy. Help. Can't even lie

I will strongly advice you against showing up at poe with big belle without doctors crrespondence. Its better to be prepared and they dont ask for it,than not having it and they ask for it.
Getting a hospital and doctors appointment is not a big deal now! You just need to do small research work here on this thread. Na Which city/state are you going self?

Nasadiva:
Hello Everyone.
I can see there are lots of GOOD HEADS in this forum. Please I need an urgent advice, I am September mum and will love to leave b4 35weeks, the problem is my visa will expire 2nd week of August. If I stay to renew I will cross the 35 weeks, if I leave, my visa will expire b4 I even put to bed. What do I do? Another thing, if I stay to renew, will they grant my application at that advance stage?

You can travel before your visa expires,the important thing is that you get to poe before the expiration date. Its the cbp officer at poe that will ditermine how long you are allowed to stay in America. For example if your visa will expire on the 10th March,and you travel on the 5th March and the cbp officer stamps you in for 6months, you are within your rights to stay in america for the next 6months.
And moreover,i dont think there is anything that says you have to wait to renew your visa untill the expiration date,i stand to be corrected. Gurus in the house should pls contribute

slimwendy85:
Thank you Shagaman. I got someone to book for me, but I read something about obtaining an electronic travel authorisation for most non USA citizens. Heard of this? Does it apply to me? Also, does American airline have any baggage allowance?
Shelly thanks for suggesting southwest airline.

Why dont you consider the southwest airline because of their baggage allowance of two 23kg bags,and also check the airport they fly from to see if its convinient for you. My 2 cent though!

[quote author=Shayo5 post=31090607]Hello house,

Does anyone have a sample of the letter of consent used for Nigerian visa application. Please help thanks.[/quot

Phema:
*singing* Let God arise and my enemies be scattered. . .

Lord, please give me a girl the next time make I close shop. Phew!

@ Phema,
watin you dey sell wey you open shop? Lol

oas99:
Your bags are dropped in Atlanta cos u can't predict what could happen @POE, once u are allowed to enter the US, then u can pick ur bags and join the next flight to your final destination peradventure they wanna send ppl back to their country, your bag is available immediately. They don't even send that u miss your connecting flight they are never in a hurry

That was not the case when i flew delta from Lagos to Chicago and POE was Atlanta, my checked in bag was transfered to the chicago flight at atlanta by the airline staff without me seeing it,just went through CBP at Atlanta with my hand luggage and was asked if i had any food and i said no

bambini:
Am very grateful pls one more q, since i will be staying like 3mnths will i book for 3mnths or one month? Secondly i will be applying for my husby n son too but wont be going with dem, shld i still book with der names or just mine?

You can only book for one month or less online,.when yoy get there in person you can now extend your booking
I will advice you to use your name to make the booking,since you are going ahead of them. You can also make a diffrent booking for them too based on their dates of arival

bambini:
I need help pls i v been calling apartments in phonix for reservation but they keep declining, so pls how do i make reservation for my interview? pls i need help

I also went that route of apartment search in phoenix from 9ja but nothing tangible came out of it, almost in all the cases you will need a social security number to be able to rent an apartment,So my advice to you is google intown suit or extended stay that is close to the hospital and make a reservation on booking.com,you dont have to pay a kobo untill you get there. And after you get there if you still decide to look for an apartment ,you can now do that while you are on ground

@ bj2012golf
Congratulations,i have followed your story from the start and it shows that with prayers,ditermination and persistency absolutely nothinig is impossible before God. Love to your wife and LO?

k711:
Hello house,

Please I'm in a dilemma. Forgive me cos my hormones have taken a better part of me. I got a visa last year june for vacation which was duly used. Tho I went to Houston instead of califonia. I was not pregnant at the time so there was no case of lying to the vo. I found out I was pregnant in september. (Pregnant with twins).The thing is I have decided to go to elpaso. All flights to elpaso are crazily expensive except United that seems cheaper. But I'm scared of Houston poe even tho I intend to pay all my bills before going.
1.Do I need to send a letter to the embassy to inform them about my intention?
2. Do u think I will still have problems at Houston poe?
3. what other airline or route can I go thru to elpaso?
Biko help a sister out, I'm going crazy here plus my tummy Don big pass person we dey born triplet sef.

You dont have any reason to freet.My sisters case was exactly the same,had gotten a b1/b2 visa for vacation,and had used it for that ,after which she decided to use it for birthing.
She sent a letter to the embassy nform them of her intentions to use it for birthing and she got the generic reply.Her poe was Dallas and suprisinly she wast stressed at poe,spent a total of about 3 mins with cbp,no secondary inspection and not a single document was demanded.
Just pepare well and pray

Idileke1:
@ dere5, wont they ask me why do i come come to abuja since i reside in lagos

you can decide to do your interview anywhere you please,i know people that have done 2 interviews in lagos and 3rd in abuja,i and also some people live in lagos and book interview in abuja and i have not heard them say they were asked why befores. Just do your homework very well and pray for favour

Idileke1:
Hi Everyone one,
Please i will like to know if i should try this once again if i wont be refused. 2 years again i applied for a US visa that i was going for a cousin's weding, but i was denied a visa cos the lady that interviewed me ask if i was pregnant which was so glaring that i was pregnant but i lied that i was not ,3months later i delivered my baby here in Nigeria, i almost die after the delivery cos the baby"s palcenta was not all evacuated from my womb. Applied with my husband and son last year may for our church conference but we were denied because i lied the last time i was pregnant.
This year now am pregnant and i want to apply again myself alone without my husband an son ,but this time around and ready to say the truth and also pay all the hospital bills before going to the embassy. but i will like to know if it's safe to make all payments for hospital bills and hotels bills before showing my face at the embassy. as am 16weeks now

I dont think its mandatory for you to make payments before going for your visa interview,i think all they are intrested in is to see that you have made adequate arrangments. You can get doctors correspondence without paying in advance,you can also book accomodation on booking.com without making any initial payments. Just be truthful and pray for favour. I have read of people on this forum that got their visa on the 3 attempt. If your previous attempts has been from lagos,If you can,i will advce you to try abuja, this time around

macorondo:
@lalavita Thank you for the advise truly appreciate this ma'am. Yea that's the reason I am travelling early as my preggie will not noticeable at that stage. Would Informing the embassy be ideal as we have not travelled to the USA before, this would be our first time, won't our visa be cancelled? But if I go in unnoticed would that be a problem?

I dont think your visa will be cancelled,it dosnt matter that you have not travelled before,the important thing here is be truthful about it and your being able to convince them that you were not pregnant when you applied for the visa . Write to them and explain yourself,worse case scenerio is they invite you for a chat and you go with your burden of proof

@ macorondo
The best advice is what lalavita gave you above, i wont add or remove anything.

tbaby2015:
hello everyone,
i seriously dont get this. Does a POE officer have the right to check through one's things? I've been to other countries by Grace and a POE officer only requests for anything he needs from you. On no occasion has my phone or bag been checked for information. Anyone with key information, please let's know. Maye it's the confidence you show them that matters on this issue or what? @Justwise, any idea?

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I know for a fact that the cbp people are backed by law to do this,they can search your laptop,tablets,phones etc and can even take them outside the airport to another location for further search and can keep such a device for up to 30 daysi. And the law says you dont even need to be a suspect for them to do this.. Custom officers in other countries also search peoples eletronic devices also,its nor pecuiliar to America

[quote author=Airpure post=30755785
I had loads of fish enough to open a small shop. starch, pap loads of spices n indome onions but only my Indomine was sized.[/quote]Is that starch for banga soup lol
Congrats on your successful POE exploits

IyawoToBe:
make una answer me na

I dont think so o. I flew delta last year from lagos to chicago with atlanta as poe,i dint even see my suitcases at atlanta,they were transfered to the chicago flight by delta staff,it was when i got to chicago that i collected my suitcases

PrinceAdeAde:
Thanks . Lagos to houston via atlanta POE but the date has to be from next two weeks. You can check an online booking system to monitor it

Thanks a million!

PrinceAdeAde:
@ochioraumu,
Really sorry for your experince.Please and please, try to relax for baby sake Ok

@All,

My wife delivered last week tuesday. i have been wanting to post it but work no gree me. Thank y'all for all the support and info.
Just FYI, saw delta direct flight now for 190K .Its looking like promo is In again so lets take the opportunity considering the exchange rate issue

Pls o,i am intrested in the Delta deal of 190k .pls enlighten me on it e.g. route and dates.

Ochioraumu:
Hello everybody.
I have been following conversations in this forum for some time

I am so so sorry about your ordeal,its just so sad to read what happened to you,it could have happened to anyone. I dont know how to console you other than to tell you to take heart

MamaTobenna:
I am currently in dr Mbagwus office but he is not here yet. So far his nurses are attending to me okay and giving me tips on free baby showers at hospitals but not met him yet. I am told he offers accommodation as well so I will try ask him for you guys interested. Seems I might change hospital sef as the nurses just gave me info on the other hospital he is affiliated to. 2700 for vaginal and it includes epidural already o and paediAtrician. I can't believe it yet but will visit the two hospitals and make up my mind.

@ mamatobena
Sharp woman,i like you jare,9ja no de carry last,you don sharperly ask them about the freebies now now lol.
Thanks for updating us and giving back ,God bless you.

Shayo5:
Hello nairaland mamas and papas

So I had my lo 2 weeks ago @ medical center Arlington, the dr induced me @ 37 weeks.
The nurses were excellent labor and delivery went smoothly. Left the hospital 2 days later and got the birth cert the following day. Got my zero balance and social security number yesterday. But I got a bill from pediatric medical group does any1 know about this?.

Congrats,was wondering why no post from you all this while,dint know your hands were full. Congrats once again, God bless your Lo. I guess the bill from pediatric med group is from babys pediatrician or have you been given a pidiatrician bill before?

shimk:
pls share dis experience at Houston poe with me as dats where I will be landing in may.
I have heard so many scary tales bout Houston's poe.

God help us.

There is nothing to be scared about Houston POE. Just be prepared ,be truthful and be confident. Once you have the neccesary burden of proof documents and enough cash to show that you can pay your bills. Afterall coming to the states to give birth is not ilegal.

bimboakin:
Hello everyone.
Thanks alot for all the information being posted on this site. Its being really educative. Weldone guys and God's blessings.
I am due in August and would like to have my baby in Dallas Fort Worth Texas cos, i ve friends there i can stay with. Does anyone know of a cheap hospital there or have used one they can recommend, the doctor, bills and anyother information that can be of help please.
Looking forward to some replys please.
Thanks

You can check JPS hospital ,they are in fort worth,they were about the cheapest i got around Dallas area during my search. You can also google Dr Denis Abbas,he is affiliated to Doctors Hospital white rock lake