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emmy4Gold:
@ Doyin2me Have you been offered admission to MUN recently ....still waiting on them

kalebsky:
i had just bee refuse..my heart is broken,

Reason: purpose of visit

how can i reapply and prove to the V.O


Applied july 05
no eligibity review
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

DOC SUBMITTED
all cic forms
employment letter
study leave advice
pay slip
tax clearance letter
admission letter

sponsor statement of 20M my uncle
data page od sponsor
letter of sponsor STating dat he ll be sponsoring me with amount
my personal statement of account of 1.4M
marriage certificate
affidavit of consent
police cert
upfront medical
statement of purpose.

Just saw it on their requirements list ; proof that you made a deposit towards tuition for your first year.
* Don't know how important that it.
ANYONE GOT A VISA TO MUN WITHOUT MAKING A DEPOSIT?

temyb:
Please what does it mean if your passport status reads no status for this passport. My mom's passport has been with the u.s embassy for 3weeks now o for renewal. Just saw this update 3days ago,in the u.s with the twins. Not an easy something,need help with them. They have been all good even in our flight from lagos to Washington but occasionally tantrums can just be something else. Anybody ever had that kind of status.

Hi
I sent you a mail , please, kindly respond.

AdomMum:
I’m having problems accessing the email to which Nairaland is attached...I would have sent a dm long time.
Nevermind,thanks for responding.

Sent you a mail

AdomMum:
Hello Ma'am,
Please i would like to ask a few questions on accommodation in Richmond, Va. Can we please exchange emails via nhyiraella@yahoo.com.
Thsank you Ma'am!

Send a dm

Eyiza:
[Hi, Pls I will be in Richmond, first week of August, Pls can you advise me on accommodation, Pls help.
Thank you. uote author=doyin2me post=68188303]In the spirit of giving back .
Off the Richmond, Virginia now.
Came in through JFK,New York.

Was scared for a number of reasons . Wasn't carrying a lot of cash +...recent stories.
CBP: What's your purpose of visit?
Me: Childbirth and vacation .
CBP: Sorry ?
Me: Childbirth
CBP: You were here with your family in Dec. How long did you stay for?
Me: 8 weeks .
CBP: what do you do ?
Me : I'm a ........
CBP: Where are you going ?
Me: Richmond, Virginia.
Okay
CBP: Did you declare Egusi ?
Me: Yes.
Stamps me in .
Haven't checked anything yet o.
Just ran to get my luggages and ran outside before some1 calls me back .
Visa : B1/B2.
Got my big envelope of burden of proof .
Nothing was checked .
Thank you all for your contributions.

Yes, I can.
Hola

ugoguchy:
I had similar experience my dear,mine was in may,at 41 weeks,went into active labour,left for the hospital, heartbeat was monitored,nurse said i cant get the heartbeat please lay sideways,i managed to get into that position and the heartbeat was finally picked but wasn't regular,next thing water broke and it was greenish,baby has pooped inside,few minutes later baby came out,was rushed to NICU,heartrate was fluctuating,she couldn't breathe on her own,she was placed on oxygen, antibiotics too,during that period a cardiologist had to be called in to examine her heart,she spent 3 nights in NICU,each night was amounting to $20k,she was stable after the 2nd night and the oxygen was taken out,upon discharge we got the total bill of almost $60k,i paid paediatrician,radiologist, cardiologists,gynaecologist differently,am glad we came out victorious, the devil really tried so had,starting from my visa processing but we over came,we are back and all bills cleared,the placenta to come out is story for another day,it was a short but difficult labour that ended in praise....

All glory to God alone.
It's really well.

Hello house,
I dropped my POE transcript about a month ago .
Had my LO over a week ago. Everything was okay , less than 3mins apart , called Uber and left for the hospital . Heartbeat was monitored : I'm sorry baby's getting distressed . Need a C.S done fast . Was already in full labour less than 2 mins serious contractions .
Baby was out : what's going on , can't hear him , they were apparently trying to suck out a lot from him . He had swallowed meconum ( not fresh ) . He started crying , was shown to me and was rushed down to NICU. It was tough - couldn't get answers cos no1 was sure of how the outcome will be ....Oxygen , medications , Nitric oxide...... a lot of stuffs.
God be glorified everything has be stabilized , even the Doctors are wooed at the progress ,.....
Now, Financial Counsellor is on my neck , who will pay ? I have to pay for the facilities and the paedatrician? Can I draw a payment plan? It will be too high - about $500k, you can only get a discount, $100k . Medicaid lady on my case .
I don't want MEDICAID o.
Got the option of filing for grant-NGO not govt sponsored .No sure 1 .
I can always set up a payment plan for the peadatricians fees but I don't know how to go about the hospital fees .
I'm grateful LO would be out of there soon .
Any ideas?
HOSP- Henrico Doctors HOSP.

GFavor:
House, please for those who have used Henrico, is there a cheaper way of transportation from the airport Dulles to Richmond. Learnt its $130 by uber. This is really high. Pls advice.

Try greyhound

flgd:
Hello,

Please does anyone know of accomodation in Virginia.. preferably close to henrico doctors..
Thanks

Is Dr.W your doc? If Yes, when are you planning to come down?

TwinmumT:
Hi does anyone know about accomodation in virginia or california. Giving birth in august.

Sent you a mail .

Hello,
Please, I need to send a medical book urgently to Nigeria.
Any1 leaving the US soon ?
Would send the book to your addy.You can open - scrutinise .....
Thank you .

daurys:
hello house,please anyone with info on affordable accommodation close to henricos in VA should help out.
@doyin2me @GFavor

The 1 I'm in is filled up atm.
Don't know of any other.

overlord77:
H
How did it go eventually ?

I already posted my transcript.
It went very well.
Just questions with no documents asked .

Mamaiyanu:
Hello guys,

Please I need your opinion on something.

1. I'm gonna be travelling at 35weeks plus 2 days. I've read conflicting information on this thread about flying with Emirates. Is 35weeks +1 say equal to 36weeks ? Do I need to fill the medif form to fly at 35w+2days? Or is my doctors fit to fly sufficient?

2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.

Doctor's fit to fly

Mum Fi , didn't know it was you o jare.

doyin2me:
Congratulations are you still around ?

Tripletmom:
In the spirit of giving back.
Had my baby girl at Henricho doctor’s hospital n used Dr W.F
Presented at the emergency after my EDD wen I started contracting but after bin observed for about 6-8hours was told to go back home to avoid accumulating bill since i wasn’t dilating but after about 24hours I had my baby.

Was discharged 2days after delivery
Hospital fee
Mother $2100
Baby $275
Got my zero bal reciept bfor i left the hospital.
Emergency fee $1471
Came in after about a week of discharge, called the financial counsellor and it was further discounted to $176.52
I made sure it was a discount n not Medicaid or any form of insurance.

Doctor fee-$850
My naija medical investigation report were approved
First doctor appt fee -$120 den subsequent visit $30
Did about 2 investigations approx $150
Also paid an additional $100 for the emergency

Peadiatrican fee 1059$ was given 25% ($794)discount which was to be paid within 30 days.
Epidural fee $6500 called n was also discounted to $1450
Hearing test cancelled.
Paid all fee over the phone n got zero bal receipts in d mail.
Follow up peadiatrician $250 for 2 visits at Gaithersburg MD

SSN came in almost a month after delivery
The lady at vital statistics refused to collect my money order for BC at d hospital.
She told me to call after 4 weeks to know if it’s has bin processed n den go pick it up at DMV while I drop d money order.
After several calls was told it wasn’t processed because d money order was not dropped n I was advised to send in a new application which I did n got my LO’s BC in less than 2 weeks

US passport application $175
I was told to come pick it up nxt day but I left it til d day I went for naija passport interview.
Naija passport $77
For pick up June 26 but showed the person in charge my flight itinerary n was told to come after 2 days.

Accommodation: My sis made herself available for me during my appt days.
About 3hours drive from MD to Richmond.

Bought my LO’s ticket $102 (Turkish Airline)at the airport
On board bassinet was provided.
Had 23hrs layover at Istanbul , was able to pay for my LO’s e-visa online using my Skye bank dom acct card bfor departure but I did mine at d self hlp desk paid with my GTB naira master card.
checked in to the hotel n had complimentary breakfast.

During this missionary journey DH went for his visa interview twice, he was refused the first time, reapplied n got interviewed after I delivered n was approved.

Everythng I learnt was from dis forum.
Thank you all.....

Congratulations are you still around ?

Eilenora:
hello guys.

so I am trying to prepare a budget for new york delivery and I need some input from u guys.

so far I have been able to get costs from wyckoff which covers hosp, physician, epidural and pediatrician (9,500 for natural). distance from hosts' is just 45 mins which I presume isnt bad. i have flight ticket cost and also costs for visa on arrival ($190) from my research so far. so I am now trying to determine costs for birth certf (?), USA passport (is this 165 regardless of state?), pediatrician post delivery (), infant ticket on Emirates (), additional lab tests (awaiting hosp response on if my test results will be accepted from Nig and cost implication for any additional tests)..

anything I missed out besides living expenses, transportation and baby shopping?

does anyone know if Emirate has issues flying at 34 weeks? on their site it only talks about getting a medical cerf8 but how about in practice, what really occurs? also the ease of attaching an infant ticket to one's ticket.

POE issues (if any) upon laying over in Dubai as well.

Any one that can assist in helping me populate my
budget will really be appreciated please.

I can only help with the fit to fly ??. They collected the 34weeks fit to fly and dont accept the port health's ...Make sure you have copies to show at other stops . Didn't know there'll be a stop over in Milan after Dubai . Find out well.

In the spirit of giving back .
Off the Richmond, Virginia now.
Came in through JFK,New York.

Was scared for a number of reasons . Wasn't carrying a lot of cash +...recent stories.
CBP: What's your purpose of visit?
Me: Childbirth and vacation .
CBP: Sorry ?
Me: Childbirth
CBP: You were here with your family in Dec. How long did you stay for?
Me: 8 weeks .
CBP: what do you do ?
Me : I'm a ........
CBP: Where are you going ?
Me: Richmond, Virginia.
Okay
CBP: Did you declare Egusi ?
Me: Yes.
Stamps me in .
Haven't checked anything yet o.
Just ran to get my luggages and ran outside before some1 calls me back .
Visa : B1/B2.
Got my big envelope of burden of proof .
Nothing was checked .
Thank you all for your contributions.

Nadnad:
Waooo so sorry, Pele get some rest. I understand Chicago POE is really tight though.

Read this on the day I was to travel . Got me really scared.

daurys:
please I have been reading through the threads,most people are Houston bound. please any referral for Virginia hosfpitals. @amygod

HDH Richmond Virginia

D you tell them you were self-paid?
That is high o.

sevule:
I was shocked that you paid $8,609 for a C-Section. My wife just gave birth via C-Section and the total bill was approximately $46,000. However since I have health insurance, I only paid $1,000 out of pocket, and the rest was covered by insurance.

The American Health system is truly a strange one!

Latifahed:
Hey Gracei....i heard you can buy interview dates from agents .....still a bit sceptical sha..

House is this true

Heard so too when I was complaining about people not getting dates .

Any Richmond Virginia bound Mum for June /July?

Any Richmond Virginia bound mum for June/July ?
Kindly , hola.

chibertha:
I did at 36 weeks went with fit to fly from my ANC Dr. Port health fit to fly was not requested. Go to the airport of choice for location of port health there.
It is also quite easy to get ticket for baby.
Finally check their website for the most up to date information and possibly print it and take along on date of travel.

Do you need a Schengen visa to fly Air France?

Amy20:
Good day everyone and congrats to those that have had their babies and congrats in advance to those yet to.

Pls i have an issue. What is the consequence of my baby's ssn being used for us tax refunds by an host and how can one cancel so there wont be a re-occurrence. Thanks in advance

There has been a lot of ugly stories.
It's better to be safe than sorry.
I'm going to get a longer stay at the hotel just to avoid this.
For new mums stay longer where you can be the first to get hold of it instead of your host.

njidekachi:
Good morning all, pls those that used henrico , do they accept any lab test result from naija? Also, can one recommend accommodation used in Richmond aside airbnb.

Thanks jfor ur usual support

Yes, they do

dere5:
Pls this question is for those that have opened a US bank account recently as in the last 3 months.
Pls are there new rules apart from just walking in with your passport an requesting to open an account?
Is Bank of America still opening Accounts for visitors & tourists?

Yes, it is.
Go with 2 I.d cards and a letter from your landlord /....that you pay bills with an address in the US.

OmoBendel24:
Is this Virgin or BA we are talking of? Wow, strange though, but sounding great!

Cc: Doyin2me

Virgin

Brownshoogah:
Hello...

Please kindly explain further. D airline provides accommodation? Chai... tell me more biko

Yes, they do.
If you have long hours before connecting your flight. They have a desk where they issue it .
Entered London without a Visa...got a 1 day visa at the immigration. Went to the hotel slept well and went back to the airport .
Travelled with husband and son .