Cretaceous:

That's correct. Vital signs were good. so it wasn't a high risk pregnancy. if you declare that you're having a high risk pregnancy then those conditions are valid

Thanks!

shrekandfiona:

lol. please inhale... then exhale slowly. you seem tensed.

firstly, almost 99.9% of us here gave birth in the US for the Pali. so it's better you say the truth when asked.

secondly, no doctor, I repeat no sane doctor will certify a high risk pregnancy fit to fly especially on a journey of 24hrs or more. that excuse does not fly again. the Vo's are tired of hearing that. Besides, the UK has better medical facilities and it's only 6hrs from Naija at least that's where the president and most Nigerians go for better healthcare.

Lastly, this thread was created for people to share their personal experiences. google/ research provides good and reliable information but personal experiences in my opinion overrides what google tells me. So do read up the thread and you'll learn a lot. Cheers

Thank you!
You are right, i am tensed and just figuring out what’s needed.

Cretaceous:


Not at all ma'am. All these conditions are strange to me.

Thank you!
So, i assume you didn’t produce any document showing high risk pregnancy but only burden of proof ?

Fyorgyn:


Dear expectingmum,

Please you only need to ask your question once. You don't need to quote so many people just to ask the same question. It's called spamming!

To answer your question, the interview you quoted was from five years ago (2013) and many women, including Me, have successfully obtained visas and birthed with far less than $60,000.

Sorry @Fyorgyn for quoting multiple times. It’s just that i am nervous and finding conflicting information around.

So, @Fyorgyn such kind of document showing high risk pregnancy is not required from your experience?

Sorry again.

Yettyj:
It’s time to give back. I have questions about three times but no response, however, I still got all I needed from this forum. Thank you all for sharing your experiences.visa interview was on 3rd of April, I was on admission for a week prior to that day and had to beg my doctor to discharge me a day before the interview. In the day of interview, DH fell sick and was shivering, I had to drive despite Just being out of the hospital, the devil is a liar�.interview was for 9:30am, got there before 8. It was a long queue but was moving fast. We eventually got in, another long queue that wasn’t moving fast.blue papers flying around,no where to sit and we were both sick. Eventually got to our turn
VO: good morning
DH and I: good morning sir
VO:passports please
Me: handed him our passports
VO:why are you going to America?
Me:To have my baby
VO: nodded,typed,where in America
Me: Houston
VO: nodded and typed.how long do you intend to stay?
Me: 3 months
VO:where do you work?
Me: I work at *bleep
VO:what do you do there
Me: I do blah blah blah
VO: cuts in, how long
Me:7 years
VO: and you sir?
DH:I work at*bleep
VO:what do you do there
DH:I do blah blah blah
VO:cuts in, how long
DH:10 years
VO:Do you have a letter from your doctor?
Me: handed him the correspondence I had with the doctor, and the mail showing the bills to be paid , meanwhile I didn’t know that I could get an acceptance letter from my doctor so I didn’t even have it
VO: do you have your bank statement?
Me: handed him the statements, both mine and DHs, including his cooperative contractions, our six months pay slips, letter of total emoluments from my office that shows other payments that doesn’t reflect on monthly payslip, letter of introduction from our offices. I packed everything and have him
VO: studied everything line by line, especially the bank statements. Do you have any children yet?
DH and I: yes
VO:How many?
DH and I:two
VO: have you travelled before
Me: yes
VO:where?
Me:To Dubai in 2016
VO: checks our passports to confirm, DH passport is virgin, never travelled before.
VO: ok, gave me back all the papers after a long typing. You have been granted visa at this time, please pick up your passports at blah blah blah. I didn’t hear anything again.handed me the white paper.


Fast forward to Friday June 1st, Emirates to Houston via Dubai. Very long journey.7:50hrs to Dubai,4hrs layover and 16hrs to Houston, the plane wasn’t full so I got 4 seats, folded the arm rest and could lie down when I want to. Food was okay,cabin crew very nice. I got my fit to fly from the hospital.they asked for it each time I want to board.Got to IAH , Very long queue at the POE but was moving fast.
Cpb: hello
Me:good day sir
Cpb: your passport
Me :gave him
Cpb: where are you heading to?
Me: Houston
Cpb:why are you here?
Me: for vacation and to have my baby
Cpb: place your fingers on the scanner,you said you are here for vacation?
Me: and to have my baby
Cpb:How much do you have there
Me:$9400
Cpb: are you sure you don’t have up to $10,000
Me:yes I’m sure
Cpb: what other currencies do you have there?
Me: a hew naira notes
Cpb: how much is it in dollars
Me:about $10
Cpb: do you have any food stuff?
Me : yes
Cpb: calls another cpb and told him to take me to baggage inspection. I was there, a short queue but wasn’t moving.after almost 10minutes, First cpb shows up and called my name, Yetunde, please come with me. My heart skipped.he said I’m supposed to go to the secondary inspection first before coming down for baggage inspection. On our way back up, he asked if it’s my first baby inUS and I said yes but I have other children already, then he asked if I was using oakbend and dr F, I said yes oakbend but drZ, then he said he must be new there cos he doesn’t know him.he was very friendly. We got to secondary inspection and he said I should sit, he pointed at me and handed my passport to another cpb,Not many people were there but we’re all looking serious. I sat with one Nigerian lady that we flew together and she wa whispering to me that this place is hot o. I kept a straight face too. After about five minutes, he called me and said let’s go.he took me bag to baggage inspection, on our way, he said make sure you pay all your bills, don’t accept Medicaid, insurance or tip. Make sure you read everything before you sign and get al your receipts. We got to baggage inspection, he took me straight to the front, asked me to go sit down and handed over my passport to the cpb there, who called baggage people to go get my bag,after about 15 minutes, he called me, gave me my passport and asked me to proceed to the custom then baggage inspection, they asked me if I have dried ponmo, I said yes and they opened my bag and seized it and that was all. I checked my passport and saw that I was stamped for 6 months, I didn’t even know the point where it was stamped , like I said I read this thread from part one and learnt everything here.

Congratulations!
But i wanted to know that if you produce any Nigerian doctor letter stating you have high risk pregnancy as stated in news and forum as a pre-requisite to get medical visa for child birth ?

The Embassy outlined some conditions which have to be met before such a visa which falls under medical tourism category is issued.

This it said, is necessary to encourage applicants to be truthful during visa interviews.
One: The applicant has to show proof of available funds of at least $140,000 (about N22 million) to pay medical fees, and secondly, the applicant has to show proof of the need for medical attention in the US such as high risk pregnancy and the likes.
US Embassy Chief of Consular Section, Ms. Carol Cox, in an interview with select journalists in Abuja, yesterday disclosed that it would cost at least $60,000 to have a baby in the US.

chibertha:
Good evening house. I hope we are all doing great
I went for my follow up interview today at 10am Abuja. visa granted

How it went-;

VO- good morning and welcome to the American embassy
Me- thanks and how are you today
VO- fine thanks
Vo- how many times have been to the US
Me- 6x
Vo- what is the longest time you have stay
Me- 6 weeks
Vo- you went in Dec 2014 and returned in March 2015
Me- yes because I put to birth.
Vo- where did you have your baby
Me- west Houston Medical centre
Vo- how many children do you have
Me- 1
Vo- what's your baby date of birth
Me- I gave him the date
VO- how much did you pay
Me- $8964.25
Vo- what do you do
Me- I work as dadada for xyz
Vo- how much do you earn
Me- NGN 000000001
Vo- after tax and all deductions
Me- NGN00001
Vo- has your husband been to the U.S.
Me- yes he was there for the birth of the baby
Vo- what does your husband do
Me- told him
Vo- how much does he earn
Me- NGN00000000001
Vo- are you pregnant
Me- no
Vo- if you get pregnant from now till the next 2 years will you be having the baby imthe U.S.
Me- of course yes
Vo- I will be keeping your passport. Go to this address for your passport. Bye and have a nice day
Me- thank you and have a nice day.

No document was checked

I went with the following document
Self pay contract document
All receipts
Zero balance letters from doctor and hospital
Itemized bill.

Good luck to every other person

Congratulations!
But i wanted to know did you produce any Nigerian doctor letter stating you have high risk pregnancy as stated in news and forum as a pre-requisite to get medical visa for child birth ?

The Embassy outlined some conditions which have to be met before such a visa which falls under medical tourism category is issued.

This it said, is necessary to encourage applicants to be truthful during visa interviews.
One: The applicant has to show proof of available funds of at least $140,000 (about N22 million) to pay medical fees, and secondly, the applicant has to show proof of the need for medical attention in the US such as high risk pregnancy and the likes.
US Embassy Chief of Consular Section, Ms. Carol Cox, in an interview with select journalists in Abuja, yesterday disclosed that it would cost at least $60,000 to have a baby in the US.