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7Alexandre:


I just woke up about an hour ago...

It’s actually 9:15 AM on the East Coast...

I’m usually off on Wednesday...

So I have a lot of spare time today...

Nna u have been replying ppl over how many hours,biko May u find peace . Try and dedicate ur free Wednesday in doing something productive if these women don’t have d 64k Dey won’t be here

7Alexandre:
Didn’t you hear when the other guy said I was based in a slump in Ajegunle...

Dnt be ashamed of your status bro answer for urself,bcs I’m really surprised wat u are doing on this thread,if u aren’t pregnant,expecting or have given birth,wat brought u here.
Atleast the time is still very early in yankee if u are not jobless u shud b sleeping or have just woken up and preparing for a new day.
#just saying#

7Alexandre:


Continue vexing...

You hear...

U.S. Embassy go chop your #64,000 Visa Fee tire...

You neva even start to vex...

But u skipped my question,did u go as illegal and marry akata or u were born there or u are white

[quote author=Eclectica post=76822099]Thanks a lot @Greatg0809 [quote]Regarding the Money Order, can I do that through any Nigerian Bank?
Really I don’t know, was supposed to start too but the money order receipt has to b attached to d docs u will send, the 30working days and more tire me, getting notary u need to book appointment and d doc must b notarized by the us embassy here

JMarines:
Thanks for this piece of information.

I have been looking for u, please gv me ur email add

Eclectica:
Hello Everyone,

For Houston Mamas/Papas, how do I go about changing the residential address on LO's birth certificate. We used the intownsuites address we were staying at the time.

Thanks!

U will still get notary on d doc from us embassy in Nigeria , so u hv to book an appointment for that and pay a certain amt

Eclectica:
Hello Everyone,

For Houston Mamas/Papas, how do I go about changing the residential address on LO's birth certificate. We used the intownsuites address we were staying at the time.

Thanks!

It’s longgggg, call Texas births and something( chk google), u get to download a form, fill it, pay 37$ Money order, attach your current birth Cert and this doc u filled send thru ups then wait 30 working days or more to get the new 1 bk. Good luck

7Alexandre:


Una neva start...

Una go American Embassy tire...

Keep dashing them the #64,000 Visa fee...

They need it...

Sorry did they give birth to u over there or u marry akata ( harmless question)

folmus:
You live in one ghetto in Ajegunle and you are here blabbing

My dear I even called women’s hosp of Texas just yest and their quote was 3k wen I asked about d discount, d lady said u can’t pay d full amt,3k is the price,talking about it being official bla bla bla,pls they shud b quoting d full price,it’s better that way

7Alexandre:
I don’t know if they included their Lab Test...

But like I said before $3k is too low for child birthing purposes...

Spending about $10k makes more sense...

Again just because you paid $10k before doesn’t exclusively grant you the ability to obtain a renewal anytime you want...

You must also prove to the Visa Officer that you intend to return back to your home country after giving birth...

We must ultimately remember that a Visa is a Privilege not a right...

Thank you visa officer

Hello sir
I did Dropbox stated I was going to Houston for childbirth, now plans have changed and my interview is getting close, since It looks like Houston has a bad record for discounts, I want to change to another state on my ds160 before my interview. Please is this in anyway a problem

Is there any hospital that doesn’t give discount sef, I think u just give birth without registering that’s wen u Dnt get discount ( pls correct me if I’m wrong) I Dnt know just asking

Greatg0809:
Please changing state from Houston to Atlanta does it pose as a problem,I mean to change it on d ds160 after filling Houston for dropbox,I want to change to Atlanta for interview,I’m tired of Houston wahala

Someone please help

Please changing state from Houston to Atlanta does it pose as a problem,I mean to change it on d ds160 after filling Houston for dropbox,I want to change to Atlanta for interview,I’m tired of Houston wahala

Nersh:
I used an agent.

Sorry is it your doctors name they checked on the wall ( like docs bill) or hosp,

Nenye2015:
Brief history
Got a medical visa in 2016 for childbirth, I had paid a hospital bill of $1250 prior to my interview and we were granted visas. Had another baby nov 2017 with the same visa but called the embassy to inform them and they said it was ok.
Applied for Dropbox but was called for follow up interview and asked to bring itemized bill.
Our interview was on the 4th of March, Abuja.
The VO after going through the itemized bill said we were given 90% discount and such discounts are only reserved for their low income earners and totally not acceptable for foreigners.
She placed us on administrative processing and asked us to go pay the outstanding bill and send the receipts back with our passports via dhl. The hospital is saying my account is closed and we can’t make payment. To be honest, going with the itemized bill they sent I had a total bill of almost $30,000 for both births but was asked to pay only $2500, the discount is huge, who pays the outstanding? We are ready to pay it but they are not giving us that option. Who has been in this situation and how was it resolved?

Please what hospitals did you use

MsJanez01:
Na wah ooo
This isnt getting any funny at all

Pls wat hospitals did you use

My interview is coming up pls advice

Pls this is wat I got from Houston Methodist sugar land . Should I use this for hosp seeing it’s high already but 50% discount

[quote author=Starmate post=76582055][/quote]Okay first Dnt use agent again
Try call the hospital and ask if you have pending bill
I doubt if your total bill plus ped plus doc is $1050 plus complications u had
See how u can clear d old bill if there’s any before u reapply

Starmate:
Yes

Pls wat hospital and state did you give birth for $1050. Are u sure it’s not 10k and how much was it in all. Mayb u are making a mistake

Nonkala:
Pls is it possible to reapply for visa in a month after been refused in order to meet up wt delivery.

Thanks

Try

groovychik:
Get a new visa. If you overstay your current visa, you can kiss America goodbye for a long long long time

Oga take it easy he can travel with the visa

Starmate:
Good morning, I payed my bill in full, and when I saw what was going, had to start making preparation

Hi starmate, I think u shud just apologize to the co and show remorse when asked why u didn’t declare, show your receipts and pray, u might b lucky since u paid higher cus of the condition. Don’t forget to post transcript after

priscai:
We are in same category here, let me know how it goes cos ours was rejected completely until we clear the bill and the hospital says no bill is outstanding,its really frustrating cos at this point one will be confuse on what else to do.

Please was your interview Abuja too

Good day sir,
Please what can be done about the discount issue going on with hospitals like oakbend, as people that used the such hospitals didn’t know , please what can we do about this issue of denials going round about those that had their babies in the us and paid complete

drafrican:
But whats the solution......the best way out if ur bill was less than 10k
Somehow this grp is not like before people were more eager to share info
I’ve heard pple have gone ahead to pay 6k on 5 k bills but no one has come forward to say if they were able to renew after.
Has anyone renewed without 221g interview
Has anyone with a bill of less than 10k succesfully renewed
Has anyone reapplied after d initial refusal and then gone on to get the visa
Is abuja milder than lagos
Etc
The info here is too sparse

Is it possible one should email the embassy like form a group or something (lol) send a mail fax or anything and politely ask what can be done because the way I’m scared it’s just asif I didn’t pay atall sef.or that @lagosniv should be brought into this

Please for online route once you get on the cicc website please what form am I supposed to download for vacation and child birth pls

trav:
Hello House,
Please I need some advice as I am a bit confused. My son who is nine was refused a B1/B2 visa today because of a reason I find very hard to believe. The boy was going for an excursion with his school and we had paid all fees.
To start with, we got our first US visa in 2013 and traveled in 2014 for summer and my wife also gave birth there (Mind you we contacted the embassy about our plan to birth there and got a positive response). We successfully renewed our visa via drop box in 2016 and it expired November 2018 but unfortunately we were unable to travel with it because of some family issues and other factors. I decided to do a drop box for my son in December 2018 towards his trip in March but his passport was returned after 30 days and requested to schedule an appointment (221g). We went for the interview today and all was going well until the consular asked if we had a zero balance for the birth in US. I gave her the zero balance document issued by the hospital and after a few minutes she said he does not qualify for the visa and that what we paid for birthing was far below the average in Arizona where we had our baby. The hospital we used was MIHS and we paid full in cash. I tried to make her understand that that was the package and what we were billed and that we had also renewed our visa after the birth process but she insisted he does not qualified.
The refusal shook me as it is the first (And hopefully last) I will ever experience. My worry is what the next step to take is. Obviously he can’t make the trip again as the group leaves Nigeria by third week of March. However I need some advice on what to do next. My son no longer qualifies for drop box but I, wifey and daughter still do.
I want to know
1. Do we apply for our own visa renewal via drop box and if successful, then we schedule a new interview for him?
2. Do we ignore the drop box and all schedule an interview together?
3. Do we just forget applying for the US for now while visiting other countries? We have good travel history.

I will appreciate all objective suggestions

Is this lagos or Abuja. Forget Dropbox apply straight when you have reasons to travel

Marylandmama:
So I went for my 221G interview today... .

Brief history : I got my 1st Visa in 2014 and I declared it was for birthing during the interview, I gave birth In 2015 and renewed my visa via dropbox in 2016. I had my 2nd baby in 2017 and also went on vacation in 2018.

Fast forward to Dec 2018, we applied for dropbox but we got the letter to schedule a follow up appointment in Jan after 5weeks. .. We got Feb 27th for the interview date. So many people were at the embassy for 221G interview.

Got to our turn
Me and DH: good morning
VO: how many kids did you have in the US?
Me: 2
VO: can I see your payment receipt
Me: hands over the well arranged receipts per birth itemised bill from both hosp and doctor (I used Maryland for both delivery, same hosp and doctor and paid about 11k dollars per birth)
VO: what are you going to do in the US?
Me: vacation
VO: how long?
Me: 3 weeks
VO: where are you going to and do you have someone there?
Me: Maryland and yes, my uncle
VO: wat do you do
Me and DH: blah blah blah
VO starts to detach pur old passports from the bundle and I knew at that point that she was going to give us.
VO hands over the white paper and told us to pick up our passports in 3days.

Am so relieved and happy .

What I heard from other people's interview is that itemised bill is a must have and they frown at huge discount. Heard a VO telling a pregnant lady that the discount she got for her previous birth was too much and she denied her.
Another man was denied cos he didn't come with his wife's itemised bill instead he came with a letter saying she's not owing.
I also noticed the VO was checking something on the wall in her cubicle : as if they have price list of how much hospital bills shld be per state.
I wish other people going for interview good luck oh

Please how much was your discount because mine from oakbend was about 9800 is that too much

Gosina:
Please mamas is there anyone leaving for the states this week? I need someone to help me make a money order to post to the office of the vital records for correction of the address in my baby’s birth certificate. Pleaseee it’s urgent .

Same here too please Texas state biko

seyewest:
Take your time to read the post... The visa was renewed via dropbox nothing like interview.

Lol ok