Orestik:
Please has any mama given birth in Florida?

Hello, I had my two kids in Florida. Tallahassee, Florida. What do you want to know about childbirth in Florida?

Amother4life:


I paid online so there was no waiting . I just printed the necessary forms and payment acknowledgement receipt. I also paid for expedited service n Paid for overnight delivery and return service. It took 3days.

Thank you for your response. Did you also add your baby's ticket/flight itinerary. Or can I just use my own flight itinerary to show evidence of travel date.

My sincere gratitude as I await your response.

Amother4life:


Avoid Washington DC and Atlanta. Those two places set their own rates n rules. New York consulate was what I used . Atlanta just started using a third party service provider (OIS) for $90 extra for visa applications.

http://www.nigeriahouse.com/visaapplication.aspx

Thank you for your response. Sorry but I have more questions....what did you submit as flight itinerary for the baby. I am yet to get her ticket. Was thinking of getting it at the airport on the day we depart.

I also saw allow for 1-2 days for receipt payment acknowledgement. Did you actually had to wait that long for the slip. I have just this week to get the visa. Travelling next week and I don't want stories that touches the heart.

Thank you as I await your response.

Thank you @thermolady

Please anyone with information on how to get the Nigerian Visa should please share. I have been on the Nigeria embassy Atlanta page and I see conflicting information there. How do I go about it?

thermolady:
Greetings to all in the house: 1st ‘missionary’ journey successfully concluded mainly thanks to advice & tips from this Forum.

For me, it’s been one favour or miracle after the other.
1st, my Godsent, confident Elpaso obgyn allowed me to have a vagi/normal delivery despite my quite advanced age & high risk, precious nature of pregnancy. Was successfully induced at 40 weeks.
ii. this normally superbusy doctor patiently stayed with me for over an hour in very final stage of labour, encouraging me to push despite 2 doses of oxygen & my worry that it might end in C-Section.
iii. Discharged on morning of 3rd day. After being presented with xtra bill of $1,900 (despite paying full package price b4 delivery), hospital later relented after visits & calls & adjusted my account balance to zero.
*Note: After delivery, even if for ex, u’re on a payment package covered by doctoresparati, you may still get bills outside of the package; don’t panic, simply ensure you see/call the Fin. Counsellors of the hospital & explain you are on selfpay package. E.g I was sent a $10, 944 anaesthesia bill despite epidural being already part of package costs. However some bills must be paid outside package e.g 2nd PKU test for baby [$12] & separate Pathology bills for mother & baby[ours was $159 after 30% discount].
iv. My Naija paediatrician saved phototherapy cost by ordering sunbathing 4 jaundiced baby instead[His bill: $300]. LO otherwise in perfect health. Speedily refused hearing test for her (fear of xchange rate is beginning of wisdom!) Baby’s Birth Certificate [$23] was ready after 1 week. Collected it with Int. Drivers’ Licence & Lagos US embassy notarised form [‘FEDEXed’ to me by DH].
*Note: In Elpaso, Nigerian Voters Card NOT ACCEPTED as ID for baby’s BC collection. [I photographed & sent my signature & passport photo by email to DH who then applied for Int. Drivers’ license on my behalf].
*[/b]Asked for my baby’s Social Security card to be mailed to Dallas address. On receipt, [b]trusted Dallas based relation opened it & gave me the no. over phone which I then supplied to Elpaso Passport office.
v. Applied for baby’s US passport & flew to Dallas following day. It’s usually ready in 3 days but as I was leaving Elpaso b4 it would be ready, I had it posted [$165+$15] to me in Dallas. Wasted time & money in Dallas for overnight return courier envelope in applying for Emergency Travel Certificate for baby only to be informed that it was no longer being issued. With travel date being the following Monday, had to apply online for Nigerian Visa [2 money orders of $180+ $85] & sent baby’s US passport (with return courier envelope) to Nigerian embassy on Friday (without agent).Visa issued same day (proper one, not biro) & baby’s passport couriered back to me in Dallas the very next day (Saturday)! God bless Mr. Usman for prompt & free assistance to me.
vi. The Elpaso landlord (who had been temporarily away in Naija )of the accommodation that I relocated to from Intown Suites, briefly returned to Elpaso & realised that he had been my private SAT/TOEFL student 20 years ago in Festac, & freely chauffeured, shopped and even babysat once for me in last few days of my stay in Elpaso. I returned to Lagos 2 weeks later & in Akoka [Lagos] miraculously ran into him AGAIN while he was visiting someone before he finally returned to Elpaso. MORAL: [/b]it’s a very [b]tiny world! Never be nasty/cheat anyone in the belief that you’ll never meet again.
vii. At Dallas airport, was charged $71.60 for infant ticket by Emirates. Had paid N524, 000 for my own return ticket in November 2016. No bassinet on 14.30 hr Dallas/Dubai leg but journey not bad. Allowed to take special (black) airport baby stroller (mine had been checked in at Dallas boarding gate) overnight to hotel. Bassinet provided on Dubai/Lagos leg but baby preferred my arms!
• I must say, this Forum has been an invaluable source of info to me; may it grow from strength to strength; Forum Old Timers, u’re like classroom teachers, pls do not tire of repeating answers to the questions of Forum Newbies or rudely tell them to go back & start reading from 1st page; not everyone has the time or strength for research!

So finally my e-brethren, I’m very glad to be back home to our dear Naija despite the heat, encountered primitiveness & NEPA. [there is no place like home ]. What matters is that after a safe delivery, I am now a mother at last after more than 22 years of marriage.[still ttcing sisters, pls. hold on to ur dream]. I give God all the glory.

Awesome testimony. I thank God on your behalf. I literally had goosebumps all over while reading your testimony. What an awesome God we serve!

Please give more insight regarding the Nigerian Visa application. Did you send it directly to the Nigeria embassy at Roswell Atlanta as they have conflicting information on their website or did you send it to OIS as advertised on their website.

Kindly help a sister out!

. With travel date being the following Monday, had to apply online for Nigerian Visa [2 money orders of $180+ $85] & sent baby’s US passport (with return courier envelope) to Nigerian embassy on Friday (without agent).Visa issued same day (proper one, not biro) & baby’s passport couriered back to me in Dallas the very next day (Saturday)! God bless Mr. Usman for prompt & free assistance to me.

Awesome testimony. I thank God on your behalf for your testimony. It sent goosebumps down my spine.

Please can you give more insight on how you went about the Nigerian Visa applications. There are conflicting information on the Nigeria embassy website. Did you apply online and send to the package to the Nigerian embassy at Roswell, Atlanta or did you send it to it yo OIS as advertised on the website. Please help a sister. It's very urgent.

[quote author=Fyorgyn post=50994191]I am not sure if this has been discussed in detail but I thought to share this info for those who are considering opening an account with Bank of America.

what bank did you open the account with?

Fyorgyn:
So my missionary journey don start.

Flew Virgin with stop over in London. I was not asked for fit to fly at all in Lagos, throughout the flight to London and on to LA. Had an overnight layover, passed through UK immigration without problem.

Hi Fyorgyn, Congrats on a good poe experience. Some quick questions. I am also flying to the US via Virgin but do not have a valid UK visa so before I go to apply, do you have a uk entry visa and if yes, transit of normal visit? And passing via immigration in the UK, were you able to go into town or just to move to another terminal.

Thank you as I look forward to your response.

Hello good people,

I need information on Customer Relationship management certification. How do I go about it. I mean exams to be taken as well as information on tutorial centres for the lecture. Would really appreciate your prompt reply.

Thanks

Of course, I stopped calling her regularly until I stopped calling her at all until I completely [/b]anymore, may be it's your turn to start calling regularly, not that he's seeing another girl (which is possible, though, but not likely except if u've not been doing your own part well in the relationship for a long time).
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@ Douzy,

Pardon me,but what would be her part? Cld u enlighten me.

@ Big B1

I read your post on Adenuga. I am pretty impressed by the guy myself and i have been following his progress and i know that in the last few years, he has been able to achieve what most coys would probably take 10 - 15 years to achieve.

But. methinks you should slow down a bit on the eulogies so you won't appear as a praise-singer. Sincerely,while reading your posts,what came to my mind was; Is this guy, Adenuga's propangandalist or sumthin?

Let his works speak for him.

@ Bruce,

think they have started calling. i have been invited.


@ Ogs

Thanks man. I appreciate it loads. Hope to see you there too.

Dear nairalanders,

Can anyone help with the test format for Agusto & Co. Would appreciate getting it.

I applied when they called for applications in december.

Thanks

Na wa 4 all these our banks ooooooooh.

The other day,one of my colleagues withdrew money from an ibtc-chartered ATM cashpoint and you won't believe it but the machine dispensed a fake N 1000 amidst the money she got. On complaining, they simply told her there was nothing they could do about it. Imagine that.

Another one discovered that while trying to withdraw from an Atm, without collecting the money,was debited over N80,000. When he complained. He was at first given a cock and bull story about the withdrawal not being made from their branch's atm . After a lot of dust raising, his account was credited with N20,000. He is still waiting for the balance.

@ loverbwoy,
I agree with you. The founder does not necessarily have to step down or leave his company. He could remain as the chairman of his company.

@ Seun,
if Stakeholders are not owners or employees,then what stakeholders are you referring to?

@ TY4Succex

Congrats Man!!!!!!!!!I wish u all the best.

I say a big AMEN to that. Thanks.

Wait up!!!!!!!

This list can't be complete without my contribution. So good to know i am not the only bollywood lover. Used to think i was STRANGE.

MINE ALL TYME FAVS.

Fanaa
Dil Main Prem sunthin,sumthin (I would love him forever)- Abishek Bachan(Delicious), Hirthik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor
Mangal Pandey
Dev

And of course the regulars
Main hoon na
kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Veer -Zaara
Bluffmaster

My Fav Actors

Kajol
Abishek Bachan
Amitabh Bachan
Sharukah Khan
Hirthirk Roshan
 

More l8r.

Hi belle,
Cant thank you enuff for your piece. I have been feeling real despondent of late and i have been asking myslf so many questn and asking God 2 what i cld possibly be doing wrong. You dnt knw it but ur piece was a Godsent and i am now prepared to wait upon the Lord cos i know he would renew my strength.

Wish you all d best in your new job regardless of whichever u pick.

Hello House.
For those who wrote the bat test conducted by people temp. Has anyone heard from them.

@TY4succex

You write it online.The verbal questins are similar to the format you stated. As for the Q. A, you have graphs as well as GNP questions. So brush up on your economics maths. It would be helpful. As to the crowd? Wasn't so crowded.20 pples in each batch. Won't say they are so organized though. I had a 4.30 appointment but didna get to write till 8.30p.m. Wishing you all the best.

helleo.

I have written the test. It is computer adaptive .35 quantitative questions in 35 minutes. Mind you,the Q.A questions aren't gmat styled. It has more to do with Economics. GNP and the likes,graphical representation. 48 Verbal Aptitude questions for 25 mins, more like gmat comprehension questions. Wishing you all the best. Good luck.

@ Choco, thanks a lot. A|ppreciate it a lot.

There is nothing as regards recruitment on the webpage.Or am i the one getting it all wrong.

I got the same reply too from them. i.e getting back to me at a suitable time.

Are you sure? where did you get your info from? Cos i am getting a bit tired of sending unsolicited application to celtel. Pls reply.

Congrats. All the best at your new job.

@ Temi,
Thanks for your reply. Appreciate it. Can you give me info on how the whole recruitment thing is ? Wld really appreciate that.

@ Oyin & Temi,

Hiya! Just got informed about maersk. Well,some1 told me about them last year but i wasn't interested. Now,i am so interested and i want to know how to get in.I dropped my cv online. Do you know if it would be processed or do i have to come drop it at their office. Please help a sis here. Pls reply.