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Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by Iyabeji12(f): 7:02pm On Dec 30, 2020

neni83:
Hi Guys, I am a PR and just applied for TRV for my mom on the 11th, she got request for biometrics the next day and she has completed it but her profile hasn't been updated. Unfortunately I didnt follow the new guidelines (putting COVID-19 as reason for travel)for applying for immediate family members when I was applying for her, I have sent an email to that address on their website though but in the acknowledgement email sent to me I realized that email was actually for people who applied before Apr 9th. Please is any other person in this situation and is there anything to be done other than wait.
Thank you

I’m in the same shoes as you. Have you received any response?

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Iyabeji12(f): 2:25pm On Feb 16, 2019

please is anyone else having problems with the ds160 form? I've been trying to fill it for over a month and it just keeps timing out.

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 4:53pm On Aug 16, 2018

ysteph:
Hope your village people no know say you want to go Canada? Just kidding. How far? Have you been able to access your account now?

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by Iyabeji12(f): 6:59pm On Aug 01, 2018

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.

Congratulations!!! I had to come out of ghost mode to celebrate this. Everyday I see your post, I say a prayer for you. Thank God for answered prayers. God bless you

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by Iyabeji12(f): 2:59pm On Jun 28, 2018

joo2018:
So after explaining the whole EE and PR process to the same person for like the 5th time, I finally used admission process to explain:

IELTS = GCE/NECO
ECA = WASSC
Apply for EE = Apply for JAMB
Express Entry Draw = write JAMB
ITA = Letter of Admission
Apply for PR = Clearance
Landing = Matriculation

�� Very apt

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Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by Iyabeji12(f): 2:53pm On Jun 28, 2018

Divinegifts:
NIGERIA

Passport was obtained in London and reading place of issue London o

Issuing authority is Nigeria. When inside Nigerian embassies anywhere in the world you’re on Nigerian soil innit? Seriously though place of issue is different from issuing authority. Your answer is Nigeria

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by Iyabeji12(f): 4:26pm On Jun 26, 2018

Sunmisire:
It's not compulsory.... Since you have enough evidence to prove you worked there.

Thanks

Travel › Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by Iyabeji12(f): 4:11pm On Jun 26, 2018

Please is it compulsory to show tax payments for ppr application? I work for a private firm and tax is not deducted

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Iyabeji12(f): 8:30pm On May 24, 2018

Tripletmom:
Stil on Turkish airline and accommodation for layovers.
I understand accommodation would b provided by the airline but a transit Visa is required.
Pls,how do i go about the transit visa.
Also read somewhere that dey don’t accept cash for payment of the visa but only America banks cards.

Google Turkish evisa. You can apply before your trip. Print out the evisa emailed to you and travel with it. You can pay online with your naija card.

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Iyabeji12(f): 10:46pm On May 07, 2018

Tripletmom:
Mum that flew Turkish airline,pls how did u add ur baby’s ticket?
I called d airline n was told i can’t b given any information about it dat i should go to dere office at DC or wait til the day of departure but Wil b more expensive.

Send someone to their office in Nigeria to pay. It cost 24k Naira to add my baby

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Iyabeji12(f): 6:42am On Mar 31, 2018

Ojugunrege:
Hello people,
please has anyone used Dr F in Houston recently?
His online reviews & patients' feedback are so diverse - from the very nice to the outright not-pleasant.

please if u have used him in the last few months, kindly quote me & drop a few lines on your experience with him here. I have an appointment with him soon.

I had my baby in June 2017. My Dr was Dr Z but he couldn’t take my delivery. Dr F was assigned to me. I had seen horrible reviews about him online and I got to experience this first hand. He was so nasty, I had to file an official complaint to Oakbend about him. He was very rude to me throughout my labour. I had a tear during delivery and when he was stitching me up I could feel the pain and I was reacting to the pain (I didn’t take epidural). His exact words to me were ‘Look here, I have numbed the area so I know you are not feeling any pain, if you move again, I will leave you here and walk out’. I wonder why people go to him. Maybe he was nasty to me because I wasn’t his patient or maybe he was in a bad mood but I wouldn’t advice anyone to use him knowing that he can flip at anytime. Oakbend wrote me an apology letter afterwards (who apology ep? �). My birth experience was very horrible thanks to him. P.S I’m not a newbie to childbirth. My first were twins. Had an unmedicated vaginal delivery for the twins in the U.K (no epidural) my delivery for the twins was a lot more pleasurable than the singleton birth handled by Dr F. I do not wish him on my enemy.

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 2:46am On May 10, 2017

sleekender:
How much is Oakbend hospital fees currently?

I paid $2,500 bit I think it has gone up to $2750. Google oakbend self pay rates

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 10:20am On May 08, 2017

nazstra:
Í appreciate your response. Have done that already, but no response. Dont Know What else to do. Thanks again. Pls Just in case í Didn't send the mail through the right channel. Is these an e-mail address to send it to?

support@ustraveldocs.com. they usually respond within 48hrs

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 5:34pm On May 06, 2017

nazstra:
Hi, pls I am trying to book an appointment for my sister, she had an agent apply for her some two years ago, and was denied. Now I can't use her e-mail to book because the agent used a random e-mail for her profile. Please what can I do to rectify this ASAP. Has anyone had this experience. Please HELP a sister

Contact the help desk. They'll ask for a scanned data page of her passport and they'll sort it out so her profile will be attached to the new email

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 8:52am On May 04, 2017

In the Spirit of giving back cheesy

I've been an ardent follower of this thread for a while. I'm really grateful for the wealth of information I gathered from here. I got my visa in 2015 and I used it for a one week vacation. When I got pregnant at the end of 2016, I knew I definitely wanted to have my baby in the US so I went to work immediately. I prepared like i was preparing for Jamb... lol... I decided on Oakbend and Dr Z. I did a transfer to Dr Z and sent money to a family member to pay Oakbend fees for me as I wanted to get to my POE armed with reciepts of payment. I sent a notification of Intent to both Abuja and Lagos. I got a response from Lagos asking me to contact Abuja since my visa was issued in Abuja. Abuja only sent a response containing FAQS and not even the generic response everyone seems to get.
I started ticket hunting in Jan. The only price friendly airline from Abuja was Turkish air. There was a 300k gap btw Turkish and Lufthansa. I'm a relatively frequent traveller and I've flown Turkish about 4 times in the past and I actually find their service quite good so it was a no brainer for me to settle for Turkish. I flew Turkish from Abuja on the first of May at 33 weeks. Porth health fit to fly seems to be the only accepted fit to fly certificate by Turkish in abuja airport. Despite having one from Abuja clinics I was still sent to Porth health. Got their fit to fly for 2k. The flight from Abuja to Istanbul was ok. In flight entertainment was ok as well. Had a 5hr wait in Istanbul. The 5hr wait went quite fast. Got my meal voucher, had a meal, freshened up in the rest room and started heading to my gate. They didn't request a fit to fly at Istanbul. The Istanbul Houston leg was good. I had a whole row all to myself despite the flight being relatively full so I was able to sleep like I was on my bed for most part of the 13hr flight. We arrived houston at 7pm. The queue was quite short but I was directed straight to the front of the Queue (my belly is too obvious.. lol)

Me: Good evening.
CBP: Good evening.. passport please.
CBP: where u coming from today?
Me: Nigeria
CBP: Are you here to have your baby?
Me: Yes
CBP: Place your right four fingers on the scanner please (completes the whole scanning and picture process)
CBP: what do you do for a living?
Me: I'm a brand Consultant
CBP: when is your husband coming?
Me: most likely June
CBP: how much do you have on u?
Me: Bleep cash
CBP: is this your first child?
Me: No. This is my 2nd pregnancy but will be my 3rd child. I had twins first.
CBP: Did you have the twins here?
Me: No, I had them in the UK.
CBP:Wow you have an international family (we both laugh and he stamps my passport B2 till Nov 1st)
CBP: what kind of food stuff did you bring?
Me: Nigerian food stuff.
CBP: Dried stuff I presume?
Me: Yes
CBP: You're free to go.
Me:Thank you.

That's how I crossed almighty Houston POE. It can only be God. No secondary Inspection. No documents or cash checked. Nothing asked about cost. I felt like I over prepared for an exam.. lol. But then again I had asked God for unmerited favour all the way so this was my prayer being answered.
I'm well rested now and have my 1st appointment with Dr Z later this morning.
Thanks to everyone who has kept this thread overflowing with info.

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 6:41pm On Mar 21, 2017

Kween2014:
Hello everyone, sorry is it just me or has Oakbend reviewed their prices again? i am seeing $2,750 for vaginal and $3,950 for C-section reviewed on the 14th of March. Anyone else with a recent quote from them? Please share. Thanks

Wow.. That's serious o..where did you get the new quote from? Thank God I locked the old price down by paying

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 9:59pm On Mar 18, 2017

blue355:
@Iyabeji12

Hi,
I'm also a June mom.
Pls have you sorted out Accomodation arrangements?

Any info I can benefit from?

I have just contacted 2 places but I don't have reviews on them yet

Sorry.. no info on accommodation. I'll be staying with a family member

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 7:23pm On Mar 18, 2017

DrPrincess:
Pls have u also paid to Oakbend? And if yes, was it through form A as well?

I've paid Oakbend but not with Form A. Sent cash to someone in the US to make the payment for me. To the best of my knowledge Oakbend doesn't accept transfers.

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 6:07am On Mar 18, 2017

PrinceAdeAde:
Congrats. Please at what weeks was your wife during travel? Emirates seems to be the cheapest fligth available however the restriction of 33 weeks ko le work

Hello Everyone,

Please who has successfully used PTA to pay for either doc or hospital here o. Someone mentioned Dr D but dont know who that is. Wont mind some more details

Dr D aka Dr D Z. I'm not sure we're allowed to quote their full names here. Google obgyns affiliated to Oakbend. That's how I was able to deduce his full name from his initials used on this forum. I'm a June mum. I paid him via form A last week. He will only release acceptance letter and his bank details after you've paid a non refundable deposit of $200. He will however deduct that from your full bill. I had to get someone in the US to make that deposit for me then i made the balance payment via form A. You can pm me if you need more details.

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 5 by Iyabeji12(f): 5:34pm On Jan 21, 2017

Awesome mamas and papas.. I hail o.. I've been a silent reader for a while digesting all the info. I already have a B1/B2 visa which I've used for the original purpose of vacation. I'm due in June and plan on using Oakbend and Dr Z. I would have loved to use Dr E considering that she's cheaper but as I've learnt on this forum that she only accepts patients on arrival and I want to pay hospital bill and Dr's bill before leaving naija. Ive decided to go with Dr Z. I've already sent the money to a friend in Yankee to sort out the needful once I'm able to register. My problem is I've sent emails both to Dr Z and Oakbend over 2 weeks ago and still no response. Pls pple who used oakbend how did you succeed in registering with them before leaving naija? Pls help. Thanks

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