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happytbaby:
Please can she be my Aunty too?

Hahahahahaha
I will ask her

[quote author=NaijaMama post=44990133]I have noticed that local flights don't take off from JFK in New York. Flights can either be gotten from Laguadia or Newark. If that's the case, how do I shuttle arriving in JFK and catching a flight to Houston?

Arrived JFK and took a flight from JFK to Boston

raumdeuter:
Jayjay4lyf, Bisoye82, Busyonkwe

Please which hospital did you use in Boston and what were the cost like?

Hi we used Beverly hospital in Boston, drs fee was 2500
Hospital was 7200, these are after self pay discount
Roughly 10k, we were Elpaso bound but my aunty insisted we stay and she took care of the drs fee for us since I said we were on a budget which was the reason for planning to go to elpaso, so she said sincr i would spend about that same 7k by the time i add flght to and fro, accomodation, feeding local transport etc, so i might as well stay in boston and spend d 7k without d other stress, we still have some people with heart of gold, God bless her real good
She even organised a baby shower and u need to see gifts

firsttymum:
Chimooooo
Abasi mbok
Mastectomy.....
Oh Lawd...... U wan comot ha bress because her baby is big

Kikikikikikikikiki
am sure she meant episiotomy

Olokins I see u oo
How's DH and LO
Warming up for 2nd missionary journey like firsty mum I presume lol

neks31:
They've not refunded us oo.. Lemme tell DH to call them again cos we've not contacted them for a while.. Meanwhile I've entered another one chance with Turkish airways loll

kikikikikikikikiki wetin Turkish do again lol

ZillyO:
Are you serious? How much was the ticket originally? How much did they deduct?

Ticket was 250k sha, and one leg had been used
So if I divide 250 by 2 125 so na like 50% dem refund to me lol

Phew!!! Finally got my refund from Arik after a million correspondences and reminders, I didn't allow dem rest
Na 65k o
cc neks31

Porshebabymama:
My thoughts too...I'm sure she has fallen off her chair while sipping her special tea ......

and laffing kikikikikikikikiki

Enizo:
Okay gurus I need help DW has crossed we all know that now her passport is carrying her maiden name.

How do I get my baby to bear my name.

We are using Dr Fagbohun @ oakbend so if u have a solution to the scenario please act accordingly. Many thank to everyone who held our hands to this stage.

Please I will still need to be han held and spoon feed till this is over @firstymum @lg @jayjay4lyf @all

It's whatever your DW tells dem dat they will input, they give a form to fill in d details that will appear in d BC, my DW mistakenly filled my surname as her maiden name and dats how it came out lol

neks31:
We paid cash at d office!! Let's wait!!! Are u still in Houston?? Wsp

Okkkk yours might be easier maybe
Houston keee . We don come back tey tey o
LO was 3 months yesterday
and na Boston we use

@deboydebo people have mentioned his grace lodge and intown suites and something about studio 6
U can Google dem and use Google maps to check out which is closest to your hospital, u could also check/search for reviews here and online to help u make your final decision
As per payment u might need to contact dem but I think they allow u to pay like $2500 Max upfront den the rest at your first appointment in cash
Cheers

deboydebo:
Please house someone should help me on this.........

For your internal flight try Expedia.com

neks31:
Hi jay how market as per ARIK?? Chaii I spoke too soon o.. They've not refunded tho I've cancelled d tic n got a new one with another airline.. ARIK said they will get back to us once d money is ready n we still dey wait

Hmmmm my dear we still dey the matta ooo. though they said they have they have infoed GT to recredit my acct, since it was d card i used to pay, I've provided dem with d first 6 and last 4 digits of my card.
Dem don ask u to furnish dem with yr card details ?
Na 65k be the refund faaa
At all at all na em bad pass, cos going back with dem wasn't an option na fear of POE cause am lol

Sorry guys just had to post this
Kikikikikikikikiki

phemie1:
So I promised to give a feedback.. I came in through Atl Poe last week using Delta Airline. The officer at the poe asked why im here.. Told him 'Vacation' for about 9weeks. He asked How much I have on me? Asked if im married? Yes! Do I work? Nope, im a housewife for now. . He asked I come with him... took me to another officer, he asked about the same questions.. then he made a call, shortly another officer was there to pick me.. and I was led to the secondary inspection section. The lady there asked if im pregnant.. I told her Yes. Then she asked what I told the officer in here for, told her I told him im on vacation. Then I said.. yes , Vacation but of course series of event would occur during thz vacation, which may include Delivery. Then she smiled , asked if I had spoken witha doctor. I answered positive and Then I tendered documents of conversation I had with my doc and an invoice emailed to me of part payment made already.., she asked for some other documents which I had . Then I got stamped for 6months. I was told to keep all receipts as I may be asked for me on my next visit to us.

Lucky you
Why did u allow dem to drag the information out of you like u were hiding it
POE story nko?

damidamsel:
Hi All, i'll like to get some advise on sending change of intent letter. So this is my scenario.....i got a visit visa on Dec '15 (easy breezy) while i was 5months preggy. I wasn't asked if i was preggy n i didn't declare coz my aim was to use the visa for holiday that December (had not done any birthing research) and i was more worried abt getting the visa than abt d pregnancy coz i was a potential immigrant also having family as citizen n LPRs over there and having lived there also for 4yrs on student visa.....Long story short, i got the visa and went on a 2weeks trip in Dec. POE was also easy breezy, no questions asked abt being preggy. Was stamped in for 6months which i could have stayed back to have my baby but decided otherwise as that wasn't d purpose of my trip. Family convinced me to come bk and birth so i got all necessary info from doctor and hospital. Planning to return in March as EDD is april, in your opinion, do i need to send a change of intent letter?

Notification of Intent
You're notifying dem of your intention

DETAILED INFO ON EMERGENCY TRAVEL DOCUMENT (ETC)
Emergency Travel Certificate is $270 Add $20 for post office or $30 for Fedex. She needs 2 passport photos of baby, Copy of parent's Nig. passports (data page), Birth certificate (copy), Itinerary and Letter of consent for ETC, which should be addressed to
The Consular Officer, Embassy of Nigeria,
Washington DC 20008
Sample Letter :
Dear Sir,
We the parents of ...wish to apply for Emergency Travel Certificate for him/her to enable us take him to Nigeria. Due to logistics reasons we are unable to process a Nig passport at this time. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours truly, (sign and also write your full name. Spouse to sign too).
Either Mail package and money order to her:
.
Or scan the picture and the documents and email them to her and pay the fee into her Bank of America account.
It's easier and faster to send as email
You can just use your phone to snap all the documents and d baby's passport foto and use your phone to send as an email
An advantage of this is etc can be processing while d passport hasn't even come.
So if peradventure u have only one copy of BC snap it before sending it for passport processing

@Ifunanya this is from searching omary83's posts

ifunanya84:
Now this is not so fair. A good person helped me with complete details of Dr. Mbagwu at St. Francis Hospital and someone deleted it. Not really fair. I was asked to search with omary83 and I didn't even get any info on it.
Please my good Samaritian can you email me on cassyluv2002@gmail.com . I would greatly appreciate.
Thank you

Kpele, na so E dey happen sometimes oo, next time it's better to screen grab/munch even before you read it lol.

bigfido:
So I am hearing cbn has lifted restrictions on usd... Can anyone confirm?

Lifted ban on cash deposits on foreign exchange in banks

mymy2015:
@jayjay4lyf, I think I have go this consent thingy all mixed up. I got directions to the form on this forum. I thought any notary public can sign it. Pls how do I go abt it? Which one is embassy notary?

There's a notary public in d US embassy who notaries documents to be used in d US.

The summary is some states in d US don't accept all notaries, while all states accept the one from the US embassy. So its either you're sure d state you're birthing accepts from any notary or u just do d embassy own which is accepted everywhere,

ozycy:
Since she v had her baby, feel free to input every date.
You still have to book appointment with the US notary public. You can as well choose the same date ur interview is scheduled for if it's available. If you get your visa and will be traveling soon, there may not be any need for the form, unless you want her to get every doc ready before you arrive.

@vikto1u actually don't need an appointment for the embassy notary, u just walk in seat and wait your turn
But u need to be there between 7:30am- 11am Mon -Thurs
U need to have filled d form too, take a copy of your passport data page, but remember not to sign, u need to sign in front of d notary public

neks31:
Hello guys, I want to ask a very " queer" question hmmmm!!!
Qts: this is prolly for igbos tho, pls what do u do with d umbilical cord of d baby when it falls off?? Like when I had my girl , my mom took hers to my inlaws or something.. Do u guys leave it back here cos I heard dat wherever it is that use here d baby is tied to .. Hmmm hope am making small sense LMAO!

Kikikikikikikikiki
So better leave am there ooo, cos if you bring it back here your Americana pikin will be tied to naija and the whole aim of your missionary journey will be defeated kikikikikikikikiki

kemmytino:
Please, can anyone help with cheap and affordable hospital in Atlanta. I intend travelling by Jan ending and has been given Visa, bt it's nt been easy getting an affordable doctor within d range of 2-2.5$. Please experience Atlanta mums, kindly help a first timer. I was advised to book an appointment with a doctor b4 travelling by the V/O that interviewed me at d embassy.

Meanwhile make we hear d visa gist na
Asin transcript of your visa interview

isysleek:
Refund with arik? Hmmnn..its best you just manage to fly back with them cos the refund amt will b less than N30k.

I used them when I went to give birth. On my return,wanted to change to Virgin so I asked for a refund. They said since its voluntary,then they will charge for it and also take out taxes. When I asked how much I wil get,it was like N20 somthng and virgin ticket was like N500k. I just closed my eye and flew back with arik o and swore never to fly them again both local and int'l.

Chineke

shawlar:
How long have you been on processing the refund with Arik....??
I have been trying to get United to refund me a ticket for like 5 weeks now and counting....

Oh boy see me dey halla thinking say na becos na Arik!
I first contacted dem 1st Dec and got an auto reply. Went to their office this week and they say I should get my refund in 10 working days, but with all these festivities that's like second week in Jan, so am keeping my fingers crossed. Whats Delta saying?
cc yokus
cc neks31

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As per arik ehn, i wish i cud use my 60kg wtout goin on the flight cos i cant go back with the flight, i cant stand the service, looking out for a direct flight to lagos frm houston... sm1 said i can ask for a refund for the other leg of my flight if i dont use it, pls explain how o. Mayb i can get a refund frm arik n il need to get frm whichever flight i return with.


Send a mail to arik.refunds@arikair.com or call them on +2348077791310
Am sure they'll cut one outrageous figure out and give a paltry sum
Am still processing mine so don't know what it will eventually be