Thanks for the response Ehrnie

Ehrnie:


Hi - You definitely need a UK PCC.

Google NPCC - Acro Criminal Records Office...all the information you need is there. Easy Peasy.

Good morning everyone. I'm a new silent follower, trying to read up the 591 pages. We just got ITA 2 days ago from the last draw and theres still this grey area. I did a masters in the UK in 2009/2010 and was in and out the UK that year but definitely spent 6 months and was above 18years. Do I need a police report from the UK? If yes, any links on how to get one? Please I'll appreciate your inputs pleeasssse. Thanks guys

Thank you @veletta and @Latolly for your responses. You're life savers !!!

Hello house, all praise to God my LO arrived on the 8th of Oct. Hospital- St Bernards, Circumcision, follow up visits all inclusive.

Now it's BA that wants to give me headache but God pass them. Saying I should pay $400 for my LO's ticket. Please I'm trying to follow the suggestions given here earlier and i need a few clarifications.
1. The exact AA/BA flight combination for my return leg isnt showing anymore on the BA website, so I can't do an estimate based on that as suggested Earlier. .

I called them earlier and tried to book a return ticket to bring down the cost since I can find the exact flight combination I have online anymore but they said I can only book a return ticket at the airport.


Please anyone That has successfully dealt with this and gotten a cheaper quote should please help out. Thanks in advance

I flew BA too is September at 34weeks plus and that was what was stated on my fit to fly. Their policy is 36weeks maximum. The only reason they give some people wahala is because they believe people lie a lot, so when your fit to fly states 34 weeks they add 2-3 weeks. In my case my doctor attached a pic of a scan he took few days before travel date showing the date too, abi scan will not lie Nah.
quote author=Rebarobyn post=49896985]

I'm sure about their policy however what you cannot rule out is that the airline official checking you in may not notice you're pregnant. I once flew lufthansa heavily pregnant and they did not notice I was pregnant and never asked for my fit to fly. Did you give them a fit to fly letter staking clearly that you were 35 weeks gone when you were boarding?

You should count yourself lucky you were not spotted. BA can be very strict. [/quote]

Please send me the code oh. I've downloaded the app. All is set!!!

nefertitiram:


No you cant.. I'm using my naija card. I can send u my code so that u can get $20 off ur 1st ride

Hi Nerf, Pls can I pay lyft with cash because the way Nigerian cards are acting up ehn it's scary o
quote author=nefertitiram post=49829917]

Lyft.

Uber is $48 for my trips, lyft is $35. Omo see porting[/quote]

Hi Niksie,
Nope Expedia only required i print out the confirmation page and present my international passport for identification and truly that was all they asked for . Dont know about the delta website sha o.


quote author=Niksie post=49569722]
LadyAy how are u doing? @local ticket booking online, please is there anything like asking for the card you used to pay online when you present your ticket at the airport. i did mine yesterday with my naira card too and one condition they put was you must bring along this card when you are travelling otherwise you would be denied travel. i booked directly on delta site though. Anyone with answer too, please respond. thanks[/quote]

Congrats Coloredgirl. God bless your LO. Pls I've sent a PM request. Pls I need details of your doctor and bill . Thanks

quote author=Colouredgirl post=49481335]To GOD be the glory...my LO arrived midnite on sunday sept 18,at about 1:14am.God made it easy,normal delivery,John H stroger hosp cook county,Chicago ..my Joy knws no bound,God the master deliverer..na u biko![/quote]

Hi Dunni, I paid almost $400 for my son (3yrs plus) and myself actually. So it was almost $200 per person. I booked through Expedia.com. it's pretty easy, the only issue you may have will be payment and we used a GTB dollar card, while my husband used a diamond bank Naira credit card when booking his own ticket. So I'm assuming any correct Naija card should work. Thirdly if you're leaving I'm about 2 weeks and the issue you're having is the price you're seeing then it's not likely to come down oh. The earlier you buy the better. That price I paid for my son and I was actually about 3 weeks+ before departure. Some people on this thread have mentioned that it's "okay' to wait and buy on the day of travel too. I think that's risky though!!!

My people, who can guide me on how to go about this? i will be leaving in about two weeks. i believe booking ahead of time will be cheaper because i read somwhere here that Lady Ay, paid over $350 for a trip from New York to Chicago.

@mom2015 @ijeomaobi1 my fellow chicago mums i already replied your pm requests. Pls let's connect, me see if have some questions abeg.

Hi Nerf,
Pls i sent you a PM request.kindly respond. Thanks.

quote author=nefertitiram post=49366424]Urgent request.

Biko if you are heading to Chicago in october and need accommodation pm me. No unsolicited inquiries. U r either going or not going.

Its shared accommodation with my preggie sister (no be me get belle iwetagu). I will carry out background check on you. I have friends in efcc and Interpol

[/quote]

Carry your cash oh!!! The way it works is that after they go through your documents and aoprove, the write the equivalent in Naira of the amount they are selling to you on the first bank teller. Then you go downstairs to first bank, pay your cash and return to them with the teller, then you get your dollars. Getting a teller filled in the first place is the real hustle. After that it's guaranteed they will sell to you. All the best !!!
quote author=Niksie post=49243239]
Thanks LadyAy, you were able to use POS at Travelex right?[/quote]

Coloredgirl I'm in Joliet which is about 1HR from downtown Chicago
quote author=Colouredgirl post=49169352]
Where in chi-town are you? Am also in chicago...[/quote]

You're in my prayers @Lajoie33. You will overcome and it will all end in praise!!!
quote author=Lajoie33 post=49218866]

CT and MRI showed something. Just not what they were expecting. I want to request to see the images myself. Shebi I have the right to[/quote]

Yepa!!! So sorry guys its 365 (stanbic) and 356( travelex) sorry about the mix up.

quote author=Niksie post=49176458]@LadyAy congrats on your POE experience. i wish you success in the remaining part of the mission.

Please do u really mean you got PTA at 265 (stanbic) and 256 (travelex)? or 365 and 356. Thanks


[/quote]

Hello guys, I got in to Chicago yesterday. Flew BA and American Airlines on Sunday to New york at 34weeks 3 days. Flight was really good, except that I had motion sickness ( never experienced it before). Thank God I had an extra top in my hand luggage ( so please prepare oh, anything can happen to a preggie woman). I traveled with my 3yrs 8months old son. He slept during most of both flights, and had a nice time at Heathrow during our 5hrs layover ( thanks to a free toy corner we found).
American Airlines was superb ( my first time flying them). Spacious seats, meals on point. Fast forward to New York POE.
Cbp: hello
Me: good afternoon
Cbp: passports pls
Tries to pronounce my son's name and peeps to take a look at him.
Me: laughing
Cbp: what do you do in Nigeria
Me: ........
Cbp: for how long have you been a .....
Me: since 2006- that's 10yrs
Cbp: do you like it?
Me: I love it
Cbp: so where are you headed
Me: Chicago
Cbp: you have family here?
Me: yes my cousin, and she's the one I'm staying with in Chicago ( all this time I noticed he was looking at his computer. My interview in May i mentioned we were going to be staying with my cousin in Chicago)
Cbp: okay nice. I'll take your finger prints now ma'am and your pic.
After that..he stamps me in 6 months
Me: you didn't ask what I'm her for. I'm here to have my baby
Cbp: oh say that again. You're pregnant?
Me: oh yes ( I step back so he can see me well oh)
Cbp: oh cool. So you have a doctor already and all
Me: oh yes
Cbp: okay that's fine. You can go. Pls submit this card to the officers after picking your luggage. ( they made us 1St time visitors to the US fill out a landing card. We didn't do the automated machine thingy at immigration)

So that was it oh. Nothing was seized at agriculture even though I declared dried fish on my form. The queues at JFK no be here oh..thank God my flight to Chicago was about 4 hrs after our arrival time. So Pls take note if you plan to travel same day. Especially if buoyed arriving at the busy times. We arrived Newyork JFK at 1:00pm.

Now chilaxing in Chicago, waiting to see my doctor on Thursday!!!
My Forex hustle- stanbic gave me only 2k at 265 on Wednesday. Then on Sunday morning my travel date, I took my printed boarding pass to travelex at MMA1 and with God's favour got the remaining 2k at 256. Just after selling to me they stopped. I spent a total of about 3 hrs there and that was because I used my belle to jump queue and endured insults from some angry people that had been there since early morning .
God continue to help and favour us all the way !!!

@oyinbo epidural versus Naija epidural

quote author=tbash16 post=48829803]Good day everyone, good work u guys are doing on this thread,keep it up. Pls I have a question, might sound silly though lol, a friend told me epidural is 7000naira here in naija, as against $1000 or so in d US, pls is oyinbo epidural different frm our own cos d price difference is staggering....,thank you.[/quote]

Hmm sister you are still asking question? From my little experience the past few weeks with ticket palava, abeg book oh sharply!!!

quote author=TripleKMama post=48787151]Cheap ticket alert.
I noticed tickets are coming down small small. United 328K for my Oct-Jan Abj-NY trip. I know United no longer flies naija but dey said "powered by Lufthansa".
Pls who get info on dis kain waka?
Also did Lufthansa direct website & got 341K.
Abeg epp a sister in dilemma. To book or not to book. [/quote]

Email sent!!! @dunnibaby
quote author=dunnibaby post=48783933]

I'm waiting for your mail my sister, God bless you.[/quote]

Yay congrats @feddy27. It will end in praise!!!
quote author=feddy27 post=48780556]My people, my people!!!! 2nd missionary starting successfully.

Hey my sister @dunnibaby . Yes oh we are using the same doctor. No worries I'll email you. Take care !!!
quote author=dunnibaby post=48779189]
Lady Ay,
I'm a silent learner and reader on this great platform. I'm Chicago bound come 1st week of October by the grace of Almighty God. Looks like we are using the same doctor (Nigerian Dr. A). I tried to pm you to no avail. I'm sure u won't want to share your email here. Can u please send me a mail on fad109@yahoo.com? Thanks [/quote]

I used Expedia.com and paid with a dollar card. Very easy and straightforward. Sure you can send a pm.
quote author=Zocken post=48763185]
Lady Ay,
thanks my sister. How did u buy the one way ticket? can i send u a private mail?[/quote]

Thanks for your response @ijeomaobi1

quote author=ijeomaobi1 post=48722240]@LadyAy,

My baby got one vaccine during my hospital stay. It's included in hospital package. Any other vaccine, u pay for it.[/quote]

Hi Zocken,
I'm also headed to Chicago next week by God's grace and I'm using New York POE. I heard Atlanta too is okay. From New York one way ticket costs as little as $65 if you buy early. You're lucky you even heard early enough, we had already bought tickets to O'hare Chicago, then thanks to Nairaland had to cancel and buy new tickets with another airline. God help us all !!!

quote author=Zocken post=48724467]My good people of nairaland, please don't brand me lazy. I don read tire so tey I don confuse self. DW will be birthing in Chicago by 1St week of November. She intends to travel by mid October. The choice of Chicago is because we have a relative there and we have also found an affordable hospital. However, after reading the scary POE issues there, she will be entering through another state. That's where the dilemma is. I don't even know which POE she should use self. Any advice on that? Pls help a brother. God bless[/quote]

Hello all. I just realised people hardly mention immunisation costs in package deals. Just wondering if it's included in the paediatrician fees or do you guys just do without it since they have a different schedule in the US.

@temmyO, @funtolash @trishxx thanks so much for your responses.

Hi Trishxx. Thanks so much for sharing your JFK POE experience and Amen to your prayers. I'm coming in through JFK in about 2 weeks too.
Can you Pls shed more light on the questions asked on the self assessment machine that you think might warrant the X mark and secondary inspection. Could it be food only? My mum is joining me 2 weeks after so I can leave her to come with food. I have a connecting flight few hours after landing JFK so any Info to avoid secondary inspection will be highly appreciated.
Thanks so much and I wish you a pleasant stay and awesome delivery experience.

quote author=trishxx post=48668215]Hi all. Got to the US through JFK (New York) yesterday. In summary, I used the self assessment machine and it printed a slip without an "x" across it. I think those who had the "x" were sent for secondary, at least they were separated. Spent 2 minutes or less with the immigration officer, gisting half the time.

I wish you all a smooth experience as I had. Cheers.[/quote]

mumnadine:
try priceline

Thanks mumnadine..same price . God dey!!!

YoungMetrosG:
I don't know what your travel date is but I found this on Expedia. One way trip, JFK to ORD, Wednesday, August 17th, 1 adult and 1 three year old. Go on the site, enter your dates and other info, it'll show you everything you need. This is the cheapest though. Hope the attachment is clear enough.

Thanks a lot YoungMetros. im traveling on the 4th of September and this is the cheapest. I read somewhere on this forum that it gets more expensive as it gets closer to the date. Ive bought it like that before it gets more expensive. I used expedia.

Good evening everyone. Please i need help. I changed my flight to arrive in FJK Newyork from Chicago POE and now i cant seem to find flights from New York to Chicago less than $180. Im traveling with my 3 yr old and its pretty much the same price for his ticket too. With this dollar price, its paining me oh!!! Any tips on how i can get cheaper connecting flights? I dont know much about travel in yankee oh. Please help me

Thanks for the info XX01. I noticed its only card payments on their website

XX01:


Only way is to pay with your card. The rate will depend on your bank rate. I used GTB and their rate was 340 but my husband bought a week later at 350 and now they have reduced their limit to $1000 per transaction.