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SmartKitty:
I don't need to, this is a forum where we can inform people, believe it or not, I don't care. Travel and get sent back. I will be happy to see how you learn from your own mistake.
a hint, try to use YouTube.

I just rolled my eyes so deep in my sockets. Which mistake? Travel to where? I only asked you to support your 2021/2022 claims with a verifiable source. Who doesn’t know YouTube is full of people who can make up their own version of news? YouTube is news now? What will I not see on Nairaland, lmfaoo

It’s like you think everyone who comments here lives in Nigeria. I live in America too and I haven’t heard your claims being mentioned anywhere. If you can’t support your claims with a verified source, I highly suggest you stop saying things that are untrue. Stop lying under the guise of “informing people”
FYI: local flights are still operational. Which one is authorized local trip? I was at LAX last week and it’s still operational albeit with very little passenger volume.

SmartKitty:
Not true. Reopen the economy yes but not allowing foreigners come in until January 2021 and as Trump says possible extended until January 2022. So unpack and be patient.

Link one article of news from a reputable source that specifically addresses your claim of the US borders being closed until next year and I’ll believe you.

SmartKitty:
Watch American news, Trump says it every day. Now last days are only authorized local trips. No enter or traveling abroad unless it's repatriation, deportation or American citizens' return. No foreigners admitted in US, some exceptions apply. Try to travel and see by yourself. Everybody here knows it.

You’re not the only one who lives in America. I watch the news as well and I’ve never seen or heard anybody saying the US borders are gonna be closed until 2021 or 2022. Stop peddling falsehood. On the contrary they want to open borders real bad cos tourism brings a significant portion of revenue for a lot of states including the I live in.

SmartKitty:
Will you keep your baby sick until then? Our borders now are closed until January 2021 with the possibility to be closed until January 2022. Is it a life threatening condition to qualify for a health visa? Do you know that for to get the health visa, you need to show you visited doctors in your country and they have to say IN WRITING, your baby can't be cured in Nigeria and you need to save your child travelling showing all the medical paperwork you tried all in your country and it didn't work.

Which borders are closed until 2021? This same America? Where did you hear that one cos this is the first time I’ll be hearing that.

gargoylern:
I think there's a grey area there. Some modern SQL variants are turing complete and actually qualify as a programming language.

Uhmmm, is love to know which variants that is. I’m genuinely curious. I use PL/SQL (Oracle) for work and while I can use loops and structures in my oracle queries, it’s an appendage an appendage to the original SQL.

The types of compiling I can do with programming languages like C#, C++ or even python, I can’t do with SQL

Ejiod:
Yes python n sql are programming languages

SQL is not a programming language, it’s a query language. Structured Query Language. Python is a programming language

Keky:
Hi Guys - I have an excel list of about 100 countries all over the world, and need to group them into specific categories. Is this possible using Excel? For example, I would like for the list to show Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, etc. as 'Europe' and China, Japan, Nepal, etc. as 'Asia'. Is this possible? If so, what are the functions that I need to use and how do I set it up?

Any help is much appreciated!

Hi there. Data analyst here. You can do that in excel with Pivot tables. But it depends on how your data is formatted. Usually you should have at least two columns in there. One column should be country the other Column should be the continent that country is located in. One you your excel spreadsheet formatted that way, it takes less than 10 clicks to do what you’re looking to do in pivot table.

justwise:
Why are you being unreasonable? Mama00 was only trying to get information that will help the poster and you are here attacking her.

Offer Nigerians stranded in US food, accommodation and transport? Send that message to Buhari

Thank you o! I deliberately put that person on ignore because I don’t have energy to go back and forth and I could see the font was deliberately being obtuse, pretending not to understand my post and possibly looking for who to fight with.

Offer food and accommodation because I’m running a shelter in my home abi?

ttmacoy:
I will advice you to contact USCIS to confirm what measures they have in place rather than just winging it and hope when you reapply it doesn’t count it against you.

I expect you may need to file form I-539 to extend the validity of your stay.

Thanks for your answer. I live in the US, was just asking because of people who might be in that situation - I was curious about what would become of people like that as being stuck in the US isn’t their fault in this case

SmartKitty:
Can you read? My answer is GENERIC to anybody interested in this subject. It could be useful for somebody in a similar situation.

No, I can’t read. I can only write

SmartKitty:
No provisions, no money, no help for foreigners or tourists, for anybody who is not a citizen or a legal resident. If there are no flights and it's impossible to fly back to your country, keep all copies about it and it will help in the future to give you the next visa or to renovate visa because staying longer or overstaying is not your fault, Ask your family or friends from your country to send you money for food and lodging, get together with people in similar situation, it's all you can do. The people is staying away and won't give you a job or a place to stay, nobody wants to get sick.

Get together and go to your embassy. It's your government who should help.

Where in my previous post did I mention money or financial help? And FYI I’m not in that situation, I simply asked the question because I was curious and also for people who might be needing that info. But thanks for the answer though. I’m sure it’s helpful for people who might need it.

Candybright:
Many people are in same corner with you. Just relax and wait it out. Its not gonna be easy but you will be fine after all this. We here sef dey quarantine and its not funny. It's not even safe flying for so long with people you know might likely have the covid91.

Just curious. Does anybody know if the US is gonna enforce the 6month overstay rules in light of this COVID-19 pandemic as a lot of people are stuck in the US at the moment and can’t get back to Nigeria as airspace has been shut for all flights. I keep wondering if they made any provisions for this.

granmurdafucker:
Please house, rob mind with us on this. She need to act fast on her visa application!

Hello good people of Nairaland, happy quarantine! Lolz.. Please we don't know how to start hence we came here for better knowledge before acting. Okay, a friend fiancé is a US citizen they have known each other for 11years now,dated wayback late make up last year & he visited 9ja January & has return back to US. okay, she just find out she's pregnant & Dude is saying she will come over to US for delivery of their child. Her worries is between K1 & medical visa that B1 which is advisable for her to apply?? Also, can she get k1 before she will 7months gone? Please advise us on the best route to take.. Thanks in anticipation as I look forward to your reply!

The US Government has suspended all types of immigrant visas or visas that might lead to permanent residences for Nigerians. K1 visa is one of those visa types that leads to permanent residency so as of today, Nigerians are unable to apply for those.

Getting a visa for the sole purpose of childbirth has also been restricted. Goodluck.

Please don’t be negative. If you believe it would be difficult for you then it will be. I believe in God’s favor. My friend just got her visa renewed same with no issues.

Why are you triggered by my comment? What were you expecting? A pat on the back? Okay o. Visa renewal won’t be difficult for me cos I didn’t blatantly lie about my intent. But carry on. Loool.

aye88:
You people should let her be abeg. Whether she answers truthfully or otherwise, renewing the visa in this era would still be difficult.

Did I hold her? You see me holding on to her shirt?

barine88:
I’ve been a lurker for a long time and been following this page for a while. So nah here be my own story!

Got a regular tourist visa, no issues as I’ve traveled to USA.

Got my visa. Flew from Lagos connected to London heathrow.
I was already 4 months and got was arriving same day as the Nigeria ban was issued.
I tried to wear clothes not too revealing to hide my belly.
Arrived at Washington Dulles.
Asked what is my purpose? Visiting a family member.
How long do you intend to stay? Said a couple weeks
Do you have any food? I said no.
Then He stamped my visa.

Omo I was so scared � of what the stamp would be. He gave me 6 months!!! � Perfect!! I was so happy.
My box wasn’t checked everything came through.

Mary Immaculate Hosp fees CS $6,500
Vaginal $4200
Aneasth
$500 for epidural for vaginal delivery
$650 for spinal for CS

Center For Women’s Health
Dr fee $2,800

Blood work tests $250

Male baby Circumcision is $300.

Hospital fees include newborn care, food, and most expenses.
The house was about 30 minutes to the doctors office and hospital.

Thanks to everyone who gave advice what to say etc.
I highly recommend doing blood tests, anatomy scan in Nigeria to save on most tests here in USA. If you know no one connect with recommendations here. I’m happy to help.

Uber is available here too. For baby paperwork apply for an appointment for passport.

Abeg discount no Dey illegal as long as you show full payment.

Tiri Gbosa for you madam! Well done. More grease to your elbow. You’re 4 months pregnant, you said you’re staying for a couple weeks, visiting a friend. I hope you Sha know that all your answers are the POE will be visible to the next visa officer that interviews you when you try and renew that visa. Safe delivery.

prettyama106:
Someone said she is was already in U.S with B1/B2 and just discovered she is pregnant. Will she be able to give birth based on the new rules?

If she just discovered that she’s pregnant, that means she’s still early. How does she intend to carry to term and birth all in 6 months (because you’re stamped in for 6 months. She’d be overstaying if she spends more than 6 months and risks a ban)

Plus doesn’t she work? How do you stay away from work for 6 months?

podada:
abeg which country dey again o....i was dulled in canada, they said people dt have given birth in US are being bounced for Canada now....please share countries dt one can get passport ASAP after delivery even if na make person settle one man to be the father of my kid. this green P has lost all respect mehn......

Wow. E reach this level Wa to the wu!

Mamaroon:
I agree. Mums can still have their babies in the US...so long as that was not their primary reason for getting the visa.




I disagree....websites can be and are actively "policed"....even NL has rules.....all 22 of them!!! I believe some posts here are in violation of rule 2.....

Abuse, bullying, insults...we are adults and don't need to resort to name calling to make a case or argument. We have different view points but can be civil in discussing them.

If some posts are a violation of NLs posting guidelines then report those posts and the mods will do the needful to either ban or warn the poster.

But telling people not to comment or come on this thread if they’re not pregnant or seeking to have a baby in the US is an opinion that won’t fly. There’s no rule on NL restricting where people can post their opinions, they only ask people to be respectful and follow the posting rules. So far, a lot of people have been respectful with their comments. Just because it’s not what you wanna hear doesn’t mean people are gonna stop talking about it or you can stop them from talking about it.

lami88:
Please enough of all this argument back and forth about nigerians and who or what we are or aren't. Open another thread for that. This thread is for those who still wish to have their babies in this US. Anything outside this is spamming. If you are not pregannt, intending to give birth in the US now or soonest or a previous missionary "journeynee", i don't know what you are doing here. All this donald trump solicitors and Nigerian americans immigrant spamming this threada with arguments should pls allow this thread cool and let the mama's here savour in the reality of the situation on ground . Thank you

Uhmmm, sorry to break it to you, but this is the World Wide Web aka the Internet. You can’t tell people what pages they can open, where they can be or what they can post, or police their thought process. Unless you’re Seun Osewa. Let people talk, sip the tea if you want or spit it if it’s not good enough. People are gonna talk, regardless

SmartKitty:
This is NOT Nigerian, Hispanic or any other race and nation problem. In America we have all colors, races and religions. This is a National Security problem. We want our citizens not only born Americans but also growing up as Americans. There are many countries using American Birth, then selling American Passports or educating American born kids to hate America, there we have bombers and terrorists traveling back and forth with American passports. Our government wants to stop it, to protect our country and our citizens.

This exactly is the problem. Honestly a kid born here then raised elsewhere has no real ties to America except for the passport. The mentality is different and allegiance is different as well. I have friends who are Americans, raised by Nigerian parents in the US and those born to Nigerian parents in the US and raised in Nigeria and allegiances are clearly different for both groups.

Sometimes ago, a American boy born to Mexican parents and raised in Mexico was arrested by CBP officials somewhere in the Mexican-USA border and they didn’t believe he was American (despite showing his BC), because he didn’t speak English. I was mad on his behalf but the way he was talking when interviewed showed he had no real ties to America except for being born here.

Look at El Chapo’s twins, they’re US citizens. Where do you think their allegiances lie? Infact, the matter tire person.

It has eventually happened.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/politics/us-new-rules-restricting-travel-fearing-birth-tourism/index.html

cretin:
Cc mama00, oluwatise2016

I havr same fear, but the airlines are acting a bit funny.
British airways for example , on their website flight is about 600k, while same flight is abt 400k on kayak, expedia etc..
2ndly i dont see any naira option on kayak, so you pay with usd card or what?..

3rdly, hv you ever tried making adjustments to flights booked tru kayak and co?...
Cos will need to add baby ticket on dw return ticket at the apprioprate time..

I can only speak regarding Kayak cos they’re the ones I use the most. Yes, I have changed fares bought from kayak directly with the airlines. I’ve only used them to fly within the US tho. So I have only changed tickets with US airlines.

Ive also only paid with a USD credit or debit card. The sites I’ve paid with NGN is travelstart. You’re right about these third party sites having lesser fares than the official website, I wonder why that is.

Oluwatise2016:
Dear,
This does not apply in my case as I traveled as a tourist and not on official assignment. If you are on official assignment you would be residing in the country in question. Also the case you are speaking about is a Canadian case we do training on every year. The boys family was on an official assignment at the time when he was born.

He never applied for a passport because he lived there. When he was already 18, he applied for a passport his father had become a high ranking official and was now in another country which is how they recognized the name and probed to ask more questions. Not that his citizenship was revoked, he never had it in the first place.

Oh yea, that was the case I read. Thanks for clarifying. I wasn’t referring to you, I was talking about your colleague that you mentioned who gave birth while on official duty.

Oluwatise2016:
You are allowed access to birth tourism if you are not on official assignment in the country at the time of the birth.Which is why I applied with my passport as a visitor.

But I know people who when they applied for their baby’s passport nobody asked them about being a diplomat or not.

That’s risky. I have read of someone who managed to get a passport for their child born on a diplomatic passport many years ago. Somehow someway after the child was a full grown adult, the citizenship and passport was rescinded because according to the authorities, the child wasn’t entitled to the passport in the first place as his parents were on a diplomatic passport in the country when he was born. I think I read it here on NL too.

cretin:
have you or anyone else ever booked on kayak, expedia etc. just trying to be careful, as i have heard some horror stories about some online flight bookings

90% percents of my flights since 2011 have been booked on Kayak and I have yet to have a single problem with them.
Kayak, Expedia, Hotwire, booking.com are all safe sites to book flights.

HisEminence:
Good evening lovely mums. Please I have a question, I don't know if there's been a similar problem here. Is there any mum on F1 visa that has given birth in USA before??
Like,she has already applied for F1 visa and granted then she became pregnant. Will she come back to Nigeria and apply for B2 prior to delivery or just stay and give birth? I want to know if there's a procedure to follow on case of renewal.
Please I need more Information about this. Thank you so much

Nope. You can give birth on an F visa. Your insurance should cover it too. I know people who did with no issues whatsoever.

Imjustagirl:
Yes, but it spoils the shoe,especially the right foot. So I prefer using slippers. Find it very awkward driving with bare feet

Same! I thought I was weird when almost everybody here said they can’t drive with shoes. On the contrary I find it weird driving without shoes. I tried it one time and it was an alien feeling. It felt like I was pumping the the pedals too hard. Flats, boots, sneakers, heels; can drive with all. Just need to adjust the angle of the heels very well. Lol.

The only bad thing is that the backs of my right shoes have marks and scuffs from rubbing them against the carpet in the car.

Bluefin:
No there was no medicaid to bail them out and they did not migrate the way migration is now. BUT they had solid education and jobs that gave them solid health insurance which they did not have to[b] pay so much out of pocket for[/b]. Not everyone moves to America privilèged like they were and i always acknowledge that. They worked for the United Nations which is why they are global citizens. If America was founded with the aggression, rudeness and selfishness of people like you,
- You would not have been given a chance to migrate
- The so called medicare, medicaid and health care bills would not exist.
-America would not be what it is today as it was built on the hard work and resilience of many immigrants

The fact that someone needs public assistance now does not mean they would not better themselves, have solid jobs and become good tax payers contributing to the society in the near future.

You need to take a back seat and mind how you address people on the forum or else maybe you would be alone on this forum.

Thanks for schooling him. Always acting goody two shoes and upright but we know his kind. He disappears for a long time whenever his credibility is called into question and has to defend himself and only reappears when he thinks the dust has settled and the coast is clear. Na him modus operandi be that.

In as much as I detest taking advantage of the Medicaid system, the OP’s case is entirely different. I don’t mind him making use of Medicaid at all, cos eventually when him and his spouse starts working they will pay into it.

OmoBendel24:
What are you pretending about now? Is it today that you know you lot "rich" Nigeria-Americans are good at this? You are now busy talking of the children not residing in the US and all. But you peeps, some of you, always act funny once you lay your hands on those Social Security digits of babies born in the US but resident in Nigeria. You know your way round using the digits for such claims even when the US-born kids are not resident in the US.

Some brazenly go for those digits, others call you out of the blues to do a subtle request for it early in the year, and yet Nigerians in Nigeria are the corrupt Nigerians. This topic has come up at different times here. Mothers, protect those digits, better still don't even go for them so as to avoid situations that will make you offend your US host or act "irrational" to stall them, it is what is available that they will disturb you for na. I thank God for my kind of loaded US hosts, they can never condescend low to this, their threshold actually puts them above such desperation of those of you living fake lives. Mtchhheeewww!

Funny enough, Max they can get per kid is about 2K or so. Often times you don’t get anything, it just decreases your tax liabilities. It’s crazy how have the liver to claim other people’s kid on their taxes. The fear of IRS is the beginning of wisdom cos they will drag you and shake you down for all you’re worth if they catch you scamming on taxes.

The IRS is cracking down on them now. If you file taxes with kids they can tell you to fax them a copy of the kids SS card, birth certificate and so on. Especially if the last name of the kids don’t match the filer’s last name. They hold the refund until the documents are submitted.