To God be the Glory, I got to the US on wed POE is atlanta, Information is power. It is good to read and go prepared with proof n with God on your side you will conquer all POE hassles. I used wheel chair, got to atlanta 5.20am, was wheeled to scan passport n snap then to the CBP
Me: Gmorning
CBP : morning, why are you in the US?
Me: To have my baby
CBP. : Where in the US
Me. : Maryland
CBP. : Which hospital in maryland?
Me. : Holy Cross Hospital
CBP. : where is ur husband?
Me. : He is in Nigeria
CBP. : How much do you have with you?
Me. : I have $300 cash n have $10 k dollars in my sisters account in the US also with my debit card
CBP. : Ok, hold on got my passport and I was wheeled to another officer he told me the officer will take care of me
Me: I don know that's secondary inspection, my mind was at rest that I am ready for you too, hmmm
When we got to the officer he put my passport n daughter' s in a file and gave the person wheeling me then off we go for secondary inspection, he handed over my file to the CBP in charge then was wheeled to a inner room and met some people there too, so waited to be called on, then finally the time came n was called on like 20 minutes after..... here we gooo
Me: Good morning
CBP : Good Morning, you are here to have your baby
Me. : That's right!
CBP: How much do you have with you?
Me : $300 cash n $10k in my sisters account in the US
CBP : Do you have any correspondence withe the DR?
Me: yes I do, handed over my correspondence with dr's appointment.
He read very well n carefully then nodding his head in satisfaction
CBP: Do you have a cell phone?
Me: Yes I do n handed over my phone by then I saw my sister's missed call cos I already called I was in atlanta immediately the plane landed he collected my phone and demanded for my sister's number then I showed him I already missed her call
CBP: He then dialled her no from his fone but unfortunately my sister didn't pick up so he left a message and continued chatting me up
CBP: how did you send money to your sister, told him dollars is very scarce in Nigeria at the moment so what I do is my sister finds out anyone in need of naira in Nigeria n has $ in d US, then I credit the person's account in Nigeria n sister get the $ in her account
CBP : Do you have any evidence to that or can you show me the transaction on your fone I said ok and he asked, how long have you been doing that?
Me : told him. By then he put another call through to my sister then so she picked up, n exchange words with her n confirmed all I told him, then finally he said I like honest and well prepared people like me then he said congratulations ,stamped me in till sept with my LO then gave me a word of advice not to take medicaid and asked if I could make it to the connecting flight or do I still need assistance so I asked how far the distance is he said he doesn't know so I kuku wait for someone to wheel me so he called them for me.
While waiting we got chatting, hmm mm my fellow nairalanders the CBP's actually are reading about all our posts here and knows all we say about them, Na so he asked how did you get to know you can birth in the US, are you on nairaland? See mee oo, I cum dey laugh I said yes he said where did you read, part 1,2 or 3? Shooo! I said I read part 3 he directed me to part 2 that I should read that they talked about one CBP in there that sent a woman back or something that he is actually the one they were talking about Na so gist ooo, so moral of my story be well prepared and say the truth at all times honesty pays..... I appreciate all the info givers on this forum may we all not labour in vain over our adorables.... God bless us all n successful delivery for us ijn. Now chilling in maryland waiting for my first appointment with d Dr.

@Ifyalways
Thank you, yes that should be okay as I went with $18k budget sheet quoting the hospital bills with bank balance of that your range.

ifyalways:
Congrats Michelleano. I tap into your success story for my girl.

@ All,is $16K budget with closing bank statement of 6.4M for pregnant woman, 4.5M for the hubby good enough?

Thank you, yes it is okay, though my budget is $18k. And I went with a bank balance less than 6m.

I went for my visa interview yesterday at lagos embassy by 8am with my daughter and to God be the glory it was a success. As I entered Na soso Iya ibeji the security people they shout, hmm was like it is well! So I was in the queue when a security guy sited my daughter and asked if we were together, I answered yes so he brought me out of the queue to behind someone that was been interviewed. My transcript below
Me: Good morning
VO: good morning
Why do you want to go to US
Me: To have my baby
VO: To have your baby
Me: Yes
VO: where in US
Me: Maryland
VO: Do you have family and friends?
Me: Yes, I do my sister
VO: Can I see your budget, appointment letter, correspondence and statements of Accounts
Me: I passed all that as I already brought it out of the file well arranged, with hospital letter stating the bills
VO: what do you do ( while flipping through the documents I passed )
What do you do?
Me: I am a xxxx
VO: where
Me: mentioned where I work
VO: what does your husband do?
Me : I answered
VO: what does he do there?( pointing to his statement of account that this belongs to your husband ) as he is the sponsor
Me: yes by answering the above question too.
VO: your visa has been approved, make sure you keep all your receipts and all the documents you showed me as you will need them at the point of entry.
Me: alright thank you with a bright smile n grabbed my daughter let's go.
That was all, it is the Lord's doing and the people of nairaland that posted on the forum not to hide anything. Thank you all. Bigfido and Vcole that responded to my question on change of DS 160 form I say a big thank you!

Thank you so much for your quick response will do as you said, meanwhile my I chose to go with Dr F's letter as he has responded to my emails, but I intend staying with my sister in maryland because I intend leaving early because of my medical history before going to texas for birthing purpose and I already fixed accommodation with my sister 's friend in texas should I go with that or book a hotel accommodation for visa purpose, Thanks .

Hello mamas n papas, kindly reply my post urgently as my interview date is near. I have filled DS 160 form before seeing the procedures on giving birth in the US, I already read part 1 - 3 till the end, I filled in vacation for purpose of travel but wants t give birth in d US, should I fill another DS 160 or go in with the other confirmation page n say it orally as I already have Dr's correspondence n hospital breakdown, thank you as I await a quick response from you. Thank you.