₦airaland Forum

woaini:
5k dollars. I summed up the coins in my purse to 2dollars (I don't know how to add up those coins). I got PTA that's d best option now. I missed the easter low sales of dollars.
Thanks @ newmum

woaini:
So the eagle has landed.
Got to dallas today with lufthansa.
The flight was really good the service was top notch with lots to eat and drink. The flight from abuja was kinda empty though (I wonder why).

Straight to the matter.
As we landed in dallas I said a word of prayer stepped out and continued to call on God. I walked I did not feel I needed a wheelchair having sat on a plane for so long. It got to my turn and my conversation with d cbp guy went thus
Him: hi
Me: hello
Him: so where to and what brings you
Me:told him, to spend my maternity leave and give birth
Him: when last where you here, was it to give birth
Me: last year vacation
Him: have you made contact with a doctor
Me: yes and hands him burden of proof (notification of intent letter, hospital correspondence, doctors correspondence, maternity leave letter from my job) arranged in that order. It was intentional
He read them all then asked how much my care would cost and how much I had. I told him about 6k then I had 5002usd cos of exchange rate then my cards
He asked where I work, I told him. He stamped me in 6months. All this took like 3minutes. I was jumping for joy

To be continued........

ffrankers:
Bros, thanks a million. Please, I do want to chat with you... I can call or email you... Regards.

corpROYAL:
how much dollar do you wish to buy. l am in abuja

ffrankers:
How much are you ready to buy for a usd? Do let me know...

makzeze:
send ur no to abdullahi1979@hotmail.com

makzeze:
Everdon BDC : Daily FX Rates

USD($)** WE BUY* WE SELL
216.58 +4.00% 221.00 +4.00%
GBP(£) WE BUY* WE SELL
299.00 +0.34% 306.00 +0.66%
EUR(€) WE BUY* WE SELL
221.00 +1% 228.00 +0.05%

* Publicized buy rates are negotiable, based on volume. Percentage reflects change from previous day's rate.
** USD rates are CBN-compliant and fall within a +3.5% spread above cost of purchase.

makzeze:
SELLING AT 205

hadetola:
urgent help pls, i have seen a copy of letter of intent somewhere but i can seem to see again now that i need one. can anyone help me out urgent please

Modele35:
Good day house, can someone help with a draft of the letter/ sample one can send to the Embassy informing them I want to go and have a baby before I go? I have a visa already over a year ago and I have been to the US twice. I have friends who have written them to inform them os such. is it advisable? I want to go to OHIO, there a good and affordable hospital TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE. The maternity contract sent to me was :There you go...guess you can modify it to suit your need.Hope it helps

Prepayment Cost Detail:

Vaginal Delivery

1-2 day stay [$2,400 for mom] and [$950.00 for each baby]

C-Section

3-4 day stay [$3,725 for mom] and [$950.00 for each baby]

Deposit amount $________________

Please note: Prepayment rate must be paid prior to delivery. We suggest you make payment before the seventh month in case delivery is earlier than expected. The prepayment deposit does not include other visits related to the pregnancy or physician fees. If there are complications with mother or baby the contract covers the charges for the first two days of the vaginal delivery and the first four days of the c-section delivery. Any, additional days beyond the contracted stay are the patient’s responsibility – and financial arrangements must be made at the time of discharge.

Sincerely,
______________________________
Woman Services Financial Counselor
Trinity Medical Center

Nana89:
Hello people! I'm back to share my little piece after the delivery of my baby at Northside hospital atlanta. Everything went smooth thankful to God. I was able to get the birth certificate with 5 days after which I made an appointment at the pAssport agency and guess what! We got the passport same day because the date I booked for my return to Nigeria was just a week from the day we had the appointment( planned on shifting the date depending on the number of days the passport will take). Requested the SSN at the time of filling the form for the bc and also got it in the mail about 5 working days after we collected the bc( it said on the form that it takes up to 5 weeks for it to be out), we also applied for a Nigerian passport at the consulate and got it in 3 days. All in all it took less than two weeks to get everything. Thanks be to Almighty God for it could be a totally different story. If anybody is considering atlanta and has questions, do send an email and I will try my best to response! P.s also got my zero balance from the hospital and even a refund of $255 from the hospital as my bill didn't reach the estimate they gave before I made the down payment which qualifies me for the discount they give to self pay patients.

kairi:
First, bought my ticket via an online site - kayak.com, it took me to the Kim site and was even cheaper than wakanow. For hospital, I am going with Northside, it's the cheapest quote I got for self pay - about $3,550 if you pay within 30 days of delivery. As for doctor, I am using alliance obgyn and they doctors are great, but I am finding them a bit expensive, still going to discuss with them sha,methought I don't really think I should change at this stage in pregnancy 36 weeks now). Other good hospitals are the famous Gwinnett, Emory Midtown and Kennestone, sorry I don't have their prices.

kairi:
First, bought my ticket via an online site - kayak.com, it took me to the Kim site and was even cheaper than wakanow. For hospital, I am going with Northside, it's the cheapest quote I got for self pay - about $3,550 if you pay within 30 days of delivery. As for doctor, I am using alliance obgyn and they doctors are great, but I am finding them a bit expensive, still going to discuss with them sha,methought I don't really think I should change at this stage in pregnancy 36 weeks now). Other good hospitals are the famous Gwinnett, Emory Midtown and Kennestone, sorry I don't have their prices.

feddy27:
@newmum15, if you are buying KLM I wld advise you buy frm dia offfice so that u don't av any hassles if you need to make changes. You can even book on hold online and pay at dia office. Dat ws wat I did so I had options of choosing my POE.

kairi:
Hello my fellow ACIW!

I have landed Atlanta to God be the glory and thanks to the tips from you all. I had favor all the way and just want to share my POE experience.

I had prepared for the "infamous Atlanta" POE with great fear and trepidation - trusting God for favor and making sure I was ready with all documents- but still fearing secondary investigatin etc, I arrived on Friday, looked at all the CBP officers, no black person, no Latino. Hmmm,.mi started praying again. Long story short, I was sent to one middle aged white guy and the dude was not smiling, he did not even look at my face at first:

CBP: Why are you here?
Me: Vacation and to have my baby.
CBP: How do you intend to pay for that?
Me: self pay, I have some cash (told him how much), my debit cards (brought out my printed bank statements)
CBP: what arrangements have you made so far?
Me:I have a doctor and contacted the hospital as well.
CBP: have you paid for any of this yet?
Me: not yet, but that's because the doctors office said I will make the payments at my first visit (brought out my hospital correspondence).
CBP: so do you have any family or friends in Atlanta and where will you be staying?
Me: with my husbands Uncle and Aunt.
CBP: so what will you be doing while you are here?
Me: (in my mind - Oga, did you not hear me the first time?) I plan to have my baby while I am here. He nodded, so I quickly addedsight seeing, shopping, resting. He waited, I was blank oh! Then:
CBP: ok, that's it, you can go.

About 5 minutes all in all, and each time I brought out a document, he did not even bother to look at it, I guess he thought I was well prepared so...Atl the dreaded has been conquered!

One tip I think was important, I did not carry any food or anything to declare...I just felt there is no need to give them reason to call me to inner room, let our handshake no reach elbow, lol! There is lots of Nigerian food here if you have a craving, for gifts, I brought fabric instead. Depends on you though, o just remembered that my last journey BWI (Baltimore), it was after I passed the first guy that they started asks me questions, so no need.

Thanks for the tips and all guys.

teeboztb:
Hi All,

I have been following this thread quietly for a while now because i desire that my wife delivers our baby in the US. I am presently considering Atlanta for logistic reasons but also considering cost. It appears a couple of people are heading towards phoenix.

Can someone please spell out the likely cost implications of having a baby (VAGINAL AND CAESAREAN PLEASE) in phoenix from registration to delivery.

Nkem234:
Check out north side hospital..
U can email Price.Estimate@northside.com for estimated costs.
Once u are OK with costs,go ahead and find doctors affiliated with the hospital through Google.
All the best

0yin:
Northside hospital and Gwinnett hospital for now.

I'm a Sept mum, still looking out for other reasonable priced hospitals in ATL

Newmum15:
Good Afternoon Guys,I'm quiet new on this site but I can say I've learnt quite a lot in the few hours I've been reading.I just have few questions and would be glad if anyone can help.My husband and I just got the B1/B12 visa and during the interview,I was asked if i was pregnant which I said Yes,Then she further asked if I'd like to give birth in the U.S and I said no,I probably should have told her the truth but I was scared it would contradict the 3 weeks we said we would be staying for.She gave me a letter that if I intend to change my mind I could go with the documemts.My husband intends to write them that I'd like to give birth in the U.S so they would update my visa...I'm just worried if that won't affect me at the POE.I'm due in July and I intent to leave in May.would be staying in Atlanta and I don't have any doctor or hospital in mind.Can anyone Pls help with any useful advice.Thank you very much.