₦airaland Forum

Popri:
Congratulations Nogen......
God grant you strength to carry on and grant you safe delivery

Thanks and a giant Amen!

hadetola:
Some hospital can be funny. Medical report for 20k. Is it not my personal record. Can I just get a copy of the test instead of this report that has the same thing as a copy of the test.

I paid 26k to get my medical reports and tests records. We were given two options though. Have a GP write it for you for 5k or a consultant gynecologist and obstetrician prepare it for you is 26k. We had to choose the later because we don't want our results rejected.

Got in to the US yesterday at 2pm Dallas time /8 pm Nigerian time. God granted us favour from Naija to the US (travelled with my mum). Arrived MMI very early eventhough i have checked myself and mum in the previous day. No fit to fly or scan asked for. I am very heavy for the number of weeks i am presently. I also requested for a wheelchair. It was one of the best decisions I made during this trip.

We flew KLM, an awesome flight and crew members. I was so taken care of from Nigeria to Amsterdam, and my 2nd leg of the trip was more than awesome. The crew members made sure I was given enough food and water. They gave me 150 cl of water. Changed our seats to a more comfortable one. Kept coming to check on me all through the flight.

My feet were not swollen because I wore my compression socks ( usually my feet get swollen especially when they are not up) I drank gallons of water in flight, made good use of the restroom wella. Walked the aisle of the flight as often as I could.

At our arrival in Dallas, was wheeled to the POE. The conversation with the CBP officer started after he checked my visa and passport.
Cbp officer- How long are you staying?
Me- 3 months.
CBP officer - What will you be doing in 3 months?
Me- having my babies
CBP officer - Any documents from your doctor?
Me- Hands over the letter correspondence with the doctor and every other documents I had with me so he could check.
CBP officer - Is this your 1st time using your visa?
Me- No. Used it last year summer for vacation. But have old used visas there.
CBP officer - checked and nodded.
CBP officer- How much cash do you have with you?
Me- 9k plus cash and on my BOA card and GTB card, I also have enough funds.
(He didn't bother to see the money nor the cards)
CBP officer- Giving birth in the US is totally legal but make sure you collect and safeguard all your babies' and your birthing papers and receipts because they could be asked from you anytime, either at the Embassy or any POE here in the US. Know that it is documented in the computer. Always, you must come in to the US with them anytime you visit. It's very important. Do you have any food?

Me- Yes.
CBP officer - what do you have as food?
Me- I listed them. No meat, yes to vegetables but they are dried.
CBP officer -Ok. I wish you a safe delivery. (Sent us to Agriculture for our food). Stamped Mum and l till November 2015 (my visa expires October )

2nd CBP- How much cash do you have?
Me- 9k plus.
2nd CBP - will that cover all your bills?
Me- I have money in my BOA and GTB cards if I need to spend more money.
2nd Cpb - what do you do for a living?
Me- I am a ********
2nd Cpb : Ok. Have a safe delivery and welcome to the US.

Picked up our luggage and headed to the Agriculture.
Officer'- Any vegetables, meat, seeds, etc in your bag?
Me- Yes vegetables but dried. No meat. Yes to seeds and spices but they are all blended. I also have some pap. Explained what it is and used for.
He scanned the 4 bags and said 'Enjoy your stay in the US '.

In our bags, my mum packed all manner of food but I made sure they are in powder forms except for pap, palm oil, fish and stock fish. We spent about 10 minutes in all.
No secondary inspection whatsoever. Nobody counted my money but I had everything ready. God granted us the favour all through. I wish other mums the very best as they embark on this journey.

Resting in Dallas now for a few days before porting to El Paso till delivery.

iolite88:
I completely agree with you oh my sister. Imagine all of this shut down happening around the country, what happens if the hospital can't get fuel to power their generators? Schedule CS will be cancelled parents with babies in NICU will be praying for miracles. God help us all. I replied your mail to me but it seems something is wrong with your box it keeps bouncing back. Kindly confirm receipt of my reply.

I will soon reply you.

Akindolz, congratulations dear. Make I do pack my load dey come over before they will change their system. By the way, do they realise how much we put into their system? If our system is so good , personally I won't be coming over. I never liked the UK, most of my Vacations are done in the US.

Secondly, my hospital here had mentioned to me very early in my pregnancy that I should keep down a minimum of 3 million naira for delivery in case of NICU. NICU that hardly saves babies born unless they are in their 7th month. Please! 3 million naira is 15,000 dollars at least. For me, its all about the medicals first before the pali thingy.

They should just bear with us. It's not easy for us too.
A friend delivered her twins at 24 weeks. One survived and today, he's a bubbling boy. This was all possible because she gave birth whilst in the US. If it had happened here, those babies would have gone down the soakaway. As long as the person can afford to pay her bills, they should help us save our babies. We want the best medical care possible which unfortunately, we can't get here in Nigeria, at least for now.

OMG! What's going on here? Nerf, please don't reply that rude Simij again biko. She's not worth anyone's energy. Let peace reign!

iolite88:
@nogen I have sent you an email to your yahoo box. Thank you.

I slept off . So sorry. Just replied the mail this morning. If you have further questions, feel free to inbox me.

iolite88:
@nogen so you would advice me to go to El paso. Am considering Houston cause I have family there and can stay with them for the first 2 months before I move to an apartment just to reduce cost. Pls advice me and let me know what the reasons are I will PM you.

I have answered. Waiting for you now.

nefertitiram:
Holla @nogen you babes are colleagues

Lol. I see am. Make she carry her load dey go El paso. The truth is that some of the popular hospitals we rush to in Houston are not level 3 and the doctors may not have the patience and time she desires. She's a higher order risk mum. She will need that special care and management.

@Ugosimba, when one tells the truth, he/she is saved from unnecessary torture. After getting denied twice, you still lied your way through? It's not fair on the genuine Nigerians and Nigeria as a whole.

I appreciate the fact you paid all your bills, but you may be called at the Embassy when you want to renew or even at your next Poe , it may be an issue for you. On the other hand, you may be lucky and get your visa renewed without further questioning. All the best!

Thanks to Shagaman, damsell, cuteade and Nefetitiram. God bless you all.

Pls El Paso mums and dads, ejo, biko answer me. Was the package inclusive of lab tests and ultra sound scans or were you asked to pay differently for them?


Please help a sister!

shagaman:
You welcome

Mr. Shagaman, please no vex o. Were you charged separately for Lab tests and scans or were they included in the package bill?

Nefertitiram, leave Nairaland and argument come answer me joor!

shagaman:
Please save yourself the wahala and do from US embassy,we used elpaso and i know some people who used Notarized consent from court was refused,some states do take from courts but Elpaso strictly US embassy Notarized consent form....It might have changed ...

Thanks Shagaman. God bless you real good.

Abeg mums who have used El paso should answer me na! Did you use a Notorised consent form from Naija court instead of the US embassy. Please , I don't have all the time to sort this out. Thanks.

Phema:
Ikeja High Court.
Any private Notary Public will do.
Remember to leave out the dates if you intend travelling with the form.

El Paso mums, did you also use Notorised consent form from Naija courts?

gaggle:
good evening all,I have been following this thread 4 a while and I must say I ve learnt alot. please any one with information on doctors affiliated with methodist west houston hospital apart from Dr Zimmerman (he is not accepting anymore patient). thanks

Better doctor, not the one that keeps accepting and accepting patients without giving them quality services. Greed!!

precioussameer:
he had our first baby in may. before having our baby, i applied for medicaid with social services.
so all the hospital expenses was paid by the medicaid. and we came back to our home country we our US citizen baby

so now my wife is pregnant again
we have 3 years of visa left
and we are going again to US for our second baby

my question is:
will we get into some trouble this time?
at point of entry in jfk newyork, the cbp officer, will there be a red flag in this system or not
i mean : we used the medicaid before, will the cbp officer wil knew about the medicaid

we will be having 13000 dollars with us this time and a pregnant wife and a us citizen child

i ll also pay the medicaid every peny of it.
please help me out
i am desperately worried

Why on earth did you apply and use medicaid?

We should be very careful of what we expose our innocent children to. The world is wicked, especially this part of the world.

Also, it could be that the child fell and hit the head on a hard object without the adults taking proper and adequate care of the child.
May God protect our children! Amen

doublefavour:
Pls what is the price like at precious cedars? Am using Dr. Fagbohun also. I just google precious cedar but something else came up. Please what is their exact website addy and phone number? Thanks

Why don't you use Soulcare instead. The least price is 1000 dollars a month with other complementary services. Cedars is a bit pricey.

Many Nigerians reside in the United Arab Emirates but some of the biggest news in the Arab nation right now is that of the busting of a money-doubling gang of three Nigerians in Sharjah. The raid was carried out by Sharjah Police and their headquarters explained the modus operandi of the suspects.

A senior police officer in Sharjah says the gang used fake currency to convince people that they can double their money and make them wealthy beyond belief. During the raid, Sharjah Police recovered $20 million in fake currency with the arrest of three Africans. According to Colonel Ibrahim Al Ajill, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), many unsuspecting residents fell prey to the well-orchestrated scam and many of them had visited the police to complain about illegal activities carried out in an apartment in the Al Nahda area.

Following the tip off, a team of CID officers authenticated their claims and raided the apartment. The raid was successful and the suspects were arrested red-handed with bales of fake currency notes. Original currencies like dollars, euros and dirhams were also recovered from them. They initially denied the fake currency belonged to them saying it was for someone else but later confessed to their crime and how they swindled people.

Sharjah is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and is the third largest and third most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.

Prior to the raid, many businessmen had approached the three suspects and gave them their money for doubling. Sharjah Police say two of the suspects came to the UAE on a visit visa while the third one is on a residency visa that was given to him in the name of commercial shop.

An Fan residing in Sharjah has fully confirmed the raid and that was because the Fan stays in the same apartment as the suspects. The Fan was at home around 11.am last Sunday when the police entered his flat commando-style and by the time the dust cleared, they left with three fellow Nigerians who the Fan confirmed were caught with several fake dollars.

All the suspects are Yoruba from southwestern Nigeria. The first suspect is named Dele Ogunde, the other is Biyi and we are still working on getting the full names of the third. Two are from Oyo State while the third is from Ondo State. They remain in the custody of the Sharjah Police. This story will be updated as more details filter in so stay tuned. .

http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/crime/sharjah-police-seize-20m-fake-currency-1.1496157

RITLUV:
It is well dear. I hope to meet with you during this 3 days. I know one thing for sure that its all working together for good. I wish u journey mercies n smooth POE

Amen! By the grace of God, we will meet. We will be there in August. I will keep in touch.

RITLUV:
@ dere5 ..you are rily funny. @ Sakale..dere5 is right, its free...even pick up n drop off. Just send me PM so I give u d details

Ritluv, I will miss o. Was supposed to be there but had to port to El Paso at the last minute. But will visit soulcare for 3 days since we are departing from Houston.

ichidodo:
[color=#1980BC] Oui,J'ai nigeriane mais habite dan la mosqué... [/color]

Pls stop murdering French. I take God beg you

Congratulations DeeandGlady! This is what I call -Divine Favour!

nefertitiram:
All these ice cubes we are sharing...

My dear , the weather is too hot na. What can I do?

nefertitiram:
Someone already did, once, twice, thrice already...

We don't read anymore! We just ask over repeated questions. Anyways, let me continue munching my ice cubes.

And this is the one I sent to the embassy :


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to notify the embassy of my new travel plans. I have a B1/B2 visa which was obtained for a visit in October 2013. I have also used the visa for the original purpose. My name is ..........with passport number .........

I am currently pregnant and my husband and I have decided to have our babies in the USA. We have contacted a hospital in the USA for this purpose and we have adequate finances to cover all expenses.

I understand my visa covers for this purpose but would like to request you kindly update my records to reflect this new plan in my data. Also please advise if there is any other thing i would need to do.

Yours sincerely,
Your name