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dora2007:
Hello Obi,
Pls be Kind enough to send me a sketch of letter of intent. Would be immensely grateful
Thank u.

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simplysu:
Got into philly on Monday, jfk Poe, no questions asked but proof that you can pay your bill you must have as you never know.
I don't think change of intent is necessary as you've used the visa for its stated purpose. I dint send any.
Using the same hospital and meeting my financial adviser on Tuesday.
All the best

Thanks @simplysu.. Did you get an obstetrician before you left or you plan to do so after you meet with your financial advisor? If yes, can I have contact details for the ob/gyn you would be using? I'm asking Coz from all I have gathered here, you need a doctors correspondence asides the hospital correspondence. Help please.

happytbaby:
Read her response again, all the things she mentioned constitute the burden of proof.

Thanks @happytbaby as regards the "burden of proof"... If you read My response, there's still some information I need. But thanks all the same.

Obikada:
Thank you @damidamsel for your response and congrats on the birth of your baby
From what I can gather, using Crozer chester medical center may serve me better as I can get a doctor's correspondence compared to DCHM.
Please can you send me the contact details of the Obstetrician you used so I make further enquiries and a copy of your intent form (I have a sample already but won't mind having yours aswell)
Also, I have family in Philly, is it possible they could source the obstetrician for me?
Also when you say "burden of proof", what did yours contain so I can have mine handy. I will be going direct to Philadelphia and not Atl POE. I pray a seamless experience. My first time wasn't stressful at all and I travelled with my husband.
Look forward to your response.

[quote author=Obikada post=45416372]@damidamsel. Please I sent you a mail... Kindly respond. Thank you!

damidamsel:
1) It depends on u..... I birthed in philly abt 3wks ago and just like u, i got my visit visa in Dec wn i was 5months preggie and ensured i used it that same Dec for visit. I returned, having decided to go back for childbirth by first week in March and sent in the notification of intent letter ( despite having used d visa 4 its purpose) just to have their response handy shld i come in contact wt a tough CBP. I ended up not using it though as i went tru ATL poe and absolutely no doc wa requested.
2) I used Crozer-Chester Medical Center which is also under the same Crozer-Keystone Health System as DCMH u plan using. All i travelled with was their correspondence which clearly states the bill (i signed the necessary parts ahead of time) & the doctor's correspondence stating her bill too. Unlike DCMH, i wasn't required to pay any bill upfront and i was to source my Obgyn, anesthesiologist and Pediatrician myself which i did and got all necessary correspondences that I could get (however like i earlier mentioned, none of this was requested).
Nevertheless, i made sure i travelled with a complete burden of proof, $4k cash at hand, $5k in foreign bank acct, bank statement of hubby and I showing enough funds just in case the correspondences weren't convincing enough.
I believe this childbirth journey aint a one-size-fits-all kinda situation but one must ensure that one dots all 'i's and cross all 't's. Do all that's needful and pray as well. Wish u da best

Thank you @damidamsel for your response and congrats on the birth of your baby

From what I can gather, using Crozer chester medical center may serve me better as I can get a doctor's correspondence compared to DCHM.


Please can you send me the contact details of the Obstetrician you used so I make further enquiries and a copy of your intent letter to the embassy if possible (I have a sample already but won't mind having yours aswell)

Also, I have family in Philly, is it possible they could source the obstetrician for me?

Also when you say "burden of proof", what did yours contain so I can have mine handy. I will be going direct to Philadelphia and not Atl POE. I pray a seamless experience. My first time wasn't stressful at all and I travelled with my husband.

Look forward to your response.

Good evening.. This is my first post here.

Have been a silent follower and I must say I have gathered useful information so far.

I have a few concerns and would need sincere advice.

I applied for my b1/b2 visa for the first time in August 2015 and was denied.

I reapplied again in December 2015 to go spend the Christmas in Philadelphia. I had my interview on the 12th of December and was granted. I was asked to pick up in a few working days which I did. I didn't go for the Christmas holiday as my relative I was supposed to stay with was spending the Christmas in Nigeria.

I discovered I was pregnant early January of 2016. I sincerely had no idea a baby was forming in my tummy at the time of he interview. I have since used the visa for a holiday in February of this year.

My husband and I have since decided to birth our child in Philadelphia. My concerns are thus;

1. Do I still write to the embassy to notify them of my decision even though I have already gone on a holiday with the visa?
2. I have not been been able to get a doctors appointment but I have correspondence with the hospital financial advisor, as the hospital I'm using (Delaware county memorial hospital Philadelphia) requires full payment before a doctor's appointment can be fixed
3. The financial advisor said I can pay when I get in to the states ( which I plan to do since that option is available and I want to be sure I have entered so I don't dash them my money) Is the hospital correspondence enough to show at the POE with proof of capability to pay my bills

I plan to travel in the second week of June at about 27weeks

Please kind and sincere responses would be appreciated. Bless!