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Greetings
Yeah sure. ..you can carry it in ur BOP envelope and use it (only wen asked for sighting) as a back up/confirmation when he brings up his travel history.
Unless you are asked abt any visa denial just don't bother brining it up. .when u are asked just be sincere and reiterate d fact that ryt now u just wanna go on this long awaited vacation with your family and also have your baby when it's time. You can always reapply and goto the UK at a time of your choosing.

Be confident, get your story str8 and logical.
Maintain eye contact when you can, be relaxed, lead the conversation to areas of ur strength. Wen u have d opportunity.

All ll b well.
Gud luck once again

uptown17:
haaaaa. help again o. dont be tired pls. hubby has an old passport (before epassport started) that has a 6mnths, 2yrs, visa and a rejection of 5yrs application. the rejection was in 2007 wt reason

Hahaha. ...
Don't mind me. ..in as much as I try to pass a msg, ryt now I'm on leave, in no-man's land, got time to kill, punching away on my keyboard, message has been sent. ...
I'm actually smiling at my phone dangling my legs and counting down time to the next activity.....
@customised. .. no hard feelings abt the attachment, u send me message naim I jejely check and report back. .lol. ...
See wetin Internet cause. ...shay if na in those days we for name a library meet up go to the language section and peruse d same edition dictionary. .lol

Either way. .... please let's keep d pages rolling. .. I've got data to burn into. .
Peace y'all

bbaby84:
Why are you making a mountain out of a molehill. She meant @firsttymum is funny...
Let firsttymum speak for herself if she felt offended...
*Nose in the air* drops mic

Yeah! So o got offline and I spied .....
You may wish to find attached. ...
Hahahaha..... nice afternoon. .rolling out on errands. .

customised87:
Hey! I didnt even mean to insult her. Referring to somebody as a clown doesnt in anyway defame the person's character. It simply means she is a funny person. That ain't no name calling,do not make a mountain out of a molehill. You may want to check your dictionary!

Noted!
When get offline I'll do well to read. ..

customised87:
Hey! I didnt even mean to insult her. Referring to somebody as a clown doesnt in anyway defame the person's character. It simply means she is a funny person. That ain't no name calling,do not make a mountain out of a molehill. You may want to check your dictionary!

I won't advice that.
Ever heard of "visa shopping"?! Embassies frown at those. ... hmmmm...#thinking. .
I'd say liquidate the fixed deposit into account and if asked you will day you have been planning this vocation and childbirth trip a while now (make sure you back up this statement by dotting ur Is n crossing ur Ts).
Apply str8 to us embassy and do it quickly.
Going to late at your term negates your claim of planning ahead on time.

Do what you have to do and do it quick. .



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Aaaaah. ....
See how dem wan fall our hands here ooooh

Battle of the sexes

anonymousmum:
Hmm these stories about husband being denied, if we are better prepared we can avoid stories that touch...

When my husband was applying, I was already in the US. I packaged these documents for him before i left (you know men, if you leave them do do these things it will never happen smh)

My Biodata page - they asked him for this
My US Visa Page
Photo copy of my UK, Schengen visa plus all the visa's I have ever had sef lol
Receipts of payments (his interview was 4 days after I got to the US so I had made all payments sharp sharp and sent the receipts to him, they asked him for this)
Letter of Change of Intent that I had received from Lagos and Abuja (they actually asked for this and apparently was the deciding factor in granting him the visa)
Evidence of accommodation booking
Marriage certificate
Evidence of past holidays together with photographs lol
My letter from the office stating I was qualified for leave


Plus his own normal documents that he would take - bank statements, letter of employment payslips etc.

Mind you he had been denied about 10 years ago, but had since gone to UK, Dubai, etc

Now I can compete with Phema with burden of proof award hehe

No name calling. ....
We can send a msg with a lil bit of messing n kidding arnd. .buh no downright name calling or defamation of character. ....
We may try treat ignorance buh not with name calling insults. ...we don't know who d next Joe with an id is. ..

customised87:
This babe right here is a clown loooool

You gonna be like.
Hello newbie. ....thank you for joining the NL community where you feel at home online.
Please refer to the travel Forum and join the thread giving birth in the USA.
There you may kindly read part 1 and part 2 to current page 217.
Please make sure to hold your jotter pen and whatever resource you need to store info for personal use.
You will find answers that may arose from your prospective venture in the United States.

Pls further feel free to come back and narrate your experience whilst adding to the value of the forum.
Thankyou and good luck.
#press 1 to hear this message again in a different dialect.


Lol

firsttymum:
We shld call you to give you the info? Wow

Ok then just chill, we will all get out our jotters and summarize the info and then call you...

Wait BOSS

While you may be very right.
I think they can work their way around it with a gud back story as to why they wanna go to the states em all.

When I and my family went for interview, we just recently (like 2 months old) got the big rejection stamp from France embassy.
What we did was top build travel history by taking a 4 day vacation to dubai with layover in Ethiopia (yeah! Dt adds to travel history lol)..
As such we weren't asked why the rejection. ..just if we have b4 n I said yes. ..

Tnxie much

FinanceFitness:
Hmm... That UK rejection stamp is going to be a flag. They will likely ask you for why you were rejected and quoting insufficient funds doesn't help your medical tourism application.

I will strongly recommend you reapply for a UK visa first before you proceed to US.

British embassy is more lenient to first timers and would generally issue you a visa with proper documentation.

I have always used tourist visa and would usually just book hotels to avoid all these letter of invitation drama.

But honestly, has your circumstance really changed? I.e you now earn or have more money?

Hello.
I'd say y'all apply as a family.
He should be the principal and definitely the one who's gonna be chatting with the VO. Apparently he has travel history as such during the interview can score some points on that.
Wen it comes to purpose for the trip he'd say family vacation and child birth.
Wanna give his family a gud time vacation at the states and also have his wifey (u) deliver there cos he always luvs to be around during delivery of his kids plus he owes u guys a vacation. ..

Now note this:
Don't even bother leaning towards El paso , Houston or phoenix, (given d story above these are not entirely vacation spots for family).
Accommodation should buttress ur story for vacation so dump the extremely economical reservations (that doesn't mean you should go ahead and pay booking though).
Get quotes from a moderately priced hospital and possibly doctor too.
Draw up a budget sheet to cover both the vacation and childbirth.
Have a single (2 max) account statements to cover ur budget comfortably.
He should demonstrate to the VO that he's got everything all planned out organised and ready to implement.
Now as per relative when asked if u have, don't just say you are going to visit n stay with them, that negates your story for family vacation. You may pass by n say hello or not even visit at all cos you won't have the time to divert the family tracks.

Gud luck with ur endeavours. ..
I hope this helps. ..
With more from the NL vets I trust ur wish ll be actualize.

uptown17:
hi people. please i need clarification on this us visa ooooo
what are our chances of getting the us visa


i will appreciate your candid response dear gurus

Now you are talking. ...hehehe

FinanceFitness:
@LadyG and Olokings - interestingly, while that amount sounds high, it may be correct. You will be amazed at how much turnover people post in small businesses. Don't forget Nigeria's population. Also, if she imports, surely, she must be selling to wholesalers and not homes like us. For a B to B business, 50m a month turnover is not huge.

I guess it's the same confusion between turnover and earnings though. Cause her profit margin on it may not more than 5% after all expenses considered.

Wait what!
#50m on dried fish from Thailand? ! Does she own and runs a fishing trawler?...chai nawa sef...we no dey look back if we dey lie ooh.... na so d mkt be naim we all no resign go begin sell bonga fish ni. ...
Lol

akelvin:
@lizzylilly....@firsttymum n olokings totally agree wit u guys dats what came to mind as I read it.they didn't believe d earning n u can't change it cos they ave d info already so just look for an expensive hospital not even doc.FF n a really nice n comfy accommodation like a two bedroom furnished to match up d earnings.
This just reminded me when we went for our interview in Abuja n a lady before us said she earns 50million monthly from her business the VO asked what kind of business is dat,she said she imports dried fish from Thailand n dat was it they denied her d visa.so changing d amount now will make u appear as though u lied earlier so just get expensive hospital n and accommodation to match up.

Lol. ....oooh my!
Are they tired of holding on and keeping their dollars in show glass?
Abeg we no wan buy again..BDC serf wan star selling PTA rate, we'll wait for them. ..yeye ppl...
Hehehe. .....

back2dmatter:
Good News For GTBank Account Holders Seeking PTA....

A Friend Of Mine In The Bank Told Me That The Bank Now Sells PTA....

Greetings.
While I stand corrected, I perceive the VO looking at your economic capability didn't see the logic in you;
1. Choosing an economical hospital rather than a moderate one. .
2. To cap it all you still went ahead and book reservation for a studio (economical) again.
For someone who earns 2m power month should be able to afford at least a comfortable $3k per month apartment. ...my take though
As such she pinned loopholes in your story and that's a big red flag for them ergo the blue paper. ...

Try reapplying and use a moderate hospital say total package of no less than $9-10k... reserve an apartment utility and bills paid say min a 2 bedroom (cos truly 4 someone with a 2m monthly earning can't stand staying in a $1500 per month studio (taste thingy)...
All in all, plug all loop holes and maybe try visiting the Abuja embassy.

Good luck

lizzylilly:
Good day please am a sillent reader,have learnt alot from part1 to part 2 ,i went for my interview today at lagos . Im 24 weeks pregnant.unfortunately i was refused by the black woman. please help me , how to solve this problem am down since i came back.
my husband has business in south africa and i have my business also am general merchandise in clothing and textiles. I have 7 million plus in my account and i went with my husband statement of account too.

Vo; when is your due date? december
VO:can i see your appoinment letter? yes i gave it to her
Vo:why did you choose phoenix among all? because its affordable
Vo;what do you do?
Vo;how much do you earn per month? 2million and it depends on sales
Vo: do you have relate there? No
Vo: why do choose economy crossland studio? because is closer to the hospital.
VO:Have you travel before. yes to south africa.
she gave me the blue paper.
please i need your candid advice

Now i dont know if i can reapply in south africa because i have valid residence or i should apply in abuja.

Nope. ..it was squeezed out to remove water. ...frozen n tired in nylon bags then put inside s luggage. ....

firsttymum:
Was ur pap powdered? If yes how did u dry it or wher did u buy it

Seconded. ....
As best as u can, carry all ur luggage can accommodate so that u don't run short odd supplies while here. ..

Phema:
My dear, abeg carry every every especially those two. Naija milk and milo na the best.

Lol. ...see you..
I no wan joke ooh. .my poeps no dey play with their African cuisine. ..
I carried 2 duffel bags just fill of food stuff. .wch had to be split into 4 at the airport because they were over weight. ..buh apparently I still got a lot of baggage allowances to fillup thus I didn't pay excess luggage fees. ..

Stock fish. .dried fish. .if they open those bags person go fit start Africana restaurant business there. .or imports sef. .lol

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firsttymum:
2cartons hahhahhahahhahhaha... Then even the hungry man size? Lwtmb haahjahhaha

Dunno if the beams ll raise a red flag.

Buh I travelled with and declared all of those.
Except the beans ofcourse. ..
Carried 2 cartoons of hungry ma'ln Indomie. ..

Omotweezy:
Hi everyone , I am traveling in a few days with garri, melon , Powered milk, milo, groundnut , grounded melon , dry pepper , dry fish, ogbono, crayfish, curry, pap, beans flour , spag, indomie. Please is any of this contraband ?

Thanks

Yeah tnx plenty much.
By the way. ..I carried
Indomie, Poundo yam, what flour, pap, stock fish, dried fish, bitter leaf , cocoa yam grinded, grinded crayfish, dried vegetable (ugwu) ...etc. ..head like 3 extra large duffel bags just for food items. ...




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Greetings y'all.
So I got into dallas today with my family
Flew Emirates with layover at dubai.
Flight transit and POE was quite uneventful. ....
Requested wheelchair service for wifey at dubai n dallas. ...
Landed. ..got her in d wheelchair and attendant. ...expressed baggage pick up and jumped the line to immigration.

CBD: hello
Me: gud day
CBP: passport please
Me: hands him
CBp: wat re u here for
Me: vacation n childbirth. ...
Cbp: looks at wifey
How long you staying
Me: 3 months although I'll be out n return just b4 delivery cos I gotta get back to work
CBp: u declared over 10k
Me: yes
Cbd: welcome to the US ..pls proceed to baggage check. .
Got there. ... they gave me form to fill for declaration
Agric
What you got. . Fresh fruits. ...vegetables. ..yam. ..
Me: no no n no. ...
Scans bag. ..we waka pass
Cbp dude stamp us B2 all...buh funny didn't write anything like 6 months validity.
No biro whatsoever. ...
Hmmmm
...we me sha jejely carry my kaya. ..settled n adoring to see doc on Monday. ..
I'm not sweating myself since I don't plan staying more than the month's. ....
Anyone see any biggie with the CBP officer not writing anything abt validity all in our passports. .just stamped n biro B2

Gud talk. ... nice of u to challenge ursef et al to digging deeper n feeding more relevant info. Kool. ..
Buh seriously, that was "robbing it in" with the pm what info u got to ur fellow classmates...
Lol. .unless u have put a secured log in on ur shared info b4, or formed a closed user group, I don't see how much difference your last paragraph would make. ....

Gud luck to us all. ...

Fellow NL the gauntlet has been thrown down by predecessors. .... guess it's left for us to pick it up. ...

Peace y'all. .
Still in transit.

Mamatukwas:
Hello Ladies. I'm part of the class of 2014 and i must say, this thread has changed Those days we used to work hard at getting new and relevant information about affordable hospitals and doctors that we could use. These days Poe and interview stories are scarce talk less of new hospital.

Can I challenge us ladies (myself included) to make a serious and renewed EFFORT at getting new and affordable hospitals we can use? The U.S. Is HUGE so we have not even scratched the surface at all. What happened to Kentucky, Nebraska, Colorado etc

Il decided to start researching again since nothing else is new here and I would love us to all do the same... If not il just quietly pm any new info I get to my fellow class members
Hope I made sense! Love ya'll and cheers to the weekend!

What's the problem?

SleekChingy:
HELP!!!

What I'd give for have had it at your time as well. ..

Shawbabe:
Smh. Justwise see as u just let our precious thread turn to Exchange rate thread. During our own time we dare not derail the thread.
Coming now to read more than 10 pages of Gtb vs. Stanbic......it's a waste of time to us who born in the 165 =$1 era and are concerned about cheap hospitals for next project. We no care about 230 or 290 per $1. Another thread should be opened for best naija bank for PTA.

It's an acronym. ...

Record.

princeFAD:
Can anyone explain what PTA means please?

Not daily. .
But a N240 surcharge per withdrawal asides d exchange rate.

firsttymum:
@olokings

Do u mean as the fee for daily withdrawal?

Lmfao!
Naaah..I'm a dudely dude yo .....
If I come off as a preggie momma to you I'd tk dt as a compliment. ..lol. .. could you like say ds mk my babe see it such that I can up my bragging rights by a pint or two. .hehehe. ..
Wifey not an NL fan eeh. ..all I know re info I weaned off veterans such as phema, tvegas (best online id I've seen so far), burning nerf (jega) sayoberry. ....d list goes on (if I didn't mention your name pls know that ur mems are buried deep down for specialist consult)....

Yeah Bro. ..dude speaking here. ..hahaha

spykid014:
I thought you were a woman? I know there's the (m) sign beside your name and all, but some of your posts scream preggie mama! Or you and your wife post using the same handle? I may be mixing things up sha...

RalphLauren, I like you. For no particular reason, I just like u! *back to my silent_reader mode*

Hiya y'all
Y'all may wish to note that fidelity (I don't know abt others) have increasedtheir charges on ATM e-banking usage/transactions. Fees increased to things like N240 + standard 1% for abroad withdrawals. .. 500 + % bla bla bla ....I'm a selective reader I no like book at all. .lol

So u may recalculate n factor in such charges in your future transactions. ...at the end of the day it seems PTA is more profitable cos they didn't surcharge giving PTA that much at all.

At d ballers- ooooh meehn it seems I snoozed n missed the super bowl. .why na! Justwise u for wait mk I still watch small of the movie. ...lol. .... Apparently we seem to fight allot these days on NL and for similar reasons at that. ....hmmmm....some can't tk humour, others prank and then some a friendly jab. ...

@terese69 I see you. ... goonna track u dwn soon. ..yeah I concur dallas ain't cheap. .relatively speaking. True that!

Peace y'all

BTW...brothers in d hux, I know we ain't so much, buh let's be d #men #fathers we re n try to caution buh n never e ever ever trash talk n insult a woman. ...in public at that..
Wen am argument gets too heated. .simply back out. .it tks d stronger ones to know wen to strategically retreat during a battle. .

#winks

shimk:
I hv a stanbic account buh hvnt used it for a while.

d oda day my dad called from naija n was saying smtn bout d cbn gov saying dollar is 197 officially n am like y won't he mk it official for all banks to adhere to. its not like d banks get d dollar from black market.

Another annoying tin esp wit fidelity is dat wen u check ur bal d conversion rate is 199.5 o, u will be feeling like person day has plenty money till u use ur card n calc d rate only to get 239.

big hiss.

meehn i hail sha...
we sabi port well well.. naim mk telecomms number roaming no work for naija.. because we read port in "per minute basis"

funny enough.. the difference in all these their quotes aside from the x-factor bill is quite little per states...
buh then again.. there is accommodation wolfer... lol

Shawbabe:
Lmao. For real.

you already have..... .... justsaying

Kemzone2003:
I will not dignify you with a reply......

aswear!...your own quanta pass d one weh dem go carry.

make u leave d guy alone with waife mata na.

abi u go help pay bride price... country hard ooh.

@kemzone: this your own don pass justification ooh....
#justwise is still deliberating on the issue i presume... gotta make a clear n logication conclusion on it.. hehehe

LadyGuinivere:
Kemzone you say you are not bruce yet you carry em matter for head!
ALL the issues you stated have been hashed with, dealt with, experienced by folks in this community.
Justwise you go lunch?! Abi u don finally find the wife?

lol

LadyGuinivere:
Kemzone you say you are not bruce yet you carry em matter for head!
ALL the issues you stated have been hashed with, dealt with, experienced by folks in this community.
Justwise you go lunch?! Abi u don finally find the wife?