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niche70:
Good morning all mamas and papas ,

I want to thank God for his blessings on me.
Had my visa application renewed successful without an interview.

Wish you all same and a splendid Christmas celebration.

kokorita:
morning house, please I need an advice for a good friend of mine.she had her baby boy in Maryland , She was billed 4,100.66 dollars for lab test and she asked them before the test. How much it was. And the doctors office nurses said its the lab department that handles that. Now she got a mail giving her a break down of the lab test and charged her that huge amount just for test. She's confused . Please house any expenrice or advise. Thanks
Morning house. My friend was able to get a discount on her lab bill from 4,100.66 to 2,190.77.
Want to find out. If she does a year payment plan with the lab. But clears are other bills like doctor fees , hosiptal fees , epidural , baby doctors fees etc. Will it affect her reapplying from a visa.

Adeneyagrofeeds:
Good morning to you all. I'm full of joy right now. I applied for Canada visit visa last week Dec 12 through paper route, Dec 15 I received a msg from vfs stated my processed passport is ready for collection, Kai I was really scared, just 3days for visa processing, where some people has been waiting over 8weeks yet no response from the vfs. Inshort I went to the vfs today hoping maybe my application was rejected and to God be the glory I was approved with 2years multiple visa.

You guys here are really helpful.

aamey15:
Hello Everyone,
So hubby, my son and I just got our Visa approved today but ehn it wasn't easy oo...
Find below the conversation between us and the VO
VO: Hello good afternoon, sorry for keeping you waiting
Hubby: Its fine thank you
VO: Can I have your passports please
Hubby: Gave him
VO: he looked through it and was like okay, where are you going to, how long will you be dere for and where will you be staying
Hubby: 2 week, Chicago and with my uncle
VO: I See you travelled in November last year why and for how long
Hubby: Stated everything( hubby for 2 weeks and myself and son for 4 month- We went for a family vacation and we stayed back to have my daughter
VO: At your interview in June 2015 you said you were going for 2 weeks and not seeking medical attention
Hubby: At the time we didn't know we were pregnant as i was still breastfeeding my son..so we just wanted to go for holiday. When we found out I fell ill and couldn't travel so we all decided to travel in November and I sent a change of Intent to notify the ambassy
VO: WELL THE CHANGE OF INTENT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE
me: Oh really.. i didn't know
VO: When did you have your daughter
Me: xx feb 2016
VO: Counting the number of months with his fingers to reconfirm what I said( At this point I was thing chai wahala dey o)
Where did you have you daughter and can i have her passport pls
Me: Cook county hospital John Stroger
VO: Can I have proof of that please
Me: Hands over all receipts, zero balance and invoices
VO: Who was your doctor
Me: Dr xxxxx, then I handed over the records of all my antenatal visits with her ( I kept everything oo thank God)
VO: Looks through the receipts and exclaimed whao so expensive, what about the dr's fee..
Me: I explained that it was all encompassing( John stronger has a package for self pay.. I dunno if they have anymore but the cost was about small for dr, birth and pead so I showed him the breakdown)..in my mind I was like expensive ke... great bargain oo.. I just kept quiet
VO: Kept on writing and writing. he asked hubby and my self what we do and where we work..
Hubby and I answered
VO: Where else have you travelled to:
Hubby: Hajj last year,
VO: Asked me if I went with him..
Me: I said I didn't coz I was still breast feeding my daughter at the time...
VO: OKAY.. typed for another like 3 -4mins...
Handed over our documents and said we should pick our visa..
VO: Please when next you are going to birth abroad please you need to get a medical visa, the change of intent does not go into your individual files do we don't have records of such.Sending it does not make a difference you have to schedule a new interview for medical visa
Me and Hubby: Okay we will do
Thank God we got it oo.. glad I said the truth and I am truly happy.



quote author=aamey15 post=63362716]Hello everyone,
Please i need you advise. I travelled in nov 2015 and had my baby in Cook county hospital Chicago. In February 2016. left USA in march 2016. When i got the visa i didnt know i was pregnant.. was probably 1 and half months gone ..so when we eventually pregnant and decided to travel to have my daughter i sent a change of intent stating i was travelling with my son(a year snd half) and hubby. At POE we stated that i was gonna stay for 4 montha and hubby was staying for 2 weeks(he had a training). Paid all my bills and got receipts before i left
This year hubby and i changed jobs and all so we just applied to renew our visa (dropbox)since we both have not been able to travel... now they have invited all of us for a face to face interview.. i dunno y oo..
Please can anyone advise me... thank you

Tripletmom:
Thanks for sharing.
We both av this same story,renewed via drop box April and got BFP June.
Was telling DH over d weekend dat if i had known,i would av scheduled another interview instead of d letter i sent.
Got the normal generic response the next day.
Anyway,will just get myself prepared for POE.
All the best mama.

Omodadi2:
Congratulations on your successful enterance. Pls does this mean you didnt indicate childbirth for your trip?cos u said u r there till xmas, ur EDD is still far.... jst thinking aloud.

Uniquezuri:
Congratulations and God bless your host!

Goodluck to everyone still on the journey and congratulations in advance. May it end in praise for everyone of you.

Officially hanging up my child bearing boots! Thank God for everything!!

Ahmadrc:
Good evening everyone, any elpaso bound mum due in January and/or February in the house?

talk2jt:
Hello Guys,

I have a question. My friend and his family got their US visa in 2015. They have traveled twice btw 2015 and 2016. This year his wife went to give birth, she's back now, she didn't spend up to 6 months. So he tried to renew their visa through dropbox but they were told to appear for an interview. Does anyone know why this might have happened? He also stated that they made all payments in America for the birth of their son. Thank you guys.

fola62:
I sent you an email.
Please respond so we can chat better via email

Thanks

vee09:
hello house. wanna say a big thank you to all those who ddnt hoard any information whatsoever..
i had my interview this morning in Abuja..was a bit nervous even after reading from part 1 to 5 of this thread and making my own research... and fasting and praying.. lol
with that cute young whitie at window 7 who kept denying people.. and i was telling my God not to send me to him..
me: good morning
vo: morning, how are you? passport please
vo: you say you are going to El Paso, Texas
me:yes i am
vo: to do what
me: to have my baby
vo: what do you do
me: i do blah blah
vo: have you been out of the country before
me: yes to dubai
vo: what does your husband do
me: blah blah blah
vo: how many employees do they have
me: over a thousand and others scattered all over the nation
vo: how many work directly under him
me: close to 15
vo:has he been outside before
me: yes.. named the countries
vo:how many siblings do you have
me:3
vo:how many have been to the US before
me:none
vo:have you made contact with the doctor in EL PAso
me:yes..
vo:do you have your correspondence
me: yes.. (bringing it out to give him
vo: hold on a sec... typing vigoriously...
ill be issuing you your visa... but...(my heart skipped)
make sure you pay all your bills. get all your reciepts or else.. none of your family will be issued visa ever...
me. okay thank you.
it dawned on me when one of the security men asked.. madam.. this one wey you just dey smile like this..dem give you? then i knew i was actually glowing on the outside. thank God and thanks to nairalanders here for all the information posted..
now preparing for POE.
going in january. intown suites.. still searching for a better offer tho.. will be there till april. would love to connect with el paso mums that will be going aswell..

manlikegb:
Hello house, timeline update.

Submitted online on October 30.
Did biometrics same day.
Approved and passport request notification today Nov 6.
All Glory be to God.

Thanks to everyone for the guidelines. Thanks @travelpes, @overlord77 and ofcourse @jayfierce. I appreciate you all, God bless.

freeman67:
Nothing went wrong with your money. FBN deduct funds immediately you make your request.. Infact if money is not in your account at the point you are making the request, it is as good as void. That said, It seem your request was for primary market.

A request made on the 19/10 was already late for primary market investment the next date was 2/11 which you got. The rates given to you are not bad considering the CBN rates posted here yesterday.

I hope this clear your doubts....

Sunmisire:
God bless the good work here. Pls I got a US visa for my family(spouse,myslf and baby) as we claimed spouse is on leave and we wld like to spend it over there.
1. I will be going with my 16 months old baby as my husband wld join us later... Hope it won't be a problem at the POE since it's a family visa.
2. When he is also coming alone,hope it won't be a problem.
3. How much is the cheapest daycare or crèche I can get for my baby as I am planning to work(under the table)for d few months I will be spending there. Since I will be staying with a friend in New Jersey.

funmido:
Hello, @Justwise @Bright @Solatium @Ekpotek and everyone in the house,


Kindly advice:

I submitted a completed online application for a tourist visa on the 4th of October but cancelled/requested for a refund on the 5th of October 2017 upon detecting an error i made in section/part 2. (Please note that biometrics and submission date was scheduled for the 12th of October but wasn’t honored as i had already cancelled)

Now on the 15th of October, i made a fresh application online, paid the visa fee, submitted and went for my biometrics yesterday 24/10/2017

But to my surprise, up till this minute i haven’t received a mail or any refund alert from the British Embassy (visa4UK) concerning the previous cancelled

Kindly advice...

Thank you all!

Darla:
Hello everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but does anyone know the GIFMIS code for the Ministry of foreign affairs? I'm trying to generate a remit code online for the payment for the authentication of docs. I understand it's a 10-digit PIN, I have tried contacting the ministry without much success, can't go in person because I'm in Europe.
Please help!
Thank you.

Chijiuche:
Whaoo!! Thanks for this information...I almost booked BA this morning but the internet was bad...let me source for another airline then.

kaakaa:
Good day all, congratulations to all the new mothers and thanks to all those that kept this thread alive.

Please, my friend is suspecting that her host has her child's SSN, and may be using it....and she wants to report to IRS after i told her about them..... the issue now is,she is back in Nigeria.... can she report from Nigeria or she has to be in US before she reports..... please @mamao, @justwise and any other person that has info on this should please help out.

Thank you

Bubbles123:
Good day my ever dependable Nlers,
I've been more of a silent observer in this forum, asking one or two questions occasionally. I must say that nairaland gave me the requisite information and confidence I needed.
I had a dropbox for visa renewal (B1,B2) last year which I didn't use, and got pregnant afterwards with the intention of birthing my baby in the US. I started making the hospital and doctor arrangements, finally settled for oakbend Dr F. Who gave me a letter of correspondence with NO prior payment.
I also sent an email to the embassy notifying them of my change of intent, however only a generic mail was sent to me without any formal address to my issue. I sent them about 3reminder mails, no show. I shaa printed the mails I sent, correspondence with Doc, and all other documents including statements of account's of hubby and I.
Fast forward to 17th Oct. I Boarded BA, mind you they didn't even know I was pregnant (and I was over 34weeks!!) so I just dey waka dey go, on getting to Heathrow airport, I was approached by an officer who said my name was nominated for random, extensive search.
Hiaaaa!!!! I asked the lady why me of all people, does it look like I carry contraband? Hmmm, so about 20of us were selected, and I was the only black amongst them. After every every, They brought one gadget and started replace it on people''s tummies ,Hmmmm Na im I say I no go Gree this one oooo, I will not because of going to America harm my unborn child. So I raised alarm and told the woman that I'm preggy oooo.
She quickly went to her computer and typed something.... Only God knows what. (but I felt she informed her American counterparts) now came back with a smaller gadget and said it won't affect baby. After everything, we boarded.
I landed at JFK, I walked majestically to CBP officer, I didn't request any wheel chair cos I felt I was fit and didn't want to attract undue attention or sympathy to myself. I just prayed and told myself that :what ever will be will be. If they send me back, their loss.
Me: Hi..... Smiles
CBP:Hello,how are you
Me: good, hands my passport over.
CBP:how long are you gonna be here for?
Me:8weeks and 4days.
CBP:so precise!! You almost counted the hours too. Smiles
Me:Smiles
CBP:whats the purpose of your visit?
Me :child birth and vacation
CBP:do you have cash on you here?
Me: yeah. Bleep dollars
CBP:do you have a Doctor''s correspondence and have you made some payments?
Me:I have correspondence, but my doctor prefers one to land in US first before payment. Started bringing out my documents...
CBP : Nope, no worries, no need to see the documents.do have a are delivery.
Pls place your fingers for thumb printing.
Whewwww!!! that was a breeze, less than 3mins. Thank you Jesus!!!
Went to agric section, I none of my items was seized!!!!!
Baba God I thank you for bringing Nairaland my way oooooo

valeria:
Thanks to everyone for the useful information provided here.

I have a B1/B2 visa and intend to travel in March to birth my LO. I have just a quick question; has anyone traveled to New York via London (Virgin)? I read online that transit of pregnant women at Heathrow airport is often hectic with immigration issues for someone without a UK transit visa. I contacted the airline and they seem not to have any info on transit or immigration.

I will be traveling at 35 weeks and want to be sure this route will not cause issues for me.

Thank you

JDQueen:
Yh, we spoke. Finally decided to go to Elpaso. Am using the lodge I spoke to you about.

JDQueen:
Will be going to Elpaso, Texas 2nd week in December. Am also a Jan 2018 mum.

JDQueen:
Will be going to Elpaso, Texas 2nd week in December. Am also a Jan 2018 mum.

Babloochuchu:
Thanks for your response.
i requested for an invoice for cesarian delivery and intend to pay it next week before we leave. The idea is if my wife delivers via normal vaginal delivery, they can refund my balance, if for any reason she has C/S then i am covered. I asked them whether that is possible and they said yes. I just need a candid advice whether it is safe to do so. Thank you.

Babloochuchu:
Hey mamas and papas, I have read quite a lot from Part 1, though I jump some pages, my wife is due in January. we have already paid the enrolment fee for Doctors Para Ti. I need your candid advice - is it safe to pay all the fees for the package in advance and get evidence of payment to show at POE.

mommatriplets:
WELdone moms, am really amazed at the depth and wealth of detailed information here.
pls, any tips for cheap flights to usa btw late dec 2017 and jan ending 2018

johnseno:
the surface duty is 201000 with total of 258000, budget 320k to 350k.

mavverick:
Is this the rates that banks got with CBN direct or secondary, so if i bid 18.3 (364 days) with GTB, should I have won ? Anyone dealt with Access bank with T-Bills ?