Lochinny:
Hi guys! Wanted to give my POE experience coz I’ve learnt a lot here and I believe mine would help someone. Sometime in March I told you guys about having a visa that’ll expire in May and that I was thinking of using it to give birth. I was encouraged most especially by @debbieeeeee
and @pointednose to go ahead.. and I actually did.

So here’s my experience:
I traveled with my Child which I gave birth to with the same visa 2 years ago. It wasn’t an easy journey. Went with Qatar airways. (One of the best airline I must say, just that the journey was quite long)
My POE was JFK which I used the previous time. When I got there, I was directed to join the citizens line because of my child. While on the line, a lady saw me and asked me to come forward (obviously a helper from God plus she saw I was pregnant and carrying a child) mind you, I didn’t try to cover it my pregnancy. did same 2 years ago infact I was almost due when I traveled the last time.
So back to my story, I met the POE officer who asked for my passport, he collected my child’s own and asked what I’m here for, I told him to have my 2nd baby. He looked at the computer for a while without saying a word to me, then stamped my child’s passport. Then he collected mine and asked where I was going to stay and asked for how long. I told him the town I was staying and I’m looking at 3months Or more. He now asked if I came with any food stuffs and I told him just spices, he now asked to see my face and I removed my face mask. He then stamped my passport 6 months and said have a nice stay.

From this, I can tell you two things
1) prayer is the key. I and my husband prayed seriously for a smooth Poe. Even told my pastor

2) Be truthful. Just say the truth to them. I learnt it here that being honest pays so when I traveled to have my first child, I told them exactly the same thing, (then I was obviously pregnant so I couldn’t even dare lying) and it was an easy Poe and I used the same JFK.
After hearing people say that 2nd time is always tougher, I got scared and people advised me to cover up since my pregnancy isn’t that obvious but I still couldn’t see myself doing it. I just said what will be will be. I made sure I was with every single receipt from the first one and a letter from the hospital showing I didn’t collect any Medicaid from them. Still they didn’t ask of anything..

These people appreciate honesty and I think if we keep being honest, they’ll start seeing Nigerians in a good way.

Thanks @Debbieeeeee and @PointedNose for the encouragement.

ariyadepot:
Hi All,

New here and I just got my visa approved for travel. I wanted to ask if there's anyone who has any recent landing stories to share? I travel frequently to the US and I'm wondering if i should state that while on my trip this time i will be having my baby in the us (this will be the first child I'll likely have there)

I'll appreciate any encouraging words or suggestions.

also, please are there any updates on applying for US passports or Nigerian passports for the baby?

Thanks

UmmZayd:

Please can you share the numbers with me.
Hmmmm for Mercy Medical, I don't know how they charge on a norm because I made use of insurance but I can share one or two numbers of doctors I know. For John Hopkins I only know nurses

AmeliaT:
Congratulations! Send them a message to notify them. My sister in law went to give birth and was called aside with 11 other Nigerian pregnant women. 11 were deported and she was the only one who made it in because she had sent them an email notifying them of her pregnancy and intent to give birth there. The others were told they were deceitful in their applications. The same thing happened to a colleague, my bank officer and a mutual friend- mutual friend was very rude and constituted a nuisance and was slapped with a 5-year ban as well.

Cover your tracks by sending that email. All the best!

AmeliaT:
Congratulations! Send them a message to notify them. My sister in law went to give birth and was called aside with 11 other Nigerian pregnant women. 11 were deported and she was the only one who made it in because she had sent them an email notifying them of her pregnancy and intent to give birth there. The others were told they were deceitful in their applications. The same thing happened to a colleague, my bank officer and a mutual friend- mutual friend was very rude and constituted a nuisance and was slapped with a 5-year ban as well.

Cover your tracks by sending that email. All the best!

GAPPLE:
Hello house,
Well done bosses.

I would like to know any recommendations from any angle for F2 dependant that may likely get pregnant in the USA(first time pregnancy btw)

Like:
1) What should she put in place?

2) How to know a black friendly hospital to use?

3) How much to budget from antenatal to delivery

4) Any insurance/discount?

5) Any general suggestions

Thanks in anticipation of your responses, God bless.

UmmZayd:


Okay, although No. 2 is so out of the picture but the


Best of luck

GAPPLE:
UmmZayd is here also��
Thank you for always boss.
You are a gem.

All duly noted.


Still open to more suggestions.

GAPPLE:
UmmZayd is here also��
Thank you for always boss.
You are a gem.

All duly noted.


Still open to more suggestions.

MamaOO:

but be careful to make sure only the kids gets benefits.

GAPPLE:
Thanks MamaOO.

By this, do you mean the F2 be careful to not enjoy the benefits her visa doesn't support?

Arrived1st:

+1 212 850 2219

q[color=#006600][/color]uote author=Noname234 post=110297240]Hi,

Please does anyone have the contact of anyone at the Nigerian consulate in New York. I need it urgently I have completed and posted all the requirements for an ETC. My flight date is approaching and I have received no response from them. I have been unable to reach them via phone calls or emails, please help if you have any contact.

Thank you.

VeraPee:


2. Does anyone here have a Dr's contact in New Jersey who I can contact to schedule an appointment? I have tried a few but they are not willing to issue any formal evidence of appointment which I can present at the embassy (in the event that they ask for it)

3. In my application, my destination is New Jersey, however, I already have a Dr. in Texas who is willing to birth the baby and also issue an evidence of appointment. Do I stand a chance at my interview since my original application is to go to New Jersey?

Your kind opinions will be highly appreciated....Gracias

Kemo88:
Hello everyone,

Please does anyone know anything about birthing recently in Maryland?
I went through pages and pages on this platform and got pretty good information but some of them
Are far back as 2014,2017 etc.
Please does it still take as long as 2 months to get birth certificate in Maryland?
What are the cheapest hospital rates for Maryland in recent times?
Is Virginia better In terms of cheaper hospitals and timing of collection of birth certificate?


What’s the average time to get the US passport now with all this COVID buhaha

I gave recently in Virginia , I would say Virginia is cheaper than Maryland, sometimes hospitals in Maryland have hidden charges that may be sent to you in the mail after birth but ask questions to be sure , birth certificate takes 8-10 weeks if u want it mailed to you in Virginia but you can walk in to get it as early as 12 working days, you will need to call office of vital record to know when it’s ready and go with your id, each copy cost 12 dollar, if you want to walk in don’t pay for it at the hospital else it will be mailed , for application of passport i did that in Maryland cos I had to return to my family there and I expedited it took exactly 15 days for it to be mailed to me, I would advice u get 2 copies of the birth certificate cos u would need to submit original birth certificate to apply for passport, and it is mailed seperately from the passport, while the passport took 15 days to arrive , the birth certificate I submitted to them took a month to arrive.
I hope this helps

temyb:
Hi everyone
Just a follow up on drop box. It's not so bad as some people think it is. Infact if your appoint is 8am and u get there 7:30,u would have submitted by 7:40am and woild be on your way out. And it's very very organised,thank God the u.s embassy did that on their own cos if it was DHL or it was outsourced,it would be very very crowdy
Just 4 things needed,your passport containing your old visa,not less than 2yrs expired or 3 months to expiry,your confirmation page that has your appointment date and time,your DS 160,your bank receipt of payment and finally 1 recent passport photograph (U.S visa standard).
Heard that it's not 2month per say,that some are already getting their passport with visa back. You dont need any document to support. The crowd for drop box is way more than normal interview o.
As at 7:30am yesterday there was no queue for normal interview,it was so free that only 6 people came and walk inside in 3mins and u can actually submit for 1 person.
Goodluck to all the drop box renewal

Kemo88:


Thank you for your response. Please how much did everything cost at mercy medical including doctor fee , epidural, pediatric fee, hospital fee

Thanks