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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by bmay: 12:09am On Dec 04, 2014
Shawbabe:


Me too. Using them next year. Are u using any of the ObGyn group? What Dr?
Also how are handling accommodation? Pls help with any info u have. Already booked my ticket but no accommodation

Hi shawbabe, i've been talking to Dr. Soyoola but this one i'm hearing gwinnett bill isn't smiling, I might be looking at Northside as well. I'll be staying with family even tho its far from the hospital....

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by aye88: 2:26am On Dec 04, 2014
Hello people. Landed san fracisco 12pm US time. My story is long but I will start from somewhere. I'm actually going to Maryland for childbirth but hubby has a conference in San Francisco so we decided to go together.
Flew Emirates and it was wonderful. We booked economy but Hubby and I used our Skyward Miles to upgrade to business class so we flew Business class at no extra cost and the experience is better imagined. If I start narrating the experience today, I won't finish. Hubby also got an emirate coupon to be cheffuur driven from dubai to an hotel for the layover so we were able to sleep and take our baths, also had breakfast. They also picked us back frm the hotel to the airport. Landed at SF and our flight was the only one that arrived at the airport. Hubby was only asked why he was in the us, he mentioned the conference and that was all. Nobody even ask me anytin. They took our fingerprints and stamped us in. shikena.. I was shocked. We got to the custom, they took our custom card and the man asked about my job. I told him and he said welcome to san Francisco.we were also cheffuer driven from the airport to our hotel we booked coutesy of emirates. Chilling in SF now till after the conference then straight to MD. All glory to God. because I prayed and prayed for Favour and he answered. My heart was beating when we got to the airport but God had already prepared the way for us.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by CYAD: 2:54am On Dec 04, 2014
bj2012golf:
Hi

This is a powerful testimony! Just googlde the Doctor and I see he's Board certified, grad from Ahmadu Bello Univ. Zaria, he must be really good

Pls share details of Dr. Fee, hospital fee n cost of accommadation

Thank you
Yea he is very very good,u can contact the him through this email address, they will respond immidately. summitobgyn@live.com
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by mamacajah: 3:37am On Dec 04, 2014
Hello all. Pls help. Having issues with my baby's nigerian passport . Pls how does one write letter of consent and how do you pay for the passport application? Thanks.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Mrsfad2014: 3:43am On Dec 04, 2014
effectsbaby:
@supamom, i flew Emirates to DFW in May. Journey of life but enjoyable. There was dubaiconnect and I even visited the gold souk. Also, the great part coming back was that I paid only 61 dollars for the infant ticket. I just called their US centre to book. DFW is also one of the few places you can do a tax refund (though only half gets returned)
@ effectbaby. Do you mean tax refund on goods bought like we used to get in UK? If so that's lovely
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by oluwafunkenny: 3:53am On Dec 04, 2014
myst:
Hello people. I've been a silent follower of this thread. .I think I just asked a question once.
I read ALL the pages...was it phema dt put up "burden of proof" picture? I used it as my check list ..by God's grace and with all the info I got from this thread I was granted my visa today. Thank you all and God bless. .
I will post details of the interview later.

@Mysts, kindly forward the @burden of proof or quote the page pls.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by isysleek: 7:24am On Dec 04, 2014
Morning everyone. Please I'm looking for accommodation around WHMC. I have heard of intown suites on this thread before. Pls how do I contact them and is there any other accommodation close to WHMC. Pls someone help. Refer me to any page or anyone's post and I am willing to go back to read. Pls! Pls!! Pls!!! Thank you.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by patricia23: 7:27am On Dec 04, 2014
mamacajah:
Hello all. Pls help. Having issues with my baby's nigerian passport . Pls how does one write letter of consent and how do you pay for the passport application? Thanks.

Payment is thru money order , they won't take cash. Try to visit the Nigerian consulate Atlanta website and follow instructions on how to apply, it's an online application
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by isysleek: 7:37am On Dec 04, 2014
@Bloggerina,still waiting for your response to my post about accommodation(very affordable one) very close to whmc;and how did u go abt BC,passport and visa for your baby?

isysleek:
@bloggerina!! Finally I get to hear from you. Pls do you know of accommodation(very affordable one o) very close to whmc? I would most likely be needing it. And how did u go abt BC,passport and visa for your baby?

Anyone who knws of affordable accommodation near whmc should holla as well.

Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by bj2012golf(m): 7:46am On Dec 04, 2014
Hi

Congratulations, what an amazing testimony

Regards

aye88:
Hello people. Landed san fracisco 12pm US time. My story is long but I will start from somewhere. I'm actually going to Maryland for childbirth but hubby has a conference in San Francisco so we decided to go together.
Flew Emirates and it was wonderful. We booked economy but Hubby and I used our Skyward Miles to upgrade to business class so we flew Business class at no extra cost and the experience is better imagined. If I start narrating the experience today, I won't finish. Hubby also got an emirate coupon to be cheffuur driven from dubai to an hotel for the layover so we were able to sleep and take our baths, also had breakfast. They also picked us back frm the hotel to the airport. Landed at SF and our flight was the only one that arrived at the airport. Hubby was only asked why he was in the us, he mentioned the conference and that was all. Nobody even ask me anytin. They took our fingerprints and stamped us in. shikena.. I was shocked. We got to the custom, they took our custom card and the man asked about my job. I told him and he said welcome to san Francisco.we were also cheffuer driven from the airport to our hotel we booked coutesy of emirates. Chilling in SF now till after the conference then straight to MD. All glory to God. because I prayed and prayed for Favour and he answered. My heart was beating when we got to the airport but God had already prepared the way for us.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Nobody: 7:52am On Dec 04, 2014
patricia23:


Payment is thru money order , they won't take cash. Try to visit the Nigerian consulate Atlanta website and follow instructions on how to apply, it's an online application

@mamacajah what state are u? If u are in ATL, there is guy called eddy in the building before the Nigerian embassy he will fill d online stuff for u and all u will pay is abt 165 or so, he did for my baby. However they will always give u his card when u get to the embassy
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Shayo5: 8:23am On Dec 04, 2014
@babatwi
finally another dallas person most peeps are Houston or El Paso bound
biko do you have an obgyn? I sent a mail to one and he is yet to reply, the others I contacted by phone said I have to book an appointment in person before they can give me a cost break down?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Nobody: 9:50am On Dec 04, 2014
Tvegas:


Sorry dear, The VO na Oniranu and Alainikanshe, she isnt funny at all. He will go to Abuja and get it by Gods grace,truth be told those ones are more calm and reasonable. Person talk true dem no go listen, so why wont people lie?. This @bj2012golf case also made me sad because he could have done drop box jeje. Its not their fault, if our leaders haven't betrayed us they wont be seeing us in the embassy.

Especially that one that can type for Africa, heard she doesn't wanna hear childbirth stories these days,pretty soon they will be transferred, their shift is ending.I will still advocate sticking with the truth and damning the consequence though.........Really pissed.
tvegas don vex o, actually it's so annoying with the way they refuse in Lagos, btw my friend works with the embassy in Lagos and she actually told me those v.o's got on shifts from Lagos to Abuja, even she herself worked in Abuja for like 3 months this year
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by blessedbeu1: 10:02am On Dec 04, 2014
Morning all,
Pls I want to find out if any of the ladies who av travelled before or have just travelled went along wt their antenatal drugs from nigeria?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by fue1: 10:06am On Dec 04, 2014
@ everyone.

Hello!

After reading some of the earlier posts, I agree with Yefa.

I am currently at richmond Houston using DR Z. And Oakbend medical center and i must say the service is very good.

I started by getting the contact of Dr Z and asking for a comprehensive breakdown of the process before applying for my visa.


This was what i was given

Doctors requirement:
Initial visit $190
Lab $270
Vaginal delivery $2200

Hospital fee (oakbend)
Hospital charge $2300
Pediatrician $320

Other fees
Anesthesia for epidural in labour $850

Estimated COST for vaginal delivery $6130

And C/S can be $6630.

There is also a $150 scan fee.

This is the exact price i told the VO, the US immigration officers upon arrival and the value I just paid on 02/Dec/2014.

For me this place offers a great price plus Dr Z and his team were very supportive and quite professional.

The VO most people come in contact with, just want to see your financial capability to handle the delivery bill and accommodation requirements plus they will ask you straight forward questions and would like HONEST straight forward answers because they can detect inconsistencies.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by boldbabe: 10:21am On Dec 04, 2014
blessedbeu1:
Morning all,
Pls I want to find out if any of the ladies who av travelled before or have just travelled went along wt their antenatal drugs from nigeria?

@blessedbeu1

I went with my antenatal drugs and was taking them till i had my first appointment and got drugs from my Ob/gyn. I had to leave my drugs that i came with and used the ones i was given.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Tvegas(m): 10:39am On Dec 04, 2014
chloe7:
tvegas don vex o, actually it's so annoying with the way they refuse in Lagos, btw my friend works with the embassy in Lagos and she actually told me those v.o's got on shifts from Lagos to Abuja, even she herself worked in Abuja for like 3 months this year

grin Dont mind me o. I just dont like when people get unfair outcomes. We keep preaching honesty but if they dont respect honesty people wont listen again. In same vein, we cant over-criticise them because they see so many fake applications from oluwole,Lagos and they hear lots of award-winning lies grin grin that is enough to make them paranoid and confused as to who is real.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by bj2012golf(m): 10:53am On Dec 04, 2014
@Tvegas

Thansk a million for your support n encouragement

You are appreciated


Tvegas:

grin Dont mind me o. I just dont like when people get unfair outcomes. We keep preaching honesty but if they dont respect honesty people wont listen again. In same vein, we cant over-criticise them because they see so many fake applications from oluwole,Lagos and they hear lots of award-winning lies grin grin that is enough to make them paranoid and confused as to who is real.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Babatwi: 11:20am On Dec 04, 2014
Shayo5:
@babatwi
finally another dallas person most peeps are Houston or El Paso bound
biko do you have an obgyn? I sent a mail to one and he is yet to reply, the others I contacted by phone said I have to book an appointment in person before they can give me a cost break down?

I am thinking of using Dr Dennis Abass ( you can google him)someone mentioned him on this forum some time ago,according to the person his bill is $2,400 ,which includes some lab texts. Hospital bill is $3,000 (i think). I tried calling Dr Abass's office to book an appointment and get an email quote from them,but they refused,that i can only get an appointment and discuss bills in person. I allso emailed a couple of other doctors in Dallas area without any responce.
I would advice you get in touch via email with any of the Houston doctors mentioned on this thread that are willing to accept email or phone booking and print out your correspondence with them ( which should include a letter saying they would accept you and statting their bills),so that you have something to show the VO and also to show at POE. I hope this helps.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Destiny4G: 11:26am On Dec 04, 2014
Hi Oluwafunkenny,
For Burden of proof check page 105



oluwafunkenny:


@Mysts, kindly forward the @burden of proof or quote the page pls.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Tvegas(m): 11:48am On Dec 04, 2014
bj2012golf:
@Tvegas.Thansk a million for your support n encouragement.You are appreciated
You are welcome man, may God grant you favor in your next interview.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by GenoMI: 11:53am On Dec 04, 2014
@bj2012golf Wishing you the best and will be eagerly waiting to read your testimony.

Tvegas:

You are welcome man, may God grant you favor in your next interview.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Shayo5: 12:51pm On Dec 04, 2014
babatwi Thanks that seems to be the plan right now cos i'm leaving 27th and poe is Houston the Lord is my shepherd, please post your poe experience o.

I am thinking of using Dr Dennis Abass ( you can google him)someone mentioned him on this forum some time ago,according to the person his bill is $2,400 ,which includes some lab texts. Hospital bill is $3,000 (i think). I tried calling Dr Abass's office to book an appointment and get an email quote from them,but they refused,that i can only get an appointment and discuss bills in person. I allso emailed a couple of other doctors in Dallas area without any responce.
I would advice you get in touch via email with any of the Houston doctors mentioned on this thread that are willing to accept email or phone booking and print out your correspondence with them ( which should include a letter saying they would accept you and statting their bills),so that you have something to show the VO and also to show at POE. I hope this helps.[/quote]
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Nobody: 1:17pm On Dec 04, 2014
Tvegas:

grin Dont mind me o. I just dont like when people get unfair outcomes. We keep preaching honesty but if they dont respect honesty people wont listen again. In same vein, we cant over-criticise them because they see so many fake applications from oluwole,Lagos and they hear lots of award-winning lies grin grin that is enough to make them paranoid and confused as to who is real.
my own interview was even the worse despite all the documents I suffered to get they didn't check anything and I still got refused I want to try again but i'm afraid, exactly we can't over criticise because there are dishonest people and in the same vein they want to hear small lies because with this attitude of theirs towards the honest ones it will be hard for people to tell the true
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by fruitfull1: 1:23pm On Dec 04, 2014
@fuel1. thanks for sharing. i'm planning to use dr Z too. and thats the same amount I got from her as well. I have sent you a PM. where are you staying. and did you pay the $200 consultation fee from Nigeria or u paid when you got there?

I ll be glad to receive a mail from you. thanks dear
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by GenoMI: 2:10pm On Dec 04, 2014
@supamom There is a hotel inside the Dubai airport terminal - you can book a room and catch some hours of sleep without having to go through Dubai immigration. This is what I did when I was going to the US via Dubai 2 years ago.

supamom:


thanks for sharing. The itineries am seeing on their site is for 7hrs layover and they said they only book hotels wen its over 8hrs. Would have been great to rest in a hotel sha
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by lindapurple: 2:25pm On Dec 04, 2014
Babatwi:


@shayo5. Yeah,heading to dallas around the 24h of this month,but baby is due in feb ending.

Hello Babatwi and shayo5, i'm heading to dallas this month too.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Shayo5: 2:46pm On Dec 04, 2014
Hi Linda,

nice to know there are other dallas mamas, we should all keep in touch so we can share info on poe, obgyns, hospitals, passport docs etc


Hello Babatwi and shayo5, i'm heading to dallas this month too.[/quote]
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Heliano(f): 2:53pm On Dec 04, 2014
blessedbeu1:
Morning all,
Pls I want to find out if any of the ladies who av travelled before or have just travelled went along wt their antenatal drugs from nigeria?

Yes Dear I went with mine oo
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by supamom: 3:31pm On Dec 04, 2014
GenoMI:
@supamom There is a hotel inside the Dubai airport terminal - you can book a room and catch some hours of sleep without having to go through Dubai immigration. This is what I did when I was going to the US via Dubai 2 years ago.


@GenoMI, thanks for the info. Good to know.
Will be travelling with my daughter who is less than 2 years. Does anyone know if they assign her a seat as am paying for an infant ticket or i have to carry her in my lap?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by SisiOlu: 3:56pm On Dec 04, 2014
bj2012golf:
Hi All

So we have booked a 3rd interview appointment, venue is Abuja, date 31 Dec 2014

Nearest available date in lagos is 12 Jan 2015

To be continued ...

Goodluck and all the best....

Will follow up to know the outcome. Greetings to your wife
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by pattyreal(f): 4:03pm On Dec 04, 2014
Abeg ooooo pple make una help tell dis oil pple say dis dollar issue is nt funny again oooo. embarassed

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