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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Gagat: 12:42am On May 01, 2015
Omodaraju:
Happy mothers day

Please is any houston bound mother interested in sharing accommodation?

WHMC bound moms preferably because of proximity


Pls what's d total cost of maternity package in WHMC? Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by demiiii(f): 12:54am On May 01, 2015
Dont get upset. That is d info i got but now u have informed us better that we get a doctor first. Thanks for the info.À
karypops:
Far from truth? Whichever u believe ma
when u call d hospital u get higher charges different from when u have your own doctor.i also got d same price first time i called d hospital...with my doctor i have no business with d hospital until its time to deliver

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by karypops(f): 1:01am On May 01, 2015
Olright ma
quote author=demiiii post=33296252]Dont get upset. That is d info i got but now u have informed us better that we get a doctor first. Thanks for the info.À[/quote]

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by akindolz(f): 2:31am On May 01, 2015
Wen I applied last yr Dec at lagos, my docs/passport was wit the VO and I was praying I don't get called by a meanie.....The system s obviously changed!

teeboztb:


The system's obviously changed. Before now, your docs are distributed amongst the VOs in a random fashion.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by shirley013: 5:29am On May 01, 2015
demiiii:
I called prince george and the hospitsl bill for vagina delivery is 10 ,000dollars while cs goes 12,000dollars. No other fee /Doctors fee isnt inclusive.
Well maryland is surely an expensive place to birth.

Wen I called i was also given that same quotation that was why I was planning to go to El paso. BT destiny had it written that it will be in Maryland.
after my 2 nyt the bill I was given was roughly $7,500 for my baby & I and was given 1% discount wen I ask for.
I was scared it will be more than that since I had no Dr & other correspondence tied to the hospital.
like I said this is just hospital bill & I didn't use epidural or anything cos my baby was out as soon as I got to the labour ward.
I can't deceive any1 or misguide. Just wanted to give back to the house.
Just that am not so good with the features on forum would ve shown u a copy of the bill to clear ur doubting spirit.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by shirley013: 5:35am On May 01, 2015
demiiii:
When did u pay this.i .believe dis is far from the truth, we should try not to mislead people.spoke to them just yesterday the 29th of april and dis prices here are far from true. They even said no discounts will be given for self pay/pay out of pocket

Vagina delivery is $10000 and cs is $12000

I am currently hospital shopping


I had my baby March 14th. Paid my bills April 7th. So this is so recent. Still in Maryland awaiting my departure date.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by overlord77: 6:59am On May 01, 2015
mamakady:



Abeg someone help me know cry

Well, I think it would be nice if you could get a correspondence with your doctor. My wife didn't have any figure in writing, just her emails with the doctor. Get the doctor to send you a letter that you will be receiving care from her before and after delivery in her hospital's letter headed paper. A scan copy will do just fine.

Had our son in Missouri and I gave her $10,000 cash for everything from hospital bills to baby shopping and flight. Can you beat that?

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by shimk: 7:37am On May 01, 2015
shirley013:



I had my baby March 14th. Paid my bills April 7th. So this is so recent. Still in Maryland awaiting my departure date.

nice. so I hv a bday mate. sweet kisses to d baby. u guys wud hv left wen I arrive. wud hv paid a visit.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by MumT2: 8:02am On May 01, 2015
Please can u give me ur doctors email add. Thanks
Gagat:



Pls what's d total cost of maternity package in WHMC? Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by MumT2: 8:14am On May 01, 2015
Please can anyone give me any doctor's email address fro WHMC. I will really appreciate that. I have tried some no response yet. Also I want to know if they accept prepayment before arrival Thanks.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by modath(f): 9:16am On May 01, 2015
Newmum0615:
There is nothing like that in Lagos office. U will carry ur docs by urself to the next available window. I went to pee when i saw that one of the ladies was almost done and I was the next in line. Don't know anything about distributing documents to any VO o. Except it is like that in Abuja

Its same process of "carry your cross" in abuja and our interview was in 2013...
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by kunbi2k2(f): 10:45am On May 01, 2015
Hi All,

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Nobody: 10:49am On May 01, 2015
Hi everyone, I have been a silent follower since december 2014, so now to give back to the followers of this thread. I had my interview on April 29 at 6,30am in lagos, i had been to the embassy in dec but i was denied then for no reason, the black lady in counter one was just a meanie, after speaking all the big big grammar and telling her all the numerous places i had been she still said i wasnt qualified for a visa bla bla, the purpose then was tourism as i wasnt pregnant then, anyways fastforward to the interview... the VO was a white woman in counter 6, beside one asian lady that was denying everyone that came to her, i was just praying in my mind that i wont land in front the asian woman, thankfully i didnt,

VO: let me have your passport and confirmation page please ( me that i had planned to smile and say a warm good morning, the woman no even look my face, she jut dey bone) I handed them over
VO: How Old are you ( me I suprise small..) I sha told her
VO: when did you get married? month and day- (I told her)
VO: where are you going in the USA
ME: Cumning, Georgia
VO: What is the purpose of the trip ( she still wasnt looking at me)
ME: To have my baby
VO: How far long are you? ( I told her)
VO: Why do you want to have your baby in the US ( By this time she looked my face finally, giving me straight face)
ME: I want access to safer and better healthcare, its my 1st baby, i dont want dramatic Issues
VO: what does you husband do ( I told her)
VO: What do you do , how much do you earn ( I told her)
VO: DO you have doctors corresponsence, the break down of the cost
ME: Yes i do, I sharply handed her the excel summary budget, hospital costs ( Northside Hospital) , doctors costs etc
VO: she looks at the budget briefly, tosses it aside and starts to look at the hospital correspondence itself for a long time
VO: where did you get this costs on the budget sheet?
ME: I summarised it from all the correspondencies from the hospital , doctor etc, she finally picked up the sheet and scrutinized it seriously
VO: what of accommodation, tickets and feeding?
ME: accommodation is incuded in the sheet
VO: do you have family and friends in the US
ME: i have friends , no family
VO: let me see your statements ( I give her mine and my husband's) , she checks something pinned on the noticeboard beside her
VO: do you have additional statements ( I give her)
VO: this your doctors letter doesn't look original ( she was insinuating it wasn't emailed to me and maybe i just jingboed it)
ME: the obgyn coordinator emailed it to me directly and she has booked my appointment already in the doctors calendar and it all be verified from her etc
VO: you know you are not entitled to medicaid bla bla, and you must keep your receipts, we wont issue you another visa unless you can prove you paid your bills
ME: I understand 100%
VO : your visa is approved
I thank GOD, nairalanders, say the truth, stick to the truth , be confident ( i know its hard) and if you must tell a harmless white lie which i don not reccomend stick to the lie, your story must jive and be consistent

abeg i dey find accomodation for three months in cuming, alpharetta area of georgia, all the agents are saying minimum of 6 months lease term, any atlanta mamas in the house abeg help me

all the best

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Newmum15: 10:55am On May 01, 2015
hotmummy2015:
Hi everyone, I have been a silent follower since december 2014, so now to give back to the followers of this thread. I had my interview on April 29 at 6,30am in lagos, i had been to the embassy in dec but i was denied then for no reason, the black lady in counter one was just a meanie, after speaking all the big big grammar and telling her all the numerous places i had been she still said i wasnt qualified for a visa bla bla, the purpose then was tourism as i wasnt pregnant then, anyways fastforward to the interview... the VO was a white woman in counter 6, beside one asian lady that was denying everyone that came to her, i was just praying in my mind that i wont land in front the asian woman, thankfully i didnt,

VO: let me have your passport and confirmation page please ( me that i had planned to smile and say a warm good morning, the woman no even look my face, she jut dey bone) I handed them over
VO: How Old are you ( me I suprise small..) I sha told her
VO: when did you get married? month and day- (I told her)
VO: where are you going in the USA
ME: Cumning, Georgia
VO: What is the purpose of the trip ( she still wasnt looking at me)
ME: To have my baby
VO: How far long are you? ( I told her)
VO: Why do you want to have your baby in the US ( By this time she looked my face finally, giving me straight face)
ME: I want access to safer and better healthcare, its my 1st baby, i dont want dramatic Issues
VO: what does you husband do ( I told her)
VO: What do you do , how much do you earn ( I told her)
VO: DO you have doctors corresponsence, the break down of the cost
ME: Yes i do, I sharply handed her the excel summary budget, hospital costs ( Northside Hospital) , doctors costs etc
VO: she looks at the budget briefly, tosses it aside and starts to look at the hospital correspondence itself for a long time
VO: where did you get this costs on the budget sheet?
ME: I summarised it from all the correspondencies from the hospital , doctor etc, she finally picked up the sheet and scrutinized it seriously
VO: what of accommodation, tickets and feeding?
ME: accommodation is incuded in the sheet
VO: do you have family and friends in the US
ME: i have friends , no family
VO: let me see your statements ( I give her mine and my husband's) , she checks something pinned on the noticeboard beside her
VO: do you have additional statements ( I give her)
VO: this your doctors letter doesn't look original ( she was insinuating it wasn't emailed to me and maybe i just jingboed it)
ME: the obgyn coordinator emailed it to me directly and she has booked my appointment already in the doctors calendar and it all be verified from her etc
VO: you know you are not entitled to medicaid bla bla, and you must keep your receipts, we wont issue you another visa unless you can prove you paid your bills
ME: I understand 100%
VO : your visa is approved
I thank GOD, nairalanders, say the truth, stick to the truth , be confident ( i know its hard) and if you must tell a harmless white lie which i don not reccomend stick to the lie, your story must jive and be consistent

abeg i dey find accomodation for three months in cuming, alpharetta area of georgia, all the agents are saying minimum of 6 months lease term, any atlanta mamas in the house abeg help me

all the best
Congrats!!Atlanta mummy here but I'm staying with a relative so I don't know anything about renting a place.I would like to ask you some questions tho.I'll send you an email.Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Nobody: 11:06am On May 01, 2015
Newmum15:
Congrats!!Atlanta mummy here but I'm staying with a relative so I don't know anything about renting a place.I would like to ask you some questions tho.I'll send you an email.Thanks

i have replied,
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by tbaby2015: 11:32am On May 01, 2015
mamakady:



Abeg someone help me know cry

Hi,
If u read this thread very well, u'll discover u really need a doctor's correspondence. Contact a doctor, get him to send u a mail of what the cost will be. Print the mail, print the cost estimate for Doctor and hospital, if u ve it. Get a budget sheet prepared and be sure ur account covers the bills. This will help support ur claim of wanting to give birth in the US. Shows u know what u're doing not just dreaming it. All the best!
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by SAkale: 11:36am On May 01, 2015
Hi guys,pls all the professional VO / embassy folk make una help me mbok...Am in Abuja,I jus got my visa,I dint apply for my hubby,mom and I at the same time due to indecision on who was to come with me and all....We decided mum and dn oga too jus made up his mind....mums interview is May 8 wen we checked an available date for my hubby it turned out to be after my due date....He doesn't want to miss the birthing is there a way they can both go for mums interview and plead with the VO? PLS advice as there is no time ....
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by zeezahbee(f): 12:39pm On May 01, 2015
SAkale:
Hi guys,pls all the professional VO / embassy folk make una help me mbok...Am in Abuja,I jus got my visa,I dint apply for my hubby,mom and I at the same time due to indecision on who was to come with me and all....We decided mum and dn oga too jus made up his mind....mums interview is May 8 wen we checked an available date for my hubby it turned out to be after my due date....He doesn't want to miss the birthing is there a way they can both go for mums interview and plead with the VO? PLS advice as there is no time ....
There's no way u can plead with the VO to allow him to do the interview because he won't be allow to even enter the embassy at all. They will ask for his appointment confirmation before he even set his eyes on th VO. Keep looking out for a closer date.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Hawttattoo: 2:05pm On May 01, 2015
Thanks Phema and Gagat...I got it sorted out

Please I need another help here, i got email from Dr Faghbohun and Dr Gleen. Dr Gleen's own has a date for my first appointment. Has anybody used Dr Gleen's letter at the Poe?

2)Am trying to gather bundle of proof for hubby,pls I will appreciate ideas on what to gather.

Thanks.

Happy New month. This month shall do us good.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by passionup11: 3:10pm On May 01, 2015
mabels:
.
Tvegas baba. How is family.
In US embassy, U hold ur passport with you until u re called now or u turn to be interviewed.

I understand why Tvegas is asking all these questions. Did my interview in Lagos last year and at biometrics ,my passport was taken from me and distributed with others amongst the ECO's. It is when my number is called or flashed by the system , I went to the appropriate counter and was interviewed and the Eco brought out my passport. Maybe things have changed. Congrats
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by chidaroy(f): 4:00pm On May 01, 2015
My dear, I don't know your story and I am in no position to judge you but I believe there are things you aren't sharing yet.
It's either you aren't sharing the real reason you want to go to the US or you have just made up your mind to use your friend and you need some people to help strengthen their thought. If the former is the case, them you have to really come clean so that we can all give you the best possible advice (glad you know nobody knows you here)

However, if the latter is the case, them you don't need us. My visa was not gotten on the basis of pregnancy. I got my visa when I was 4 months gone. I knew I wanted to have a baby by I also wanted to attend a training that month. It was barely a month to my wedding.

The visa officer asked if I was married and I said " about to be married" then he asked if I have a child, immediately I told him we were expecting our first child with a hush sign. He smiled and asked if my fiance knew.... I said yes. He asked how far gone, I told him and that's all. When he asked if I would be going to the US for any medical treatment, I said I wasn't sure. I just want to go for this training and return for my wedding(now that's an obvious tie). I finally did not make it for the training but few weeks before I left the country, I sent a mail to notify them of my change of travel Intent. Today I am in the US. Not saying that you should tell lies. Sometimes, you just need to be honest to yourself, be confident (I don't see that part in you that's why I think you are keeping something away from us) find a way to get on the sentimental side of the vo and that's all. That was not my first us visa interview, I had never travelled outside Nigeria before but I had my tenses and pronunciations right. So much that the vo asked me how come I speak so well if I haven't travelled before. Bottom line is... Be confident, truthful to yourself. Sometimes it's the lies we tell that make us jittery before the vo

As for the man who was sent back..... I mean no offence but if you decide to go through an renowned unfriendly poe with that type of grammatical skill an lack of confidence, me sef I go do like say o no. Know you if I dey there. No offence meant buy we all need to get our acts together to face theae guys. I don talk plenty. Make I go chop.
cutesilva1992:
thanks so much @Girlmummy, but I have a friend who applied for visa late last year and she said she was disqualified bcs she had only 3m her acct, she's not schooling anymore, she's a working class. Am really scared that was why I was thinking that using another person's own will be better. But I believe in God and I will do like you said. I will apply for interview tomorow. And let the house know how it went. and pls should I also go with the proof of my small shop incase if wants to know how I got the money in my acct?

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by SAkale: 4:05pm On May 01, 2015
We booked the date like that....can it be changed? As pa brought closer? Still waiting for your response on accommodation dear.

zeezahbee:
There's no way u can plead with the VO to allow him to do the interview because he won't be allow to even enter the embassy at all. They will ask for his appointment confirmation before he even set his eyes on th VO. Keep looking out for a closer date.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by bambini: 4:13pm On May 01, 2015
SAkale:
We booked the date like that....can it be changed? As pa brought closer? Still waiting for your response on accommodation dear.



Why dont you change visa interview location? wanted to use abj for my mum buh wen i saw d next avail date i switched to d lagos venue cos time isnt on my side
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by chidaroy(f): 4:15pm On May 01, 2015
My dear, there is really no need to lash out on people. When you seek knowledge, there's alot you have to take to acquire it. Even in school, your teacher can spank you even when you know he/she isn't right. Life and people will serve you different dishes from the menu. The decision on what to consume is yours to make.

Sometimes, It's the hard spanks that set us on the right track. Just pick the answers you want and let the rest go. While I understand that some people might respond out of spite, you should also know that it's not everyday that a married man offers to help his pregnant friend with sponsorship proof. Many people here are married and they will react the same way this man's wife will react If she finds out. So, the right thing to do if you want to use your friend is to get his wife's consent(if you are sure of yoirself).

Your business is enough tie for you if you can prove that you have made consistently reasonable income in the past two years. (i.e option B)

But please for the sake of Peace, keep your cool and just learn as much as you can from here. Once you have the knowledge, nobody go fit do Shakira for you again. That's my two cents o! [quote author=cutesilva1992 post=33244561][/quote]

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by FinanceFitness: 4:36pm On May 01, 2015
Just got appointment for 18May yesterday in Lagos for my mum inlaw. Maybe try Lagos? That should be before your travel date seeing that you haven't travelled yet.


SAkale:
Hi guys,pls all the professional VO / embassy folk make una help me mbok...Am in Abuja,I jus got my visa,I dint apply for my hubby,mom and I at the same time due to indecision on who was to come with me and all....We decided mum and dn oga too jus made up his mind....mums interview is May 8 wen we checked an available date for my hubby it turned out to be after my due date....He doesn't want to miss the birthing is there a way they can both go for mums interview and plead with the VO? PLS advice as there is no time ....

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by SAkale: 5:36pm On May 01, 2015
Is it possible to change it after you have accepted the date already?

FinanceFitness:
Just got appointment for 18May yesterday in Lagos for my mum inlaw. Maybe try Lagos? That should be before your travel date seeing that you haven't travelled yet.


Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by ladyjoie: 6:06pm On May 01, 2015
hello,
I have been denied a visa twice last year in Abuja, now am applying with my family can I change location to lagos cos of the dates available?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by zeezahbee(f): 6:29pm On May 01, 2015
SAkale:
We booked the date like that....can it be changed? As pa brought closer? Still waiting for your response on accommodation dear.

It can be changed but not more than twice. After two times, it means u have to pay for another.or you try Lagos
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by FinanceFitness: 8:39pm On May 01, 2015
Sorry dear, not sure. You can call their contact centre to confirm.

SAkale:
Is it possible to change it after you have accepted the date already?

Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by dere5: 9:54pm On May 01, 2015
SAkale:
Hi guys,pls all the professional VO / embassy folk make una help me mbok...Am in Abuja,I jus got my visa,I dint apply for my hubby,mom and I at the same time due to indecision on who was to come with me and all....We decided mum and dn oga too jus made up his mind....mums interview is May 8 wen we checked an available date for my hubby it turned out to be after my due date....He doesn't want to miss the birthing is there a way they can both go for mums interview and plead with the VO? PLS advice as there is no time ....

Try lagos you just might be lucky to get a favourable date.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by dere5: 9:57pm On May 01, 2015
Pls a friend wants to know if its possible to edit the DS 160 visa application page after you have submited it and gotten appointment date. Pls anyone with useful info help.

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