I need help..i delivered in Johnson city in d state of Teneesee and I was just told that it takes 30 to 45 working days to get the birth certificate. Has anyone delivered in this state n is there any way to expedite it.my leave is running out and I need to get his passport

Any news with regards to this dollars thing.

Thanks so much to the info sweets. Kisses to the LO.

favoredgal:


Yup at oakbend for my daughter they gave me that birth certificate. Haven't used it to do anything though.

There is Wifii, there is a photographer and freebies (I got diapers, wipes, pad, formular, blankets, some baby onesies, cap and socks), breast milk storage containers and some coupons I never used
(Started pumping in the hospital cuz of jaundice - hence the storage bottles)
- the formula they gave me was ready to drink, the already liquified ones in small bottles.

P.s all these things we call freebies are already billed into the cost and is not actually free

Gwinnett is faaaaar more expensive so temper expectations

I did o my sister. Filled forms in some n wrote a letter of authorisation in some. But they work in other stores,.
. Na the exchange rate dts gvn me headache now. Lol

favoredgal:


Did u inform your bank that you were traveling? That may be the reason for your declined cards

Not fair oo, even if its just 2days swap, so i can see my Queens n collect a top up....#throwing tantrums

firsttymum:
yes dey same at oakbend.
Freebies u just go with ur supplies.
Yes there's wifi... Isn't there wifi almost every where?
There's enfamil... Its part of ur supplies
There's mom365


Kikikikikikikiki I'm so glad I'm home. No swapping allowed

Though I have plan to stop applying but I will still share how it went today at Abuja.
Vo.gudmorning
Me.gudmorning
Vo.where are you going to
Me.Houston Texas
Vo. For what
Me.for the birth of my baby
Vo.what as change from your last application me.have contacted a Dr dere which I already have an appointment I try showing her Document and acct statement she said I don't need to see them
Vo. What does your hubby do and how much does he earn
Me.he work with so so as so so and earn 450k PER month
She keep opening my passport page one by one for like 3tymes
Vo.why did you have France refusal stamp on your passport.
Me.I forget to submit some document when applying.
Vo.Am sorry we can not issue you dis visa

Hello everyone,

What an amazing forum and people in it!
My wife and I plan to travel to the US in March to deliver in June. We'll be landing at JFK.
Has anyone delivered in New Jersey? Specifically JFK Medical Centre or other hospitals in the Edison area?
Appreciate anyone referring doctors and fees and hospital fees. Impossible to find the costs online.

Thank you so much and God bless.

nkyokojie:
I need help..i delivered in Johnson city in d state of Teneesee and I was just told that it takes 30 to 45 working days to get the birth certificate. Has anyone delivered in this state n is there any way to expedite it.my leave is running out and I need to get his passport

Try vitalchek.com

Apple19:
Thanks @mummy Nef....will just book and call them. Wouldn't want stories that touch the belly as I'll be travelling alone...

@Justwise,...that as a Nairalander and a member of this thread was signed in as guest and to comment I have to sign in like forever but yet still not allowing me to comment cuz am a "Guest". For over a week !!!

That got nothing to do with me

Hello any news with the scarcity of dollars.

This situation is attempting to derail my plans o any bright Ideas

olorieka:
Though I have plan to stop applying but I will still share how it went today at Abuja.
Vo.gudmorning
Me.gudmorning
Vo.where are you going to
Me.Houston Texas
Vo. For what
Me.for the birth of my baby
Vo.what as change from your last application me.have contacted a Dr dere which I already have an appointment I try showing her Document and acct statement she said I don't need to see them
Vo. What does your hubby do and how much does he earn
Me.he work with so so as so so and earn 450k PER month
She keep opening my passport page one by one for like 3tymes
Vo.why did you have France refusal stamp on your passport.
Me.I forget to submit some document when applying.
Vo.Am sorry we can not issue you dis visa

Deliver ur baby here and open an account for them with N1M.

Enizo:
Hello any news with the scarcity of dollars.

This situation is attempting to derail my plans o any bright Ideas

Try sending the money via western union to your self before you leave or have someone send it after u leave., cheaper than black market. My mum did something like that a week ago via 1st bank, the exchange rate was N199.8 to $1 but u will pay bank charges about N15k + to send $1k, so all in all it will come out to about N216 per $1. Better than black market.
But theres a snag, 1st bank says u can only send $1k per transaction, they gave my mum a story i could not quiet understand . Try other banks that send western union. Bank transfer is a no no, even before $went up toN260, bank was changinging at N237 per $ for bank wire transfer, minus fees.

o.why did you have France refusal stamp on your passport.
Me.I forget to submit some document when applying.
Vo.Am sorry we can not issue you dis visa


Very very annoying VO's....it's sad being rejected for such an important cause as childbirth ..I have been rejected twice..once wen I applied in uk and once from naija...reason being I'm too young and can decide to change my mind and permanent myself wen I reach dia...even with good space of time between both applications.even as I've got good travel history... Now I have ported from singlehood to iyawohood I shall reapply wen kpekusing has yielded fruit with changed name..God willing it will end in praise..
Just follow all that relates to you on this forum and you'll be sharing your success story in no time...I can't wait to share mine when the time comes..
* body sugarlizing *just from reading part 1-3 in a space of 4 days...na real jamb prep oh...

yokus:
Not fair oo, even if its just 2days swap, so i can see my Queens n collect a top up....#throwing tantrums

Kikikikikiki@ TOP UP. Tmobile or Lyca.
Ain't nobody have energy for that

Pls house, sorry for my question O. Abeg, any new reviews on hospitals in Dallas. Abeg, things just changed again and its bringing issues btw hubby and I . and don't want to allow a trivial issue as where to birth to now cause issues between us. Pls I beg u all oooo.

Apple19:
Pls house, sorry for my question O. Abeg, any new reviews on hospitals in Dallas. Abeg, things just changed again and its bringing issues btw hubby and I . and don't want to allow a trivial issue as where to birth to now cause issues between us. Pls I beg u all oooo.

this woman eh.....

yokus:
Not fair oo, even if its just 2days swap, so i can see my Queens n collect a top up....#throwing tantrums

kikikikikikikikiki not even for a second.

Top up? Kikikikikikikikikikikikikikikikikiki

hellomosquito:
I was at the embassy today with hubby and daughter but wasn't issued visa. This was how things went.
Vo..good afternoon
Us. Afternoon
VO what are u going to atlanta to do
Me..childbirth
DH vacation and to witness the birth of my baby
VO..have u travelled b4
Both..NO
Vo..why atlanta
Dh..a friend gave birth there and recommended atlanta and the hospital
Vo..how much do u earn
Us..said
Vo..how much do u want to spend
Dh..over 14k dolls...( Huby said ah but this isn't medical question..xuz were going for childbirth)
VO just said sorry bla bla...my husband no make she finish before storming out ..no documents checked...I M thinking mayb the VO didn't hear all we were saying...abi..abeg Wetin we fit do...I want my American dream ooo..

@bolded
he was the one that took the refusal note,not that his storming out had any influence on the refusal ( I wrote the situation wrongly.

Ohh..i guess my mood made me paint the situation wrongly..
My DH left the scene after the VO handed him the refusal note and not before. (who go proud for this kind situation) . Guess the shock of refusal just made him leave sharply without saying a word.
Please house I need the way forward.
Most answers were dwelling on DH.but it wasn't as I painted. I already edited my main post...biko.help

Adebuble:



So sorry abt the refusal, but ur hubby for just chill get patience small, Its the VO asking the question not ur hubby, anything can cause a refusal.
It is well my dear, I think u ve to reapply....

He said after the refusal note was given,what should I expect, he claimed their was nothing to wait for again.... I quoted the situation wrongly. Pls advise based on the interview as DH leaving had no effect at all on the refusal.he was the one that took the refusal note sef..i just said that to buttress the refusal shock

LadyGuinivere:
@Hellomosquito 1. Ur transcript isn't complete. U didn't post ur income.
2. No travel history although people in same issues get visas aall the time but;
3. Ofa come spoil matter. Vo's are human and all want to feel important. Its within their personal prerogativeto give or deny visas. If na me sef go bounce una jus to prove a point. Whatever his feelings were, he should have checked it. Moreso the question was not out of line cos they need to know u are prepared.
I suggest u reapply alone

DH 320k while mine is 200k
No travel history, the birthing is the first major travel reason we have.
All I read here was that questions will change after declaration for birthing but based on what the VO asked it didnt?...and I guessed we were answering based on birthing. Example was how much do we spend for the trip (we said over 14k dolls) who earns 320k# to spend 14k in 2weeks ( based on VO thinking it was vacation my guess though
How do we correct this
1. Do we apply together ( DH,me and daughter) or??
2. When asked reason for refusal, what do I write.
Thanks

greatie:


You are right... Sometimes your mode of communication matters alot. If you don't have additional information about the question asked just stick to yes or No answers. It helps alot.

Thanks a lot for your input, I also think one can say more if there is a reason for it, but most post I read will always emphasise do not say anything other than what asked cuz as my interview went on...I guess I ought to had told the VO that her questions weren't for medical cuz it was obvious she didn't ask anything at all in that line but I chose to keep quiet cuz of the don't over smile or talk to the VO thing..(mayb things would had changed if I chipped in)
But the scene looked relax cuz she was even smiling to my daughter even after she knew she would refuse.
All I need is advise on how to proceed cuz I definitely want to reapply.

olokings:


I think @ the bold could ve logically struck the VO that u planned and is reciting a typical medical visa interview session.
This they most probably put as a suffix for misrepresentation which further is a red flag for denial.
U could reapply again n be str8 n simple this tyme.. plus try both be in sync. ..
Good luck

Yeah you said what I guessed was the problem we had,answering questions cuz we had an assumption it will be medical questions which unfortunately wasn't..although DH didn't say it out but he told me that was what he was thinking...
Do we apply (3 of us as b4) or otherwise.
What do we put as reason for first refusal in the Ds160. Plus how do we explain if asked in the new interview

Nogen:
@hellomosquito, reapply but this time your husband should not go with you. Let him stay at home abeg. He probably caused you this visa

Ok..this is also an option but I read people getting denied cuz no one is going with them?? How do I put this right..

bbaby84:



Lmao... I think it may have also been body language etc.... They don't like you to feel entitled. Getting a visa/having your baby in the US is a privilege not an entitlement.
@hellomosquito please re-apply.

Kikikikikiki I no get body language nah only buhari get am as they say then,
But sincerely, I don't get how we were entitled pls expanciate

LadyGuinivere:

Maybe her husband na the type when no de like nonsense. From standing in the long queue to being interviewed in public. Mayb e never chop breakfast se one small oyibo girl come de issue am query that kain early mor mor
E jus vex waka immedately immedately.
@Hellomosquito aabeg if em temper never cool just apply by ursef. Na u de read this thread so I guess u should be well prepared by now. Fill your form exactly the same way. Don't make any mistakes. Pray. Go. Another VO will interview u. Hopefully ur smile go blind d vo she go give u the correct paper

Thanks for your kind approach.. it made me smile..i actually gave a misleading info abt my DH storming out..but pls tell me how best to approach this as the next application is important, if I really want to fulfil my American dream..thanks

Bisoye82:

Good morning my people.
@afrobrown pls which one be SSA pls educate me.I love your attitude jare.airline give lemons you made lemonade sharply.
To all the new mommies and daddies Congratulations
Welcome home to mommies that has landed in our dusty naija.
@ hellomosquito you mean after reading part1-3 of this thread,asked questions,probably made payments to get Dr documents,hubby come fall your hand.
Ha I pray that the VO no resemble me walai cos i will just put red flag in the system,case closed.I worked in personnel so when I come across pple like your hubby(basketball size ego on their head and shoulder) he better be highly connected otherwise apologise or just jejely go to another state/branch chikena.
Firstly the VO is not his uncle's wife or cousins best friend sister and US visa is not naija national cake that has a sharing ratio .The VO can basically phyco-analyse(too much CSI series ) his ass across that window because they are well trained for the job and not because Obama is their uncle
Thank God he is not my hubby because I will serve him his favourite food he will put hand he won't be able to eat sef after I have read a few chapters from the story of his life for him.
This reminds of my last visa interview in 2011,Danjuma's wife(serving Senator then and seasoned traveller) was in our front and this mean VO started with her, she has to explain why only one kid travelled with her (na there I know sey all her kids be UK citizens),what she did in Washington for one week,why she is using her hubby account and she is a director in the oil coy .Thank God she wasn't empty headed and in a cool and collected manner answered all his questions with a smile on her face,immediately I stand up go piss begin pray for toilet.
Me wey dey form confidence before as na my 2nd renewal
When it's our turn(hubby,me,daughter).I was pregnant,didn't go with any doctor's correspondence,budget sheet,etc just normal documents.
VO:good morning
Us:good morning
VO:he just face me,you are pregnant?
Me:Yes
VO:do you plan to have this baby in the US?
Me:I smiled and looked at hubby, hubby said I don't know because it took us a while to get pregnant again(8yrs) and I can't leave her for too long.
VO:He smiled and said let's take a proactive approach,took our passports,gave us a white A4 paper with some written info on it and said come back anytime b4 2pm Mon-Thursday with Dr correspondence and financials to show ability that you can pay then you can pick your passports.
Well we re-strategise,did the needful and went back in 2 weeks with d paper,got to the gate around 11am.The security called someone inside,got in,the same VO came out,key the Dr info into the system,check only my hubby account statement and gave us our passports with visa inside.
POE; Got to Detroit, the man just checked the system,said i can see the embassy is aware that you are giving birth,scan our fingers,asked how far along I was and said enjoy your stay.no secondary screening blah blah.
Moreover in this forum,some were rejected and was brave enough to go back 2/3 times and got it even the current VO could see in the system that they were rejected before and asked them why.
Bia hellomosquito apply again with your hubby(condition him to read part1-3 of this thread) so that he will know that Saka is different from Solomon and bind that prouding spirit sharply.

Pls no vex, na me put my DH for issue...he is not proud at all oooo....na dryness make cray fish bend kikikikikik....pls based on the fact that the refusal was given before he left....what do u advise

firsttymum:
I can't help it Kikikikikikikiki

I hear the laff....my mood is better now compared to Monday....but pls advise on my next move..postpone the laugh till wen I come share my testimony...oyaaa..help biko

hellomosquito:



I hear the laff....my mood is better now compared to Monday....but pls advise on my next move..postpone the laugh till wen I come share my testimony...oyaaa..help biko

Apply again and alone...isn't that what everyone has said? What more do you want them to say nah

A couple of people applied as a family first and had better luck when they applied as individuals even our dear Ozycy

And stick to the questions asked, you don't know the reason for the VO asking any question. In your mind what is a medical question anyways? Cuz why will a simple question such as how much do you want to spend throw you guys off guard? Isn't that a normal question, it's at that point you should have even answered and passed your budget sheet

My Friend (not pregnant) was denied cuz they asked her what do you do /how much do you earn and she was like why are you asking, I'm not the one sponsoring myself as indicated in the form, haba, why do people find it hard to just answer questions simply? The fact that you have rehearsed doesn't mean the VO will stick to the script you have in your head

The apply alone advice is not necessarily because of what you said about your Dh but if method A doesn't work, try method B. They can serve as your tie to come back home and also since your income isn't 'much', it may make sense for only one person to be applying based on that amount

Anyways best of luck

hellomosquito:



I hear the laff....my mood is better now compared to Monday....but pls advise on my next move..postpone the laugh till wen I come share my testimony...oyaaa..help biko

This is where I had a problem with

( Huby said ah but this isn't medical question..xuz were going for childbirth)
VO just said sorry bla bla...

Did he actually say this?

favoredgal:


Did u inform your bank that you were traveling? That may be the reason for your declined cards

She was able to withdraw cash, so the card wasn't declined, she is probably one of GT customers card holders who are unable to use their cards @ WALMART...

GT don't like cash back, so they don't allow their cards work @ walmart, a few do but it's really low..

How ya doing?

modath:


She was able to withdraw cash, so the card wasn't declined, she is probably one of GT customers card holders who are unable to use their cards @ WALMART...

GT don't like cash back, so they don't allow their cards work @ walmart, a few do but it's really low..

How ya doing?

I see. I'm good thanks.
How LBk? Una dey do vigilante?

favoredgal:


Apply again and alone...isn't that what everyone has said? What more do you want them to say nah

A couple of people applied as a family first and had better luck when they applied as individuals even our dear Ozycy

And stick to the questions asked, you don't know the reason for the VO asking any question. In your mind what is a medical question anyways? Cuz why will a simple question such as how much do you want to spend throw you guys off guard? Isn't that a normal question, it's at that point you should have even answered and passed your budget sheet

The apply alone advice is not necessarily because of what you said about your Dh but if method A doesn't work, try method B nah. They can serve as your tie to come back home and also since your income isn't 'much', it may make sense for only one person to be applying based on that amount

Anyways best of luck

Hellomosquito
In addition
My guess is u have read a few pages and equipped yourself in terms of people's stories,
those who were rejected and later granted.
Budget sheet
Correspondence etc
There r similar stories to yours (not d rudeness tho)

Pray too

Goodluck