N1.6m jare. Economy tickets.

Yes dear. If you buy dollar from aboki and credit your domiciliary account, you can then wire it to the account abroad. They will charge you for Telex fee about 4k and maybe another 0.5percent of the transfer amount plus VAT.

However, it cheaper to send via moneygram or western union to someone in the states who can then credit your account.

hardeymijuh:

Did you say N16M or N1.6M? I am leaving my 2 kids behind ooo, cant afford the ticket prices for all of us.
Summer tickets may skyrocket from April/May, so you need to strategize well.

Pls Is there any way to transfer money to a US account from naija? I need to fund my dollar account.

tbash16:
Pls house i am a lil concerned abt this bill even though i was reassured its just protocol and that i will gt my zeto balances, has anyone encounter this with oakbend because they paid after delivery, i had normal vaginal delivery spent 48hrs .......so just to be sure pls any idea if someone has experienced this. Thanks

I think u should Cc some of the ppl that used Oakbend so as to draw their attention to ur question.

happytbaby:
Tickets are not smiling o, it's so not funny that we are looking at N16m[b][/b] for my Mum, little madam and I......any hope summer tickets will get better?

The annoying thing is if we don't get ticket we can't apply for form A ....

16m will buy u estate in Ogun state.

Hello good people , please who is coming to Houston this weekend. Please I have a document to bring here . Please help me , my elder sister will come give you the documents anywhere that's convenient for you. Please help a mother . Please help me Abeg una

tbash16:
Pls house i am a lil concerned abt this bill even though i was reassured its just protocol and that i will gt my zeto balances, has anyone encounter this with oakbend because they paid after delivery, i had normal vaginal delivery spent 48hrs .......so just to be sure pls any idea if someone has experienced this. Thanks

It's normal
You will get your zero balance by email and in the mail as well follow up with Alice

When you paid (before or after) is irrelevant

TheLeakyTribe:


Haha!

We experienced the same thing then. I was so sad cos I used them for my first and I was looking forward to it again. When I saw the $30,000 I almost cried.

Ported to Texas Presbyterian too but I'll still check when I get there this month because Baylor is amazing and I can't get over it. $3,750 to $30,000. How?

Lol

woow, urs was expensive even, we paid $3k for everything, although some funny little charges trickled in after we got the zero balance letter, i just went ahead to pay, being good citizen...... lol


ur correct the 'hotel' is amazing, you wont even realize ur in a hospital, mind blowing

will be going in april, and if i hear 30k, will have a good seat in presby, now am on hunt for pta, very crazy

TheLeakyTribe:


Haha!

We experienced the same thing then. I was so sad cos I used them for my first and I was looking forward to it again. When I saw the $30,000 I almost cried.

Ported to Texas Presbyterian too but I'll still check when I get there this month because Baylor is amazing and I can't get over it. $3,750 to $30,000. How?

Lol

How ?

the hospital is owned 51 / 49, 51 by the doctors, 49 by other stake holders, i feel they wanna add celebrity status to it, maybe when they try for 1 year their head will reset

nkc:


How ?

the hospital is owned 51 / 49, 51 by the doctors, 49 by other stake holders, i feel they wanna add celebrity status to it, maybe when they try for 1 year their head will reset

Chai

nkc:



woow, urs was expensive even, we paid $3k for everything, although some funny little charges trickled in after we got the zero balance letter, i just went ahead to pay, being good citizen...... lol


ur correct the 'hotel' is amazing, you wont even realize ur in a hospital, mind blowing

will be going in april, and if i hear 30k, will have a good seat in presby, now am on hunt for pta, very crazy

Yeah they charged $750 for epidural administration

Fingers crossed for PTA, my trip is next week sef.

I've had to apply for both my mum and mum in law. In both cases, assisting me was the purpose.

Contact was Dr F. Burden of proof were my documents.

sugah:
Please I need help from anyone that had to apply for Visa for their mom for childbirth (help) purpose.
Did you state in the application that the purpose of the trip is for help with childbirth?
Did you have to contact the hospital prior to filling the DS160 application form? As part of burden of proof.
Im yet to send my change of intent letter, would that be a problem? Even though I got the visa for vacation last year and I have used it for the purpose.

Cc ladyGuinivere

Hello everyone, pls who knws any private cab guy dat stays in huston n wld take me around?
Kindly share details.
Thnkyou

Ennyo:
Hello everyone, pls who knws any private cab guy dat stays in huston n wld take me around?
Kindly share details.
Thnkyou

have you tried using uber?

Uber is expensive...nt a gud deal

ZillyO:


Are you serious? How much was the ticket originally? How much did they deduct?

Ticket was 250k sha, and one leg had been used
So if I divide 250 by 2 125 so na like 50% dem refund to me lol

Thanks a bunch. Just needed like a reassurance.

It's normal
You will get your zero balance by email and in the mail as well follow up with Alice

When you paid (before or after) is irrelevant [/quote]

Ennyo:
Uber is expensive...nt a gud deal

that was my mentality too until I tried yellow cab I quickly raced back to Uber and reduced my going out to twice a week(once to the Dr and 2nd for weekly groceries)
Na calculator tins o

Oh so u think uber is betterhw did u go abt it?does the txi wiat for you?
Also for the yellow cab do dey charge per hour or wht.
Pls explain further..thnks

jayjay4lyf:


Ticket was 250k sha, and one leg had been used
So if I divide 250 by 2 125 so na like 50% dem refund to me lol

Nawaooo.....real trouble, airlines go really enjoy this period cos plenty people will cancel tickets based on PTA things

@ennyo use uber , discharge him at every drop off and then call another one when you are through. Tips for cheap uber ride before you call uber , Google the closet grocery store or shopping mall before calling them so you can be using less than 20-30 mins for rides . Uber is cheaper and better .

If you say Uber is expensive then you haven't tried Yellow cabs. They are ridiculously expensive. I almost cried when I was charged 70 dollars for a 36mins drive. I used Uber back to the same destination and I was charged 25 dollars.

Uber is very reasonable ooo.

Ennyo:
Uber is expensive...nt a gud deal

TheLeakyTribe:


Yeah they charged $750 for epidural administration

Fingers crossed for PTA, my trip is next week sef.

oh ye i forgot that one, madam got it cos meennnnnnnnn, thats all i can say, whoever invented that drug should be given an award everyday even posthumously..... lol

i pray you get, and i tap into your anointing......

Ye2ndearisto:
Hello good people , please who is coming to Houston this weekend. Please I have a document to bring here . Please help me , my elder sister will come give you the documents anywhere that's convenient for you. Please help a mother . Please help me Abeg una

Send me a pm. Will be in on Tuesday. But I will have to open and verify what's in the package.

happytbaby:
N1.6m jare. Economy tickets.
Yes dear. If you buy dollar from aboki and credit your domiciliary account, you can then wire it to the account abroad. They will charge you for Telex fee about 4k and maybe another 0.5percent of the transfer amount plus VAT.
However, it cheaper to send via moneygram or western union to someone in the states who can then credit your account.

Thanks @happytbaby.
Any specific bank(s) that currently processes moneygram/western union transfers. I asked my account officer in GTB, not sure they do!!.
pls mamas and papas; helep me oooooooo

Ennyo:
Oh so u think uber is betterhw did u go abt it?does the txi wiat for you?
Also for the yellow cab do dey charge per hour or wht.
Pls explain further..thnks

Uber is better than yellow cab.
Yes yellow cab have something that will be taking the reading as you ride, you will sit down and watch how your money will be increasing rapidly and to think some of the drivers are just something else, they will b so slow so the traffic light will be red and even while waiting for traffic light th turn green the meter will be reading.
During my last journey, I didn't even enter yellow cab for once, I used uber once for a $5 trip, all my plenty other waka n by bus apart from the normal soulcare transport waka. I saved a whole lot unlike my first missionary journey, yellow cab ate up all my money

bigfido:


Send me a pm. Will be in on Tuesday. But I will have to open and verify what's in the package.

Serious verification noni. Shit happens bro. Better be careful than sorry. Kikikikiki

ozycy:

Uber is better than yellow cab.
Yes yellow cab have something that will be taking the reading as you ride, you will sit down and watch how your money will be increasing rapidly and to think some of the drivers are just something else, they will b so slow so the traffic light will be red and even while waiting for traffic light th turn green the meter will be reading.
During my last journey, I didn't even enter yellow cab for once, I used uber once for a $5 trip, all my plenty other waka n by bus apart from the normal soulcare transport waka. I saved a whole lot unlike my first missionary journey, yellow cab ate up all my money

Ozycy, I was just about to ask if buses and trains no dey US? because even d price mentioned above for uber is not cheap. Some of us like to waka waka plenty...na why I like UK...london precisely...

@bigfido yea do serious verification , it's just a paper containing vital information about me . And the envelop will not be sealed till you verify it okay to fly with you. Please send me a personal mail as I don't really know how to use nairaland. Thanks a lot for the offer

cutelass:


Ozycy, I was just about to ask if buses and trains no dey US? because even d price mentioned above for uber is not cheap. Some of us like to waka waka plenty...na
why I like UK...london precisely...

There are buses but you can't compare it with UK. it depends on where you are as the buses don't ply every where. Where I stayed, there was a bus stop just in front of d house. So my name turned to jegede, cos I waka almost the whole of Houston lol.

I thought I only took a few days off, I came back to see I was 40+ pages behind. See me reading diligently like it was my first attempt at going to the abroad for baby waka. This thread is addictive, Walahi!

How are you @chijiuche? I wish you and your family peace at this time.

Congrats @onlineise. Your experience made a mockery of the anxiety I had for you, I am glad.

@Firsttymum, abi @secondandthirdtymum (I have a theory on people who get in a family way shortly after having a baby). Congrats, assuming it's true. And if not, congrats still

Oakbend jacking up they price will affect them in the long run. If all the Nigerian families take their money elsewhere, I'm sure their bottom line will take a hit.

Please don't put your baby's SSN in somebody else's custody please. It is illegal and you're putting your child at risk.

Congrats to everyone with good news and best wishes to everyone awaiting theirs. I wish my arms were longer so I could hug you all at the same time.

Zumabeezle:


Thank u Suntai. I really appreciate the prayer.
Went for the interview and did as was advised. Carried the investment certificate and other statements of account. But was denied under section 214b. the person who interviewed me denied everyone she interviewed. She didn't give one single white sheet in my presence.
Will reapply n pray for God's favour.

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Good morning every1 & may God bless us all

@Zumabeezie...I went tru ur post & am So sorry 4 d denied visa.. pls can u give d house ur transcript with d VO so we can all contribute On wat happen & why u where denied visa, also 4 others 2 learn from it..? thanks

Please i would like to know when is best to make payment at the hospital. I intend using oakbend and i want to know if hospital fee is done before or after delivery or upon registration. Thank you.