Bellsmum:
I have been a silent reader here and I have learnt a lot on this thread. I went for my interview on the 26th of October with DH and my 3 year old daughter. We were refused. Transcript:
Vo: why do you want to go to America?
Me:childbirth and vacation
Vo:what do you do?
Me:I work as xxxxxx
Vo: to my husband what do you do?
DH: I work as xzxxz
Vo: Do you have your Dr's correspondence
Me: yes hand it over
Vo: can i see your statement of account
Me: hand it over
He goes through I said why don't you want to leave your daughter behind
Me: I don't trust anyone to look after her the way I will cos I will be gone for 3 months and I haven't left her for that Long before.
Then the Vo goes through my passport and asks you have been to the UK a couple Times
Me: yes I have
Vo:what was your duration of stay?
Me:3 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks
Vo: you must have a relative there
Me:my aunt
Vo: Do you know anyone in the U.S.
Me:No
Vo:so why not go to the UK since u have been the and the healthcare system is as good as the Us?
The UK is closer and it's cheaper and you have a relative there
Me: it's not cheaper besides I can afford the bills in the US
Types endlessly and hands over the blue refusal paper

I applied for an emergency appointment and it was approved same day.
Interview 6:30am this morning I applied alone
Vo:good morning with smiles
Me: good morning
VO: why are you going to America
Me: childbirth
Vo: what hospital?
Me: HNWMC
Vo: Dr's name
Me: Dr Nicholas xydas
Vo:what do you do
Me: I.work.as xcccc
VO: how much do you earn
Me:bleep
Vo: what does your husband do
Me:works at xxxxcc
Vo: how much does he earn?
Me : bleep
Vo:how long have you been on your job
Me;5 years
Vo:Do you know anyone in the U.S.
Me;No
Vo: will your husband be joining you?
Me: yes if I get the visa and if his work permits as at that time
Vo: where will you be staying?
Me: I already booked an apartment on airbnb
Vo:I see you were interviewed recently so what has changed about your application?
Me: I applied with my family now I am applying alone to
Show ties.
Vo: I see you are a frequent traveller to the U.K. so why are you not going there for child birth
Me: I enquired about a hospital there but I am choosing to go to the U.S. because I have 2 friends who have used the hospital and they came recommended it highly I will rather go where I have had people recommend as to the hospital in the UK where I have not heard anyone's experience.
Types and hand over the blue paper.
Pls what went wrong in both interviews?
Though I have decided to stay back and have the baby here but is it a crime to have visited the UK? Cos that's where I can see the arrows pointing.

Supernaturalone:
Medview will carry up to 32 weeks. Air Peace, up to 28 weeks.

Arik nko

oyibo4real:

@Julzz I've been trying to reply your mail, but it keeps bouncing back. Kindly follow me before sending mail or ask your question here.

Thank you.

OnJosh1:
Please I need your help with making a quick decision. Recent Mamas, Please between Emirates or BA Which has better care / treatment/ considerations for pregnant women or women with children?

I know one stop BA flight to Houston is shorter than one stop Emirates to Houston, however I feel a shorter trip can still feel long if the treatment is poor or if one is uncomfortable. And a longer trip can seem short if one is comfortable.

Please flight class on both flights is Economy.

Please I appreciate your urgent response. Thank you.

debby516:
Cant speak for BA, but i used Emirates to Houston to and fro and i have no complaint. They didnt ask for port health fit to fly, just the one their website signed by your doctor. On comfort, Lag - Dubai flight was full, so no space to stretch, but Dubai - Houston was light, so i had enough space to rest and stretch, the cabin crew were nice and courteous.

On return trip, adding baby ticket was easy and cheap, less than $100. My toddler, who came with my husband also on emirates, not with me, but we all returned together, was soo comfortable and stucked to the ICE all thru. She had all sort of sweet things to nibble on thruout the flight. The Layover for our return was overnight, we had dinner and breakfast at the hotel we were lodged and transported back to the airport in the morning. In all, Emirates is good in my opinion.

OnJosh1:


Thanks a lot Debby516, did you book your ticket directly on their website or through an agent you know or wakanow?
Booked at emirates office in lag after observing d dates and prices on their website.

Were you very far gone by the time you travelled? Travelled at 35 weeks plus, not stressful for me. Inbound trip, layover was 4hrs in Dubai airport and by d time u walk from ur arrival gate to the boarding gate sef, u wont ve up to 2 hrs b4 u start boarding. For ur toddler, there are free strollers in d airport to use. I will advise u dont vw much handluggae wit ur toddler.

I'm looking at going at 35+1 do you think flight of 16:30hrs Dubai to Houston will be too stressful for me? And do you think the 15hrs Houston to Dubai will be too stressful for me and my baby coming back whether or not I have someone to help out on the flight?
I came back with my hubby, toddler and baby and cant really say if it wuld ve been easy alone cos we had handluggages for d layover, cos u wont ve access to ur luggage till u get to lagos. Besides, we didnt get Bassinet seat, so we had to be exchanging the baby when we fell asleep, so baby doesnt fall off from our hands while asleep, lol.


You mentioned you were lodged... I'm assume it was Emirates that lodged you right? Did you have to do / pay anything extra to get the accomodation?
Emirates lodged us, didnt pay for anything extra, we qualified because of the long layover.

Just trying to picture the trip using your experience. Thanks a lot.

debby516:
My responses are in the body of your post below.

kazchick:
Same here for me. I am so sad. I had my interview today and was refused too. Transcript:
Vo: how are you today
Me: I am good thanks.
VO: Why do you want to go to America
Me: To have my baby
VO: Where do you want to have your baby?
Me: Houston
VO: Can I see your letter of correspondence with the doctor
Me: Shows him my letter of appointment. Hospital correspondence etc.
VO: What about your husband?
ME: I am not married but the father of my child would travel with me
VO: DO you live together?
Me: No
VO: WIll he provide support?
Me: Yes, he will and has already started to
VO: What does he do?
ME: Banking
VO: WHat do you do?
Me: I work at .......
VO: Can I have your statements?
Me: Hand over my statement with my budget sheet
VO: Asks about some inflows into my account
Me: It is from the company owned by my child's father
VO: Starts to type on the screen
VO: Sorry maam, you have been denied. Hands me blue paper.

Where did I go wrong here? My baby is due end of next mth and I really wanted to get this visa b4 I get to 35 weeks.

OnJosh1:


Thanks a lot Debby516, did you book your ticket directly on their website or through an agent you know or wakanow?

Were you very far gone by the time you travelled? I'm looking at going at 35+1 do you think flight of 16:30hrs Dubai to Houston will be too stressful for me? And do you think the 15hrs Houston to Dubai will be too stressful for me and my baby coming back whether or not I have someone to help out on the flight?

You mentioned you were lodged... I assume it was Emirates that lodged you right? Did you have to do / pay anything extra to get the accomodation?

Just trying to picture the trip using your experience. Thanks a lot.

kazchick:
Same here for me. I am so sad. I had my interview today and was refused too. Transcript:
Vo: how are you today
Me: I am good thanks.
VO: Why do you want to go to America
Me: To have my baby
VO: Where do you want to have your baby?
Me: Houston
VO: Can I see your letter of correspondence with the doctor
Me: Shows him my letter of appointment. Hospital correspondence etc.
VO: What about your husband?
ME: I am not married but the father of my child would travel with me
VO: DO you live together?
Me: No
VO: WIll he provide support?
VO: Asks about some inflows into my account
Me: It is from the company owned by my child's father
VO: Starts to type on the screen
VO: Sorry maam, you have been denied. Hands me blue paper.

Where did I go wrong here? My baby is due end of next mth and I really wanted to get this visa b4 I get to 35 weeks.

fola62:
Hello House,

Please im still looking for an elpaso bound mother willing to share accomodation and will be needing it for January - February
Please reply asap

Thank you

Ayotundesh:
Hello people just in case you are traveling local flights to connect with your international flights...e.g from Abuja to Lagos.

The local air lines don't allow you fly over 30 weeks,
within the country....
While international air lines go as far as 36 weeks.

Our local flights average 1 hour... not up to a regular Nigerian movie some may sit to watch.

Do you think they are trying to reduce the number of persons that deliver outside the country...because if a pregnant woman is at risk to fly for 45 mins - 1hour at30 weeks, are they safer to go on a whole day's journey on rough,bumpy, dangerous roads to same destination?

vee09:

hi Fola.. ill be going to el paso in january.. where exactly do you plan to stay?

vethav:



Pls have u received approval from immigration. Cos I also applied for my DS but no response

Ayob3:
Hello beautiful people, please I need your answers on this question (LO's passport).. DH doesn't work/live in Nigeria and will not be coming to the US. Do I have to send the consent form to his own country of residence or does he necessary have to go to Nigeria to send the notarized letter please?

freshdad:
Just my thoughts

When they say do not take discounts or any form of aid, some still go ahead to register for WIC. Collecting something that is not your right and expecting nothing to happen is just wrong. You gave your info when registering for the AID so when they run a search, it would easily come up.

Please dont collect what does not belong to you!!!

iwuoahsamuels:
Good day everyone,
im new here, just stumbled into this group in my search for answers.
im 7w- first time mum and never been to US.
im ready financially to give birth in US but need to do each step right the first time so thats why i am here.
because its my first im dont know what i should know so pls help.
i can see a lot been said about this for years in previous threads but cant seem to find adequate infor
pls be kind to pls reply here with links on detailed explanations or converstaions that has been made on best experineces with
1.best way to get a 'yes' at interview, at POE,
2. pocket friendly budget from start till virginal birth and budget for any other 'unplanned' that may come up
3. best US cities that currently offer less-costlier medicals,
4. best cities with affordable hospitals , or names and contacts of the hospitals or doctors or refferals from mums that have used them
5. processing the citizenship, passports etc - post birth
or any other vital infor i should know.
pls paste pprevious vital posts or links
thanks so much for all that you all do to educate the unexperienced.
the lord is your reward.
God bless

oluwainfin:
Thanks for the help.
DW will be there also in December. Made reservations but saw some really negative reviews so was opting for alternative options.

iwuoahsamuels:
Good day everyone,
im new here, just stumbled into this group in my search for answers.
im 7w- first time mum and never been to US.
im ready financially to give birth in US but need to do each step right the....

semilore12:


Congrats on your pregnancy. Guess what, you are still in the early stage so you have enough time to read and digest. I am not sure responses to this your post (even if people choose to)will be enough to prepare you for this trip. Sis, you have to read up. You will be spending millions of naira on this mission, you deserve to get the best out of it. Start from the first page of part 5 with your jotter an pen, you will thank me later with the amount of info you will get. All the best....