babiechic:

please how many days did your passpirt spend at the embassy before you received this mail. i submitted mine last week wednesday and no update yet

Omodadi2:
My people come and help me o, this visa thing is becoming somehow o. I was trying to book follow up apointment but the first available date [b](April 11)[/b]has passed my EDD. What option do I have?

How do one book for emergency apointment pls? I saw requirements like letter from US doctor, letter from Nigeria doctor, then proof that I can pay. has anyone used this route pls?

I never expected this.

Fyorgyn:



Eh... if you got a 221g "refusal" (i.e. applied via Dropbox and asked to schedule interview) you may not be able to expedite your appointment.

The date I got for interview was two days to my travel date (I was going for a meeting). I tried to expedite it.. called, emailed and chatted with their customer care agent and was told that you can't expedite a 221g appointment.

There is no harm in trying though.

debby516:
Where are u checking? scheduled appointment today and i saw as early as 27th December 2017.

Omodadi2:


Are you sure?

I saw the first date by the right to be February 21then i clicked on 'book follow up apointment' and all I saw is April 11, April 18

debby516:
I am 100% sure as at 12noon today, 27th December 2017 was available, but i picked 8th January 2018 for the person. Pls check again maybe over the weekend. The whole of January was still available.

Fyorgyn:


She's booking a 221g appointment... it's different I guess

debby516:
I am 100% sure as at 12noon today, 27th December 2017 was available, but i picked 8th January 2018 for the person. Pls check again maybe over the weekend. The whole of January was still available.

Omodadi2:


Please does this inclide follow up apointments?

Omodadi2:


I have gotten a mail now that my passport is ready. DH own not included. Still under processing?

Fyorgyn:


You both will get emails. I got my own mail with my passport number and my DH got his.

Go to DHL and ask them for both passports.

Omodadi2:
My people come and help me o, this visa thing is becoming somehow o. I was trying to book follow up apointment but the first available date (April 11)has passed my EDD. What option do I have?

How do one book for emergency apointment pls? I saw requirements like letter from US doctor, letter from Nigeria doctor, then proof that I can pay. has anyone used this route pls?

I never expected this.

podada:

lagos for now but if I see a better option...I will take bus to the airport abeg.

ladeonas:



really i just checked my profile and i saw Dec 20,2017. i dont know how these dates are selected

Omodadi2:


We need to know the status of his visa too before we go for collection. We have to travel, we are far away from Abuja or Lagos. Is there any way we can do this?

Fyorgyn:


Yes there is!
Go to https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/
Click on "Check my visa application status
Enter his details (DS 160 number)

It will show "issued" if your husband's visa has been issued.

You can also track his passport on http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-passportretrieve.asp

Omodadi2:
My people come and help me o, this visa thing is becoming somehow o. I was trying to book follow up apointment but the first available date (April 11)has passed my EDD. What option do I have?

How do one book for emergency apointment pls? I saw requirements like letter from US doctor, letter from Nigeria doctor, then proof that I can pay. has anyone used this route pls?

I never expected this.

nefertitiram:


Did you say April 11? *faints*

debby516:
Thanks.

feddy27:


Be careful ! You don't know who is who here!

To ease your boredom, go to memorial mall, galleria or the mall on westheimer (highway 6), spend the entire day..enter shops, feed your eyes and go home. You can also visit the zoo

feddy27:


Yup! how have you been? It's been a while you popped in here

Omodadi2:



Infact, now na only April 18 remain for there. I still dont get how this thing works, cos for the normal apointments, Im seeing February 21.

Omodadi2:

221g ia different,is not like the normal one
I went for a follow up last month and was denied
I have travelled to d US 3 times o and never over stayed
Told them i was going to have my baby too
I paid all my bills and have my zero balance
I dont knw the reason why i was denied sincerely,although the VO said she didnt see any where in my last interview that i was going to give birth,she only saw that i declared i was pregnant,i was so shocked and that how my interview took another turn
I have reapplied was able to get appt for December
Am going to get an itemized bill from the hospital just incase the ask
All the best

Infact, now na only April 18 remain for there. I still dont get how this thing works, cos for the normal apointments, Im seeing February 21.

Quin17:
which state, can u change location

Omodadi2:


Wow. I am also thinking whether its possible I just apply for a fresh interview now since I can still get closer dates for that.

julzz:
Hey guys please within Turkish airline and virgin Atlantic which is preferable also I'm traveling with my toddler, please those who have flown these airline I need review to make a decision,thank you .

nomanicole:

when u get to the airport, u give them ur visa on arrival approval letter, they then print out the ticket. I think it cost me about 113 or 117. dollars... but it wasn't up to 120 dollars... some pple have actually paid less, like 80 dollars. I think it depends on the period. mine was in December.

Terese69:
So in the spirit of giving back ... Gosh I can't stand that line

Oh well, second missionary journey completed to the glory of God!

I used the same hospital and doctor as my first time.

Location- Dallas, Texas
Airline- Qatar. Ticket cost N418k (I will never fly them ever again. My experience with them was an absolute nightmare)

Medical expenses
Hospital fee - $3,000 (Vaginal delivery, 2 days hospital stay)
Doctor's fee - $2,400 (should have been $2,800 but I was allowed to pay my former fee as a return patient after much haggling.This fee is inclusive of all lab tests done at the doctor's clinic, sonogram and prenatal vitamins)
Epidural - $1,000 (Dem nor gree gimme discount . Apparently, this is already the discounted fee for self pay patients)
Hospital Paediatrician - $478 after discount (Original bill was $673)
Paediatrician after discharge - $215 (First visit $75 + second visit @2weeks $65 + $75 for new born screening done during the second visit)
Labs - $82 ($35 for me {original bill was $114} + $47 for baby {original bill was $109})

Total medical bill = $7,175

Declined hearing test and circumcision (they would have cost $330 and $710 respectively).

Documentation
Picked up baby's BC 4 days after birth. Had the passport appointment 7 days after birth, picked up the passport same day. Received baby's SSN 2 weeks after birth. Applied for VOA myself via email, got the approval within 48hours. Paid for it upon arrival. The process was pretty easy and straightforward. Got all my zero balance receipts before departure.

BC - $23 per copy + optional $2 for plastic envelop for safekeeping
Passport - $165 (expedited)
VOA - $190

Accommodation - After my horrible experience living with a family friend during my last missionary journey, I decided to rent a one bedroom apartment via Airbnb. Paid $3,400 for 11 weeks. God blessed me with the most fantastic airbnb host ever. I can't sing her praises enough. She made sure I had everything I needed in the apartment to make me comfortable. She bought a dry mill blender so I could blend my banga and pepper soup spices, bought a bassinet for my baby, books and toys for my toddler daughter and a sweater for my mum when it got cold. She took me to my doctor appointments, to the hospital, passport appointment, shopping, sightseeing and then returned to pick me up afterwards when she could. She took me to pick my husband up from the airport when he arrived and even went to drop him when he was returning. Upon my departure, her car was too small to fit me and my countless bags so she rented a truck just so she could drop us off at the airport. At the airport, she helped with my bags and paid a trolley guy to move my bags to the check in area before leaving. All this she did at no extra cost to me. Even when I offered to buy her fuel for her car, she'd vehemently refuse and tell me I am spending enough already as it is. This is a total stranger o, oyibo woman at that. Someone I didn't know from Adam and had never met before. I was beyond amazed at her hospitality and generosity. She saved me a lot on transportation and made my trip a lot easier. She was simply amazing to my family and I. God bless her immensely!

Mode of transportation - Uber and Lyft. I'd do a price check on both apps and request the cheaper option.

That's all folks. That's as far as my trip went.

Goodluck to everyone still on the journey and congratulations in advance. May it end in praise for everyone of you.

Officially hanging up my child bearing boots! Thank God for everything!!