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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by funkeadebz: 10:19pm On Jan 31, 2018
veleta:
@Funkeadebz,congrats on your bundle of joy.Please the £4325 is it for VD at Emory?Thought it was 3,900 or thereabout.

Yes its 3900. However you have to pay for the epidural. If u dnt use it then you get a refund.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by funkeadebz: 10:32pm On Jan 31, 2018
baldman:
Hello everyone, I have come to testify to the goodness of God, the visa application is a purely secular endeavour but before God nothing is secular, God rules in the affairs ( secular activities of men). My wife applied for visa to enable her birth our baby in the US sometimes in Nov 2017 and was refused. The VO had only few questions for her: Where else have you been besides the UAE? ( her answer: No where else) How much do you earn ( she said: less than 150k). Then the blue paper came out, they did not bother to inquire about me, being the sponsor nor look at the various documents she took with her. We decided to try again, this time, I also applied. And the conversation went this way:

VO: What are you going to the in the US
Me: We are going for vacation, family visit and to birth our first child
VO: Where are you going in the US
Wife: South Austin
Me: Interjected: Austin ( my wife was talking about the hospital)
VO: What do you do
Me: I am a lawyer
VO: What year were you called
Me: (mentioned the year)
VO: Which of the law schools did you attend ( this is tricky, a fake lawyer can say Zaria)
Me: ( mentioned the law school)
VO: What you do where you work, is it all legal related
Me: Not entirely, I do other things
VO: Madam what do you
Wife: Interior decorator .. we do bla bla bla bla bla
VO: Have you contacted any Doctor
Me: yes, and I showed him the doctor's correspondence and a proof of the down payment of the hospital bill ( he asked how we got to know
about the doctor and I mentioned the relative living in the city that referred him)
VO: Have you two travelled out of the country before
Me: Yes, we had our honey moon in Dubai last year and I was also in UK last year ( he also asked about when we got married and about my uk
trip. he checked my UK visa which is still valid till February)
VO: Can I have the budget sheet
Me: (Passed it to him and some other VO came to request for his help so he left is desk and later came back)
VO: Let me see your statement of account
Me: ( I handed him my bank statement printed out of my online account and explained that the bank's network was bad yesterday)
VO: How did you pay your initial deposit
Me: I paid through my Sister
VO : where does your sister live
Me: I answered
VO: What does your sister do
Me: I answered
VO: ( Typed for few minutes) Your visas have been approved, ( handed us the white paper)

I earn about 700k but no question came up on that. It may all look good but there is so much that could have gone wrong if God who rules in the affairs of men was not set to help us. The reference to my sister could have led to further discussion about my parents, also American citizens and our ties could have been called to question... and what if I didn't remember the number of dinners or missed it up with the cocktail parties ( we had two of that too). We plan to pay all of our bills as we want to be able to have more babies in the US and visit our family members at will. I wanted that so bad. Glory to God and good luck to others. Saying the truth helped, having sufficient funds to show helped, paying ahead helped, but the mercy of God makes all the difference!!!

Having given back to this community. Please I need advise on the best airline for a pregnant woman and the one that has a convenient arrangement and cheaper cost for adding the baby. Also, we plan for her to travel at 35 weeks is this ok?

Well i did fly Qatar. Uneventful trip. Alao got a hotel voucher so i slept peacefully during my layover and finally bot my LO ticket for 140usd. I was however made to underatand its 10% of the prevailing adults ticket as at purchase date. Hotel was the airport hotel so i just strolled into my room and to my terminal in the morning. This was especially cool wen i was rerurning with my LO. Airhosteases were amazingly nice and helpful. Same with Goodluck!

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by gazu007: 10:42pm On Jan 31, 2018
beautyuche:
Happy sunday to you all

Please how do I apply for baby passport without notorised letter from my husband.

Is it possible to not write his name on the birth certificate or ssn?

How do single mothers apply for passport.

I don't see my husband going to abuja or lagos for this document so a second option will be appreciated.



when i have birth to my son i did not put his father's name on the certificate..this was in 2014...when i got back I filled a form from the us immigration website and Me and his father went to the embassy to swear oath that he was the father and they sent the form to us and we got a new birth certificate with his name.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by funkeadebz: 10:53pm On Jan 31, 2018
captain90210:
Did it mean that IF you hadn't paid your hospital bills for Atlanta, you would have been sent back. And is it an issue if u declare Florida at Interview and decide to head to Atlanta eventually.

No i wouldnt. Like he clearly said my intentions were genuine and matched. he was just concerned as to maybe i wanted Georgia cos their health system is a bit more relaxed than Floridas. Like i had found a loop in the system and wanted to capitalise on it and get some form of aid or financing. I even asked if my using the term 'medical purpose' was the issue and he responded isnt childbirth a medical issue?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by captain90210(m): 12:14am On Feb 01, 2018
Thanks, congratulations

funkeadebz:

No i wouldnt. Like he clearly said my intentions were genuine and matched. he was just concerned as to maybe i wanted Georgia cos their health system is a bit more relaxed than Floridas. Like i had found a loop in the system and wanted to capitalise on it and get some form of aid or financing. I even asked if my using the term 'medical purpose' was the issue and he responded isnt childbirth a medical issue?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Gloriagee(f): 12:59am On Feb 01, 2018
Delta doesn't need fit to fly

veleta:
@Mamatukwas,I don't think Delta requires fit to fly.Saw it on their website though.You can google it and may be call them to confirm.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Mamatukwas: 3:38am On Feb 01, 2018
[quote author=Gloriagee post=64682266]Delta doesn't need fit to fly

Thanks. Maybe il consider continuing with Delta. Coz my 1st leg is with Lufthansa. I'll call to confirm.

Thanks again @veleta @gloriagee
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Quin17: 3:55am On Feb 01, 2018
Gloriagee:
Delta doesn't need fit to fly

Even from Nigeria?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Gloriagee(f): 7:22am On Feb 01, 2018
Yeah, flew at 36 weeks, 6 days. No fit to fly required

Quin17:

Even from Nigeria?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Thankful11011: 8:22am On Feb 01, 2018
baldman:
Hello everyone, I have come to testify to the goodness of God, the visa application is a purely secular endeavour but before God nothing is secular, God rules in the affairs ( secular activities of men). My wife applied for visa to enable her birth our baby in the US sometimes in Nov 2017 and was refused. The VO had only few questions for her: Where else have you been besides the UAE? ( her answer: No where else) How much do you earn ( she said: less than 150k). Then the blue paper came out, they did not bother to inquire about me, being the sponsor nor look at the various documents she took with her. We decided to try again, this time, I also applied. And the conversation went this way:

VO: What are you going to the in the US
Me: We are going for vacation, family visit and to birth our first child
VO: Where are you going in the US
Wife: South Austin
Me: Interjected: Austin ( my wife was talking about the hospital)
VO: What do you do
Me: I am a lawyer
VO: What year were you called
Me: (mentioned the year)
VO: Which of the law schools did you attend ( this is tricky, a fake lawyer can say Zaria)
Me: ( mentioned the law school)
VO: What you do where you work, is it all legal related
Me: Not entirely, I do other things
VO: Madam what do you
Wife: Interior decorator .. we do bla bla bla bla bla
VO: Have you contacted any Doctor
Me: yes, and I showed him the doctor's correspondence and a proof of the down payment of the hospital bill ( he asked how we got to know
about the doctor and I mentioned the relative living in the city that referred him)
VO: Have you two travelled out of the country before
Me: Yes, we had our honey moon in Dubai last year and I was also in UK last year ( he also asked about when we got married and about my uk
trip. he checked my UK visa which is still valid till February)
VO: Can I have the budget sheet
Me: (Passed it to him and some other VO came to request for his help so he left is desk and later came back)
VO: Let me see your statement of account
Me: ( I handed him my bank statement printed out of my online account and explained that the bank's network was bad yesterday)
VO: How did you pay your initial deposit
Me: I paid through my Sister
VO : where does your sister live
Me: I answered
VO: What does your sister do
Me: I answered
VO: ( Typed for few minutes) Your visas have been approved, ( handed us the white paper)

I earn about 700k but no question came up on that. It may all look good but there is so much that could have gone wrong if God who rules in the affairs of men was not set to help us. The reference to my sister could have led to further discussion about my parents, also American citizens and our ties could have been called to question... and what if I didn't remember the number of dinners or missed it up with the cocktail parties ( we had two of that too). We plan to pay all of our bills as we want to be able to have more babies in the US and visit our family members at will. I wanted that so bad. Glory to God and good luck to others. Saying the truth helped, having sufficient funds to show helped, paying ahead helped, but the mercy of God makes all the difference!!!

Having given back to this community. Please I need advise on the best airline for a pregnant woman and the one that has a convenient arrangement and cheaper cost for adding the baby. Also, we plan for her to travel at 35 weeks is this ok?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Thankful11011: 8:25am On Feb 01, 2018
Thankful11011:
[/quote][quote author=baldman post=64634391]Hello everyone, I have come to testify to the goodness of God, the visa application is a purely secular endeavour but before God nothing is secular, God rules in the affairs ( secular activities of men). My wife applied for visa to enable her birth our baby in the US sometimes in Nov 2017 and was refused. The VO had only few questions for her: Where else have you been besides the UAE? ( her answer: No where else) How much do you earn ( she said: less than 150k). Then the blue paper came out, they did not bother to inquire about me, being the sponsor nor look at the various documents she took with her. We decided to try again, this time, I also applied. And the conversation went this way:

VO: What are you going to the in the US
Me: We are going for vacation, family visit and to birth our first child
VO: Where are you going in the US
Wife: South Austin
Me: Interjected: Austin ( my wife was talking about the hospital)
VO: What do you do
Me: I am a lawyer
VO: What year were you called
Me: (mentioned the year)
VO: Which of the law schools did you attend ( this is tricky, a fake lawyer can say Zaria)
Me: ( mentioned the law school)
VO: What you do where you work, is it all legal related
Me: Not entirely, I do other things
VO: Madam what do you
Wife: Interior decorator .. we do bla bla bla bla bla
VO: Have you contacted any Doctor
Me: yes, and I showed him the doctor's correspondence and a proof of the down payment of the hospital bill ( he asked how we got to know
about the doctor and I mentioned the relative living in the city that referred him)
VO: Have you two travelled out of the country before
Me: Yes, we had our honey moon in Dubai last year and I was also in UK last year ( he also asked about when we got married and about my uk
trip. he checked my UK visa which is still valid till February)
VO: Can I have the budget sheet
Me: (Passed it to him and some other VO came to request for his help so he left is desk and later came back)
VO: Let me see your statement of account
Me: ( I handed him my bank statement printed out of my online account and explained that the bank's network was bad yesterday)
VO: How did you pay your initial deposit
Me: I paid through my Sister
VO : where does your sister live
Me: I answered
VO: What does your sister do
Me: I answered
VO: ( Typed for few minutes) Your visas have been approved, ( handed us the white paper)

I earn about 700k but no question came up on that. It may all look good but there is so much that could have gone wrong if God who rules in the affairs of men was not set to help us. The reference to my sister could have led to further discussion about my parents, also American citizens and our ties could have been called to question... and what if I didn't remember the number of dinners or missed it up with the cocktail parties ( we had two of that too). We plan to pay all of our bills as we want to be able to have more babies in the US and visit our family members at will. I wanted that so bad. Glory to God and good luck to others. Saying the truth helped, having sufficient funds to show helped, paying ahead helped, but the mercy of God makes all the difference!!!

Having given back to this community. Please I need advise on the best airline for a pregnant woman and the one that has a convenient arrangement and cheaper cost for adding the baby. Also, we plan for her to travel at 35 weeks is this ok?

Please i plan to have my second baby in austin, can you help me with the name of the hospital and doctor?, thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by ugoguchy(f): 9:23am On Feb 01, 2018
labsgal:
Hello house, please is a total budget of $21,000 too much/suspicious for a family of 3(myself, husband and daughter)? Because people keep saying it will raise suspicion at d interview. Please note, my birth related fees amount to$9k+

is okay,my budget was $23,400 family of 4....thats becos i added rent to it anyway
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Nwebele: 11:24am On Feb 01, 2018
Imagine! What mybpeople in Naija are getting with 12k budget. I tire o.



ozycy:
I guess this is same VO my friend met in Tanzania. She kept saying 30k kiniko. They are not so used to pregnancy/giving birth story like in Nigeria. Maybe you can come back and reapply. My friend applied twice and was denied angry
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Nwebele: 11:31am On Feb 01, 2018
After I opened up here and was reprimanded, I decided to be honest as usually suggested here. So, when i came to that point, I answered yes to the question. Now, some friends were blaming me that that quedtion does not concern my situation. Am confused

Even if I reapply, should I keep clicking yes for that question or click no?


OmoBendel24:
@Nwebele ma,

"Have you ever sought to obtain or assist others to obtain a visa, entry into the United States, or any other United States immigration benefit by fraud or willful misrepresentation or other unlawful means?" @The bolded makes that part of the form concern you in my opinion.

A key question remains, your overstay, was it done on approval or you just overstayed? Well, I think three years or so after the overstay ought to have softened that part. It's when you do above 365 days that earns you 10 years ban at the least....

I'm with the team that think you might still have a chance doing your interview in Nigeria, but it seems you are fast approaching your EDD, give it a try if you can push.

Don't be too hard on yourself too, may it be well with you on this quest!
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Kayjay23: 12:29pm On Feb 01, 2018
Good afternoon fam.
I applied for a dropbox renewal after i had my baby in 2016. Was called for the famous 221g interview. Went there with all my receipts and other burden of proof documents.
VO: passports please
ME: gave her
VO: where are you visiting in the US?
ME: Washington
VO: how long are you going For?
Me: 3 weeks
VO: have you been to the US before?
Me: yes on two occasions
VO: last time you went to the US what did you go For?
Me: I went to have my baby
VO: Do you have the receipts?
Me: yes please. I hand all receipts to her including a tabulated breakdown of my expenditure to show how much the entire trip cost.
VO: looks through then asks...Do you have an itemized receipt.
Me: no ma'am I wasn't given any by the hospital. All they gave me was a zero balance letter and another letter that stated that I paid my bill in full.
VO: leaves her seat for a while and comes back with a yellow paper. Ma'am at this time no decision has been reached on your application until you provide the itemized bill from the hospital.
On the yellow paper she wrote that I will need to provide the itemized bill from the hospital before further processing will continue. The yellow paper is to be submitted alongside my passport and itemized bill at dhl...
So na. so I waka today. Just thought to share.
Please who has an itemized bill and what does it look like?
Cheers!

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by HopefulMum: 12:35pm On Feb 01, 2018
Hi everyone. Please help a first time traveler. Interview is for next week. No travel history. My form was filled and submitted by an agent. Dh will be the sponsor. We decided as a first time traveler he should stay instead going with my mom and an infant. Dh account statement is currently below 2m. Do I pay in more funds? If will it raise a red flag? Do I also need to go with property documents? Please any advice on what to go with be highly appreciated. Want to use Houston northwest medical center Dr Nicolas Xydas. Thank you.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by happyme31: 12:42pm On Feb 01, 2018
hello everyone. I have been following this thread and it has been very helpful, So I am here to give back. I applied for US visa 2016 while single and was denied. I got married last year and I am currently pregnant. So based on information from here, I decided to applied for medical visa together with my mother. Certain agencies I saw online charged about 400k . I couldnt start spending all that money now, So I decided to do it myself. I got a doctor's email at WHMC Texas and started correspondence. I paid $200 for an appointment and got several documents which I took along.

I had my interview 7.30 am this morning Feb 1st in Abuja and it went thus:
Me: Good Morning (smiling)
VO: Morning ( he showed no emotions)
Mum: Good morning ( VO didnt reply)
VO: Passports please. What's the relationship?
Me: She is mother.
Mum: She is my daughter.
Me: (I hand him a family picture)
VO: Madam please dont bring out any documents until I ask you to.
Me: Okay. sorry sir.
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: To give birth.
Mum: To assist her because its her first child.
VO: What do you do?
Me: I am an architect. I work at ....
Mum: I wotk with the FG. Ministry of ...
VO: Have you travelled outside the country?
Me: I have been travelling to the UK since 2013. I currently have a valid 2 years visa.
VO: Is that all?
Me: I have been to Dubai, Singapore and some African countries.
VO: Have you contacted a doctor? Can I have your correspondence?
Me: (I hand the documents to him) Yes, I have a letter from my doctor and I have paid for my first appointment. ( I forgot at this point to even mention the name of the doctor and hospital)
VO: Whats the total cost of your medical fees?
Me: From the budget sent by my doctor, the cost is $7000.
VO: Madam that is certainly very little. May I remind you that the US has the highest medical cost in the world...(He starts raising his voice)
Me: That is just the hospital and doctor's cost sir. Our budget for the entire trip including living expenses is $16000. You asked for the medical fees...(I was getting a little apprehensive and I started praying silently)
VO: (Starts typing) So how much do you say is the cost of your trip?
Me: $16,000 sir.
VO: How will you be paying?
Me: My husband and I will be paying.
VO: What does your husband do?
Me: He is a media consultant. He works with FG.
VO: Can I have your bank statement?
Me: (I hand him 2 bank statements). I also have a fixed deposit that will mature in May. (He didnt bother to look at it)
VO: How many children do you have?
Me: This is my first child.
VO: (Turns to my mum) Madam, how many children do you have?
Mum: I have 9 children.
VO: (Types for some minutes while I was praying and wondering what he could be thinking) Madam you can take back these documents. Your visa has been approved. Have a safe trip. (He hands be the white papet)

I really Thank God for everything. I hope to leave end of April or 1st week of May.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by happyme31: 12:47pm On Feb 01, 2018
HopefulMum:
Hi everyone. Please help a first time traveler. Interview is for next week. No travel history. My form was filled and submitted by an agent. Dh will be the sponsor. We decided as a first time traveler he should stay instead going with my mom and an infant. Dh account statement is currently below 2m. Do I pay in more funds? If will it raise a red flag? Do I also need to go with property documents? Please any advice on what to go with be highly appreciated. Want to use Houston northwest medical center Dr Nicolas Xydas. Thank you.



Please add more money. You should have about 5m. They may not notice when you logged it. I added 5m to my account 3 days before I printed. But since I have been depositing large sums before now, I didnt think it was a problem. Plus they didnt even notice.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by DJUde: 1:27pm On Feb 01, 2018
Please beautyuche i am also interested in the 3bed sharing stuff, i will be travelling 16th of this month. Please how do i get intouch with you? Meanwhile my email add is happyude8@gmail.com. kindly help out. Thanks

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by HopefulMum: 1:36pm On Feb 01, 2018
Ok thank you. I will do just that.
happyme31:




Please add more money. You should have about 5m. They may not notice when you logged it. I added 5m to my account 3 days before I printed. But since I have been depositing large sums before now, I didnt think it was a problem. Plus they didnt even notice.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by DJUde: 1:45pm On Feb 01, 2018
OnJosh1:
Sharing as received without the contact numbers though so I won't be seen as advertising. Whoever is interested can check the BA website directly.

"British Airways USA and Canada promo��

Fly British Airways to USA and Canada from NGN 450,000 (Return ticket)

Travel dates is between Jan 10 to Jun 14 and Sep 1st to Dec 09 2018.

❌Blackout period between Jun 15th and Aug 31st❌

�Ticket must be issued on or before feb 08 2018."

Please, I am interested, how do I get it, I checked with travelstart and they don't seem to have anything like that. Please kindly help. Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Nobody: 1:49pm On Feb 01, 2018
HopefulMum:
Hi everyone. Please help a first time traveler. Interview is for next week. No travel history. My form was filled and submitted by an agent. Dh will be the sponsor. ......xxxxxx Please any advice on what to go with be highly appreciated.

There is no document checklist....you should take whatever documents will substantiate what is written in your DS160.......however, you can search for a post from @zoemummy from Oct 2017 on thread 5 for a comprehensive list of docs.

My biggest worry for you is that an agent completed your form. Do you have a copy of the form to confirm that everything there is accurate and correlates with whatever docs you have?

If you make large transfer...you need to be 100% sure you can explain it to VO. If DH is your sponsor why not just go with his own statement.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Budding: 2:28pm On Feb 01, 2018
Nalinisingh:
Looking for cheap ticket to Houston. Pls help NL

You could send me a pm
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by anunimorigba: 3:10pm On Feb 01, 2018
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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Thankful11011: 3:30pm On Feb 01, 2018
Good day, please can someome help me with an affordable hospital and doctor in Austin, texas, i have gone through the thread but have very little information, thanks and God bless
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by veleta: 3:51pm On Feb 01, 2018
funkeadebz:


Yes its 3900. However you have to pay for the epidural. If u dnt use it then you get a refund.

Thanks dear.Please would send you dear pm later
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by nafyzah(f): 4:01pm On Feb 01, 2018
Good day ,

Please i need an assistant from the house.DH,myself and child applied for B1/B2 visa but we denied 214b.
The VO asked the purpose of our travelling and DH answered her so immediately after she asked if the baby with us is our only son and we said Yes she paused and started typing then we were denied.Meanwhile i am pregnant and my pregnancy wasnt even noticed though we were prepared already that if we were asked i will tell them the truth but will back date the weeks because the dress i wore wasnt reavealing how big the bumps is.
My question now is this we want to reapply on B1/B2 again but DH is not ready to apply with us just myself and child and also contact a doctor over there and declare i am going for child birth.Please i need advice of the house.
Thank you
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Omodadi2: 4:02pm On Feb 01, 2018
@Kayjay23, please where did you have your interview?
Sorry for your refusal.

Not all hospitals give the itemized list as we have read here, and also someone went without it and was granted visa.

Its inside same itemized bill that some VO picked up the issue of self PA fee and insurance fee for the hospital without looking at other receipts presented.

Just call your hospital and request for it.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by covbrand(f): 4:26pm On Feb 01, 2018
hi everyone I just want to make an enquiry, I had my baby in chicago last year and before I left the hospital is paid all my bills and got a zero balance. two months after I got to Nigeria I received a call from the people I stayed with that I had another bill that was for my baby.
I quickly transfered money to pay for that to my aunt and kept on calling to confirm, but the hospital claimed to never have sent it.
I called again today and was told that the bill had gone to a debt recovery company.
I just called them and they say I can pay with my card. I am making the payment tomorrow.

I want to know if this will pose as a problem for me in my next visit this year and how do I handle it. thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by cindermum: 4:33pm On Feb 01, 2018
@kayjay23

Hi, sorry about today. I hope you get your visa soon.
Please how long was your passport with the embassy before you were asked to schedule an appointment?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Zeenayah: 5:35pm On Feb 01, 2018
Hi everyone, jetlag is real o. I still need plenty sleep.
I am not going to use that line. I am really glad this thread as thrived as all I did from July last year when I found the thread was read and read and make all the phone calls I need to.

I left Lagos via Qatar Airways on Saturday (27th) at 33 weeks 5 days. I had submitted my Mediff Form and co at their office on Tuesday because I didn't want stories that touch and they called me that it had been processed same day. After check in, the lady held my boarding pass and said I should go to port health for fit to fly and she hinted that I should just do whatever the woman says.
Port Health lady was forming drama that ehn she can't write more than 32 weeks o because Qatar is very strict o, forming calling her colleagues up and down the place . Hian, no be naija, my husband just dey observe, we gave her extra 1,500 and that was it.

Got to the airport 8ish, by 9am, we were done; or so we thought, the handbag I carried just decided it was going to die that day. The zip just pulled apart of its own accord. Shuo... I thank God I begged my dad to let his driver take us to the airport so my husband can come in with me easily. I just called the driver to just go straight to my parents house and collect handbag from my mum asap. He got back by 10:30 and that was sorted. (key point: get to the airport early to be able to manage unexpected surprises)

Immigration in lagos just asked their usual questions and find something for me - I said I don't have. Customs was asking am I sure I don't have more than 10k I said I am sure, the guy was like show me the money. I open envelope show am and he let me go.
We left lagos at 12:30ish, flight was very smooth and I had a nice air hostess who told me to ask her for anything I need. Didn't see her again after that (maybe she was attending to business class) so I couldn't really ask for stuff.

We got to Doha midnight (damn, that airport is beautifulllllllllll, trains moving inside the airport as you are walking pass, chai..) and proceeded to check in for the New York flight (yes I was going to Chicago but I didn't have strength for Chicago POE, my friends that went through that place saw when).

On my queue to check in for the New York leg, the Qatar staff was forming like he could ask people questions, the lady on the other hand was just passing people. Anyway, I stood there and was wondering is this the US CBP officer? It got to my turn and the following ensued:
Qatar check in staff: What are you going to the US for?
Me: Childbirth and Vacation
Qatar check in staff: When are you going back?
Me: April **
Qatar check in staff: Your passport is expiring in May
Me: Yes I know ( I used the passport like that. that 6 months thing doesn't apply for when you are travelling, a friend whose husband is an immigration officer confirmed for me)
Qatar check in staff: Do you have a return ticket? can I see it?
Me: Yes.. gives it to him
Qatar check in staff: You are returning from Chicago
Me: Yes I am
Qatar check in staff: When are you coming back
Me: rolls eyes... April ** and that was it.

My people I no see CBP officer for Doha o...... the guy probably went to sleep as it was midnight. I entered the waiting area for boarding, sat down, connected to the Free Wifi and sent messages to the hubby and family that am fine o.

As I was about to board the flight, the lady at the door just said I have been waiting for you, please come with me (see me looking like what happen) and told her colleague to take over from her. She just said I am changing your seats to these 3 free ones so you can sleep better during the flight, she collected my bag and stashed it for me. Next thing, do you want water or juice? let me know if you need anything, I would be checking on you during the flight. (was just shaking my head that on top my economy ticket, see God's favor). She brought me juice and the big bottle of water (3/4 full) and a cup. That flight was awesome, I was served food first (in economy o) and was given snacks, juice, water intermittently throughout the flight and slept well.

When we go to JFK (after 15 hrs.. mehn long journey- at this point, we don do 24hrs o), the air hostess took out my luggage, took me to the front seat right behind business class, made sure I left the plane first after business class and had already requested for wheelchair to carry me. ( I didn't ask for wheelchair). I didn't use the wheelchair because I didn't want to draw unnecessary attention to myself, by the way I wore my winter jacket at that point which had covered the tummy and I could walk.

I took a detour to the bathroom and on coming out, omo the queue don long; used the self service machine and joined the queue and started observing the CBP officer. I noticed one latino looking guy attending to people and stamping quickly not too many questions. The queue I was on the white guy was spending time with each person so it wasn't really moving. it was 8am so there were few officers checking us and another flight just arrived. I just kept praying in my mind that I would find favour wherever and I would only answer 3 questions (I had told my husband that at Doha). One of the officers, just came to the guy in my front and removed the boundary stuff and asked us to follow him, I quickly followed and landed in front of the latino CBP officer.

CBP officer: how long are you in the US for?
Me: 2 months and 2 weeks
CBP officer: looks at me and asked what is the purpose of your trip?
Me: Vacation and I am having a baby
CBP officer: how much do you have on you
Me: $8,500 cash and my cards
CBP officer: stamps me in till july 2018, the guy didn't even look at my passport data page to see that it was expiring in May. God's favour, I answered only 3 questions, my big fat envelope of burden of proof was just in my bag.

I quickly collected my passport and moved to the luggage area, got my bags and went to Agric because I declared food. 1 whole box was filled with grinded stuff for my aunty... egusi, apon, suya pepper, grounded pepper and iru. 23kg worth. They scanned it and didn't even say anything, it was my own box they opened because of Knorr but it was Knorr beef so they let it go.

The other lady beside me had Knorr chicken and indomie chicken, they collected everything, she was just looking sad. I said sorry and proceeded to look for where to go to the terminal for my connecting flight from New York to Chiicago.
Local flight easy peasy, got to Chicago and wheeled out my bags into aunt’s car. Finito.
Now onto hospital registration and praying to God for a safe delivery.
By the way uber is bae... using my GT card which is linked to uber and just taking rides around, they charged me 367 sha.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by Babatwi: 5:59pm On Feb 01, 2018
covbrand:
hi everyone I just want to make an enquiry, I had my baby in chicago last year and before I left the hospital is paid all my bills and got a zero balance. two months after I got to Nigeria I received a call from the people I stayed with that I had another bill that was for my baby.
I quickly transfered money to pay for that to my aunt and kept on calling to confirm, but the hospital claimed to never have sent it.
I called again today and was told that the bill had gone to a debt recovery company.
I just called them and they say I can pay with my card. I am making the payment tomorrow.

I want to know if this will pose as a problem for me in my next visit this year and how do I handle it. thanks


Just make sure that you are given a receipt and if possible a letter to back it up

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