CanadianCherie:


I am interested pls...what dates are we looking at?

from now

Cretaceous:


Which hospital?

oakbend medical centre

Hello guys!!! Happy New year! Decided to peep in again since 2016 fa!
Sorry for being awol, kudos to all the veterans who keep this thread going!
God bless y'all!

chibertha:
You will show your passport at the agency. BC is original

Thanks & God bless U
I av booked my appointment for Wednesday & hopefully everytin will go on well...thanks once again for ur contribution.

peace004:
Good day mama's & papa's in d house,
My missionary journey is almost coming to an end but I av been facing little challenges.
Pls Houston Tx mama's who av recently done dere LO passport, How did u go about it..?

Though I tried applying for appointment but was decline due to my travel date to 9ja is above 2wks, I don't know if is a new system now for I want to get my LO passport ready on time so I can pay flight ticket & send mail for visa on arriver on time.

Pls I will be grateful for d info on how to get d passport done without waiting for my departure to b 2wks...thanks

You can't get an appointment at the passport agency if your travel date doesn't fall within two weeks of the day you make the appointment, two weeks to your travel make an appointment, you can get next day or the day after appointment and can also pick up your LO' 's passport same day after submission of documents and they now strictly require ds3053 notarized at the embassies if one parent is not around for those that put father's names in the birth certificate.

kennyliza:
Hello Nairalanders! Hope u r have a wonderful weekend.

My preparation for my missionary journey is fast approaching. Please I need someone to send me a list in respect of acceptable food items that i can carry along for this journey(or a link post of d food items), thanks.

@76ta, have u secure your accommodation, I use a friend to help me find one eventually close to oakbend.

Got these from some recent poe reports. Hope it's helpful. You can search for more. Regards.

chibertha:
I dont know if this will fly, it is WHMS more details I can put here if I do it will be removed. Catch me if you can for more details.

@chibertha kindly assist with the details - email address of this hospital. I have tried to access the add. I got online but it never opens.

Thanks

Eugene111:



Thanks Chibertha...
Can you kindly write me the name or site of the hospital you used in Houston?

Thanks

My email add. Is chiomzbabe@gmail.com

Thanks

So we are back to give a tiny bit of what we have learnt from the house that silently assisted us in our first ever application for a US Visa.

Alert!!!!! Very long post...

Sometime in August after my DH and I found out I was pregnant, he came to this tread to enquire as to the best option to take in order to obtain a US visa for birth. We had the options of hiding the pregnancy, obtaining a Visa, using same for holiday purposes in DEC. And later for birth purposes in April. We were however advised by the member of the tread to come clean from the onset and declare real intent of the Visa. After so much prayers, preparation (we read and read and read all the readable on this tread), we got all our documents ready and we booked our appointment together for 8th Feb. 2018. 7:15am. I applied for B2 medical visa while my DH applied for B1/B2 visa. Below is a transcript of our interview.

VO: Good morning
Us: Good morning

VO: can I have your passport please
DH: sure hands them over

VO: what's ur purpose for travelling
DH: vacation
ME: I immediately chip in and say "I plan to give birth in the US" circling my obvious bump.

VO: what your relationship?
DH: she is my wife, we got married in April, 2017

VO: have you ever travelled out of Nigeria before?
DH: yes, in April to Dubai for our honeymoon (VO picks up one passport and flips through to confirm this) she then nods.

VO: okay, and what do you do?
ME: I work in bank ***.

VO: still looking at me for more information she asked again what does your job entails?
ME: I explain in details my job functions ***

VO: okay, how long have you worked there
ME: 6years in march (she looks at her computer and nods as though confirming the answer with what I filled on my DS160 form.

VO: look to DH and askes same question, what do you do?
DH: I am a human development consultant plus I also own an online paint consulting firm.

VO: smiles and says "that's a first for me" what does a human development consultant entail?
DH: launches into detailed explanation of his work...offering training for individuals, businesses, corporate etc on skills acquisition et al.

VO: DO you have any staff working for you?
DH: mostly freelancers paid on commission basis

VO: can I see your statement pls
DH: sure and passes part1 of the statement ( note that DH statement was quite bulky - about 1146 pages but we stapled them very neatly and placed each part neatly in labelled envelopes)

VO: looks through the first statement (dollar) and picks out a payment of USD25k paid in much earlier (Oct last yr) and withdrawn the next day. She asked who paid in this $25k?
DH: my sister, but it was for a purpose to assist her do something, it wasn't "dashed".
VO: smiles and says I know, dash never gets that high.

VO: flips through the naira statement and asked for part 2 of the statement,she randomly flips through and goes to the last page of the statement

VO: where did you do your most recent training?
DH:*** community

VO: how did you get paid?
DH: ***,*** & sales of materials.

VO: nods ( I am thinking she is correlating this with the very bulky statement of account)

VO: do you have a personal statement of account
DH: yes but I didn't bring it along cos I plan to use my business to fund the trip.

VO: how long have you worked as this?
DH: about 8 years

VO: but your statement shows that this account was opened in Sept, 2017
DH: yes, along the line, I had to switch and do something else. I only got back to doing this about a year ago, decided to register a new company and start afresh.

VO: so do you have a doctor yet?
ME & DH: yes and hands her the Dr correspondence (I carefully highlighted each conversation with the doctor and labeled it as 1st msg, 2msg etc so as not to stress the VO)

VO: carefully goes through the correspondence and asked what is your budget for this trip?
DH: 17k - 20k, I hand over the budget sheet.

VO: almost didn't look at it. Types, types,types
DH & I: silent prayer prayer prayer

Eventually, the VO looks ups at us, gathered our documents smiles and says keep all your documents and take them to the POE as your may need them......congrats your visa has been approved, hands us the white paper and dishes some info. Which in truth, I was too excited to recall.

DH & I: (big smile on our faces)Thank you.

VO: you may consider printing statement for smaller periods for the POE because what you have here today is overwhelmingly
DH: sure, thank you.

I was shocked, relieved as well as excited. I went out of the room and did a small dance We wanted this so bad and it seems the odds were against us given that we hadn't gotten Visa before nows (virgin passports) and I was already pregnant. I thank God for this tread which assisted us make the right informed decisions.

LESSONS LEARNT:

1) NEVER EVER use an agent to fill your DS-160 form. Trust me, the form is pretty straight toward and there are some information that an agent might not put much thought to. But if you do it yourself you have all the right information in there and can't be thrown off balance.

2) Discovering this thread is one of the best things that can happen to a first timer. Don't go for the quick fix. Take time and read read read. You will become even more informed than the so called agents.

3) Truth is Paramount to these VO and in the entire process. We declared our true intention despite discouragement from family and we eventually proved them all wrong. We can go to the POE without any doubt or fears knowing that the truth has been told.

4) In situation like ours, its always best to go together. You never can tell what questions may come up. For instance if I was asked to explain in details what my husband does, I don't think I would have done such a good job as he did nor will I be able to remember the last community he trained vis versa.

I will be back shortly to give my smooth POE story IJN...

Now onto the next agenda, flight tickets...any houston based mum with good ticket deals for 2nd week in April? Kindly share.

Thank to my NL family and may God answer all our silent prayers. Amem...

N/B:
We took the under listed documents to the embassy
1) Doctors correspondence
2) budget sheet
3) Comprehensive bill from the doctor, covering Dr fee, Hosp fee etc
4) Appointment letter
5) DS- 160 confirmation page
6) My doctor's report
7) passport photographs ( same as what was used to complete the DS-160 form)
Bank reference from my employer
9) My salary account statement
10) My mutual funds statement of account
11) DH reference letter for account
12) DH bank statements
13) Marriage certificate and newspaper publication (We still bear single status on our passports)
14) Land documents (To prove ties back home)

We didn't print our GTBank receipt and that cost us precious time and money.

LESSONS LEARNT:

1) NEVER EVER use an agent to fill your DS-160 form. Trust me, the form is pretty straight toward and there are some information that an agent might not put much thought to. But if you do it yourself you have all the right information in there and can't be thrown off





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I keep telling people This!!! The questions are so easy and straightforward that you'll be silly wasting money paying an agent to answer your own personal details for you.

zoemummy:


Got these from some recent poe reports. Hope it's helpful. You can search for more. Regards.

@zoemummy, thanks. Your response is highly appreciated.

Good morning mamas in the house. Can someone or people who went through Houston POE between January and now share their experiences. Kindly help a sister out as I am in a panic mode, I bought a BA ticket to Houston for April and my family and friends have been scaring with different tales of being sent back, even the person I rented an apartment from is not recommending I come in through Houston and my ticket is non-refundable. What do you all think? Thank you as I await your response.

cutiep:
So we are back to give a tiny bit of what we have learnt

Congrats, was a smooth one. Lagos or abj?

Many thanks for the detailed feedback. God bless

CheeseMama:
Thanks. The Financial Counsellor said a lot of people had issues with Pediatrix cos they didnt ask for the Healthy Baby package and were billed the standard rates. She advised me to call them and if possible pay in advance. The standard charge for newborn care for up to 2 days is $1104 plus $262 for each additional day. Circumcision is $262 and hearing test is $326. The healthy baby package is $675 for newborn care for 2 days and $100 for each addition day with circumcision and hearing test being $175 and $130 respectively.

You will qualify for the HBP rate if you make payment within 30 days of delivery and specifically ask for the HBP rates. I also made sure to confirm there is no passage of the cost difference to insurance or Medicaid. They do it to encourage prompt payment and to avoid collection costs.

I was interviewed again today(3rd time)

VO: why are you going to the US

To have my second child

VO: Have u travelled outside Nigeria before

Yes. In 2016 to have my first

VO: How long are you staying
3months

VO: Do you have the proper documentations this time?
Yes I do, which one would you like to see

VO:Doctors correspondence and expenses
I gave her all email communications, appointment confirmation, expenses sheet from doctor, my budget sheet of $20,100

VO: checked very well, and asked for financial cover
Gave her Nigeria bank statement, US statement, payslips, employment letter from my office.

VO: checked through and said, sorry you are not eligible for the visa.

I went ahead this time to asked her why I am not eligible, she referred me to online information for medical tourism criteria and the documents required, I told her these are all required, tell me whc isn't there.

VO: You brought them but they are not making sense. I also said sorry, is it the account statements or the doctors correspondence and I feel you could ask a question or two if there's something not clear to you. ? VO kept mute and later said that everythingis there on paper, you don't need to be explained anything.

I wanted to talk again then she said she's sorry, she may not be able to give me any more information. Have a nice day!

Only God knows the criteria for getting US visa again now cos I don't get it anymore. My visa expires in January, many people told me to use it before expiry and I will be stamped. But because I like following due process, I said NO that I'll renew my visa, now see my life. I have spent up to 500k applying and travelling for visa interviews. The same thing I got in 2016 by just saying the truth this way, and even now my income has increased and the claim is I am not eligible. It is well!

abisoyed:
Good morning mamas in the house. Can someone or people who went through Houston POE between January and now share their experiences. Kindly help a sister out as I am in a panic mode, I bought a BA ticket to Houston for April and my family and friends have been scaring with different tales of being sent back, even the person I rented an apartment from is not recommending I come in through Houston and my ticket is non-refundable. What do you all think? Thank you as I await your response.

Search for POE Houston in the search bar and select travel. You'd find so many

Omodadi2:
I was interviewed again today(3rd time)

VO: You brought them but they are not making sense. I also said sorry, is it the account statements or the doctors correspondence and I feel you could ask a question or two if there's something not clear to you. ? VO kept mute and later said that everythingis there on paper, you don't need to be explained anything.

I wanted to talk again then she said she's sorry, she may not be able to give me any more information. Have a nice day!

Only God knows the criteria for getting US visa again now cos I don't get it anymore. My visa expires in January, many people told me to use it before expiry and I will be stamped. But because I like following due process, I said NO that I'll renew my visa, now see my life. I have spent up to 500k applying and travelling for visa interviews. The same thing I got in 2016 by just saying the truth this way, and even now my income has increased and the claim is I am not eligible. It is well!

God help us all. I'm really sorry you experienced this. Her reason is bollocks!

Omodadi2:
I was interviewed again today(3rd time)

VO: why are you going to the US

To have my second child

VO: Have u travelled outside Nigeria before

Yes. In 2016 to have my first

VO: How long are you staying
3months

VO: Do you have the Kroger documentations
Yes I do, which one would you like to see

VO:Doctors correspondence and expenses
I gave her all email communications, appointment confirmation, expenses sheet from doctor, my budget sheet of $20,100

VO: checked very well, and asked for financial cover
Gave her Nigeria bank statement, US statement, payslips, employment letter from my office.

VO: checked through and said, sorry you are not eligible for the visa.

I went ahead this time to asked her why I am not eligible, she referred me to online information for medical tourism criteria and the documents required, I told her these are all required, tell me whc isn't there.

VO: You brought them but they are not making sense. I also said sorry, is it the account statements or the doctors correspondence and I feel you could ask a question or two if there's something not clear to you. ? VO kept mute and later said that everythingis there on paper, you don't need to be explained anything.

I wanted to talk again then she said she's sorry, she may not be able to give me any more information. Have a nice day!

Only God knows the criteria for getting US visa again now cos I don't get it anymore. My visa expires in January, many people told me to use it before expiry and I will be stamped. But because I like following due process, I said NO that I'll renew my visa, now see my life. I have spent up to 500k applying and travelling for visa interviews. The same thing I got in 2016 by just saying the truth this way, and even now my income has increased and the claim is I am not eligible. It is well!

someone who has an idea of what went wrong should please advice,this one just weak me...E hugs dear,is well...

Quin17:


Congrats, was a smooth one. Lagos or abj?

Lagos

Omodadi2:
I was interviewed again today(3rd time)

VO: why are you going to the US

To have my second child

VO: Have u travelled outside Nigeria before

Yes. In 2016 to have my first

VO: How long are you staying
3months

Am just speechless.
Pls just apply for Canada visa if you can still meetup. I just tire really. So sorry dear #hugs

cutiep:


Lagos

Congratulations

If I remember right, you could ask questions during the interview before VO makes decision. Omodadi2, keep at this, get to the root, don't just give up yet. Let others advise on what to go in with and what to say, but do it all as interview commences....

Omodadi2 I’m so sorry about these recurring refusals it’s so sad really. I’m sending you hugs and pecks please don’t give up or maybe try Canada please. I got refused twice before I got my visa then too and nothing changed I filled my form same way

OmoBendel24:
If I remember right, you could ask questions during the interview before VO makes decision. Omodadi2, keep at this, get to the root, don't just give up yet. Let others advise on what to go in with and what to say, but do it all as interview commences....

This is why I like my UK people they will tell you exactly what the issue is and once you correct the errors you’ll get the visa

chloe00:

This is why I like my UK people they will tell you exactly what the issue is and once you correct the errors you’ll get the visa

Please can I PM you for the UK things?

Omodadi2:


Please can I PM you for the UK things?

Of course you can; I’ll be glad to help in whatever way I can

So sorry dear, but you have really tried! Clearly in one of your past interviews the VOs noted something on your profile that has led them to keep denying you. However, God might just have other plans for you. Stay strong! Apply to Canada. If all else fails, Nigerian is still not so bad


[quote author=Omodadi2 post=64993150]I was interviewed again today(3rd time)

VO: why are you going to the US

Chinemeze17:


You can't get an appointment at the passport agency if your travel date doesn't fall within two weeks of the day you make the appointment, two weeks to your travel make an appointment, you can get next day or the day after appointment and can also pick up your LO' 's passport same day after submission of documents and they now strictly require ds3053 notarized at the embassies if one parent is not around for those that put father's names in the birth certificate.

Thanks dear & noted.

I clicked dat am applying for visa which is 4wks interval to departure date & was granted appointment for coming wednesday.

Also concerning d notarized my Dh is around..thanks

zannie:


LESSONS LEARNT:

1) NEVER EVER use an agent to fill your DS-160 form. Trust me, the form is pretty straight toward and there are some information that an agent might not put much thought to. But if you do it yourself you have all the right information in there and can't be thrown off

This is extremely important. If an agent fills out your form, you do not know what the agent filled out. Once you are scrutinized by the VO it will be evident that you do not know what you are talking about. If you don't know what you are talking about you are not prepared and will be very difficult to pass your interview.

Omodadi2:
I was interviewed again today(3rd time)

VO: why are you going to the US

To have my second child

So sorry Omodadi2. This is such a mystery.

BTW I checked now for criteria for medical tourism and it’s the same thing as what you took to the embassy. So whatever the problem is obviously that’s not it.

Was this in Lagos or Abuja?