chloe00:
Good morning people, please for those who attended their visa appointment without being able to upload their passport photographs, were you allowed in ?

NO is the simple answer, impossible now.... Will assume you are asking for somebody sha, so you don't talk too much. Happy weekend Sis!

Please anyone here can help on how to get affordable ticket as soon as possible.Got my passport back yesterday need to be out of town by end of this month.please help.destination is houston.

Yes. A letter of appointment was sent stating the Doc but I have no idea if you can change your Doc

Tahtianah:
@ozymes
Pls, did DW get to know whom her docs wld be while still here or after her first appointment with doctores? And was she given the option of changing docs if the one given to her wasn't to her liking? I apologize for the many questions

It depends on what your bills are . They usually give discounts according to how early you make payment

Aibisoye0:
How much discount Mama jay

ozymes:
Yes. A letter of appointment was sent stating the Doc but I have no idea if you can change your Doc

Ok. I guess that letter will come later then cos I only got an acceptance letter addressed to US customs and immigration stating the hospital and my appointment date.
Thank u so much.

Vbac bill paid since early May. Delivery in a few days I hope

Mamajayjay:
It depends on what your bills are . They usually give discounts according to how early you make payment

OmoBendel24:


NO is the simple answer, impossible now.... Will assume you are asking for somebody sha, so you don't talk too much. Happy weekend Sis!

Yes I’m asking for someone who couldn’t upload and I actually told the person to just take the passports that they’ll collect it there I just decided to double ask so I don’t mislead her.
Happy weekend too and thank you for the response

Oh wow.. wishing you safe delivery. My son was in nicu, which was not part of my budget . I approached the billing department and they reduced my bill from 8k to about 3k . I was paying it $200 per month until i finished my payment .They are very approachable.

Aibisoye0:
Vbac bill paid since early May. Delivery in a few days I hope

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Tahtianah:
Ok. I guess that letter will come later then cos I only got an acceptance letter addressed to US customs and immigration stating the hospital and my appointment date.
Thank u so much.

If you already have a Visa, a doctor is assigned upon arrival depending on the availability of the physician available on the day you arrive. No additional letter is sent.

Vlesparza:


If you already have a Visa, a doctor is assigned upon arrival depending on the availability of the physician available on the day you arrive. No additional letter is sent.

Oh. Ok, good to know. Thanks for the additional info.

Nabie:
Please anyone here can help on how to get affordable ticket as soon as possible.Got my passport back yesterday need to be out of town by end of this month.please help.destination is houston.

one way or return?

What's your date?

Please house someone who have had travel experience to 3 different countries. But lost his passport, when asked should he day yes he has travelled before even when there is no passport to prove it. Or he should say no.

He should say yes and if he has pictures of the tourist attractions he visited in those countries, he should go with them too to back up his story. When i went for my interview, i went with a new passport , the lady asked me if i had travelled before and i said YES. I was about to hand him my older passport but she declined . So he should say yes but go with photos as proofs. Hope this answered your question.


[Qquote author=swanky6968 post=68129154]Please house someone who have had travel experience to 3 different countries. But lost his passport, when asked should he day yes he has travelled before even when there is no passport to prove it. Or he should say no.[/quote]

Crest

Brandagencies:
Hello everyone, I am in Chicago now and I MUST give back. It was a horrible experience but I got in.
I took the BA flight and arrived Chicago for 11;30.
CBP- good morning how are u and why are u here?
Me: good morning , vacation and to birth my baby.
CBP: Stands up to meet another officer, comes aback and says this way ma( secondary things☹️)
After sitting a while a middle aged woman calls me
CBP 2: madam, can I have confirmation that
CBP: that is not my job. What u have her is crap.
Me: Crap ke? Call first na!!( this
CBP2: how much do u have
Me: 6900 in cash and 7000 In my wells card
CBP2: Go sit down, I’ll call u later.
Approximately 15mins after, she calls me in with a superior.
CBP: madam, these information u provided are not valid , we are sending u home.
Me: Home? Why? I can pay for these things( I begin analyse bla bla)
CBP: let me have ur phone and it’s password, please sit down.
Another 30mins after
CBP: you read nairaland?
Me: Yes
CBP: that nairaland devices u all, u should ask the us govt ur questions not a bunch of guessers
Me: I did contact the govt on a change of intent.
CBP: well, ure only allowed to birth here if Baby is high risk and ur doctor in Nigeria confirms it and u have an acceptance from a doctor here. You Nigerians just disgust me
4. Hold cash of all the money u need.
5. Stay far from

Wow my dear you are lucky o. Wish you safe delivery and try to finish up all Baby documentation on time in Other not to exceed the 10weeks it’s very obvious the lady is racist. But on the other hand this should serve as an eye opener to Other intending mamas especially those who didn’t get the visa solely for child birth and feel the letter of intent and getting doctors correspondence isn’t necessary. My Aunty was held at that same ORD on 26 April for 4hrs for having 9k dollars despite her son been at Kaplan preparatory.

Thanks.

Mamajayjay:
He should say yes and if he has pictures of the tourist attractions he visited in those countries, he should go with them too to back up his story. When i went for my interview, i went with a new passport , the lady asked me if i had travelled before and i said YES. I was about to hand him my older passport but she declined . So he should say yes but go with photos as proofs. Hope this answered your question.


[Qquote author=swanky6968 post=68129154]Please house someone who have had travel experience to 3 different countries. But lost his passport, when asked should he day yes he has travelled before even when there is no passport to prove it. Or he should say no.

Brandagencies:
Hello everyone, I am in Chicago now and I MUST give back. It was a horrible experience but I got in.
I took the BA flight and arrived Chicago for 11;30.
CBP- good morning how are u and why are u here?
Me: good morning , vacation and to birth my baby.
CBP: Stands up to meet another officer, comes aback and says this way ma( secondary things☹️)
After sitting a while a middle aged woman calls me
CBP 2: madam, can I have confirmation that the hospital has accepted to treat u?
Me: stroger doesn’t give correspondence but here is the medical number opened for me it has my dates and my first appointment
CBP: that is not my job. What u have her is crap.
Me: Crap ke? Call first na!!( this point, I was already tired from the long journey)
CBP2: how much do u have
Me: 6900 in cash and 7000 In my wells card
CBP2: Go sit down, I’ll call u later.
Approximately 15mins after, she calls me in with a superior.
CBP: madam, these information u provided are not valid , we are sending u home.
Me: Home? Why? I can pay for these things( I begin analyse bla bla)
CBP: let me have ur phone and it’s password, please sit down.
Another 30mins after
CBP: you read nairaland?
Me: Yes
CBP: that nairaland devices u all, u should ask the us govt ur questions not a bunch of guessers
Me: I did contact the govt on a change of intent.
CBP: well, ure only allowed to birth here if Baby is high risk and ur doctor in Nigeria confirms it and u have an acceptance from a doctor here. You Nigerians just disgust me, coming here to quote what laws u don’t make. You are a burden to our govt. you just want to show off that ur baby has a passport:
Me: trying to defend myself
CBP: shut Up.
At this time, they had gone through all my phone emails and WhatsApp messages. Nothing to mail me with.
She comes back to ask for my contacts number and proceeds to call her. Requesting that my host sends me back because 6400 is not a reasonable fee to pay and I cannot afford it. My host insists that was the self pay package and she would use her insurance to cover if there are emergencies.
Me: very worried, already seeing them process travel docs for other pregnant women who have been turned back,some since yesterday. I had already started crying.
CBP : so madam, u will be going back home let me get approval from my superior.
10 mins later, please go get ur bags we need to check.
Me: with my big belle I run go carry luggage( I had just a cabin size box and a well wrapped ghana must go
CBP: all these clothes are too much ( biko which clothes)
Senior CBP patapata: madam, when was ur visa issued
Me: 2016
SCBP: it wasn’t given to birth
Me: yes, it was for a conference which I attended and I was not pregnant and then.
SCBP: ok ma, I will allow u into the USA but please show receipts on ur way out( she had a passport to junior CBP
Junior CBP: collects my passport and arrogantly stamps me in for 10weeks. Saying if I present a receipt less than 20k dollars on my way out, no visa will be resissued
Me: thank u ma.
CBP: Now very Angry, don’t thank me, looking at u disgusts me, just leave my sight before I puke.
Me: quickly carries my bag.
Moral :
1. It is now illegal to birth in USA if the birth can be handled in Nigeria( they showed me proof of that o)
2. Abort mission if ure using H Stroger.
3. Make sure u tell everyone u chat with that ure coming back
4. Hold cash of all the money u need.
5. Stay far from Ohare.

This is where I drop my pen.

The officer just hates Nigerians..And do I blame him or her?Capital NO..However I think it is still Legal to birth in the US if that is solely what you want to do without no interior motive

Na wa oo. Are u sure this people don't come to read our comments here and then get ready for us. How did they know about Nairaland forum.
So for people like us that have our visa dates ahead, do we still have hope??

Brandagencies:
Hello everyone, I am in Chicago now and I MUST give back. It was a horrible experience but I got in.
I took the BA flight and arrived Chicago for 11;30.
CBP- good morning how are u and why are u here?
Me: good morning , vacation and to birth my baby.
CBP: Stands up to meet another officer, comes aback and says this way ma( secondary things☹️)
After sitting a while a middle aged woman calls me
CBP 2: madam, can I have confirmation that the hospital has accepted to treat u?
Me: stroger doesn’t give correspondence but here is the medical number opened for me it has my dates and my first appointment
CBP: that is not my job. What u have her is crap.
Me: Crap ke? Call first na!!( this point, I was already tired from the long journey)
CBP2: how much do u have
Me: 6900 in cash and 7000 In my wells card
CBP2: Go sit down, I’ll call u later.
Approximately 15mins after, she calls me in with a superior.
CBP: madam, these information u provided are not valid , we are sending u home.
Me: Home? Why? I can pay for these things( I begin analyse bla bla)
CBP: let me have ur phone and it’s password, please sit down.
Another 30mins after
CBP: you read nairaland?
Me: Yes
CBP: that nairaland devices u all, u should ask the us govt ur questions not a bunch of guessers
Me: I did contact the govt on a change of intent.
CBP: well, ure only allowed to birth here if Baby is high risk and ur doctor in Nigeria confirms it and u have an acceptance from a doctor here. You Nigerians just disgust me, coming here to quote what laws u don’t make. You are a burden to our govt. you just want to show off that ur baby has a passport:
Me: trying to defend myself
CBP: shut Up.
At this time, they had gone through all my phone emails and WhatsApp messages. Nothing to mail me with.
She comes back to ask for my contacts number and proceeds to call her. Requesting that my host sends me back because 6400 is not a reasonable fee to pay and I cannot afford it. My host insists that was the self pay package and she would use her insurance to cover if there are emergencies.
Me: very worried, already seeing them process travel docs for other pregnant women who have been turned back,some since yesterday. I had already started crying.
CBP : so madam, u will be going back home let me get approval from my superior.
10 mins later, please go get ur bags we need to check.
Me: with my big belle I run go carry luggage( I had just a cabin size box and a well wrapped ghana must go
CBP: all these clothes are too much ( biko which clothes)
Senior CBP patapata: madam, when was ur visa issued
Me: 2016
SCBP: it wasn’t given to birth
Me: yes, it was for a conference which I attended and I was not pregnant and then.
SCBP: ok ma, I will allow u into the USA but please show receipts on ur way out( she had a passport to junior CBP
Junior CBP: collects my passport and arrogantly stamps me in for 10weeks. Saying if I present a receipt less than 20k dollars on my way out, no visa will be resissued
Me: thank u ma.
CBP: Now very Angry, don’t thank me, looking at u disgusts me, just leave my sight before I puke.
Me: quickly carries my bag.
Moral :
1. It is now illegal to birth in USA if the birth can be handled in Nigeria( they showed me proof of that o)
2. Abort mission if ure using H Stroger.
3. Make sure u tell everyone u chat with that ure coming back
4. Hold cash of all the money u need.
5. Stay far from Ohare.

This is where I drop my pen.

Return from June 25-july 2nd to return September 18[qupp]ote author=Imustreturn post=68128708] one way or return?

What's your date?[/quote]

swanky6968:
Na wa oo. Are u sure this people don't come to read our comments here and then get ready for us. How did they know about Nairaland forum.
So for people like us that have our visa dates ahead, do we still have hope??

Is that a serious question or a joke?

Brandagencies:
Hello everyone, I am in Chicago now and I MUST give back. It was a horrible experience but I got in.
I took the BA flight and arrived Chicago for 11;30.
CBP- good morning how are u and why are u here?
Me: good morning , vacation and to birth my baby.
CBP: Stands up to meet another officer, comes aback and says this way ma( secondary things☹️)
After sitting a while a middle aged woman calls me
CBP 2: madam, can I have confirmation that the hospital has accepted to treat u?
Me: stroger doesn’t give correspondence but here is the medical number opened for me it has my dates and my first appointment
CBP: that is not my job. What u have her is crap.
Me: Crap ke? Call first na!!( this point, I was already tired from the long journey)
CBP2: how much do u have
Me: 6900 in cash and 7000 In my wells card
CBP2: Go sit down, I’ll call u later.
Approximately 15mins after, she calls me in with a superior.
CBP: madam, these information u provided are not valid , we are sending u home.
Me: Home? Why? I can pay for these things( I begin analyse bla bla)
CBP: let me have ur phone and it’s password, please sit down.
Another 30mins after
CBP: you read nairaland?
Me: Yes
CBP: that nairaland devices u all, u should ask the us govt ur questions not a bunch of guessers
Me: I did contact the govt on a change of intent.
CBP: well, ure only allowed to birth here if Baby is high risk and ur doctor in Nigeria confirms it and u have an acceptance from a doctor here. You Nigerians just disgust me, coming here to quote what laws u don’t make. You are a burden to our govt. you just want to show off that ur baby has a passport:
Me: trying to defend myself
CBP: shut Up.
At this time, they had gone through all my phone emails and WhatsApp messages. Nothing to mail me with.
She comes back to ask for my contacts number and proceeds to call her. Requesting that my host sends me back because 6400 is not a reasonable fee to pay and I cannot afford it. My host insists that was the self pay package and she would use her insurance to cover if there are emergencies.
Me: very worried, already seeing them process travel docs for other pregnant women who have been turned back,some since yesterday. I had already started crying.
CBP : so madam, u will be going back home let me get approval from my superior.
10 mins later, please go get ur bags we need to check.
Me: with my big belle I run go carry luggage( I had just a cabin size box and a well wrapped ghana must go
CBP: all these clothes are too much ( biko which clothes)
Senior CBP patapata: madam, when was ur visa issued
Me: 2016
SCBP: it wasn’t given to birth
Me: yes, it was for a conference which I attended and I was not pregnant and then.
SCBP: ok ma, I will allow u into the USA but please show receipts on ur way out( she had a passport to junior CBP
Junior CBP: collects my passport and arrogantly stamps me in for 10weeks. Saying if I present a receipt less than 20k dollars on my way out, no visa will be resissued
Me: thank u ma.
CBP: Now very Angry, don’t thank me, looking at u disgusts me, just leave my sight before I puke.
Me: quickly carries my bag.
Moral :
1. It is now illegal to birth in USA if the birth can be handled in Nigeria( they showed me proof of that o)
2. Abort mission if ure using H Stroger.
3. Make sure u tell everyone u chat with that ure coming back
4. Hold cash of all the money u need.
5. Stay far from Ohare.

This is where I drop my pen.

Very unprofessional and disgusting coming from someone who should know better.

That said, I think some dubious Nigerians have ruined it for majority decent ones and many are paying the price now.

swanky6968:
Na wa oo. Are u sure this people don't come to read our comments here and then get ready for us. How did they know about Nairaland forum.
So for people like us that have our visa dates ahead, do we still have hope??

Lol you’re a learner , most of them know Naira land and once they check your phone they’ll be like you read Nairaland.

chloe00:
Good morning people, please for those who attended their visa appointment without being able to upload their passport photographs, were you allowed in ?

No! You’d be asked to upload the image which might mean filling another DS160 form thereby causing at least 72houra delay to enable you link the form to your profile. Ill advice you keep trying to upload the image, take anew photos and ask for the image as soft copy in the required measurement.

Brandagencies sorry about your ordeal but for a cbp officer to say those words is quite disheartening and racist no doubt all thanks to Nigerians who have gone there to break the bridge or due to her personal encounter with maybe one ill mannered Nigerian.

I’ve been to secondary in Houston and they weren’t this bad even though in my presence they turned back one heavily pregnant Nigerian woman after they had read her phone and all. But they didn’t say any racist or hurtful word to me at all infact in the end we started conversing and were joking about things he saw on my phone .

Ms2ra:


No! You’d be asked to upload the image which might mean filling another DS160 form thereby causing at least 72houra delay to enable you link the form to your profile. Ill advice you keep trying to upload the image, take anew photos and ask for the image as soft copy in the required measurement.

I didn’t know times have changed o. Thanks!

Nabie:
Please anyone here can help on how to get affordable ticket as soon as possible.Got my passport back yesterday need to be out of town by end of this month.please help.destination is houston.

Try Emirates

Nabie:
Return from June 25-july 2nd to return September 18[qupp]ote author=Imustreturn post=68128708] one way or return?

What's your date?

I don't understand what u wrote. U said from June 25-2nd July to return September?

Ayam not understanding plz. Check what u wrote again.

Brandagencies:
Hello everyone, I am in Chicago now
CBP: Now very Angry, don’t thank me, looking at u disgusts me, just leave my sight before I puke.
Moral : Stay far from Ohare.

Mehn...

You deserve some accolades!

What an experience.

Brandagencies:
Hello everyone, I am in Chicago now and I MUST give back. It was a horrible experience but I got in.
I took the BA flight and arrived Chicago for

This is where I drop my pen.

This is horrible, she had to say all that to you? Some of these CBP needs more training.

It’s time to give back. I have questions about three times but no response, however, I still got all I needed from this forum. Thank you all for sharing your experiences.visa interview was on 3rd of April, I was on admission for a week prior to that day and had to beg my doctor to discharge me a day before the interview. In the day of interview, DH fell sick and was shivering, I had to drive despite Just being out of the hospital, the devil is a liar�.interview was for 9:30am, got there before 8. It was a long queue but was moving fast. We eventually got in, another long queue that wasn’t moving fast.blue papers flying around,no where to sit and we were both sick. Eventually got to our turn
VO: good morning
DH and I: good morning sir
VO:passports please
Me: handed him our passports
VO:why are you going to America?
Me:To have my baby
VO: nodded,typed,where in America
Me: Houston
VO: nodded and typed.how long do you intend to stay?
Me: 3 months
VO:where do you work?
Me: I work at *bleep
VO:what do you do there
Me: I do blah blah blah
VO: cuts in, how long
Me:7 years
VO: and you sir?
DH:I work at*bleep
VO:what do you do there
DH:I do blah blah blah
VO:cuts in, how long
DH:10 years
VO:Do you have a letter from your doctor?
Me: handed him the correspondence I had with the doctor, and the mail showing the bills to be paid , meanwhile I didn’t know that I could get an acceptance letter from my doctor so I didn’t even have it
VO: do you have your bank statement?
Me: handed him the statements, both mine and DHs, including his cooperative contractions, our six months pay slips, letter of total emoluments from my office that shows other payments that doesn’t reflect on monthly payslip, letter of introduction from our offices. I packed everything and have him
VO: studied everything line by line, especially the bank statements. Do you have any children yet?
DH and I: yes
VO:How many?
DH and I:two
VO: have you travelled before
Me: yes
VO:where?
Me:To Dubai in 2016
VO: checks our passports to confirm, DH passport is virgin, never travelled before.
VO: ok, gave me back all the papers after a long typing. You have been granted visa at this time, please pick up your passports at blah blah blah. I didn’t hear anything again.handed me the white paper.


Fast forward to Friday June 1st, Emirates to Houston via Dubai. Very long journey.7:50hrs to Dubai,4hrs layover and 16hrs to Houston, the plane wasn’t full so I got 4 seats, folded the arm rest and could lie down when I want to. Food was okay,cabin crew very nice. I got my fit to fly from the hospital.they asked for it each time I want to board.Got to IAH , Very long queue at the POE but was moving fast.
Cpb: hello
Me:good day sir
Cpb: your passport
Me :gave him
Cpb: where are you heading to?
Me: Houston
Cpb:why are you here?
Me: for vacation and to have my baby
Cpb: place your fingers on the scanner,you said you are here for vacation?
Me: and to have my baby
Cpb:How much do you have there
Me:$9400
Cpb: are you sure you don’t have up to $10,000
Me:yes I’m sure
Cpb: what other currencies do you have there?
Me: a hew naira notes
Cpb: how much is it in dollars
Me:about $10
Cpb: do you have any food stuff?
Me : yes
Cpb: calls another cpb and told him to take me to baggage inspection. I was there, a short queue but wasn’t moving.after almost 10minutes, First cpb shows up and called my name, Yetunde, please come with me. My heart skipped.he said I’m supposed to go to the secondary inspection first before coming down for baggage inspection. On our way back up, he asked if it’s my first baby inUS and I said yes but I have other children already, then he asked if I was using oakbend and dr F, I said yes oakbend but drZ, then he said he must be new there cos he doesn’t know him.he was very friendly. We got to secondary inspection and he said I should sit, he pointed at me and handed my passport to another cpb,Not many people were there but we’re all looking serious. I sat with one Nigerian lady that we flew together and she wa whispering to me that this place is hot o. I kept a straight face too. After about five minutes, he called me and said let’s go.he took me bag to baggage inspection, on our way, he said make sure you pay all your bills, don’t accept Medicaid, insurance or tip. Make sure you read everything before you sign and get al your receipts. We got to baggage inspection, he took me straight to the front, asked me to go sit down and handed over my passport to the cpb there, who called baggage people to go get my bag,after about 15 minutes, he called me, gave me my passport and asked me to proceed to the custom then baggage inspection, they asked me if I have dried ponmo, I said yes and they opened my bag and seized it and that was all. I checked my passport and saw that I was stamped for 6 months, I didn’t even know the point where it was stamped , like I said I read this thread from part one and learnt everything here.

Yettyj:

Congratulations madam. I responded to your question in May. Sometimes when ppl don't respond to questions its mostly because they aren't sure and don't want to mislead the person.