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Yes there is. Keep checking, you should be able to get a date in August, especially for Abuja.

Congratulations and all the best!

buttie:
Hi Guys

Please I will like to seek your opinion on a matter.

I have been trying to conceive for about 4 years. I got pregnant this year and I am currently 18 weeks gone.

I applied for American Visa two days ago and get an interview date scheduled in September 24 (For Abuja In Fact). The sad thing is that I will be around 34 weeks by then which leaves with me about 1 week/ or less to prepare and leave Nigeria (and that is if I eventually get the visa).

I am a little worried that the fact that the travel date and the interview date are so close may reduce my chances of getting the visa. My plan is to ensure that everything I need is ready even before that interview date such that if I am granted the visa I can leave immediately without stress.

I have started speaking to a doctor and he has accept to treat and deliver me while I am there. Alternatively, is there a chance to get an earlier interview date?

Hello guys,

Please I need your opinion on something.

1. I'm gonna be travelling at 35weeks plus 2 days. I've read conflicting information on this thread about flying with Emirates. Is 35weeks +1 say equal to 36weeks ? Do I need to fill the medif form to fly at 35w+2days? Or is my doctors fit to fly sufficient?

2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.

Mamatukwas:
Why am I smiling as if it's my visa? Congrats!

lol..thanks love

Akorkor:
Congrats sis. Biko gist me ohh, about to do mine after our next vacation.

nothing much dear...you will be fine

Momo13:
Congratulations! I hope mine is as well cos I don't have time to book follow up appointment.
Do you know if I can do drop box for my toddler seperately? Or will she have to appear at the embassy.. Thanks

Thanks dear. you can do dropbox for her. Yours will be successful too

Mamajayjay:
Hey mama, please buy from U.S. you will get good value for your money. Plus you will take advantage of all the summer sales .

Thanks dear I’m going in November my baby is a December baby so hopefully I get better deals in December . When I saw some items that’s are like 210 I converted to naira and started having double mind as to if I should purchase or not

December is even a better sales period . Stores like babys r us, carters, gap, even Burlington. You will buy more than enough. Nigerian stores will still add store rent money, flight money. Plus the food they ate before they went shopping to the price . My sister, save your that headache. Wishing you all the best.

chloe00:
Thanks dear I’m going in November my baby is a December baby so hopefully I get better deals in December . When I saw some items that’s are like 210 I converted to naira and started having double mind as to if I should purchase or not

This should help for question 1. IMO you should fill MEDIF and still have the fit to fly.

Mamaiyanu:
Hello guys,

Please I need your opinion on something.

1. I'm gonna be travelling at 35weeks plus 2 days. I've read conflicting information on this thread about flying with Emirates. Is 35weeks +1 say equal to 36weeks ? Do I need to fill the medif form to fly at 35w+2days? Or is my doctors fit to fly sufficient?

2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.

Thanks!

ptefemmeforte:
This should help for question 1. IMO you should fill MEDIF and still have the fit to fly.

all the lab tests are covered in your doctor's fee at Dr Xydas' office

2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.[/quote]

Thank you!

Abiodunnn:
all the lab tests are covered in your doctor's fee at Dr Xydas' office

2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.

Hello, everyone.
Pls anyone ever paid for extra seat on Delta when coming back with LO? What percentage of ticket was paid and what was the baggage allowance?

[Hello,
Please buy some necessary baby things from naija as its cheaper in naija. You can do the cloth shopping in US. But buy other things from naija to save some money. quote author=chloe00 post=68266853]Hi mama’s please allow me to digress a bit , where is it advisable to do the baby shopping with this our dollar to naira wahala.
Would you advise the USA or stores in naija that bring from the USA and other countries. Thank you.[/quote]

feddy27:
Thanks dear. you can do dropbox for her. Yours will be successful too

Amen! Thanks

Dear Mamas,

Please who knows any good paediatrician in Houston preferably Richmond or Sugarland area that can do circumcision very well at a very reasonable price. Hospital circumcision is quite expensive. Thanks

Aibisoye0:
Dear Mamas,

Please who knows any good paediatrician in Houston preferably Richmond or Sugarland area that can do circumcision very well at a very reasonable price. Hospital circumcision is quite expensive. Thanks

I’ll personally advise you to wait if you can till you’re in Nigeria because it’s wayyyyy cheaper here compared with the 300-500usd you’ll get as the cheapest over there.

2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.[/quote]When I used Dr.Xydas even if u have labs from Nigeria, they also do their labs for u including pap smear, which is incurred/ added in ur doctors bill already.

Pls not u will still do blood works in the hospital if going for CS, so please bear in mind u will pay that fee too, for urs and ur LO.

Best of luck

chloe00:
I’ll personally advise you to wait if you can till you’re in Nigeria because it’s wayyyyy cheaper here compared with the 300-500usd you’ll get as the cheapest over there.

Its free in some Lagos Health centers..

Thanks a mill for the info

Adebuble:
2. For those that used Dr Xydas/HNWMC, do I need to do labs here or are they covered in the fee paid? As much as possible I don't want to incur additional cost in the US on labs.

Thanks a mill for your response.

When I used Dr.Xydas even if u have labs from Nigeria, they also do their labs for u including pap smear, which is incurred/ added in ur doctors bill already.

Pls not u will still do blood works in the hospital if going for CS, so please bear in mind u will pay that fee too, for urs and ur LO.

Best of luck

chibertha:
Good evening house. I hope we are all doing great
I went for my follow up interview today at 10am Abuja. visa granted

How it went-;

VO- good morning and welcome to the American embassy
Me- thanks and how are you today
VO- fine thanks
Vo- how many times have been to the US
Me- 6x
Vo- what is the longest time you have stay
Me- 6 weeks
Vo- you went in Dec 2014 and returned in March 2015
Me- yes because I put to birth.
Vo- where did you have your baby
Me- west Houston Medical centre
Vo- how many children do you have
Me- 1
Vo- what's your baby date of birth
Me- I gave him the date
VO- how much did you pay
Me- $8964.25
Vo- what do you do
Me- I work as dadada for xyz
Vo- how much do you earn
Me- NGN 000000001
Vo- after tax and all deductions
Me- NGN00001
Vo- has your husband been to the U.S.
Me- yes he was there for the birth of the baby
Vo- what does your husband do
Me- told him
Vo- how much does he earn
Me- NGN00000000001
Vo- are you pregnant
Me- no
Vo- if you get pregnant from now till the next 2 years will you be having the baby imthe U.S.
Me- of course yes
Vo- I will be keeping your passport. Go to this address for your passport. Bye and have a nice day
Me- thank you and have a nice day.

No document was checked

I went with the following document
Self pay contract document
All receipts
Zero balance letters from doctor and hospital
Itemized bill.

Good luck to every other person

Congratulations!
But i wanted to know did you produce any Nigerian doctor letter stating you have high risk pregnancy as stated in news and forum as a pre-requisite to get medical visa for child birth ?

The Embassy outlined some conditions which have to be met before such a visa which falls under medical tourism category is issued.

This it said, is necessary to encourage applicants to be truthful during visa interviews.
One: The applicant has to show proof of available funds of at least $140,000 (about N22 million) to pay medical fees, and secondly, the applicant has to show proof of the need for medical attention in the US such as high risk pregnancy and the likes.
US Embassy Chief of Consular Section, Ms. Carol Cox, in an interview with select journalists in Abuja, yesterday disclosed that it would cost at least $60,000 to have a baby in the US.

Yettyj:
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.

Congratulations!
But i wanted to know that if you produce any Nigerian doctor letter stating you have high risk pregnancy as stated in news and forum as a pre-requisite to get medical visa for child birth ?

The Embassy outlined some conditions which have to be met before such a visa which falls under medical tourism category is issued.

This it said, is necessary to encourage applicants to be truthful during visa interviews.
One: The applicant has to show proof of available funds of at least $140,000 (about N22 million) to pay medical fees, and secondly, the applicant has to show proof of the need for medical attention in the US such as high risk pregnancy and the likes.
US Embassy Chief of Consular Section, Ms. Carol Cox, in an interview with select journalists in Abuja, yesterday disclosed that it would cost at least $60,000 to have a baby in the US.

expectingmum:
US Embassy Chief of Consular Section, Ms. Carol Cox, in an interview with select journalists in Abuja, yesterday disclosed that it would cost at least $60,000 to have a baby in the US.

Dear expectingmum,

Please you only need to ask your question once. You don't need to quote so many people just to ask the same question. It's called spamming!

To answer your question, the interview you quoted was from five years ago (2013) and many women, including Me, have successfully obtained visas and birthed with far less than $60,000.

Fyorgyn:
Dear expectingmum,

Please you only need to ask your question once. You don't need to quote so many people just to ask the same question. It's called spamming!

To answer your question, the interview you quoted was from five years ago (2013) and many women, including Me, have successfully obtained visas and birthed with far less than $60,000.

@ Fyorgyn, thanks for clarity on this. I find this thread of immense importance but sometimes it's difficult dealing with conflicting informations.

Thanks.

chloe00:
I’ll personally advise you to wait if you can till you’re in Nigeria because it’s wayyyyy cheaper here compared with the 300-500usd you’ll get as the cheapest over there.

expectingmum:
Congratulations!
But i wanted to know that if you produce any Nigerian doctor letter stating you have high risk pregnancy as stated in news and forum as a pre-requisite to get medical visa for child birth ?

The Embassy outlined some conditions which have to be met before such a visa which falls under medical tourism category is issued.

This it said, is necessary to encourage applicants to be truthful during visa interviews.
One: The applicant has to show proof of available funds of at least $140,000 (about N22 million) to pay medical fees, and secondly, the applicant has to show proof of the need for medical attention in the US such as high risk pregnancy and the likes.
US Embassy Chief of Consular Section, Ms. Carol Cox, in an interview with select journalists in Abuja, yesterday disclosed that it would cost at least $60,000 to have a baby in the US.

Not at all ma'am. All these conditions are strange to me.

chloe00:
Hi mama’s please allow me to digress a bit , where is it advisable to do the baby shopping with this our dollar to naira wahala.
Would you advise the USA or stores in naija that bring from the USA and other countries. Thank you.

Walmart. they're still quite cheaper in the US. We produce nothing in naija...So most of those things you'd see in jumia and konga were imported. So, what i did was to compare the prices on jumia and konga with the Walmart prices and concluded that it is cheaper to buy abroad.

Fyorgyn:
Dear expectingmum,

Please you only need to ask your question once. You don't need to quote so many people just to ask the same question. It's called spamming!

To answer your question, the interview you quoted was from five years ago (2013) and many women, including Me, have successfully obtained visas and birthed with far less than $60,000.

Sorry @Fyorgyn for quoting multiple times. It’s just that i am nervous and finding conflicting information around.

So, @Fyorgyn such kind of document showing high risk pregnancy is not required from your experience?

Sorry again.

Cretaceous:
Not at all ma'am. All these conditions are strange to me.

Thank you!
So, i assume you didn’t produce any document showing high risk pregnancy but only burden of proof ?