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debby516:
Thought about this recently. I benefited from this thread 101% forjourney and you can't see any info on their previous trips, yet they are back here for more/latest info.
I am only pleading that we help each other, no info is too small, most especially visa and POE transcripts.

Well said.... Its up to us to keep this thread alive..

Tanny01:
Hello everyone. Please do you have any advise on how to get a closer date for Interview. I have being refreshing the page and the earliest is October 16th which is too late for me. Thank you all for your time and advise. God bless .

Just keeprefreshing the page. keep at it. Thats always been the wayto get earlier dates.

Dont be tired. Success at it.

podada:
Hello NLers,
Please is there a payment plan for intending parents in the US...I just got a set back on funds invested and DW should be due in November. we should be able to pay down before end of January. if there is? how do I go by it or access it?

This is a tricky one. Yes there exists payment plan if you run into emergencies that leads to excess bills but payment plan on your base fee i dont know.
You can also call your hospital to find out.

Why not look for othr hospitals that would well suit your budget?.

Which State do you plan to go to deliver?

msbtw:
Hello everyone, I am new on nairaland. I am a first time. I will be using Northside Hospital.
Please mamas presently in Atlanta or going to Atlanta, help recommend affordable doctor and housing.
Thank you very much.

Easy way out just type "birth in Atlanta" or "Northside hospital" in the search box above and you would see invaluable info.

Since you have hospital already... just go to through website and search doctors then call them.

Another option is to wait till you get to Atlanta and go as soon as possible to the hospital and get a doctor.

With all these start reading tbis tread and get set for your POE.

msbtw:
Hello everyone, I am new on nairaland. I am a first time. I will be using Northside Hospital.
Please mamas presently in Atlanta or going to Atlanta, help recommend affordable doctor and housing.
Thank you very much.

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Maggiespecial:
haaa, thank u. Pls hope houston is not far from long island because i dnt plan for hotel accomodation? Also kindly give me d details of the hospital u're goin to use in houston n price. Thank u.

Houston is in Texas about 4 hours flight from Long Island NY.
So if you plan to go to Texas you would need to factor in accomodation but remember even with Aaccomodation Texas will be cheaper for yoy because someone said Long Island is about 19k for VD.

Yes you have family in long Island NY but it would be good if you are open to new option and you would be surprised how much you will end up saving.
Up to you though

Hope all houston Mamas are okay.
Our Love and prayers to you all.

Stay safe

#HurricaneHarvey

cutieb:
Hello house!
I have shared visa and Poe experience so it's time to share my birthing experience.
I stayed in Michigan till a week to my EDD before I left for Chicago
I had my LO on Wednesday 19th of July in Chicago. A day after delivery my LO's birth certificate was ready but cldnt get it till after I was discharged (I fast tracked it).I was discharged on Friday evening..went to vital records to get the BC. Had an appointment with the paediatrician On Tuesday after I was discharged and LO was certified okay...I got a fit to fly for my LO from the paediatrician cos I was gonna travel to NY and domestic airlines need certification for infants less than 14days to fly. Went back to Michigan on weds.

Called Qatar airways Customer Care to get my LO ticket and was charged $150.(note that I got my ticket from wakanow but booked LO directly)
Hubby mailed notarized form thru FedEx (I was very disappointed in their service) after several calls to them I eventually got the package on Saturday after which I left for the airport to board plane to NY.

On Monday I went to NY passport office very early as walk in and I met a very long queue...eventually after 5hrs I made it in and my passport was processed for $165 I waited to collect it...left there around 9pm. On Tuesday I sent a mail for visa on on arrival to the immigration and got a reply after 5 hrs..
On Wednesday, Got to the airport checked in all my over weight luggage (3 big luggages 2 for me and 1 for baby) no extra charges the guy was too nice, checked in baby stroller and car seat and my supposed overweight hand luggage..lol...
Had 9 hrs layover at Doha was lodged in a hotel...slept for 3hrs before we were taken back to the airport..got to naija on Friday morn..got my luggage and went to the visa on arrival section...paid $200 and I was given change of $10 lol...
I left NY exactly 14 days(2weeks) after LO arrival.
We are doing great...just adapting to this no light country again..lol..
Thanks everyone who helped out in this journey.. o appreciate you all.. God bless

Congrats you had this all well planned out. Correct cutieb. WHich hospital and doc did you use in Chicago?

KaptainAfrika:
You were very lucky. To everyone with a relative in the US, try knowing things about them. Bro you were lucky - you don't know where your brother works, or the name of his fiancée...that CBP officer is an angel in disguise.

KaptainAfrika, infact more than an angel sef. Chaiii. I cant believe it...

Bawo4199:
.America
Me : sir you don't expect me to know everything about my brother because this is my first time here, I have his number so pls call him to ask more about him
Interviewer : OK give me his number and go back to ur seat.
After about 20 minutes he call me and say welcome to America.

@Bawo4199

This ur name is funny 4199 hmmmm.

Anyway i hope this your story is true. If it is then you are sooo sooo lucky.

Lets not leave ourselves to fate and chance. You caould have found yourself back in Naija for such high level os lack of preparation.

You dont know you dont know and honestly you wont know when you find yourself back in Naija.

Please people - lets make it a point of duty to get info of people we would be staying with of you have family, their status, where they work and such info.

Well lucky you shaa.

Enjoy America and please done 4199 them oooo.
heheheheh

[quote author=Dxbconnection post=54904185]I travelled with Emirates at 32 weeks plus ye
sterday.

hello @dxbconnection
how are you.

how was your delivery.

did yoy end up Presence Health Group
Chicago, (St. Francis Hospital).

How was the experience please and how much was Ped.

thanks

Dxbconnection:
Good Morning guys,

After my first post here i had been getting emails and inquiries. I did not realize I had to actually reply from my email. I thought Nairaland had that dm option. If i had know I wouldn't have registered with my 'official private email' Let me address some of the questions here.

1. No I do not have a rented apartment in Chicago. I will be staying with family- However, I am going to America tomorrow and I could look around and give a cost estimate for apartment or you can check Airbnb

2. I do not have a flight for my birth trip in May. I only have for this trip. Using Emirates. Dubai-Los Angeles-Chicago-Dubai. Cost about 800 USD for my husband and I.

3. I am most likely using Presence Health Group Chicago, the closest hospital to my host is St. Francis Hospital. All inclusive cost without epidural and pediatrician is USD 3,500. I can't give reviews oo. Haven't even seen the hospital. Epidural is 650.

Okbye!

Hello i know this is froma last year post but plsPls how was your experience woth the Presence Health Group. the whole process and the fee package.thanks.

doomel:
Congratulations! Please can you send the total cost your bill came to for piedmont, doctors and all to me: dihensekhien@gmail.com. thanks

Please share these info here. So others can benefit.

thanks

MrLP:
Nice one.
JFK is the airport .
I am sure they seized the Gala.
Cos the lady that checked was asking hope no Gala...
Like its really prohibited.

Anything that contains meat ot beef is prohibited

Now the full gist.

Landed @ JFK Terminal 7 around 8:45am.
The airport was very less busy. Just our flight in the terminal.

And about 20-30 minutes it was out turn

CBP: Why are you here?( Was flipping throughy passport looking for visas)
Me: Vacation

CBP : Are you staying with anyone?
Me : No we got a place to stay.

CBP: put your fingers on the machine and took my photograhp too and GBAM the Big Stamp

Next he tooK Wifey's passport checked for VISA and also looked to see if its really her. Did her bio metric and GBAM the
CBP: What food item do you have
ME: Its Sausage ... Gala to be precise. Do you know Gala i asked him.


And off we went to get our bags and that took 1 minute. Next was the second CBP section. They took the form and asked us to see the Agric guys.

They asked what we had again and we told them which bags had the Gala. they scanned all bags and after which they askwd us to open. They tool the Gala out and the guy saw chewing stick looked at it oooooo and gave it back.

and Off we went. Welcome to America.

There was this Lady CBP elderly woman she just dey send people go secondary my mind cut small make i not lie. Na wife just dey ginger me sef.

Nicr experience the Entire journey. though long but nice.
Lagos to Doha to JFK.

Hammaf Int Airport is a real beauty but JFK aint soo beautiful but massssivveeee.

Currently enjoying Qatar Airways ONAIR wifi. More updates soon.

seyewest:
You're free to visit U.S anytime so far the CBP officer allow you into the U.S also look online and reserve a nice hotel of your choice.. I believe you're good to go.

I agree with sir SeyeWest. just have enough dollars on you and make your hotel reservation set

Some fundraising for her wont be a bad idea.
A noteworthy cause

Dimejidude:
You mean the CBP OFFICER spoke to you in Pidgin English?? Or is this some joke?

Me sef wan ask oo. Oa come and answer us oo. Pidgin Speaking CBP heheheh

REJOICE01:
Good evening house. Please I would like to know which of these 2 airlines (ethiad and turkish) is better to use. My sister will be going to new York next week. I learnt there will be a screening at Abu dhabi using Ethiad, I don't know if it would be d same with turkish. Kindly advice on which to use and also taking poe into consideration. Thanks.

Both airlines are great. Etihad has screning at Abu Dhabi though but u have nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide.

so choice will be hers to make and maybe the cheapest too.

MrLP:
Hello from NY. Enroute Boston now. Free wifi on the bus. Turkish airlines was splendid. POE...
Men....they didn't even have our time. Lol.
Thank God.
Uodate later. 17hrs on plane no be beans. I am so famished.
Update later!

Whaooo nice one and enjoy.

customised87:
Share your transcript. Somebody here might be able to see what u missed.

Thats very correct, SHare your Transcrit @Eeden, that way the house can help better in their own way in case you wanna try again

Akeem1759:
bro, I know of Indian Embassy.. you will only be instructed to pay the visa after you've been granted the visa..

Really Oya India Here I come....

atuagbo:
A relative I'll be staying with during my vacation, asked me to bring for her body cream in aluminum tube containers. I hope there wouldn't be problem at the POE?

it wont just check it in with your main luggage not in your hand luggage

Ussyberry:
Hello All!

This is a truly wonderful thread, please keep up the good work!

I have two questions

1) on the customs declaration form (or while using the Automatic passport control kiosk) they ask your address while in the US. Thing is next week I have booked a hotel in New York just for the night I land, then I have 3 nights in another hotel in the Washington area, it's after these two bookings that I will go to Oklahoma and spent over a week until I fly back to New York for my return flight to naija.

Question is , what address should I use. The first hotel or the second or my cousins address in Oklahoma which is my final ultimate destination?

2) also on the form they ask what countries you have visited during this particular trip. I'm transiting through Cairo as per Egypt air. In that slot should I just say non or write Egypt . The transit layover is overnight.

Please advise

Thank you all

Usually i believe your first place of contact would be best appropriate or the place you would be staying the longest number of days
2. To visit a country you need to have your passport stamped or given entry permit actually enter the country. if your stop over involves leaving the airport and sleeping in an hotel (which would require a transit visa) then Yoy can fill Egypt. but if your transit is just in the airport then no need to fill Egypt.

krissein:
I was out of job here in Naija for some time. I worked while I was there and was offered promotion to supervisor twice ahead of those I met there, Americans and Hispanics but I couldn't accept cos of my status.

O boi you are on your own oo. Seriously on your own. And you feeling cool spilling that on an open forum like NL....

Lrmush:
Trying to book, pls from experience, what airline is better? Btw turkish and qatar?

Both Airlines are fantastic enough, so its gonna be about your choice in the long run for me and maybe fare. Just ensure you check out the stop over duration while booking your flight. Check the flights with shortest stop overs.

linkers:
Instead of thinking of how to get your own company and you are here celebrating monthly peanuts. Mumu. Where are you from?

Really, did you just post that. hmmmmmm

oluok123:
yes is bcus of d ticket price .how can we ge bus ticket pls help .bcus we don't want any problem thanks

Yoy can check up these site for ur bus booking chinabus or gotobus or greyhound bus

misspetit:
Hello am asking about Turkish and Qatar airlines Thanks

Same thing applies if you have nothing to hide then welcome to America. if go back a page or 2 someone landed with Turkish.

vemmawealth:
Thank you again.

Please tell me why we should have a very hard time explaining it to cbp officer and what to do or say to not have that hard time. Yes we are travelling with 2 kids 8 and 6.

Meanwhile, I checked online and it seem it takes 12 hour thereabout to get to Orlando by bus from Washington DC.

Thanks

Permit me to ask, are you sure about this 12 hours from Washington to Orlando, Florida by bus!!!.

Please check your info again.

I strongly believe a flight would be better and more cost effective. Particularly on your inbound journey to Orlando. After spending multiples hours in the air plus stop over, i bet you you would not want to be in a coach or bus for that many hours plus the young kids with you. hmmmm

On your return journey say to New York back to Nigeai you can plan to go via bus and plan it better by breaking it into multiple cities and sleeping in B&Bs if needed than taking the journey at once. That way you would really enjoy seeing the states and driving though.

I hope this helps. Cheers