cretin:
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ok gr8, am thinking of using dr T, and his quote is a lil above 2k. from what you just said, seems i would be able to shave off 2k or 3k from their quote after the readjustment.??.
how much was shaved off urs?

I got the quote reduced to the 7275$ fr csection when i told them i will be using Dr Tate

dollarandme:



Na vip airport you pass,no need to waste ink or time stamping passport when all his electronic this days but you can track your travel entry to usa and ur duration of stay on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (i94) even if your passport was not stamped so far you have i94 on record it all ok

"Foreign visitors to the U.S. arriving via air or sea no longer need to complete paper Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record or Form I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record. Those who need to prove their legal-visitor status—to employers, schools/universities or government agencies—can access their CBP arrival/departure record information online".

International travelers visiting the United States can apply for or retrieve their I-94 admission number/record (which is proof of legal visitor status) as well as retrieve a limited travel history of their U.S. arrivals and departures

go to their website and you can click on recent i94 ,input your passport number first and last name with your date of birth and you go see ur entry details,visa class and date you allowed to stay till or you go to history and you go see all date you entry and depart usa since last 10 years

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home

Thank you very much! Thats very enlightening and good to know. Il check it out then. Thanks alot.

Goodmorning everyone! Its been a while I posted here but i have been silently catching up.
I just wanted to ask if anyone has used Miami as POE before. I arrived in Atlanta yesterday.. Miami was my POE, however i was surprised there was no CBP interview issh. We had to use a self service machine for scanning passport and fingerprinting, which printed out a receipt that i handed over to the officer . No stamping of passport whatsoever, and we were asked to go. I travelled with my daughter (had her in US 2015).
Im still abit confused. Just wanted to see if anyone has had similar experience.. as I haven’t been to US Since 2015.
Thanks guys.

cretin:

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are you guys using doctor Tate?,
emory hospital money plenty small, almost 11k for v birth and 14k for c section, and it appears docs fee aint even inclusive

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Hi, regarding the quote from Emory Hospital, if you inform them you already have a doctor for your prenatal care, they will readjust the quote for you. The quote i got was $7275 for CS n $5075 for normal delivery

nefertitiram:
@roberta26
See better person! Good Job! You did extensive research!
Tiri gbosa for you.
Congrats on your bundle of Joy in advance

haha ,,thanks alot...congratulations to us all in advance..we will all share great testimonies

yemmyfinest:

Congrats and i wish you the very best on the next stage.
But i must say sinai hospital is expensive i got a quotation from them last week for both VS and CS
14K and 22K respectively and Dr fess was not included.Did you get the same quotation from them as well

my sister hospital for this maryland no they smile at all,its just like the other maryland mums said.
i came here coz this is the only place i v family members..but i was with the hope that il get somtn good one way or another.
i practically visited all the hospitals in baltimore..called tons in other counties..they all gave high price quote with maximum of 2% discount..and their price quote does not include doctors,pediatricians or epidural fee.

sinai gave me a quote of $12,750, although Dr Parsons..the obgyn that gave me the letter..(charges $2k for normal delivery) sais some of his selfpay patients pay aroud 6 to 7k to d hospital after delivery..i dont know how true that is.

St. agnes gave hospital charges of $8k no discount..for both mother and baby.

mercy medical centre gave $12500 with 1% discount for 2days stay for mother and baby

greater baltimore medical centre gave a quote of $7700
same as medstar franklin square hospital.
holy cross hospital $5k-5k5 for mum and about 1k5 to 2k for baby...and about 1percnt discount.
Anne arundel medical centre..$5780 for mum and $2000 fr baby..2percnt discount.
all this fees does not include doctors, peadiatrician, epidural fees..just hospital stay

i dint bother calling prince george hospital after reading some1s experience with them here.

in short maryland is not a place to come to when you are working on a tite budget..they more or less charge the same amount they charge patients with insurance.

eventually thanks to @aye88..shes bn very helpful.. i finally settled for the hospital she used..although its 1hour 12min drive frm where i stay in baltimore..(which is about the same distance as some hospital in maryland)

its inova alexandria hospital in virginia.. they charge $4621 for mum and baby 2 days hospital stay..which myt be lessee than that depending on how long u stay...got a pediatrician that charges 200dollae..and obgyn DR anser charges 2500..accepted my naija results,and only requested for a few i dint do before

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Yeepeeeeee congratulations.... Thank God for you o! I always wondered what their question will b when a Dr says they are coming for birthing, it's just dicey.... I've wished a Dr will come and share POE story.... I've gained something from your post... Thanks alot
And I wish you a smooth and swift delivery.

thanks alot my sister, wishing you safe journey and smooth entry..and a safe delivery too..and all the mamas in the house

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Oya comman complete the gist before our popcorn will finish..

lol.. yes boss ..right away

back to my POE story.. sorry its a long story
like i said earlier i travelled alone at 32weeks ..this time with doctors correspondence and investigations from my antenatals in naija a 4k cash that i got from PTA.. plan was that hubby will come and join me in few weeks, he will get PTA too as aboki dollars wasnt smiling.

fast forward to the queue.. i queued in front of one male CBP officer, the guy no look nice at all...in my mind i was pleading blood of JESUS and declaring favour and mercy
finally got to my turn

CBP; is this ur first time in the US
me; with a bright smile....YES.
cbp; what is the purpose of your visit
me; im here for summer vacation and to have my baby
cbp; (looks up and said).. yall think its okay to come and have a baby in the country..what if the country says its not ok??
me; (my mind cut small..but i tried to remain as calm as possible) i hope the country wont say that
cbp; please follow me for secondary inspection of your papers
me; ok sir, no problem...

fear don dey catch me buh mehn..i just dey clabash prayer for my mind

sat for few minutes and was summoned by 2 black female officers

1st officer; why are you here ma
me ;im here for summer and to have my baby
1st officer; any doctors correspondence?
me ; yes...(i brought out my documents and gave her the doctors letter)
1st officer; how much cash do you have on you
me ;4k
1st officer; your doctor uses sinai hospital in baltimore maryland..thats an expensive hospital. how do you intend to pay for that?
me; oh my husband will be joining me in 2weeks.. he will be coming with the remaining cash to cover for the expenses.. i came ahead of him to meet up with the doctors appointment which is next week..
1st officer: wot do u do,and ur husband too
me; we r both doctors
1st officer; then why do you want to have your baby here
me; change of environment and then my SIL invited us over and we think its goin to be a good idea
0fficer; when are you due.
me; (bearing in mind that i said november at visa interview..chai lying is not good o..but then dey no fit catch me for here.) so i answered...my latest ultrasound puts me at early october, which is plus or minus 2weeks ..so im expecting september or october....although at the time of my visa interview...due date was estimated to be around november as i had my period till february.
1st officer; is this ur first baby
me; yes
officer; can i have the envelope containing ur documents please
me;( .... i had investigations from nija dt shows the real preggy dating n edd dere..and the notary form i gt frm nija i tried separating the ones i dont want her to see )
officer: maa il like to see everything

i gave it to her..in my mind blasting prayers that they wont see what they are not soposed to see, went back to sit down..acting all cool and ca..i started gisting with kenyan couple waiting to be interrogated
the 2 female officers called another male officer to join them..the 3 of them started checking all the papers one by one..including the notarized form my husband has already filled ....they were srutinizing everything like they wanted to do jamb exam.
after all thier checking papers..one of them took the documents inside
the 2nd female officer called me ;

2nd officer; what did u tell them at ur interview
me;that il be coming for summer and to have my baby
2nd officer; ma ,im going to ask u one more time wot did u tell them at the interview
me; (with straight face).. like thats wot i told them ma, only thing is i wasnt sure if il be having d baby during d summer vacation.but as it is now i might be too heavy to travel back after the summer, so il be staying back..
BUT EMBASSY is fully aware of my birthing intentions..u can check the system.
2nd officer; ok u can go and have your sit.
she stood up and went to join the others in their inner office

after some minutes one of them came back with my papers and dropped it with another officer at their counter.
All of them acted like they dint evn check the papers.
after few minutes the officer called me ..stamped me 6months..and said ..please make sure u pay all ur bills and collect all ur receipts..we will ask for them the next time you are coming in...
me ;(finally..thank you JESUS)...thank you very much ..i definitely will..


MORAL OF MY STORY; avoid lying as much as possible no matter aw small...and travel with cash...
i hope this helps someone..
gracias

Hello everyone. .v bn in the #silentreader team..but in thd spirit of giving back coz the trend had bn so helpful.
Heres my visa interview / POE story
First the visa interview...
Applied for the B1/B2 visa with my husband and went for the interview when i was 27weeks plus...
Travelling purpose ...vacation...yh i know that was a bit somehow considering pregnancy state and how far along i was. .but we decided to put it that way and try our luck as statement of account was not really on the fat side...
At the interview.. (lagos).
Hubby greets the V.O; hello how are you today?
V.O: fine thank you, and you?...and we both replied.
V.O; so how long have u guys bn married? (Faces me)
Me; about 6months
V.O; any kids?
Me; no not yet
V.O; are you expecting?
Me; yes , i am
V.O; when are you due?
Me; November ( oops wasnt totally honest dere as i was scared he will ask for doctors correspondence. .which i didn't have..actual due date is in September )
V.O; are you planning to have your baby in the US
Me: yes i am..but maybe not with this trip
V.O; ok, i see you guys went to ireland for honeymoon...so u want to go for summer.
We; yes
He then ask questions about what we do and where are going in the states and who we are staying with.
He Didn't ask for any of our documents.
Granted us the visa n wished us a lovely summer vacation.

I travelled at 32 weeks...flew emirates. .travelled alone..
Didnt mail the embassy about the change of intent tin..although the trip is now summer/birthing and not summer alone...decided to risk it since i dint lie about my intentions to give birth in the first place.

Flight was long and tiring. ..altho i was pampered by the flight attendants..they gave me everything i wanted..lol. .
POE was newyork...chai..abit tricky but i held on to my faith..lol. il give the full gist in abit

aye88:
Hi all
Had my baby girl 3weeks ago at Inova alexandria. Sorry my post comin late. My hands been full.
So for anyone considering the Maryland, Virginia axis, this is a place to try. They give 50percent discount for self pay for 2day VD and3day stay CS. My doctors fee was 2500. Excellent service from the doctor. Hospital service was great too. I will adivice whoever wants to use this hospital to get their own peadritrician though cos it's not included in the bill and hospital peadritican is far more expensive.
I'm willing to answer questions from the Maryland or Virginia mum's to be.

Thank you very much this info..God bless u
Please il like to get more information from you..im in maryland n i must say..its a terrible place when it comes to hospitals the prices they quote ..its bn fustrating..please kindly share more info about the hospital u used..d pediatrician and co...il b looking frwed to ur response. .
P.S. this thread is awesome..v bn a silent reader n follower. ..God bless u guys