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@TOKNOW:
Congrats on the easy way through.
Can I know the hospital and your doctor. I wouldn't mind if you can as well send me a mail on eriifemienny@gmail.com. Thanks and hope you've got it all finally through.

TOKNOW:
O yes,its time for me to share my experience.
I could not get PTA from Abuja Travelex on 31st OCT. due to non availabilty, they said they might begin to sell by the next week, that is this week. I had to buy from black market at 467, so I decided to buy 3000 dollars. I flew BA the next day 1st Nov. It was a lovely flight, stopped briefly at Heathrow London, 6 hrs journey, then boarded for the second leg to JFK 7hrs, also lovely,both legs had full flight.

After using the self help kiosk at JFK, was directed to CBP1

CBP1 : Why are you here?
me: To have my baby
CBP1: Where do you work and what do you do for them?
me: Bla bla bla

She took me to another room, immediately I sat down,I was called cos I was the only one in that room,that was around 9pm.

CBP2: Why are you here?
me : To have my baby
CBP2: Where do you work?
Me: bla bla bla
CBP2: Let me see your payment receipts
Me: My hospital and doctor are not accepting payment until arrival
I have their correspondences
CBP2: Let me have them( I handed them over to him)
CPB2: Anybody can write this
Me: No, as you can see,its gmail generated
CPB2: How much do you have and how much will it cost you to have your baby here
Me: About 3k plus cash and about 17k in cards.Its going to cost me about 7500 dollars
CPB2: If you spend extra day in hospital,how would you pay
Me:I can pay,I have money in my cards and I sent money gram and Western Union which I will also pick up. I have my bank statements.
CBP2: Let me have them( I handed it over to him, he went through them)
CBP2: Who is sy..... in your Doc. correspondence
Me : She is the Doc. secretary or so, you can call them
CBP2 : I will call them ( He asked me to sit down and he made a call)
CBP2: He called me over again and said, but its b/c of citizenship you came
Me: Not really, this is going to be my third CS and psychologically my family and I felt it would be better I do it where there is better healthcare due to our past experiences and that of our colleague and family friend
CBP2: OK, thank God you have these correspondences, if not you would have been on your way back to Nigeria, anyway they would not have given you Visa at the Embassy without these correspondences
Me: I know what is required and I was prepared ( Thanks to Nairaland)
CBP2: Thats good, others should also come prepared
He asked me to go and sit down while he stamped my passport until April,and gave it to me and wished me well on my pregnancy, I said thank you.

NB: I was never scared or felt that I would be sent back b/c I felt that I have not committed any crime nor whatsoever could cause my deportation, but I prayed.

I came out and took my bags, 1 was missing, I was not sent to Agric upon all I declared,although my palm oil was seized at Abuja. I went to British Airways office and reported,we were about 10 having the same issue. They compensated each with 43 dollars worth credit card and promised to send the bags to our final destination. They had actually helped me reduce my stress.

1 went to the air train and finally called my hotel shuttle,slept over in New York, then proceeded to Houston the next morning with Southwest airline, flight of about 4hrs. Thank God for His mercies.

Thank you great people.

Hi everyone, I'm new on this platform, a mother of two and lol.. the 3rd on the way by His grace. Please I need information about hospitals, bills (cheaper) in Milwaukee. Any other information that could help will be appreciated. This is needed urgently cos my queen is 25weeks.

Thanks

Hi everyone, I'm new on this platform, a mother of two and lol.. the 3rd on the way by His grace. Please I need information about hospitals, bills (cheaper) in Milwaukee. Any other information that could help will be appreciated. This is needed urgently cos my queen is 5+.
Thanks