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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 10:27pm On May 17, 2016

ROTFL!!!! This person will let these oyinbos call police for me. See me laughing uncontrollably with my big tummy in a mall! @MrYagi #checkspellcheck. A fi Wonderful Blunders!

Porshebabymama:
Blunders kwa ....maybe it means something else in MrYagis languaze ...

#justpassing#

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 9:02pm On May 15, 2016

LadyG has said it all @tbagtbee. Read from Part 1 through Part 3. I know it's much but believe me by the time you are done, You will be a guru I promise you. Might seem like a lot but speed read because you will see different scenarios so you are prepared in fact over prepared such that you will be able to answer any question and you would have covered all your bases.

I can only answer you based on what I experienced but by reading through you will have 100s of other people's experiences. Much better for you. If there is anything specific after reading that you don't understand please come here and ask. I am still learning at the feet of some Masters here too!

tbagtbee:
@tlkmama please reply me so I can pm you.
House, I'm a little confused, pregnant and hubby and I want to give birth in yankee but I'm just so confused on how to go about it . how do I apply for the visa, what to take to the embassy , what to say at the embassy , how to know how much I need to have to show at embassy . just a total novice at this . please any assistance is appreciated.

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 5:15pm On May 15, 2016

Thank you.

Tvegas:
Hello everyone , good to know this thread is growing.@TLKMama lovely point of entry summary you have there. @ Nerf sorry about your loss

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 3:09pm On May 15, 2016

So sorry for your loss. May God grant F&F all the Peace and comfort they need at this trying time.

nefertitiram:
It's Ada oooo!!!

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 2:59pm On May 15, 2016

Thank you lots.

happytbaby:
Well done and welcome.

@ bolded: my colleague said 'Teebaby, this childbirth in America thing is like an exam oooo'. I was just laughing.

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 2:35pm On May 15, 2016*

Hello All,

Live in Texas. Just thought to share my POE experience. Flew Delta Airline at almost 35weeks. Long flight really. Very uneventful. Wasn't asked for fit to fly. Tummy was looking massive though grin

Got to Atlanta. Was just jumping lines cos of the tummy. 4 mins after landing was in front of the CPB.

CBP: Good morning
Me: Good Morning
CBP: why are you in the US?
Me: Childbirth
CBP: How much do you have in cash
ME: $10k
CBP: Would that be enough to cover all your expenses?
ME: No. I have a dollar debit card with $..... on it
CBP: any correspondence with hospital and Dr? Any Payment?
ME: I have made part payment to the Dr. But hospital won't collect payment till am registered.
CBP: may I see receipts?
ME: Gave her receipts for Dr. Accommodation and appointment letter.
CBP: what hospital?
ME: ...........
CBP: Alright thanks. All the best with your baby
Me: thanks.

On the way out to go catch my connecting flight that is how one winch guy that was collecting immigration slip said you need to go for secondary inspection. In my head, am like wateva! Having declared my intention at the embassy gave me confidence and all my documentation matched the info I gave at the embassy.

At secondary inspection less than 2 mins later my name was called:
CBP: Checked my details on the system. The Dr. Details I filled matched my appointment letter.
CBP: how long are you staying? Like 10-12 weeks.
CBP: How many months are you?
Me: hmm? Lol!
CBP: How many weeks pregnant are you?
Me: oh, 35 weeks.
CBP: okay. Fill this form. He was telling me line by line how to fill the form. Lol! Had 10k. He checked but didn't count.
CBP: All the best.
Me: Thanks.

Lessons Learnt:
1. If you can help it, don't use wheelchair they are likely to answer you faster. I was looking heavy but I wasn't in a wheelchair. I also guessed that it could be psychological because why come from your country to make us serve you? I met some ladies in inspection, Pregnant using wheelchair and I left them there. Start Using Bcomplex a few days to your trip your bone ko strong karakaka like Zuma rock! Lol!

2. Be consistent. Don't lie. If you filled a Dr. Or Hospital in your DS160 please use that Hospital or Dr. There will always be a cheaper Dr., A Cheaper hospital, a cheaper package than what you opted for but the Onus is on you to have done your research before you fill your form. Please stick to the info you gave at the embassy. I know dollars is pinching becos I didn't even get PTA but let us think about Renewal, Your family visas being tied to yours and effect of our decisions in the long run and how they might affect not just ours but our family chances of visa renewal.

3. Now that cheaper packages are being questioned let us be careful, ask the financial counselor questions about the package and if they are willing to put that information in your zero balance letters.

Thanks all for all the work you have been doing! Newbies, please read!!! From Burden of proof to Visa interview to hospital to accommodation to Dr. I got here without having to PM anybody or ask any questions.

If you are going for a masters degree that will cost almost N5million backtoback (now that exchange rate is not smiling) Will you not READ? Will you be going to exam hall expecting expo?!

It's been God and God's Favor all the way so please let's do our part. Heaven help those who help themselves.

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 8:30am On Apr 01, 2016

Sir Justwise. I shall take the £. Even better sef!

justwise:
I don't share $s, just £s

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 8:15am On Apr 01, 2016

Don't worry. Ama share my dollars from Justwise with you. Looool!

Apple19:
Yipeee! Part 4already so happy to be part of this moving ever informative thread. Let's do it again. Cos I shall be ready for another journey before this thread reaches half #coversfaceandruns ;Douttathread #

@ the poster above me...why you chance me naa...Na my phone off o. Anyways, am still qualified for "Sir" Justwise's Prize sha

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by TLKMama: 8:06am On Apr 01, 2016

And that is how I am the first one here! Gimme dollars!

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 5:28pm On Mar 21, 2016*

@Bigfido @Modath..... As someone that have experienced in-laws issue, I think that you are judging her too harshly. We are humans and we all have our days when our patience just run out and you can be frustrated to a point where you just don't care anymore and you tell them to go hug transformers or tell them to go to hell not caring the consequences.

I will NEVER STAY WITH IN-LAWS. In fact, On this missionary waka, I have an Uncle in Philly and relatives and friends that I could stay with and I choose to not stay with anybody because I am a firm believer that Fish and Guests begin to stink after 3 days. Now, there are exceptions to that rule but I would rather not find out.

In-laws can be nasty believe me, down right evil sometimes and you have to fight for yourself if you want peace which is what I had to do but you learn to pick your fights and even your fight location sef. Maybe @Girlloom shouldn't have stepped to her MIL in her daughter's house but I get where she is coming from.

modath:
Girlloom,

Nor vex ooo, like @ bigfido, you lost me at the part where you stepped to your MIL.... MILs & FILs are special, no matter how much they "ask" for it, we should never allow the devil use us.!!!!!

What would have happened if she had slapped you?

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 10:32am On Mar 21, 2016

Looooooooooooooooooool! ROTFL x5

justwise:
Good morning, now that the initiation is over you can now relax and watch the next victim to be baptised

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 10:09am On Mar 21, 2016

Seriously, You are an angel! What!!!! That be why I be loving you Ladygunivere! You too #gbaski. Hugs.

LadyGuinivere:
1. Nos 1 and 2 . Read back the first page of this thread.
3. That would be dependent on your pocket level and again if you are travelling with hubby to help babysit.
4. Read the thread and get a general idea of which month people travelled. Last last, u weigh ur medical history against the pregnancy travel policy of your flight .
5. Again. Dependent on your research. Some folks got all their docx ready in 2-3 weeks and left back for Naija because they were prepared. Read up on process for documentation . I'll see if I have it somewre and post for u. If not somebody may be kind enough to do so. The more u stay back , the more u pay. So your hardwork will determine.
6. You can stay with family if u want. The most important thing is that u prove u can pay for ALL your treatments.
7. Read the ist page of this thread. There's a list of hospitals/link. Get your phone loaded and start calling.
8. Go to the US embassy website for process on dropbox renewal

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 10:05am On Mar 21, 2016

funtolash:
@ LadyGuinivere, thanks for your response but I think your answer was more or less saying my questions were stupid. If you don't understand the logic behind my question, I think you should just have ignored it. For instance on the airline question, different airline with different customer service that makes the flight more pleasant than the other. I read someone asked what the rate for moneygram at unity bank was. Why didn't the person just Google it? Becos he/she trust to get a firsthand info from here.

Even if i am stupid, I am not stupid enough not to know that I need to do my research and homework but nothing beats experience. Alot of people have asked questions about hospitals accommodation that they probably can easily find on Google but they chose to ask it here cos they will get first hand info about them and even probably more recent one at that.

Just curious, when you wanted info on this platform, did you read through the entire over 1000pages including part 1 &2?

Really don't know you from anywhere and wld have appreciated your silence than the response you.

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 8:42am On Mar 16, 2016

Lol! @ Enizo. Thank you lots. God bless you and yours.

Enizo:
congratulation tlkmama but no thanks to me

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 8:44pm On Mar 15, 2016

Thanks lots LadyG and Amen.

LadyGuinivere:
Congrats Tlkmama. Its goos as you don't wanna divulge the hospital. Before all these PM me people will reach the hospital before u sef and pour san' sank in your garri.
Love u too and safe birthing dear

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 6:26pm On Mar 15, 2016

To Jehovah God who is able to do what no man can do! Situations tried to truncate this dream but God is faithful! Applied for a Visa this week and was approved!

No documentations checked and just few questions. So many people were rejected but I was approved even a preggie that was before me was rejected. Thanks to everybody that has kept this thread alive.... I started reading last year and I have learnt so so much. So much information here for the newbies. Please take time to read. When you read and you are armed with information you will appear confident to the VO because you would have done all the needful. Having Said this, Pray like you have never done before because my little experience at the embassy show that Favor of God is all that counts. In fact I started a prayer chain and sowed seed on top this matter. And please be honest.

Me: Good Morning
Vo: Good Morning
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: For Childbirth because I am pregnant ( Looked Pregnant so I was obviously stating the obvious but I said it... For the records)
VO: What do you do?
Me: Blah Blah
VO: what does your husband do?
Me: Blah Blah
VO: How much is your budget
Me: Blah
Vo: How much do you earn?
Me: Blah
Vo: How much does your Husband earn?
Me: Blah
at this point I wanted to start handing over documents like correspondence etc. Before I even open the folder
VO: I don't need to see any documents
Fear catch me and i started telling her about the hospital I picked and why I picked the hospital
VO: Cuts in..... Your visa has been approved. Find out why in this sheet.......

I just said Thank you and raced out. Thank God for favor. Thank God for LadyG... I love you, You are the absolute best. Thanks for the people That started this thread and kept it alive. God keep you all

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Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 10:31am On Mar 07, 2016

Received Something Awesome for you yesterday at HOTR even though I have never met you but love you muchos.

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LadyGuinivere:
Amen. Thank u sis. U brightened aa darkday for me

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 6:56pm On Feb 29, 2016

Hallelujaaaaah!!!

Onlineise:
*In Daddy GO's voice* Let Someborrri shout hallelujaaaaah!!!

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 11:37am On Feb 24, 2016

208.720. I was shocked myself. I was charged N31,014 for $148.59. I picked the option to pay in Naira though.

TheLeakyTribe:
Not sure what the charge was oh. Is it 208 or do you mean 270. You said 208.720?

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 9:57am On Feb 24, 2016

Then by all means go to town with your Stanbic IBTC card. 208.720 is what I was charged on Amazon on Feb 23rd.

praisestep:
Audu told me #370/$ yesterday morning, I called again this morning and he said #270/$.
I love this magic.

I told the PTA guy at stanbicIBTC last week that very soon they will be the one begging us to come to them just like the fuel stations. I will remind him when I get there this morning.

I hope it gets back to 210/$.

See yeye banks ripping people off.

BANK ATM RATES

DATE LOCATION BANK RATE CUR
23/02/16 UK FBN N482 GBP
23/02/16 Online FBN N365 USD
23/02/16 Finland GTB N352 EUR
23/02/16 Online GTB N299 USD
23/02/16 Online GTB N421 GBP
23/02/16 Malaysia Diamond N81 MYR
23/02/16 USA GTB N320 USD
23/02/16 UK GTB N419 GBP
23/02/16 Online Diamond N337 USD
23/02/16 Online GTB N297 USD
23/02/16 S.Africa GTB N20 ZAR
23/02/16 S.Arabia Skye N81 SAR
23/02/16 Canada Skye N281 CAD
23/02/16 Malaysia FBN N86 MYR

source: abokifx

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 11:23am On Feb 10, 2016

LadyGuinivere:
Biko I have replied everyborry that PM'd me. Na now I de enter house mae una no vex. Reply bikoooo! I never get.
Today I finally get those that say 'God punish u' to people. Some people are just greedy and wicked and na God go ...do wettin e wan do

RRROOOTTTFFFLLLL. You just made my day. As in... You kno wan curse abi but God go....... do wetin e wan do... Whether punish them or not?!

Travel › Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 3 by TLKMama: 7:27am On Jan 26, 2016

jacksparow:
Hello House.

So someone asked me about filing tax returns with an infant's SSN.The pros and cons. anyone who understands this very well should kindly educate me.( esp someone that has actually done it) Highly appreciated.

Why do people do this?

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