@msPapi, you should read this.

[qoute author=chipaully post=54238418]Hello people, A friend, her hubby n son got bi/b2 in july 2013 for vacation as a family which they all eventually travelled together with in oct 2013 but she stayed back to have a baby n now as they tried renewal were all denied thou evidence of payment wasn't asked.
can she apply for medical visa now thou she is not pregnant or do they all reapply again?
Her hubby sent a mail to them ytd n they just sent a generic reply today saying the same if u don't show enough reason to have ties to bring u back .......
pls any advice on how to go about reapplying so they wont be denied again.
Meanwhile this was how the interview for renewal went-
They just asked d usual if they have travelled b4, how long they stayed d last time.. Hubby said 3 wks, she said 11 wks.. he said y n she said she had a baby.. then he said when did u have d baby, she said dec 2013, then he said u got d visa in oct 2013? they corrected him n said no in july 2013..by now his countenance had changed.
Now asked what hubby does, n her too n how much they earn, then gave them d paper that they were not qualified for d visa.
He didn't even ask for evidence of payment or asked for any documents. .[/quote]

Hello all.. For people that have flown British Airways, I called them to get and add my infant ticket to mine which they did and gave me another reference code... however each time I ask them for the amount to be paid for the babyr they keep telling me to call back that it hasn't been calculated. This has been going on for a week now. What should i do pls?? Any ideas?? Abi is it free... lol

True... I tried them and they allowed two free bags which is cool compared to others where you have to pay between $25-35 per luggage or even more.

oluwainfin:
Hello Everyone looking for affordable flights within the US. Explore flying southwest, they carry your two bags for free!
Bought ticket from NY to ELP for less than $150. You might need help of someone in the US as the website doesn't open on Nigerian IP addresses.

Better still, there is Spirit Air that has flights as low as $40 but you get to pay for bags which is still relatively affordable.

Thanks,

Hello moms and moms-to-be,

Quick question pls, how long did it take for you to get your baby's SSN.. cos mine was applied for at the hospital, it's a month now and we are yet to receive it. It's the only thing keeping me in this country.

Bank of America.

Swisstk:
Hello house . Please has anyone successfully opened an American bank account this year? If yes , please what bank cos it seems they have stopped opening accounts for non residents. Thanks

5 years

bissiejoe:
Good day house,
Quick question to the mamas who applied for baby's US passport recently, how long is the validity of the passport?
Thanks

Ddoy2003:

Thank you so much what is the name of the hospital and pls the cost for cs if u have it

It's st Alexius medical centre. I don't know anything about CS but I know the doctor and hospital bill is higher.

I've gotten quite a numbr of mails from people asking for the breakdown.. well, here it is:

Doctors bill: 2200
Hospital: 2800 for VD
Pediatrician : 400, each office visit: 190
Immunization: 70
Epidural: 600
Doctor Johnson.

The doctor does not give letters, I met him when I got to Chicago.

Replied your mail.

Ddoy2003:
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Congratulations on the birth of your lo please what hospital and Doctor did u use in Chicago. Pls will appreciate it if u share the cost breakdown with me. I sent you a mail.thank u

Hello all, I delivered my little one late last month and we are doing great.. Thank God. Can anyone pls assist on passport and birth certificate... how long does it take to process it here in chicago cos I would like to return by month end.

Touchdown Chicago from Newyork via AA, very boring flight i must confess... our local flights in Nigeria are way better.. lol...
Chicago mamas where are you at??

Happy Sunday Yummy mummies.

Ayokunle07:


Please at what rate did you get the PTA?

We got it at 385. 5 @ayokunle07

@lively123, Yes they requested for the ban card. If you don't have it, I suppose you could do with a photoprint out stamped and signed from the bank.

Very long post.
In the spirit of giving back, had a smooth journey – God took control all the way.
We booked BA for 29th of October late night flight, DH has already gotten to the airport as early as 3pm cos of the supposed queue at ttravellex while I stayed back at home and had already printed out the boarding pass. I got to the airport at about 7ish, DH hadn’t bee attended to yet. I checked in for both of us and continued the waiting game. It eventually got to our turn around 9pm – like @oye84 had earlier advised here on NL the fair lady with glasses that attended to us was pretty fast and understanding. We then proceeded to boarding, there was more than enough room and food on board and slept for most of it.
We arrived London heathrow about 4am and had to wait for another 4hrs cos we were connecting to JFK. It was a really long walk to the gates but thank God for strength, I wasn't tired at all plus DH encouraged me all through. Finally boarded and it was an even better flight but 8 hour long, slept, ate twice- lol, talked, watched movie till we got to JFK. Weather was just appropriate, didn’t have to use my coat.
We got to the CBP officer, a lady:
Her: why are you here??
DH: for vacation while my wife is here to have our baby.
Her: how long will you be here?
DH: just 2weeks
Me: 3 months
Her: and what do you do?
DH: I work with....., I also responded.
Her: when last were you in the US?
DH responded.
She stamped DH in and told us to give her a minute, she left for about 5mins, came back and told me i was going for secondary inspection/interview. But before leaving she took my finger prints and picture then took me to the room where there were about 4 other officers. She handed over my passports to them and told me to wait till me name is called, also told DH to go ahead and get our bags then wait in the lobby while I’m being interviewed. After about ten minutes, I was called and he asked where how long I’ll be staying, where old be staying, if I have a doctor and if i applied for childbirth at the embassy. I affirmed and responded to all. He also asked how much I had on me, told him about 9k in cash and others in cards. He them stamped me till April 2017 without asking to see any letter, documents or even the cash, only requested to see DH before giving me back my passport. He then further advised to make sure I keep all my receipts for future references and we were good to go.
Fast forward to agric, the guy touched the box and told is to open one of them, asked what we carried.. i had to start explaining- dried fish, peppersoup, chilli peppeer, sheabutter etc The guy did not even go further he just told us to cover it up and go.
That was how Onise Iyanu did it for us ooo.. hassle free right from the application - embassy – travelex – POE. Next testimony is delivery and arrival which i'ld definitely share by the Grace of God.
Thanks to Nairalanders for all their good and timely response to questions and to those that shared their experience too, triplekmama, oye84, nystic etc.
God bless us All.

Hello people, landed safely in Newyork.. Thank God... will be back shortly with my Travelex, POE and Agric experience.

My NL people, I have come again with my questions oo
Please what food is acceptable at POE.. I'm arranging for fish, blended chilli pepper, blended melon, spices for peppersoup, ogi and blended crayfish.. would be well wrapped. Please show me the way ooo... im begging. Are all these allowed? If not what is??

@oye84 and Nikkei, thanks alot for the info.. God bless



Maximum you can buy per person is 4k for PTA and 5k for BTA, I bought 4k on Monday @N371 and wifey bought 4k @N356 too when she was travelling earlier in September which is the maximum we are eligible for.

Passport was stamped on the last page.

The basic challenge is the amount of time spent attending to one person, without exaggerating they spend averagely >45 mins attending to one person.

With respect to payment…..Though it is displayed they accept cash but on both occasions they refused to collect cash. You need to ensure you have all the money in accounts/cards bearing your name as they refused to accept cards with names different from the person travelling. Also it is important you confirm your bank’s daily POS limit (and ask your bank to increase your limit) as this was a challenge for some people and they couldn’t get all the amount they want. Most cards didn’t allow more than 1 million, and some were even as low as 500k. No one did wire transfer while I was there but they said they can accept it but it was not encouraged as they said they will have to confirm they have received the money in their account before they can proceed.

With respect to BVN, they no longer accept the option of checking your BVN via your phone using the code, they insisted you had to present your BVN card and for someone like me that didn’t have, I used a printout I got from the bank and this was what most people used as well.
Dollars were not given at the counter like they did when my wife travelled in Sept. I got it at the boarding gate.

Got to the airport around 12 noon though my flight was for 11:30pm cos of our experience when my wife was travelling. Was able to get around 10:00pm.

You need to brace yourself as it could be chaotic as the security personnel are not able to maintain order. When I got there, we were asked to write our names by the security personnel and take note of our number on the list. The list was used for some hours before it was discontinued and everyone was asked to line up and the queue will be used (unfortunately, I was away at this point to check in my bags) as this was why I also didn’t get on time.

Based on my experience on the day my wife was travelling and the day I was travelling too, with due respect to all concerned, only one of their four attendants knows what she is doing and very efficient as she spends averagely less than 15 mins attending to one person. She is dark in complexion and will be in her mid 20s or early 30s. The queue she is attending to (no matter how long) is your best bet if her shift is the one on duty. Be on the lookout for her

There is a fair lady who should be in her late 30s…. please do not join the queue she is attending to even if the other queue is 10 times longer as I can assure you all the others on the other queue would have been attended to before it gets to your turn. She leaves her seat repeatedly for over 30 minutes without saying a word to anyone and even when she is on her seat, she spends not less than 1 hour attending to one person. She finds it hard to answer your question ……………. And so on.

The only man in their midst, is not very different from the fair lady but he is better as he stays on his seat though he is also very slow.

The fourth lady in her mid 20s and very very fair in complexion (wears glasses) is better than these other two but it seems she’s got other responsibilities in all fairness to her.

Very sorry for the long epistle….. hope it helps

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oye84:
I bought 4k on Monday 17th at the airport in Lagos at N371.

@oye84 pls what it like buying with travelex.... was the maximum you could buy per person 2k each or yu just opted to buy 4k for yourself alone, did it take time??., did you have to get there very early and how soon did you get the dollar, was you passport stamped?? Etc.... I'm sorry for all the questions, I just want to be prepared.
Thanks

Hello all,

For those that have flown BA either recently or in the past, what's the recommended number of weeks for fit to fly. Also what was the experience like??
I'ld be leaving nxtweek by God's grace.. help a sister biko!!

Hello people, I'm a first time poster, started following this thread some few months back.
I'm also a first time mom with the intention of delivery in the US. I had my interview last week and thank God it was granted, Like I've seen several times here from people's testimonies, it really pays to be honest. I didn't even have to bring out any document from my "thick file" I went with plus the lady ddnt even open my passport. She only asked the countries ive been to before, my reason for traveling-which of course was obvious because of my visible bump, the state I'm travelling to and if I have a doctor, where I work plus if I'm paying the bills alone and that was it. She brought out the white paper and started advising me- "Newyork is expensive so be prepared, if you don't like your doctor when you get there pls change him immediately, when you get to the POE pls be honest, don't use Medicaid, keep all your receipts etc"... I just nodded in agreement and that was it.

I'ld be leaving in a few weeks and dollar is crazy but I'm trusting God completely. Im coming back soon with my POE and delivery experience IJN.