Mamaroon:


Congrats sir. I remember the rollercoaster of your visas being approved then cancelled because of the Canadian refusal....happy it ended well.

Yes o, we thank God it ended well.Thank you so much.

desy24444:
how long did it take for the birth certificate to be processed?

I got it from the county’s (Fulton in our case) vital records office two weeks postpartum as advised by the hospital birth records clerk. I believe you can get it earlier but I guess the two weeks is just to be sure it will be ready when you go.

Update to this...
DW and I welcomed our baby boy in the first week of November at Emory University Hospital , Midtown Atlanta as initially planned.

Summary of how it all went.

Re-applied and got October 3rd as the earliest date for interview, efforts to get a closer date proved abortive even with agents.So I had to take excuse from my training to make it there for the interview and then back to PH on the next flight after Interview.

Interview transcript (VO was a black guy and he had actually approved like three persons while we were there)

DW and Me : Good morning

VO: Good morning , your passports please

VO: Why are you going to the US?

DW: To birth our first child

He was reading on the computer for like a minute

VO: Let's try to unpack this, I will ask you a couple of questions and then we will see.

VO: (Facing me) , where do you work ?

Me: I work at xxxx

VO: How long have you been with them

Me: 8 years going on 9

VO: Do you have Hospital/Doctor's correspondence?

DW and Me: Yes ,we do and payment receipt too (Passes them to him)

VO: (Facing me) What countries have you been to?

Me: UK, Turkey ,Kenya, UAE ,France and Netherlands

VO: Interesting

VO: And when last did you travel as a couple?

DW and Me : We were in London and Turkey last August till first week in September

VO: Okay (Facing DW) , why did you apply to Canada Ma'am?

DW: For visit

VO: Who do you know in Canada

DW: Friends

VO: Okay, I'm reading through your history now and it doesn't make sense to me why you were called back the last time.Well ,I am going to approve your visa now and I can assure you won't be called back this time (Now , that was peaceful to hear ...lol)

VO: What they say is true , avoid discounts that may affect your future renewal.Take this pink slip and go over there to pay your reciprocity fee and drop your passports.You can pick up next week,have a safe delivery

DW and Me: Thank you

POE

DW flew Delta to ATL the following week @35weeks (We got fit to fly but they did not even ask to see it according to her) with wheelchair service at POE.
Just few questions about her trip and got stamped for 6months .No luggage check

I joined her 12 days later after my training and POE was also smooth for me.Just that the Inspection guys checked my bags for few minutes.

Accommodation

We rented Airbnb apartments for the whole 10 weeks stay

Documentation

Special thanks to @TripleKMama for being there whenever I had questions,since we used the same hospital.

Most of the information regarding Emory and documentation has already been highlighted by her on this thread.
In addition , a friend sent me this too.

" US Passport Application

1. At the hospital, you will be required to fill a document requesting the newborn baby's birth certificate and social security number
2. Pick up birth certificate from the county
3. Book an appointment at the Atlanta passport office (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies/atlanta.html)
4. Take a passport picture of baby

For further information, see:
https://www.path2usa.com/applying-for-us-passport-for-newborn-in-us "

The links were helpful.

Applied for Nigeria Visa through OIS Atlanta for $180 with UPS next day delivery envelope ($75),visa approved after 7 working days (December rush).

Now back in Nigeria to celebrate the season with family and friends that have been waiting to meet our bundle of joy.

Thanks to everyone with advice and kind words the last time,we are grateful.

Wishing you guys success in your application and the subsequent trip. God makes everything beautiful in His time

Merry Christmas and a very happy new year in advance

trakos:
I know some of us here have been waiting for me to share this transcript , believe me I had it in mind all these while but I got so busy in the last few weeks that it became "work" for me to sit down and type something this long.Especially with the plot twist(like in a movie) that made the story a long one.But I knew I was going to to do it eventually , for others to learn from it.

We had our interview scheduled for Thursday 27th June,2019 (6: 30 am).Me and DW had flown into Lagos the previous day as we do not stay in Lagos.
After a long wait going through the screening and intake sections , we finally landed in front of this young white lady VO .She had been dishing out pink papers to people before us like that's what she's just there for, lol.

VO: Good morning
DW & Me: Good morning
VO: What's your relationship
DW: We are married
VO: Why do u want to come to the USA
DW: To birth our first child
VO: Why US?
Me: For my wife and baby to have better medical care and also for the child to have dual citizenship
VO: Where in the US
DW: Emory University Hospital ,Midtown Atlanta. And we have our receipts for full Doctor's and hospital's payment already made
VO: Okay (stretches hand to collect the correspondence and receipts)
VO: How did you make your payments?
Me: I used my Dollar , Euro and Naira cards to make full payment as there are monthly transaction limits on each card
VO: Can I have the statements
Me: (Gave her 6months statement of account for the three accounts)
VO: I want the cards statements (Still looking through the statements of account with her)
Me: There is no statement for the cards here but I gave you the statement of accounts that the cards are linked with.You can see the cards activities in the statement (pointing towards the statements) including the payment.
VO: I can read please ( I just quiet there)
VO: Can I have your email thread with the hospital , all of them
Me: Here (I kukuma printed all the emails from Day1)..She just skim-read the pages
VO: What do you do? (Faces DW)
DW: I work with ....... (DW was explaining her job functions then pause a lil towards the end ,so I cut in to help complete the statement)
VO: (Faces me) I wasn't asking you Sir
Me : Sorry
VO:How long have you been with XXXX (My company ,I guess she's seen it in my DS160)
Me: Over 8 years
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before ? (Facing DW)
DW: Yes, we were in Dubai and Kenya after our wedding in December for honeymoon but my husband has been to other countries
VO: Looks towards my side, so I listed the other countries I have been to( UK ,France ,Netherlands)
VO: Can I have your old passport
Me: It's already with you Ma'am (I gave her together in the first place)
VO: (Facing me) the time you have travelled ,were they for work or vacation
Me: Vacation
VO: (looks through our passports and asked DW when she got to her UK visa page) why havent you been to the UK Ma'am ?
DW: I just got the visa last month (I renewed mine and DW got 2years as her first in May)
VO: When did you get married?
DW: XX December ,2018
VO: When are you due
DW: First week November
VO: Do you have a relative in the US
DW: Yes , a distanced cousin in Alabama
VO: Will you be staying with her
DW: No , she may come around after the delivery (She nods)
VO: Do you think this is all this medicals will cost you?
Me: No Ma'am , we haven't paid paediatrician and will still have to do some lab tests and others.
VO: Why did you pay for CS?
DW: Being a FTM , to be ready for the higher scenario
VO: What if there are complications?
Me. We will sure have enough fund to handle that
VO: keeps typing for like a minute then says congrats I am approving your visas....Make sure you pay all your bills (and a couple of other stuffs that we didn't hear).Pick your passports here in three working days (Circles Muri Okunola GSS address on the white paper that I posted that day and gave it to us)
DW & Me: Thank you so much, ma'am

We were so excited as we left the Consulate that I even had to post here to encourage others and just waiting to update the transcript.

Next morning (around 7am) I got a call from the consulate that they are about to send the passports to Muri Okunola documents pick up location and I could pick up Monday or any other day after that.To me ,I thought that was procedural.
Later that day DW saw an email that had come in around 8am from LagosNIV stating that she had to come for a re-interview as her visa is not valid and she will not be allowed to travel(board) with it. The email stated she should come in on or befoe July 5th (the following week) . I could tell DW was not happy throughout that weekend that I had to be telling her it's nothing,maybe they just want some clarifications.So yes, we extended our stay at the hotel for a few days .On Monday,we went to pick up the passports but to our surprise,neither of our passports was stamped with Visa.

What could be wrong?The question we were asking ourselves.I told DW it could be about our Canada visa application refusal the previous month.That was refused on the most flimsy reason ( as seen in the GCMS notes I later got).well , we would find out at the re-interview.

We got in for re-interview 3rd July .This time ,another lady but more strict was the VO we were directed to.She had just denied the couple before us carrying their US baby.I heard the husband say they paid 21k dollars in total but she still insisted the payment was not complete (I dont know how).
Now our turn
I was right , all questions she asked were about Canada.Transcript below

VO: Good morning

DW and Me:Good morning

VO: Why are you here

DW : We got an email to come back for re-interview

Me: Our visas were approved last week but we got the passports back without the visa

VO: Have you recently been denied a visa to another country

Me: Yes , we applied to Canada recently but refused

VO: What's the purpose of the trip

Me: Visit and tourism

VO: That was when ?

Me: April/May

VO: How far gone are you ?

DW: 5 months

VO: So it means you already knew you are pregnant ? (She was using her hands to even count month backward from July ,June ,May..)

DW:Yes

VO: So why didn't you state childbirth for Canada

DW: Because we never planned to have our baby in Canada this time

VO: You said you wanted good healthcare and citizenship ,you can get that in Canada.

Me: Yes we know that ,we just didn't think to use Canada for that purpose since we already have a plan for US

VO: You can check google ,Canada healthcare ranks 30th whereas US is 37th on the list ( wetin concern me with ranking, I later checked and confirmed she was right though)

Me: Ok ,I am not disputing that but we just want something better than what we have here and US is our choice

VO: So did you re-apply? I mean to Canada

Me: Yes ,this time for only my wife but no response yet

VO: Why? why not you too

Me: Because I really don't need to be there

DW: (DW cuts in) and he will also be on training that period .

Me: Plan is for her to stay in Canada a few weeks while I am on training and I will later meet her in US after the training

VO: If you are always offshore , why the training?

Me: I am not always offshore ,I work on rotational basis and the training is an international professional course.

VO: Throws our passport a little away from her and typed for some time.Then says, I wont be approving your visa this time but you can check (something about status)...my mind was on the pink paper she was bringing out

DW & Me : Okay , thank you (I felt like asking if applying to Canada and US at the same time is now an issue but I did not)

I check the status few days later and it has gone from "Administrative processing" I saw before the re-interview to "Refused"



Now the Canada story, On getting to know about the pregnancy .I knew DW will be due just two weeks or three after my 6weeks long training(I work offshore on rotations though but this is a professional training) ,so I had to factor that into the plan.We read both this thread and "Giving birth in Canada " thread extensively to make a choice.we realized despite Canada higher visa success stories compared to the US ,a lot of people do not declare birth because they find it hard to get a Ob-gyn/hospital correspondence unlike US. Infact I tried one myself and the secretary told me they do not send email but will be ready to attend to us once we are in Canada and can come to the office.So , I told DW there's no need to stress on Canada,let's just focus on US.And that's when the search led us to Emory (I personally love Atlanta since the Olympics in 1996, plus the red flag about Texas ).Everything was going fine,DS-160 filled, email exchange with Emory hospital going good.Still had like 10 weeks before the interview. One day, DW was on the phone with her friend that has PR in Canada.Then I thought to myself ,why not go to Canada for like two weeks before my training.Then leave DW there to stay with her friend like 3 or 4 weeks before heading to Atlanta while I am back here for my training.Then after the training ,I will be back to the US (At this time ,it would be my annual leave period at work) to join her just before the baby arrives.That way ,she wont have to stay alone for such a long time in US. DW saw reason with my plan and that's how we decided to apply to Canada for TRV (Visit/tourism ).No declaration of birth ,we had settled for US for that (well ,maybe we should have but I didn't see any reason having the same plan for two different countries at the same time) .I already was discussing payment with Emory because they would not send VISA acceptance letter without full payment.So ,we knew US was our shot for medicals if I had to pay Emory in advance(which I did anyway).

So we applied (Online) to Canada and after just four weeks , the refusal letter came stating financial status and personal assets as the major reason for denial.It was surprising to me because I had a lot of fund in the account statement presented, properties docs and all ,so I ordered for GCMS notes to know the details of the decision.Then after two weeks(mid June) , I re-applied for DW alone with her friend's invitation because truly I dont need to be in Canada with her (I have a training).And maybe that will even boost her chance of getting the visa (No update up till now though).I later got the GCMS notes this July and apparently, the officer in charge didnt do his/her homework properly before making the final decision.If you have doubts ,why not make confirmations ,call the numbers on my employer's letter to confirm if I really make the salary claimed, check the internet to have an idea of what's obtainable as salary in my position in the industry, call the banks to confirm the authenticity of the statement. After all , they have enough time to do whatever unlike US that their VOs have few minutes to decide.I even added my tax certificates.
The other reason is the previous US refusal (2013 ) as I stated in one of their forms, no need to lie.I have never lied in any of my previous visa applications.

Well , I already told DW we would try once more if there is time and I already filled the form.I personally never felt bad for refusals before as it's my money I am going to spend and I could easily just go elsewhere.But this time it's different,I did feel bad a little because it's not just about me ,and the fact that it has to do with time.I once said to myself that I should have never applied to Canada but how would I have known this was going to happen.That's just me being human. Anyway it ends , what matters is DW and the baby's welfare during and after delivery. Anything aside that is extra

Sighs , sorry for the long epistle.Just want you to have the full gist.

Wishing you all the best but most importantly ,be as honest as possible.

A snapshot from Canada application GCMS notes below





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Hello Good people,
DW and I just got back from Walter Carrington...
B2 Visa Success story...Details later

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babasanti:

This are the rubbish nigerians write and attract curse on themselves. Tommorow you will go to mountain of fire to seek help and deliverance. Let the dead rest in peac. Ewu

I dont know who you are, but a sane person will know these stuffs are not rubbish,They are just bitter truth.From your reply,it seems you are doing so good that you dont see what is happening to millions around you.Personally ,I can afford things too,I am doing so good but I cant overlook the pains our people feel.
My people will say,One rich man amidst 6 poor ones is as good as poor too.am not saying everyone would/should be rich,but we have the resources to all enjoy some amenities. And we all deserve this good life
Who knows,maybe @babasanti is just one of the masses still blind to the truth and living in penury.May God help us all

P.S : Please listen to "It's about that time" by Timaya ft 2Face

Firstly,let me say Rest In Peace to the dead.I hope he spent his last days pleasing God
I cant stop thinking about these so called Politicians and Public office holders,do they really think about life at all
Someone loots/steals public fund,take it abroad to hide.What if while coming back his plane crashes,who will live to own that money in the bank.These monies are enough to give us good roads, good basic amenities,put our hospitals in good shape and well equipped.
Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, an ex-governor of Bayelsa state died in University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) ,the same hospital we have heard to be in bad state in recent times. Maybe they would have been able to save his life if they had world class medical facilities ,just maybe. But instead of developing their own country in terms of these facilities,they take the monies abroad.You were a governor for just a few years,you could steal money to go hide abroad,but you could not build a state of the heart hospital in the state you governed.Maybe that would have given you a chance to live longer,maybe there wouldn't have been any need transporting you to yet another substandard hospital in a neighboring state. Money cant buy life, let us always remember that.
To my fellow Nigerians, maybe it's time to wake up.These people are not called to deprive us of good living ,so many accidents could be avoided if the roads are good. I lost a friend recently due to accident on a bad road,maybe he wouldn't have left that soon if the roads were better.
What is wrong with these people Remember you will not always have that time to be flown abroad,it takes 5/6 hours to get to London.Why not make Nigeria your America,Make Nigeria your UK.
Am just weak thinking about all these
GodBlessNigeria

Good day,please i gat a 2010 Lexux RX350 arriving through grimaldi in about 2weeks.Would like to know hw much it's gonna cost me to clear this

kkonsults:

okay sir

thanks seen

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pls bro i need the breakdown here too trakos001@gmail.com

bro please help check this out.
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I really appreciate

How much will it cost to land(both purchase price and clearing) a 2011 LEXUS RX 350 and a 2013 Mercedez benz GLK350 in Lagos from Cotonou.trying to weigh my options

i like

This can cause War! 4.5gini?

Bros i hail o...how much does it cost to ship and clear a 2011 Lexus RX 350... what line is d best to use...this is urgent Sir...we may do business

how can i reach you bro..i stay in ph and will like to do business with you

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Which shipping line are they coming containerized or roro sir ?[/quote

not shipped yet but will definitely be containerised

Please how much will it cost to clear 2013 GLK-350 4matic ,2010/2011 GLK-350 4matic ,2010 Range-Rover Sport, and 2010 ACURA ZDX.Thank you very much

will1am:
For me, the trust is much more important than Love, If someone loves me, it's more of that person's business than mine. But if the same person trusts me, it places an onus on me to live up to that trust.
In other words, trusts places a duty on me to reciprocate, Love doesn't..

so u mean u dont necessarily need to love your partner in return?

Cecediva: We are both virgin

lol...that one sef dey

exactly what i was arguing with my friends(Christ Embassy members) the other day.sorry to mention the church.But i think it's what are meant to believe that if you don't speak in tongues,you are not a christian. Infact,i referenced the same verse above that day.My point was meade known to them though,that they speak in tongues does not mean they are more spiritual than who does not.God know the level at which each of us operate in the spiritual realm.

send pictures to trakos001@gmail.com

brotherly i hail o....abeg help me with this one
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u too much broda

Hello fellow nairalanders
Please i need your advice based on past experience.i bought my 2007 Toyota Camry SE in April this year(just 8months) it was very clean nd in good condition.after a while,i discovereded the steering vibrates while braking down from high speed (above 100km/h).i was told it could b d wheel alignment,so i went for the alignment.the vibration persist for some time,then i was not feeling vibration as before again,though not completely gone.due to the low nature of camry,the car hit d ground on one bad road last week after which i started feeling the vibration but this time,it was so much.The guy that drove the car back home also confirmed it cos then,i was on my way to d airport.i will be back home tomorrow,and i will like to have an idea of the cause before taking it to mechanic,u know these people can tell you what is not.
Please feel free to make comments,really need them

God have mercy...I pray they get help in time

Good work you re doing bro...please help me with these VINs
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pls bro...help me check these out

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I really want to commend you guys for the good job.pleae,i have a question τ̲̅☺ ask the house.i applied online for a tourist/general visa and i get an appoinment at their Ikeja office on Thursday 12th July.I want to travel for like 10days in August as a tourist or visitor.Have not had any Visa before,this is the very first time am applying.Can you please give me some additional guides as i currently have the following docs
International Passport
Payslip over 6month period
Bank Statement over 6month period
Letter of Intro from my company
Hotel Reservation

Please,i would like to know some other stuffs to be ready with as i have only tomorrow.
A friend once told me thate they don't take the usual wait and get digital passport.i thought all those analogue passports are phased out.

I await your reply

is this price for the 3plots or just onebe specific please

It is my wish that everyone driving knows what they are supposed to do at evry point in time.I have heard few persons say nigeria drivers just move cars,they dont drive.This is because some mistakes in driving are now being taken as a norm in this part of the world and for real,many drivers did not actually go through proper training and thus they do not know the rules.
Here is an avenue for you to state one or more mistakes you normally observe from your co drivers on the road and what you think should be the right way.

I get a question for you first
If you are about to drive through a narrow path and there is an oncoming vehicle coming opposite you to ply the same route,assuming the oncoming driver flashes you ,is he telling you to come while he stop for you or vice versa? i have seen this cause an issue on the road before.

Let's keep it rolling

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