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Dennyjuff:
Delta!

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Demicoker:
Klm

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Becca01:
Delta

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chibertha:
Check delta, airfrance etc

Thank you!

Hello Nairaland family and compliments of the season to you. Please has anyone traveled after 35weeks before? If yes, what other option exist apart from Turkish airline?
Thanks

chibertha:
In my opinion he should apply to go for his training in October while she does her houston stuff.
It only means they are not going to apply together so as to make it clear of their different activities.

Thanks @Chibertha. She will apply after he has gotten his visa.

Good evening everyone.
It feels so good to be back on this thread. I hope someone found my POE transcript and Dallas missionary journey experience useful.
I have a quick question please. My sister is due in November and she intends to give birth in Houston, but her husband is going for a training in New York this October. His interview is this week and she wants to submit her application after he has gotten his visa.
Do you think this is a good idea?
She is applying for a medical visa, does she need to change her hospital to a hospital in New York? Since that is where her husband will be attending the training. What is the best way to go about this?
Someone please help.
Thanks in anticipation.

ozymes:
As soon as you have the LO's US Passport. But at least 5 working days

I think you can apply up to three working days before your trip. I applied today 30th April for a trip on 3rd May and I received approval documents same day. Probably because tomorrow is a public holiday in Nigeria

Lollypo6:
Okay! Thank you very much for your response & good luck in all your proceedings. God's grace continually be with you.
Also, what hospital do you plan on using in Dallas?

I’m using Baylor Scott at White Rock. Doctor is Dr. E. You can get their contact on the internet

Lollypo6:
Please I am bit confused after reading your POE experience based on the general advise I had already gone through. So if the CBP officer does not ask you 'basic info' you don't have to tell them your reason for visiting is 'child birth'??

Please if anyone can also clarify this for me, I will appreciate it

& secondly since you didn't state your intentions to the CBP as you were not asked, were you still stamped in for 6months (as per the trend I have seen on here) or

its not a rule of thumb

I wasn’t asked and I didn’t bother saying anything because he stamped my passport almost immediately and yes I was stamped in for 6 months

dere5:
He can say he is traveling to witness the birth of his child,he should be prepared in case they grill him

Ok. Thanks

Hello everyone, please I need an advice. I had shared my POE experience weeks ago where I wasn’t asked about duration of stay or pregnancy.
DH is joining me soon and I will like to know if he needs to mention child birth at POE or he should simply say vacation. I intend scanning receipts to him and his duration of stay is 4 weeks
Thank you.

My POE Experience...
I have studied this thread daily for the past 4 months and gotten answers to all questions I ever had. Thanks to Oozymes, Afrobrown2000 e.t.c for helping out when I needed direction.
I have a valid B1/B2 visa issued February 2017 and used it for summer vacation last year. I sent an email to the embassy in January to notify them of my intent to use same visa for child birth. Got a long and probably generic response that it's not a crime to birth in the US and I should have enough evidence at POE to prove to CBP officer that I can afford and have financial and logistical plans in place.
I left Lagos on 7th March at exactly 35 weeks via Turkish airlines. Got to the airport, located the Port Health office and got a fit to fly certificate at N1,500. I also had a folder with all documents; doctor's fit to fly, US doctor's appointment letter, hospital correspondence and bills, etc.
Got to Istanbul and at the check before boarding, I was asked what the purpose of my trip was. I answered vacation, scans thru my passport and repeated the question. I then said vacation and to have my baby. She walks away with my passport and went inside to her boss, came back to ask for my return itinerary and I was asked to go.
2nd check asked that I write down the address of where I would stay in the US and I did. At boarding, the lady asked how old my pregnancy is and requested my Doctor's certificate of fitness. I showed her and after reading through, she changed my seat to an aisle seat on the first row with enough room space.
Arrived JFK on 8th March at about 6.10pm New York time. Used the self service desk and my slip was circled cos I declared food. I was directed to a long queu with people who had a circle or star on their slips. Movement was very slow on the queu cos everyone had to be checked.
Shortly after, an officer came to our queu and asked some of us to join the queu for US citizens since it was almost empty at the time.
It got to my turn and conversation as follows:
Me: Good evening
CBP: Good evening can I have your passport
Me: Hands over to him
CBP: Do you have food
Me: Yes
CBP: What kind of food?
Me: Ogbono, egusi, crayfish (he was confused and hasn't heard these names before) I tried to explain that they are seeds
CBP: Are they all dry?
Me: Yes
CBP: Do you have fruits, meat or any fresh food?
Me: No
CBP: Stamps my passport and says enjoy your stay
No secondary inspection of my luggage, no question about my pregnancy, how much I have on me e.t.c. I was shocked because on my last visit I was asked the basic questions like why I'm here, how long I will be staying and how much I had on me.
PS. I travelled at 35 weeks but my bump looks like I'm over 37 weeks and this almost got me worried before the trip but thank God it all ended in praise.
I am in NYC and will be heading to Dallas in a few days...
Thanks to you all for making this thread so helpful

Please can someone direct on how to get to Port Health office at the airport? I want to quickly get there before joining the long queue.
Thanks

afrobrown2000:
hi NLanders....LO(boy) arrived today at dallas via Dr Esebede mom and baby are doing fine....immediately i tried to schedule an appointment for notary services and its showing the possible closest date to be 22 of march that is too far..wife is coming back by the end of the month.....what will i do to get an earlier date

Congratulations and thanks for your help the last time.

beautyuche:
Quatar just refused me to fly at 33 weeks airport fit to fly stated 29 I am confused stranded any help from here .please help

From what i learnt on this thread, pregnant passengers are required to fill a form on Qatar website and submit same to be processed before departure date. If you didn't fill any form, it may be part of the problem.
BTW why does your fit to fly state 29 weeks when you are 33? I am not so sure but I think Qatar flies 32 weeks and below.
Please contact their help desk to assist.

ozymes:
Please, Please, Abeg, Biko, Joor. If you are still here in Naija without the e-mail correspondence, I strongly advice that you get it sorted out before you board your flight, in your own interest.

Thank you very much. I will contact other doctors for the correspondence, hope to find one soon

Good morning everyone.

Please I will like to know if a telephone correspondence with my doctor is enough evidence at POE? I do not have any email from the hospital and Dr. E is very busy to send me an email before my trip.

Thank you in advance and I hope to meet with any Dallas bound mama for 2nd week in March

Zeenayah:
send me a pm, would send you the email correspondence I got for a hospital in Carrolton dallas texas.

To be honest with you, just google hospitals in dallas texas, check their sites to see if you find an email address and send a mail or start calling all of them one after the other, that was what I did for Chicago for months till I found what I could afford after Stroger packed up.

I will send you a PM right away. Thank you very much

Hello everyone and thank you for your contributions that have helped so many of us in making the right decisions.

Please can anyone recommend a good hospital in Dallas, Texas that is quite affordable.

I have booked a flight for March and my relative got a hospital that charges about 11k for CS.

Can anyone help with a cheaper option? I will really appreciate a swift response.

Thanks in anticipation

Supernaturalone:
Do you have a Dr in the US? That should be your first step. Your Dr will determine how soon or how late you can travel. Some Drs will not accept you as a patient after a certain number of weeks. In addition, most airlines will not allow you to fly after 36 weeks.

Thanks for the info.

I have not concluded what doctor to use yet. A relative based in Texas is helping out with that.

Good day everyone.

I really appreciate all the help provided on this forum.

Please i will like to know if anyone has booked elective CS in the U.S before. My doctor here in Naija says 38 weeks is fine and I need this date to book flights for hubby and I.

Thanks in anticipation.

Thanks to everyone for the useful information provided here.

I have a B1/B2 visa and intend to travel in March to birth my LO. I have just a quick question; has anyone traveled to New York via London (Virgin)? I read online that transit of pregnant women at Heathrow airport is often hectic with immigration issues for someone without a UK transit visa. I contacted the airline and they seem not to have any info on transit or immigration.

I will be traveling at 35 weeks and want to be sure this route will not cause issues for me.

Thank you

In the spirit of giving back...
Thanks to Seyewest and other members of this forum, my questions were all answered and I landed JFK via Turkish airline at about 10.30am (not so sure cos I was exhausted).
We joined the queu for people with b1/b2 visas and I quickly used the self service point. In less than 3 minutes, we (daughter and I) were in front of an officer and transcript as follows
Officer: Welcome to the United States
Me: Thank you (handing over our slips and passports)
Officer: What is the purpose of your trip
Me: Vacation
Officer: who are you visiting?
Me: a friend
Officer: where did you know the friend from?
Me: we worked together in my company back in Nigeria (Naija English)
Officer: you own the company? (stamping our
passports)
Me: no I work for the company
Officer: what do you do back in Nigeria
Me: I am Bleep for XYZ company
Officer: how long are you staying?
Me: 16 days
Officer: hands over passports to me and then asked if I have any food items
Me: no except peanuts
Officer: enjoy your holiday
We left to the luggage area and picked our luggage and we were out in less than 5 minutes.
NB: if your intentions are clear, you have nothing to fear. We got a family visa stating we were traveling to Florida in April. Plans changed, we couldn't travel as a family and had to change destination. Nobody will kill you for that.
Meanwhile the guy in front of me was still being interrogated until I left. He had to bring out documents, pictures but the officer still wasn't convinced.
Hope this helps someone...

purespikes:
In the spirit of giving back, please see my transcript.
Traveled from Abuja to Newyork via Cairo with two kids. Abv to Cairo wa's not so pleasant because the inflight entertainment was poor. Waited at Cairo airport for over an hour before we were taken to "Le Passage" for accommodation.

Cairo to Newyork was long and smooth. Food and services quite OK. On arrival at JFK, the queue was too much so I used the self help machine. Got 3 clean white papers for me and the kids and I proceeded to the CBP. While at the CBP, not a single question was asked! The lady just looked at my kids, greeted us and stamped us in. If not for say I Don enter Yankee before, I for say na mistake say the real CBP dey front. It was just a breeze. Less than a minute!

On my daughter's prompting, we held hands and prayed immediately we landed. Prayers work wonders my people and I give God all the glory. Many thanks to contributors on this platform too for making me go prepared. I'm right now chilling in NewYork, waiting for my wife and LO to arrive before moving to Chicago.
Meanwhile, the cab man ( old black american) that took me from the airport missed his way! Imagine that? We drove for almost 2 hours from the airport to Yonkers. I was initially enjoying the city view,but I got tired and I had to collect his phone and use Google map to locate my bearing o, which eventually worked.
God is awesome

Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your holiday!!!

seyewest:
No not at all.. just give them a good reason why you're changing your destination from Florida to New York. Also before you mention your friend at POE ask your friend about how he got to U.S it's important.

Thank you very much sir. Yes i know how he got there. God bless you!

Hello Everyone,
I am new on this thread and will need a few clarifications.
1. How long does the express entry application process take?
2. I am travelling to the U.S in September to be back after 2 weeks, is it advisable to submit my application before or after my trip?
3. I recently completed my Masters degree in Unilag but certificate is not ready until November or December, can i put in this degree in my application? or wait until my certificate is ready?
4. I have a relative (sibling) with permanent resident status, is this an advantage or not?
5. Is it advisable to apply directly or use an agent?

Thank you in anticipation of your responses.

seyewest:
There's airport to airport shuttle for $20 to EWR

This is great to hear. it may be a cheaper option, as long as i have the domestic tickets already purchased.

Anyone with airlines or sites i could purchase domestic tickets from? i may purchase just a one way ticket considering we will have more luggage on the return trip and i am not sure what the baggage allowance will be.

My final question is: Will there be extra scrutiny at POE because i am arriving at a different airport from my final destination? In trying to save cost i am looking at the possibility of not missing a domestic flight after i must have made payment earlier. This is becoming hectic and my current considerations are: re-routing our international flight to Miami (ticket booked over a month ago and we are on a budget) or spending the summer in New York.

Please advice. God bless you all and I cant wait to share my POE transcript here
@Seyewest you are doing a great job. Thanks

shrekandfiona:
My dear, plan your itinerary well o. Flights can be delayed so your leaving JFK same day you arrive may not happen. There's also always a long queue at JFK both for self scanning and seeing the CBP.

US Domestic flights do not have baggage allowance. You pay for your check in luggages so you may end up spending more than you bargained for.

I'll advise if you're on a budget to consider going the bus or train route.

Arriving JFK enroute other states is not an issue. Almost all travellers i know went this route moi inclusive. Not once not twice with no issues at border control.

Safe trip though. Cheers

Thank you very much for the response. i really do not mind taking the bus or train, that is if i can get the tickets while still in Naija. Can you help with a site i can visit to get these tickets?
Thank you very much

seyewest:
Normally I prefer you send me PM so I can send you the link but so as to help others.... This is what you will do.. it's a bit expensive flying from JFK and from what I've seen any flight from New york to Miami international is very expensive. What I did was to look for the nearest airport to Miami which is Fort Lauderdale International, FL (FLL) and it's just 20 mins ride to Center of Miami so after some search I was able to connect EWR (New Jersey) to Fort Lauderdale International, FL (FLL) direct fly for less $125 per passenger for a return ticket.
So go to online and book it that way if not PM for the link.

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I have tried sending you a PM, its not working. If you can please send me a PM so i can respond (i am not conversant with this page). Thank you