Hello House,

Thank you to all the contributors for the advice and tips.

I learnt a lot from the platform and thought to give my experience at my appointment today.

The VO experience of others helped me to prepare in advance for mine, so here goes:

BTW I applied for a medical visa and my husband a tourist visa, both first time applicants.

VO: Good morning
US: Morning
VO: Why are you visiting the US?
HB: For the birth of our first child
VO: How long do you plan to stay in the US?
HB: 4 weeks and my wife about 11 weeks
VO: What do you do ?
HB: Answers
ME: Answers
VO: What do you earn ?
HB: Answers
ME: Answers
VO: Have you travelled to any other countries?
HB: Yes, UK
ME: UK and Ghana
VO: Do you have any evidence of funds for me?
HB: Yes /Hands over bank statements/
VO: /Looks through statement/ I can see some investments here…
ME: Yes, they are in for 30 days and can be liquidated midway if required /Quickly said that cause the closing balance was 2k but we had a letter indicating it had been placed on a fixed deposit cycle/
VO: What’s the name of the hospital you plan to use?
ME: Answers
VO: Did they tell you how much it’ll cost?
ME: Yes, about 10k for normal delivery and 12k plus for C-section /I look down at hospital breakdown/
VO: Can I see that?
ME: Yes /Hands over hospital breakdown/
VO: /Goes through breakdown /Hands breakdown back/ Did the hospital mention any discounts?
ME: No
VO: Okay, I’m going to grant you a visa at this time, but I need to advise you. I think the cost for the normal delivery, 10k, is low but that’s okay. Sometimes the hospitals offer some discount which they transfer to the US government and which you’re not entitled to so if they offer you a discount, just decline else it may affect your future applications.
US: Noted, Thank you
VO: /Hands us a slip/ Please pay the reciprocity fees at aisle ** and you will be contacted to collect your passport in a few days.

Reciprocity fee was N40,700.00 per person. Please take along the right amount, we had to wait for an hour to pay cause they didn’t have change and we were told you cannot leave your change.

Also my husband’s statements were in his company’s name and the VO didn’t ask any questions in this regard, I had read somewhere company accounts was a no-no, but we had taken the registration documents to show proof of ownership and collected letters from the banks stating he was the sole signatory.

Then again, it may not have been an issue because we were both present at the interview, if I had applied alone and taken his company’s account perhaps there may have been further questions.

Hope this helps someone.