Hi everyone. I am a silent reader on this thread and just thought to share my POE experience. I arrived Miami Florida yesterday via Virgin atlantic from lagos to London and London to Miami. My final destination was tampa though so i flew American airlines to tampa from Miami.

I used virgin because i wanted to break the journey and have a long wait so that i can go into london and rest for the night. So we arrived London 4.30pm and i went straight to immigration and used my existing uk visa to gain entry. The officer just asked how long i intended staying in the UK and i said 1 night cus am just transiting. He stamped me in and didn't ask any further question.

I checked into a hotel close to the airport and terminal 3 which is virgin atlantic terminal and rested for the night as my next leg of travel was the next day at 11.35. I left the hotel the next day ay 8am and got to the airport in 6mins using the Heathrow hoppa bus. I went straight to the counter to get my boarding pass as my bags were already checked in from lagos directly to Miami.

The journey to miami from london was 9 hours which was smooth. I arrived Miami at about 3.50pm US time, i went directly to the immigration but was advised to use the self service, i used the machine and printed out the receipt which was successful, then queued to see an immigration officer, it got to my turn and i was asked if i was in the US for business and i said NO that i was here to have my baby, he said how long do i intend to stay and i said 2 months. He said goodluck and stamped me in. It was so smooth that i cldn't believe it myself as i had prepared all the documents of life.

I went straight to the belt and my bags were already waiting, i didnt declare anything and i had lots of foodstuff like garri, beans, egusi, ogbono, green indomie, knorr maggi cubes, pepper, black fish, grinded crayfish and pepper soup ingredients. I just went ahead, picked my bags and that was it.

My doctors appointment is tommorrow and i will update u guys on cost and hospital shortly.

Thank u and i wish myself a successful and stressless delivery!