Hi Everyone, I would like to share my experience at the US embassy today.

Brief history, I applied for a B2 Visa in 2016,declared my intention to give birth and I was granted. Had my baby in 2016,got pregnant again and had my second baby the following year. I used Oakbend hospital and Dr E. And I paid all my bills, 7500 for the first and 8500 for the second, all inclusive.

Fast forward to Nov 2018,i applied for Dropbox for a vacation and was asked to schedule a follow-up interview under 221g. Interview was today please find the transcript below.

VO :Good morning
Me: Good morning
VO : Why are you traveling to the US?
Me: I'm going for a vacation
VO : You had a baby in 2016 and 2017,can I see your bills
Me: Handed over my bills, receipts and zero balance letter
VO: How much did you pay in total
Me: 7500 USD for the first baby and 8500 for the 2nd
VO: How much did you pay the Dr,
Me: 2300 USD
VO: I'm sorry, the average amount to have a baby in Texas is 18,000 USD
Me: The hospital has a package for self - pay cash patients, that's why I was given a discount.
VO: No, it's 18,000 USD
Me: But I paid what I was billed, *I brought the Oakbend package letter so she can see their bills *
VO: I have seen that a thousand times, your Visa is not granted. Gave me the blue paper and my passport.

It was really sad because I paid what I was billed, and the hospital wrote that I didn't use any insurance or medic aid.

My question
Is Oakbend running a fraudulent package? Because I don't understand why the VO is not recognizing their bills and receipt as legitimate, heck if I was billed 18,000 I would pay it. I don't understand why we should suffer for a hospital's shaddy business, because that's what I can deduct from this. I was very confident going for the interview, refuse me for another reason but not on the basis of not paying, because I paid all that I was billed.

My advise now, don't ask for self pay patient discount anymore, just pay what a citizen would pay.

In my opinion, those hospitals are the ones that should be scrutinized and not the innocent patients that pay what the hospital bills them.

Any advise on the next step I can take?

emeldamicheals:
I did not apply and I am leaving nxt wk. Will it still work so I don't fly to lagos in vain.
Thanks

Yea You can get, you will just have to beg them. It would have been easier if you were in Lag. So you could try the standard chartered someone mentioned. If it doesn't work, pm me.

emeldamicheals:
Does it mean there is no hope for PTA again? As in I cannot get PTA for my travel nxt week.

If there is a way you can come to Lagos a day or atmost two days before you travel, you will definitely get PTA from Stanbic. Come with your Ticket and Passport. They only give PTA when it's close to your travel date.

I just started reading this thread beginning of this year and I would like to applaud everyone that has contributed to this forum, you guys are fantastic. The likes of Nerf,Firsttum, phema, tvegas, olokings,shawlar,sayoberry, lady g, favouredgal,modath, I can go on and on, but I'll just stop there. Good job guys, I feel like I know you guys already hehe.
So DH and I decided to give birth in the U.S., and I applied for Visa has he already had a Visa. I hadn't come across this forum , so thank God we didn't make any mistakes, phew! I made my intentions known while applying and went for my Visa interview. Transcript below

Me: Goodmorning
VO: Goodmorning
VO: why do you want to go the US
ME: To have my baby
VO: where in the U.S.
ME: Maryland
VO: Do have a doctor?
ME: Yes, handed over my appointment letter
VO: Can I have every financial documents with you
Mehanded over statement of account, budget and all)
VO: who would you be staying with?
ME: Family friend (was about to give her the invitation letter,she said I shudnt bother)
VO: Is your husband coming with you
ME: No but he would be joining me
VO: Does he have a valid Visa
ME: Yes( was about to show her a copy, she said I shudnt bother)
VO: (typing typing) Ok this looks good. Make sure you keep this when u get to the border, they ask a lot questions there. (Hands over the white paper) U can pick up ur Visa in 3 days.
Those words were music to my ears! I no hear anything again. So it was like two weeks after that I stumbled on this thread and that was when I knew I went with Phema's burden of proof, lol. So after reading I realized that birthing in MD was really expensive compared to other states, omo! That's how I told DH come and see what I'm seeing on NL o, see very affordable hospitals in other states, we cud afford MD yea, and plus we had family there, but compared to Texas and the likes we would save $$$$, na so we port to Houston o, and looked for family we know there too oo.

So now I don port, thanks to you guys for opening our eyes o and I'll be traveling soon. Would come back to share POE experience. Adiós!