Debbieeeeeee:


Individual experiences differ. Just be prepared for any questions that may arise.

Ok thanks. My actual question was more around if any one had experiences of return at POE in recent times.

Hello Everyone.

Any recent stories of POE for child birth? What should one be aware of?

It is no longer in use for infants.

veeveezu:
Hello read here that VOA had been stopped, went ahead to get ETC for my baby. I arrived 3 weeks ago to discover VOA is still being issued at the airport. I was so upset.

Hello All,

Please, could anyone let me know if the Visa on Arrival is still in use for infants travelling to Nigeria from the US.

If it isn't, what is the current process now? Visa or ETC. What is the typical processing time for both?

I would appreciate feedback on this, please.

Thank you.

There should be a way to block people from asking stupid and unhelpful questions like manneger did.

Glad everything went well for you. Have a safe delivery

aamey15:
Long post alert, Success story

Its been a while since I posted on this platform but I think my story might help someone with this visa palava we are all experiencing. I will try to make it short( I hope so).
So after my dilemma with reapplying for a B2 visa even though I had a valid B1B2 visa( you can read my previous posts) , we eventually applied for B2 but selected the interview waiver and due to the ban for some reason it wasn’t a great option. Anyway my husband felt it was best to email the embassy asking for what to do considering we had used the current visa for visiting (which was the purpose of applying initially) and it is still valid till December 2019. Well we didn’t get a response from the embassy for a whole month and I had lost hope because I was scared to travel.
After a month I got an email from the embassy saying my visa wasn’t valid for birth travel at the time because that wasn’t the intent of it being issued to us and I had to visit embassy within a week for a new interview with my doctors appointment, proof of payment if any, receipts of previous births, budget sheet, bank statement.
So I visited the embassy and had an interview with the VO, bear in mind the embassy was empty that day apparently they had to cancel all appointments but luckily I had a prescheduled one so I was let in. I had to wait for about 45mins and was the only candidate in the embassy but a lady came in not too long after. I assure you I was terrified.
VO: Good day, sorry for keeping you waiting
Me: No problem
VO: Thank you for visiting the embassy. We asked to see you today
Me: Yes, I have a valid B1/B2 visa which I have used for travel but I intend to deliver and I contacted the embassy on what to do
VO: We appreciate your honesty. The reason we asked to see you is to know if you have the financial capacity to pay your bills and if you do may I see the proof
Me: Yes I do, I handed him my Bank statement as well as my Budget sheet. Then he starts going through the statement line by line ,from the name on the statement to the movement of cash, to the last page, maybe checking to confirm if I just put a huge cash in it I really don’t know but he spent more than 5 minutes on the statement
VO: What is the current balance on your account and who is *********
ME: I told him and the person he asked for is my husband… because he had seen frequent cash movement between the both of us
VO: Is this a joint account
ME: No its my personal account, I receive my salaries, profit sharing as well as monies from my husband in it
VO: Does your husband still work with bla bla and what do you do
ME: Yes he does and I work with bla bla
VO: How did you come up with the budget sheet you presented?
Me: I handed him the hospital I intend to use and the correspondence. My budget sheet was about 18k
VO: What pregnancy is this one and how many kids do you have
Me: This is my fourth pregnancy but I have 2 kids ( I guess he was just trying to reconfirm the information we had given at our previous interviews)
VO: Okay After a few minutes of writing and going through all the documents he says okay you are free to go
Me : Shocked because I was expecting a new visa or So, Does that mean I am okay to travel and I will not have issues at POE
VO: Yes, your details have been updated, have a safe delivery
Me: Thank you and I ran out..literally
I spent about 20 minutes with him or so but I tried to cut the story short. My opinion on what worked for me, honesty I tell you, even though I had a valid visa I didn’t want to jeopardize the opportunity given and bear in mind I had used the visa for its intent which was to travel for summer last year with the kids and the previous VO had stated that I had to inform the embassy if I was to travel for birth. It was a big gamble because I could have just used it like that and have issues at renewal in the future or maybe POE.

By the way my POE experience was so smooth ( I used ATL) the guy was even gisting with me asking if it was my first child and what sex I was having. Also asked how much money i had on me i had 8k dolls cash and about the same in my card. Stamped me in for 6 months.
I just went to carry my bag and zoomed off to my connecting flight. No bag was checked nothing
I hope this is helpful to someone thank you

Im sure that cost is cheaper than the birth itself.

inizo:


Why overlord77 when I work up the cost for DHL would you nicely fund it.

Since you were able to pay your school fees, im sure you will be able to afford a few pots and pans....

doziej84:


Hi...I'm heading to the US on F1 visa

I read somewhere that cooking utensils are quite expensive in the US...I'm wondering if I can go with a few in my baggage from Naija.

For the experienced travelers...Is it possible?

The purpose of your trip should be the purpose you present at POE

nasohian:
Hi everyone,
I have a child with a US passport and intend traveling for my second baby.
Child will travel with me.
I have valid B1/B2 visa which was vacation purpose and got it 8 months before I was pregnant.well did not plan to have child but it came.
I don't intend asking for change of intent at a critical time like this.
All receipts of first child's payment and appointment with Dr for this present delivery is available.
At point of entry what should be my purpose of trip?
Your advise pls
Thanks.

Goodluck with your reapplication.

I think you need to have crisp and concise answers to the following questions;
Why finance?
Why this school?
What will you do after the degree?

These are some of the questions asked of my sister who just got her f1 visa.

Also, maybe your parents can be sponsor and not an uncle ( parents are a closer relationship).

Research on why you’re interested in finance, maybe using corporate finance as a development tool for your country’s economy, equippping yourself with cognitive skills and getting competitive advantage over others in the same field.

Research the course you want to study and how it will help you develop these skills. Also research the school, what makes them stand out? Etc.

Hopefully this will all work in your favour

Kalkaothar:
@Seyewest, what makes me think they will give me is the ability to convince the consular officer this time, being able to demonstrate my eligibility better than last and above all, God's favour. Here is my previous transcript that led to a denial;

After passing passport and i-20 upon request;
VO: Why finance
Me: My goal is to work in the Financial services industry, specifically corporate finance. I did Finance as my undergraduate major, so a graduate degree in finance will equip me with the required mathematical and analytical skills to excel in the chosen career field. It will also improve on the theories I have learnt at my undergraduate level while providing me with practical applications of the said theories.

VO: Who is sponsoring?
Me: I got a 30% Dean's scholarship in form of a tuition waiver and my uncle will be handling the rest

VO: what does he do?
Me: He is into clearing and forwarding business. Also does Agriculture. *I paused....then continued;
I have his bank statements and affidavit..

VO: I was(or wasn't, I didn't hear him clearly) going to ask for that
Me: searching for the document

VO: you do not qualify
Me: I left


N.B: my voice shaked a little at the start of the answer to my first question but it wasn't obvious at all

This forum has been taken over by scam artists. Not surprised. This is Nigeria after all

Interesting that the consulate in NY said they don’t do ETC for minors. Ended up doing nigerian visa which was slightly more expensive but delivered in same number of days excluding postage time

musspuss:


For all those asking, this has been answered already. Visa on arrival for newborns was stopped at the end of May.

The official price for an ETC is $150 according to the Consulate's website. Of course, you cannot trust anything the government is involved with and as usual, there are agents all around involved in racketeering.

We paid $250 + $30 for overnight postage. We used agents in Atlanta. There are two of them around the Consulate which you can view on Google Maps. It took around 3 working days for it to be ready even though they promised one working day.

They asked for a passport photograph and a photocopy of the birth certificate. You also need a consent letter signed by both parents and notarised (you can do this at a bank or post office), and copies of both parents' Nigerian passports, and then you fill a form.

God bless you for telling the truth so articulately. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air in this forum. Frankly, the level of molly coddling in this forum is annoying.

Chips101:


There is no curse, no bitterness, no personal attack. I simply held a mirror up to his behaviour. The truth will not coddle you, or make you feel good about the awful choices you make. The strong reaction many are having to this? That emotion is called shame (a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety), and it is the way we hold people accountable for wrongdoing. That's why the truth hurts.

Someone who lies, cheats, and commits fraud (intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain) is a criminal, and a criminal is not a good person, and he or she should feel ashamed. We should not normalise this behaviour or trivialise it at all. Because the someone else will see his story and follow his footsteps, and because we as a community have not condemned it, they will think that this rubbish is okay.

The deportation is simply the legal ramification of his fraudulent actions. Or do we now condone rewarding illegality? Do we hope that they flourish, thanks to their crime? By the logic of what some have stated in response, when your car gets stolen, we will simply say, "Well, the thief tried different ways to obtain the car legally, but since he couldn't, he had to steal the car and he should keep it and do well."

We are supposed to BE BETTER and DO BETTER. We ought to hold ourselves and others accountable for their actions because as a nation, we rise and fall TOGETHER. We have to care for our selves as a collective, not just me and mine.

The consequences of his actions are that of the dropbox palaver we have experienced... i.e. the cessation of the program. OP's actions do not occur in isolation. There are real life consequences and ramifications thanks to the tens of thousands of people who have done what he did. Can't get a visa even with a legit cause? Thank people like the OP. No close visa dates thanks to increased background checks? Thank people like Watj. Valid asylum seekers are drowning with their children at the land border, children are held in cages with inadequate food and sanitation, abused and getting killed, OP and people like him add fuel to the idiotic fire that justify the inhumanity going on at the US borders.

The very things you complain about are the caused by actions like Watj has taken. He is selfish and irresponsible and I won't let him or anyone else feel good about themselves for being that way.

Unfortunate for you. The embassy doesn’t like any non citizen taking Medicare whether on f1 visa or any other type. You however seem to have a genuine case and before making any hospital payment, I’ll say you probably engage a lawyer for the best way forward

naijatisumi:
I'm so down right now...House please forgive my typo error

Dear All,

Please i need sincere clarification and response

Two years (2017) ago my wife travel to the STATE with an F1 visa, but when she got there she realized she was 2 month pregnant tho she was menstruating and all. Anyway she got registered in the school and became the best in her department even with the pregnancy and all school fees payment was duly paid.

In between she registered for Insurance and medicare as a student through the school to deliver our baby,doing this period she has to chill out a semester so as to have the baby as such she has a semester left but her VISA will expired next week.

Anyway i advise her to come back to Nigeria so as to renew her VISA then go back to finish the last semester and make the family proud. She schedule her interview and eventually got the white paper after enough drilling and all but the VO requested for the medical invoice which she replied she's not with the invoice. She was then told to mail it over to there office at ISOLO.

Since there was no payment made as the insurance covered for the payment we sent a mail to the hospital from Nigeria and they provided the medical invoice but stated it was all covered by ALAMEDA medical and we submitted same at DHL, to my surprise today when i went to DHL for the passport i saw a blue paper. sincerely i almost POO on my body, i read through and realised she has been denied. Sincerely i need advise as am blank right now. I advise her to come over to renew her VISA in Nigeria while she insist i should allow her finish her MSC programme before. Sincerely i'm so sad and sick right now.

Please house what can be done, we got another detailed invoice from the hospital today with the amount the insurance company paid for the medicare. I dont know if another VISA fee should be paid and she should go for another interview or is there a way we can go pay the medical fee and then reschedule another interview as i just want her to finish her MSC and come back home. Please note we paid all school fees totaling over 35000$

I'm so sad and down right now...I just need advise please house

After this comment snd your position in this forum, ofcourse you’re not supporting visa misuse .

Spanishmilf:
it not everyone that knows the meaning of immigrant or family petition, you don't blame them just because he brought his issue here on NL doesn't mean you should disrespect him he is a man and man of d house who has kids and majority of people insulting him here doesn't know what he is going through..... And moreover it not all nigerians that knows d meaning of immigration their own is just to go to d embassy and collect visa...that one of d reasons I skip testimony part on Sunday in my church where some pple will come out and start thanking God how oyinbo give them visa and some ignorant people will congratulate them....they don't know d type of Visa they have all what they just know is that they have gotten the Visa and they want to travel abroad...and you talk of u immigrating who d hell as time to waste for 7-8 years for USCIS to apporve your oetitpet when b1/b2 is just simple and not far (not supporting missuse of Visa)

Everyday for the thief....

Wajt:
@granmurdafucker, Thanks for the subtle comments though some sounded like u were mocking me but all the same thanks.
@oluayebenz, Thanks
Landed in Hartsfield ATL. All i was asked " why is your family still in the states" and i responded " We are battling with marital issues" she wanted some time away. I had an onward ticket,hotel reservation for Canada though. I just pack everything put for the guy desk and left him to go through them. I am not saying i am not in the wrong but some people on this thread can make Otedola feel like their house boy sha.

@Beautyaddy
@seyewest
@Semisolasola
@flourishing247
@salsera
@ Arbitrix:
The group of perfectionists. Ride on!!!

Just a heads up, always good to read instructions outside of just asking people and running with with the tell you. Everything you need is on the website you are applying through.

creolehunt:

Thank you bro for your timely response.

Let's assume it would be checked. Will the affidavit and newspaper publication suffice? Will the VO have a problem with This?

About the form, do I need to print and physically submit it after doing that electronically?

This man probably hasn’t seen the news that there are planned ICE raids in major cities across the US soon.

flourishing247:


The only sure way of not getting turned back is to fly in with a broom and land at your wife's doorstep!!! That's 100% guarantee!!!!

I think it’s more about the initial use of the visa than subsequent uses. For you to have approached them for a visa, you must have intended to use it for something. If it had been used for that purpose, subsequent uses will matter less. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite happen like that for you. You might be able to get another visa should a need arise for you in the future. Goodluck.

mfonox:


My dear it’s getting tougher now....while I was in the queue of all the people I noticed I didn’t see a single person handed the white slip. After the interview I thought maybe cos I wasn’t married. But I saw them deny married pple with children that weren’t travelling with their family. So what other ties are they looking for? Lol. And all of them I heard dem ask. When was the last time they visited the US meaning these are pple that have travelled before. Nothing is as it used to be anymore... I hope this phase passes soon.

Lol. Nigerians never want to hear the truth. They like sugar coating things which is why I only respect very few people in this forum. The rest just saw what the other person wants to hear

TWoods:


You don’t seem to understand. Unlike Nigeria where rules don’t matter - only “god”, luck or “grace” do - there are rules on what you can do on a visa in the US. To work in the US, he will need an H1b visa. The visa requires you be employed in a job considered to be a specialty occupation. Working for an NGO set up by a friend would not qualify.

But hey I’m sure you can do anything by “prayer and fasting”.

Cos ure an agent

Spanishmilf:
you talk as if some agent have not help some lifes, and no be everybody know how to go about the USA processing, the way you comment sometimes annoys me...

http://www.nigeriahouse.com/VisaApplication.aspx#

Kesspru:


Pls you have any idea how I can process it. Do I need to get to the embassy. And besides there's no Nigeria embassy where I am. How do I do it. Please this is really urgent. Please

You have to apply by going to the embassy or by posting your passport to the embassy. I am doing the same and patiently waiting for my visa to come through.

Kesspru:


Pls you have any idea how I can process it. Do I need to get to the embassy. And besides there's no Nigeria embassy where I am. How do I do it. Please this is really urgent. Please

Visa on arrival is not longer processed as it used to be. Can only be done online for a business traveller. Focus on emergency travel certificate or visa.

Kesspru:
Hey everyone. Please I need help in securing the visa on arrival for my LO or getting the emergency travel documents.

How do I go about the process. I have read through but I didn't find it. Thank you in advance for your replies.

I don’t know but if it says there are currently no available appointments, I guess it means there are currently no appointments.

dsaynt:
Hallo everyone. Please is anyone getting this message THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. I've been getting this message since yesterday when trying to schedule an appontment. In fact after checking it several times yesterday it gave me a message saying - You are approaching the maximum number of times you may view this page. Please complete your transaction at this time.
I just don't understand what is happening..it's not even giving any date no matter how far..and me I've paid Visa fees. Does anyone have a clue on what is happening? My money is trapped and no dates. It's just renew B1/B2 Visa and all this stress. ☹
Thanks

This man needs to be banned from this forum. You are becoming ridiculous.

123JohnF:

Not their fault. The embassy has a limited number of visas, they just deny when they see too many applications.

Lmao. How funny.

123JohnF:

Learn to read.
And ... if it's hard for you to understand, stop reading, maybe English is not your thing.

Google is always your best bet. Do the initial research then ask questions from a place of knowledge.

Generalkorex:
I don come again o. Please gather and help
I've searched tire and I ended here.
How do I renew US passport for a child of 5 years . She was born in US, but now in UK(the whole family) .
I need answers to the following.
1. Fees : breakdown of fees
2. Requirement
3. Document needed.
4. Website to feel form if available
5. Are we printing anything or booking appointment for this.

Please fam. Help out

What is this English?!

123JohnF:

True. And America is a big country, country for all races. Everybody is welcome, all we want is to keep our country clean, wealthy and the new immigrants following the rules. And just remember, you are visitors until you own America becoming a USCs. You try to get visa, you try to come to America because you are not stupid and you heard the life here is better. Yet Americans, we are not stupid either, we welcome you but in order, we don't want you cheating on our system and transform America in Nigeria. Many of you try to escape bad things happening in Nigeria, don't behave in US the same as in your country. Once you start to live in US, you are the people who makes America great! Not the other way around.

Seems like this poster is looking to emigrate and not visit.

TWoods:


You don’t need a “legit package”. You just need to go to your interview and be honest.

The VOs are beginning to be vocal about it. The one that approved my visa told me.m to stay away from discounts as it might impact my renewal chances.

In as much as i appreciate this forum, i wouldnt quite blame her for talking that way. The most annoying part is that people that dont even have an international passport talk more of leaving the shores of Nigeria, can just make irrelevant judgements based on what they read or talk anyhow. There are subtle ways of giving your opinions without hurting people. Things have changed at the us embassy. What works for A maynot work for B. There are no set rules in answering questions. Things are easier said than done on nairaland. When you get to the embassy you will understand that most times, you are not even given the opportunity to clearly express yourself, as you are interrupted or cut short during interviews. However, no doubt, birthing issues have been a major concern for the USA. If only they can set a standard on birthing prices and all then i don't think people would have problems renewing visas because honestly most people outside nairaland arent even aware they cant accept certain discounts.

Wow

123JohnF:
Statistics. Dropbox stopped for Nigeria by automatic US government order once statistics show how many Nigerian lied, overstayed and misused American visas, it includes, tourists not coming back, anchor babies mamas, students staying illegal, etc. Too many Nigerians violated US visas terms, now all country is paying for it with so many denials. The embassy just follows government orders to reduce the quantity of approved visas. Also obligatory interview gives the opportunity to Consular Officers to see the face and lies and to get more information on each applicant into computer system. More background check.

Actually, not quite correct.
For booking.com, you will have to check and make sure the hotel/ accommodation you are booking had FREE CANCELLATION otherwise your card will be debited or a hold placed on funds depending on the policy of the hotel you choose so check and make sure.

For air bob, most accommodations will ask for some kind of upfront payment, and some do have free cancellation. Again, it’s accommodation dependent and you have to read the terms and cancellation policies of the host before booking.

dere5:


Go to booking.com and use your Naija ATM card and make a reservation at any accommodation close to the hospital your wife is using,and print out your reservation.You will not be charged until the date of your booking. Make sure you cancel it a day before the due date if you are not going to use it so that your card won't be charged if not you'll be charged for a night if you don't cancel or show up.
No you don't have to make payment for at least one month to be able to book airbnb. You pay for the number of days needed.