Mandex11:
Hello everyone please I need your kind assistance.
I want to renew my DD American passport it got expired last year and I have been too busy to renew.

I saw a post some years ago about how to DIY the process but can’t find it

If anyone can tag me to the post I don’t mind.
THANKS IN ADVANCE 🫶🏻

Lordcrixus:
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By child custody you mean you have the sole custody of the child? if yes, then you do not need the child's father to sign the consent form.
you can visit the US embassy Lagos website and schedule an appointment under American Citizen Services (ACS) section (the link i have pasted below)
https://evisaforms.state.gov/Instructions/ACSSchedulingSystem.asp

After which you will fill the application form online and print out the form with a barcode from the website below. Please make sure you use the online form and generate the barcode, hand filled form will be rejected

https://pptform.state.gov/PassportWizardMain.aspx#%7B%22__s%22%3A%227Xo%2BzpcsJo9wCw%2BUUFGy%2BxDLeIBJ%2BZb3Dtg6qTSqYwnzdOlWnrF7N4ohdxdZwGnhlRt%2F%2FBUb%2BbbXi4fWBDf3qeZLV6sohUhtiy0NTzKnzhs6f%2Fe9CElQ1dq20SY%3D%22%7D

On your appointment day, go to the embassy with the following documents
1. Online application form showing barcode
2. Birth certificate of your child and a photocopy
3. Passport application fee in dollars or equivalent in naira (135$) or credit card issued in the US
4. Your own passport and a photocopy of the data page
5. Pictures of your child showing age progression since last passport (Transitional photos)
6. 2 biometric Passport photos of the child
Check the website below for more info
https://ng.usembassy.gov/passports/important-passport-information/

Deepeeh:


Thank you sis,
Did you pay any other bill?
And do you mean medical city alliance?

Kesspru:




Medical city Arlington is the name of the hospital.

Pedestrians bill around 500$

That’s all

Drugkills:
Hello

So Dr Z’s bill depends on what service he is rendering to you
Vaginal delivery - $2600
CS - $2800
You would’ve paid $300 to them before your arrival which would be deducted from his total cost

Hospital bill, also depends on either vaginal or CS
West Houston - (vaginal delivery $3600 and CS $5000)
Epidural or spinal for CS - $2000
If you are having a CS and spinal fails, it could be converted to general anaesthesia which cost more

Debbieeeeeee:

Vex ke
Hospital requested the SSN for me and it came in the mail a week later.
I went to 8000 N stadium dr early in the morning for the BC, it was a self service machine but there were two women to put people through in the case of confusion, it took about ten minutes , I paid $25(23 for bc $2 optional plastic cover)

For the passport I called the agency to book an appointment since it was within two weeks of travel(go around midday not morning because it’s a federal house with other federal agencies in the building so it took about two hours to get into the building in the morning)
I got the passport next day around noon.

Nnekkyneks:
Thanks so much for this so I want to clarify
For the social security I will receive it in the mail a week later.
The birth certificate I have to go to 8000dr and get it cost $23/25
Passport within 2weeks of return.
At what point do u apply for ETC I thot one wud need baby passport to do so?

Debbieeeeeee:

You’re welcome, You don’t need passport for etc. what you need to apply for etc is consent from you & husband, bio data pages of passport for both parents, birth certificate, return ticket to Nigeria and baby’s passport photo. This is what I used to apply to the Atlanta consulate. If you want to apply to other consulates you have to check what they require.

Yetyb:
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Pls a quick question, what is the guarantee that there will be appointment dates two weeks before the travel. That’s what I intend to do, as I am leaving 2nd week November, I am just paranoid and hoping it goes smooth when I call to schedule the appointment.

Kesspru:
Please has any one encountered this. I travel just before my US visa expired. I was stamped in for 6months which expires December. I was to head back with my baby on Saturday but was told by Lufthansa airline which I came with that I can’t go back through Frankfurt as my US visa is expired. Am in serious pain and distress. Exhausted all my funds. And I came here with my two older kids. As anyone being in this shoe. I was told by the airline to get a transit visa and I will be rebooked. How do I get a German transit visa here in the US. Please. I need help. I have an infant and two toddlers with me. My funds are depleted already. Help.

Debbieeeeeee:

The agency is for urgent appointments that’s why they won’t give you an appointment if your travel date is not less than 2 weeks or if you don’t require a visa to your intended destination out of the USA (they give you 28 days). It’s best to call them to let them assess your situation and assign you a tentative date.

Yetyb:




Hi, have you been able to sort it out? I am in the same situation as well. My visa expires Nov 1st and travelling with Lufthansa on Nov 9th

Debbieeeeeee:

You’re welcome, You don’t need passport for etc. what you need to apply for etc is consent from you & husband, bio data pages of passport for both parents, birth certificate, return ticket to Nigeria and baby’s passport photo. This is what I used to apply to the Atlanta consulate. If you want to apply to other consulates you have to check what they require.

Mannymanny:


I’m sorry for bothering you with my question. I’m currently in the UK and planning on having my wife birth our second child in the US in 2 years time. We all have our B1/B2 visas. Does one need to have any form of US health insurance? Or let me ask, how do you all do it that the bills are within reasonable limits? I’m asking cos I know health bills in the US are ridiculously expensive. Cos these prices I’m seeing are quite cheap compared to what I’ve been hearing.
I’ll appreciate your response and any pointers. Thanks.

Taal17:


They pay cash.
Costs for birth are not cast in stone so they can still pile up if there's a change or unexpected added services

If you can find health insurance that covers birthing in the US explore it, else start saving money

Debbieeeeeee:

Mannymanny you have your answer here. Taal17 has answered. They pay cash.

Mannymanny:


I’m sorry for bothering you with my question. I’m currently in the UK and planning on having my wife birth our second child in the US in 2 years time. We all have our B1/B2 visas. Does one need to have any form of US health insurance? I’m asking cos I know health bills in the US are ridiculously expensive. Cos these prices I’m seeing are quite cheap compared to what I’ve been hearing.
I’ll appreciate your response and any pointers. Thanks.

Debbieeeeeee:

Flight ticket confirmation
Husbands consent( DS 3053)
Passport biodata you & husband
One passport photo for baby
Credit card bearing your name for payment
DS - 11 form
Copy of birth certificate and original (they’ll return this in the jacket alongside passport when it’s ready)

These were the docs I took to the agency.

You should get an email confirmation from the agency confirming your appointment and the end of the email should look like this screenshot below

Deepeeh:

You need the baby’s date of birth on the DS 3053 form. So the baby must definitely have come. However, you can book an appointment now using a date which is few days after baby’s EDD and hope baby comes within that time frame.

Hello Debbieeee,
Please, at what point do you think hubby can apply for the DS 3053(husband consent) in order to make the process fast. Is it before childbirth or after?

Thank you.

Deepeeh:



Hello Debbieeee,
Please, at what point do you think hubby can apply for the DS 3053(husband consent) in order to make the process fast. Is it before childbirth or after?

Thank you.

Kesspru:
Please has any one encountered this. I travel just before my US visa expired. I was stamped in for 6months which expires December. I was to head back with my baby on Saturday but was told by Lufthansa airline which I came with that I can’t go back through Frankfurt as my US visa is expired. Am in serious pain and distress. Exhausted all my funds. And I came here with my two older kids. As anyone being in this shoe. I was told by the airline to get a transit visa and I will be rebooked. How do I get a German transit visa here in the US. Please. I need help. I have an infant and two toddlers with me. My funds are depleted already. Help.

Debbieeeeeee:

To avoid stress it’ll be good to take the option of changing your ticket and travel before your visa expires if possible or get a transit visa. They take that transit visa thing seriously, if you have a valid Canadian visa it’ll also suffice.

Yetyb:




Hi, have you been able to sort it out? I am in the same situation as well. My visa expires Nov 1st and travelling with Lufthansa on Nov 9th

Kesspru:



I have an 8yrs Canada visa. They bounced me and my 3 kids. And she can’t apply for transit visa from here. I was forced to buy a direct flight with united airlines forcing us to spend extra 4k$ at this critical time. It’s well.