Tiababy:
Pls, does anyone know anything about New Jersey POE. Any experience, pls share.

Sometingud:
My fellow Northside parents esp. Shawbabe, West300,Nana89, MrsDan, I need your advise on how to procure my daughters US passport. We picked the bC up on Friday. My challenge now has to do with the consent letter as my Husband is in Nigeria at the moment. How do I go about getting it signed from embassy or court? Which is acceptable in Atlanta. If its embassy, how do we schedule appointment for him ?. Secondly, can you please recommend any walk in county or post office where I can get the passport issued in Atlanta, as the POst office around me are scheduling me for later dates. Thirdly, any agent that can help with the Nigeria passport. Lastly, any reliable shipping agent.
Please help a sister, obodo oyinbo don tire me o.

tosyn2baby:
Sisters in the house please I need your help. Could your please gv me contacts for hospitals in states close to New York! El Paso and Phoenix are too far. Please Save a Soul.

Jibbie2015:


@tiababy where in ohio r yu going to and which hospital are yu using. I plan to be in Columbus...Hilliard to be specific sometime in November.

Darius84:


Newark New Jersey was awesome. Came in with wifey and spent less than 3mins with the cbp officer. Asked why we were in the US, told him vacation and childbirth. That was it. I was surprised. Took wife's pic and stamped us in. Went through Agriculture and also had to fill a form cos we declared having food and funds in excess of 10k. No biggie, no food siezed, money was not checked either. Just filled the fund declaration form and that was it

tosyn2baby:
Sisters in the house please I need your help. Could your please gv me contacts for hospitals in states close to New York! El Paso and Phoenix are too far. Please Save a Soul.

Tiababy:

Thanks Darius 84
But did u declare during application u were going for child birth? I am getting excited. Lol

ekweresplace:


Thanks for your response. But I still need some clarifications... How did you changed it? Did you book your flight directly to Maryland from Naija connecting from Atlanta? If yes, didn't they suspect or ask any question? Hope to hear from you soon...

ewa2014:
@ekweresplace, during my interview I was to go to Orlando Florida but I ended up going to New York. All I did was to get an hospital in New York and I had their bills with me plus I notified the embassy of change in my travel plans cos my visa was for vacation and I now intend to use it for childbirth ...I dint mention if I was changing states or anything.

So just arm yourself with hospital correspondence in the state she intends to go. Shikena.

Good day ewa 2014, I will like to notify the embassy of change in my travel plans. How do I go about it. Is there a link or an email add that I can you. Thank you.

Shawbabe:


My husband was with me so don't know about scheduling consent form
Don't go to post office for Passport. Go downtown at the Passport agency. Google the address. I shipped my baby things ahead of time through friends and family going and coming to visit b4 I was due. The rest I paid excess liggage fees as it came out cheaper than using a shipping company for $1500.

nefertitiram:


Hey babes, how come we shdnt use d post office? I've one down the street frm me and that was where I planned to use. Pls shed more light

Shawbabe:


Nah nothing wrong with post office but I doubt u can do expedited coz earliest is AT LEAST 2 weeks. But with the agency u can get it that day or the next day. And from her post it looked like she is pressed for time. But if u are in no hurry, u can use post office and just relax till whenever they send it.

ewa2014:
@ekweresplace, during my interview I was to go to Orlando Florida but I ended up going to New York. All I did was to get an hospital in New York and I had their bills with me plus I notified the embassy of change in my travel plans cos my visa was for vacation and I now intend to use it for childbirth ...I dint mention if I was changing states or anything.

So just arm yourself with hospital correspondence in the state she intends to go. Shikena.

Good day, I will like to notify the embassy of change in my travel plans. How do I go about it. Is there a link or an email add that I can use. Thank you.

bisilola:
Hello everyone,I intend using dr Fagbohun and oakbend medical center,I have email correspondences from dr Fagbohun,do I also need to get any appointment letter from oakbend??pls help ,I know a lot of people have used this same hospital,I beg make una help me ooo

bisilola:
Hello everyone,I intend using dr Fagbohun and oakbend medical center,I have email correspondences from dr Fagbohun,do I also need to get any appointment letter from oakbend??pls help ,I know a lot of people have used this same hospital,I beg make una help me ooo

Toks07:
Good day everyone, hope you had a great weekend? I will like to notify the embassy of change in my travel plans. How do I go about it. Is there a link or an email add that I can you. Thank you.

Sometingud:
My fellow Northside parents esp. Shawbabe, West300,Nana89, MrsDan, I need your advise on how to procure my daughters US passport. We picked the bC up on Friday. My challenge now has to do with the consent letter as my Husband is in Nigeria at the moment. How do I go about getting it signed from embassy or court? Which is acceptable in Atlanta. If its embassy, how do we schedule appointment for him ?. Secondly, can you please recommend any walk in county or post office where I can get the passport issued in Atlanta, as the POst office around me are scheduling me for later dates. Thirdly, any agent that can help with the Nigeria passport. Lastly, any reliable shipping agent.
Please help a sister, obodo oyinbo don tire me o.

For those asking about baby documentation process, see another extract from part 1 of this thread. This was compiled by our very own TVEGAS, you can read his posts even for newbies just about to start the process.

"STEPS TO BABY DOCUMENTATION IN USA USING HOUSTON/FORT BEND COUNTY,TX AS EXAMPLE.

These steps also applies to other states with little variations. As soon as you land in the USA test the reliability of your postal address by sending a mail from USPS to yourself or by ordering stuff on Amazon. This is very important for your social security card as the whole process relies on your postal address ,you can't collect it in person. Some people spend weeks waiting for this, a friend of mine had her initial card cancelled and issued another one after waiting for 3 weeks,i suspect card either got lost or was stolen.

1. Step 1 is to have your baby's names ready, there is nothing like waiting till the naming day lol.

2. A social worker will bring some forms for you to fill after delivery. The forms will enable fort bend county process your baby's birth certificate and social security card. You don't need to do anything here apart from filling the form. The Social worker will tell you when to pick the BC.

3. Pick up your BC in Fort Bend County Clerk, 301 Jackson street, Richmond. 4 days after delivery. For example if you delivered on Monday it should be ready by Friday. Go there with your ID i.e. your passport which contains your Visa page . Fill the request forms and pay $23 for each copy. They can issue only 10 BC during the lifetime of your baby . You can pick 2,3 or 4 copies etc.

4. For the US Passport : If you want to leave the US on time. Call the Passport Agency on (877) 487-2778 to book an appointment for your US passport and head to The Houston Passport agency , 1919 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002 on the scheduled date. Have your application form, baby's BC, passport photo, etc handy. You will be advised on what is needed on phone or you can check http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english.html for details. Your passport can be ready same day if you tell them it's urgent. Max 3 days. Costs about $165 expedited.

5. If you are too busy to go to downtown like me, you can take the necessary documents to the nearest post office ,apply for expedited US passport. It should arrive in your mailbox within 2 to 3 weeks. Got mine within 2 weeks. Birth certificate submitted during application will be mailed to you on a later date for security reasons. Costs about same price of $165 expedited. You can track your application online via same website http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english.html.

6. Within 2 weeks the Social security card should arrive in your mailbox. If you don't receive it by then you need to call the Social security office on 8665921608 . But Make sure your mailbox is reliable to avoid stories.

7. For the Nigerian Visa. You can use an agent, most people pay about $340 for this ($300 money order in the agent's name and $19.99 for 2 overnight delivery envelopes). Some members on this thread have used Tanko and Eddy successfully, Dr fagb gives out Tankos details at your postpartum. It will take approx 3 working days. If you want to do it yourself you can go to the Nigerian embassy website to fill your forms and apply personally, it will cost about $220 (Including envelopes). Visit http://nigeria-consulate-atl.org/ to apply yourself.

8. When your Nigerian visa written with blue bic biro comes pack your luggage and head to Nigeria with your Americana baby before Obama changes his mind. ( The Nigerian visa itself is an eyesore, why are we so backward in everything lol ??)."

sayoberry:


Someone asked for this

queenestty:


It's seems its easy to get this dr fagbohun letter / correspondence, it's not easy for me with this atlanta obgyn oh. I don't really knw how best I can get this.

must you have a doctor appointment to show at POE?.

Can the hospital correspondence be and your cash atleast be ok?

Always with my book and papers and phones, yet no tangeble result.

mamacajah:
For those in Atlanta, use the below information to process your baby US Passport.

" For the US Passport: If you want to leave the US on time. Call the Passport Agency on 1 (877) 487-2778 to book an appointment for your US passport and head to The Atlanta Passport agency, 230 Peachtree St NW, Suite 1000, Atlanta GA 30303 on the scheduled date. Have your application form, baby's BC, passport photo, flight ticket, etc handy. You will be advised on what is needed on phone or you can check http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english.html for details. Your passport can be ready same day if you tell them it's urgent. Max 3 days. Costs about $165 expedited. "

I take a bow.

Please lets all try and take time to read through both part 1 &2 of this very detailed informative thread. Most questions being asked have been answered over and over and over and over.
I am very certain that despite all these info i just uploaded, someone will still come asking the same questions without taking time to read the previous pages.

queenestty:


It's seems its easy to get this dr fagbohun letter / correspondence, it's not easy for me with this atlanta obgyn oh. I don't really knw how best I can get this.

must you have a doctor appointment to show at POE?.

Can the hospital correspondence be and your cash atleast be ok?

Always with my book and papers and phones, yet no tangeble result.

BABSFREY:
Dear All,

I have been following this thread as a single for well over 2 years. Now I am married, and expecting. This is my first post, yet I feel like a family already

I have opted for el paso and have paid the US$ 150 enrollment fee. They have sent a signed doctor's responsibility letter and the hospital pricing (though unsigned). Is this all that I should expect to receive from them? Will this be sufficient proof at the POE, beyond the cash, accommodation reservation and the test results from Nigeria?

Shawbabe:


Lol relax! U are too stressed. Letter and correspondence from Dr doesn't guarantee entry. I traveled with no letter or choice of Dr sef. And only 40 dollars in my bag becoz hubby had wired all the money to his Bank of America acct. I just had his Atm cards. And I told the border agent that I have a Dr and hospital in mind and will decide when I visit both. He said ok and stamped me in. I made up my mind when I was settled in Atl. It's all about confidence and how u answer their questions abeg. I no carry any burden of proof oh.

Atl obgyns will not give u an appointment till they get ur records. So u can send it to them if u want appointment but they won't send u any letter or correspondence.

Beryl15:
@[b][b]demiiii[/b][/b]
If you're in Maryland and would have to go through the stress of buying a money order, why not just get a nigerian passport instead of getting a visa.
Had my baby last year in Maryland and got baby's naija passport in two hours at the embassy.
#myopinion