kaakaa:
Good day all, congratulations to all the new mothers and thanks to all those that kept this thread alive.

Please, my friend is suspecting that her host has her childs ssn, and may be using it....and she wants to report to IRS after i told her about them..... the issue now is,she is back in Nigeria.... can she report from Nigeria or she has to be in US before she reports..... please @mamao, @justwise and any other person that has info on this should please help out.

Thank you

kaakaa:
Good day all, congratulations to all the new mothers and thanks to all those that kept this thread alive.

Please, my friend is suspecting that her host has her childs ssn, and may be using it....and she wants to report to IRS after i told her about them..... the issue now is,she is back in Nigeria.... can she report from Nigeria or she has to be in US before she reports..... please @mamao, @justwise and any other person that has info on this should please help out.

Thank you

Ayotundesh:
Hey guys!

So please no body here joined this forrum to make an enemy out of another person!

It bothers me that a lot of teachers have gone silent, I just hope all this victim-talk did not chase them into silent mode...

If the teachers don't talk, again, infomatiom stops..and this will just be a group for Eyah, sorry, try again and congratulations on you safe delivery & trip...

It's a little bit of criticism that helped this group find the answers to solve the VOs & POEs puzzles...if we were not critical we would not have found the answers that we are all making use of today!

Please lets be a good sport & appreciate that we even got responses from people interested in our posts...
It is well with us.

Ayotundesh:


Honestly I was going to say people say they have read through from the beginning and have learnt but say they have one question though...
And the answer to their question is 4 pages behind...

ozymes:
I believe this complaint can be lodged with the American Embassy in Nigeria

justwise:


I don't see any reason why you can't do that from Nigeria, but before you do that try and confront your host first to be absolutely sure.

shawlar:




I think this is one of the reasons most gurus decided to into ghost mode. Someone would say he/she has read from part 1 to 5 and still come and ask for a good hospital/doc in Houston Texas... I mean By the time the guru replies and rightly tells the person to read up, other newbies would defend the OP & tell the guru that he should have just unlooked if he wasnt going to answer the question. So most peeps are just unlooking. plus its kinda ridiculous to be answering the same questions over and over and over again. Most newbies just want to be spoon fed and not take the time to read/learn it by themselves

shawlar:


There is a way you can confirm if the SSN is being used online... Someone posted a link to it back then, you'll have to search wayback or hope the person replies you again. I think you can also flag/report the SSN as compromised via the same means (web)

zoemummy:



So based on all the feedback I received during my last post..

Fyorgyn:


Thanks so much for this very very informative post.

Please was your passport returned to you before the interview?

... before the interview.

nobody09:
just heard from a friend that telling the VO that "better medical health care" as your reason for going to give birth in the us doesnt fly anymore... meanwhile in part 2 of this thread, someone advised that we can choose to tell that to the VO... and also go further in explaining how the cost was cheaper in the US than in the UK... as the VO asked her that during her interview,
please.. do help me on the most smartest answer to give...as na still God dey help person.

isaleko:
pls i need information from the house and would be most glad if i can be informed. so i got my visa nov 2015 and went on holiday like i said i would spent four weeks and returned. in march i got pregnant and traveeled in sept at poe i was asked and declared what i was comingbto do which was give birth nd produced the zero balance on my drs bill which i had. i was allowed in no hassles. i had my baby and there were some descripancies with my bill like i was charged for services not used such as nicu. it took d hospital forever to get back and still bill cost stayed the same. the bill was 8500 for me of which i have payed 7k. now i want to renew for drop box i am not pregnant but going on holiday with my family. should i be worried?? do i pay the balance and hope i am not called in for interview or i didnt pay d balance in d hope that when i get to the us once bill is disputed i can pay d difference if any at all. would i be denied?? so worried thanks all

mamaron:
I can't seem to figure out how to add the post to this comment but a lady, NaijaMama in part 4 of this thread (Aug 2016) you can search with her name, said she told the border officials (not visa officers though) straight up that she chose the U.S. to birth because she wanted her child to be a citizen because of the options it gives her child in the future and she was not questioned for more than 5 minutes. Neither was she sent to secondary inspection. If that's the true reason why 90% of people go to the U.S. to birth, I guess we should be confident and tell the truth. Abi?

nobody09:
just heard from a friend that telling the VO that "better medical health care" as your reason for going to give birth in the us doesnt fly anymore... meanwhile in part 2 of this thread, someone advised that we can choose to tell that to the VO... and also go further in explaining how the cost was cheaper in the US than in the UK... as the VO asked her that during her interview,
please.. do help me on the most smartest answer to give...as na still God dey help person.

kaakaa:


I doubt they will call you for interview, bc you used the visa for what you got it for and when you later went for delivery, you told the cpb, so no they wont call you.
You will have to explain to the cpb when you travel for vacation why you didn't complete your bill though, you can explain that you intend to sort it out on this journey as it was a discrepancy blablabla.

isaleko:
pls i need information from the house and would be most glad if i can be informed. so i got my visa nov 2015 and went on holiday like i said i would spent four weeks and returned. in march i got pregnant and traveeled in sept at poe i was asked and declared what i was comingbto do which was give birth nd produced the zero balance on my drs bill which i had. i was allowed in no hassles. i had my baby and there were some descripancies with my bill like i was charged for services not used such as nicu. it took d hospital forever to get back and still bill cost stayed the same. the bill was 8500 for me of which i have payed 7k. now i want to renew for drop box i am not pregnant but going on holiday with my family. should i be worried?? do i pay the balance and hope i am not called in for interview or i didnt pay d balance in d hope that when i get to the us once bill is disputed i can pay d difference if any at all. would i be denied?? so worried thanks all

kaakaa:


I doubt they will call you for interview, bc you used the visa for what you got it for and when you later went for delivery, you told the cpb, so no they wont call you.
You will have to explain to the cpb when you travel for vacation why you didn't complete your bill though, you can explain that you intend to sort it out on this journey as it was a discrepancy blablabla.

kaakaa:


Thank you oga justwise, happy to know you are still here,,,, haven't seen a writeup from you in a while....
Will ask her to confirm use first, and if in use confront them as you suggested or just report, thats left for her to decide....

PrinceAdeAde:
Hello All,

Thanks for the information and support. My journey ends here. Just some tips based on my wife second US birthing experience
1. You need two valid means of identifications(preferably driver's licence & international passport) to process and collect US docs(Birth certificate,US Passport). My wife licence expired before she traveled and she forgot this requirement so it was not as straightforward as her first experience. Alternatively, you can use work ID or any US resident to identify you.

2. Visa on Arrival is way cheaper and hassle free than it is made to look[i](the only cheaper option on the long run is if you are in atlanta and go for the baby nigerian passport)[/i]. Just send a mail to oa@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng requesting for one using the format shared previously on the forum and you would be responded to early enough. in my case,I got a response the same day and please do it yourself and dont pay any processing money. You only need to pay the actual application fee to immigration which can be made on arrival($180 using card and $190 using cash though. Surprisingly,my wife mentioned they did not even look at any letter at Lagos Airport to give our baby the visa. Note that houston immigration requested to sight the actual email so you may want to keep your phone and email handy to avoid complications

Please can you send me a sample of the mail you send for the visa on arrival
Thanks
Lanifat@yahoo.com

Am always available on PM to assist with any further information.Good luck to all expecting mums and Dads. God Bless

kaakaa:


Thank you very much, i checked again adding the word confirm and saw the link.... by vamus.... oshe

Fyorgyn:


I don't know if this is exactly true.

I got my visa Sept 2015 for a conference. Went for the conference in October 2015 and stayed for just 5days. Got pregnant March 2016, travelled Oct 2016 to give birth. Sent notifications of intent AND declared at POE.

Applied for renewal as I need to attend a meeting in the US but was called for follow up interview.

Na where I dey now be that.

Point is, no one can predict who they will call and who they won't

justwise:


Are you sure about that?

Slaw12:



Pls kaaka can u repost the link pls ..I tried to PM you
Thanks

Fyorgyn:


I don't know if this is exactly true.

I got my visa Sept 2015 for a conference. Went for the conference in October 2015 and stayed for just 5days. Got pregnant March 2016, travelled Oct 2016 to give birth. Sent notifications of intent AND declared at POE.

Applied for renewal as I need to attend a meeting in the US but was called for follow up interview.

Na where I dey now be that.

Point is, no one can predict who they will call and who they won't

kaakaa:


Lol.... am i a vo .... just speaking from my own experience, and some others.... everything about her journey was as she told them except the pending balance.... but this vo's cant be predicted sha....

justwise:


Wasn't that why she was given a visa? Ability to pay her bills?