seyewest:


Yes you can but before you do that you must purchase your onward plane ticket to Florida before leaving Nigeria just in case they wanna know and also don't forget to call the hotel in Florida to confirm if your hotel booking is it valid and inform them to expect you and your family.

Thanks for your response, our plan was to travel by road from JFK so as to safe cost. Do you think this will be an issue at PoE?

Even though myself and wife would love to visit NY for pleasure but our children want to visit Disney world, Florida. Since we're going through JFK, is it advisable we book two hotels visit NY for pleasure, then head to Florida afterwards? Bearing in mind during interview we mentioned only Disney world Florida.

Prompt response will be highly appreciated as we are going in less than 2 weeks

RDCSL:



Thanks for your response, our plan was to travel by road from JFK so as to safe cost. Do you think this will be an issue at PoE?

Even though myself and wife would love to visit NY for pleasure but our children want to visit Disney world, Florida. Since we're going through JFK, is it advisable we book two hotels visit NY for pleasure, then head to Florida afterwards? Bearing in mind during interview we mentioned only Disney world Florida.

Prompt response will be highly appreciated as we are going in less than 2 weeks

unfortunately for you taking a bus trip is more expensive than flying.... Please do your homework..
go to Bus site and airline website to compare prices.

Hello house,Plz will like to ask if your destination is New York for a conference ,and decide to visit another state after the conference since you still have more time basically just to know places. can one reroute once flight , instead of coming back to New York to connect your flight back to lagos, one can simply connect his/her flight from any state, provided the ticketing company can do a rerouting for such flight. Is it allowed and not an offence

Hello house. I got back from the us after a 3wk vacation 28th of october after a vacation with my spouse. Now i intend to spend xmas and new year in dc with my cousins(going alone) . Are there going to be issues considering that i just left the us not upto 2months Im really just going for xmas and new year... not spending more than 2-3wks too. Any issues?? Before i purchase my ticket??

boye123:
Hello house,Plz will like to ask if your destination is New York for a conference ,and decide to visit another state after the conference since you still have more time basically just to know places. can one reroute once flight , instead of coming back to New York to connect your flight back to lagos, one can simply connect his/her flight from any state, provided the ticketing company can do a rerouting for such flight. Is it allowed and not an offence

It is not a problem, check with the airline.

boye123:
Hello house,Plz will like to ask if your destination is New York for a conference ,and decide to visit another state after the conference since you still have more time basically just to know places. can one reroute once flight , instead of coming back to New York to connect your flight back to lagos, one can simply connect his/her flight from any state, provided the ticketing company can do a rerouting for such flight. Is it allowed and not an offence

Yes and your airline will let you know how much it will cost.

Terminator123:
Hello house. I got back from the us after a 3wk vacation 28th of october after a vacation with my spouse. Now i intend to spend xmas and new year in dc with my cousins(going alone) . Are there going to be issues considering that i just left the us not upto 2months Im really just going for xmas and new year... not spending more than 2-3wks too. Any issues?? Before i purchase my ticket??

Depending on the kind of job you do because you can't spend 6 weeks away from your job in one year.... just saying but I don't think there's gonna be any problem at POE.

Hello house, I am on f1 students visa, and my study destination is West Virginia with my school resuming on the 4th of January, but I'm planning to leave for New York on the 20th where I will be spending the Xmas with a friend then I will leave from there after the Xmas to West Virginia by train, please house I hope they won't be any problems at the poe ?

Good afternoon, Please I don't know if I can buy dollar from Aboki to use as BTA will there be any issue at POE? Thanks for your assist

seyewest:


unfortunately for you taking a bus trip is more expensive than flying.... Please do your homework..
go to Bus site and airline website to compare prices.

Exactly!

Even Emirates to Orlando at 645k (or thereabouts) may end up more suitable than when they fly to NY (Ethiopian/Air Maroc at about 450k) and start adding local flights, plus taxis for transfers, plus checked in baggage. He can check Washington and other airports. Maybe can still find cheap tickets via other routes.

~If Lagos- anywhere is delayed and connection missed, the pax may need to buy a new local ticket in US sha. It's a personal opinion/strategy, based on past experience.

boye123:
Hello house,Plz will like to ask if your destination is New York for a conference ,and decide to visit another state after the conference since you still have more time basically just to know places. can one reroute once flight , instead of coming back to New York to connect your flight back to lagos, one can simply connect his/her flight from any state, provided the ticketing company can do a rerouting for such flight. Is it allowed and not an offence

No wahala. Provided you are stamped in for a longer period than the dates of your conference. Don't stay too many extra days though, as that my affect renewal of your visa.
About the switching connections, be wary of: Change fee, re-issue fee, route change new fares. It can be more expensive than just returning to New York to connect back to Lagos. Some times, NY has the cheapest fares for flying to the US.

Iphy24:
Hello house, I am on f1 students visa, and my study destination is West Virginia with my school resuming on the 4th of January, but I'm planning to leave for New York on the 20th where I will be spending the Xmas with a friend then I will leave from there after the Xmas to West Virginia by train, please house I hope they won't be any problems at the poe ?

There shouldn't be. Just make sure that your friend is reachable/available at the time of your arrival, in case the CBP wants to crosscheck. Have the phone number and address handy. Make sure your friend is good about the above.

(To be extra prepared, I will add knowing how to get to West Virginia by train.)

Keniz2:
Good afternoon, Please I don't know if I can buy dollar from Aboki to use as BTA will there be any issue at POE? Thanks for your assist

No problem as long as they are genuine notes. If you are taking more than 10k, you need to declare it.

Iphy24:
Hello house, I am on f1 students visa, and my study destination is West Virginia with my school resuming on the 4th of January, but I'm planning to leave for New York on the 20th where I will be spending the Xmas with a friend then I will leave from there after the Xmas to West Virginia by train, please house I hope they won't be any problems at the poe ?

I waned to copy and send you this thread even. Good to know you found it.

bigbus:


Exactly!

Even Emirates to Orlando at 645k (or thereabouts) may end up more suitable than when they fly to NY (Ethiopian/Air Maroc at about 450k) and start adding local flights, plus taxis for transfers, plus checked in baggage. He can check Washington and other airports. Maybe can still find cheap tickets via other routes.

~If Lagos- anywhere is delayed and connection missed, the pax may need to buy a new local ticket in US sha. It's a personal opinion/strategy, based on past experience.

thanks for your response.

However, we already booked return ticket NY/Lagos. Since we planned to visit NY, then afterwards visit Disney World Florida with our children, hope this is not a problem with PoE because initially during interview we only mentioned Florida.

Secondly, we booked hotel in NY which after head to Florida (our initial plan during interview). Is it okay to fill the NY hotel on the i94 form and also let them know we're visiting NY for pleasure & Disney World Florida (for children).

Iphy24:
Hello house, I am on f1 students visa, and my study destination is West Virginia with my school resuming on the 4th of January, but I'm planning to leave for New York on the 20th where I will be spending the Xmas with a friend then I will leave from there after the Xmas to West Virginia by train, please house I hope they won't be any problems at the poe ?

I don't think that will be a problem... If they ask you let them know your plan is to arrive early so you can sort out your school registration.

Keniz2:
Good afternoon, Please I don't know if I can buy dollar from Aboki to use as BTA will there be any issue at POE? Thanks for your assist

You can get your USD anywhere so far it's not a fake dollar.

RDCSL:



thanks for your response.

However, we already booked return ticket NY/Lagos. Since we planned to visit NY, then afterwards visit Disney World Florida with our children, hope this is not a problem with PoE because initially during interview we only mentioned Florida.

Secondly, we booked hotel in NY which after head to Florida (our initial plan during interview). Is it okay to fill the NY hotel on the i94 form and also let them know we're visiting NY for pleasure & Disney World Florida (for children).

State everything if possible.

seyewest:


State everything if possible.

thank you.

Those that mean I will fill the NY Hotel address nstead of the Florida Hotel address on our i94 since we are going to NY first?

seyewest:


State everything if possible.

thank you.

Those that mean I will fill the NY Hotel address instead of the Florida Hotel address on our i94 form since we are going to NY first?

RDCSL:


thank you.

Those that mean I will fill the NY Hotel address instead of the Florida Hotel address on our i94 form since we are going to NY first?

This is what I would do. But you can research more. Equally important is ensuring that the NY Hotel booking remains valid by the time you are at the POE, in case the CBP wants to call the hotel to crosscheck, and also so that you don't arrive to the hotel with no room for your family.

bigbus:


This is what I would do. But you can research more. Equally important is ensuring that the NY Hotel booking remains valid by the time you are at the POE, in case the CBP wants to call the hotel to crosscheck, and also so that you don't arrive to the hotel with no room for your family.

thank you.

I have also called the hotel to confirm the book. We currently have two hotel bookings. One for NY and the other for Disney world Florida.

That means if asked destination at PoE, we would mention NY and Florida or just mention NY only?

Sorry for asking, just want to be 100% clear

RDCSL:


thank you.

Those that mean I will fill the NY Hotel address nstead of the Florida Hotel address on our i94 since we are going to NY first?

okay that was exactly what I did when I was going to Atlanta because I wanted to stay in New York for 2 days before proceeding to Atlanta.

RDCSL:


thank you.

I have also called the hotel to confirm the book. We currently have two hotel bookings. One for NY and the other for Disney world Florida.

That means if asked destination at PoE, we would mention NY and Florida or just mention NY only?

Sorry for asking, just want to be 100% clear

Mention NY first and add Florida it's actually no big deal just enjoy your trip and nice to know you have the booking confirmed.

RDCSL:



Thanks for your response, our plan was to travel by road from JFK so as to safe cost. Do you think this will be an issue at PoE?

Even though myself and wife would love to visit NY for pleasure but our children want to visit Disney world, Florida. Since we're going through JFK, is it advisable we book two hotels visit NY for pleasure, then head to Florida afterwards? Bearing in mind during interview we mentioned only Disney world Florida.

Prompt response will be highly appreciated as we are going in less than 2 weeks

RDCSL:


thank you.

I have also called the hotel to confirm the book. We currently have two hotel bookings. One for NY and the other for Disney world Florida.

That means if asked destination at PoE, we would mention NY and Florida or just mention NY only?

Sorry for asking, just want to be 100% clear

RDCSL:


thank you.

Those that mean I will fill the NY Hotel address instead of the Florida Hotel address on our i94 form since we are going to NY first?

Hi, i had same experience when my kids and I went for Easter hols in April.

Firstly fill your Florida address in your I-94. At POE tell them your destination is Disney Orlando but transiting through Newyork. Not an issue at all.

We also had 2 hotel reservations in Manhattan and Orlando. We stayed 2 days in NYC before leaving for Florida by road.

Road is far cheaper than air. Try booking the onward trip from Naija. 22-24 hours road trip but quite enjoyable as we got to pass and stop through many cities.

We used gotobus(china buses) and was about $90 per trip( the cheapest we saw) while domestic air was about $260 per trip.

Attached is a pics of their experience there. They had fun and the road trip was enjoyable.

shrekandfiona:



Hi, i had same experience when my kids and I went for Easter hols in April.

Firstly fill your Florida address in your I-94. At POE tell them your destination is Disney Orlando but transiting through Newyork. Not an issue at all.

We also had 2 hotel reservations in Manhattan and Orlando. We stayed 2 days in NYC before leaving for Florida by road.

Road is far cheaper than air. Try booking the onward trip from Naija. 22-24 hours road trip but quite enjoyable as we got to pass and stop through many cities.

We used gotobus(china buses) and was about $90 per trip( the cheapest we saw) while domestic air was about $260 per trip.

Attached is a pics of their experience there. They had fun and the road trip was enjoyable.

Oh wow! great! That makes a whole lot of sense.

However I would like to ask, did u also made hotel reservation for the 2 days your family spent in NY and presented it with the main Florida hotel reservation? or you just walked in to book at NY

Also for the gotobus (China) did you booked from here or NY

shrekandfiona:



Hi, i had same experience when my kids and I went for Easter hols in April.

Firstly fill your Florida address in your I-94. At POE tell them your destination is Disney Orlando but transiting through Newyork. Not an issue at all.

We also had 2 hotel reservations in Manhattan and Orlando. We stayed 2 days in NYC before leaving for Florida by road.

Road is far cheaper than air. Try booking the onward trip from Naija. 22-24 hours road trip but quite enjoyable as we got to pass and stop through many cities.

We used gotobus(china buses) and was about $90 per trip( the cheapest we saw) while domestic air was about $260 per trip.

Attached is a pics of their experience there. They had fun and the road trip was enjoyable.

Great idea about what to fill in I-94 and the hotel but about the flight I think you got it wrong... One way from LGA to Orlando as at today was $125 which is okay and it will be less than $80 if they decided to leave in 2 weeks. go to skyscanner dot com and you can see for yourself.... they can always take a bus back.

seyewest:

Great idea about what to fill in I-94 and the hotel but about the flight I think you got it wrong... One way from LGA to Orlando as at today was $125 which is okay and it will be less than $80 if they decided to leave in 2 weeks. go to skyscanner dot com and you can see for yourself.... they can always take a bus back.

interesting... maybe if i had gotten domestic flight for that amount or less, would have gone for it. The $260 was the cheapest i saw then both from Laguardia and EWR

@RDCSL please book all tickets from Naija. hotels and flights/bus inclusive. That is planning bookingdotcom and skyscanner should take care of that.

shrekandfiona:

interesting... maybe if i had gotten domestic flight for that amount or less, would have gone for it. The $260 was the cheapest i saw then both from Laguardia and EWR

@RDCSL please book all tickets from Naija. hotels and flights/bus inclusive. That is planning bookingdotcom and skyscanner should take care of that.

yea exactly that is what he should do....

Morning House!

Please, do any one have idea of how much in $ will a cab cost from IAH Airport, Houston TX to Greyhound Bus terminal in Houston Texas?

My friend plan flying to IAH, Houston, then use greyhound bus to Corpus Christi his final destination

Please what do you advice?

Jamezy4u:
Morning House!

Please, do any one have idea of how much in $ will a cab cost from IAH Airport, Houston TX to Greyhound Bus terminal in Houston Texas?

My friend plan flying to IAH, Houston, then use greyhound bus to Corpus Christi his final destination

Please what do you advice?

There are several Greyhound terminals in Houston. taxifarefinder (dot com) puts one cab estimate at $63. You better off checking by yourself. IAH also has more than one terminal. All the best.

gbemmy777:
good day, trust you are enjoying yourself already. please we are also planning to fly with qatar to Houston soon. how was your experience with them. thanks is advance

Sorry, I've been so busy. Just seeing this. Qatar plane and services is very nice. The plane we used from Lagos to Doha was ok. That from Doha to Dallas was Superb!

Their food is ok. But the lay over is 8 hours. It took me a day to get to Dallas from Lagos. It'll take me two days going back!