F1 Visa Interview Transcript
Date: 8th July 2022.
Lagos.
Time: 9:30am. Got there 9:20am. Finished 10:20am.
We (F1 and F2) presently have B1B2 Visas which was renewed in March 2022.
Me: Good morning. How are you doing today?
VO: Good morning. I am doing well. Thank you

VO: I can see that you are going to UW Madison for your MSc to study Electrical Electronic Engineering.
Me: Yes, I am going to study Electrical Electronic Engineering at the UW Madison.

VO: What is your highest Educational qualification?
Me: I have an MBA from the Lagos Business School. I also have a Bachelor degree in Electrical Electronic Engineering from University of xxxxxx and an Associate degree in Electrical Electronic Engineering from xxxxxxx Polytechnic.

VO: Why another Masters degree?
Me: The MSc. Degree in Electrical Electronic Engineering will provide me with the necessary technical knowledge and skills needed for me to function in my next role as Operations / Service Delivery Director in my Organization. There is presently an energy transition drive from conventional fossil fuels to renewable energy systems by major players in our industry. This drive is done to make available efficient and safe energy sustainability and management.

VO: Where do you work?
Me: I work with xxxxx as Technical Sales Manager responsible for the Process Automation business in West Africa region. I have worked in a similar role with xxxxx, yyyyyy, zzzzz organizations over the past 12 years.

VO: Have you travelled outside the Country before?
Me: Yes, I have travelled five (5) times to the US. Once in 2012. Twice in 2013. Once in 2016 and 2018. My first three trips to the US were work related and the last two trips were personal which were for the birth of my kids.

VO: How do you intend to fund your study abroad?
Me: From my savings. I currently have xxxm set aside for this purpose. I have details of my account statement here with me. Would you like to see this?
VO: No, it’s fine.

VO: Turns to my wife F2 and asked if she will be resigning ?
Wife: No, I will be taking a leave of absence from my work place.

VO: What about the kids?
Me: We will be traveling with them as well.
VO: Oh, you guys are going as family?
Me and Wife: Yes.

VO: Your Visas have been approved. You can pick up in the next five days.

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@Favoredgal, Baby came at 33 weeks still currently in NICU. We have not been given any bill yet, just thinking ahead of time.

Hello Oakbend Mamas past and present,
Please we urgently need information on NICU billing with Oakbend. We need tips on how to go about the negotiation since we are Self-Pay patients before these guys rip us off. Hospital fees have been paid already. LO came earlier than we expect, so she was sent to NICU. I will post the full gist here later. Please anyone with useful information should respond asap to sylolo12@yahoo.com. Many thanks.

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@Dialinn, you can the lady during their office hours to make your case.

@Ennyo,
I paid the old rate. The lady in Dr. E's office is trying to reachout to those people they gave the old quote. Also, Alice in the Patient Account department said the new rate is currently on hold. They are using the old rate in the interim.

@Enizo,
I got Oakbend account details from the Patient Access department after Dr. E had contacted them. Call the number in the OB discount package.

Hello House,
Just to let current and prospective Oakbend Mamas know that they can pay the Hospital fees using Form A. I just paid DW's hospital fees using the form A from Stanbic. It seems like Stanbic is currently the most reliable bank in Nigeria when it comes to International transactions. Diamond wasted 1 week of my time only for them to tell me that CBN don't approve form for Child Birth after an initial debit transaction in my account.
The charges for the form by Stanbic are quite friendly compared to WU or MG........Offshore Charge = $25, Telex Charge = N4000, Bank Charge = 0.525% of the transaction amount. Transaction was processed in less 24 hours.....

Also, kudos to Dr. E for making a strong case for direct wire transfer....She actually met with Oakbend VP to make this case. I think she has even set up her Clinic for direct wire transfer too....Though we paid her fees in cash...

Thanks to Firsttymum for suggesting form A medium when the dollar crunch was at its peak.....God Bless you....

@firsttymum,
No invoice was given to my wife during registration. A file was just opened for her stating her Visit Number and Medical Record Number. Alice in the Patient account dept. was called on her extension and she said they don't accept direct transfer. Please send me a mail on sylolo12@yahoo.com. I PMed you yesterday, ....still awaiting your response.

@Firsttymum,
Thanks for your swift response, She registered yesterday. The front desk lady called Alice in the Patients Account unit to make the enquiry about the transfer. Alice said that they don't do Form A....please send me an email to sylolo12@yahoo.com

Hello Everyone,
Please for the Oakbend Mamas, I would like to know from those who have used the Form A method to pay hospital bill how they went about it. DW was at the hospital yesterday and she told that they don't accept International Direct Deposit. Please kindly assist with information if you have done this. Thanks.

cc: Firsttymum
cc: Past Oakbend Mamas

@Nadina, apologies for the harsh words from @wheredemdey.....
Please don't stop your good works ! We really appreciate them....

OUR INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
People, this is our long epistle. Please pardon me for long the write-up.
We had our Visa interview on 22nd December 2015. Interview was scheduled for 10:30am. Got there quite early. Those Touts at the Embassy car park wanted to trick us to make copies of our passport pages for 1k each. Please don’t make any copy as you won’t have need for this. Imagine making a photocopy for 1K. We didn’t fall for this ploy.
VO: Why are you travelling to the US?
Hubby: For Child birth… We are going to have our baby in the US.
VO: Where are you going in US?
Hubby: Houston, Texas.
VO: Have you both travelled together before?
Hubby: No, I have only travelled alone. This would be our first trip together.
VO: Which Hospital have you been in contact with?
Hubby: Oakbend Medical Centre.
VO: Where do you work?
Hubby: xxxx.
VO: What do you do there?
Hubby: I am a xxxx / xxxx.
VO: How much do you earn?
Hubby: Bleep monthly plus quarterly sales bonus which ranges from Bleep to Bleep.
VO: How do you intend to fund the trip?
Hubby: From my savings.
VO: How much is your budget?
Hubby: $18000
VO: How do you intend to pay the fees over there in US?
Hubby: My wife will travel with $9500 because of the above $10000 limit to be declared by Customs regulation, while she would access the other part of the money from her account using her debit card.
The VO then turned to my wife and asked:
VO: Ma’am, what do you do?
Wifey: I am a Lawyer by training, but currently not employed because of my high risk pregnancy. She actually stopped working during relocation.
VO: When were you called to the Bar?
Wifey: 2011
VO: Ok, your visas have been approved. Pick it up from our office in VI and make sure you keep your receipts and go with cash so that you don’t get turned back at the POE.
NB: None of the documents in our proof of burden was asked for sighting. It was God’s Grace all through. Testimony No. 1

Testimony No. 2 was our PTA story. Stanbic stopped selling PTA on 26/01/2016. No availability of funds was the reason they gave. On the day of my wife’s trip (28/01/2016), we went to the bank (Stanbic). We saw the person in charge of the PTA stuff. He first told us that there were no funds, but asked us to wait if we want to because they were expecting some funds later that day. We waited ooh since Travelex at the Airport cannot be totally relied on. We eventually got $4k PTA after much waiting and pleading. God actually intervened on our behalf. We added this to $6k we had already gotten from another source. Armed with $10k, we headed straight to the Airport from the Bank as time was far spent.
HOUSTON POE STORY
Darling Wife flew Emirates Airline on Thursday 28th January 2016. We were able to chat on bbm using the free Wi-Fi onboard in the Dubai to Houston leg of the flights. This really helped to bridge the communication gap while she on air. We actually chatted all through the flight except when she had a flat power battery prior to landing in Houston.
The flight landed in IAH at 1522hrs CAT. She was wheeled to one of the CBP Officers whose counter was vacant.
Wifey: Good evening
CBP Officer: Good Evening….Passport please
Wifey: Here Sir with a smile
CBP Officer: Where is xxxx from? He called her first name when asking.
Wifey: From Nigeria
CBP Officer: Where in Nigeria.
Wifey: Edo state
CBP Officer: Who stays in this address (Address on the Declaration Form)
Wifey: My brother
CBP Officer: How long are you staying in the States?
Wifey: 4 months
CBP Officer: Ok…for what?
Wifey: Childbirth
CBP Officer: Ok. Probably must have seen the reason we gave during our Visa interview.
Wifey: DW now asked the CBP Officer this question…Are you a Benin Man? She asked based on his name tag.
CBP Officer: Yes
Wifey: Oh really, my parents live in Benin.
CBP Officer: Ok
CBP Officer: How long has your brother been in the US?
Wifey: 2 Years
CBP Officer: Oh, he might not know me. Tell him to call me because he might be interested in joining the Nigerian Tribal Association here.
And he stamped Wifey in for 6 months without checking any document or Cash. He did not even ask about cash. Though Wifey was with $9925 (I had already taken $75 from the $10k in Naija to save her from the Customs stress over there. She spent less than 5mins with the CBP Officer. There was no secondary inspection whatsoever. This was her first time travelling to the US.
Wifey got to Customs where her bags were not checked. The Officer just asked if her foodstuffs were blended and she answered “yes”.
That was all. Testimony No.3

Hello House,
Please for the mums who have used or intending to use Oakbend Medical Center, I would like to know if the hospital accepts Money order. Because this might just be a way out in the dollar crunch era. Thanks !

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