NewStats: 3,262,663 , 8,177,822 topics. Date: Tuesday, 03 June 2025 at 08:42 AM 6l3gh

Debbieeeeeee:

Port health is right there in the airport

Thanks for the info. Pls is there a charge for this.

Queenlala:


Thanks for the info. Pls is there a charge for this.

According to what has been documented here, yes there’s a charge for it but not a lot. I didn’t even go to port health when I departed lagos, so I don’t know a lot about it except for what has been documented on this thread.

Debbieeeeeee:

According to what has been documented here, yes there’s a charge for it but not a lot. I didn’t even go to port health when I departed lagos, so I don’t know a lot about it except for what has been documented on this thread.

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Thanks Debbie for always taking your time to respond. Pls do you mind ; can I you directly.

Queenlala:


Thanks for the info. Pls is there a charge for this.

Yes, there's definitely a charge for it, but i dont know if its fixed these days. I've also read it here that you might need to haggle with them

Yes, I received an approval email to schedule an appointment. It took more than a month to receive the email.

AvaDaisy:


Pls, have you been able to schedule an appointment? If yes pls how long did it take for the approval email to get to you? Thanks

Once it is approved, you will be notified.

Thankful11011:


Hello, I'm in the same spot, infact just rang them now and I was asked to wait for an approval mail, its been over 2 weeks and this is my second time ringing them

Hello

I recently received a notification via email to book my appointment but I'm hesitant to book because my plans have changed.

I will still want to travel to the USA but I need to go to the Netherlands first before for an extended period.

Is it possible to change my interview location from Abuja to the Netherlands without making another visa payment? Any ideas, please?

Tstunt:
Yes, I received an approval email to schedule an appointment. It took more than a month to receive the email.

Thank you! I also got the email today.

Tstunt:
Hello

I recently received a notification via email to book my appointment but I'm hesitant to book because my plans have changed.

I will still want to travel to the USA but I need to go to the Netherlands first before for an extended period.

Is it possible to change my interview location from Abuja to the Netherlands without making another visa payment? Any ideas, please?

Pls, these dates you guys are talking about, are they dates for fresh visa interviews? As in has the procedure chaged from submitting your ds160 form and proceeding straight to search/chose a date?

You get an email nowadays to book appointments after submission of DS160

dere5:

Pls, these dates you guys are talking about, are they dates for fresh visa interviews? As in has the procedure chaged from submitting your ds160 form and proceeding straight to search/chose a date?

dere5:

Pls, these dates you guys are talking about, are they dates for fresh visa interviews? As in has the procedure chaged from submitting your ds160 form and proceeding straight to search/chose a date?

Yes, you now have to wait to get an email with an approval to be able to book/schedule an appointment.

AvaDaisy:


Yes, you now have to wait to get an email with an approval to be able to book/schedule an appointment.

Pls does anyone have an idea of the waiting period from the date when you get the email to the nearest available interview date?

dere5:

Pls does anyone have an idea of the waiting period from the date when you get the email to the nearest available interview date?

Mine was about 8 or 9 days from the day I got the email. Dhl office in VI was pretty packed but things moved very swiftly as it was time slot by time slot and the guys at the counter were very brisk too.

Hi All,

Please I need your assistance to this question.

Tstunt:
Hello

I recently received a notification via email to book my appointment but I'm hesitant to book because my plans have changed.

I will still want to travel to the USA but I need to go to the Netherlands first before for an extended period.

Is it possible to change my interview location from Abuja to the Netherlands without making another visa payment? Any ideas, please?

Hi all,
I have been on this page since April this year because I wanted to give birth in the US, my Edd is next month.
Been looking for an appointment date since April and finally got last week for yesterday in Lagos.
Went to the embassy for my interview even though I am 36weeks gone, I had to wear a big gown to cover my bump to an extent.
I applied for myself and my aunt to accompany me since my mum who has a valid US visa is currently busy and won’t be able to travel with me.
The VO asked me who was my aunt to me and I explained then she only asked why I was going to the US, I told her to obtain medical care to birth my child and she asked why? Told her because they have better healthcare services.
The next thing she said was that there’s a 2020 law that says pregnant women shouldn’t be allowed to come their child in the US and I said there’s no such law, she then went further to say she can’t give me visa except I have a medical condition.
That was why I was denied visa.
I am so devasted because I have travelled to Uk severally and I had a U.S. visa gotten from Uk that I didn’t use and expired in 2020 due to Covid.
I had my documents complete but she didn’t even ask for any and the interview was less than 2minutes.
I don’t even know how to feel.

Talia72:
Hi all,
I have been on this page since April this year because I wanted to give birth in the US, my Edd is next month.
Been looking for an appointment date since April and finally got last week for yesterday in Lagos.
Went to the embassy for my interview even though I am 36weeks gone, I had to wear a big gown to cover my bump to an extent.
I applied for myself and my aunt to accompany me since my mum who has a valid US visa is currently busy and won’t be able to travel with me.
The VO asked me who was my aunt to me and I explained then she only asked why I was going to the US, I told her to obtain medical care to birth my child and she asked why? Told her because they have better healthcare services.
The next thing she said was that there’s a 2020 law that says pregnant women shouldn’t be allowed to come their child in the US and I said there’s no such law, she then went further to say she can’t give me visa except I have a medical condition.
That was why I was denied visa.
I am so devasted because I have travelled to Uk severally and I had a U.S. visa gotten from Uk that I didn’t use and expired in 2020 due to Covid.
I had my documents complete but she didn’t even ask for any and the interview was less than 2minutes.
I don’t even know how to feel.

Sorry about it. I’m wondering why you didn’t apply via Dropbox since you qualify and wouldn’t need to appear. All the best

Good day all, please has anyone used doctor Xydas recently? If you have, please could you indicate, so I could ask some questions?

Good afternoon, My wife is an F1 student in the US she curently pregnant. The state shes in says that they have a charity organisation that help pregnant F1 students pay their martneity bill. she aksed them if it's medicaid they said no that the charity is just for a year.
My question is ?
1, I hope this will not affect me when i apply for an F2 visa.
2, Will it be in her records that she gave birth in the US using a charity organisation, though she asked them this particular question and they said they don't send any information to immgration
3, Can i apply for an F1 visa instead of an f2 so i wont have any trace that i''m related to her incase its a probelm that she deliverd with the help of a charity Organisation.
4, She stated she was married in her DS160 form with my name as her husband.
5, Will they find out if i apply for an F1 and state in my DS160 that i dont know anyone in the US.

Please i need help cause i need to be around when she gives birth so i can take care of the baby while she continues her studies.

moyinoluwalope:
I did not use hospital for my delivery in 2019, i use midwife service in Arlington Dallas, it was affordable. i got my baby birth certificate and Blue port
if you are interested, kindly let me know
i will share her and her IG handle

Hello mama,
I am very much interested in using a midwife. Please can you shed more light or kindly put me through.

Thank you.

Chubbyface:
Hello house..finally got a letter from Doctor Z, would be using west Houston medical center..plz does anyone have accommodations info around there. Would be glad.
Thanks

Hello,
Good evening.
Please can you kindly share your experience and how much you spent in WHMC. I am also thinking of using the hospital.

Thank you.

Good day everyone ,
Please I paid an agent to help me with my medical visa and we’ve been able to secure an interview date which is this week .
I sent an email to DR Z and she asked me to pay $300 to get appointment letter of visa purpose ,however my agent said I shouldn’t pay until I get the visa since it’s non refundable
Please mummy in the house ,is letter of appointment not important when going for interview. ?
My agent asked me to print out the email correspondence only.
Please note when I paid for her service fee ,it was included that appointment letter is inclusive
I will appreciate the help of experts in the house 🙏
Is the email correspondence enough ?

WISE89:
Good afternoon, My wife is an F1 student in the US she curently pregnant. The state shes in says that they have a charity organisation that help pregnant F1 students pay their martneity bill. she aksed them if it's medicaid they said no that the charity is just for a year.
My question is ?
1, I hope this will not affect me when i apply for an F2 visa.
2, Will it be in her records that she gave birth in the US using a charity organisation, though she asked them this particular question and they said they don't send any information to immgration
3, Can i apply for an F1 visa instead of an f2 so i wont have any trace that i''m related to her incase its a probelm that she deliverd with the help of a charity Organisation.
4, She stated she was married in her DS160 form with my name as her husband.
5, Will they find out if i apply for an F1 and state in my DS160 that i dont know anyone in the US.




Please i need help cause i need to be around when she gives birth so i can take care of the baby while she continues her studies.

Please anyone here with recent POE experience or heard from someone that got in. Did you send email to embassy to notify change of intent and did you declare at POE your birth purpose? How does these affect issibility? Kindly share experiences.

Sonia77B:
Please anyone here with recent POE experience or heard from someone that got in. Did you send email to embassy to notify change of intent and did you declare at POE your birth purpose? How does these affect issibility? Kindly share experiences.

I got into Houston on the 4th of august and I declared I was here to have my baby even though I wasn’t asked purpose of visiting. I was asked how I’d be paying for the birth of my baby, where I’ll be staying and how much money I had on me.
There were no questions about change of intent letter or anything close. Although I had tried to send a change of intent a couple of times prior to my trip but never got a response.

@Sonia77B

Same here! I was just asked reason for visiting and I decleared childbirth and vacation, how I will be paying and address&phone of where I will be staying.
Just be honest, they rarely take one for secondary inspection now except they smell a 🐀
I met 3 pregnant Naija women onboard and we met again at baggage claim. It was that seamless!

God be with you.

mummyellie:
@Sonia77B

Same here! I was just asked reason for visiting and I decleared childbirth and vacation, how I will be paying and address&phone of where I will be staying.
Just be honest, they rarely take one for secondary inspection now except they smell a 🐀
I met 3 pregnant Naija women onboard and we met again at baggage claim. It was that seamless!

God be with you.

And I didn't send change of intent letter.

Please has anyone applied for expedited port without child's ticket?
Airline is refusing to add infant's ticket to mine because she doesn't have a port yet and I need the ticket to apply for the port.

Can I apply with only my travel itinerary?

TMJO:


I got into Houston on the 4th of august and I declared I was here to have my baby even though I wasn’t asked purpose of visiting. I was asked how I’d be paying for the birth of my baby, where I’ll be staying and how much money I had on me.
There were no questions about change of intent letter or anything close. Although I had tried to send a change of intent a couple of times prior to my trip but never got a response.

Thank you so much. This inspired me. Pls did they ask for dr’s correspondence/ appointment ?

I have been trying to get an appointment from. Doctors but they tell me until I arrive because they no longer give appointment which some people said the might require at POE,

Pls advise

Thanks again

Queenlala:


Thank you so much. This inspired me. Pls did they ask for dr’s correspondence/ appointment ?

I have been trying to get an appointment from. Doctors but they tell me until I arrive because they no longer give appointment which some people said the might require at POE,

Pls advise



Thanks again

No, they didn’t. But it’s advisable you have one. Dr F. He’ll send one to you in no time. Of cos after paying $200 non refundable fee which will be deducted from the total dr’s fee. If you intend to birth your baby in Houston though

TMJO:


No, they didn’t. But it’s advisable you have one. Dr F. He’ll send one to you in no time. Of cos after paying $200 non refundable fee which will be deducted from the total dr’s fee. If you intend to birth your baby in Houston though

Great!... pls can I have Dr. F details?

I plan travelling next month.

Thanks again.

Sonia77B:
Please anyone here with recent POE experience or heard from someone that got in. Did you send email to embassy to notify change of intent and did you declare at POE your birth purpose? How does these affect issibility? Kindly share experiences.

Hello,
Arrived NJ through JFK last week Wednesday.
Why are you here? I said vacation and to have my baby. They took me to another room and I was told to declare my funds for the childbirth.
I showed them my 10k cash explaining that this is the maximum I can travel with but I’ve other funds in my dollar card.
Longest 10 mins later, I was stamped in after showing my correspondences with the doctor.

Just a question, for those presently in the USA for birthing purpose. Did you obtain the visa for medical or for tourism.