Biggybee:


Thank you...
But No sir/ma.
My husband is NOT a DAAD scholar.

The only thing we did was we used the DAAD method. A spouse of a DAAD scholar here was gracious enough to tell me what the content of the letter they take to the embassy was. (SHOUT OUT TO YOU MA.. THANKS!!!)

My spouse then approached the HR at his office to give us a letter to the embassy.

They wrote a letter stating his name, my name, that i was his wife, my passport number, the residence permit he has, his work capacity, how much he earns and that he is able to put me under his insurance , sustain me and put me in a language school over there. They also added that they would want me to join him by January 2022.

All of this was typed on a letter in deutsch with their own letterhead which we mailed the embassy with (this got us a date for interview). I also took a hard copy of same letter to the embassy for my interview, even though it wasn't requested(the interviewer was quite rude), i made sure i dropped it off.

I don't know how helpful this is but please if your SPOUSE ain't a scholar but works. PLEASE LET YOUR SPOUSE TRY AND APPROACH THE HR AT HIS WORKPLACE FOR A LETTER.

I don't think the marriage date affected verification though... Afterall, going through the thread has shown that marriage prior travel didn't stop people from the long wait or verification. I think since the letter from my spouse's workplace already called me his wife, they just agreed that it was.

Thanks again sir/ma.

Sidenote: Now that you bring up the aspect of no verification, can i ask for a refund? Cos i paid the 150k for verification o. Money scarce

krone101:
Thank you for responding to my question. I understand the accommodation requirement and not getting it too early.

Juoflife1:
3yrs and a rejection.. this is heartbreaking. What could be the concrete proof they have that your marriage is for visa? Is your marriage certificate not authentic? Did the lawyer make any remarks when he came for verification? Is your wife on social kassa? Is she white? You can use your own account as proof of funds. Let your wife excalate the matter in Germany. She needs to write lots of letters in German, she needs to go to the offices. Search online for guidelines too and then get a lawyer. I wish you goodluck.

Richard00000:
Hello all,after more than 3 years on being in the process,since August 2019,I submitted health insurance since November 2021,only to receive a letter back from the German embassy alongside my documents yesterday, saying they can't grant my visa all sort of rubbish that they have concrete proff our marriage is just for the visa,and my wife is a young German citizen in her early 30s,we have both written back objecting the decision of the embassy,what can we do? The embassy gives us just one month to object the decision or go to court,has anyone encountered an issue like this or knows anyone who has or has any suggestions and also when the embassy says proff of financial situation how do we proff it? Please all help and reply is greatly needed and appreciated thank you all

FlyingColors:
Hi,

For blue card,
Is vacination card required for the interview or before travel?

This link was in my appointment mail, and it seems to be mentioned there.
https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/service/visa

webtouch:
Hello, my wife went to the embassy for her interview. She did not pay the verification fee and visa fee. However, she was told to go with her passport that if they need it, they will call her to bring it. She tried to tell the lady that she does not need it so she could leave it with them but the lady did not collect it. Could there be any reason for this?

However, all the documents were collected from here including the questionnaire for the family reunion.

Mimiomotoyosi:
Pls if you applied for an appointment with your passport bearing your maiden name. Do you need to change the name on your passport to that of your husband's after marriage for the interview? Thanks

bashito:
Finally, the torturous journey of getting a German National Visa for about 2 years ends today!

To God be the Glory!

When the journey seems longer than usual it is not always an indication that you have a problem.

Let me give you a highlight of my journey on this family reunion visa process.

I applied for a family reunion visa on the 28th July, 2020.

Received a mail for interview on the 8th July, 2021.

Had my interview on the 5th of August, 2021.

Lawyer called on the 4th September, 2021.

Lawyer visited on the 9th September, 2021. The lawyer tried to manipulate me to pay him 200k as bribe but my spouse called his bluff because I have complete documents. No issues.

We waited for the foreign office to contact my spouse but they didn't. So, we chose to contact them. He wrote them a mail on the 2nd of November, 2021 informing them of our application.

They responded on the 4th of November, 2021 and requested him to submit some documents.

He submitted these documents on the 12th of November, 2021.

Since then, we waited and waited and waited!

After the endless wait we started calling them at the foreign office and sending mails. No response to mails and no picking of calls.

Around January, 2022 they started picking calls. They informed us that the woman in charge of our file was sick and she just resumed. So we should expect a response in two weeks.

After 3 weeks, we called again and we learnt that the woman's health had gone very bad and she had gone off work. And our file would be given to someone else to handle.

We waited and called again. No definite answer. We are working on it nooni!

Then, 1st of March, 2022 the foreign office sent my spouse a mail. They apologised profusely for delaying our application because of shortage of staff and covid.
They informed us that the positive response had been sent to the embassy in Nigeria and we should contact them henceforth.

We called the Nigerian embassy again and they told us to send a mail and attach the response we got from Germany to it. This was done on 10th of March, 2022.

On the 15th March, 2022. Approval Mail sent to me.

Dropped documents in person at the consulate on the 16th of March, 2022.

Documents received back today, 31st March, 2022 with my Visa stamped on my passport. Dem grant their mama 6 months!

Note: My A1 expired on the 24th of January, 2022. I prayed they shouldn't request another one and it was answered.

Germany here we come o!

I'm open to questions.

God's speed to others that are still on the waiting list.

foltrail:
What was the outcome of this pls? I am in a very similar situation.

codemasta:
Good day , Please I will like to know how you sent the letter to the Embassy. Was it through email or by Post. I am also in a similar situation and I want to notify my company HR. Thanks

foltrail:
What was the outcome of this pls? I am in a very similar situation.

Tes19:
Hello everyone I’m
New here pls I’ll
Like some information from anyone that experienced the same during their visa application.. started my process in November lawyer came in January on 28 of March I got an email to submit a New passport carrying my husband name, waec and a new age declaration but wasn’t asked to submit TI or travel dates pls will I be contacted to submit them or the visa will just be granted on the passport and also they haven’t contacted my husband pls can someone help me don’t know what’s going on and why it’s taking so much though I have submitted the passport..

And also is it possible for them to grant me the visa without contacting my husband??

isArray:
when did you apply for an appointment?

FlyingColors:


Hi, it's been about 2 weeks or so, but my employer did it for me.

adeinfinit:


How soon is your appointment date? Asking because my spouse’s employer would also be starting our relocation process soon. I would like to know what the timeline would be?

timbs001:
My Family got their VISA delivered today. I will share the timeline. Note that I travelled via the skilled immigration act and got pre-approval for myself and my family. The whole process for my family from application to getting VISA approved Email took like 4 months. I learnt that even now with pre-approval, the family can get the VISA same time as at when the other spouse with the work Visa is travelling (Someone I know had this experience recently)

Timeline:
Application June 17, 2021, Got appointment date for July 19, 2021
Lawyer verification process started August 6, 2021.
Got a mail from KVR to submit some documents September 7, 2021
VISA approved Email October 11, 2021 and to submit travel insurance and travel dates
Some delay in submitting travel insurance and some requested documents, VISA delivered today November 15, 2021

Dikjaja18:
Hi everyone,

Myself and family applied for long term visa and family reunion respectively, and I have pre-approval. We already did interviews and haven't received feedback till now after 3 weeks as per the immigration act.

1. Please how long should myself and spouse wait expect to receive update on our application?
2. And when we do get the request for passports and travel insurance, can we courier the documents to the embassy in Lagos since we reside outside lagos. I don't think we can all travel back to Lagos again to submit the documents.

FlyingColors:


Mine is next week Thursday. Roughly 2 weeks from when I received the email.

Ebonyblizz:
Hello @timbs001

Please I need your assistance regarding this process, already follow you on twitter

I applied through the skilled immigrate act, my pre-approval is currently been process by my company, but i am confuse regarding my wife as I don't the type of visa to apply for her because the family reunion waiting time is one year.
which visa category should i apply for her?
Do we need language proficiency ?

I will appreciate a response from you

timbs001:


Sorry for replying late, I just saw this now. Once you get the pre-approval, book two appointments for yourself and your wife under the skilled immigration act. Your wife will be eligible for family reunion under the skilled immigration act. Make sure to go with the pre approval documents to the interview. You should be able to travel with your wife at the same time all things being equal. If you qualify for a blue card Visa/ residence permit, your wife does not need the language proficiency certificate. Good luck bro. If you need any more help, please let me know.

Codedboy95:
Hi everyone, I have tried to search back on this thread but I don’t see clear answers, I got a job in germany and I will start visa processing soon, someone suggested i apply for eu blue card visa ( since my job meets all the requirements). now to the problem, I will like to go with my girlfriend as I can’t wait a year for family reunion. What’s the best way to go about this ? Should we go on to do court marriage or can we go together without getting married? will adding her to my visa process delay the application? my new job wants me to resume on the 1st of august, so I have to be in germany by latest by july.

cc: timbs001

Ebonyblizz:
Hi Bro

Thank you for this info, I really appreciate.
I am not applying for blue card as i did not meet up with the requirement but the time is limited for my spouse to learning and get the certificate cause I have to resume latest early next month.
Can I have a letter from my Hr. instead stating she will surely learn the language once in Germany?

Thanks always

Codedboy95:
Hi everyone, I have tried to search back on this thread but I don’t see clear answers, I got a job in germany and I will start visa processing soon, someone suggested i apply for eu blue card visa ( since my job meets all the requirements). now to the problem, I will like to go with my girlfriend as I can’t wait a year for family reunion. What’s the best way to go about this ? Should we go on to do court marriage or can we go together without getting married? will adding her to my visa process delay the application? my new job wants me to resume on the 1st of august, so I have to be in germany by latest by july.

cc: timbs001

Biggybee:


Yes, its possible for them to grant you visa without contacting your husband.

Submit what they asked and wait for further instruction.

FlyingColors:


Mine is next week Thursday. Roughly 2 weeks from when I received the email.