So i wrote the e-mail below to the German federal foreign office and got this response:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail. Please be informed that the German Consulate General is booked out until October 10th 2017. Due to the fact that the processing time of a student visa takes up between 5 and 6 weeks, students will not be able to meet up with the enrolment deadlines at their respective universities. We deeply regret not being able to grant appointments to all prospective students. However, we would like to point out that students who cannot be granted an appointment for the winter semester 2017/2018 are welcome to contact the Consulate again in November or December concerning available appointments for the summer semester 2018 if they can provide a valid admission letter.

Sincerely yours,

b.o.


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I believe the message was forwarded to the Lagos embassy for a response because it was replied from Walter Carrington address of the Embassy in Nigeria.
I am sincerely tired and don't know what else to do.
Elders in the house, please has this ever happened? and if it has, was there any solution?

daaviincii:
I got frustrated with the Winter semester 2017/2018 embassy booked out notice and decided to send a message to the German federal foreign office https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Service/Contact/contact_node.html?https=1
Please if you are affected, kindly send them a message, let us see if there is a solution to this heartbreak
God bless us all!


Dear Sir/Ma,
I am writing to make an official complaint regarding the issue faced by prospective students from Nigeria who are willing and have an admission to study in Germany during the Winter 2017/2018 semester.
The German embassy (Lagos) in Nigeria has put up a notice that they have been booked out for the winter semester 2017/2018. This has put such students including myself in a state of shock, the emotional trauma alone cannot be overemphasized. This is because the process of getting an admission is not only time consuming not to talk of the financial implication.
This notice by the German embassy in Lagos is not only distasteful but totally inconsiderate.
If student visa appointment in the the German Embassy in Lagos is booked out, this means other forms of visa appointments are not booked out, which in turn depicts that people traveling for other reasons such as holidays can get appointments but students who will impact their society and the world at large cannot get one?
Also, there is a German Embassy in Abuja, which can equally attend to students who are looking to book an appointment since the embassy in Lagos is suddenly booked out.

I'll implore you to use your good office to look into this situation. I look forward to your response and most importantly a timely solution to this point in question.

Thank you.

lumyehiteryur:


Yes it was a form A remission. They traded @ 417 and charged lik 12k for processin. (Although i feel its kinda too high sef) but they said the rate went up at the time of processing lik 2 weeks ago.

I'm quite familiar with banking so i explained the process to dem myself, did alot of interaction with their head office and d instruction was processed @ their zonal office in ondo state.

@Mr bigma, i sent u a PM. Pls reply I really need to clarify some things. Tanks

Please house, any help with the 280Euros balance will be appreciated.

May we all have testimonies soonest.

Thanks bro.

fabcriz:



Thanks for this gabi, i am currently awaiting an admission for this winter semester and i am yet to apply for an appointment so seeing this from you has put my mind on ease as i can now wait to submit my block account and admission to the email on the germany embassy to get an appointment date, please what does DB mean

hello 'DB' means deutsch bank...a foreign account where you deposite a particular sum of money(8670 euro not sure),as a source or means of sustainance while studying Gemany.

kclub83:
thanks for the information. DB and fintiba account, pls can you explain it?

hello,theres nothing much there to explain only that its a foreign(german) account you open and fund a particular sum of money(8767 euro,not sure) meant to stand as a means or source of sustaining oneself while studying abroad(Germany)

daaviincii:
So i wrote the e-mail below to the German federal foreign office and got this response:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail. Please be informed that the German Consulate General is booked out until October 10th 2017. Due to the fact that the processing time of a student visa takes up between 5 and 6 weeks, students will not be able to meet up with the enrolment deadlines at their respective universities. We deeply regret not being able to grant appointments to all prospective students. However, we would like to point out that students who cannot be granted an appointment for the winter semester 2017/2018 are welcome to contact the Consulate again in November or December concerning available appointments for the summer semester 2018 if they can provide a valid admission letter.

Sincerely yours,

b.o.


---
I believe the message was forwarded to the Lagos embassy for a response because it was replied from Walter Carrington address of the Embassy in Nigeria.
I am sincerely tired and don't know what else to do.
Elders in the house, please has this ever happened? and if it has, was there any solution?

Good job @daaviincii

Why not do a follow up mail to subtly fault their premise that they have been booked out given that some with interview dates have not funded their accounts and won't show up on the interview dates.

Also, implore them if they can optimize their process(like get another VO or some other thing they can do) so that more people can be received at the Embassy.

Impossible is nothing.

Let's keep throwing suggestions at them so that they can think of something.

Nice job again Bro.

Thumbs up!

Hello guys.
please I opened my DB account last year when it was still €8090. I was only able to €2000. The DB amount is now €8800. last week, I funded €7100 to make my total deposit to be €9100. I wanted to clarify whether I have to send DB supplementary form through courier to DB, or I should keep waiting for the confirmation, since I haven't received it till now. I did my Interview early this month and I'm just waiting to send embassy the confirmation upon receipt.
thanks

daaviincii:
So i wrote the e-mail below to the German federal foreign office and got this response:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail. Please be informed that the German Consulate General is booked out until October 10th 2017. Due to the fact that the processing time of a student visa takes up between 5 and 6 weeks, students will not be able to meet up with the enrolment deadlines at their respective universities. We deeply regret not being able to grant appointments to all prospective students. However, we would like to point out that students who cannot be granted an appointment for the winter semester 2017/2018 are welcome to contact the Consulate again in November or December concerning available appointments for the summer semester 2018 if they can provide a valid admission letter.

Sincerely yours,

b.o.


---
I believe the message was forwarded to the Lagos embassy for a response because it was replied from Walter Carrington address of the Embassy in Nigeria.
I am sincerely tired and don't know what else to do.
Elders in the house, please has this ever happened? and if it has, was there any solution?

nice reply from them. Well why can't you give them some suggestions too. From what I read here some experience people said the same issue happen last year and they transfer the other applicants to abuja german embassy office too. Nice move from you here.

Luxuryconsult:
lol bro.. I just need to gather infos first to be sure the stress would be worth it.

Good luck with that!

Hello, Yes, i have followed up with two emails right now.
Thank you

Renewable0216:


Good job @daaviincii

Why not do a follow up mail to subtly fault their premise that they have been booked out given that some with interview dates have not funded their accounts and won't show up on the interview dates.

Also, implore them if they can optimize their process(like get another VO or some other thing they can do) so that more people can be received at the Embassy.

Impossible is nothing.

Let's keep throwing suggestions at them so that they can think of something.

Nice job again Bro.

Thumbs up!

In the Never-say-never spirit, I wrote them another email

Thank you for the timely response. It is unfortunate that prospective students find themselves in this situation. However, there are courses run in some schools during the Winter semester only (e.g Development studies in Uni Passau), this means that students have to wait another year, re-apply then pay another application fee. This is emotionally draining, it will be helpful if the embassy can look into providing an alternative for students who do not have the opportunity to defer their admission or whose courses only run during the winter semester.

If it is possible to move such prospective students to the Abuja embassy for interview, it will be reassuring & calming.


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In addition to my previous email, it is important for me to bring to your attention that some students who have gotten an appointment will not show up due to problems of funding their blocked account.
Also, I implore you to look into increasing the number of VO attached to your Lagos embassy so as to optimize this process.
This is a delicate period for the embassy and students, we appreciate the effort being put in place but the way this situation is handled will make or mar the future of a lot of prospective students.

I trust your competent office to proffer a solution soon.


So fingers crossed, let us be hopeful. All the people affected should reach out to the embassy too.

daaviincii:
So i wrote the e-mail below to the German federal foreign office and got this response:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail. Please be informed that the German Consulate General is booked out until October 10th 2017. Due to the fact that the processing time of a student visa takes up between 5 and 6 weeks, students will not be able to meet up with the enrolment deadlines at their respective universities. We deeply regret not being able to grant appointments to all prospective students. However, we would like to point out that students who cannot be granted an appointment for the winter semester 2017/2018 are welcome to contact the Consulate again in November or December concerning available appointments for the summer semester 2018 if they can provide a valid admission letter.

Sincerely yours,

b.o.


---
I believe the message was forwarded to the Lagos embassy for a response because it was replied from Walter Carrington address of the Embassy in Nigeria.
I am sincerely tired and don't know what else to do.
Elders in the house, please has this ever happened? and if it has, was there any solution?

So...this means that if the enrollment deadline can be extended by the university, I can still apply for the interview right?

daaviincii:
So i wrote the e-mail below to the German federal foreign office and got this response:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail. Please be informed that the German Consulate General is booked out until October 10th 2017. Due to the fact that the processing time of a student visa takes up between 5 and 6 weeks, students will not be able to meet up with the enrolment deadlines at their respective universities. We deeply regret not being able to grant appointments to all prospective students. However, we would like to point out that students who cannot be granted an appointment for the winter semester 2017/2018 are welcome to contact the Consulate again in November or December concerning available appointments for the summer semester 2018 if they can provide a valid admission letter.

Sincerely yours,

b.o.


---
I believe the message was forwarded to the Lagos embassy for a response because it was replied from Walter Carrington address of the Embassy in Nigeria.
I am sincerely tired and don't know what else to do.
Elders in the house, please has this ever happened? and if it has, was there any solution?

darlingtonNYIG:
i put a call to their ph office and I was told that

OK thanks , nice one bro

Yes, but it won't be for winter semester.

Sadeeq1244:
So...this means that if the enrollment deadline can be extended by the university, I can still apply for the interview right?

daaviincii:


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In addition to my previous email, it is important for me to bring to your attention that some students who have gotten an appointment will not show up due to problems of funding their blocked account.
Also, I implore you to look into increasing the number of VO attached to your Lagos embassy so as to optimize this process.
This is a delicate period for the embassy and students, we appreciate the effort being put in place but the way this situation is handled will make or mar the future of a lot of prospective students.

I commend your posts so far on this issue and I always hit the LIKE BUTTON as i have been observing. I have also written to the consulate equally but in reasonable light,there is a concern in respect to my outlined bold. Writing the embassy that some students who already booked appointment wouldn't show up because of problems of funding issue could be seen not proper but if it had been stated due to some circumstances beyond their control may have looked fair in reasonable light?

I have till 2/2/2018 to enroll in the university I got admission.

daaviincii:
Yes, but it won't be for winter semester.

honourableseyi:



All the questions asked. Pm Mrbigman, you will be happy with what is waiting for you from him. Shalom

HonourableSheyi, i sent u a PM, kindly find time to get in touch. I need some personal clarifications urgently.

Thanks

Mrbigman1:


No problems with dat at all, h just need to have to explain d reason for d gap and as his going for his first degree, he should get ready, he might have a small extra exam in d embassy pertaining d course his going for.

Plus he should prepare an eye catching motivation letter

thanks alot for the info.. I'd make sure he is well prepared for it.. I'd start working on his admission now that gathered enough info.

Exactly, i am have sent my number and awaiting your message on whatsapp

Renewable0216:


Good job @daaviincii

Why not do a follow up mail to subtly fault their premise that they have been booked out given that some with interview dates have not funded their accounts and won't show up on the interview dates.

Also, implore them if they can optimize their process(like get another VO or some other thing they can do) so that more people can be received at the Embassy.

Impossible is nothing.

Let's keep throwing suggestions at them so that they can think of something.

Nice job again Bro.

Thumbs up!

daaviincii:
In the Never-say-never spirit, I wrote them another email

Thank you for the timely response. It is unfortunate that prospective students find themselves in this situation. However, there are courses run in some schools during the Winter semester only (e.g Development studies in Uni Passau), this means that students have to wait another year, re-apply then pay another application fee. This is emotionally draining, it will be helpful if the embassy can look into providing an alternative for students who do not have the opportunity to defer their admission or whose courses only run during the winter semester.

If it is possible to move such prospective students to the Abuja embassy for interview, it will be reassuring & calming.


------
In addition to my previous email, it is important for me to bring to your attention that some students who have gotten an appointment will not show up due to problems of funding their blocked account.
Also, I implore you to look into increasing the number of VO attached to your Lagos embassy so as to optimize this process.
This is a delicate period for the embassy and students, we appreciate the effort being put in place but the way this situation is handled will make or mar the future of a lot of prospective students.

I trust your competent office to proffer a solution soon.


So fingers crossed, let us be hopeful. All the people affected should reach out to the embassy too.

Nice job Davincii, this whole issue has been really disturbing, please can you pm me your direct contact number.

Hello @dobeespen

How was your interview at embassy last Friday?

Anything we need to know?

Was it the online waec online pin you printed that was submitted?

Thanks in advance.

dobeespen:


Oh snap. I thought you were in lagos. Aren't you going to come to lagos to pick up your visa anyways?

You can get the insurance in one day.

daaviincii:
So i wrote the e-mail below to the German federal foreign office and got this response:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail. Please be informed that the German Consulate General is booked out until October 10th 2017. Due to the fact that the processing time of a student visa takes up between 5 and 6 weeks, students will not be able to meet up with the enrolment deadlines at their respective universities. We deeply regret not being able to grant appointments to all prospective students. However, we would like to point out that students who cannot be granted an appointment for the winter semester 2017/2018 are welcome to contact the Consulate again in November or December concerning available appointments for the summer semester 2018 if they can provide a valid admission letter.

Sincerely yours,

b.o.


---
I believe the message was forwarded to the Lagos embassy for a response because it was replied from Walter Carrington address of the Embassy in Nigeria.
I am sincerely tired and don't know what else to do.
Elders in the house, please has this ever happened? and if it has, was there any solution?

Just sent mine surely a solution will come IJN, Insha allah This how i msg them
Good day sir/ma Please i want to bring to your notice the situation we are facing presently at the German conculate in my country we have been informed that we cant apply for student visa for this semester anymore because all appointment dates are booked out stating we should apply for the next summer by november or december the sitution has been so devastating and has weigh a lot of applicants including myself because the school i gained admission to KV hochshule rhein waal ( Bachelor degree) only runs winter semester for my program which invarably means that i will have to wait for another whole year before i can apply for a student visa again apart from the money spent alone while pursing the visa processing the stress passed through is not friendly please i will like to suggest if you can please provide more V.Os in the german embasseys it will be appreciated we also have another german embassey in abuja that is not in use in terms of student visa if applicants can be moved there to have their interviews that will also be appreciated.
> Thanks very much as i hope this situation will end with a positive outcome

Let us all hope for the best

haybellfire:

Just sent mine surely a solution will come IJN, Insha allah This how i msg them
Good day sir/ma Please i want to bring to your notice the situation we are facing presently at the German conculateconsulate in my country we have been informed that we cant can not apply for student visa for this semester anymore because all appointment dates are booked out stating we should apply for the next summer by(nouns should be in capitals) november or december the sitution has been so devastating and has weigh a lot of applicants including myself because the school i gained admission to KV hochshule rhein waal ( Bachelor degree) only runs winter semester for my program which invarably (auto correct invariably)means that i will have to wait for another whole year before i can apply for a student visa again apart from the money spent alone while pursing the visa processing the stress passed through is not friendly please i will like to suggest if you can please provide more V.Os in the german embasseys it will be appreciated we also have another german embassey in abuja that is not in use in terms of student visa if applicants can be moved there to have their interviews that will also be appreciated.
> Thanks very much as i hope this situation will end with a positive outcome

Let us all hope for the best

You sent this to the embassy? or you are joking. Tell me it is a joke. Reading letters like this, raises serious doubt about your study intention. I pity the next group of people going for their interview. Tired of editing, too many grammatical blunders.
Abeg tus.h up your English before coming ohh, make you no come fall our hand here. Or just learn German and forget English.


@seun when did tus.h become Behind ?

uchevolata:
Hello @dobeespen

How was your interview at embassy last Friday?

Anything we need to know?

Was it the online waec online pin you printed that was submitted?

Thanks in advance.

Girl you remembered! I appreciate you checking up on me to find out how it was. Apologies on not commenting before now.

I feel a bit meh about the whole thing though.

If there's one thing I've learned from this Interview, its that they want you to go straight to the point. So its not really an interactive interview like I initially thought it would be, its more of a question and answer segment so you have to go straight to the point. Met the dark skinned lady that everyone knows, and to be honest I was a bit taken aback at the way she was shutting me up and telling me to get straight to be point. I mean I thought they wanted you to prove that you knew your guns, but every time I tried to explain each point on detail, she would say "please stop talking about all that and get straight to the point."

The interview questions are the usual. Why Germany? How I applied to the school of my choice choice? Why international business? Also asked me to name all my courses from 1-7th semester. I told her courses from 1-3 and told her I didn't know the rest biko. She also asked me "WO haben sie Deutsch gelernt" and for the life of me i couldn't remember what it meant! I got a brain freeze right then! I ended up remembering when I left

Because I had done a couple of years in a university she gave me a test.

"What is management? Types of management, explain macro management"

In essence, prepare for straightforward and direct answers. And be prepared to be shaken by the lady, but keep your composure. Others who have interviewed with that lady said the same thing about her and got their visas so I'm not too worried.

PS: She didn't ask for my WAEC scratch card oh, and I went with the printout of the details.

willy2000:


You sent this to the embassy? or you are joking. Tell me it is a joke. Reading letters like this, raises serious doubt about your study intention. I pity the next group of people going for their interview. Tired of editing, too many grammatical blunders.
Abeg tus.h up your English before coming ohh, make you no come fall our hand here. Or just learn German and forget English.


@seun when did tus.h become Behind ?

Same thing I said. This is an eye sore of a letter. One thing: punctuations matter sir. Leave the letter writing to daviinicii biko.

Pls to gurus and everyone in here I need ur help. I have a degree in mass communication 2.2 I want a course in advertising or public relations for my masters I will also like a scholarship for my tuition ......my uncle is Holland citizen he said he can help with accommodation and feeding (is eligible to apply for a sponsorship). Now I also have a problem on my certificates primary school odunsi monisola, WAEC odunsi monisola Olaolu, Bsc odunsi monisola o. Pls pple do I have any problem with d name? (What can I do about it) what are d process of getting admission. Can I get a scholarship for my tuition if my uncle get a sponsorship letter for my accommodation and feeding? Pls pple I need ur help on the way forward and process Pls.

Hello,
Please i need help from someone who used Fintiba in opening his/her blocked account, i need help with this section

For the area of TIN Tax identification number: What should i use.

Option 1: Yes i have a TIN,

Option 2: No i dont have a TIN or
Option 3: No there are no TINS in my country

before dropping my passport number as the TIN number.

then also what im i to use for the Fiscal Country

@fabcriz, i used option no 2. All d very best.

Hello @dobeespen,

You're welcome and that's okay.

Not to worry, you are heading to DE.

The other questions I believe were just for formalities that won't add up alright.

I wish you the very best.

Cheers!

dobeespen:


Girl you remembered! I appreciate you checking up on me to find out how it was. Apologies on not commenting before now.

I feel a bit meh about the whole thing though.

If there's one thing I've learned from this Interview, its that they want you to go straight to the point. So its not really an interactive interview like I initially thought it would be, its more of a question and answer segment so you have to go straight to the point. Met the dark skinned lady that everyone knows, and to be honest I was a bit taken aback at the way she was shutting me up and telling me to get straight to be point. I mean I thought they wanted you to prove that you knew your guns, but every time I tried to explain each point on detail, she would say "please stop talking about all that and get straight to the point."

The interview questions are the usual. Why Germany? How I applied to the school of my choice choice? Why international business? Also asked me to name all my courses from 1-7th semester. I told her courses from 1-3 and told her I didn't know the rest biko. She also asked me "WO haben sie Deutsch gelernt" and for the life of me i couldn't remember what it meant! I got a brain freeze right then! I ended up remembering when I left

Because I had done a couple of years in a university she gave me a test.

"What is management? Types of management, explain macro management"

In essence, prepare for straightforward and direct answers. And be prepared to be shaken by the lady, but keep your composure. Others who have interviewed with that lady said the same thing about her and got their visas so I'm not too worried.

PS: She didn't ask for my WAEC scratch card oh, and I went with the printout of the details.

Eldeee:
@fabcriz, i used option no 2. All d very best.

Thanks alot, God Bless you.

click on this link https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Service/Contact/contact_node.html?https=1 to initiate contact

haybellfire:

Nice one bro! please whats's email address gat to send mine sef. O boy i must enter this winter. Hopefully we get a positive reply Thanks