XketchDesigns:
Please has anybody certified their documents in Abuja before? Please if you have, did it carry the emblem? Thanks

XpensiveT:
@hollaytan... The LMU exam issh discouraged me too about d school buh if u think u can meet up with Nov 15 deadline, u can try Mannheim university of applied sciences. The skul offers MSc in Biotechnology. Am sure there ar still some skuls dat there deadline date is still far a lil bit. Use Daad nd am 100% sure u will get all u need.

XpensiveT:


Hi bro... LMU will accept a proficiency letter from your school stating dat d medium of instruction nd communication is english BUT LMU insist dat all applicants (both local & international) must write an entrance exam and there is no waiver for the exam. #No Exam, No admission#. Mind you, the exam takes place ONLY in Germany.

Which school is Cottegne university?? Check maybe the spelling is not correct. Neva heard about d school and couldnt find itbon google.

XketchDesigns:
Please has anybody certified their documents in Abuja before? Please if you have, did it carry the emblem? Thanks

nevilbot:


Yes it had an emblem of the Nigerian coat of arm like a seal engraved into the paper from d back but it was not in colours. The ministry of education will ist apply their seal on d original and two photocopies yle foreign affairs ministry will put their own seal on d photocopies only after they av seen d seal from d MOE.

To reply d person DAT ist replied u, the certification in abuja is not just an ordinary ink stamped thing ooo. No ink will even appear on the paper. Its a seal and den a signature of the person who puts d seal that will be on d certified documents and based on what I heard and made to believe wen I went dia for d process only 4 people can sign it in d whole of d ministry and if u take d documents to foreign affairs ministry with a diff signature from d four dey already know it will be rejected. All embassies accept this certification without exception cus it carrys d seal of d forieng affairs ministry. Na even Italian embassy even asked me to go do it dia cus that's d only certification dey accept as na uni of Trieste in Italy I ist get admission before baba God come say na germo I most come.

nevilbot:


Yes it had an emblem of the Nigerian coat of arm like a seal engraved into the paper from d back but it was not in colours. The ministry of education will ist apply their seal on d original and two photocopies yle foreign affairs ministry will put their own seal on d photocopies only after they av seen d seal from d MOE.

To reply d person DAT ist replied u, the certification in abuja is not just an ordinary ink stamped thing ooo. No ink will even appear on the paper. Its a seal and den a signature of the person who puts d seal that will be on d certified documents and based on what I heard and made to believe wen I went dia for d process only 4 people can sign it in d whole of d ministry and if u take d documents to foreign affairs ministry with a diff signature from d four dey already know it will be rejected. All embassies accept this certification without exception cus it carrys d seal of d forieng affairs ministry. Na even Italian embassy even asked me to go do it dia cus that's d only certification dey accept as na uni of Trieste in Italy I ist get admission before baba God come say na germo I most come.

esdajo:



To God be the glory as from Him flows all wisdom. Nobody should ascribe victory to him/herself but to God Almighty. I appreciate everyone who contributed in one way or the other to encourage me to fight the battle and at last, God won it for me.

Now time to get a new passport and defer my admission until summer. Thanks to you all once more. I remain very appreciative of all your contributions which was by no means meagre.

Eke40seven:


Hi nevilbot,
I didn't reply xketchDesigns based on the enquiries he made about the format in Abuja (I don't know what theirs look like) but my answer is in respect to previous strings of enquiries he made and I responded to. And even as a matter of fact, the authority he will eventually use in Abuja either court or ministry may have different materials for certification but either will be accepted if the requested formats are right.
Before now, he said he had done one in Nassarawa or one state in the north or middle belt and that it bore only a stamp and not an emblem. I was then trying to correct an impression that as far as the stamp forms a "coat of arm" of may be the local gov., state or Nigeria, it will be accepted that it will only be rejected if it only has "texts" I.e letters and not symbols.
Do you get my point now?
So in essence, it doesn't really matter what you used in making the emblem (symbol, sign, coat if arm, badge), whether stamp, seal, fire, thread or gold, what they want to see is the emblem. I hope you get the message I was trying to pass across.

And further, EXCEPT, the school specifically mentioned that you should use that of the ministry of education EXCLUSIVELY, I don't see why you should spend a fortune couple with the stress and procedure of going to the ministry of education when most German school will only ask you to use relevant AUTHORITIES like courts and notary public or even their embassies which is way way more cheaper and convenient.
My two cowries!

XpensiveT:
@hollaytan... The LMU exam issh discouraged me too about d school buh if u think u can meet up with Nov 15 deadline, u can try Mannheim university of applied sciences. The skul offers MSc in Biotechnology. Am sure there ar still some skuls dat there deadline date is still far a lil bit. Use Daad nd am 100% sure u will get all u need.

Thankx bro.....am thinking of sending my application to the institution u mentioned this coming Thursday .....will ems express deliver my message before the deadline or I use the expensive postal company, will the also deliver it in time.......

Donxavier:


Please about the exam can you show me the links.......I'm waiting to apply mid November to LMU for Msc Geology and there is nothing of the sort. Please where did you get your info from?

http://www.en.geologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/academics/degree_programs/master/applications.html

XpensiveT:




I dont know anything about MSc geology in LMU and about d exam, am only talking about MSc biochemistry. So, MSc geology might not request for an entrance exam as a prerequisite to gain admission.

Eke40seven:


Hi nevilbot,
I didn't reply xketchDesigns based on the enquiries he made about the format in Abuja (I don't know what theirs look like) but my answer is in respect to previous strings of enquiries he made and I responded to. And even as a matter of fact, the authority he will eventually use in Abuja either court or ministry may have different materials for certification but either will be accepted if the requested formats are right.
Before now, he said he had done one in Nassarawa or one state in the north or middle belt and that it bore only a stamp and not an emblem. I was then trying to correct an impression that as far as the stamp forms a "coat of arm" of may be the local gov., state or Nigeria, it will be accepted that it will only be rejected if it only has "texts" I.e letters and not symbols.
Do you get my point now?
So in essence, it doesn't really matter what you used in making the emblem (symbol, sign, coat if arm, badge), whether stamp, seal, fire, thread or gold, what they want to see is the emblem. I hope you get the message I was trying to pass across.

And further, EXCEPT, the school specifically mentioned that you should use that of the ministry of education EXCLUSIVELY, I don't see why you should spend a fortune couple with the stress and procedure of going to the ministry of education when most German school will only ask you to use relevant AUTHORITIES like courts and notary public or even their embassies which is way way more cheaper and convenient.
My two cowries!

nevilbot:


Eke, even uni assist told me back then that dey wanted a seal and not just a stamp. Dey specifically sent me a mail that my certification was not enuf cus it only bore a stamp and wat they accept is a seal. They sent me a link to somewhere on dia site wia it is expressly stated that wat they accept is a seal. As I said I went to abuja den cus the Italian embassy told me to go dia and dats d only one dey accept. I came back from my abuja trip after spending 12k to do it and Goethe sent me my admission letter so I dint eventually use it cus I decided to go to Germany instead.

The process in MOE takes officially two weeks but trust IBO boys WO hang around d ministry as agents. I gave d guy 1k per document instead of d official 250 and my certification was ready d next day. Den at d ministry of foreign affairs, dey don't accept documents on Thursdays but my IBO guy just waka inside and came out 30 mins later with d job done even doe it was a Thursday.

So my guy this is how it is done. Go to education ministry ist . make two copies of each of d document u wantvto certify. Submit it with a waec scratch card if waec cert is among and dey will certify it with a seal and a signature no stamps on d original and photocopies. Den forward match to d foreign affairs ministry and submit only the photocopies as dey do not sign original educational documents dia saying its d jurisdiction of education ministry. Dey will den put dia own seal and sign. Dats all. I will upload pics of it later

XketchDesigns:
The 1st I did in Abuja some time back but wasn't satisfied with it, so I did the second in kaduna which I from how u guys say might not be good enough.

nevilbot:
DAT is d seal

Eke40seven:

That one is definitely not gonna be good enough
if you take a look at the one in the image below,
you will see the stamp with the Lagos state coat of arm, signature of the person who certified it, date of certification,.a statement indicating "certified true copy" and also the stamp bore the name of the authority encircling the emblem.
Any one that follows that format should be acceptable.

XketchDesigns:
Guys make una no vex o. I just called my cousin now, he's in lagos. So what u want to do is send my docs to him so that he will help me do it at the federal high court. What do you guys think?
Thanks in anticipation.

hollaytan:
hello house,am about to apply for masters in biochemistry, any LMU or cottegne university applicant or student in the house, pls i need your further explanation on english requirement, because even after visiting their website am still unclear. I have a proof of english proficiency from my university. Do i need to take any test of english exam or the proof from my school is sufficent for my application. Pls come to aid......thanks for your anticipated response

Ndyoo:


To add to what XpensiveT just replied you, LMU will invite you to a second stage test after you passed the 1st screening of your documents and grades. Their screening process are done in stages. The exam no be beans. Of recent they started organizing the exam at goethe-institute of any applicant's country. So just submit the required documents as stated on their website, you will be good.

Dehonourable:
I just hav to comment on d issue of seal/stamp that has been lingering on here. I applied to various schools including uni-assist wit d certification below and it was accepted without any problem. U guys shld refrain frm all dis confusion abegi.

Dehonourable:
I just hav to comment on d issue of seal/stamp that has been lingering on here. I applied to various schools including uni-assist wit d certification below and it was accepted without any problem. U guys shld refrain frm all dis confusion abegi.

Eke40seven:

Well there is no confusion brother, we are just trying to clarify things so that a brother will not make a mistake. It could be painful going through all that stress to certify and post something and it becomes a waste of time money and opportunity, you know? It is however nice you gave your contribution but the fact that uni-assist accepted yours doesn't necessarily mean his school will accept it like that. Luck no be the same!
Before I certified mine also at the court, I learned that our Ogas had done it there and the format at the court also meet the strict criteria the school I applied at that time stipulated. His school is not under uni assist and they have expressly stated how they want it done and it is only wise he follows that format and what I did was to point out where it could be done strictly following that format.
Nevilbot has brought his angle which is also very valid too and yours too very interesting.

However, @XketchDesigns, you can go to a notary public I.e look for chambers that run such near you. it is also cheap if you negotiate well. They too uses seal in the format that nevilbot stipulated. You can however, also check well after they have done it to make sure it is okay. I just spoke with naijaobi and he said that was what he did. Try it out too as an option if going to the embassy at Lagos or Abuja or using the high court at Lagos where I did mine (by the way, the Ikeja high court is located in Ikeja. once you get to Ikeja under bridge, where the blue BRT buses are located ask for Lagos state university teaching Hospital or high court. you can trek or enter keke but its very close) is going to be too strenuous for you.
2 two cowries!

hollaytan:

Thanks a lot bro.......uv just raised my hope, will I be tested on the knowledge of my first degree ? Or how is the test like?