Pauluche:


Okies Bro Buh how did he do it did he transfer in that same academic session or lost a session? Is there like a specific procedure or does one have to start the application prices again?

He told me he's starting all over again. so, I guess he's losing a session. However I think i've read on this thread before that someone transfered and didn't necessarily lose all his previously acquired academic credits. I don't know the procedure he took, I'm yet to leave naija, i'll ask him when I get there

Degovmob:


@Dam12,which city was he in before?

I'm aware of the situation Dam12 is talking about, the guy was studying at the University of Greifswald in the east and decided to switch to the University of Cologne. Matter of fact, we're gonna be classmates Starting from WS2015/16. Same class, same school. I yeah, it's very possible to cross to another uni when u're in Germany.

pompido:
@Eke, great one. Prayers Don too much for your matter for the witches to have a say in the matter. Now the captain is ready for take-off.

To all, PTA is still very possible as I got some from Stanbic bank at the rate of 225.24naira to 1€. At least two branches of the bank are able to do this (Idaho and Allen branches).

All they require is your passport, admission letter and flight booking itinerary. Of course you must have an account that with them as the deduction would be made from your account directly. The maximum amount to that can be collected is the equivalent of $4k so you all can collaborate since iI doubt anyone will be travelling with up to 4keuros.

Cheers

Pls anyone with Stanbic account in Ibadan should holla @ me. i would like to change some Euros, we can go to the bank together and change money together. Thanks

Eke40seven:
I can't remember the moniker of that guy that said his alien office requested an additional amount (8400) for his blocked account and he sent 360 on his previous balance of 8040 without any confirmation. The truth is that, he will not get one and will only wait in vain, for that to happen, he will need a supplementary form filled alongside the amount to be transfered. I hope he has requested for the new balance under the contact form.

Now to me, its been over 2 weeks I have been debited with the evdence of my Telex without a reply from the bank for confirmation, deadline no far self. The last time I mentioned it, I didn't get one single suggestion, the ones that commented were more interested in the fact that i could press a panic button which I found not so great, the other guy in same situation had given up already, (you wouldn't imagine how it feels).

I have sent email through the contact form, no reply
Replied the mail they used to send my contact details, no reply
Called my branch directly as predicted they wouldn't disclose info on the phone
Sent email to the embassy ....they said they can't help me.
A very dear friend mobilized some other friends too to check different DB branches around, only one came with a positive reply after standing his ground that he won't leave the bank and would rather die there if they don't give him positive response (true friend)..the bank said the amount remained 15 euros that if that is paid, the problem will be solved, that was on friday and it was paid, and an assurance was given that the confirmation will be sent on Tuesday, today na Wednesday, no reply yet.
I have been a bit calm, but I think this require more drastic actions, October is around the corner for me, for my friend, the trauma have not been easy.
If you reside in Germany or have been through something similar and you have suggestions, please contribute, I have exhausted and applied all my own knowledge on this.
Danke Schön!

So sorry Bro, You're You're good guy and u don't deserve all these. God will clear all the roadblocks on your path and and God's grace all will be sorted out in good time. Appeal to ur guy who paid in the 15 Euros to help u go back to the branch and tell them to forward the balance to your email address. God is with us brother.

Kelvinpam:


aibee01 easy on me ooh...did u say the shortest or longest? If the latter I'll say u are wrong. Flight to frankfurt and cologne has abt 9- 10 hours stop time.
All d dates I input there, same stop time...so I'll let odas to confirm that. The stop time should vary from city to city but I'm sure of d 2 cities above.
Where are my cologne brodas...any1 leaving 1st week of october?

Hello!! I'm going to Cologne! haha but Bros i've been posting here looking for peeps going to Cologne since and u nor gree reply. Toor let's hook up na make make rub mins bruh

Saw this earlier today and thought I should share it here.....even Yankee students aren't sleeping on bicycles unto this Germo package! everybody eye dey chook unto tution free education.

www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32821678

twinkle1:

Congratulations ... All These Bremen people ..

so nobody here is going to the University of Cologne. toor....

Hello Fam,

I talked about sending parcels with TNT last week. I sent my DB form to Germany thru them last week thursday and it got delivered this morning. It cost only 7,380 to send. I sent it from one of their offices in Ibadan. its cheaper than DHL, UPS and Fedex and the package got delivered within the same time frame it takes the other courier services to deliver. Attached are pictures detailing how the delivery went from Origin to Destination.

Shalom.


*DISCLAIMER* : This is not an advert for TNT Courier services, I am neither an agent nor a staff of TNT couriers,As a matter of fact, i sent my transcript and other application documents to uni-assist and the other schools i applied to via DHL for 10k, but since i discovered something cheaper and equally as efficient, i felt the need to share with the house. This is my only experience so far with TNT, yours might turn out to be different, Whatever courier service you choose to use is at your own discretion. #Bless

lamingo:
it is better u go for reissue, so that you can use it for the duration of your program, Passports are usually expensive from abroad. from personal experience)the old passport will be stamped CANCELLED WITH NO PREJUDICE, as stated earlier the new passport will have a different number, make sure you go along will the two submit both when going for your visa.

Thanks a lot sir. I'll go to the immigration office on Monday to begin the process then

StoneA:
I am not sure about getting one before you leave Nigeria.

I do know you can get a new passport for around 100+ euros and it requires you going to the Nigerian embassy in Berlin.

Follow the link below for more information.

http://www.nigeriaembassygermany.org/consular_fee.htm

Thanks a lot boss.

mostyg:


Hello Acedboss,

You can get your passport reissued before you leave Nigeria but I really dont know if the old one will be collected from you. I was at the immigration office during the last week of August and met a woman whose passport was rejected at one of these embassies because it had less than six months validity. Another passport was issued for her but like i said, I wasn't sure if they collected the old one from her.

I did a reissue for my expired passport and was given both a new and the old passport back with different passport number. The passport number of the old one is somewhere on the data page of the new one.

If your school is not far from Berlin, you may wait till it expires.

You may also need to find out the number of validity months German embassy requires before they can stamp your passport with their visa.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Mostyg

Thanks a lot. I will probably go to the immigration office here in Ibadan next week to find out. i'm going to Cologne, which is actually a bit far from Berlin, so I think it's better I get a new one here before I leave, provided they don't collect the old one from me.

Thanks a lot sir.

Hello House,

I have a question, my intl. passport expires next year (2016), Hopefully by then I should be in Germany already. Is it possible for me to apply for and get another passport before leaving naija? if yes, what's the procedure? Thanks

detutu1:
Thanks a lot...I have been trying to check other schools but they seem to not have affordable fees and the course of my choice...I will keep trying...Thanks again

Fees? Education in German universities is tution free, or what fees are you talking about? Are you planning to attend a private university? Cos i understand that private unis charge tution.

jameseva:

i was charged N225 to the euro, i wouldnt know the exact bank charges right now as it was my dad's account not mine that was debited. Will find out and edit my post later on. When sending the DB confirmation, did you just reply the email that was from the embassy or composed a new email? Thanks

Thanks, i just got a debit alert from UBA now. I paid my semester fee thru their branch @ Challenge in Ibadan. I was charged 227.5 to the Euro, and 5,388.86 in bank charges.

emmanuellaiyke:
What did UBA request for before giving you the form A?

jameseva kindly answer this question. Thanks

How much was the rate of Euros @ UBA and how much was the bank's charges in all? About the second part, i really dont know, i'll try to look for the post again and see if i can comprehend and reply appropriately.

jameseva:
Hello e-fam, so i have gotten a credit confirmation from DB. All my transaction happened under 72hours, I used the UBA head office in marina. Faster than i expected really as i only just submitted my form A on wednesday around 12noon.

My question is as regards to the earlier email from the embassy that indicated that i ''Please state reference in reply''. What does this mean, i am just about to send the copy of the confirmation to them. Is there a special thing that i should make reference to? i'm just being careful here.

Since it is stated that you dont need it, it's up to you to decide if you wanna write it or not. However, i would advice you to write it in order to boost your chances if there's competition for places. Also, you might want to apply to other schools/programs that might require you to provide proof of language proficiency, and the result will come in handy then. I would also advice you to look for more courses to apply to, dont put all your eggs in the University of Paedeborn basket, cast your net wide in order to boost your chances of getting admitted. Good luck!

detutu1:
Good Afternoon house...

I wish to study at the University of Padeborn. I want to confirm if i need to write IELTS? It states if that if i have a bachelors degree in english i dont need to, then again dont they ask for it at the embassy? Also with the current european situation is it wise to process a student visa to germany? please advice. Thanks

Hello House,

For all those who wanna fund their blocked account and get PTA, I think Fidelity bank's rates are quite low compared to other banks. I was @ a fidelity bank branch today and the rate was 223.6 while @ UBA I was told 235.8. I was also told that if I wanna change euros for PTA, they could change it for me, I don't know about other branches tho, but the branch Fidelity Bank @ Challenge in Ibadan told me that they would, provided i've been running the account for at least 6 months, while UBA said they can't change PTA for me, that it's better I apply for one of their Debit cards.

Shalom!

aibee01:
@ obiwann PM replied........
@princesam400,......as at today union bank rate is 231.....if you have the money save yourself the stress......transaction will be completed within 5 working days.

Meanwhile UBA told me their rate as at today is btw 225-226.... however I don't know how long it'll take them to debit me and consummate the whole transaction. Fingers crossed sha

As per courier services, I went to a TNT office to make enquiries about their fees for sending documents to Germany and how long delivery takes. they charge less than 8k and they assured me that the documents will get to Germany in 3 working days. So I believe that's an option people who wanna send documents to Germany and other destinations outside Nigeria can consider.

Meanwhile I wanna send another set of blocked account opening forms to DB tomorrow via TNT, anyone in Ibadan who wants to send blocked account forms to DB can holla and we'll send the forms as one package and split the bill.

Hmmmm.... so nobody is going to Cologne ba?? Hian! Na so so Team Bremen, Team Kiel and the numerous Bavarians in different cities full here....There is God oooooo

Princesam400:
Hello house, which bank nd branch is suitable for block account fund transfer in Ibadan, Oyo state.

I heard fidelity and Union are good but Union's charges are a bit on the high side. I just paid my semester fee today @ UBA, I'll inform u on the rates and charges once I get debited.

0yewale:


I am in your shoe too and that am just seeing this now means i will have to wait till Monday even if i have to submit another form....any luck with yours ?

Just got a mail from DB today that I didn't sign one part of the form, so i'm gonna send a new one tomorrow, they said I don't need to sign @ d embassy again that I should just send it directly so I'm going to send it tomorrow morning

Please, If there's anyone traveling to Germany this week or next kindly pm me. i wanna send another set of forms for blocked account account. I submitted at the embassy on the 3rd of August, i havent gotten the details till date and all my mails to both DB and the embassy have been ignored . I've had my interview already and i've been asked to fund, its just this blocked issue thats 'blocking' my P . Kindly help a bro. Thanks in advance.

Also, isnt there anyone going to the University of Cologne this winter?? Na only me waka come?? Diaris God ooooooooooo

ellacute45:
make una join me celebrate ooooo. My visa was approved today after much waiting though... to all those waiting yours is on the way o and success will be your story!!!!

Congrats!!! Go forth and achieve great feats!

sirkells:
Good evening house and my fellow 3rd of August account openers. Just spoke with my contact in Germany. He said he went to the bank to find out what the problem is and they took my name to check if there is any record and they found none. They suggested that the embassy have not sent the docs and advised i should go to the lagos embassy to find out why the applications and docs have not been sent. That as far as they are concerned, there is no record of my name in their end. Which way forward abeg? our elders in the house @eke and all. Thanks

No record found This is not funny anymore oh. seems like I'll have to send another form asap. Pls anyone going to Germany this week should hit Me up..pls help a bro, help me post my blocked account opening form from Germany. Thanks

sirkells:
Good morning everyone. Abeg my fellow 3rd of August 2015 account openers (hope my english correct) what is the way forward? I have sent mail severally to db but no response yet. Has anyone been able to get any explanation for the delay in the account numbers. Or has anyone contacted the embassy in lagos for info? Me i have called someone in Germany and he called the bank. They asked him to visit a branch close to him and give my details that they should have a better explanation. They even told him that its not suppose to take more than three weeks to send the numbers. Would brief you guys on their response when he gets there today.

I submitted on the 3 rd too oh! haaa...shii is gettin' real oh

Adexhat:


Hi Sirkells, same situation here. I sent message to them enumerating two different questions with db account info being no.1 but they only answered the 2nd question. I even stated the date i applied for the account to be opened which was 3rd Aug. I can't figure out what's wrong bro.

Any person with idea of what could have been wrong?

I dunno what's up with the forms oh, I submitted on the 3 rd of August too! hope say dem neva go sell our forms to akara seller like this

[quote author=bosakelvin post=37774473][/quote]
Pls which of the embassy emails am I supposed to send the mail to?

Pls who else is going to the University of Cologne (Universität zu Koln) Abi na only me waka come? Pls y'all should pm me oh. Nagode.

hollaytan:
Alhamdulilah, I arrived at dussedorlf international airport last night, its really getting cold here, chilling with my chilling wit my uncle and his family till end of Sept before going to oldenburg, to all did preparing for departure aibee, exensiveT, and others wish u safe journeyM..... Success to all members of the family

Praise be to God Almighty for journey mercies. which airline did u fly? how much waas it? how long was ur stopover and where was it? Thanks

Williamso:

you know, these things can be heavy, and some airlines charge as much as $60 per excess kilo. So I think the math is worth solving shaa, to find the cheaper method.

One could send it to someone in ur city already via NIPOST along with footstuffs to avoid excess luggage charges.