₦airaland Forum

Tommynaku:
Pls Adhheir cmpliments of the day. Pls are you presently in Hamburg? I applied to Hafencity University and will be there this winter. Just want to know and get more info from you or possibly link me to someone there

Nein sir, winter prospect. search for @lequatee and send a pm to him, he's currently in Hamburg and I'm sure he'll be able to point you in the right direction.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen.

Fabcol:
My boss Adhheir(Hamburg Presido in making) is going your way

My boss My homeboy . Make i famz German folks

Ketu223:
abeg fabcol send me @Adhheir number make I whatsapp am .although I Don send am mail

I just added you up on whatsapp bro...got the messages, sorry it took so long

DeutschMariano:
They've sent a second mail about payment?
I got the one they sent last month but I've not got any mail about fee payment. When exactly did they send that one bro?

It reached on Friday, they're sending in batches though; not everyone has received this new set of emails yet. The mail stated a payment of €987.5 on/before 22-07.

Don't worry it's coming, since you got the nomination email, just go and find your bureau de change and get your euros ready.

Vielen grüße

tfkay7:
Thanks for the information
Actually I have the money in my zenith bank account,can I visit their branch to help transfer the money into the blocked account at that day's exchange rate?

I don't know of any aboki that can help with such amount of money in euro

Naira account is quite different from domiciliary account. You need to visit your bank and ask them what a domiciliary account requires, and open one. I'm not sure you can have the bank transfer from your naira to your dom account but if that's possible I'm quite certain it'll be much more expensive than buying from an aboki, hence it's popularity. You don't have to know an aboki to patronize them, just find the nearest bureau DE change and negotiate with them or goto a GTbank branch most of them have a standby aboki or one they're affiliated to. The reason we take these abokis to the bank is because many of us aren't familiar with the euro currency, you don't wanna be scammed off such an amount.

Start the legwork now but let the AD come before you make these commitments.

Viel glück

Ketu223:
Pls @fabcol .connect to someone who
Go help me get accommodation for Hamburg abeg

Others can connect me too

Pls kindly help me ooo

Thanks

Have you tried studierendenwerk Hamburg? You should have started the hunt before july bro. They sent mails to folks they're reserving spaces for last month and they've sent another for fee payment with deadline this month. See If you can still register with them first then extend your search.

https://www.studierendenwerk-hamburg.de/studierendenwerk/de/wohnen/internationale_studierende/


Viel glück

tfkay7:
Hallo laute..

I will like to know if it is advisable for one to fund the blocked account without having an appointment Date..
Also, how do I go about the funding if I want to make use of a bank and finally which bank is the best to make use of??


Danke..

Not advisable ma'am/Sir. You can fund your BA when you have your AD. I know of two methods;


1. Open a domiciliary euro account at your bank, meet with an aboki with the intent to buy the needed amount; take the aboki to your bank with the agreed euros. The bank verifies the authenticity of his euros, you transfer the naira equivalent to him and he pays this verified euros into your domiciliary account, give the bank written instructions to transfer from your Dom account to your blocked account. It should reflect in your blocked account in two to three days, print the confirmation and forward to the embassy (or take it with you for your interview as the case may be). GTB, Access bank, Zenith bank, first bank and sterling bank (these are the ones that I've seen people use) all offer this service at different costs.


2. If you have someone very trustworthy in Germany (family most preferred) and they have euros or know someone that has and are ready to exchange for naira.
Agree upon an exchange rate, send the naira to their Nigerian account and they'll forward the euros to your BA. Be 1000% sure they won't elope with your funds. Its easier and faster this way. But then, the risk is higher.


Do not fund until you're sure you have an AD and your AD should be at least three weeks before your enrollment deadline.


Vielen grüße

Page 5 already! Waaaaht?! Well this is the part I'll share the testimonies of my AM, Visa and eventual travel.



Village people una try o! But God is bigger than y'all! its gonna be three months after my interview in 4 days, my Gmail has rolled and slacked, my head is always in a whirlpool. I'm now a permanent resident in my own head; i interact less with others and at the slightest provocation my temper goes from 0 to 100, its not been easy mehn...this is where I testify to God's greatness; brace for impact!


Vielen grüße

justinaa2012:
For those having their interview in Lagos but dnt reside in Lagos.i can share my apartment for a night @ojota...this r for those dat r trying to save cost...this is the only contribution i can render for na....

männlich oder weiblich??

576 already?! Wawu!

Its never been this fast, shows the rate at which folks are redirecting their aspirations to Deutschland.

My advise; arm yourself with as much information as you can.

The lord is our strength

Vielen grüße

mayorflexzy:
Good morning NLs. I have been seeing enrollment date. Please, is enrollment date the same date as start date we filled on the visa application page? Please I need explanation. Thanks

Sedatylo:
Start date is the begining of enrollment while enrollment deadline (i believe thats what people are calling enrollment date) is the end of enrollment.

There's enrollment date: that's the beginning of enrollment, its always on the AL for example: "students can enroll from sept 1 to Oct 1". Here, enrollment start date Is September 1, and enrollment deadline is October 1 when enrollment ends. Some schools do allow extension If need be, while others would state it (stone cold) that their deadline is rigid.


Hello Nairaland, Happy new month!

another acquaintance's recent interview




Transcript:
I got to the embassy 6:29 and my appointment printout letter was stamped ok and I went to sit down, during this process I'm waiting for Mr Paulinus but other black man surfaced and he was helping people arranging their documents, after this I was asked to go inside and sit down for the VO to call us in.
I am the third person to be interviewed by this young, happy, beautiful and black man at room 3.
I entered .
VO: good morning
Me: good morning
VO: pick the telephone
Me: I picked
VO: pass me your docs
Me: I did.
VO: what program are you going for
Me: Bachelor in Electronic Engineering
VO:why the course?
Me: for continuity sake, haven't studied Electrical Engineering during my ND and HND, and have distinction in my coursework, I opt for the EE because it equip me with the basic knowledge both the practical and theoretical aspect so as to be better in my chosen field


at this point a white woman came in and the guy started using German and English code mixed to talk to her, and the guy said ma'am he had Distinction in HND and he feels I'm qualified for the CAT A I booked and the woman said if it's distinction he should go ahead and since its one of the good results.
Then back to interview again

Vo: who applied for you.
Me: myself through daad.de

Vo: are you married
Me: yea

Vo: with children
Me: yes and he can see the details on my application form

Vo: but I should brought the marriage and birth certificate

Me: I said I didn't bring and he said alright.

Vo: which campus are you going
Me: hamm, the VO quickly said to me I hope I know they have two campuses and I need to know the right one immediately I remembered that Dr Leozeez had once said the course is being taught in lippstadht and I said lippstadht and the VO asked me hope I'm sure because he does not want my application to be forwarded to a wrong place I said yes then he said ok.

VO: how's the program structures
Me: the program is for 7 semesters and each semester has 30ects and the courses to be taken are ......... (bachelor's thesis, project work, internships/exchange semester) they laid emphasis on this

Vo: How are you preparing for your study
Me: I have applied to student hostel in lippstadht and they have received my application but yet to give me the room.

Vo: why Germany?
Me: my research showed to me that Germany has the most technical education which can be obtained with little or no tuition fee, aside this it's safe for student to work freelyday and night bith in the city and the countryside without fear of being attacked. Furthermore, degree earned from this country is globally recognised.

VO: why not other English country
Me: at this point VP wants to intervene, I said Germany is the best among the country like Norway, Poland and Netherlands, the VO shouted and said I mean other country like U.S. which you have applied to, I quickly said, the tuition fee are much even with scholarships and since I can get a quality at no cost in Germany.

Vo: good

VO: Do you have relatives in Germany
Me: NO

Vo: who's sponsoring you
Me: I said my family, I said my father and my uncle...brother . Again VO said please relax which one do you want to say, I said my elder brother he now said ok .
At this point, I'm thirsty he asked me to go and take water and which I do.

Back again.

Vo: have you funded?
Me: as soon I get aprroval

Vo: are you using BA or SL thrice
Me: I said BA because that's what I have. He immediately told me hope I know it's what he input that I must submit and everything has changed. I said I may yes he said because he doesn't want home office to have issue with me. I was now seeking for him to change the BA to SL but he declined and said he had imputed it.

Vo: plan after study?
Me: at the end of my program I shall come back to Nigeria to venture into private sector who lays emphasis on renewable energy production such as solar and wind energy and this will help small and medium sized businesses to thrive because of erratic power supply in Nigeria.

Vo: why not Nigeria
Me: the facility here is up to that of Germany .

Vo: how old are you
Me: x years old

Vo: Do you have friend in Germany
Me: yea,

Vo: his details
Me: told him

Vo: he gave me a form to fill and asked me write the name of the bank I am using in Germany ( BAaccount)

VO: Do you have question
Me : NO

WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF THE INTERVIEW.

VO: THANK YOU SIR, may be because he saw my age and my marital status that's why.

God bless you all.

Prayer !
Prayer!!
Prayer is it all.!!!

At the gate Again, anything for your boys, I said my brother is outside waiting for me except if he can follow me lolz
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aodiba:
Did you actually read my reply before quoting me?

I apologize

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These transcripts are not made up; I'm on several German student travel whatsapp groups (admin on one); I know some guys personally and others are group members


I got to embassy few minutes to 6, when it was my turn I didn't do some photocopies, oga Paulinus folded my documents and told me not to touch it o, that I should go and do the photocopies and come back now. The man try for me o. It was the woman with brown hair in room3 that interviewed me, she doesn't smile so you can't know if you're making sense or not. But I tried ma best Sha.
VO: Which category did you use? what makes you qualified? I told her. She said ok. Give me your documents she checked then I Payed for my Visa fee and got d receipt and I signed the blocked account stuff.
VO: Have you funded?
Me: No I will
VO: What course?
Me: Applied Geosciences
VO: Why this course?
Me: I studied Applied Geophysics in my undergraduate degree, so I want to further my studies in applied geosciences to improve my skills in my field and also because i prefer the course modules in this course than the modules in other schools I saw
VO: What was ur bsc.
Me: Applied Geophysics
VO: Why Germany.
Me: Because Germany offers top class education which combines both theoretical learning and practical training. Germany is one of the safest counteries in the world for international students. And you pay a little or no tuition fee
VO: How States does Germany have?
Me: 16
VO: How many boundary countries?
Me: 9
VO: Tell five facts about Germany?
Me: I told like her about the location, population and the political system.
VO: Have been to Goethe institute to learn German?
Me: No
VO: What are the things germany produce?
Me: Chemicals, iron ore, textiles. Mention the main ones so I said vehicles
VO: Tell me the types of vehicle they produce
Me: Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen mistubushi she said no o
VO: Tell about the economy of Germany
Me: Oh boy. I sha said Germany is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. Germany has the best economy in Europe and the recent electric highway for heavy vehicles
VO: Whats your cgpa
Me: Told her
VO: You studied Geophysics right?
Me: Yes
VO: What do you know about Albert Einstein
Me: I postulated the theory of light
VO:What do you know about Isaac Newton
Me: Omo man Dan forget o, I just forgot about this guy but I know about him o, it just flew away
VO: What are you plans after this course.
Me: To come back to my home country and have my own geosciences consulting firm
VO: My office will get back to you.
Me: Thank you ma



Msc visa transcript

Another acquaintance

I did my Interview today. This is the discussion between I and my VO. I booked category A even tho I’m going for BSC but she didn’t ask.
How old are you?
Why Germany and not UK or US. I answered that Germany is tuition free as they are top notch in Engineering
Why not Nigeria? Education system in Nigeria can not be compared to that of Germany and after haven gotten my first degree in Nigeria I want to go outside Nigeria and also for the exposure.
Why Electronic Engineering. I just repeated some of the things in my motivation letter by explaining the course and how I fell in love with the course after doing it in my first semester in sch. I did a 2 months training with LG and I learned about electronics and that also increased my passion for it.
Do you know someone in Germany? Yes. Who? What’s she doing there?
What’s your course? What school? Are you in contact with the school? I said yes I mailed them and they responded by sending me the list of the things I need to do before enrollment in the school (in truth, I have not mailed the sch since I got admission letter)
What do you know about Germany? I told her the things I know, I said things like Germany have over 300 types of bread, Germany have over 1000 types of sausages and she was like you must really like food and I laughed. Then she said go on and I said some more.
After signing all documents, she gave me my receipt and said go and find your BA. I said what I want to use SL. She said just go and do what you have to. She collected 3 passports from me.



Disclaimer: booking Cat A and going for another BSC is a risk, you could be sent home or interviewed.

. From a friend's experience today june 18

Got to the consulate at 5:40am and I met a security man, he asked me to come back 6:15am, which I did .... I was the first on the queue... Paulinus later came out at 6:50am and we we were ushered in, I didn’t have any issues with paulinus as He wasn’t even my fear...my real fear was that I booked cat A and I was going for bsc(although I have a previous bsc degree) after arrangement of our documents I was the first to go in....that was when my heart started doing GBIMGBIM. When I got in, my VO was the very much talked about low cut, gold dyed hair. I’m like God take control ��‍♀

VO: what category did you book?
Me: cat A
VO: what are you going for
Me: Bsc
VO: and you booked cat A?
Me: yes because I have a previous bsc with a 2nd class honors
VO: well, bring your documents?
Me: deep sighhhhhhh

VO: what course are you going for
VO: any German knowledge?
VO: how have you been preparing?
VO: gave me some papers to sign, I also gave her my visa fee and she gave me a receipt

VO: Now I’m going to begin your interview proper
...please give me points, I don’t need stories
VO: name of your school?
VO: who applied for you?
VO: what course?
VO: why this course?
VO: why another bsc?
VO: have you funded?
VO: why did you choose Germany
VO: why not Nigeria
VO: why not English speaking countries
VO: what's your plan after your program
VO: you said you studied microbiology abi?
Me: Yes ma
VO: prints out biology test and says step aside and answer these questions within 5mins (10 questions)
VO: ok, we shall get back to you through email
Me: thank you

Biology test
1)Mention the feeding habits of animals
Carnivores
Omnivores
Herbivores
Decomposers

2)What is reflex?
3)How many bones the human skeleton has?
4)How is beehive organized ?
5)Draw the dna structure
6)Define survival of the fittest
7)What offspring Rw and Rw plants should produce?
****all I can remember out of 10****

Coachee9:
Sorry bro but pls i wantu ask if u certify the documents u uploaded when u did urs or just scan the original docs.

You don't have to say "sorry bro".
I didn't certify, I uploaded the originals of everything required.

Kratos14:
Please any idea on school I can study msc course related to hospitality and tourism ?

Daad.de

Doctoropera:
Does rhein waal accept EPL?

No, they do not

Alore:
Kindly share with us what he did to be proactive. I had my interview first week in April and I'm yet to receive the AM. My enrolment date is in October though.

Because of his fast approaching resumption deadline
He sent a mail to his alien office stating this, he got a feedback and forwarded the reply and alongside a status inquiry mail to the embassy, his AM dropped moments after.

Could be his proactiveness could be a coincidence. I can neither confirm nor deny that but its worth a try for fast approaching deadlines.

youngnobert94:
i was dere on 7th of this month. i met the man who admits people to the interview section at the entrance of the consulate. i went there to make inquiries. even wen registering for category A it 'll ask u to select that you have scholarship and that feed is compulsory

Paulinus?

For posterity sake;
A friend of mine got an AM today.
Interview date April 23
Enrollment deadline is in june.

He was proactive about it tho.

ruth1983:
So, please do not cancel your visa appointment request if you have booked in category B for category A UNLESS you have a SCHOLARSHIP. I am stating this from experience and AUTHORITATIVELY. That is all I can say and cannot say anymore. I REPEAT DO NOT CANCEL. Those that have ear let them hear. The lady with the instruction purportedly from the embassy is a receptionist moreso, don't you think of the fact that those who sowed the seed of cancellation might have booked their appointment late and started it to get people to cancel their stuff, so as to push their application forward ahead of those who booked before them?

I repeat those that have ear let them hear and no further comment from me.

I quoted your whole post because you probably work at the embassy with the way you said you'd see everyone you've quoted at their interview. Instead of doing this and waiting for people to be sent home why don't you please in all your benevolence; same one you came to post here with advising us to stay off A tell the embassy that their appointment booking categorizing instructions isn't clear enough. Its stated that we have to fulfill one of the criteria listed to book category A but 4 out of the 6 criteria can be attained without scholarships and yet everyone that fits onto the criteria has to tick that they do possess a scholarship. Is that fair enough?

And also, since its a faceless forum you could be anybody; you might have no single tie to the embassy and have just come to scare off everyone because you know how emotional people(Nigerians) get about travelling abroad and you decided to exploit their weaknesses. Category A folks have reasonable convictions to go that route so does Category B believers.

My advise, book a certification appointment, go with your documents as if you truly want to certify, it gets you through Paulinus. Ask questions at your certification about the category, maybe just maybe we'd get more clarifications. Shooting our opinions down here has proven to be detrimental than advantageous.

I should add, the lady at the call/help desk truly doesn't know what she talks about, I have a recorded conversation where someone going for another bsc (without fulfilling any of the languages criteria listed in A) was asked to book A by her (I mean isn't that obvious misinformation). Biko enough with the foul exchange of opinions, Its helped No-one.

wärmste Grüße

Tommynaku:
Yea thats ma bearing, Hafencity University Hamburg. Though I put in for some other schools Leibniz University Hannover, Technical University of Berlin, and Karlsruhe University of Apllied Sciences.

Ma focus is just the Hamburg

Ich auch, harburg tho...I hope all goes as planned for us all, keep the fire burning

Tommynaku:
You can always make research on this in any of the German state you want to reside. each of these state have a designated website that you can fetch info from.
Please it help to find it your self, cos there you will have more info. use Google to ask any question and you will get what you need

I checked Hamburg and i saw this small info below. you must have stayed at least 5 years b4 you can apply

Hamburg Welcome Portal
Permanent EC Residence
Similar to the settlement permit, the permanent EC residence title grants foreign nationals unlimited residence and the right to work in Germany. In addition, permanent EC residents enjoy freedom of mobility within and outside the European Union and may reside and work in most EU countries (except Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark).

I see a lot of Hamburg(s) in your research, are you headed towards that direction??

Chriswazo:
I didn't have strength to reply your "correction" of my post but I see u actually mean well, so am gonna tell u this
I don't have any problem with anyone here but I hate anything selfishness in this kind of our situation.
I don't want to speak much English, so try and reason with me.



Just a little talk, now see how big I have typed, NL sef

We don't always see eye to eye but your head is there on this one...lol

We don't need scarecrows, we don't need sugarcoating either. Just say it as it is!

Tommynaku:
Thats exactly the truth and thank you brother. Please lets learn to make good research as it will help us. I have a friend in Belgium that had finished two masters, one in medical statistics and the other relating to Data..

You're a good man, but we cannot all be cheerleaders. People shouldn't give half information if they're to give at all, did you notice the guy didn't still answer the questions directed at the course the alleged friend was complaining about? Not everyone has access to the Job market from Nigeria, hence thread like this. That's why you're expected to come clear.

Thank you for this post.

Vielen grüße

clintonsparkz:
I have been noticing the way u talk to people on this thread, so uncouth...bia nwokem behave yourself...no be only u get crase for head.

Even if you've been nurturing a grudge against him, you should support him on this one; He made very valid points about the scarecrow that only came to scare.

This is not a thread for crazy people, its a thread for intellectuals.
Take it easy bro, there's no championship trophy for craze here.

heybaby12:
I am sorry MA

Awwwn! du bist so hübsch!

I haven't met a more humble monicker, still you keep giving back.

Thank you for being you!
I hope to be like you cos I'll have bitten MA's head off.

Vielen grüße

YoungBlackRico:
So after all the hypes about Breaking Bad, I decided to give it a try, thought I was gonna hate it but...

Its like discovering s*x
I didn't like it at first, but everyone could connect to its down to earth characters, I mean it could happen to anybody. That got me interested

Where do I sign?