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sojeokeowo2014:
Thanks, do they ask questions about accomodation you and your family intended to stay. Because i am finding it difficult to book or see accomodation from Nigeria. And I learnt that airbnb ot hotel cant be used for city registration. How do I go about for myself and family, we planning to travel together

I got my accomodation via https://www.spotahome.com - after getting my visa. They cater towards new immigrants and landlords also provide Woh­nungs­ge­ber­be­stä­ti­gung for your city registration. Most offer 1yr or 2yrs contracts and they would expect you to leave after this period, which is better because it is expected that you would have found a cheaper alternative

Note, there is a minimum amount of space needed for each member of your family and the apartment must fulfill that before you can get that document. Infact, landlords can reject your application because of this.

drizzt27:
Thanx alot for ur insight and advice. My interview at the german consulate was 7a.m today (FRV, my wife is on DAAD Scholarship).
I just want to drop a few pointers here cos it seems things keep changing slightly with them over there....

1st all...
U see that "paulinus" at the gate, just smile even if he is screaming at u while making u feel embarrassed.
Kindly note: we were told to arrange our documents in "any order" we liked but "one original in front, with the corresponding photocopy at the back... Do that for all documents with u. (One original in front, one photocopy behind that particular original).
Ur colored photocopyof ur passport data page is not an original document, so just put one photocopy.

2ndly...
If u are using "declaration of age" & especially "declaration of bachelorhood or spinstership"...
U are not the one to sign the affidavit oh. Either one of ur parents or if both are deceased then d head of ur family should sign the affidavit for u. And please include a photocopy of that person's id which had THAT SAME EXACT SIGNATURE, kindly make sure both signature is THE SAME, else u won't go past "paulinus" oh. Na bye-bye be that.

3rdly... Don't even go near german embassy if u don't have a "permission letter" from ur other spouse for any of ur kids going with you.

Also pls go thru the questions on PAGE 134 on this particular thread. D questions I was asked was not far from those stated there. Kudos to the person who dropped those questions.

Now the trick is, try making sure u know the answers thoroughly... U will be asked some of those questions almost 4 different times in 4 different ways... Make sure u are on that same correct answer.
Make sure u are consistent with ur dates and addresses...

Finally, I was surprised I was not asked to pay ANY FEES whatsoever. In fact I asked the lady who interviewed me the reason and she said "because ur wife is on DAAD scholarship, so we stopped collecting any fees for now"...

But pls note... Kindly hold ur visa fees or else "paulinus" won't let u in.... Listen to his english for example...

Paulinus: Can i see ur means of payment?
Me: Cash
Pulinus: "starts shouting* what do u mean? Don't u understand simple English? I said show me ur means of payments, & if u are not ready pls leave, nobody can stress me here.
*I then pulled out 200k cash in 1k notes*

Paulinus: That is what I asked for. Are u sure it is up to 140k?
Me: Yes sir....

He ushers me into the consulate...


Only to get inside and no money was collected.

I am just trying to update the latest cos honestly, even though I don't comment much here but some people's tips and the way u answer some questions really helped me prepare.
So i thought I should also drop my "small update" based on my interview was 7am this morning.

I wish everyone here luck.

Pls just be calm and most especially don't lie when u get in there with the person interviewing u...
Worst case u will be given a few days to bring any documents u missed. Number of days given might be based on the documents u were asked to provide.

And plsss.... Go with ur old pictures of u and ur spouse, of u while growing up with ur family... A few pictures are okay.

God bless

Thanks man. This is really helpful.

As for Paulinus, they need to fire that guy

sojeokeowo2014:
"Good evening,

My wife, our two daughters (both under 8 years old), and I have a Blue Card appointment scheduled for next two weeks under the Skilled Immigration Visa program. We've received pre-approval and would like to prepare for the interview.

Could you please help us anticipate possible questions that may be asked during the interview for:

1. Myself (main applicant)
2. My spouse

Your guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you"

When I did mine (2022), the questions were related to what I do and who I will be working for. Don’t know if things changed but if it didn’t, then it is just questions you already know the answer to.

Just don’t lie.

You have a Blue card appointment, which means you have a job waiting for you, a big deal. The questions is just formality.

MyAfricanBodyEn:
Please is there any WhatsApp group for Germany FRV for Nigerians

I know of none. Though your spouse should ask around for the Telegram group for Nigerians in his city of residence. It should contain folks who are also processing theirs

drizzt27:
21st of June 2023

Thanks mate

Find it here

https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/2691066-2691066

Fefeeee:
Please does anyone have the recent list of requirements for the family reunification visa process?

drizzt27:
Thank you for this information, I think the german embassy is currently still processing JUNE 2023. I just got an email today for an appointment for early next month. My friend who also applied a few days b4 mine in june 2023 also got his appointment letter 3 days ago.

Pls are there any tips or advice u can give me b4 I go for thr appointment?

What was the exact date you applied?

It would be interesting to know how everyone is doing with their Software Engineering careers

AKP

magnificient7:
Cos some people in June got appointments dates recently. Atleast as of last week, they were around 18th of June. They seem to use two months of 2025 to complete a month in 2023. So within the next two months or three, you should get an appointment date.

Thanks. The wait time genuinely sucks and it is sad because even immigration lawyers in Germany can't help fast track it within a reasonable time

magnificient7:
Unfortunately, there is not really anyway to fast track it, to the best of my knowledge. It's just a waiting game. I believe they are currently still in June 2023. If you applied in 2023, then you can already have some hope.

But if you applied in 2025, I think you should rather look for a second country to travel to and then apply from there after 6 months.

Just out of curiosity, how did you come to the conclusion that they are in June 2023? My spouse applied in July 2023 and the wait time is driving us crazy.

Lolzz... Your Afang soup must be the bomb. You should be happy

How can you call something you have not read fake?

You don't have to be a genius to make something productive. Zuckerberg understood that.

Do you have to be a "coder" before you can innovate?... this is highly unnecessary.

Google search will do. On a side note, If it is a major tool, All database vendors would support it just like the support JDBC.

Ask and ye shall see... seek and ye shall find.

Blahhhhh... pass abeg

More like "Because i am a P*ssy"

She tite sha... i wonder how she go look without makeup.

The moderators of this section need to wake up and be proactive. They are the major reason why this section is dormant.

And we are wondering why our younger ones are misbehaving. God knows that our ideals are misplaced.

"Female programming Goddess".... the reasoning behind that statement is the reason why we are still backwards technologically. No offence meant.

Recently Google designed an artificial intelligence that played and won a game of Go against one of the highest ranking players. The artificial intelligence ran on computer cluster with more than 300 processor cores. For a game of Go only. yours is a secretary AI. try factoring that into your dream.

willace:
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;

import java.awt.Color;

import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import java.lang.Math;

public class ChatBot extends JFrame implements KeyListener{

JPanel p=new JPanel();
JTextArea dialog=new JTextArea(20,50);
JTextArea input=new JTextArea(1,50);
JScrollPane scroll=new JScrollPane(
dialog,
JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,
JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER
);

String[][] chatBot={
//standard greetings
{"hi","hello","hola","ola","howdy"},
{"hi","hello","hey"},
//question greetings
{"how are you","how r you","how r u","how are u"},
{"good","doing well"},
//yes
{"yes"},
{"no","NO","NO!!!!!!!"},
//default
{"shut up","you're bad","noob","stop talking",
"(michael is unavailable, due to LOL)"}
};

public static void main(String[] args){
new ChatBot();
}

public ChatBot(){
super("Chat Bot";
setSize(600,400);
setResizable(false);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

dialog.setEditable(false);
input.addKeyListener(this);

p.add(scroll);
p.add(input);
p.setBackground(new Color(255,200,0));
add(p);

setVisible(true);
}

public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){
if(e.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_ENTER){
input.setEditable(false);
//-----grab quote-----------
String quote=input.getText();
input.setText("";
addText("-->You:\t"+quote);
quote.trim();
while(
quote.charAt(quote.length()-1)=='!' ||
quote.charAt(quote.length()-1)=='.' ||
quote.charAt(quote.length()-1)=='?'
){
quote=quote.substring(0,quote.length()-1);
}
quote.trim();
byte response=0;
/*
0:we're searching through chatBot[][] for matches
1:we didn't find anything
2:we did find something
*/
//-----check for matches----
int j=0;//which group we're checking
while(response==0){
if(inArray(quote.toLowerCase(),chatBot[j*2])){
response=2;
int r=(int)Math.floor(Math.random()*chatBot[(j*2)+1].length);
addText("\n-->Michael\t"+chatBot[(j*2)+1][r]);
}
j++;
if(j*2==chatBot.length-1 && response==0){
response=1;
}
}

//-----default--------------
if(response==1){
int r=(int)Math.floor(Math.random()*chatBot[chatBot.length-1].length);
addText("\n-->Michael\t"+chatBot[chatBot.length-1][r]);
}
addText("\n";
}
}

public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){
if(e.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_ENTER){
input.setEditable(true);
}
}

public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){}

public void addText(String str){
dialog.setText(dialog.getText()+str);
}

public boolean inArray(String in,String[] str){
boolean match=false;
for(int i=0;i<str.length;i++){
if(str[i].equals(in)){
match=true;
}
}
return match;
}
}


Bros that is a source code for a chat bot i created . an AI follows the same process but a littlé bit advance. So it is possible my brother

Sorry to burst your bubble but I don't think you know what artificial intelligence is. Anyway Don't let me stop you. I am just being realistic and honest with you. Do your research and know what you are getting into before you do it. DONT ASSUME!!!

Please note "A single programmer"

willace:
Y do u say dat, someone already did it so y can't i.
It takes just belief and hardwork.
My friend dont limit ur mind 2 thinking small. Peace

hahahahahah..... bros firstly I would like to ask who did it. secondly I would like to say everything has a cost.... do you know what it would cost you to come up with an AI? are you ready to pay it? if you are ready and willing fine fire down and pray you make a breakthrough..... but you can channel that same energy to solve a problem that is more important, valuable and immediate than an AI..... my opinion tho

techthought:
Be optimistic man. Don't be so negative. No offense.

balance optimism with realism bro. if he had said that he was gonna build an operating system from scratch, I would have said sure go for it. But an AI is a whole new level. No negativity but this is a white elephant project...... for a single programmer.

Well well...... let me be realistic... you can't do it.