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Tina26:
experienced gained from 2009 till date only counts

Is there any diference in points between the NOCs? like NOC A giving higher point than O?

Thank u in advance

Tina26:
experienced gained from 2009 till date only counts

Thank you

Newww:
PPR announcement. Silent reader here.

I learnt a lot from this forum and it's only fair to give back in the way I can. My pre-ITA journey was very smooth. Wrote IELTS once, evaluated only masters degree with WES (and did not require WAEC). I got ITA the day after i entered the pool. I also had a valid TRV so i was sure i would get PPR in 3 months maximum. Lo and behold it was not to be (it took 11 months). Below is my timeline;

Family of 2
VO: Ottawa
AOR: 26 Oct 2018
Biometrics Passed: 27 Nov 2018
RPRF: 27 Dec 2018

Silence

wow, congrats

flouxpar:
VISUM ALERT!!!
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1:30pm : ALAS!!! VISUM/VISA Deutschland. My passport looked like the most precious thing on earth at that very moment.

I am sorry, I didn't mean for it to be this long, but still have to add a few other things.

Lessons Learnt:

- Always put God first to guide you through, never walk alone, pray and pray and make sure others are praying along with you.
- Be sure you know well about the process, learn from others especially about there experience, nevertheless, every persons experience is unique but you might learn a thing or two and pick a leaf from it.
- Don't neglect instructions, especially the ones on the embassy's webite and the standard ones on this forum topic, God help you if you fumble before the great Oga Paulinus.
- If you can start arranging the BA money before you even start any other process, please do.
- Don't feel your situation is impossible, just have that little faith, believe and never give up.

Lemme stop here, this thing is getting too long. Always remember to give back plenty to those who have given you something even if little. This forum gave me a lot.

Thanks to everyone, my family first and foremost, my wife especially. Thank you my very good friend that introduced me to Deutschland. Thank you justwise, Eldeee, heybaby, dailydolar, Deustchemann, Fabcol, sassy92, Chriswazo so many people I can't remember their names right now.

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Danke schoen!!!

Congrat bro, u get am, u get d oil

chuksinfotech:
Guys Please I need your urgent help.

My School is Saarland University and our enrolment is online (Proxy) which I have done.

My admission letter came in last month and I booked on the 10th of August, the same week with someone I know. But he has been invited and interviewed and I am yet to get a date and our resumption is October 14th. The enrolment deadline is September 30th.

What should I do?

Secondly, my school is insisting on me using Public insurance and I am under 30, I initially used Mawista for my enrolment now they are demanding a public Insurance company of I Get an exemption, the is was they said (Usually applicants with private health insurance go to a German health insurance (Deutsche, Gesetzliche Krankenkasse) such as AOK, TK, Barmer... and receive there a so-called Befreiungsbescheinigung)

My questions are:

1. Which public insurance company can I use that would give me the needed documents within 24hrs?

2. Would they allow me to get the exemption when I get to Germany?

Me am also pained with this Health insurance stuff.
Paying over 100 euros a month for something I don't use is very big o
That's about 40k every month, 500k yearly
1.5mil in 3 years
This is high as well and I don't fall sick.
Thinking of going to their office and pay them their travel insurance and apply for termination or possible exemption.
Only that the private too gets pricey with time kwa, so u can't hide from it for long

HighPriest0:
AM alert

Interview date: 28th August

AM : just now




Blocking confirmation : this morning (around 4am)

I give God all the praise.....

He has done it for me...

@Chriswazo
@phil
@deutschemann
@everybody who has contributed to my testimony on here

Lol, congrats sir

Willkommen zu Deutschland,

stephots10:
I completed my transaction with them exclusively online too, did transfer of 175,357k from my bank Mobile App and I received my ticket in less than 6hrs.

The e-ticket is normally less than 5 minutes of successful payment

dailydolar:
my man how far thanks for checking on us how the other side I can see you are fine thank God for that one love keep it up I like your write up

My baba, lol
I greet u sir
Lol, respect!

Bbinc:
Started this journey 4th of April and it ends today

AD 4th June
AL 24th June
Interview 19th August
B A confirmation 26th August
AM 12th September
Visum 18th September

School: TU Ilmenau
Course: Media and communication Science

Thank you to everyone that was a part of this journey

This is a brilliant program, take it serious.
Congrats sir

HighPriest0:
So, i have finally gotten my blocking confirmation from coracle just now after almost two weeks .
If not for the way I kept coracle on their toes, this thing for reach next month... I had to call Hamburg countless number of times.

Even access bank I no let them rest... I almost got the manager of the branch I opened the account suspended oo because of the petitions and complaints I was just sending to their head office. Baba called me to beg me ooo.

But las Las the fault is coracle.....

Please, If u no get strong mind and you no get strength to they send mails upon mails, calls upon calls - no use coracle.

I thank God for answering my prayers.

May the lord crown all these our suffering with visa oo
Las Las na the visa sure pass oo.

AM to us all in Jesus name.... Amen.

U will be in Germany sir this month or next.
I think u have paid ur dues and scaled the rigours of the journey

Hadampson:
This is very informative boss
Thanks for sharing it with us

I wish you success in DE

U know I follow u
And each time I see u flying from one person's travel thread to another, I always whisper in my heart for God to give u urs to write for NL
U really don try
Thank you sir

builderperry:
AM alerts have reduced lately, I hope I am not the only one noticing

where?
Fear is disturbing u sir, go and watch BBN

builderperry:
I had my interview on the 21st of August, it's exactly 4 weeks today and I haven't received AM. I am worried, I was made to sign two documents, one which states that to further process my application, the consular is in need of a blocking confirmation which I sent on the 4th of September. I have a few questions to ask gurus

Does it mean that they started processing my application on the 4th?

People that got AM without funding, did you signed the document too?

I am going to Hamburg

The document signing is general, both Tom and Harry will sign except those with BA confirmation and original SL
It keeps counting from ur 21st, this Hamburg looks like is smh slower cos is a big city and many apply there too.
My guys experienced same, before Friday, let's see how it turns out.
U never can say

Odedenshi1:
Nice write up Chriswazo, it was an informative read. Kindly do your best to also give back to the thread when you are less busy. All the best


Odedenshi1

I will, is not a problem.
Only that I don't think I can be following the thread and the questions page to page.
I don't know how our Heybaby12 does these things. She is super really
I also think we should endeavor of reading up previous comments and threads, than just ....
I will sir

CC19:
God will continue to Bless You
Prosper in DE

U might want to edit, cos I edited my post. I don't think is necessary to really quote it whole.

Amen to the prayers, we go up by helping people up. Unfortunately, some don't understand that.
Don't be afraid of sharing the information, d will never know more than u. Is a rule of life. Some people u will meet here will be beating about the bush for salient matters cos I think d are afraid of .... Or not just to comfortable to help fully.
U people should apply for these language programs o of ur schools, many are free and is very helpful. The language class fills up quickly especially for German A1.1, more reason u apply on time.
Bring a lot of jeans.

Oga thank you,

Guys

I greet una, honestly. Is not easy making out time especially when u just arrived.
Everything here will be acting like film trick but with time, at most 21 days, many of the pertinent issues that comes with new traveler setting down will really fizzle out.
One thing u will miss here is plenty time, everything here revolves with prompt time keeping and d way d have been able to sustain that attitude is motivating for me. I miss my boku Nija time really.
I am d only black in my school language class, I don't know why. Many Taiwanese, Americans, Europeans, Bangladesh etc, but Africa, only me.
Don't worry, many guys, Nigerians will give u "I don't care attitude when u really needed there guidance, I understand, it was so for them, so some things u will have to learn on your own. I realize that the city u are going in would decide if d NSIG group will be helpful or not, in my case, it was not.
What am I saying, this doesn't necessarily mean d person(s) are Bad, Is just an orientation u will catch sooner when u arrive, which is "Mind your business" and then "DIY".
Good guys de too that are helpful, pray to locate them at the right time and not when u have wasted enough. u see the one that will make u believe he is 24 hours busy, forget it. U will get over it
Goggle map will be ur best companion at first, until u master the shortcuts. Google maps will take u on a normal shortcut journey of 10 mins for 50min plus, I believe u know why is so.
Now another thing, if u don't have much money on arrival, there are some things u should not waste ur money buying cos u will most likely see them around very soon. Things like Refrigerator, plates, pots, brush etc joor
I bought all those here because I didn't have the right orientation about how to pick that.
Just be watching around the environments, corridors, staircases and then one big bin bucket outside (don't know how to call it), the rule as it appears to me now, is that anything u find in these places are given out looking for whom that needs it.
There's also a one euro market at Redcross, but I would not advise this except u broke , like no much money for new brilliant stuffs .,....
Things are cheap there but i think is .........
Only the bedsheet I got there I find useful now, the 4 winter jackets and sweaters I bought there, I smh don't like wearing
Please for the winter jacket, I recommend u close eyes bring out 40 euros, u will really value it than those worn out looks Redcross market.
Foodstuffs are excessively cheap here, like same with Nigeria or below that based on economy performance.

The easiest bank account will be Sparkasse but d have about a 5 euro monthly maintenance fee, so I went for Deutsch bank and N26. Deutsch bank has student account that won't need u pay the monthly maintenance fees till u graduate. Deautsch bank also have English speakers in their branches but be ready for the appointment booking, interview and a lot of documents signing which is not so with Sparkasse.
Deutsch bank is also in the cash group here, meaning I can withdraw from any branch of other cash group banks like Postbank, Commerzbank bank while with Sparkasse, withdrawal must be from their Sparkasse branch or u pay fees. Sparkasse actually have the largest distribution of ATMs anyway, but I also learnt that Sparkasse Bank of a city say Berlin is different from Sparkasse of another like Hamburg, meaning u will have to pay fees outside the city but same bank, that's ridiculous lol. (I am not sure o, got d info from Reddit).

The Sim most guys used here is Lycamobile, I made an error with the one I got. Their Network is very poor and at times enter 2g but I understand d do well in cities. Vodafone etc de too and okay.

Be reminded of the Europe copyright laws etc, I advise uninstalling ur torrent files downloaded and file sharing apps, u wouldn't like to pay a German or so attorney fees etc with ur student job work.
My guy told me even watching porns etc are illegal on public WiFi which is true but don't know if is same with ur accommodation school WiFi, just be careful. Is better to go pay for unlimited data plan monthly than risk their so many rules actually. Live streaming could be legal or illegal too depending on the copyright issue etc.
Hmḿmm, Germany is very good and nice but the people can be tricky too, (my German language teacher made that statement and my mind just went to, this their relax student visa and immigration stuff, may d tricky no reach there o].

The language is the only challenge I see
But is very surmountable, though I find it difficult to start conversation in it or reply back with it, but just a week German class has opened me up to hearing and reading as well writing the basics. So una get hope. Jenny on YouTube is a good teacher too.
U need the language to flex, u no Sabi am, u are on your own honestly.

The weather here is doing me harmattan, I understand that winter is not set yet but the cold sef much.
I think if u can just come with sweater and get a winter jacket here is preferable for those entering before Winter sets in.
Hmmm, am tired. Please come with clippers guys, come with two round plugs for extension of gadgets. I paid 13 euros just for the picture I attached. These people don eat my money plenty. I be no take the instructions serious o, mtcheeew.
Don't come with Rice, sugar, etc. Many things are better here. Na here most of u will experience d true feeling of buying original especially my fellow Aba brethren. Perfume of 3000 naira here d last longer than Naija perfume of 7k. Drinks, alcohols make sense here, not the 95% wey be fake for our side.
Stuffs here are standard but a little pricey for fashion etc.
Don't buy all those shoes and cans etc except u really know originals and have d money for it, just wear one come here close eyes buy better stuffs.
I have never seen a vegetable leaf, don't know why, ugu.
The comfort of a room apartment justify d 25 euros difference from the shared flats in my section joor.

Carry extra application materials o, cos many of u will realize here that u have made a wrong choice like me only when u arrive. There are just some things u won't understand at d valley till u climb to the top of the mountain, is still a gain gain if u understand what you want.

I rest here guys, good luck summer applicants. Honestly, like Berliner1 said it years ago and it motivated my spirit is true and very real. He wrote something like this " Bear every cost u will have to bear just to get it to here, no matter the cost implications, it will be worth it at the end". U will recover it last las be it IELTS, Goethe etc, that comment settled it for me to write IELTS, other than that, would never pay 70k for just an ordinary English exam for school application, is worth it at the end. So I hope someone applying is encouraged to do more, lol

NL actually helped me, so this is my 2nd family. I am garnished here, u won't understand. So is no retire for me, should always be back to give back here.

So that's it, I go now.

Tschüss Leute, Safe travels to those coming this period, don't fear with the whole cabin pressure loss etc esp for the first travelers like me. Mehn I hate that thing, Kai.
Lol

LordAndLoser:
Please when I make calls on my A5 Pro, the screen goes completely off even though I don't put it close to my ear. I can't access the phone until the call ends. I don't use a screen protector either.

It happens here too and my phone is updated. It even started after all these redundant updates.

This is just one out of the many bugs am experiencing after all these their updates.
Camera freeze, contact hangs and many other bugs I don't have strength to write about.
Only happiness is just that I got it about 30k or so, not really pained

My only happiness with this phone is that I didn't use 50k to buy d power, Mehn the quality of this phone is creapy.
The quality I repeat is crap, buy it if u just want to hold a sexy beautiful phone but inside d craze.
Mtcheeew, let me not swear for the promoters of A5 pro.

Huawei etc are better brands.

#signs out from this thread permanently.

dailydolar:
chairman we hail ooo

Lol, see my boss d hail me

imoriafe:
Of course u expected to have this culture shock since u r not used to seeing that, but like the other guy said we r all humans n this time ur perception will have to be widened to change n experience. Happy Sunday all..
Me ma I want to have culture shock too ooo...lol

I am not understanding u.
He reprimanded me tacitly for saying "God help us" at seeing gays kissed etc.
It shocked me but I didn't take it at heart.
He sounded as if I judged them.
Abeg!

Pecky2222:
Hey Chris how am I going to reach u now that u hav crossed...I have gotten my AM..planning to travel soon

I am not active on that WhatsApp line for now, will message u now.

Mudi4u:
Wow congrats men and thank God for a safe trip. Did you guyz spend much time on your transit in Istanbul?

Not at all.
We touched down IST at about 10:30 (Turkey time which is +2 from Nigeria) and our flight took off by 12pm.
By 11:30 or so, our pre-boarding started.
U have less than 1 hour to locate ur connecting flight departure gate as displayed on the various TVs and then be screened at the checkpoint for international connecting flights.
Just be up and doing, u go get am, nothing much sha

leo2sexy:
you see gay people u dey say God help us, like they are aliens...we are all equal in God's sight.

Mtcheeew, that's the problem of sharing personal experiences, must be misconstrued.
Guess u no see where I wrote is just culture shock, am not an extremist ordinarily.
Oga be guided, don't cook up meanings for me.

khalidx:
yes �.with free upod and Uwake

Don't know what is uwake?

Mustack:
Umidigi F2 is coming

For free?

Ayohbk:
Thanks. You've been more than helpful. Make I go realign my packages. Hope you've gotten accommodation, cos na my own number 1 issue be that�

I have an accommodation and got someone pick my room key from SW ahead of my arrival same day

What have I missed here?

Ayohbk:
Lmao....bros na you talk sey make we leave the Nigeria culture(which is filled with lotta hate using religion as cover up) and embrace the German way ( according to you is all about love). So when you mentioned gays showing PDA and then you follow it up with God help us like it's some terrorist act. Lol

Culture shock sir.
Am not an extremist ordinary.

Ayohbk:
Haa.... ok. I'm so much relieved now. Lemme go and add 2 more paints of garri to my load

I have not been to the Africa shop here, so I can't advise on foodstuffs to bring.
But I have bought some stuffs at Netto etc, so i wouldn't advise people to come with things like toiletries etc, cosmetics like perfumes, cream etc, is very much available at even a cheaper price than Nigeria.
Only refrain from the natural inclination to convert to naira at every moment.

Ayohbk:
Ok.... thanks. I actually have the rolling hand luggage as you described and it should weight around 3.85kg too. I'll make use of it like that jare. I hope there are carts @instabul that we can use to move our luggage. Cos I'm planning to carry 1 rolling box, 1 GMg, 1 hand luggage and 1 backpack

TA will transfer ur cargo luggage but u are responsible for ur handluggage and any Backpack u take into the cabin

dennison4luv:
las las you don land,,, success in all you do

Thank you