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GeneralBahdGuy:
Thanks cos Zenith just refused to do after all d hope

was it the headquarters of zenith bank in Victoria island you went to and they refused to do it?

what was the reason given for their refusal?

ansellotty:
If you had your interview at Abuja, I'd like to know if you addressed your motivation letter to the Ambassador.

I guess all motivation letter irrespective of where you do your interview should be adressed to the consular general because on the embassy website it is stated that the consular general is responsible for visa applications for all Nigerian States.

just found out that with the promo code you can only fly to select cities in Germany (Dusseldorf and Frankfurt).

has anyone been able to use it to fly to hamburg, Berlin or Munich?

diego2015:
bros I have Kiel admission but my interview is sep 20, and enrollment deadline is 4th Oct.

If your admission was issued be angelika kolwoski in the international students office. Send her a mail seeking for extension of enrollment deadline and she will reply.

I did that when i was having difficulty securing an interview date and mine was extended to 30th October. Although i don't need it again as i got August 23 interview date.

I guess you are going for msc computer science

ayotho9:
No. I sent my blocking confirmation a day after the interview.

That's serious. Whats the name of the city your school is located?

ayotho9:
Not really sir.

Or did u fund late

ayotho9:
Friends, God has done it. I got the Am mail

Interview date: 16/05/18
AM mail: 23/07/18
I funded after the interview.

I want to say a big thank you to everyone. God will answer our prayers.

Congrats... Yours took more than 8weeks jeez.. Do you have an idea why it took this long? And Which city are you going to

Bellss:
Good morning dear friends, I want to appreciate everyone on this platform for your love and concern. I just received my AM this morning. I had my interview on the 20th of June, 2018. Thank u.

@berliner 1, pls I sent u a PM, pls sir help me respond

Congratulations..

Hey braket

Do you have german coursemates?

Or does the University run same masters program in German for its citizens?

Did you buy your exercise books from naija or it is cheaper over there

ansellotty:
The Abj address is my real address. Same address on my AL.

Its ok. I will advise you to send another mail using a computer if you used a phone to send the previous one. There is nothing wrong with the format you used..

My mails to the embassy seeking an interview date was consistently ignored for almost two weeks until i used a computer to send it. The phone i was using doubles the messages i send thereby making it disorganized and cumbersome. I am not saying that is why yours has been ignored but you can try..

Also hope your enrollment deadline is in October

KendrickAyomide:
una lazy finish including braket, i shame for una. i work 12 hours morning and Night shift 7-7 at Guiness Benin city factory for less than a 100 dollar pay.. most of the time we stand. wtf

After working in guiness do u not go home to rest during the day. Remember in Germany you wilk have to attend classes and also study

Braket:
Lol, my mouth didn't touch that biscuit. I don't think it's allowed to take the biscuit out of the facility.

But I don't work there anymore, I wan kill myself?

Hehe. Abeg e good say you run oo. Which kin work be that self. 8hours straight standing through out. Na punishment or na slavery? Nonsense

Abeg how much is the average pay per hour for these part time jobs

Braket:
Thank you for the drama that happened while I was away. It was fun reading it and really eased my stressful week

I think it's safe to say that making one Euro here in Germany no be beans at all, coming from Nigerian work experience.

No time for playing.


Remember I mentioned how a journey of an hour turned to 4 stressful hours last week? The fact that I needed to pick something at home and head out again?

Well I was going home to pick my safety boot for a night shift I had. Little did I know I have not expressed the greatest stress yet.

Getting home to pick the safety boot and heading out again, I had no time to rest.

In short, I started the night shift work in a biscuit factory from 10pm to 6am.

What I did basically was packing 5 biscuits into a big pack, then send it to a taping machine and it rolls off to logistics department.

All these were done while standing.

I had to be fast because the biscuits won't stop coming so speed was need.
I was battling with a lot of things, the stress I expressed during the day, back pain, leg pain, hand pain, the pain of not closing my eyes since 5am that I work up.

In my mind, I was just cursing the owner of the biscuit factory and the day I showed interest in the job.

Shebi I said time was fast in Germany, nah line oh. The time is freaking slow when you have to work while standing.

Immediately my supervisor announces 5 minutes Pause, I dash out of the freaking place. But at that moment, the time gets faster and I report back to work.

In short, I worked myself out on Saturday and had to sleep all through Sunday, starving at some point.


Morale of the story .
When you hear the pay, it makes sense in naira. But please don't be fooled, everything goes back to the system.

If you have the mentality of coming to Germany to hustle with student visa, these are the kind of unskilled blood sucking jobs you will get and trust me, you will surely grow old very fast. And the painful part, half of your money goes back to the government who in turn pay them to their senior citizens and those without jobs that end up using it to smoke cigarette and drink beer, and still hate you for being black.

Funniest part, one will think a lot of people working these jobs will be foreigners. Nah lie oh, most of them are citizens.
This I think is the main reason they need skilled works and thereby making their education free to bring in people to fill the space.

Person wey get head no get cap.

At least you no go they buy biscuits again

Tayerulz:
I mean was it specifically stated that it should be sent to them by mail? Can one take the documents to the embassy by oneself?

Yes you can if you live in lagos

Tayerulz:
Hi, Wanted to know if the embassy included the address to send your passport & insurance to?

Its the embassy address in Victoria island. Same one you write on your prepaid courier envelope

Kenthumphz:
Yes. You print it out, with a photocopy and send with your passport to the embassy.

Thanks. Are they still gonna send anyone by courier to me?

Will the online printed travel insurance be accepted at the airport?

Kenthumphz:
Mansard Insurance, 17k for 6 months and it's totally hassles free. You just make your payment, furnish them with your details and wala, it's sent to your email address in less than two hours.
Am sure Lalaski can testify to that....lol.

PM if interested.

Hello is it the one sent to your email you will print and send to the embassy or you will have to wait for them to send the original by post

Pervic:
5k. But rooms are not much.

Thanks boss. AM is next

Kingson16:
I had my interview on the 18th of May, 2018. Funded BA before interview, all documents were complete, prepared very well for the interview, I prayed too. I wasn’t found wanting in any way. I was convinced I had a wonderful interview because my VO was friendly.. Now am asking, what really went wrong ?
……
…..
VO: that would be all, we would contact you in four weeks time to inform you about the condition of your application. Have a nice day.
Me: thank you you ma.

First week came and went by
Second week followed
Third week too.
On the fourth week, I was filled with joy because to me, nothing will make me not to get an AM
Behold forth week went by, no AM.
I was like : maybe it's because of the public holidays
Fifth week came, I was full of expectation. Days came and went by . yet no AM.
What really went wrong?

My brothers and parents were like: we thought you said you would get a mail in 4weeks time? Then I realized the fire on the mountain.

Sixth week came, I decided to write to the alien office , they replied that my details can’t be found in their database, that I should refer to the embassy.
I wrote to the consulate Lagos, they replied that my application is still being processed.
God what is happening? What is wrong?

Seventh week came, siblings and parents were already getting disappointed, I myself was even getting frustrated.
I wrote to the embassy again, same reply. The week went by. No AM.

"this is no longer ordinary...", I said to myself. fasting became my food, prayer became my water. Tears kept rolling. God what is happening?

8th week came... I made the church my Home. I kept praying for mercy.. I left the church 1:20pm on Tuesday,

by 1:52pm that same day, something slowly bounced into my Email.

Behold the Long awaited AM.
God has shown his mercy to a poor banished sinner like me.
Gott sei dank.

Wow 8 good weeks.. Congratulations bro. Which city are you going to

Pervic:
Pre-Transcript
Got to Lagos on Monday n Lodged at Sargent (SGs) MESS in Bonny Cantonment Just about 3 – 5 minutes’ walk to the German Embassy. Then later went out to check the location of the embassy to ease my movement the next day. . .
On Interview Day
I was up as early as few minutes to 3am. Den I started feeling d heat as d long awaited day just started. Controlled myself n did a little of self-interview dat early hours of d day via NL as I was looking at past transcript on NL n attempting them. At dis point it was as if dey were fast forwarding the time hahhaha.
Finally got prepared n was on my way to the embassy few minutes to 5am. Got to the Gate of Bonny Cantonment saw some military men n told dem I was having an appointment with the German Embassy with my appointment slip in my hand as proof. The military man looked at me n said k if U know say U wan go out dis early U go get work for us den I looked around and observed some persons were sweeping den I asked which work sir, he said just sweep from were dat bike dey com out. I quick proceeded wit sweeping the location he gave to me n later went to inform him I was tru. He den opened d gate for me as at past 5am.
Got to the general entrance of the embassies saw some security men checking in cars, so I walked pass dem into the main compound den dis guys hustling started ooo.
Guy how far U get passport, U don arrange Ur docs, d guy brought out a sample of passport bigger dan mine; hmmmmm my mind b fly oooo. But I just did not answer him. Then he said if U know U are with any metal or phone go over dere n drop it. Got dere n greeted d lady, she replied n said dem dey pay to drop something here ooo 1k. I looked at her, ma I am wit just my room key (very small) and a pen, she said k because no phone I fit collect #500 because biro na sharp object n dem no go let U carry any sharp object go inside. U no get wetin U wan go write inside. At dis point I just walked away witout dropping the key n pen. Got to another point where I observed some applicants where standing so I asked if I will b allowed to go in n 1 said no dat dey were asked to wait hmmmm at dis point I observed d direction dey were facing wasn’t the main direction to the German Embassy as directed d previous day so I went to 1 of the security men n asked; Pls sir am going to the German Embassy n witout wasting any time he allowed me to proceed.

Note: The German Embassy seen to be friendly in terms of principles dan some other embassies within d same environment. So always know Ur stand n don’t stand because others are standing. Feel free to ask question(s)
Got to the German Embassy almost 5:18am met 2 persons wit jus 1 student applicant n some security men n I was instructed to join the line by the security man.
Waited for a long time (D man to check us in came did is cleaning n all. As staff were going in)
Finally, minutes to 7am he called out the student applicant n instructed us to move forward and sit. Den he brought his check list n told us to listen to him n arrange our docs accordingly (originals 1st, den photocopies in separate place) he den instructed us to walk towards his direction 1 after d other as he checked n added a signed slip to our appointment letter n sent us in were we signed in, was given visitor’s tag n was taken inside the main building for the interview.
Observation(s):
Please be mindful of dis pre-interview stages as dis stages can spoil Ur entire day. How?
Some person(s) will walk up to U telling U requirements for another type of visa without asking which U are applying for (a woman walked up to me n started saying hope U are wit Ur docs, Insurance etc n d other even said if I was wit my receipt of payment etc….. imagine). On no account must U b destabilize because of dat. Just follow Ur student visa application check list n ensure U go with all the requirements n photocopies. Don’t 4get to arrange Ur docs in Ur room b4 going out. Everybody wit his/her own style. All I did was to place my Originals at d front of it photocopies as advised here n it worked perfectly for me and gave me easy access to my docs. Try to understand Ur pattern of arrangement so dat U can bring out any document wit ease as U will b instructed how to properly arrange Ur docs at the entrance of the embassy.
Dress code: I know some persons will be tinking about dis. Just relax n dress presentable n good for interview.

Thanks previc for the detailed heads-up.. I wish you all the best

Cryptofish:
Nope

Then this is serious

Cryptofish:
Was anybody asked to sign a document saying something like "I will come back to my country after my course" I mean during visa interview... I was given that today.. I want to know if that's the trend or its a new rule?

Are you going to Germany on a scholarship?

Jigba:
T-shirts aren't costly. The last time I bought it, it was 4.99 for each. It's your choice to choose where to buy them, in naija or in Germany. The only cloth you should definitely buy from naija are jeans. Good, quality jeans are really costly here.

If I were you, I would buy enough jeans in naija then buy t-shirts in Germany.

Also there are second hand stores where you can buy good clothes for as low as 3 euros! .

Bags are costly here, definitely buy from naija. I don't know if they sell second hand bags..

Thanks for the heads-up jigba now i see why LUCAS99 wants to be a cuddle buddy �

It appears round neck T-Shirts is very cheap over there cos thats what almost everyone rocks in the summer. Like how much do they go for there. And do they sell high quality secondhand clothes shoes and bags there at very fair rates. Or is it better we buy them from naija before coming over.

Cc. Braket
Cc. Jigba

Hadampson:
Wow... congratulations bro... I tap from your success

Amen

Braket:
Downloading is illegal and so is streaming to some extent. But everyone one streams here. I download mixtapes from Naijaloaded, not a big fan of music.

Ok.. Thanks. I will be resuming at kiel this winter

Braket:
Update about the delay.

The journey of an hour turned to 4 hours, I had to take a train to a place I haven't been before and from there, DB provided a bus to take us to the final destination.

Saturday was a very rough day for me. I slept all through Sunday, to the extent that I forgot to watch Power

Nice so you watch tv series over there. I thought illegal downloads is not allowed. So please tell me how do you watch these series and how do you get Nigerian music on your phone. Is there a way of bypassing the system?

Braket whats the mood like after the crashing out from the World Cup

Omosikiru1992:
Good Afternoon house.....Please am seriously concerned on a mistakes made during my visa appointment......after sending series of mailed through my phone requesting for appointment i decided to change my residential address to Abuja's which I was given appointment in lagos.... Please hop it won't affect me during my interview because my home address is stated on my admission letter and my other documents

You will tell them you relocated naa

[quote author=Aminsky post=68731447][/quote]I am going to Kiel winter. I guess we are very few as you are the first person I have met here with admission from Kiel too

[quote author=iambeluchi post=68477022][/quote]Congratulations