DanIndia:
Really!? It does say I reside in India ? WOW!!
What makes you think that these people commenting back are studying in Germany ? A few have but from what I've read and seen, most haven't.
And OH Yes, bro. I know what I'm saying. You may not

Please stop all these rants and stop derailing the thread. You have made your point. Prospective students should confirm course accreditation before applying. Haba !!

dencotech:
VISA COLLECTED. yea i think i collected my Visa together with clandestine on the 4th of February being Wednesday. Had my interview on the 16th of January, collected Visa on the 4th of February. All thanks to you guys who were with me. (with Eke40Stephen as contact point)

Germany things loading!!!! Osnabruck in Lower Saxony here i come!!!!!

Nice. Congrats bro. Were you the guy with glasses

dencotech:
VISA COLLECTED. yea i think i collected my Visa together with clandestine on the 4th of February being Wednesday. Had my interview on the 16th of January, collected Visa on the 4th of February. All thanks to you guys who were with me. (with Eke40Stephen as contact point)

Germany things loading!!!! Osnabruck in Lower Saxony here i come!!!!!

Nice. Congrats bro. Were you putting on glasses

esdajo:


Congrats brother. How long was the waiting period after your interview? Mine is 4 weeks and 2 days already and nothing as of yet. Please, respond to calm my nerves. Thanks

Thank you brother. I don't think you should hit the panic button just yet. Had my interview on the 22nd of December last year and received the email of collection on the 28th of january. That was about 5 weeks which is the standard(official) waiting time. Some may be shorter or longer. So I suggest you stay calm my brother because you will soon get the good news.

fxsly:

really. that's great. pls one more thing: my transcript is with me but the letter head is not saying anything German school rather Canada cos I once used it to apply there so I ask will this be a hinderance?

pardon my manners.... congratulations

Thank you bro. I don't think it will be a problem. Mine had a U.K university inscribed on the back ground, albeit, faintly and I did not have any problem whatsoever. So I think you will be fine.

fxsly:
house pls between German embassy and the Federal high court which is less expensive as to document certification. I know it has been discussed before now but pls help. thanks

Definitely the German Embassy. I was there yesterday and met a lady who confirmed she did hers about 2 weeks ago free of charge.

Eke40seven:


Congrats!!!
I have a good friend in Köln. Unfortunately, he is not on NL or at least this thread. Send me a PM let's see how it goes.

Congrats once again!

Thanks ma mehn. I will PM you shortly please.
Thanks a lot

Ugochux:


Congrats bro..happy for you..I hope to join you sonmetime this year..are u going for Msc or Bsc?

Thanks mehn...Expecting good news from you soon. I am going for an Msc course

Cole001:
Congratulations on your visa bro...Gods favour shall not depart from you when you get there.Enjoy yourself bro,am happy for you.

Thanks my brother. Wish you favour and blessings as well. Njoy!!

adenjnr:

Congrats

Thanks my man. Appreciate

Eke40seven:


The major factor that should determine which choice to make is your final CGPA. So, if your GP is below 3.00/5.00, which translates to 2.5. the odds of getting a masters programme becomes rather low or even impossible except you know certain tips. Even as that, you would stand a better chance getting a Bsc. Note that Bsc itself in English are not as available as Msc.
The IELTS should not hold you down as most schools deadlines are in May/June.
My 2 cowries!

Visa collected a few hours ago. Thanks be to God and every contributor to this thread. God bless us all with the fulfillment of our various expectations. Amen. Abeg, is ther anyone of us in Cologne or a person who knows someone in Cologne. Any referennce will be greatly appreciated.
Mr Eke or any1...
Thank you.

yettyclesia:
Hello people ,as we are all preparing one way or the other to study here in Germany we should also be prayerful please the battle is not over even after getting here ,a friend of mine in same uni (Ghanian) was found dead in his room last week in his studentenwerk room,its a sad story cos he is a very brilliant chap ,and won a DAAD scholarship to study here,everyone of us in Germany we know how much we prayed before getting here ,please don't let us relent and always ask for mercy ,we wont leave Africa to die in Europe,its really a sad story

Waatt !! That is indeed very sad. Not a good way to start the day at all. Really sad news. What was the cause?

swtxt:
Hello house, I've been following this thread religiously ever since I stumbled into it which unfortunately hasn't been long.
I want to apply for a master's degree in biotechnology or bioengineering and I have lots of questions buh i'll start with the obvious, which school do u guys recommend?
I'm so confused right now. I'm in desperate need of assistance.

Hello...you can get the information you need from daad.de . Just narrow your search by ticking the course or field you are interested in. You should have a plethora of schools to choose from.
I will advise you to continue reading this thread as you stated you have already started. Start from at least 250. You should have most of the info you need there.
Enjoy!!

Eke40seven:

If it won't get to them on or before January 15th then don't bother....a deadline is a deadline. set your mind towards winter, you will have more time to select as many as possible then.

I know someone who had similar challenge too recently. its not peculiar to you at all.

Thank you Eke for calming my nerves. Got the details from them after lodging a complaint via the contact form on their website. Once again, thank you

Williamso:
Please I need you all to help me out here.
Was going through daad website, and most of the schools/degree options I saw require either offline application or a combination of offline and online. Only a few (2 or 3) use uni-assist. Knowing that they all require my transcript, how do I go about the application when my school charges 35k for transcript to Germany, and I plan to apply for not less than 5 schools, that will be 175k on transcripts alone, which is outrageous!!!

Will it be possible to obtain a student copy of my transcript and send out photocopies? Will it be valid? Please I need you all to guide me here...



That method didn't help me here bro... Thanks for the tip though

If you'd done your homework properly by reading previous pages of this thread, you definitely would have found precise answers to this question as it has been treated extensively.
Well, what most people do is to have their universities send transcripts to places like a companies etc forming that they need it to secure a job and all that. You just get someone in a company probably a friend, to pick it up on your behalf. Make photocopies of the transcripts and have them certified. Depending on the type of certification required by the schools you intend applying to,you can do that at the german embassy in lagos which I hear is free, at the court for a minimal fee, or at a notary public which can be quite expensive depending on your relationship with such individuals. You then send these certified copies to such schools. As a matter of fact, most schools explicitely state that applicants need not send original documents but certified copies of required documents.
Finally, I will advise you to read this thread properly. You will be doing yourself a world of good as so so many have benefited from this thread and have achieved their primary goals of getting visas. The importance of this thread cannot be overstated as I am a living witness of this. You read this thread, apply yourself, meet the various requirements of your schools and embassy, you get your Visa. Chikena !!

Eke40seven:


Sir, of course you were not denied you withdrew so technically its not a denial but just a deferment of the application.

for the form, you can just Google their website and download. However, at the rate naira is falling, do you think its a good idea to withdraw even with the charge? except of course you have a euro domiciliary account to send it to.
I hope you get better answers.
My two cowries

Speaking of deutsche bank. Please has anyone opened a blocked account at the Lagos consular's in the past 3 weeks and received a confirmation of account opening from the bank? I ask because it's now over 3 weeks since I opened mine,precisely on the 15 of december last year and I still await my account details.

Ndyoo:
Lol @ Nevibot...The young generation of Germans are something else. If you plan to learn german from them then you're on your own. They speak terrible german. It's like a slang. And as for the girls wey dey smile at you...No mistakenly go chyke one. The first OT wey dem give me here be say smiling at you doesn't necessarily mean she's interested in you. Someone learnt it the hard way and taught me the easier way.

Hehehe..Really? But I thought I heard the opposite. That when they do that, they are actually leading you on as they are very honest and straight forward in their dealings and they into blacks. Lol. Really funny though.

nevilbot:


Wat dey are asking for is only for one year but if u av money surplus u can put excess, na ur money kill am

Hey nevibot , how yoy doing brother ?How is everything going with you overthere . Trust you are gradually beginning to integrate into the system. With regards to goings on there, heard about this new right wing movement gathering up pace there but also heard a number of citizens have gone in to squash it. My question is, has it in any way affected you and the everyday non-german from observation.

Dafa:


The training is related to what I studied in school, the company in Germany is sponsoring me not the firm I work for in nigeria.

I am just a little curious as to why you are making
enquiries about same topic with double accounts.
Pardon my inquisitiveness but it looks a little fishy.
Anyway, please desist from this line of action you
are about to take as it is very obvious it's an
"arrangee". It makes no sense for a company whom
you do not work for to invest so much on a person
who is not an employee. Obviously, it looks
extremely fraudulent as am I so sure you will get
fake documents from the so called "reputable
company" and present to the embassy which
obviously will result in a straight denial and ban. So
please and please, if this is your plight, put a
spanner in the works now and go the legit way so as
not to block the way for genuine applicants.

SimplyAlfy:
Pls waiting on answers to this(from different contributors will be so appreciated).Thanks a bunch to all the awesomes.

The rate at which people are lackadaisical towards reading is becoming alarming. The answer to your question is already on the page of your post. But,of course you did not know because you didn't READ!!

hollaytan:
Hello house , have gone through the previous threads but for the purpose of better understanding and enlightment have got some questions.. Am thinking of appying for summer admission through uni-assist,
1. I want to knw if single payment I make covers multiple application to diffferent univ or I will have to pay per application?
2. What are the benefits of applying through uni-assits,
3. Do I have to send a single certified copy of my documents
4. Can I still meet up for March/april admission.
Please I will be highly appreciative if my questions ate kindly answered............thanks to u all

READ, READ, READ!! It has been said time and time again that German Education involves a great deal of individual work/research. Even American Exchange students studying there were shocked at the intensity of individual research work. Point being ,If American Educated students were shocked at this, what do you think those from Nigeria will do. So the earlier you inculcate the attitude of reading, the better for you.
Go to Uni-assist Official website and search out the answers to your questions (1-3). It's there in black and White or read a few pages back of this thread.
As for your number 4, you can only get that from your intended school of study. Search for schools using daad and check for their application deadlines. I will advise you to hurry because most of their deadlines have already elapsed.

hilarybanks:
I got a mail from my sch today stating that I cannot be given further extension because enrollment for the winter semester is no longer possible. Is there any way I can convince my my school to still make room for me by giving me an extension? and is it a wise decision for me to delay a bit while I keep trying to convince my sch dat I have being granted the visa and all I need is the extension? kos I intend visiting the embassy on wednesday.

There is absolutely no need to lie to your school about the embassy approving your visa. What if your school contacts the embassy, which of course is very likely and the embassy tells them the truth. Then you will not only lose the opportunity of admission into the school be it now or in the future, but will also likely tarnish your image in the eyes of the embassy as they will see you as a non-trustworthy person thereby jeopardising your visa application. I recommend you ask for a deferal just as Belly suggested.

XketchDesigns:


I really don't get how this thread works anymore? Now, the question are selected before answer as opposed to before that you get an answer or at least a referral.

People don't want to answer questions that have been answered over and over again. Its frustrating. If you had read just 2-3 pages back, you would have seen Eke's post where he discussed on the issue.

Eke40seven:


Please, am still pleading for help....................

Someone with adequate info on the sponsorship letter procedure should help him please. A resourceful person like him should not wait forever to get answers when he is urgent need of them considering his immense contribution to this thread.

fapper2:



vielen danke bru...i receivd a mail after he finished d registration dat ma password has not bin sent to ma mail but i was given only my username so i was tynkin may be ets will send me ma password wen d results are out bcause of d way dey hv addressd d password in d mail dey sent as...i guess d guy don forget d password nd if it hapens to b dat he has forgotten it, could dere b remedy for dat.......

The agent registered it, he has the password. Let him not fool you. He may not want to give you now because he wants everything to go through him which is more money for him on the long run. Situations may arise when you have to send it to more schools than you filled when registering with him. In this case, instead of simply going to the official ets website to have them send it to the various schools at a minimised rate, you must go back to him to have it done at his own rate, which I can assure you is way above what ets charges.
If you are okay with this though, and you are not in a hurry to see your scores and apply to your school, then you may have to hold your horses and wait for the hard copy to get to you. In my case, I waited for around 1-1/2 months, although I had already viewed my score online,saved and sent it to my intended schools

fapper2:




please ooo guys, i also registered for toefl and d agent told me that i shouldnt worry about the password dat its not neccessary and dat wen ma result is out dem go forward am to ma email nd ma address........pls correct me if am getting somthin wrong to knw if i gotta strangle him now or nt...

I feel irrespective of your method of registration, you are entitled to your password simply because you paid for the exam. So I think you should request it from the agent. However, you may wait for ten working days after your examination date to elapse before you give him a call because that's usually when the results are released online and a little longer before ets sends the hard copy. If he doesn't send you the soft copy after the aforementioned 10 days, then you demand it. Either ways, I still feel you should ask him for the password now simply because I feel you have a right to it. Afterall, you paid for it

researchQ:
Please guys am in a state of confusion. I registered for TOEFL through an agent called Edulight. I wrote the exam on 27th September. On 7th October I received a mail that my score is out. Since it was an agent that registered me, I called them to request for my scores. Their boss asked for my name and ETS I.d I sent it to him. Lo and behold after waiting for some hours I got no email, or any messages as how to access my scores. Its 3 days now no response. Right now the guy and his workers have stopped picking my calls. my application deadline is 15th October. Am agitated Please what can you advice me to do?

Hello researchQ. Do you have your toefl password? That is, the password to access your toefl account online? It is usually the password you opened your toefl account with. If yes, just go to the official toefl website, view your score, save the page as a pdf file and print it. You may use either to apply, as requested by the school you are applying to. If no, you may have to go physically to the office of the agent (edulight) to request for it. Here is the official toefl page for checking scores.https://toefl-registration.ets.org/TOEFLWeb/extISERLogonPrompt.do.

giftwalter:
Please has anyone here used the option of using a sponsor who resides in Germany? I don't have dat 8000 euros but I have an aunty whose Husband is a German citizen.They both live in Berlin.. Can I use them?

You should go over at least the last 50-75 pages preceding this one and you will be almost fully equipped with useful information as this your question has been answered times without number. Anyway, getting a letter of sponsorship will suffice, hence, overcoming the need for the 8000 euros.

betty55: you should really be ashame of your self for posting this kind of things here,why are you this mean and foolish to bring this kind of rubish here,if you have spoken with your relative go ahead and face your journey and don,t come here to spoil things for others with sincere intention,

Thank you bro/sis. That is the quintessential response. What he did is absolutely unacceptable. Even if he has such distasteful intentions, it is absolutely wrong to come on a public forum to discuss such. You never know who is going to visit the site. Completely unacceptable

Ndyoo:

You're the reason why a great majority of Nigerians that wants to go to Germany, with true and pure intents for a conference or a visit are being rejected because your likes are given Visas to go for a conference or a Visit and they never want to go back again. Infact your type are why Visas are hard to get... Of course your chances are bleak. 1 - Chop Aduro and the aduro go later Chop You. 2 - Go to Club, get a cougar, marry her and let your life be fated by her decisions. Of course you will do that within the 2 Weeks you have in some far away denmark if they still allow that. Alles gute...

Your response is spot on save for the last 2 sentences. He should desist from such act and not complicate things for other genuine applicants.

igwejay: Good evening all, please after certifying my document at d fedral high court, i want to know if i need to make photocopy of certified document and send to school i am applying for, or do I need to certify each time I will be sending to any school. Regards

What is the point of certifying docs if you going to end up photocopying them and eventually send the copies. You would have defeated the purpose by that very act. You have to send the certified copies to every school you are applying to and not photocopies of the certified copies.