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Travel › Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 4 by Dankeschon: 3:56pm On Aug 29, 2017

derpkunta:
I went to the embassy this morning to pick up my visa as opposed receiving it via a courier service after a minimum of 7 days (I submitted
my passport on the 23rd).

This is because while submitting my passport and insurance, I also included a letter explaining why i needed to travel as soon as possible due to
the fact that my enrollment deadline was fast approaching.

To my surprise, I received a mail from the embassy on Friday telling me to come collect my visa this morning.

I learnt a lot from this forum which is why i am documenting my process here to help others facing some of the challenges i faced.

A huge huge CONGRATULATIONS; it's all God's grace

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 10:12am On Apr 20, 2017

Good-day house

pls does anyone has any possible payment channel for uni-assist? and at what exchange rate pls?

Thanks a lot

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 5:17pm On Nov 25, 2016

Chisodan:
Pls admin advice me on the type of visa to apply for. I have an uncle for Germany and a sponsor here in Nigeria, and am more than 18. I also have a b.eng in petroleum engineering here in Nigeria. But am looking for d type of German visa to apply for, as am hoping to settle in Germany pls advice me

Apply for a study visa, but before doing that, you have to secure your admission first, so start searching and applying to schools immediately. Once you're given admission, then proceed with visa application immediately. Your Nigerian sponsor wouldn't be recognised by German authorities or else he/she would pay the required €8000 into a blocked account for you. If not then the better option would be for your German-resident uncle to send you a sponsorship/obligation letter (called Verpflichtung). Stating that he'll cover your stay for the time you'll be studying; and of course he should be earning enough to do that, if he doesn't earn enough, the German Authorities over there will not issue the form to him.
Hope this helps

I pray the best for you

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Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 2:00pm On Nov 22, 2016

diggy4real:
Wat do you mean by "stamp of certified true copy and signature" is it the red stamp with signatures that notary lawyers use?

Stop bothering yourself with all that; just tell the notary officer to certify you document, they know too well what to do. The stamp says Certified TRUE COPY, that's why it's being referred to that way. And well, I think it might actually be the same stamp you're referring to.
As long as your docs are genuine, you really have nothing to worry about.

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 1:54pm On Nov 22, 2016

Jeffhardy3000:
Good day everyone, sorry for taking f thread back, just wanted to know the particular documents ( original or photocopy) I need to take to the embassy for them to confirm. Pls help it's an emergency!!!

Both sir.
However, mandatory is your application form dully filled and signed, as well as your international passport; without any of these, you won't get your documents certified. Also, the photocopies should be arranged in same order as the originals.
Personal advice, pls get there at least 30mins before the given for cut-off time (which is usually 10am these days)

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Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 1:44pm On Nov 22, 2016

OJCITY22:
House.. Please I want to certify/notarize my doc in lagos. How do I go about it. I don't really know how it works for embassy. Do I book appointment with the embassy for certification OR better still go to high court (I am sure they will definitely bill me in court)

Go online and book your appointment with the German Consulate; certfications are done from Mondays to Wednesdays, and they are free of charge with maximal numbers of 5 sets per day. Arrange your photocopies in same order as your originals
However, if you decide to use the court, you can also do so. Lagos high court charges 200 per page.
Another option is the British Council (NOT Embassy); they charge 1000 for the first 5 pages, and 500 for subsequent 5pages

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 1:31pm On Nov 22, 2016

idrisaleo1:
Hello room, please whoever has a copy of sponsorship letter should please endeavour to upload a scanned copy here. I urgently need one for my uncle to show the alien office in Darmstadt cos they were saying he should contact Abuja's embassy for him to get it which I believe is not the right process. Please I really need this. Thanks for ur everyday help my ogaz

Your uncle should try using the word "Verpflichtung"; that's what it's called. It is more of a form than a letter; it's actually an obligation form, he gives them your data and his data as well, they fill it into the form, then he sends it to you. It should cost him about 25Euros.
If you still need a pix of it, google Verpflichtung

I really hope this helps

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 2:56am On Oct 10, 2016

Good morning good people
pls does anyone know the current visa fee please?
@Abuja embassy precisely.

Thanks a lot

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 2:00pm On Sep 20, 2016

Nosky247:
Is it not better that you go to the Embassy and certify your documents. It will save cost more than what you are about doing. Besides, some schools accept only certifications from the embassy.

Exactly!!
and I also sincerely do not understand what it is with this 'seal' stuff. Has any school asked you for seals on your certificates to make them authentically certified? Pls why pay a "whooping" 2500 for something not necessary?
Just get to the embassy with your original documents, and application form and they'll certify everything free of charge; except in cases that the embassy is not open to that (like on Thursdays and Fridays). Even at that, the British Council certfies documents at about 200 or 100 per page, and if you don't want to use that, you can still use the High Court at 200 per page.
I really don't understand the need for the seal; for all schools I have applied to, none has ever asked for a seal, whether on the first or last page; so just drop it.

Pray the best ahead for you.

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 10:27pm On Sep 19, 2016

honourableseyi:
It is not impossible. Buy your prepaid envelope and go with the required sum. Don't talk about block account opening at the gate till you have entered cause the interview is more important on that day. You can explain to those in charge of the account opening inside. But I will advise you to go for the appointment on the 4th of October, get it done and focus your interview. Assuming they refused to do it for you on the 7th and you have missed the appointment on the 4th thinking they will; another available date might not be favourable to your timing. By the way, how did you book for visa interview appointment without the slip? or was the first one rejected by DB? Shalom

How did I book?

I received my admission letter from my school sometime last month; though I think that was late considering other schools that were already done with enroll
ment. I immediately forwarded the mail to the Consulate, explaining that my admission letter just arrived with the letter attached to the mail; that was the only attachment I used. They replied with a week notice for my interview, I responded, pleading that 1 week won't be enough for my preps, they quickly responded, this time with 3 weeks ahead and asked if that was ok; I affirmed.
Btw, thanks for your response

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Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 2:27pm On Sep 18, 2016

Good-day house, thanks for every assist and response:

pls I have my interview on 7th Oct and booked an appointment for DB account opening on 4th Oct. Will I be able to successfully complete the account opening on that same day (4th)?

Pls I urgently need as much advice on how to best approach this.

Thanks all; in anticipation

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 10:02am On Sep 09, 2016

Nnamdyjoe:
Its now 9990, I used it on monday

pls @Nnamdyjoe how and where exactly do I get pls; this is really urgent

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 1:37pm On Sep 08, 2016

Dankeschon:
pls house, does anyone know
how I can locate the fedex office at embassy park or any other cheaper courier service where I can get a prepaid envelope.

pls this is urgent

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 10:06pm On Sep 07, 2016*

futurewise11:
Fedex 11500 @ the embassy car park.

pls house, does anyone know
how I can locate the fedex office at embassy park or any other cheaper courier service where I can get a prepaid envelope.

pls this is urgent

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 6:37am On Sep 07, 2016

TemmyDavies:
Very reliable and u can track your parcel, I use it when m sending stuffs outside Nigeria, so far the cheapest

pls do you have an idea of the price for the TNT prepaid envelope?

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 3:16pm On Sep 06, 2016

ohakskid:
are they also reliable and can u track ur doc?

pls does anyone has an idea of the price for the TNT prepaid envelope?

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 1:00am On Sep 06, 2016

Good morning house,

pls my dad just came home yesterday with the age declaration (deposed by head of family), which he got from the court, however, it has his picture and signature on it. Pls shouldn't there be anywhere I should sign, and also should it be his pix or mine.

Thanks all for every assistance.

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 7:21pm On Sep 04, 2016

Good evening nice people,
pls any idea of the current visa fee (€60) in Naira?

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:52am On Sep 04, 2016

Good morning house,

pls does anyone have an idea of the current price for dhl or ups prepaid envelope?
have a nice week ahead

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 1:29pm On Sep 03, 2016

pls house, my visa appointment holds soon and I want an urgent response pls.
I have a sponsor resident in German, do I need the original document from him or is the scanned copy good enough? I'm trying to consider the time it would take for the document to get here.

pls urgent assist needed

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:28am On Sep 03, 2016

sd39:
No. And I bought health insurance online, literally a few hours before the interview, gave it back to me. At the end I had to ask the lady why she didn't take most of the stuff, so much effort and time put into gathering all these documents and they just took the bare minimum from me. Idk, maybe cause it's Abuja and they usually don't handle student visa.

Thanks a lot for the prompt response.
Please what is the cost, and how did you go about getting it?

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:26am On Sep 03, 2016

pq007:
pls expantiate on the 5sets of document of each booking .. I set is it 5 photocopies of each document?

Nope.

Sometimes, you might want to certify documents for more than one school, that is, you might be applying to various Universities, and each need their own set of certified documents. The Consulate can certify more than one set for you, but to a maximum number of 5 sets of documents. This is because earlier we used to go to Consulate with as much as 7 or some even 10 sets of documents to various Universities, and the officer-in-charge would spend so much time just certifying one person's set of documents, thus they had to limit it to 5; and if you want to submit to more schools, then you'll have to do a fresh booking.

Hope you clearly understand

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:18pm On Sep 02, 2016

sd39:
Abuja.

pls did they ask for any Insurance documents? Is health or travel Insurance still mandatory or necessary for the interview?

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:09pm On Sep 02, 2016

jbonito:
Please people. Help a brother out here

Go to the Consulate Website,and book an appointment for CERTIFICATION of DOCUMENTS under Legal and Consular Affairs. Book a date from those available, and try to be there on that date before 9am with a printout of the mail you'll get and all originals of your documents along with your International passport and photocopies of the documents arranged in the same order as the original. You can only certify 5 sets of documents on each booking.

Hope this helps

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 11:11pm On Aug 16, 2016

napoleonsmart:
Respect to all the Guru's in the house!!!

Today I got my admission for M.Sc in Cottbus University of Technology even though I just applied beginning of July, may God be praised.

Please i need your advice on how to get the study visa which I know is not easy. I am supposed to resume October and time is not just on my side again so I want your advice so I can get it right at this first trial.

Thanks everyone for your contribution

pls house

I just replying on this with a similar situation. Just received responses from about 3 schools offering me admission, however the consulate website says no more applications for this year. How do I go about my admission?

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 8:03pm On Jul 18, 2016

Good evening all

pls I need ur urgent assistance; anyone who has been through a similar experience.
I received an affirmation for an admission I applied for (Masters), however, they have further asked that I take an online test.
The University is TU Chemnitz; pls does anyone have an idea of what this test looks like.

Thanks a lot for every assistance.

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:51am On May 09, 2016

honourableseyi:
What exactly is your grade? Forget about this second class upper or lower of a thing; second class lower has both high and low range. There might be some things you are not doing alright also. Read through the thread and ask questions where you are stuck . Finally, you can apply for Msc and at the same time Bsc to serve as your plan B. Shalom

My grade is 2.9
I think you're right by saying there might be some things I'm not doing right, but that's exactly what I'll like to know; for I must of needs get it right this time by God's Grace.

Thanks a lot for every assistance

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:47am On May 09, 2016

Tesland:
u hav learnt up to b2 privately, did u do Goethe exams afterwards?...frm ur post u wanna study bsc in german which requires at least B1, in some cases B2....so u're good to go if u hav d language certificate....adding ur already acquired bsc will defo increase ur chances

Unfotunately, I have not written my B2 exams, but would do so in July, I however wrote the last B1, making just 2 out of 4.
I want to apply possibly for an English taught course, (I had written IELTS in 2013 getting a 7.0) but I still want to know if my ssce is sufficient for BSc application or if I must include my BEng. Also is there any possibility of getting an admission for an MSc?

Thanks a lot for every assistance

Travel › Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Dankeschon: 9:22am On May 09, 2016

funkys:
Thanks for sharing bro. Please I applied for LMU epidemiology, I need to know more about the program, how many students per session, how competitive it is to gain admission and possibly details about the entrance exam. Kindly help a brother. Thanks

Good-day everone
pls I need an urgent assistance
I'm a graduate of Engineering (Elektronik/Comm) B.Eng second class lower, I graduated in 2005 and I want to further my studies in Germany. I have applied for the past 3years now but have been turned down. I'm not sure if it's my grades or the German language.
However this year I have decided to apply for BSc in either Information Systems or Engineering.
I have some years of work experience in the Banking sector, I have also completed private classes in A2 to B2 German language classes, but I don't know if I should apply with only ssce (cos its since 97) or if I should still apply with my BEng

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