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esdajo:
Am very happy for you brother. Delay isn't necessarily denial afterall. I tap into your testimony and I am believing God for a similar miracle. So the woman that interviewed me was the same person that replied my email and she dey pretend to be another person? Okay no wahala!

thanks and lol. Take am easy oga..e don reach ur hand alrdy..

adenjnr:
Congrat bro

many thanks...

esdajo:
House, this is the email I sent to the embassy on Monday after the experience I had during the interview when I was asked if I had applied before and the reason for the refusal and the way the Asian looking lady reacted and dropped my passport and said I was free to go:


DEAR SIR/MA,

SEQUEL TO YOUR LETTER DATED OCTOBER 30, 2014 REGARDING MY ABILITY TO RE-APPLY FOR A STUDENT VISA IF I SO WISH SINCE I WAS AND AM NOT UNDER ANY BAN WHATSOEVER DESPITE MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT BEING DECLARED NON-VISA COMPATIBLE AND THEREAFTER SENT TO THE NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE.

I SECURED ANOTHER PASSPORT AND REAPPLIED FOR A NEW INTERVIEW DATE AFTER DEFERRING MY ADMISSION UNTIL SUMMER 2015. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS AT THE EMBASSY TODAY AND I WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE ASIAN LOOKING LADY.

THE INTERVIEW WAS RATHER INTERACTIVE BUT WHEN SHE ASKED IF I HAVE EVER APPLIED TO ANY SCHENGEN COUNTRY FOR A VISA? I RESPONDED IN THE NEGATIVE BUT QUICKLY STATED THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THE GERMAN EMBASSY BEFORE AND I TOLD HER MY APPLICATION WAS INITIALLY REJECTED ON ACCOUNT OF MY PASSPORT BEING NON-VISA COMPATIBLE. SHE THEN ASKED ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT I MEANT BY THAT AND I TOLD HER MY FORMER PASSPORT CONTAINED ONE GENUINE VISA AND ENTRY AND EXIT STAMPS AS WELL AS A FAKE ONE WITH STAMPS AS WELL. IMMEDIATELY, SHE ABRUPTLY ENDED THE CONVERSATION AND DROPPED MY PASSPORT ON THE COUNTER AND TOLD ME THAT I CAN GO.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF I DID ANYTHING WRONG BY SAYING THE TRUTH AS I EVEN STATED SAME ON MY APPLICATION FORM WHERE THAT SAME QUESTIONED WAS ASKED. AS MUCH AS SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO REACT AS A NORMAL HUMAN BEING, HER GESTURE WAS RATHER INTIMIDATING AND IN ALL FAIRNESS, I AM AFRAID MY FRESH APPLICATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON ITS MERITS RATHER THAN ON SENTIMENTS BASED ON A PAST MISTAKE THAT HAS BEEN RECTIFIED.

KINDLY USE YOUR GOOD OFFICE TO LOOK INTO MY COMPLAINT AS I AM NOT AT EASE AT ALL AT THE MOMENT. MY NEW PASSPORT NUMBER IS -------- AND MY NAME IS --------- AND MY DATE OF BIRTH IS ------

THANKS FOR YOUR USUAL CO-OPERATION.

REGARDS,
-------------------




Dear Sir,

thank you for your e-mail.

Your visa application was received yesterday and I already had the opportunity to have a look into your file.

I can assure you that there is no need to worry since the refusal does not affect the current application if everything else is alright.

I forwarded the application to the Aliens Authority in Germany yesterday and am now awaiting their reply.

I will get back to you as soon as I receive any response from them.



Thank you for your patience in the meantime.



Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Sincerely yours,

Im Auftrag



Laetitia Wolf

-----------------------------

Visa Section



Generalkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Lagos /

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Lagos



Tel.: +234-1-280 99 66

Its a good response from them bro. Listen, whether you had said the truth or lied about your previous application,I bet they know it themselves. I was also rejected in March last year after waiting 6 weeks though it was on the ground that * maintenance not ensured* . Actually used a sponsorship letter. However, my sponsor newly bought a house then in Stuttgart and was paying usual returns monthly alongside that she just divorced then. Had no choice than to find cash for blocked account, did another interview in November last year and just TODAY, was asked to come with 3 months travel insurance. ..All is really well that ends well.. in all, the earth's the Lord's and its fullness thereof...!!! Thanks to everyone here and God bless us all..Stay Positive always!!!

NB; That woman that replied your email, Letitia wolf, is same woman that interviewed you ok? The Asian looking woman..

dencotech:
All the process of furthering my studies in Germany ranging from application to the university, getting an admission offer to opening a student Blocked Account was hitch-free until Visa Interview where I bleeped up full time.

Am yet to understand wot really came over me. My fuckups include:

1. I went to the embassy to submit my visa documents without knowing that the interview would follow immediately.

2. I dared to visit the embassy without being prepared as I could not provide clear answers to 90 percent of the questions thrown to me by the highly accommodating consular. Funny things like not knowing the name of the German president, the details of the master courses am going for, the no of states in Germany etc. Were my unbelievable crimes among others. This took place on the 17th of Dec.

Funny again, as am writing now, 1 no practically 120 percent of
the questions dat would be thrown at me. I can guide anyone going for student visa to. Get his/her visa. But the thing is dat there's no second chance.

I got an email to appear at the embassy. When I got there on the 5th of January, I saw my colleagues beaming with smiles collecting their Visas amidst "congratulations" while I got a well articulated "rejection letter" from the embassy. Now am supposed to be in Germany before March 13th.

The attending consular told me that I could apply again. I rushed home and re-applied. Now I have to wait for ages to get an appointment letter from the embassy. For now, am drinking it off cos of the frustration my visa rejection came with. However with ur prayers I hope to come back and share how I got my Visa finally. Dat's when I can type and write well. For now am inebrieted with liquor of sadness, frustration and in deed, I've emptied lots of bottles in my stomach.

Sorry, there is a thread for German Student visa here already dealing with every questions you could ever imagine relating to the student visa procurement and even life on arrival in Germany. Find it out and then read via it very vividly between lines. I assure you would NEVER be denied if you follow it. Success rate there is 95% so far.. God Bless You. Thank me later!

HAPPY New year house. Really been long I got in here to write tho been following up every updates silently.

Please, I would also love to ask that,what duration does Hamburg gives and/or what is/their administrative procedure(s) regards the student visa extension? God Bless!

WIZGUY69:
1. the palms shopping mall. (Lagos)
2. jabi lake mall. (Abuja)
3. ado bayero mall. (kano)
4. silverbird entertainment centre. (abuja)
5. Polo park mall. ( Enugu)
6. Ikeja city mall. (Lagos)
7. lekki peninsula mall. (Lagos)
8. capital mall. (Abuja)
9. Ibadan mall. (Ibadan)
10. port Harcourt mall. (port Harcourt)
11. Delta city mall. (effurun)
12. Benin city mall. (Benin)
13. Onitsha mall. (Onitsha)
14. kwara mall. (Ilorin)
15. abia mall. (umuahia)
16. festival mall. (Lagos)
17. osapa convenience centre. (Abuja)
18. ceddi plaza. (abuja)
SOURCE : www.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_shopping_malls_in_Nigeria

Pls,where is Benin city mall at in Benin? Kindly confirm stuffs before posting for everyone to read ok? Not everything on the net is/are correct. God bless!

Belly213:
Wooooowww.......thanks be to God.......Glory Glory Glory.......I got the sweet mail on Tuesday......I collected on Wednesday and travelled that Wednesday and arrived on Thursday.

All be praise be to God.........
I really want to thank all those God used in this forum to touch my life n that of others.....u were wonderful........

My story in summary.....
I found daad around July n found this forum around August after intense googling n research. Before that I have googled almost 260 schools using Wikipedia n the process was so slow because there was no search criteria for streamlining your search like Daad. So the search was vague. I found about my school in this forum and I must confess the application was kinda easy, compared to most schools I applied for...initially I was looking for summer semester 2015 but due to the application extension of my school it was possible for me to get admission.....my interview was kinda late and the visa was granted quickly....probably due to my quick enrollment deadline.
I also had an issue of variation of age of my WAEC certificate and WAec refused to change it because I don't have a well registered birth certificate...even though I show them d first waec certificate I wrote from my alma mater and secondary school documents with my correct date of birth. ( when I didn't make english from my alma mater waec, I re registered for waec in a state government school and everything about my date of birth was wrong, day, month and year and since I made all the subjects in this waec that is what I used....but if I had seen my certificate earlier on I would have re written waec but I saw it about 10 years later...I was using my statement all this while)....but with a simple affidavit,....the embassy accepted....I really thank God.....d questions were the same thing u have read in this forum....
To the newbies in this forum please try n read....I have read all the pages in this forum...interesting ones, boring ones, intelligent, repeated ones etc it was a great experience.
To others especially those that has been a major inspiration I wish you all the best and Gods mercies....you r all interesting....
All the best.

Its God. We thank him for your life. Its well with you, glo in Germany IJN, AMEN!

Eke40seven:
Danniemore I see you.

Well to the visa hopefuls (not forgetting me too), God go answer our prayers although I understand the pressure wey dey the waiting period cannot be kept constant under Charles' law.
Well, it has pushed a lot of us to attempt so many heroic and bold steps and may be sometimes funny steps too. One of us here, (no names mentioned buy him moniker starts with D) in a bid to reach the Alien office in charge of his district in order to make them process his documents fast, dug more than he expected..he was given the name of a true alien and here is the result of his enquiries in the image below.

He almost ran out of the home really mad because the date given by this our 'alien' was beyond the deadline stipulated by the school.
Moral if my post; Do your very best and leave the rest to God....
Enjoy the chat below.

See u too jare my bruder. God bless plenty!

Forum too dry.. Its 24hours since the last post and nothing updated yet..Oh God,please give us goodnews and more wisdom so we could post on and keep this forum flowing and alive IJN, AMEN.. Greetings to all locals and foreigners!

betty55:
Brothers and sisters please help me thank the Lord for his Devine favour in my life, most of you read about my ugly incidents on the 30th of last month, when I was robbed of my passport and student visa and all my school certificates.l just arrived Germany today with my sister who is also my sponsor, my visa was isue on Friday ,and getting a new passport was a Devine connection,l spoke with about three immigration officers who told me nothing less than a hundred thousand naira for duration of four weeks, but imidiately my sister arrived she call some one in abuja who did it for 50 thousand and I got it in one week. Oh the embassy, God bless germans,the lady in charge of my file, was so kind and concern about my health after she read my email l sent to her . my school also never ceased senting me mail every now and then to know about my well being and that they are praying for me, the proffersor sent a very wonderful mail to the embassy that makes me to wonder why I deserve this favor, my amazing sister who never looked back spending her money on every move we make,l have not spend one naira since I started this journey till now,how can I ever pay back this woman who is more than a mother to me, God bless her with all the good things of life. Amen

Ooooooh,what a wonderful end Betty.shows that God surely completes whatever he begins in any1's life. I really congratulate u and makes me almost want to cry tears of joy despite I hardly know you.my sister,its well with you and God bless and promote you and your sister who is one in a Zillion. Stay Blessed!

Rayhut:
for unregistered mail it will take about 3weeks maximum,it will reach Germany, Nigerian postal system has changed for good, I used Nipost unregistered to sent a letter to Sweden, the letter reach sweden after 2weeks and 4days. Posted the letter in surulere office in lagos and it is not registered. The letter may not reach by November 15th because it is less than 3weeks.

And same way,that unregistered letter may not even arrive destination untill about 3 months..i've experienced this before ok? So,the point is,use registered services cos, that would arrive on time(10working days) as i've experienced that. Therefore, I can say thayt, the competence of the so-called Nipost isn't what we should theorize but still should still remain an 'uncertainty' as today they cud deliver fast and tomorrow,they may not. My 2 spoons.

kennycanny:
Pls generally speaking, is Nipost reliable to deliver my transcript within weeks. My school gave me option of using courier to send my transcript which ll cost about 13k each and I want to apply to about 4 schools. Cost of transcript is 5k each too. This money no easy. Anybody with experience on Nipost regular should advice pls.

You should have read at least 2 pages backward as full info about this was trashed. Anyway, you can use the Nipost regular but ensure it is registered so they could give you a tracking for it. Should arrive Germo within 10 working days approximately, cost between 450 - 1000Naira. Hope this helps..

Eke40seven:
My brothers and sisters who have been praying for me. I called my cousin and he is in the foreigners office right now. He said he is ironing out serious issues with them and I just pray it turns out positive though..as he has received the old letter I gave him..May God grant me favour, that's my prayer..

I also pray for those encountering one difficult situation or the other. God will never leave you to fight your battles alone.
IJN!

Bro, you're already favored IJN. Amen...today is a day of joy and fulfilment for you and nothings gonna stop that, AMEN..

hollaytan:
hello house please i want to have an idea of posting.... wannna send my documents to german schools, will like u to give me the procedures and cost of the postage, time with which it will get to the destination..cheap ones o

Oga or madam? walk into any post office or courier service nearest to you and tell them you want to do that. They would weight your parcel ask specific destination and content of parcel and then tell you the cost. The cost usually would depend on the weight and type(content) of the parcel, the type of service you want to use and also the destination the parcel would be heading to. Prices ranges from 250Naira to 15000Naira depending on the factors stated above.
However, using Nipost registered service could be between 450Naira to 1000Naira(70% possibility to track shipment transit online and takes approx 10working days to arrive destination), Nipost unregistered service usually around 250Naira to 350Naira(cannot track shipment transit online and could take 3weeks or more or may not even arrive destination forever sef), Nipost express courier usually between 3k-7k,still depends on the factors earlier stated (100% guaranteed self online tracking and arrives within 4-7days). DHL, Fedex, et'al (all those big men express courier them), could cost between 7k-15k, and still depends on those aforementioned factors and usually arrives destination between 3-5days max.(100% guaranteed self online tracking possible).
I really hope this guides. Thank You!

mokaz:
Thanks to ALMIGHTY GOD for everything.... Mail received and visa collected.....I thank GOD ALMIGHTY and am also grateful to everyone that have contributed meaningfully on this thread......I pray that divine favor shall be with all visa expectants(amin).....I am so so grateful to you all.

Many congrats Mokaz. I tap into your testimony IJN,AMEN! Pls, go and excel even more better than ever. Stay Great.

mokaz:
I think the 7k own was a mistake somehow as it will be made for just 30days.....I have attached the rates charged by IGI for people to see and I hope it helps.........Tchuss!

Thanks. Yes it helped alot. God Bless u.

kungfumaster:
@kunlelikeme I will advice u to use igi its 14, 500 data same tin I used and I got my visa yesterday.
I will advice you to shift ur travel date closer if ur ur enrolment is far past bro and ask ur school to issue u an updated mail saying u will be allowed to enrol when you come ( dats if ur enrolment is passed)
I was delayed with one oda guy on dis same issue so b wise bro

I thought somebody did her insurance with 7k or so? I think Betty. Please,can you share with us if that insurance was accepted at the embassy b4 that negative incidence happened to you? I hope things are going good now for you as prayers had been hot for that purpose? Please,let us know whatsup ASAP. God Bless you!

ABUkAkA:
This was sent to me this morning " consent of the Aliens Authority at your future place of residence is necessary in order to issue the visa for you ".........Please can someone give me a clue what this means ?.....THANKS !!

Seems you had previously emailed the embassy asking about the status of your visa case hence,they had replied you that,you case has left their office(embassy) and now at the Aliens office at your schools' city where you would be studying and not until they finish their own process there(record purpose,etc) ,they don't have the consent to issue your visa here. Therefore,be patient bro cos,its already settled and your visa is sure IJN,AMEN..

I stand to be corrected by our top ogas tho..

naijaobi:
so guys i was on my own some days ago, and i got a mail from the embassy ordering me to come with travel insurance and my passport. I nearly threw my phone on the ground cos i was angry. How can the embassy order me arround... For what reason? . I nearly called them o with vex but eke40seven held me back.

I thank God Almight for everything. It's all to him. I thank each and everyone of you for your help in one way or the other. Y'all contributed to this good news.
This thread is d best on nairaland. Quote me anywhere. I joined this thread from page 3. That was when i was still in school. I nurtured this ambition till now.

To all those i fed akamu, please do not be angry. I fed you akamu today so that tommorrow, you'll eat fried rice. .
And to those who still need akamu, from now on i'll start feeding ppl with German akamu . It tastes nice.
Please newbies just try and read this thread at least from page 250.. You'll get all u need here..the questions have been answered 100 times over.

God bless everyone! Most especially seun who created this forum.
God bless nairaland!
God bless Nigeria.
God bless Germany.

Fat congrats 9jaobi. Go and Glow IJN,AMEN!

nevilbot:
Go to the international airport in Lagos. Dia is an official bureau de change dia. Dats wia I change my bta and it was 220 naira to one euro

The black market as at today in Benin, sells for 213 Naira to 1 Euro.
Last week Wed,Thurs and Fri,I bought at 210 Naira via same black market.
However, if you buy after 4pm anyday,it is lesser than buying at morning time.
Nevertheless, weekends are still cheaper comparably (From Research/Experience/Information)..
Its beginning to go up again I think. So,make haste I would suggest..
Stay Blessed!

tossbal4real:
Lol! Thanks Bro! Am a sister o..#smiles#

Ohhh,my bad. Pls forgive me my sister. I appreciate the correction. God Bless u.

tossbal4real:
To all the Veterans in the house, this is me saying thank you and God bless you. I picked up my visa yesterday at the German embassy.

I was interviewed on the 4th of September and I sent a reminder email to the VO (the nice Chinese looking Lady) who interviewed me on the 30th. She replied with the usual Alien issue delay and I held my peace. On the 10th of October (My fifth week running) I felt led to send a reminder email to the VO basically to find out how far and to inform her that my lectures were starting on Monday the 13th and I had several deadlines to meet up with, to God be the glory she replied me saying my visa was ready to be issue and to come with the travel insurance and all.

To all those who are waiting for the good news, my prayer for you is that your expectation shall not be cut short.
To all freshers in the house, my suggestion would be that you read as much as you can on this thread and empower yourself with the adequate knowledge you need to succeed because knowledge indeed is power.
To all those who are currently facing one challenge or the other, nothing good comes easy. Trust in God and forge ahead because all these are just ingredients to make your story sweeter.

Wish you all the very best of God in your respective careers, let's make Nigeria proud and contribute our own quota to repairing the damaged image we have in the face of the international community because I believe in the New Nigeria that we would build; Good People, Great Nation.

Shalom!!!!

*Team Bremen, Team Winter*

Congrats bro. Go and glow in all u do there. Stay Blessed!

Please Betty,where are you oooh? How are things turning out @ this time? Please,let us know as we are here praying fervently for you to come out in victory IJN,AMEN!!!

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?

And they don't have an address? How did you find them to register via them? Why don't you visit their office in person and see how it goes thereafter?
Best of Luck!

dolpaz: Next time, Use Hallo Meine Damen und Herren.... (meaning Ladies and Gentlemen)

Deutschland deutschland Uber alles

Gemeinsam Sind Wir Stark

Ok Prof. Danke.

Halo bruders und schwesters, guten morgen, glucklich tag der deutschen einheit...!!!

betty55: please house l am in serious trouble right now,l was attack today my robber,the cab man that took me from the embassy ataack me took all my original school papers my passport with visa my bank cards phone,l am soo confuse right now,my sister has already call the bundespolice in germany to block the visa,but my worried now is that embassy is not opening tomorrow due to public holiday,l don,t know if l can get a new passport imidiately in lagos or l have to go to abuja,don,t know what to think right now.my ticket has already been for friday.everything is soo confussing right now.

Oh my goodness! Jesus Christ! People are still as backwards as this? Robbing people? Oh my goodness!!! That devil is a liar, Amen! The lord that has started a good work in you will surely complete it also in Jesus name,Amen. Please,start by obtaining an affidavit for the experience. This affidavit should contain everything lost then go ahead to get another passport meanwhile,you should email the embassy also explaining what happened then,they should advice their own part regards obtaining another visa. Moreso,email your school because I still doubt the possibility of getting all your originals from their respective places such that,you could use photocopies where necessary with the support of the sworn affidavit. Nevertheless,'if' you estimate delay times,the public hols,etc, you 'may' decide to reschedule your flight by some days/week(s) more as the case may be. My sister,it is well in Jesus Name.. Stay calm,continue thanking God for what he has done and still yet to do as everything works for good. God Bless!

Belly213: @DannieMore

Pls kindly give me the name of bank you went thru and branch if possible ooo. I got my account details for a block account yesterday n went to FCMB to ask them abt it (because they have sent me a mail that they do overseas school fees transfer of funds from a naira account). They told me that it must be in the School account and my admission letter must state it. Please kindly tell me name of bank, even though euro has fallen to 208 as for today.....so 215 is still high but I wouldn't mind if I don't see an option till weekend( I learnt that on Fridays Euro is usually at lowest for the week in question ie last Friday it was 202.2). Thanks in anticipation.

Sir, it was Union Bank and branch was- Ringroad,Benin city, Edo State.
Sure you could check any of their branches wherever you are,you might get a positive response.who knows?

naijaobi: what u'll transfer is 8090 euros oo..not 8040. You transfer 8090, db bank collects 50 leaving you with 8040.
If you transfer only 8040, they'll still collect there 50 leaving u with 7990 euros which is not the correct amount expected to be in a blocked account.

@ 9jaobi, oh yes I know but just missed that part out of it. Many thanks for the chip-in anyway!

graciousme: Thanks. The bank refused me Form A. They said the recipient name is my name rather than the school name. Tried explaining the blocked account stuff to no avail. I decided to move the money to another bank and alas I would be charged like 40k.
CBN regulations of 10,000dollars limit per day also limited the amount I could deposit or transfer.

In all,God is faithful.

@ Graciousme, I would suggest you try 'Tayoslayers' opinion(try another branch of the union bank), 'if' you would have the time because,I personally went to their branch yesterday for same enquiries and they confirmed its possibility moving the cash over to the DB via a normal savings account(with all documentations involved stating the transfer purpose,etc) @ a rate of 215 and the lady said the charges would be approximately 64 dollars(equivalent in naira) for the 8040Euros.. She was very excited and wanted me to do it urgently(seems them they find customers) and even collected my phone number promising she would call me if I dont come back for the transaction since I promised getting back to her within the week. Sometimes,it is obvious some staffs are very more knowledgeable than others either within same or different bank and/or branches cos,similar thing happened again to me when I asked someone in Firstbank and she said its possible meanwhile another said its not possible using the form A, and that I cant even buy foreign currencies using a valid visa and ticket reservation because of already having a Naira mastercard..So, just try to check another branch to see if there could be anyway out because that would save cost to a very large extent: That's, 'if' you have got the time...

Stay Blessed!

segadebayo: I'm most grateful to God for his blessings in my life and in a country were almost nothing works and we're ruled by SELFISH leaders a medium like this exist were Nigerians support one another, we would get there. I got that long awaited mail of (3 months insurance come and collect your visa). We would all get there, thanks guys and most of all Thank God.
Also am in search of cheap flights, planning to leave in a week or so (Emirates, Iberia any other ideas my Ogas and madams) thanks y'all

Many congrats bro. Stay Blessed!