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Deustchemann:
Ah.. no be me oh.
I'm light in complexion, tall and slightly huge build.
I wore red/white interlocking stripes on a black trouser

If you're still around, make we jam

Deustchemann:
Good morning guys.
I've submitted my documents for certification at the embassy. Just chilling around at the moment till 1pm.

Seems Mr Paulinus isn't around.. the man I saw attending to us didn't match the description of Paulinus.

But then, so far you have all the required documents and you cooperate appropriately you won't have a problem.
I was second on the certification queue. When I told the German lady I brought 5 sets, she was like "What do you want to study in Germany?"

temitayoolu:
I just got to Berlin on a work Visa so applying for my blue card soon. My wife has done her verification and hopefully she joins me soon.

jacob05:
MY TRANSCRIPT
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[Sorry in advance for blunders... First time giving a long account of my day smiley ]



Couldn't sleep because of the interview happening the next day. I mostly sleep late and wake up around 9-10am but now that my interview is 7 am I just can't configure myself to sleep early enough. I had arranged my documents into two folders labeled *Main Docs* and *Sup Docs*. The Main Doc folder contains all the required documents as listed on the main site while Sup Docs contains some additional documents for backup. Watched Frye on Netflix and while trying to get as much information about Germany in my head as possible (which later was not even asked!!!). Finally slept at around 1:30 am and told Siri to wake me up at 4:30 am.

4:30 am, the alarm woke me up and immediately pressed the snooze button and went into a mild sleep mode. (the alarm would trigger again in the next 9mins).
4:39 am, pushed the snooze button again but this time couldn't sleep. I checked google map and the estimate to the embassy is 20mins.
Ordered for Uber around 4:50 while I take my bath. The Uber driver arrived at around 5:02.

Got to the German Embassy at around 5:45 only to be told by a rather cool guy preparing to put on his uniform that to avoid being harassed by the police/security dudes that I should wait at the car park and come 30mins to my interview (6:30 am). It was a rainy morning and I did not know where the car park is. had to temporarily wait at the American Embassy's visa waiting area for a couple of minutes before sighting the car pack.

6:30 - The wait is over!!! I matched to the German embassy and met some dude ironing, a security man in uniform and one stern looking man in yellow and black trouser gisting. (In my mind I was like "could this be Paulinus?" he seems friendly - gisting and throwing banter - I was wrong!!!).
I was the first person there and I was told to bring out my appointment mail printout and my international passport which I did and was directed to the stern looking man! It was Mr Paulinus!

Mr Paulinus: Remove all your documents from the folder
Me: I have another folder which is for Supplementary Doc...
Mr Paulinus: STOP QUESTIONING ME!!! I DID NOT ASK YOU ABOUT ANY SUPPLEMENTARY DOC OR ANYTHING ... REMOVE ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS
[Hits his palm hard on the bench in front of him signifying where I should put it ]
Mr Paulinus: I'm not ready for all these nonsense this morning
Me: Ohh. Oh.. Ok.
I removed all the documents in both folders and placed them on the chair close to the bench
Mr Paulinus: WHERE IS YOUR APPLICATION FORM!
I searched the printouts and brought out the two application forms.
Me: Here
Mr Paulinus: IS THIS YOUR APPLICATION FORM!!! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THESE... IT SEEMS YOU'RE NOT READY... SECURITY, CALL THE NEXT PERSON.
Me: Please sir, this is it... ---- showing him the forms which clearly states Application form
Security Man: Come here, just listen
I went back and the security man.. Bless the security man. he told me to be calm and just wait ... very nice man
While I waited, I watched him attend to 3 other people. He was much more tolerant of their mistakes and I was wondering if my village people were up early.
The process is just to separate the docs into original and photocopies following Commander Paulinus's ORDER. You'll likely be standing in front of 3 chairs - one chair for original the other two for the photocopies. you're to place each file one by one as announced by Commander Paulinus.

Mr Paulinus: HEY, COME HERE. HOPE YOU'LL LISTEN THIS TIME! OR ELSE I"LL SEND YOU BACK AND WON'T ATTEND TO YOU AGAIN!
Me: oo ook.
Mr Paulinus: Your Application forms
I presented him the exact documents I presented earlier.
He removed the staple pins on the forms and pinned them again by the side and placed the application forms each face down on the two chairs for the photocopied files.
Mr Paulinus: Your international passport data page
Me: (quickly reached for the file)
Mr Paulinus: DON'T BE TOO EXCITED!!! CALM DOWN!!!
Me: (I'm like what's wrong with this man!! let me be great jare!!! I looked back and the security man was just giving me eye to be cool)
Me - [I placed each on the two chairs]
He went to the other two people waiting for his instruction, called the next file and heads towards me
Mr Paulinus: declarations according to Section 54 Paragraph 2 Nr. 8 of the German Alien's Law
Me: [I placed each on the two chairs]
He went to others and came back
Mr Paulinus: I think you heard me well when I was telling the others about how to arrange your school certificate ... From lowest to the highest... Primary ... Secondary... University
Me: Ok
[I placed each of the school certificates on the two chairs following the lowest to the highest other and placed the originals on the third chair]
Mr Paulinus: Your NYSC certificate
I never knew he'd ask for NYSC certificate because it was not on the checklist but I brought it as part of the supplementary documents and I thought I had copies of it but did not!!!! I felt dumb searching for photocopies of it which I could not find.
He came back.
Me: I don't have it.
Mr Paulinus: I thought I saw it [pointing to my files]
Me. Yee..eee.. aaa.. I don't have the photocopies
He gave me a wild look then
Mr Paulinus: Work experience letters
Me: [I placed my current employment work contract on the chair for original and the copies on the other chairs]
Mr Paulinus: Birth Certificate and Age declaration
Here... I was like WTF, I don't have the Age declaration letter... I only had the little registration of birth slip from the local government. I swiftly placed the small slip original and the photocopies on the chairs. Thankfully he did not check if I had the Age declaration letter (I called the embassy earlier and I was told it's fine but I've been hearing conflicting info online about it)
Mr Paulinus: Biographically old document, don't place the original there because it can easily get lost
Me: [I placed the copies of my voter registration card on the chairs]
Mr Paulinus: Are you going to use only one thing for the Biographically old document?
I had made copies of two other cards I thought I can substitute for my voter card if it got rejected. I placed each of the copies on the chairs
Mr Paulinus: Approval from Employment Agency
Me: [I placed the copies on the chairs]
Mr Paulinus: Work Contract
Me: [I placed the copies on the chairs]

He opened a page in the Application form and placed other copies in it then clipped it and did the same for the other duplicate application form and duplicate copies. He clipped the original documents too and placed them in one of the folders I brought and clipped it too. He then ushered me in!

I did not take my phone to the embassy and only had my watch on. I removed the watch and placed my documents in the provided tray and passed through the metal detector after which I was given a body search. I was given a key to the locker where my watch was placed and signed-in on a file that contains all the people scheduled for the day.

I was then told to sit at the waiting area while I watch a lady applying for student visa speak with the lady at the counter. I thought we’re going to be interviewed by a German but I was wrong. It was a calm looking Nigerian lady I saw. When she was done with the lady applying for student visa she left the counter and went to the main building. Took like 10mins before coming back and signaling that she is available on the digital screen. I was told security guys that it’s my turn!

The lady asked for my original documents. I gave her the clipped folder for the originals and she told me to remove the originals from the folder. I gave her the documents and waited while she checked the documents…. She saw where I work and smiled then asked jokingly why everyone is leaving my current employer and asked if I know someone named XXXXX... I just murmured through.. I was nervous after Mr Paulius’s wahala. She asked if my contract is fixed or unlimited. She requested for the other copies and checked them for completeness.

LADY: Let’s begin the interview
LADY: When did you graduate from school
ME: Oammm .. Oammh.. 20…. hmmmmmm.. Can I please check from my docs I can’t seem to remember
LADY: simple question, those that graduated in the 90s sef remember (it’s funny/amazing how friendly she was able to say this without making me feel worried.)
LADY: I’ll ask you later, let’s continue to the next question
LADY: Do you speak German
LADY: Do you have relatives in Germany
LADY: How did you come to know about the job
LADY: How many hours of work
ME: Told her
LADY: I mean, per day
ME: hmmmm.. told her
LADY: What will be your salary
LADY: What’s the **** for the job [I did not hear the part well.. ]
I started to explain the recruitment process but she stopped me and asked what are the skills needed for the job and I told her
LADY: Were you working before your current employment
LADY: How and where did you gain the skill required for the Job
LADY: Why Germany instead of Nigeria
LADY: What’s your plan afterward

She request for the visa fee, took my fingerprints and gave me a receipt and told me that would be all.
As I was about turning around to leave, I remember there’s a question I still haven’t answered. I reminded her and she asked if I have an answer I murmured and she reached for my document where she checked my graduation year and told me. Very Nice Lady!!!!

Went back to the metal detector guys ( and a lady) collected my things... had to tip them 1k.

THE END.

dailydolar:
talking to a friend to send me a samply of the one he did so I can forward to you once he sents it

Northmaza:
@Dangenius
Did the embassy collect baptism card and if not what did you substitute it with.

Sam8850:
Well the only way you can apply for the family reunion visa from another country is if you have a resident permit in that country. Since you're in Cyprus for Study it means you do not have a resident permit in Cyprus (Correct me if I'm wrong here) nor in Hungary where you had your wedding ceremony, hence its sad to say but you'd have to return back to Naija to start the process and complete the verification.

Your spouse at the moment can only support with filling your aplication in Germany and submitting the required documents in the home office.

That being said, resident permit is the key word here and I dunno how long it takes and the requirements to get that in Cyprus or Hungary, hence, Naija is your only fast and simple way to join your spouse in Germany.

temitayoolu:
Make sure you include as much details for you and your hubby as possible like

Name :
Passport Number:
Phone Number:


That way they have all information and they an easily attend to your request.

cityella:
I think you should write to the embassy. Sometimes, the delay is mostly from the home office where your husband resides. Your hubby might have gotten a letter from the home office stating that they have gotten back to the consulate general in Lagos, but they are quite smart to also let you know that the decision of visa approval or rejection is not theirs to take so as to shift the blame.
in my opinion, if you decide to write to them which I think is the best thing to do, remember to state your file number, when you had the interview also stating that your hubby has done the needful by submitting all required documents.

temitayoolu:
Has you hubby gotten his resident permit ? or is he a citizen ?

I believe he should have done his Ameldung, permit and insurance. If he has done those then he should send you a copy and I believe you'd drop it to the embassy.

You can read this doc https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/11a_germany_family_reunification_en.pdf for more information on the process. It takes a lot of time

Ogoonna:
Hello group i need help if anyone can render with an idea!. I did my interview on the 25th October and had issues with the admission letter sent from sch, even the vo told me to contact the sch and tell them them that the letter wasn’t complete and i shoud send them the complete letter by email, I contacted sch and send them the letter i had byt got rejected with reason “ you couldn’t provide a valid admission letter from a german university ( although interview went well) “ so i start again to contact the sch and they agreed they would send me another complete letter this tome but only 5weeks before admission date! Which is 29jan, so I forwarded the the sch gave me to embassy letting dem know d status, then during end of dec i go the complete letter this time and even a map of my state and so on! Then emailed embassy asking for them to review my application nd for a date of a new interview date cos no space on website, the replied saying “ do you want to appeal the decision of the embassy or do you want ro register for a new appointment”
I replied, i wanted a date so i can meet up with my time. ( I didn’t want to appeal not to take chances and the time factor of 4weeks don pass).
I got a reply few days later saying “ thank you for your email, send your name, adress and documents as attachment to students@lago.diplo.de”. This was on the 2nd of Jan, when i got the email and I quickly replied, that same day nd sent them everything( but this wasn’t the email i was using to
Communicate with them) but since that 2jan I haven’t heard any reply or date given to me yet!.
I emailed them again and still nothing and my time is fast approaching. What can i do??
I also attached that last email i got from them.
Any suggestions will help a long way really. Thank you

Ogoonna:
Hello group i need help if anyone can render with an idea!. I did my interview on the 25th October and had issues with the admission letter sent from sch, even the vo told me to contact the sch and tell them them that the letter wasn’t complete and i shoud send them the complete letter by email, I contacted sch and send them the letter i had byt got rejected with reason “ you couldn’t provide a valid admission letter from a german university ( although interview went well) “ so i start again to contact the sch and they agreed they would send me another complete letter this tome but only 5weeks before admission date! Which is 29jan, so I forwarded the the sch gave me to embassy letting dem know d status, then during end of dec i go the complete letter this time and even a map of my state and so on! Then emailed embassy asking for a date of interview date cos no space on website, the replied saying “ do you want to appeal the decision of the embassy or do you want ro register for a new appointment

Kene1245:
Your swift response to these questions shows your desire to truly sought this issue out, I must commend you for starting something for 2 of them.

ALL YOU NEED NOW IS CONSTANT PRAYER WITH A CLEAN HEART TO GOD ALMIGHTY TO RESTORE LOVE TO YOUR FAMILY AS A WHOLE.
because Love conquers all.

Also note this;

1. God works in a mysterious way which is beyond our human reasoning, That's why he has made you financially stable to fill in the gap where your husband couldn't , think about this what if i didn't have anything doing?

2. The expectations on every first male child from average home of african decent is high such that it becomes in built from childhood to the grave , that's why your husband will never see anything he has done for his family as a big thing; even he will want to do more there by neglecting his own kids, Don't blame him and you can't even stop it because the passion is naturally.

3. Every marriage has a cross and i must tell you this is your cross as a wife .

4. Both of you should open a single account tagged ' Family ' and each month you both should make it mandatory to deposit at least 30% of your salary in the account , this will go along way for rainy days.

5. Do not let your kids see their father as a neglect dad rather teach them to understand that their dad has lot of responsibilities.

once more pray always for love in the family.

Driggs:
I am not ready for commitments and I told my girl to chill for some more time.. I am an ambitious young man and I must own the world before I decide to marry.. My kids must chop life pass DJ Khalid pikin..

She agreed and everything is fine.. She's not a beggy beggy slayqueen.. She works with Oando. Lately, I was robbed and my belongings was carted away.. So, I had to use her phone to contact my parents so they can know I am fine until I retrieve my SIM.

Fast forward to yesterday, my mom called and asked me about the "nice girl who has been calling her and sending her massive airtime". I was dumbfounded and just hung up.. I called Lillian and she was all teary on the phone when I confronted her saying "she just wanted to be friendly with her "mother-in-law" blah blah..

That was when I flared up. It was like rubbing salt on an Okada accident wound..

She's been calling and I am not picking.. My mom's been calling too, I guess she's explained the situation to her..

A lady that is so desperate to tie me down with marriage by doing stuffs I didn't bargain for can go ahead and tie my destiny later..

Should I flee? Should I give her another chance?

madamgrace:
Please can I remonstrate via mail or hand submission (as I'm flying to Lagos tomorrow). Also, how long does remonstration normally take?

madamgrace:
1. They said means of sustenance is insufficient

2. they are not convinced I will return.

It's a short term visa application.

Can I appeal through this mail?

info@lago.diplo.de

Sam8850:
Hello all,

Please is there anyone in here that had gone through the family re-union (joining Spouse in Germany) visa process and would be able to share useful information (experience)?

I have the entire checklist but I'm a bit confused with the document verification, is this done during the visa process? Is the questionnaire to be filled separately with document verification checklist?

Thanks

flouxpar:
Hello everyone, hope you are having a great day. I had my interview on the 3rd of this month but I could not go with any proof of fund.

During my interview the VO asked me to sign a small paper stating that I will send my deutsche blocked account confirmation to info@lago.diplo.de, but I told the VO I will be using SL, she said I should still sign it.

Now I have my SL. So my question is I want to know if it's better to send the hard copy of the SL or send it as an email. Thanks

ifyalways:
Omoni and show off.

No biggie, mine is flat too and so are other millions of women.

Some of us na follow come lepa aka good genes. No work needed eg Kate Henshaw

Some of us work off our butts in the gym/home and eat healthy eg Ifyalways

Some go under the knife codedly then come out and flaunt it eg Caroline Danjuma etc etc

Some of us use illusion to encourage ourselves aka waist trainer/clincher queens eg Toolz Oniru

Whatever floats your canoe

NwaAmaikpe:



She is very stupid.
A wise woman stoops to conquer, takes all the drama, embraces all the bullshhit just to become a Mrs.

Was that a good enough reason to make a fiancé an ex in this season where husbands are scarce?

I doubt she's enjoying her spinsterhood because the biggest achievement a woman can ever have is getting the 'Mrs' title.

mexzony:
I want to ask a question. Say when I go for visa interview and the VO asks me if i cam speak German. Do I say yes that's if I can actually speak or simply say no. I am asking based on if I actually already know how to speak some German.am wondering if it will work in my favour if the VO knows I can speak German.i guess I am just trying to read their psychology.cheers.

Ahmed4002:
Finally the Journey. It's been God All the way.

Admission was closed in all my Target institutions.

But one way or the other I was given admission under EU window. Uniassit Fee waived Also

Applied for the admission September 10th.
Admission letter lands September 15th.
Applied for Visa same date and Got Appointment September 19th.

Got lodge to Sapper Lodge on the 18th September.
Left the sapper Lodge after my morning praying 5.55Am,

I was at the embassy Gate 6.15AM and the Oga was there.

And all my documents sorted and I was in 7.00am

And I met that amazing V.O, oh Wow scholarship she said. Congratulations

All Interview Question waived and even Visa Fee.
Spend less than 20min.

AM. Show 5th October, I did submit my Travel Health documents 8th october 2018,

Visa delivered by DHL. 11th October.


Thank You All

bamoza:
Hello guys, please is anybody here applying to family reunion visa. I applied since June 7th, 2018 and till now we haven't heard from the embassy. We had a visit from the verification officer last month and he said he had submitted his report to the embassy but we are yet to get the "verification completed"mail. We called the foreigners office in Germany and they said that they are still waiting for the document verification result in the Germany embassy in Lagos. Is anybody else in our shoes or does anybody have any advice on what to do

truthfulparrot:
Every honest and patriotic Nigerians should be worried about Osun Rerun election as it is glaring that INEC has been greatly compromised.

Before the rerun election, even APC and their supporters believed the polling unit in Oshogbo is APC strongest hold. Because of the presence of international observers in Oshogbo, the results still shows PDP winning 40% in a unit that is supposed to be APC strongest hold. How come PDP scored less than 5% in other units ......? Watching the faces of INEC officers on live TV , I can easily see their uncomfortable guilty faces. The manipulation and bias is just too glaring!

Dutch2018:
During interview, VO asked if I have relative in Germany and I said NO. She asked if I have friend and I said YES I have a friend in the city I am heading to (she only typed the city's name without asking the person's name and how we knew).
This is the truth, but I kept wondering if that might affect me as I may be misunderstood.
The interview is simple but this has been my major concern.

Dutch2018:
During interview, VO asked if I have relative in Germany and I said NO. She asked if I have friend and I said YES I have a friend in the city I am heading to (she only typed the city's name without asking the person's name and how we knew).
This is the truth, but I kept wondering if that might affect me as I may be misunderstood.
The interview is simple but this has been my major concern.

Hopebringer:
Liars

Nigerian pastors are fake