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amaoniyi:
Hi ma,
Just like I said earlier, I will need your help on the steps to be taken in applying for job in Germany.
I want to ask if I can private chat you

You can but I don't know if I have any special info to share because I don't know of any special steps of getting a job other than checking online on different job/ professional sites like LinkedIn

oshotemi19:
Can I send you a DM Please?

Yes please

Chessbaby:
Can I please send you DM?

Yes

Chessbaby:
I need an information on this, I read somewhere on the consulate website that some one whose spouse has a Blue card and the applying spouse has a University degree that they don't need the language certificate. How true is this and does anyone fall under this category?
Did they insist on the language certificate?

If your spouse is a Blue Card holder, you do not need a language certificate to apply for Family Reunion. It doesn't even matter if you have a university degree or not

Atopet:
Thank you.

As you pointed out, On her day, She will go with seperate forms for herself and different forms for the Kids, Hope this is correct?

Correct!

Each individual must have his/her own APPLICATION FORM and supporting documents as stated in the corresponding checklist

Atopet:
Regards the last two post about application for minors, can OTHERS please clarify the best option, Does my wife application covers for the minors also OR each of my children will need to make a separate application online different from my wife?

I understand that you put emphasis on the OTHERS but I will share my experiences regardless

When I went to the embassy, a guy came with two of his nephews who were minors and didn't have any appointment (because Paulinus asked him who had appointment for that day and he said he was the one). He had appointment for his student visa and his nephews were applying for family reunion but had no appointment. Yet, he was allowed to submit all three applications.

For my daughter, the only reason why her application was not received the same day as her mum was because she didn't have a passport then as she was just 14 days old. My wife was told at the embassy that minors don't need to book appointments online that if my daughter had her passport at the time, they would have received the two applications. She was then told that once she gets my daughter's passport, she should just send a mail to the embassy referencing her own application/file number and an appointment date would be given to my daughter. The day I sent the mail, it was around 2am or so, by morning around 8am, embassy replied with an appointment date.

If you are still not convinced, I would say you should go ahead to book the appointments for your children but when your wife is going to the embassy, she should go with them and their application forms. I'm certain she will be able to submit all applications that day. You can then cancel the online appointment afterwards.... my two cents

Chessbaby:
Hello everyone, I applied for Family Re-union in December last year, I would like to know if anyone else is within this category and is waiting for an appointment. We can link up.

Also I didn't apply separately for me daughter, would this be a problem? She's 2years

You do not need a separate appointment for a MINOR. On the day of your own appointment, go with your daughter's application forms and documents. You would submit yours and hers together. This way, you won't also need pay verification fee for her own application because your verification fee will cover hers

GraceIsaac09:
Good morning house.
I have a question please.
Must you have BOTH a degree and an offer above the approved amount to qualify for EU blue card as an IT professional?
Can it be one or the other?
I called the embassy to ask and the response i got was that it’s the employer that will confirm if one qualifies for work permit or EU blue card.

IT related roles fall under the shortage skill. Hence, you don't need an offer above the required 55,200. However, the offer must be 43,056 or more and the employer MUST get an approval from the Federal Employment Agency (FEA)

Dee222:
Please I have a couple questions. I have an interview next month but I registered with my maiden name as it is the same in my passport. I have since done a change of name but I'm yet to make a new passport as I have 2 years left on it. Will this be a problem? Also do you pay the 150k verification fee for infants as well?

Lastly, I missed the deadline for the last A1 exam registration so I'm set to write in November, do I tell them before or during the interview? I'll appreciate a response pls

It is okay to go with your same passport and also okay to keep your maiden name for your application. The only complication that might arise is if you have used your new name on any document you will present at the embassy. If that's the case, it'll also make sense to already swear an affidavit that you are the same person that bears the two names. You can then submit this along with your application.

For the verification fee, provided you are submitting the application alongside your own, a single fee covers both applications

mercy444:
yes, she must change her name because u will still do affidavit of change of name in high court .and ur passport must bear ur hubby surname.pp

I don't think change of name is a "must". As long as she does not identify herself with her husband's surname anywhere in her application, the embassy can't demand that she's changes her name because there's no law that says married people must have same surname. She can use her maiden name for her application and her passport can bear her maiden name with no issue whatsoever

Nellycee4u:
Good evening all,
Please is anyone here applying for family reunion whose spouse has a blue card or knows anyone who has a blue card & has successfully migrated his family�

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MolecularSponge:
Hallo Everyone,
Please, Does the embassy demand that the spouse must change her name after marriage and must the spouse passport has the husband surname? Please all endeavour to answer my questions. Thanks

No, the embassy does not demand a change of name and it's not a must the couple must have the same surname

Dee222:
Hi everyone. Please what does affidavit of consent of parents for the family reunion of the child look like? Do we swear that in court or is just a signed personal letter? Please I'd really appreciate a response. thanks

As far as I know, the only "affidavit of consent" required for a child's family reunion visa as stated in the checklist is: Affidavit of Consent of the parent remaining in Nigeria for the relocation of the child
to Germany (if not personally present during application interview)

If this really applies to you, then it is done like every other affidavit at the court. Just tell them at the court, the purpose of the affidavit, which is that you are giving consent to the child to join the other parent in Germany. They will ask for personal details (names and possibly date of birth of everyone involved), draft it and then get it signed and stamped

vir0547:
Good morning Everyone

Please, I have a question and I would like if people can share their thoughts regarding our situation.
I had a child a year before I left the country for my study in Germany, but I applied as single no kid due to some controversies btw us.
A year after I got to Germany, I visited Nigeria again and we made up and resolves all issues and misunderstandings.
We are now married and i now work as a high skilled IT Specialist in Germany.
Do you think my initial visa application (as single no kid) will affect my child's application?
This is a mistake from me and i hope it won't have any effect.

NB: We have all the required documents on the family reunion checklist.

Thank you all in anticipation.

As you are already aware, family reunion visas ideally goes through a verification process. I believe as long as you have the necessary documents to prove the child is yours, there shouldn't be any problem

For those applying for family reunion and your spouse has the statutory health insurance in Germany, you can already ask him/her to add you [and your child(ren)] as "non-contributory dependant(s)" on his/her insurance at no extra cost. With this, when the embassy requests for your passport(s) and travel insurance(s), you do not need to spend any money getting travel insurance(s) from maybe AXA Mansard. All that is needed is to ask your spouse to call the insurance provider to issue a certificate/letter that you are insured. This should then be submitted alongside your passport(s).

Though the travel insurance in Nigeria might not cost much but I just thought I should share. It's not bad saving that money and adding it to your plane ticket money

Josinobirian:
Fellow nairalanders what’s the whole family reunion process ?is it like

Interview
Verification
Documents sent to Germany
Back to Nigeria
Visa approved or?

Generally, yes, that's the process but we've heard of some exceptional cases people testify here of not going through the verification stage

Josinobirian:
Does the embassy send confirmation of documents received ?

The ask me to send a paper which I’ve done

I've never heard of them sending confirmation of documents they receive. Though I think I've heard people here say if they don't receive the document, they'll react out again (I'm not so sure about this).

However, you should just track the document through the courier service you used. If it says it was delivered, then it is sure the embassy received it.

adeotun:
Wow wow wow I knew I messed up. I wrote the date for The issuance of Federal Employment Agency

I'm sure it's not a problem because they will still review the documents regardless and they will see the information they need. You shouldn't bother your head. All the best in your interview

adeotun:
Please come and help me o, I have been thinking this thing over and over in my head please is this the Vorabzustimmung document? I think I filled in the wrong details when I was booking a visa appointment

This looks like the FEA Approval. What exactly are you worried about? As far as I remember, you only need your personal details when booking a visa appointment or has that changed? (Forgive my ignorance, I went through this process over 2 years ago)

Lawrencium1900:
I received an email from the embassy that requesting that we submit Declaration of Age deposed to by your mother. they said the signature on the one submitted was forged. They are asking that i submit the original and photocopy but this document is with them. How do i proceed in this situation. Do I have to make another declaration of age deposed to by your mother? Has anyone been in this sitauation before? Please advice

I'm not sure if your situation is the exactly the same but I had a friend's wife that was asked to resubmit her affidavit of spinsterhood because the one she initially submitted had a forged signature. What actually happened in her case was that the affidavit carried her father's name but because he was sick at the time the document was done, her mum signed. Hence the discrepancy.

I would then ask, the first Declaration of Age you submitted, whose name is on it and who signed it? Was it your mum?

Have you spoken to your mum about this to even know if she has multiple signatures or if she can remember how she signed when the lawyer came for verification?

Don't need to worry much about it though, just have your mum do the new document and send it to the embassy. I assume this request was sent as part of your verification confirmation email, which is already done.

lecksam:
Please @ DebbyD1... Its been 10 weeks now i submitted my remonstration letter for student visa and I'm yet to get any response till now ... I dont know what else to do and the winter semester enrollment deadline is next week.. please what advice can you give..thanks

I'm sorry I don't know how the student visa process work. Maybe you can check the student visa thread for info that can help you

suaxxy:
Hello everyone,
Please I need your opinion and advise,
I recently renewed my international passport and I didn’t change my surname to my husband’s name even though I have done change of name on newspaper and affidavit.
During my interview, the visa officer ( for family reunion) didn’t collect the affidavit of change of name because I have not changed it on my international passport which still carries my maiden name.
My concern now is, should I go and get a new passport( having in mind that it might take 2-3month before I can get another passport )
OR
Will they give me visa on my passport that still bears my maiden name?

I assume that the name on the passport you presented during your interview is the same name that's on all the documents and application forms you submitted. If that's the case, I'd advise you not to complicate your application by getting a new passport because the identity verification will be done based on the names you already submitted. When the process is done and it's time to issue visa, it will be on the passport you presented during interview (except it has expired, of course)

QueenieDar:
Hi everyone!
Please fellow ladies I wish to know, did you book family reunion visa appointment with your maiden passport or the new passport with husband's surname?

I don't think it matters if it's with your maiden name or husband's surname. The most important thing is that you book with the passport that you'd present at the time of the interview. So if you plan to do change of name, you should get it done quickly and then apply for an appointment. If not, you can already apply with the passport that carries your maiden name.

P.S. I'm not a "fellow lady"

mychellin:
Dear Oriaku1,
Kindly reply my pm.

My wife and kids on the visa application process to join me. We noticed the captioned info below on the site. Does it mean my kid(s) need not to apply again, but will be using mums application while their names would only be on the documents. Kindly share your experience and respond to my pm. Thanks

Each applicant must have a separate booking / registration. Minors applying for their visa together with their parents do not need a separate appointment.

The bolded is very valid. Minors do not need a separate appointment booking. Once there's an appointment for the parent, their applications can be submitted along with the parent's application. They only need their own separate application forms and supporting documents

Diaperssbabies:
Oh nice. I didnt know. I booked a separate appointment for my 2yrs old Son and myself.

As long as you've not gone for yours, you don't need another one for him. They'll attend to you both at once

Alore:
House, please I am trying to apply for the family reunion for my wife and three kids that are all minor.

It seems I only need to apply for appointment date for only my wife with only her passport details. Can anybody please help me confirm that this is the right thing to do? I guess the children details will be in the form that will be filled and taken to the Embassy on the day of the interview.

Thanks for taking a time to answer my enquiries.

Since they are all minors, just apply for your wife. On the day of her appointment, they will accept all four applications

New80:
Please I want you to explain better.
I applied for appointment early january 2020, then i was heavily pregnant, gave birth 22 january but while applying i did not add i was with child cos i haven't given birth, now he's more than 10months old, didn't apply for him either, thought mine would cover for both of us.
What should i do??
Please help a sis.

You have nothing to worry about, your appointment will cover for you both because he's a minor. Just make sure, on the day of your appointment, you have his application documents + his passport with you. You will submit your application and his own too

Warthon:
Hello good people,
Pls is one prepaid courier sufficient for both mother and child or each has to have their own separate one?

One is enough for both

Acisky:
Actually the interview is for my Wife and Son who happen to be a minor, I will ask them@ the immigration and if they say the number will change then I will correct it after the interview date, thanks much

From a post I saw earlier on this thread, they say the passport number will change.

Since the appointment is for your wife and son, I will advise that you get the passport changed before you submit your son's application, to avoid back and forth.

Even if the new one is not ready before the appointment, let your wife submit hers and mention to them at the embassy the situation with your son. When the passport is ready, you just need to send an email to the consulate to give your son an appointment, attaching his mum's evidence of submission (application fee receipts and co). This was my similar experience, only that my daughter didn't have a passport at all when my wife went for her interview. Now my daughter has a passport and also has her own appoinment for next week

Acisky:
Thanks, I applied in August last year and I have been given an interview date for next month, I hope this mistake won't jeopardize the process?

Is the appointment for you or your son? If it's for you, you really don't have to worry about changing your son's passport before the interview (provided he's a minor). Your appointment will cover both of you.

If the appointment is for your son and if correcting his passport will change his passport number, I'd advise that you go for the appointment with the current one and then correct the mistake afterwards.

Acisky:
Hi NL, I made a mistake of state of birth on my son passport, I wrote Lagos instead of Ogun which is on the hospital document, please how do I correct this on the passport or should I leave it that way?, meanwhile we have interview date next month

I can say that this mistake will not affect your interview next month because you will still be able to submit your application. However, I will advise that you get in touch quickly with people at the Immigration Office to know the process and duration of rectifying the mistake on the passport. This is because the disparity between the States on both documents will eventually be pointed out during application review / document verification. At that time, the consulate will ask that you align the discrepancy, most likely, by providing another passport stating Ogun which will appear to them as the correct information

Fabulousaify:
Please is it police report and affidavit or either of the two?

I can't say for sure but I feel Affidavit will hold more grounds if you can only produce one