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aflynvir: Oga Kelly, how far! Which school are Baden Wattenburg are you schooling! Do you know about University of Freiburg. How nice is the school?

Hey guy! I'm also going to the University of Freiburg by september for an Msc in Geology.


It's a great school according to what I've seen so far, ranked among the top 100 universities in the world (Times university ranking 2013), no 4 in German university ranking, and situated in a beautiful city. Ranked as one of the ten top cleanest cities in the world.

Although I'll also like those in Germany to say more about the school and the city.

Godson, Topeagis, kellytop and all you guys in germany, una don try! If not for the contributions of you guys a lot of people would have made terrible mistakes; including me.

Now its time for you guys to enlighten us on how Germany is like. What should our expectations be in terms of cultural shock, part-time jobs (do some students work overtime?), friendliness towards foreigners, work load at school, etc.

Can Germany be compared to Uk in terms of infrastructures, education, etc?

Any regrets on choosing Germany so far? What would you guys have changed if you had the chance to while still in Nigeria. The pros and cons of studying in Germany as an International student.

Oya let the game begin!!!!!!

And may I even include that I didn't even go to the embassy to certify my documents. I just had a lawyer stamp and sign my transcript because it's a student copy so it doesn't carry the university stamp. I did IELTS though. Didn't apply through uni-assist at all because of the money lol, sent my documents through Nipost at the cost of 300naira per application. It got to Germany within 10days. I know this because I called the schools if they've received them and yes they did within 10 days. The original copy of my admission letters were sent into my post office box 2weeks ago.

[quote author=chuzitmyownway@]Hello house, pls has any one been given admission wit 2.2 before or do u hve idea of any. Pls reply[/quote]I guess it's time to address this issue of 2.2 results and stuff. I'll use myself as an example.
I graduated with a 2.2. But that wouldn't hinder me in anyway. I applied into 3 universities and I've gotten admission from two already since two months ago, the third is yet to reply and I don't even need them to lol. I thinks you guys should focus on how to write a motivation letter, that's almost the most important thing. Believe it or not some people's motivation letter sucks! Even if a guy with a first class writes a poor motivational he wouldn't be considered at all. Your motivational letter sums up everything about your I.Q. After I applied I showed some of my friends studying for their masters in the UK my motivational letter, they all said the same thing- "any school that sees this will definitely give you an admission". And yes they did.

hello guys, i got admission into two universities, one in the city of kiel (northern germany) and the other freiburg (southern germany). please i will like to know which of the two cities is better to live in terms of part time job opportunities and modernisation. abeg guys wey dey germany enlighten me on this because i'll have to chose one of the two when going for my appointment at the embassy. one love.

Godson201333: You know many Nigerians like short cut,B1 exam no be beans,German Exams are always a little bit difficult,but when you work hard,You can scale through the fennce,A1-c1 thats how it works

I'm going for masters and the language of instruction is english, I am not doing any german langauge course here in nigeria, I hope this wouldn't be a problem at the embassy?

weebay: Good day everybody, I have a question..after getting a block accnt can expenses such as house rent and school fees be paid out of the €8k as soon I get to germany..that is access the accnt immediately I get to Germany to secure accomodation etc

Question of the year. Please someone should answer this question.

[quote author=ABU_kAkA]HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO CERTIFY DOCUMENTS IN GERMAN EMBASSY IN ABUJA, PLEASE ?[/quote]Free of charge. Just go with the originals and two photocopies each.

kelly4top: IF THE LETTER WAS IN ENGLISH, THEN IT AUTOMATICALLY MEANS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IS ENGLISH. EMBASSY WOULD UNDERSTAND AND IF DEY HAVE DOUBT THEY CAN ALWAYS CONFIRM FROM THE SCHOOL SO DONT PANIC.

thanks a lot bro.

hello house, my admission letter into a masters program at the university of freiburg just came in. the language of instruction is in English but it is not stated on the admission letter, i hope this wouldn't be a problem at the embassy? experienced replies plsss

dmitroika: tope agis and johnson is this the student visa application for than you filled? http://www.abuja.diplo.de/contentblob/3858482/Daten/3185019/Application_form_FZ.pdf

Godson201333: Yeah fill it ..4 pages and you are going with 2 copies.

No its 7 pages i'm seeing here oh. pls can you open the link and see if its the same form you filled? I don't wanna make mistake you know say appointment for German embassy na life time opportunity. abeg help me confirm the link i use God beg you. its student visa i'm applying for. thanks.

tope agis and johnson is this the student visa application for than you filled? http://www.abuja.diplo.de/contentblob/3858482/Daten/3185019/Application_form_FZ.pdf

pls can any of you guys in germany tell us about the student's visa application form that you filled? was it filled online or manually? and can you please post the link on how to download the form here? please its urgent. thanks.

pfanen360: So at 11pm we have hope. Please how did they sound were they friendly? Was it on the phone or email?

Appointment has been booked till 20th of August, but they open appointments everyday by 11:01pm. So you can book for August 21st tonight. With regards to friendliness the germans are very friendly and hard working. Send them a mail during working hours and you'll be sure to get your reply in less than 30mins. Very efficient people. But I'd advise us not to take their hospitality for granted. Thanks.

pls i'd like to ask if students filled the online application form on the german consulate website. is it the same shengen visa form that students are also gonna fill or is there a seperate form for students?

Can someone pls help in showing an example on how to fill the form for intending users. thanks, (pls exemplar data while showing how to fill it and not real data. thnks.)



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Bwave: This is a serious issue, all appomiemts are now booked till August 20. I wonder if there will be enough time even for those who may get their admission in July. BTW when are these dates being booked because I have been checking that page every hour since five days now and have not been seeing any free space.is there any other way the booking is done?

I did mine yesterday night, and even before then i wrote to the embassy concerning the issue. The trick is this, they open appointments for a new day by 11pm, so try and be online by that time. just have their page open on standby and keep refreshing the page. the competion to book an appointment is fierce but if you do it like i said, you'd come back here to thank me.

topeagis and johnson 10232..., how did you guys go about this online appointment booking tingy? were you also as curious as i am during your time? my school resumes on the 1st of october and i am yet to be able to book an appointment. appointments are booked already till august 19th. share your experiences please

hello everyone, topeagis an johnson i need you guys advise on this matter. i used to have a lagos state government birth certificate but just few days ago i discovered that i couldn't find it. shockingly, i also could not get a hold of the photocopies that i was meant to at least have. i was born in the year 1988 and this is way before NPC was created. pls what do i do with regards to my german visa application. did any of you guys sucessfully use the NPC certificate at the embasy? how much did it cost? If I go to the ikeja local government secretariat ( where the birth certificate was issue) will i be issued another? advices pls

jennykadry: I lived in Germany. No opportunities there. Pay is little.

Jenny you're the only person that says Germany is not okay to go to, everyone else in nairaland says germany is nice and there are lots of part-time jobs. Can you pls explain further why germany is not a good option in times of part-time jobs? Thanks

topeajis: U can use the scanned copy. But they they ask @ the embassy tell them na original.

Thanks a lot bro. I'm at the embassy right now, that yellow man na wahala oh.. See as he dey bounce people wey get appointment.

dmitroika: Pls house can i use a print out of my admission letter that was sent to my email to open a blocked account at the embassy? I mean the scanned copy that is being sent to email before the original arrives. Pls i need an urgent response

topeagis and Godson 1032... pls try and answer the above question.. tnxx

Pls house can i use a print out of my admission letter that was sent to my email to open a blocked account at the embassy? I mean the scanned copy that is being sent to email before the original arrives. Pls i need an urgent response

@Topeajis and others in germany, pls I need the link on where to download forms for opening a blocked account. I've been searching for weeks now but couldn't get it online. Thanks.

highlandre: I find this information highly interesting. Thanks

You're a mo.ron for quoting the whole post just to write a sentence.

Godson201333: It depends on the town you going to study.....Some schools are like unilag where by you can also get work in the city,where by some are in places like Ile ife whereby you need to come to city to huzzle only weekends....hope you know what i mean.Thats why during your visa interview the VO also ask,why did you choose the school?what do you know about the city?

Bro what about the coastal city of kiel? Is kiel good for part-time jobs? Its a university city and also close to bremen and hamburg but I wanna know if kiel itself is good with regards to part-time jobs. Thanks.

topeajis: Yah I have a friends their but he has nt started working yet. Cos he just went. April and has nt extend his visa. To get jobs is nt easy cos of the language stuff.but if u stay in keil u will always get a job @ the long run. Am also in berlin and have nt gotting any job. So to get job is all about been relex is nt the first thing u do when u arrive in germany.. Good luck boss.

To ur second question. I opened my account with the admissiont from keil and applied for visa with the admission from berlin. U can always apply for visa with any admission letter in germany.

Ok now I understand. Thank you very much and I wish you the best in berlin. We should appreciate guys like you who got to germany and still kept the thread alive instead of forgetting about us here, you will definitely get all you wished for and more, amen.

topeajis: pls anyone that wants to come to germany to forget about recism all i know about kiel is that is a coastal city cos i was also offered admission in the school but had a better choice. keil is okey but cant say about job cos i also have a friend their aND HE IS DOIN FINE. SO JUST PROCESSED WITH UR VISA APPLICATION ABEG..... BUT THE PLACE COLD OO I NO GO LIE U. BUT AS A NAIJA GUY U GO SURVISE NA

Hello topeajis and every nairalander in Germany. I'm the guy who asked about life in kiel with regards to part-time job prospects. Topeagis pls I'll like you to clarify what you said on your reply above. You said you don't know about jobs in kiel cos you have a friend there and he's doing fine. I don't understand this statement pls because the comparison contradicts.


And my second question is directed to anyone with answers, I got an admission from the university of kiel and I want to proceed with visa application which will require the use of my admission letter. Although I applied to other schools in different states also but they are yet to conclude their selection. My question is this, after getting my visa using the university of kiel admission letter is it possible for me to opt for another school when I get to germany? The schools are in different states. Pls I need answers for these. Thanks and God bless.

hello everyone in the house, topeijis and others in germany, I got an admission to do Msc. in Marine Geosciences at the University of Kiel, pls can you guys furnish my knowledge as to what Kiel is like in terms of racism, weather, and most importantly the availability of part-time jobs? thanks in advance and God bless you all.

[quote author=truelove.com]RUSSIA CANT FIGHT GERMANY ONE ON ONE.IN WORLD WAR2 ,USA,BRITAIN,FRANCE,ITALY,CANADA,RUSSIA ETC COLLECTIVELY FOUGHT GERMANY.AND YET GERMANY IS STILL A WORLD POWER,DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIA WOULD HAVE SURVIVED IF USA,BRITAIN,FRANCE ETC DID'NT JOIN RUSSIA TO FIGHT GERMANY. THE ONLY COUNTRY USA RESPECTS IN THIS WORLD IS GERMANY, COS THEY CAUSED AND FOUGHT THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WAR, AND YET IS STILL DEVELOPED TODAY AND A MEMBER OF G8.GERMANY'S ECONOMY IS THE LARGEST IN EUROPE.[/quote]Is he even aware that the reason all those combined countries won Germany in the Russia-German WW II is due to bad timing by Hitler? Hitler invaded russia during a very 'biting winter' and even his generals warned him against it. The weather crippled the german machineries and soldiers, they died from cold and diseases and not by the allied's effort in the war. Germany ALONE technically defeated EUROPE!

thoexynne: I really don't know he would have handled him, but there are a couple of guys i know who i could refer you to..........
1. odilli
2. Ibori
3. Fayose
4. Bola Ige
5. Atiku

C'mmon folks u know this guys

Alams and wabara nko?

ghananotnaija: It's actually free if you're a good swimmer. It seems like you want to go to the West Coast of the United States, say Los Angeles.

Ok, so from Lagos, swim southwest across the Atlantic until you hit South America. Then swim south along the coast of South America until you reach Tierra del Fuego on the southernmost end of South America. Swim through the straight of Magellan until you hit the Pacific Ocean. When you're in the Pacific, swim due north until you hit California. The entire journey will take around 5 years.

Strait not Straight