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Anyone having interview on the 20th of month?

dolpaz:
You guys should stop bombing the embassy with emails.

They see it as a desperate act and would end up blocking/marking your email as spam.

That´s why most of you send emails and they dont reply. Just send an email once a week and stop sending multiple emails.

You could have been marked as spam and they´ll get back to you when they feel like. Most times, the embassy can be so unprofessional but we need to just give them time. I can imagine the waiting period though.

God will intervene

Hey boss,
Can you pm.
Tried to pm you but isn't going through..
I need you to help me clarify an issue.

Guys, is there a thread for Netherlands student visa?

hillshark:
Bros we are on the same boat, i did my Interview the same date, going for a bachelors engineering course at rhinewaal too, but my concern now is the enrollment date which is 15th of october. Please can you shed more Light on how she told you to go about extending your enrollment date. Because i already mailed them but they said its not possibile.

Pm me

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Fabcol:
If I be the vo self I dey give u the visa for there....success dey wait for you...congratulations!

Thanks boss

lambotee:
please can u help me with the name of the school, let me apply abeg, I hope i can apply with out IELTS/TOEFL

Rhine-waal university of Applied sciences
You must have either of the two.

Koval12:
This is priceless. Big congratulations beloved. Go and succeed.

Amen

lambotee:
please does this school you apply to have computer Engineering or related IT course

They do

My post is a bit long.
I'll be sharing the full breakdown of my interview today so as to help others the same way some people took time to help me organize things.


I had my interview today.

So we lodged at sappers Lounge inside bonny cantonment.
Got to the embassy around 5:30am.
Waited till 6am at a computer Shop Then proceeded to the German gate and I was fourth on the line. The Mopol asked me to go and drop my bag at the car park which I paid 1.5k for the woman to help me keep it.
Came back and I was now 10th or so in the line.
Paulinus called us in fours. Asked us to put our appointment letter inside our passport data page and then we were checked in.
Then he came and asked that we should bring out passport with appointment letter inside it, the two signed application forms and he stapled them, 2photocopies of data page and 2 copies of declaration form..
He arrange those together and gave them back to me and said, don't join these with the other documents just give me back the way I arranged it. He asked us to sit down and place those sets he just arranged under our seats.
Then he later called us to stand up and collected those sets he earlier arranged by himself and separated them on a desk.
1.Data page with appointment letter inside on one side
2. A set of Application form underneath declaration form underneath photocopy of Passport data page
3. Another set of application form underneath declaration page underneath photocopy of Passport data page.

These makes 3rows.

Then he asks you to arrange other documents on each row like this,
a. Original admission letter on top of No 1 photocopies of the admission letter will be on the 2 and 3 mentioned above.

b. Original Proof of means on top of No 1, photocopies on 2 and 3

c. Original Birth Certificate on top of No 1, photocopies on 2 and 3

d. Original Biographically old document on top of No 1, photocopies on 2 and 3.

e. Originals of all academic documents on top of No 1, photocopies on 2 and 3...
Note- from primary to NYSC certificate.

f. Original handwritten Motivation letter on top of No 1, photocopies on 2 and 3.

g. CV on top of No 1,2and 3

h. Originals of any supporting documents on top of No 1, photocopies on 2 and 3.

He will come and check what you've been doing, if you slack.... You know the story, he will ask people to make way for you and move your humble self to the back of the long line.

He asked me to go inside...
After security checks, I followed a green line to the building and sat inside.
I saw a VO with low hair cut and the guy that came outside from there said the dude is good. So I began praying I get him lol...
Didn't know God was planning something else.
Waited for like 2hours, light beeped and I thought it was my low cut guy room until other people said it's the other room óò.
Yeepa I don miss my guy.
I entered the cubicle and behold it was My sister with indomie or dreadlocks hair and she's got b***s. She is pretty tho�.

VO: Hi
Me: Good morning Ma'am

VO: Bachelors, Masters, PhD?
Me: Bachelors

VO: Pass Me Your passport and all your documents.
Me: Did that.

VO: Oh! You're heading to Rhine-waal
Me: Yes Ma'am

VO: Have you done a Bachelors before?
Me: No, I did a diploma.

VO: What course?
Me: Electrical Engineering

VO: Which School?
Me: Federal Polytechnic Auchi.

VO: Oh Auchi?
Me: Yes Ma'am.

VO: What did you graduate with?
Me: Upper Credit.

VO: I don't understand this transcript, don't you have your certificate or to whom?
Me: No, but I do have my Statement of result, but I brought this transcript cos' its what I used for my admission application.

VO: Are you married?
Me: No... (In my mind abi She wan toast me?)

VO: place your fingers for biometrics.
We did that.

VO: Do you have my 30,500?
Me: Yes, Here (Pushed it to her)

She gave me a paper to read and sign that I will send my blocked account confirmation as soon as I have it.


VO: OK, Pick up the phone
...................................................
Interview Proper.

VO: What's the name of your course?
Me: Mechatronics Systems Engineering.

VO: Why this course?
Me: I chose the course because of its multidisciplinary nature as it combines fields of Engineering like Electrical, electronics, mechanical, computer and control systems Engineering and this would make me more flexible and versatile in the engineering world. Also, I'm an intern a Power Generation plant in My home country... (Cuts in).

VO: You're still there?
Me: Yes Ma'am, on contract basis.

VO: Oh okay, Continue pls.
Me: And I have been able to understand and discover how Mechatronics is to the technological advancement of my country because in the department where Mechatronics Engineers are supposed to be the one in charge it is Power Engineers who have little knowledge about handling these systems that are there.... (She looks at me and was nodding all thru my speech while also typing fassssssst to catch up with me then she said hold on..)

VO: Why don't you further in Nigeria or is this course not taught here?
Me: Yes it is, but it is relatively new to the educational system and because it is highly practical, it makes students in Nigeria at a disadvantage...

VO: You mean the research facilities are not there?
Me: Yes Ma'am, the practical training.

VO: Why not UK, US?
Me: Actually my course is taught in English and it is tuition free compared to these countries though I tried US, but the tuition fee is high cos the least I found was around $20,000 a year and I will be getting this same quality of education in Germany at no cost at all. ( She was typing, nodding and side looking at me)

VO: Why Germany?
Me: German Engineering us highly regarded allover the world and there is this excellent collaboration between universities in Germany and the German national Engineering industry and therefore I will be benefitting from a very high quality academic system that requires little or no tuition fee at all compared to other countries like UK,US.....( Cuts in, hold on.... Continue) and so on and I will also be able to learn a new language, a new culture and way of life also be able to socialize with people from other parts of Germany, students from all over the world and I'll be gaining an amazing experience as a foreign student studying in Germany.

VO: What plans have you made concerning your study in Germany?
Me: I have secured an accommodation...(Cuts in... How did you do that?) I was lucky enough to meet a fellow student in my school who rented an apartment that's supposed to be a two room contract but she asked if I'm interested so she can add me to the contract and make it a three room contract and I gladly took the offer....(She nodded and always had this enigmatic look on her face)

VO: Who have you been contacting in the school?
Me: I have been talking to the Students centre, the ATSA of the school, also I have been adding some of the alumni of the school on LinkedIn and they've been enlightening me about the school.... (Looks at me like this guy dey serious for this matter o)

VO: What do you know about Germany?
Me: ( in my mind...Yeepa Mo ti daran) Germany is a federal constituent (I stuttered and regained myself).... Germany is a country located in Central western Europe...(Cuts in)...

I think she noticed I dey fear the question so she helped out by asking questions directly.

VO: What's the capital of Germany, how many countries border Germany and population and how many federal constituent states?
Me: Berlin, 9 countries, 82.6million people and 16states.

VO: Okay Continue.
Me: Germany dominates the Automobile And manufacturing industry...(Cuts in)

VO: in Europe?
Me: Yes Ma'am

VO: Okay Continue.
Me: German automotive industry is the largest employer of labor in the world. German automobile industry is highly regarded as competitive and innovative, it has the third highest car production in the world (VO looks at me and nods) and the fourth highest total vehicle production in the world. Germany is also regarded as the land of ideas and inventions with inventions and inventors such as the Xray by Wilhelm Conrad (Cuts in and corrects my pronunciation and asks me to spell and pronounce the name ... I did and we continued), the turbo jet engine by hans ohain, the internal combustion engine by August Otto.... Also Germany is one of the top research places in the world and this is symbolized by the fact that it has more than 80 Nobel laureates such as Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Karl Braun And so on. Also It's universities are ranked in the top 250 in the world.....
(I stopped, she looked at me, continued typing and the lady on dyed brown hair came in to ask if the answers of the test she gave an applicant were correct....She asked me to drop the phone... They talked in German and My VO nodded in affirmation then She left... Then she said she was sorry for the interruption and I should pick up the phone)

VO: Who is your Sponsor, what does he do?
Me: My Dad, he is a senior lecturer at a private University.

VO: Which Department?
Me: HOD of Accounting department.

VO:Which School?
Me: mentioned the name and address.

VO: You have anyone in Germany?
Me: Yes, my in law.

VO: Married your sister?
Me: My mum's sister.

VO: Where does he reside?
Me: Pforzheim.

VO: Oh That's around Stuttgart?
Me: Yeah.

VO: Have you been to Germany before?
Me: No

VO: France, Italy?
Me: No

VO: Will you be coming back to Nigeria after your studies?
Me: Yes, because looking at the developments going on in Nigeria at the moment, like the dangote refinery being built here in Lagos and also the upgrading going on in the power plant where I'm working, I will be a step ahead because I have the required knowledge and skills to operate the systems in my Field of Expertise and also impactfully influence the technology of my home country. (She didn't type this time around and was looking at me straight in the eye and started typing after I finished talking and asked me to remind her of some things I said.)

VO: OK Thank you, but I have a short test for you.
Me: ( Finally my village people don reach here) OK Ma'am.

Hands the sheet and says I have 10mins.

1. Square root of 225, 121,
2. What is the degree of this angle
3. Volume of a cube
4. Area of a right angle triangle.

Solved all and handed over...

Then she started talking that I should fund because of my deadline and also started advising me on how to try and get enrollment extension from school... I said thank you and wanted to leave but she kept talking lol... Five minutes later she freed me and we both exchange bye bye...

PS* Paulinus nor get issue at all, just do as he says and don't panic.

diego2015:
Anybody going for interview on Thursday 20th sep

At sappers lounge already.... Waiting to get the interview done

Hello people.
Pls what's the name of the hotel inside bonny camp?

UbiPetrus:
Oga shut up joor.
The checklist is clear - (original) WAEC certificate and not (original) online print out.

You have no right whatsoever to tell anyone here to shutup, she’s entitled to his/her opinion.

Now to the issue,
Whether it is print out or the one from waec office, once you certify it at the high court it becomes original.

Thats what most people used and thats what i used for my Admission.

My piece

jesujoba001:
Hello people,

I had my interview on the 29th August and my enrollment deadline is the 11th of October. I have appealed to the school for an extension to my enrollment deadline which they have declined. Please what can i do o. Can I still make it to Germany before the deadline?

Which school is that?

victree007:
You don't need to take both with you. Take just the affidavit. So long you were born before 1992, get an age declaration "deposed by a family member". That will serve the purpose.
Remember it is not the usual affidavit of age declaration o. This one has to be DEPOSED BY A FAMILY MEMBER

What if you stay far a way from ypur family?

johndoefoo:
Resumption date is different from enrollment date.

I know.
Since it's usually Enrollment deadline date we always share on this thread.
That's why I wanted it clarified..
When is your Enrollment deadline date?

domfeyer:
Time for my own transcript

I had my interview yesterday, left my house around 4:30am and arrived 5:10am or thereabout. Paulinus approached us 1 hour later and started shouting that we should go and drop our bags at the car pack, I left and came back luckily to retain my number 4 position, which normally is not allowed. Started the document sorting, which in my opinion is useless according to the sequence Paulinius has in his head.

Number 1 tension
I used my IELTS certificate I got 7 years ago for a biographically old document, but Paulinius wouldnt have that, thank God I came with my Visaless old passport.

Went in to the interview area and was later called out to the entrance, as there were two other VOs there.

Interview started casually.

1. Name of School?
2. Private? Yes
3. How are you paying? Scholarship+student loan+out of pocket
4. BSc? Act. Sci.
5. Intended Msc.? MiM
6. What is the connection? I gave hime
7. Why MiM?
8. Why not Nigeria, UK, USA or Canada?
9. Have you funded? Yes
10.Resumption date? 18th of Sept.
11. Plans after studies? To come back and manage my brother's bus.
12.As what? Manager or Director
13. Tell em about Germany and Berlin
14. Capital of Luxembourg? Lux. City
15. Do you speak German? No
16. So you didnt learn German here and you want to go there to learn? Yes, but my course is taught entirely in English, to which he said ok.


"That will be all, any question for me? to which I answered No, well we are good with you, tell your school to contact the Ausländerbehörde and have a nice day"

Your resumption date is 18th September? Isn't that kind of close? Or have you enrolled online?

goldsmiths:
I no even see anybody wey wan go Rhinewaal, Na wa o.
Shey d place no good ni

Seems you're new on this thread

mariaattah:
Thanks bro...I'm actually going for bsc just that I'm a kind of tired of mailing them for appointment date n my enrollment deadline is 15th October, I will keep trying sha maybe God will touch them to reply me positively bf my d day.
All the best

Which school?

Adebashy:
Interview done today at Lagos embassy
Arrived at the embassy 6:12am, met 3 people on the queue for student visa then by 7:02 we were ushered for the arrangement of our document!
I think Paulinus is back because the man in charge was just aggressive anyhow but I wasn’t moved at all because I have all my documents intact!
Then was called in for my interview around 7:20am
While the V.O was arranging my documents into a file and doing my biometrics, she asked some questions like
1. What are you going for?
2. What course are you going to study?
Then my answer leads to another question like who is the father of economics?
3. What do u study for your first degree?
4. What is the grade u finished with?
5. Which point does first class grade started from?
6. Do have an accommodation already?
7. Have u fund?
After biometrics I was asked to pick up the phone as to start the interview
1. What is the course you want to study
2. What is the course about?
3. What’s the name of the university?
4. Why do u want to study in Germany?
5. Why not Nigeria?
6. Why not U.K, USA or any English speaking countries?
7. Have u apply to Germany before?
8. Did u apply to any Schengen country before?
9. What do you know about Germany nd be specific about it?
10. What do you know about the economy of Germany?
Then my answer leads to Another question like what do u mean by nominal gross domestic product?
11. How many countries Germany is border with?
12. Mention them?
13. Angela Merkel assumes office since?
14. What is the date of german reunification?
15. What is the german major food?
16. What will you do after your studies?
17. What is the title of your BSc thesis?
That will all.......... then it’s 8:15am

O boy see questions... Jésù Na your hand we dey o

fluxyn:
Na wah I applied last week Friday and got 27 sept as interview date with oct 1 enrollment deadline. Na wah ooo

It is well bro

lizzy8:
Thanks a lot, does it make sense if i apply during the summer or wait till winter 2019?

Because of appointment booking when I eventually get admission?

Sorry I'm quite new at this

You can’t apply for winter during summer.
But some schools like in mittwedia open their application portal as early as February.
But most courses are in German except for Applied Mathematics..

So it depends on your area of study too...

Palla:
when is your enrollment deadline

Oct 15

lizzy8:
Wasn't stated on dad website, only the deadline for application and resumption dates where stated

Depends on the session you’re going in for....

If its summer, i think they open application portals by Nov Dec.. and they resume by February/March...

If its Winter Some open their application portal by April while most schools open by May 1st. And deadline for all schools are July 15..

So go to daad.de and check for the course you want and the school. Also if its summer or winter admission.

You can pm me if you’re still confused..

Some people took their time to put me thru also.

Received appointment date today...
Sept 20...
Getting closer to Germany
God is preparing things in my favor

123abcclown:
Many of you people have a very simple problem with comprehension, and it's not my fault you lack understanding.

https://www.quora.com/How-good-is-the-Rhine-Waal-University-of-Applied-Sciences-Germany-Is-it-right-for-me

When I mentioned that I have done heavy homework....

I have come across this your link and it's an old link....

Don't judge a place based on one or two person's incomplete and biased view...

From this your link I was redirected to several other links where I got positive feedbacks about the school....

You can try harder bro....
Good luck to the man that lacks not understanding

123abcclown:
I have no problem with Rhine Waal being a "stepping stone". No be everyone go go TUM.

If going to a low ranked school was part of a bigger plan to achieving bigger things, then why not.

My problem are people with no plan other than attending any school in the abroad. I wouldn't even complain if there was some form of scholarship.

Going to Germany to spend some 2/3 years of your life and some cool millions on a degree that is below per is in my opinion unforgivable.

Let's encourage and help ourselves to pursue bigger things.

People like you are just Attention seekers.
I have always "mostly" been a silent follower of this thread...

Before coming to nairaland, I have done heavy homework on different schools in Germany, what they offer and what I will meet when I get there....

No school in Germany is a low school whether she was founded 2million or 2yrs ago..

They have a curriculum they follow and, you have the opportunity of learning in a suitable environment with the opportunity of having face to face interactions with your professors...

I have interacted with many students in Rhine-waal, both Naija and Foreigners....and they've really explained what the school is like..

And I feel their opinion is more brainy and reasonable than yours...

What do you mean bigger things when a guy I talked to, who is currently a student of Rhine-waal is with Mercedes-Benz for his internship...

Bro, Thanks for the opinion.
See ehn, God will bless you.

SooCute:
Yeah!

Mail me biko... I don send too many mails

Any Prospective Rhine-waal university of Applied sciences student here
Let's rub tummy together

heybaby12:
I have gained admission already. Already with my admission letter waiting for winter application to open at the embassy. The school I applied to Ends may 15.

Which school is that?

Abeg let's connect...

heybaby12:
Yes( and gotten admitted already)

Applications for winter 2018 is yet to start..
Will begin by May 2018 and most schools run till July 15 2018.

God will grant us our heart desires... Amen

positiveagenda:
@dreyman I used my student copy in as much I have the original copies with me.

OK bro.... Pls pm me your whatsapp no.. Let's relate better