₦airaland Forum

janettee:
They actually do. It's sold in supermarkets.

dolpaz:
In my city, (Essen) The duration you get depends on the officer in charge. But trust me, the women at Essen Auslanderbehorde are what we call (Awon Iya mi Oshoronga ). They don´t smile and they´ve given students 3months, 6months, and some residency without work permit for not getting the required grades in school. The men are nice and friendly. But generally, Essen grants 2 years.

Other cities that Grant 2years in NRW are

Mulheim
Oberhausen
Paderborn
Monchegladbach
Moers
Kleve
Munster
Essen
Bonn
Hamm
Kresi Wesel (1yr at first, then 2 yrs afterwards)

But most times, the officer attending to you is the key

ottersberger:
That will not be necessary. Maggi, both cubes and sauce dey here oga. Even chicken and crayfish flavour sef .

omoharry:
Thank you for telling them the truth.

you always spew rubbish like a ph00l man....so
98% of nigerians based abroad esp u.k are ashamed to return home.the shame of coming back empty handed and seeing your mates that you left back in nigeria doing exceptionally well is dehumanizing.

life abroad is hard....very hard

most nigerians abroad are doing silly jobs that they would never have done if they were here..

so many of them work in serious enslaving conditions plus the huge tax and bills one pays abroad

naija is a good country if one has a means of livelihood...

anybody that earns 150k and above a month in this country is comfortable

we are happy here..abroad is over hyped jor...dudes there are seeing serious things...desh doesn't envy them one bit.

its a pity that most nigerians especially those in rural areas think that once you touchdown at jfk or heath-row you start picking money....its crazy..

Legacy666:
Thanks Hadampson, God bless you, Pls keep up d good work for us.

Goztino:
Lol, I thought they said we can carry two bags of 23kg each?
TOTAL OF 46KG

So, I fit carry
17kg garri
3kg dried fish
3kg stock fish
Thats 23kg in one bag,

Then the remaining 23kg go be clothes and other miscellaneous then the bag I go carry for hand go contain some personal things.

All I know is that all the required free kg will be filled completely with foodstuffs and other necessary things.

Well, I have never travelled before by flight, so I dont know how things are done there

TIPS FOR STARTERS

1. I agree with everyone here on the need to read from page 1 to the end. you must do this, and please get a note book and a pen to take notes on some vital points. yeah i understand its difficult, but trust me ITS WORTH IT. Another way is this read like 1-60, jump to 100-160 then 200-260 most importantly 280 -this page covers the testimonies of 2018 applicants.......

2. Learn to take notes and be mindful of a few misguided infos.

3. Now, your application can be as cost effective as possible. i advice you use uni-assist but if you dont have the money , u must diligently search for schools that are not registered with uni-assist (note: most schools are)

4. To send your documents , asides DHL, UPS , FEDEX you can use NIPOST. as against the general opinions here, ppl have advised to ignore NIPOST. yes i understand their stands but the truth is NIPOST works and works well, but you must take this WARNING.... it takes 2weeks to get ur parcel to germany using NIPOST and the fee is less than 1000 naira, and make sure you use the REGISTERED MAIL option . i advise you give enough time to the deadline, for me i sent my applications three weeks or more to the deadlines

5. That you have a second class lower is not a barrier, all you need is a little more determination.

6. Make sure your motivational letter is good.

7. Please respect the views of those who have had success here.


Viel Glück

For those worried about life in germany, this is a post from someone in germany who relocated to Germany 6 years ago (2013)

"Guys relax, even with 60 euro u can survive monthly. THIS IS AN OLD POST O I just shared his experience for us to learn.

More over u think u will have time for 3 square meal a day? food is the cheapest thing here except if you cook in your hostel. The most expensive thing here is accomodation not food full chicken(superhunn) is 2 euro=420, rice sef no reach 1 euro here.

If ur garri fininsh just go aldi or markauf ask of grease na 25 cent just by 4 if u like swallow that one na still 1 euro, food is cheap here my man.

The only issue is there education is intensive,and u need alot of self study so u guys shouldnt worry about surviving.

alles klar"

what you should be bothered about is been excellent in your studies

Some useful tips by dolpaz

According to one of our guys who is already in germany, Emeka..its advisable to buy your stuffs from Nigeria. Jeans and clothes are expensive. most especially phones and gadget. mind you, the prices will be in euros. also, go with alot of shoes cos according to him, there are no cobbler in germany. shoes and winter jacket are expensive as well. i think around 50-70 euros. so imagine spending 12,000 naira to buy a single jacket when u can get it for less at yaba or idumota.

Go with enough Garri and some food items as well. though i heard some kenyans inport stuffs that looks like Garri/semo.. its called griese or so.

You save cash if you like chicken and wine/beer, cos those are the cheapest food/drinks in germo. I also heard its better you go with an android phone so you can access your student portals easily.

As for Jobs, the first step is: do u speak german? it goes a long way to determine the kind of job you will get. also, which city are you gonna be staying. some cities are competitive and expensive like Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund and Stuttgart. you can get a good student job cos your visa allows that, but understanding deutsch is the key to getting a good one.

If not, u may end up getting a menial job, but it will be enough to sustain you. coupled with your blocked account cash which you can live on. 650 - 700 euros per month.

Watch ur spending habit. Be mindful of pretty german ladies. (they like ice cream and chocolate, each cost as much as 20euros). if you are so conversative, you may be able to live on 200euros per month excluding accomodation.

Some useful links to meet current students in different cities by WildChild00

For those going to Bremen

Use this http://www.linkedin.com/groups/university-Bremen-CIT-IAE-alumni-5106015

Alumni students of Bremen University
@ first register with Linkedin and join the group and discussion, also some of dem do not speak english, u can translate via google and tell dem wat u want, all d best.

Also you can use facebook too,
http://www.wiwi.uni-bremen.de/news_detail/items/news_17 u can make new friends, there is also a forum.


For Mannheim
Use this http://www.linkedin.com/groups/university-Mannheim-Business-School-2127621


***Use facebook, linkedin etc you will find as many as u want.

Legacy666:
Nice job here to every contributor especially Hadampson, we will all make it to DE in Jesus name.

Pls any information about student life, Resident Permit and Job in Trier Rhineland Palatinate. I'm applying for winter semester to University of Trier. Thank you all.

By Godson201333

Trier is a nice city and its a student town....I was there recently and that state is lovely too i mean Rheine land palatinate..

trier is close to kaiserlautern,karlruhe,stuttgart

Philfit:
I Dey tell you, but we go survive

IchBinBrait:
Baba you say bag of garri?? How you wan take package and carry am??

Goztino:
I no use 1000 euro bro, I used the average of 400 and 1000 euros which are the two figures mentioned and the average is 700 euro.
Then coming to flight, it depends on your location. Some part like Nuremberg and Hannover even cost more than 300k sef depending on airline.
A bag of garri, dried Egusi, palmoil, salt, Ogbonor, dried fish and okporoko, Abacha etc (I for put ogiri shaa but make I just leave am to avoid public disgrace) coupled with all these shoes and clothes go near 70k.

my figures na just rough estimate not the exact figure. I never even travel pass Nigeria before

Philfit:
On YouTube check thenewBoston
He has playlists for all programming languages and he’s really good at teaching
And then you can also take online courses at udemy.com

Goztino:
which means, judging from information I have gathered so far,
In rough estimate for a low budget Nigerian , this is what you should hold if you are planning to enter Germany for education.

1. Block Account = #3,600,000
2. Flight fee = #300,000
3. Pocket money = #285,000 (if you have block account)
4. Money for clothes and foodstuffs = #70,000

TOTAL = #4,250,000

Philfit:
Thanks for the Answer. Really helped
I am going for communications engineering, I know it’s different from information engineering but some schools offer them together as ICE. What makes them different tbh lol?
I have work experience, but it’s in form in internships not real work. I’m planing to solidify my work experience there in good companies when I begin studies. You have a list of good companies I can target in terms of our field and what programming language is most preferred
I’m learning C and C++ now. Thanks for the advise

sassy92:
Please who has info about OVGU and magdeburg city?

Website for accommodation in DE by Angeldiamond1

I got my apartment here after about 6days of searching.

http://mobil.immobilienscout24.de

Put your city and search........it will show you available accommodations....be ready to call the phone numbers you see there and be ready to hit the road if you are told to come check the house.........mind you, most houses are unfurnished.......i insisted i want a furnished one so i took my time to search for it and got lucky

Gcapable:
I will definitely find time to write one of these days.

pompido:
Berlin gives 3 years (as far as I know) but I am sorry I do not have a list like that.

Kiel gives 1year and will accept 4k euros plus payslip from some work for renewal every year. They also give 2 years for EU blue card while Hamburg gives 4years for EU blue card.

Passau gives 1year and will demand for another 8k euros to be blocked for renewal. People switch to SL at this point.

I think Munich gives 2years but I am not sure.

Others can drop what obtains in their cities for a better list

chimax1:
bro pls do you have any info from the previous thread on the city of Lübeck. Kindly share if you do. Am hoping to head to the city by God's grace

This is from Eke40seven post

Fachhochschule Lübeck FHL is a relatively small school and new, about 10 years (ranked between 160-190 in Germany). You can check out their standings on daad or che rankings (officially recognised in Germany) for the performance of your specific course in relation to other schools in Germany

From the info, I was able to gather the city is small (about 210k population), fairly good, nice ports, industries sprinkled around. The foreigners there love it.

There is a train route straight to Hamburg from Lübeck. It shouldn't be up to 20 minutes away (safe estimate) as Hamburg is about 25 miles away. Hamburg is a very big commercial and industrial metropolis in that region (1.7 million people).

There are good reviews on the city. Some members in Hamburg can throw in more light on life there
You shouldn't have problem getting Jobs from what I gathered.

Styles2009 contribution

You'll still need to buy like a half ticket to Hamburg as Lübeck ticket doesn't cover and reach Hamburg.

As for job to survive as a student, you need German not certificate one but speaking and writing, this would get you a student job in cities like Hamburg, I can't speak for small cities.

pompido:
.

Info about btu cottbus by Eke40seven

The school is an OK school. They have a good number of international students; While Cottbus (pronounced ‘Kotboos’) is a major transportation town in the former East Germany with some number of industries. The city is very close to the polish borders but relatively isolated from any German city. The other major cities in the area, Dresden, Potsdam, Leipzig and Berlin are all 1 hour ride (less using ICE trains) away. They have a population of about 100-105k. If you think that German is the only language you will hear or read, then bros think twice, Sorbs (an indigenous ethnic minority) language is also officially recognized and spoken.

Before I will go into details about survival, you should note that Cottbus is in the former East and the economic situation is inferior to what is obtainable in the west. The east and west just became one country after the unification of 1990 after being under a different system of government for over four and half decades (capitalism in the west and socialism in the east). At unification, the situation in the east was a sharp contrast to situations in the west and things became worse even immediately after unification due to reasons too numerous to mention here.

However, 24 years after, the east is still playing catch up (although the situation has improved markedly). Currently the wages in the east is about 70-75% lower than in the west and unemployment in many places stands at about 10-11% as against 6% nationally.

On the good side, things like food, rent and many other commodities are relatively cheap compared to the west. I heard that if you can tie down a job, as a Naija guy, you shouldn’t bother about survival.You could even save more than someone in the exorbitant Munich.

However, language is a very big advantage here in the east because English speakers are much less.

On racism, I heard that apart from people looking sheepishly and wondering how you painted your skin black and what planet you are from (there are relatively less foreigners in the east), racism is not too common in Cottbus as against what is generally perceived about the Ossis (Easterners), however, don’t go around looking for one because you shall surely find.

pompido:
.

Philfit:
Amen ooh, just trying to aid the path which you’ve started

pompido:
I see you Hadampson.

God bless you....

Goztino:
My brother, to be sincere with you, them dey frighten person

Person never sure on how to raise BA, na to add additional 1000 euros for just pocket money .