Lateralmaths:
I'm going for an academic conference scheduled to
start 30th August. I just registered and got a letter of
invite to attend d conference. Pls what category of
visa should I apply for and how do I book for visa
interview?

You are applying for a Category C (Business) Visa

All you need to know about your visa is found here: http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/Vertretung/nigeria/en/04-1_20Visa/Short_20term_20visa/Visa_20Categories.html

Here is your checklist: http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/contentblob/4652954/Daten/5991330/Checklist_business_visa.pdf

To book your appointment, please visit the embassy's website

quille11:


Hello house,
Is it possible for me to apply for visa without paying the 8640 euros in a deutsch bank. I already have someone residing in Germany who is ready to present necessary documents and act as my sponsor. You sincere opinion will be appreciated

If you already have someone to act as your sponsor then you do not need to deposit 8640€ in DB, all your sponsor needs to do is make an appointment with Ausländerbehörde. They will give him a date and time to come, and the docs to bring along.

Shikena

biggiyke:
good evening guys, im new here. im planning a vacation to hiddenhausen with my wife and son this summer. i have the invitation letter and all other docs.

my questions are 1) about getting a visa appointment at the consulate, i cant access the portal online.
2) do i need to have a confirmed flight booking?

Q1. Download opera mini browser on your phone, you can access the portal there using it and book your appointment

Q2. No you do not need to have a confirmed booking, just do a "book-on-hold" style of reservation (like you do with aero, arik, etc) then print it out the confirmation end from either your mailbox or from the site.

frankie2K:
@Leprof1,pls what nd what should be d content of the letter.

Well its not a handwritten letter, your sponsor needs to make an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde in his city.

They would give he/she a date to come in, as well as the required documents to bring along to verify that he/she is suitable to be your sponsor for your visa. It cost 25€

Once your sponsor has fulfilled all the necessary requirement, he would be issued a document, which is the sponsorship letter, duly stamped. that is the sponsorship letter. He needs to send the copy to your, as the embassy needs to see the original format. You can ask that he/she scans it before sending it via courier, as you would need it for requesting a date for your visa interview.

All what your sponsor needs from you is your full name (as it appears on your passport) date of birth birth and your address here in Nigeria (for the courier).

frankie2K:
pls house,throw more light on this sponsorship Letter for visa application.can't seems to find the detailed information on d German site.Just need a comprehensive details of it or link on where to read it up..

Am using a sponsorship letter, so feel free to ask me your questions and I'll answer to the best of my ability

UncleJudax:

All you have to do is present your proof of appointment (printout) on the interview day.

Every legitimate booking, regardless of the procedure, is safely stored somewhere.

Haben Sie keine Angst!

Vielen danke, Ich habe geschrieben eine E-Mail,

Better safe than sorry, should get more information by Monday... hopefully

rockyjim:


Good morning haus.

It seems the procedure for securing appointments for student visa interview in Lagos has changed (from observation I made on the website).

For those who sent an email and no confirmation yet, maybe you should try this.

Go to: https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/extern/choose_realmList.do?locationCode=lago&request_locale=en

Click "continue" under VISA

Then you'll see
- Long term Visa (Students only)
- Long term visa (family reunion, work permit etc NOT STUDENTS)
- Short term visa (Schengen States)

Continue to "Long term Visa (Students only)". There are many open slots there.

Hope this is useful.

I seriously hope that this does not affect those who had gotten earlier appointment slots via email and not through this new online function, because that will not be funny at all

This information is for those in Berlin already or those in the process of moving to Berling

Ausländerbehörde in Berlin opened up a second location on Monday this week. It's near Mierendorffplatz. If you plan to go, make sure you choose the right location for your permit type! Read more here:

http://www.redtapetranslation.com/new-location-for-the-auslanderbehorde/

Tesland:
ja, probably, so did dey give u a date in august?

yep, first week of august

Tesland:
someone called dem yesterday to complain, dey said it can somtimes take up to 5days

Doesn't surprise me, i tried to get an earlier date for my interview, but they said July was full, so my best guess would be:

1. They have so many appointments, that it probably might create a backlog so they want to reduce that number first before taking on more requests

2. Summer vacation is drawing close, so its possible that some key memeber of staff might be away on holiday, therefore only some services will be available during that time

iamzizou:
yeah, the new email address... when did u mail them? Is it 4th of July or before 4th of july?

Tesland:
yap, d new email address oo....wen did u send?

I requested for my interview before July 4th... Call the embassy in Lagos, use the extension 100 and someone would (hopefully) speak with you. Make sure you have enough airtime on your phone though. Cos they can keep you on hold for a lengthy period of time and your airtime would be wasting

iamzizou:
Am I the only one pls? I sent a mail to request for a visa appointment since 4th of July and i've not gotten a mail from them till now... abeg who don apply lately and have u gotten a response from them? Thanks

Tesland:
mehn, no be only you oo, i sent since 4th of july too, no response till now, i also know some guys dat are yet to get a response too, so lets chill

Did you guys use the new email address to request for your appointment student@lago.diplo.de because I got a response from them in less than an hour using that email address

chrisley024:
It is like WAEC doesn't produce their card in scratch card form but like the MTN card of N100 cos I saw only the latter. Don't know if it will be accepted by the embassy

I had the same issue as well when I bought mine, so what I did was to take a picture of the "scratch" card, crop it on PC to blow it up and then printed it into 3 places, 1 as original copy, while the other two would serves as photocopy.

UncleJudax:

It is either you are just as conning as he 'appeared' or you really didn't understand what he was asking. His question has no atom of legitimacy.

This was not a case of being confused, far from it, he plainly was looking to claim what he doesn't have. You need to be a magician to decipher that? Poor you!

Funningly enough, we both still told him to choose NO since he doesn't have any proof of German proficiency. I don't know why you had to butt in talking about being lost and all. Mtcheew!

Don't hide behind the word Empathy. I know what it is, and it has no place in this discourse.

Danke.

A simple "Select No, because you don't have the right documents" would have simply sufficed, rather than all that unnecessary theatrics. And yes the question was as straightforward as it can possibly be. He stated clearly he did not have the right documents. Not that he wanted to forge documents. Read his question again

Also please desist from the name calling where it concerns me, cos am the last person you would want to trade words with.

chifathus:


Hi guys.. please does anyone know if NECO Certificate is acceptable in place of WAEC and if so, where can I get the scratch card.

The checklist states WAEC, so i think you should follow that instruction, or you can contact the embassy to clarify that.

Have you been offered admission? if yes, did you apply using your NECO result or your WAEC result?

I suggest you check their website to find our locations where to buy their scratch cards. But I dont think NECO can be checked online, I could be wrong though

louisilva:

*swears in Chinese*dude u answered it already. Y would u pick yes when u dnt knw german. U dnt knw it so pick no. No need to complicate issues dat are simple.

UncleJudax:

Hian! Some Nigerians and insincerity eh. So you don't know you will be required to back up your YES with genuine documents?
You had better select No, and move on.

I feel answering in such a manner is unwarranted, he asked a legitimate question, it probably may have been clear-cut for both of you, it might not be the same for others. Can either one of you beat your chest proudly and say that you were not lost or confused at least ONCE, for something that was glaringly simple or easy out of fear or nervousness.

For fear of having his application rejected, he asked the said question and you are calling him insincere? How did you come to that conclusion exactly?

We should all learn to be empathetic here on this forum sometimes.

Here are some interesting articles (one humorous and the other serious) that I think everyone should reads.

Please note that this article is tailored for American audience, but I think it applies to us Nigerians as well

The 5 Students You'll Meet in Germany
http://www.eighthoursandchange.com/blog/2016/4/14/five-students-youll-meet-in-germany

What's an NC? Everything you need to know about Numerus Clausus
http://www.eighthoursandchange.com/blog/2016/5/26/whats-an-nc-everything-you-need-to-know-about-numerus-clausus

djlaqua91:


Look at my other posts. I've corrected that

Noted, thank you for pointing that out

Here is your answer

https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/prospective-students/info/academic-calendars?set_language=en

Scroll down to pg 5 of this brochure https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/bewerbung/formulare/engl-assist.pdf

napoleonsmart:
Good afternoon house!

Thanks for your sharing your opinions after my question yesterday.

I was able make some research today and came up with a University offering a Master's Degree in my course. (Aquaculture and Fisheries)

I only wanted to be sure that I can still secure and Admission there for this year

https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/beratung/angebot/master/ma

The link above is for the Department I wish to join, please Guru's help me check if the deadline for the application has not passed and also other School's that are still accepting applications.

For avoidance of doubt, please see the screenshots of my email with the embassy further clarifying the difference between the cost of certifiying signatures and the cost of certifying documents.

djlaqua91:
Just off the phone and email with German Embassy, Abuja. The Abuja Embassy now charges N4,500 for certification per documents. The Era of change.

Please don't misinform people. The 4,500 is for certification of SIGNATURE for blocked account and not for CERTIFICATION of documents.

I should know, I had my docs certified there last month.

rockyjim:
As of 2015, the man at the gate gave me this order (see attached picture). Don't know if it's the same for this year.

Thanks rockjim... This is exactly what am looking for, because the thread I had mentioned earlier listed something similar to this on how to arranged the documents

chrisley024:
I think you're to follow the Student checklist( a pdf) on their site: http://m.nigeria.diplo.de/contentblob/4817510/Daten/6571944/Checklist_Studenten_en_neu.pdf

When is your interview date?

Yea I have the checklist, but i read on a previous thread that either in part 1 or part 2, that you have to organize it into 3 separate files/folders, and that your admission letter(s) comes on top of each bunch. I thought i had made a screenshot of the order in which it should be arranged, but apparently it seems i did not save it. Hence my question.

Haven't requested a date yet, my offer letter only arrived today from uni. via email, so trying to calm down from over excitement before I go ahead with the next step. Also there was a mistake with my name, so I need to have that sorted as well before proceeding to request an appointment date

Dear all

Is the a particular order in which you have to arrange your documents (and their photocopies) when appearing for visa interview? I know German embassy is very insistent on order, arrangement and tidiness.

Thank you

djlaqua91:
Good day everyone,

Pls Abuja peeps, do we also need to book an appointment for certification of docs? Cause this their website is just directing me to lagos. Pls let's rub minds. Danke.

Copies can be certified in the German Embassy in Abuja from Monday to Thursday at 1 pm without any prior appointment

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Copies can be certified in the German Embassy in Abuja from Monday to Thursday at 1 pm without any prior appointment

Dear All

Please ensure that you take note of the updated checklist for student Visa... Everything is still the same at first glance.

However on further perusal, you would find that the email address to book visa appointment has changed from rk-visa105@lago.diplo.de to student@lago.diplo.de

I have attached the updated checklist for everyone to download

Cheers

My Journey So Far (More Paper Work: May-June 2016)

First of all, I will like to extend my sincere apologies to everyone for not receiving updates from me. Since my last update, its been a busy period for me. I added another year in May, and I was travelling a lot too, and wasn't stable to be able to post my updates. Big shout out to Vampire2020 for reaching out to me and reminding me of my commitment to this thread.

My documents arrived in Germany on time after I had them certified. Actually It arrived 4 days later (instead of 3 days) because it was a holiday on the 3rd day in Germany, and DHL does not deliver on weekends and holidays. Anyway once the language school had signed for the delivery, my student advisor called me to acknowledge receipt of the documents and that everything was in order. So he would begin to make the applications immediately. Also while the document was en-route, my sponsor had paid the required amount for my language course and the university placement. So there were no delays whatsoever.

My student advisor and I have this interesting relationship, because I am a very hands on person when it comes to my application, which he appreciates alot. Sometimes he would email me at 11pm, waaay past office hours, and we would email back and forth, either answering my questions or just bouncing ideas off each other on how to make the process go smoother. He has done this things countless number of time for students around the world and has had lots of experience with these things such as visa applications etc. But he said that I am quite different from most students has handled. Its helps to do your research people.

I have already received a scanned copy of my offer letter for my language course. Now the next step is for the university and studienkolleg to send my conditional offers. During one of our conversations with my student advisor one sunday evening, a friend of mine buzzed me via whatsapp. It so happens that this friend of mine is an academic Dr and also a professor at a university in Germany just to check in on me as it had been a while since we talked. So to help add further credibility to my application, the professor has written and sent in a personal reference letter to be attached to my application.... *Air First Pump*.... My student advisor says this will go a long way with my application..

A little bit of Vitamin B (or what Germans call Beziehungen) goes a long way.

My sponsor had gone to the Ausländerbehörde (Immigration office) at the end of May to get my sponsorship letter sorted. I should state here that anyone who is being sponsored by a German citizen or resident has to book for an appointment weeks in advance to get a date at the Ausländerbehörde. Everything is sorted there and he had it sent via DHL to me. While on a trip to Kaduna, I purchased my WAEC Access PIN, just to be safe, I took a photo of it and stored it in my email, in case i loose this pin, cos WAEC no longer makes it in a CARD format (like recharge cards should be). Now is just a small piece of paper, similar to what you would get when you go to a cybercafe.

All in all I think I am 90% ready. I have already typed out my motivational letter and will transcribe it later by hand. I know some people has stated that it is not necessary to write this per se, but its better to be safe than sorry.

My only concern now is, do I need to purchase health insurance before hand as well as the prepaid courier, or I can buy the health insurance after the embassy says i should come for collection and forget the prepaid courier. Because I am slightly worried of making the trip back and forth to Lagos. I would rather just buy the insurance and attach it to my documents and return to Abuja and wait for my documents and passport to be delivered to me, rather than to fly back to Lagos for a day to simply pick it up and present my insurance. Thoughts and suggestions please?

Cheers

rockyjim:
Hello to all.
Please, for those of you who have used an official affidavit of support (Verpflichtungserklärung), I need your input here.
My sponsor resides in berlin and my uni is in saxony anhalt. I have applied for student accomodation but still waiting for confirmation. Could there have been a better way for my sponsor to fill in the lodging address as seen in the pic? If yes, please let me know so it can be corrected. thanks
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I think the address of your student accommodation would suffice, since your sponsor is in Berlin, he needs to clearly state that he is the one paying for the accommodation. Berlin is in a different state (Brandenburg) and saxony is a different state. I doubt it would make sense to the VO that you would be shuttling every day btw Brandeburg and Saxony. So that bit need to be clarified

This is just a rough guess, I am not 100% as am sure of what is acceptable. In my case school and home are in the same state, so my sponsor can state that he is my host.

Hopefully other members of this forum can help give more concrete answers.

honourableseyi:
As per the issue under discuss regarding going through a language course or something like that. I have seen different scenario. A guy want to pass through the route last year against my advise though but was denied. He has paid part of the school fees self cause I think it is not a private institution/language school. Late last, I was at the embassy; I met 2 guys that were there for interview. We had some discussion and I got the contact of one of them. The school admission letters were given to them but with clause that they will first attend language course in the same school for months (I can't remember the specific number) after which they will proceed to year 1 of their program and all that. But when I hook up with the guy on fb thereafter, he said they were all denied. He said they were 3 or 4 using the same method. Though luck differs sometimes, and there might special favour also, but look closely and carefully because of the many processes involved in this journey. It is sometimes painful to undergo all those stress for nothing. Shalom

Thanks honourableSeyi. That's some tangible piece of advice right there. And you're right. One has to be extremely cautious when it comes to this bachelor degree route. I am well aware of the risk involved and it's not just bachelor degree students only, i know a south African who was also deniend visa for master's degree at the embassy in Johannesburg. Each an everyone of us here is taking a risk.

Please if you can remember anymore specifics from your friend's situation back then that might have caused him to be denied his visa, please do not hesitate to share. Thank you

On a lighter note, Here is how to pronounce German States when you are a native English speaker