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victor5996:
For guys that used obligation letter for visa application, when you were extending after 3months, did you use the same one from your visa application or you had to get another one from whoever is sponsoring you?

Same obligation letter should take you through the validity of your residence permit (1, 2 or 3 years) when issued depending on the rule that applies to your city of residence.
This means that you will also be using the letter for your residence permit application.

BTW, I did not use obligation/sponsorship letter.

Emman2903:
Sorry, cancelled appointment not rejection letter

Clarified!

Emman2903:
I said this severally when the embassy sent their rejection letter in April, alot of students were willing to use media to write articles ,.
I personally wrote and posted with sahara reporters.
@odogwuekeke was busy posting fake AD giving people hope and telling them it won't work.
We forget things easily, people are still hoping on October without being realistic.
They will assume I am being pessimistic,

Rejection letters; yet according to you, there were no ADs issued. Rejection letters to who?

Stiflersammy:
Please guys.. how much is prepaid courier envelope for dhl?

Or which is the cheapest for me to get?

I used DHL recently, 18,900+ NGN from Delta State, Express.
What do you want to mail? Original document(s)?

shawnmich:
Can I give you the clue to stop these exploitation. Media .. media has power.... If you someone in punch and also social media that can publish an article stating "how german embassy is exploiting Nigeria"....;before you know it .. I swell they will do some changes... They hate to hear such published in news I swell.... Try it and see how it works

Do you think that they are 'exploiting' Nigerians?
How much have you paid to the embassy for a service you never got? Visa interview appointment is free, University applications are free unless for uni-assist schools, and you have a chance to defend your case anyhow during the interview. Visa denials or rejections are not even instant in most cases provided you do well during the interview compared to the UK that doesn't given you an opportunity to explain yourself.
In my opinion, I don't think so though.

BTW, it is 'swear' not 'swell'.

I cannot totally trust the European government and their Commissions but then, we are the ones who approached them. They issued requirements for us all and not compulsion. The blocked account funds is to help many of us with INITIAL living expenses and to secure their country at least. To be honest, Germany is very fair to foreign students. You transport round your University State without a fee or ticket on Regional Trains because of the semester fee you paid, your rights are protected and you can have a fair ground too.
My advise is that before you go ahead to block your account, you must have received an appointment (e)mail especially in Nigeria where you have up to one week to prepare. If not for the unnecessary long processing time of Form A, Fintiba will not take 5 working days.

If there's anyone who wants to collect their money back from Fintiba, the best way to contact them is phone call and make sure you have your passport number handy (I can help you call if we arrange for it so you can speak to their support staff. I don't think in this kind of situation, you'll need any letter from the embassy to retrieve your money.

Emman2903:
Nobody in nigeria with the state of the nation at the moment will do it.
If category B students don't do something about this appointment denial.
Note that they are quotas for privileged people in this country including senators children , governors children who might not have graduated with first class. These are few cat B , you hear of. And they don't have anything doing here. Thats why we don't hear about them.
Anybody telling you that you will get appointment in category B , is deceiving you...
Alot are still ignorant of this, October will tell..

Keep hope alive. There are still a few 'ordinary people' getting appointment dates in Cat B. My course mate had interview in March although still awaiting decision from the embassy. She's in the second semester by the way and courses have been online so far.

OdogwuEkeke:
Nobody has even said anything about Ghana's residence permit. Naso, they hate us reach ni?

I contacted one of my connect working there and she said the best way is to get a job offer but it is quite technical. Police report from Nigeria etc.
Though they like to work with Nigerians.

I will talk to my Kenyan connect if there is a way from that end and update una.

Anyone with any reasonable update? make una share now.

Police report is no problem.

henrycare53:
For this you really don't need to get 3 month visa, just 30 days visa is enough for you to get all papers set for your UAE residence permit. For the entire process, I will say you budget around 1.3-1.5M for the residence permit. Accommodation then varies based on your pocket. You can get bed space in Sharjah for around 300-600AED/month while you can get a room in a shared apartment for around 1300-1800AED/month.

Budget a total cost of around 3-4M for your entire stay in UAE.

Na big man like you budget be this o. Anyways, let us know how deep is your pocket and what you can spend or flex.
Talk to @Henrycares for big man budget, or talk to me or any other person for honest alternative opinion.

Fatalveli:
Okay. How about accommodation? What does it look like, and how much should one budget?

Living like adult students in a shared ROOM (usually 6-8 persons per room) will cost between 40-60k per month also depending on the area (Deira, Satwa, all industrial areas; Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaima- the poorest Emirates are cheaper than Al Ain, Dubai-Marina and Downtown, Al Nahda (in Sharjah) is also cool in price if you can find guys to share a room in a flat with because that is better and you can share the average rent of 2000-2500 AED among yourselves.
All of these depends on whether you want to work or to 'live' in the UAE. Difference dey o.

Adede7:
Remember you need to show proof of CHF21, 000 in your name deposited in a bank accessible in Switzerland ( CHF is almost the same rate with USD) . Also, Switzerland has a law
regulating employment of immigrants ; your employer must show proof that (1.) no citizen of Switzerland is qualified and available for such job. (2) no EU citizens in Switzerland is qualified and available for such job (3) that he has first made efforts without receiving any interest from Swiss and EU Citizens ; before the Job can be given to a Non-EU member. You can check their regulations on employment of immigrates to see for your self.

This is interesting to read. The reason I said they should look into it.
Nice analytics! In every EU member country, the rule is the same on employment of citizens first, EU members second, and any other migrants in order of relationship and 'need'. In Germany, they would prefer asylum seekers first, in order to integrate them into the system and minimise the amount they spend taking care of their house rents, health insurance and feeding stipends running over 700 EUR per month!

Fatalveli:
MrAAA2, how much will it cost to travel to and stay in Dubai for 6 months in order to get the residence permit?

N.B: You stay in any of the Emirates (states) of UAE for 6 months doesn't grant you residence permit.

To get to UAE, you need a 90 days tourist visa that might cost up to 150-200K. You can find flight fees (RETURN/TWO-WAY) for yourself but before lockdown, Airpeace will fly you for about 200k for flexi economy and a few other airlines with stops were a little cheaper.

Upon arrival, you get a sponsor to make your residence permit/Emirates ID and this can be done through employment, 'arranged' employment or freelance/self (which means you're not under any employment or you are a freelancer. The UAE is currently capitalising on the work from home strategy to manage the pandemic by offering people residence permit but are not necessarily working for anyone in the UAE.
In all, your options are limited if you don't have the money, rather, you can just go to any English speaking ECOWAS country, stay there and obtain their permit. UAE will definitely cost you up to 500k for a job seeking option and about 1.2m for freelance.

Seems Germany embassy situation in Nigeria has not improved. Can some of you look at Switzerland?
I spoke with my Swiss neighbour today, he's told me about studies in Switzerland is about 800 Swiss Franc per semester equivalent to almost 800 EUR too although living expenses is high, the wages for working students is high too about 20 EUR per hour and a student can afford the 800 EUR semester fee, 400 EUR apartment (approximately).
I do not know further details but interested persons can find a thread on it here on Nairaland.com or other sources.

If you have to send your applications by post to your universities of your choice, you can message me so we can discuss how to make it cheaper and perhaps faster.

Ekessy:
Hello

Good morning everyone.

Does anyone have any idea if the German embassy request for WAEC scratch card...especially for PhD applicants?

It's not listed in their requirements at the Dubai Embassy which I know of. But in Nigeria, I will not be surprised.

Generally, it is not needed not at any postgraduate level particularly Ph.D. Technically, that is the job of the Universities and the embassy should be concerned with security issues, falsification or misinformation by the applicant, and they do this by simply contacting the awarding institutions, and physical visit to permanent and institution addresses.

You should be concerned more about your referees (if used during application), research claims and work organisation.

Duisburg:
Another question is: Must one go to Abuja to apply? Can't one apply in Lagos?

I think the application is online and only interview (if they do) will be physical in their visa section of their embassy.
But then, you want to leave Nigeria for study and you do not wish to travel for your own visa application process? Or personally Google visa application mode and visa requirements?

abdquadr:
This person can get a short term residence permit in Turkey (min of 1yr) with a tourist visa and apply for whatever visa you want to apply for.
Pls let’s verify informations before dishing them out

I agree with you but I don't understand what you mean above. The moment your application for residence permit anywhere is granted, you are no longer a tourist but a resident.

Moderna:
Hello all!

My program of interest requires a letter of motivation, and I am to apply via the Uni-assist. I am worried if I upload my letter of motivation for a specific school that Uni-assist might use for other applications.

If you apply THROUGH uni-assist to different schools or different courses, you have to write INDIVIDUAL Motivation Letters to EACH school and/or course. There is no, ONE SIZE FITS ALL when it comes to motivation letter.
When you write the Motivation Letter, rename each according to the course and school before uploading it on your uniassist portal. E.g. ML_BIOLOGY_UNI ZU KÖLN, ML_PHYSIOLOGY_UNI BREMEN...
It is the responsibility of uni-assist to sort out which motivation letter for each school and/or course PROVIDED they are WELL NAMED. That's why you paid for handling fees.

Duisburg:
Yes, I would be applying from Nigeria.
Can I apply for German student visa if I go t Turkey as a tourist?

No! You MUST be RESIDENT in any country from which you want to apply for a visa. A tourist is a guest.

OdogwuEkeke:
Getting a residence permit in Dubai is almost a million for 2 years.

Now, if you do the processing yourself then good for you. If you apply through an agent to do a Warehouse job or so all in the name of getting a residence permit and apply to the German embassy there then OYO is your case.

Jobs in Dubai are normally based on a contract, if you get a warehouse job and the contract is for a year, you will not be able to leave Dubai until the contract expires. Some agents even collect your passport. So, be well informed!!! People going to Germany from Dubai were living in Dubai or had so much money to apply for their residence permit.

You are right in most parts, but let me add these:
1. Since your mission is to have a residence permit for Germany embassy application, find out the kind of WORK CONTRACT your employer is offering you.
2. There are 2 types of work contract viz Limited and Unlimited. You can cancel unlimited contract at will, without any Labour Laws infringement, so also you can be sacked. If your contract is limited, you will have to pay your employer 45 days wage and if your employer likes, can recommend you for ban, i.e. you will not be able to work in the UAE for a period.
3. It is illegal for your employer to hold on to your passport IF and ONLY IF you demand for it and s/he refused. You can report and press charges. You can't hold someone else's national ID for any reason when you are not a 'flight risk' person or suspect. Although, employers holding worker's passport is a common thing that have been 'normalised' because most workers don't demand for it nor oppose it. The only occasions my passport was with my employer were when he took it to the Immigration for stamping after employment and when he took it back to immigration for cancellation when I resigned.

[quote author=lecksam post=100897091][/quote]Means of sustenance could EITHER BE
1. Scholarship
2. Blocked Account or
3. Sponsorship Letter.

daambassador:
Plz what's SOP?

Statement of Purpose

Interchangeably Motivation Letter in some cases.

myright:
Hello, house, with a full PhD scholarship do I still need to open a block account?

If the scholarship covers living expenses or stipends equivalent to 861 EUR monthly, you may not have to bother. But if its a Nigerian government scholarship, you should have a Blocked Account for your own safety or have a financial plan B.
But you can ask the consular office via email or randomly email other country's consular office because Nigeria office may not be responsive but the rule is same for all non-EU nationals.

Zonal Election in a single party, PDP. Total number of delegates according to the result is meagre 673 votes yet there was over voting! Our politicians are all clowns.

Emman2903:
You have said it all, nothing much to add..
If you are category B. Just go find another option or route , don't even near that registration portal to avoid wasting your data.

This is nigeria, the fact it is german embassy doesn't make it an exception.
Alot of category B got appointment, and we will never hear it , because they didn't go through the right path,
Anybody that is using them as hope, you are on your own.
Since we want to do it per head, no more common voice , by October make we know those e go favor.
If we continue to go to other countries for interview, very soon the world will know, and ban us completely.
No go pass, spoil road for others, e no good.

I will advise those that can afford it to leave Nigeria to any other country, Gambia, Zambia, wherever speaks English and can travel to with Nigeria's passport, manage there, get residence permit and apply.
For those that can afford other non-African countries, carry on.

TOMSY:
This will even work better if they reply their mails, but no. They just ignore and that's very rude. Even the German embassies in other countries will reply your mails very fast.

The number of staffs may be disproportionate to the number of applications and emails received.
Other possible reasons would be TOO MANY enquiries made whereas the same information has been clearly stated on the website.
Other reasons might be other than these.

Gentleman001:
Okay.. thanks.. also, when will admission for 2022/2023 commence. For winter and summer

Winter Semester Application should be April or May - June 15th for most schools and admission status notification is Aug-Sept.
While Summer Semester usually closes in Jan. Not sure exactly when it starts, maybe November or December.

Gentleman001:
Please, if you are applying for two different university through uniassist, is the 70 ERU cover for both university?..
And also, can one apply for two different courses in one university?

You can apply for different courses in the same school and/or different courses in different schools.
Your 70 EUR is for one school per course application. Any other applications will be charged 30 EUR per application.
E.g application for course XYZ at University of Cologne fee is 70 EUR handling fee.
Additional application for course XXY at University of Cologne will be charged 30 EUR totalling 100 EUR.
Application to ABC department, University of Bremen will also be charged 30 EUR.
ETC...

Gentleman001:
It was once stated on on the embassy website That 2:1 fall under catA(I saw that when I was reading through part 7 of this thread).. but I rechecked the site yesterday, the reasons stated is quite different
You can check here

https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/service/visa/student-research-and-language-course-visa/1015536

Thou I don’t understand what they meant by grade of 1. Class

Grade of 1. Class means first class.

gjugcvbnu:
please do you mean 2:1 this year is under cat A
because everything is quite confusing. Thanks

I really don't know anything about Cat A and B. How about your read the Germany embassy in Nigeria website?

tosinhtml:
See the way you're trying to explain yourself to me, to just defend your reason for the harsh response. I can bet It took you more time to explain to me than to actually answer some of her questions if you'd actually wanted to. Information can be overwhelming such as the ones from this thread, many people saying different things. Some people just need guidance.

Oh, I can see that you've answered one of her questions, did it kill you?

� It did not kill me. But it kills the curiosity and knowledge of the person asking. I can go out of my way to assist anyone with what I can do no matter what as long as the person has shown a level of individual effort.
I encourage everyone to first attempt to do individual information finding and seek further information as a potential student who wants to study abroad. The information are not hidden in dark Web!
I had offered to guide some persons for free through every process provided the persons demonstrate a level of interest, dedication and hard work to it and a couple of them said "please just help me from the beginning to the end".
This is an event that will shape our lives probably forever and we are not wanting to put some personal effort as young people?