tariy:
Hello house please am new here and will like to meet Goethe student.......

This ur term "Goethe student" is bogus. Do u mean students of Goethe university Frankfurt or language course students of Goethe institute, Lagos?

kingsleymike:
Hello House, guten Tag!,
Thank God for he has done it.
Been offered admission to the University of Bremen.
Honestly I am so so happy coz I really want to study this course.
But This school kinda wants me to go through the wire before everything to settle well well. I actually did the application online and now that I've been offered admission they want to-
- pay a semester fee of 282 Euro before Aug 15 2015
- send them certified copies of my credentials and language proficiency results before Oct 26.
My question is - is this how its done?
Why do I have to pay the fees while I am still in Nijja? Wat if the visa doesn't workout well.
hmm!

That is how its done. If u don't pay before d date, u jejely forfeited ur admission by ursef. Wen u get to embassy for interview and u are asked wat prep av u made towards ur study, dat is d answer u give dat u av paid ur enrolment fee.u av to pay it even ur interview.

If its UK USA or Canada, won't u pay school fees before dey send u d document u will take to embassy?

I remember dis story back den in 1998 from reading d the tell magazine. It was a weekly feature back den on tell and I followed it till d case died down. It's a pity

Maximus85:

Dead society. Baby out of wedlock and here people are praising him. What are we leaving behind for the next generation? I'm a Pastor will be there to name the child born out of wedlock. Baby boy with girlfriend? My parents go disown me instantly. I will be disfellowshiped in my church.

You talk like you are a Jehovah's witness cus dey are d only church still left with enough sense to condemn this baby mama rubbish and disfellowship members who misbehave

kingsleymike:
Hello House,
Getting ready for Visa application but one more clarification is needed plssss.

Going by the visa application requirements, I saw clearly that the Primary school leaving certificate and secondary (waec) are needed.
the problem is, the names on my Primary school leaving Cert is might actually be confusing and lead to maybe doubt or denial.

My full name is Chiemeka kennedy Nzehika and I have made a conscious attempt to maintain this full name in all my papers since I became responsible for my actions.

But when I was 12yrs my Primary school Cert was issued as Emeka kennedy Nzehika maybe my parents didn't consider the implications b4 giving the short form of my native name.

Please house, must I include this Primary certificate in my visa application?. or Can I just forget about it and go ahead with my Sec cert and the rest? Is there any thing I can do to forestall any shortcoming?. Pls I need your contribution especially those who have gone through this stage before.

My pry SCH cert bears Adesanoye olabode, my waec Adesanoye Nevil olabode yle every document after that bears Adesanoye Neville olabode and im using my 9 month in Germany already even though I presented these documents at d embassy. So use ur teeth to count ur tongue

kingsleymike:
Hallo all, been following for two years now but have not really contributed before. first of all, I wanna thank everyone of you here for rendering great help to others.

I just got my admission letter from Uni Hohenheim. It would have come a long time ago but I had to write another IELTS to satisfy them.

Now I am preparing for my Visa application and I already have the checklist of required documents but my biggest challenge is how to provide the BIOGRAPHICAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT such as vaccination card, Baptism card etc. I cant find any of these anymore, does any1 know what else I can use to substitute for this? or is it something one can ignore?

Your contribution will help a great deal especially those who have gone through the process of visa application before. PLS HELP!

I used my local govt identity certificate during my time.

pompido:


I did send the docs from Lagos and followed EKE's advice through and through. The issues therein are that unlike regular couriers that begin to transit the docs by the next day, Nipost may take an extra 3days before it leaves naija. You can track regular couriers to see the journey made so far but with Nipost you can only hope and pray as you can't track your package. EKE and co may have chosen very responsive schools who send feedback upon receiving the document unlike most who take forever to notify you or update the application portal to show they have received the docs in good time.

All in all, my opinion is that if you have got the cash kindly send via courier. You end up sleeping better at night!

Something I want to understand from you guys is if nipost is getting worse or better. During my own application period 2013/2014, I sent close to 9 diff letters to germany, Finland and Netherlands and d one that took d longest to deliver was 15 days to tübingen in Germany. Mind u all I sent was from akure, ondo town and Owerri and I could start tracking dem like the second day. Within 2 days dey were already in Lagos and after5 days dey were off the shores of Nigeria.

Hope its not d dieing days of this administration dat is killing my beloved nipost so. Or is it dat u guys are not doing sumtin write cus dat 32 days go fear person ooo!!

Even stuffs I bought from China landed safe in Nigeria on schedule via nipost. Abeg make nipost no die with d death of gej administration oo, we poor guys still need it

baggylips:
Dear Collins,

thank you for your e-mail.

We gladly provide you with further information about the calculation of your final grade.

As the university certificate shows, your graduation score is 3.06 (out of 5).
According to anabin, the maximum score for the bachelor's degree is 5 and the minimum passing score is 2.

The conversion from your graduation score into a German grade is carried out, using the so-called "Modifizierte Bayerische Formel":

              Nmax - Nd
mark = -------------------- * 3 + 1
            Nmax - Nmin


N max (maximum mark) = 5
N min (lowest pass mark) = 2
N d (your graduation score) = 3.406


                5 - 3.06
mark = -------------------- * 3 + 1 = (0,646 * 3) +1 = 1,939 + 1 = 2,939
                5 - 2

Hence, your grade is equivalent to a German grade of 2,9.
Within the German grading system the grade of 1,0 is the best possible grade and the grade of 4,0 the minimum passing grade.

Anabin clearly states that 1 means pass but 2 is the minimal grade point average for a degree.


We hope this information is helpful for you and wish you all the best for your application.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate contact us again.



Kind regards
Lina Lehmann
Arbeits- und Servicestelle für internationale Studienbewerbungen uni-assist e.V.



Please guru in the house...how true is this?...honestly m' confused.

Mail them back asap and tell them the lowest grade in Nigeria is 1 and not 2. That is where the error is from

twinkle1:
Hello everyone, I'm very grateful for this kind of thread, it helped me a lot during my application. The good news is that I got a notification of admission for Masters at a German university in Hanover. The MSc programme is entirely English taught. I did not have to submit any German proficiency certificate. The question I want to ask is that.. during my student visa application would I be asked to submit a German proficiency certificate to enter Germany? It is very important I know now. Thanks

The answer to ur question is a capital no. Just go for ur interview and speak d best of queens English u know. I'm speaking from experience. Plz don't ask further questions on this to prevent duplication of effort. Good luck with ur visa

Rayhut:
Guys I need your advice, University of Bonn sent a mail to me to inform me that my application for masters in environmental risk and human security is successful and meet all the criteria but due to the fact that the quota is filled up that I am on the waiting list till August, but one week after my application they sent a mail to me that I should send my Ielts or TOEFL result to them or my application will not be processed, that they don't accept English as language of university study, I decided to ignore them because I don't have time to go and register for the TOEFL exam, I never thought that they will process my application, Germans are good ooo ,they really want people to come and study in their country. Is possible for me to write this TOEFL or ielts and result comes out before August, how can I go about this, where will I register for it and how much, my not having this TOEFL or ielts have cost me university of Duisburg Essen admission and on their website they said that if your previous study was in English that the person can apply but last week they sent a mail to me that the rule has changed, that I should send my TOEFL or ielts result so that they will grant the admission , the deadlines giving to me has passed now, I wonder why they cannot accept English speaking countries weac certificate or other exams although some universities i apply to accept it.

Plz my guy stop wondering y dey can't accept our waec. Wat you should b wondering now is how to get ielts done latest by July. The result comes out two weeks after u sit for.

Sincerely I don't understand y some of us run from these English exams cus it boost our chances of admission. Anything to give u d edge over d hundreds of applications dat ur course will get should b embraced by all in my own view. The fact that we study in English all our life should also b a reason we should b confident to write these exams. Ielts is the simplest exam I ever wrote and it simply gives ur application the edge wen its included

For a word of advice,don't write TOEFL cus d stress of going thru an agent before u can get registered is sumtin else. Write ielts which u can apply for 35k by ursef online without having to pay anybody. Pick the last week in may or d ist week in July to write ur exam and ur result will b out in 2 weeks. Ielts will even send a copy to the school on ur behalf for free if u indicate it while applying.

All d best

Ogbeche77:
I only know one Nevile, I'm 100% sure it was your email that got read by Dr Damages yesterday
Hahaha.. You never can say who is watching... The world is a global village.. How's Frankfurt? Regards from Munich

Really!! I sent a mail to him last week but iv not had d time to watch this weeks edition cus I'm typing from my hospital bed recuperating from a surgery my health insurance company paid for 100%. Who says Germany isn't closer to heaven

Ahbbiey:
Hi, guys

1. Is anyone here applying to The University of Hamburg or any school in Hamburg?

2. Who can give me some info. on health insurance, is it better to get health insurance here or should I get it in Germany and if so do I tick no in the health insurance question in the visa form? Plus i heard something about getting travel insurance... can someone please explain properly for me.

Thanks

there is no health insurance you get here in nigeria that will work for you in germany so plz do not waste your money buying health insurance until u land in germo gidigba. in the section u are refering to, just write 'will get an insurance upon arrival in Germany' period!! the embassy is aware of that fact that u can not live in germany without an health insurance so no having one now is not an excuse not to give u ur visa so far u perform well during ur interview. shikena

Man51ut:


Sorry for the confusion.

1. I am going for a conference in Germany. Dates june 3-6. Company is paying for the ticket. Based on that, German embassy gave me a visa for 10 days but valid only from June 1.

2. Because company is paying for a ticket to Germany, i figured I would take my vacation now rather than having to pay for a ticket to wherever in Europe later in the year. My plan was to go to Switzerland and England before the conference. I would only have to pay maybe about 200-300 euros from my pocket. I have a valid UK visa for this venture.

3. The company is only paying for my transport and accomodation to Germany. I'm flying Qatar to Germany, then flying Lufthansa to London. I am doing this on May 21. I will have to get my luggage and check it in on Lufthansa so I am assuming that I will have to go through immigration for this and it will be a problem since my visa isn't valid till the 1st of June.

Summary: I have a German visa that is valid from June 1. I have travel plans to London on May 21 from Frankfurt. I'm flying Qatar airways to frankfurt and then I bought a cheap Lufthansa ticket to London so I will need to retrieve and check in my baggage in Frankfurt which means I will have to go through immigration. Should I get a transit visa? I have a valid UK visa.

Once again sorry for the confusion.

i think i now get u. u mean u want to enter frankfurt on the 21ist wen ur visa will start counting on the ist of june? based on that info, u will not be allowed to pass through immigrations into frankfurt cus ur do not av a valid visa yet to enter into germany soil. u want to use frankfurt as a transit point then u should fly luftansa straight from nigeria cus flying qatar puts u at the risk of bin turned back at the point of entry since ur visa aint valid yet. the only other logical thing u can do is fly qatar to london thereby u will not need to pass through frankfurt before u visa becomes valid.

if you still want to go to london before that june ist, then fly luftansa from nigeria and u will be treated like a transit passenger in frankfuirt or 2) fly qatar to uk and u wont av to pass through frankfurt.

if you go through with this ur plan of flying qatar to frankfurt wen ur visa neva become valid, then u are on ur own o. i even doubt it if qatar will take you to frankfurt once they see u dont av a valid visa once u reach the airport in qatar. that is based on my experience at the airport in instabul turkey wia my german entry visa was hyper scrutinised by the turkish airline officials before allowing me join my connecting flight to frankfurt

Man51ut:
Hi guys. Got my visa yesterday, thanks for the advice.

However, I think I might be a bit screwed. The conference I'm going for is from jun 3-6. My visa is from jun 1- 10. Meanwhile, I had already booked a ticket to Frankfurt from May 20. a company is buying my ticket to Frankfurt so I decided to take my vacation and just pay a bit of money to go to London from Frankfurt from May 20. I told the officer this and even showed her the reservation for the flight to London since I didn't have a hotel reservation until the 2nd.



I'm flying Qatar to Frankfurt and Lufthansa to London so I will probably have to get my luggage which means going thru immigration. So do I need to get a transit visa?

U need a valid UK visa to enter UK as ur shengen visa does not give u access to UK soil. If u already av a UK visa, u don't need a transit visa to pass through Frankfurt to london as dey operate on d EU region free movement policy

shevaamplified:
Plz I have am important question.. A friend of mine has a link DAT offers 3months Germany company work visa..he says the company will pick me up and Visa extension is immediately I resume work there.. He says its 400k without bta and flight.. He also said its a no interview stuff.. Plz how true is dis? I don't want to fall into scam.

It smells terribly like a scam already. In fact saying u won't do visa interview confirms its a scam. Even when u want to convert ur visa to resident permit in Germany u will still do a mini interview on ur source of finance wia u present ur documents. My guy b wise, its a scam scam. D company no get name ni, with d high no of unemployed German speakers in Germany y will a company come to Nigeria to recruit Sumone who might not even speak d language.

My guy shine ur eye, if its not a scam tell ur friend to go ist and prove it

adetunjiolusipe:
@nevilbot ..It's a big university in a small town..I'm enjoying it anyway .. The MSC you applied for then was funded by DAAD right ?

Its not funded by daad but by d department with some companies sponsoring dem. D course is MSc neuroscience and its a MSc/PhD program. U go straight to PhD after one year if ur grades are good and ur stipend increases to 1500€

adetunjiolusipe:
Hello Everyone,This is my first time writing here even though i read this forum a lot. However,i appreciate everyone's comment in this forum..i arrived Duestchland weeks back precisely 4th of April for summer term.

Anybody already in Göttingen or coming to Göttingen for winter(I asked because i see myself as the only Nigerian here so far and not so many blacks around)

My course of study is MSC(Tropical and international forestry) at The University of Göttingen.

Love that school, applied last year and got to d second stage after writing an entrance exam but was later dropped. The MSc I applied for pays 700 monthly to every student dey admit. E pain me die as I missed d chance. But life continues, there should b many nigerian students dia cus d Nigerian students in Germany festival was held dia last year. I av forgotten d name of d association but u can use Google to find out as dey also av a Facebook group

fapper:



oga nevilbot put water 4 muscle na...lolz we don send u friend request 4 Facebook u neva accept am, u tellin me u neva c ma request ni...I vex no b small ooo, lolz

Saw a lot of friend request from people I dint know and who I don't av mutual friends with , so in d light of dat and d massive hacking going on on Facebook right now, I deleted dem all,

No vex BT plz u can prevent that by telling me here dat u are going to send me a request before u do. #no pride involved just being cautious cus lots of people add me dey days and either start toasting me or asking for money and des are people I don't know from Adam! Thanks for ur understanding

lobito007:

You have just made a nuisance of yourself by failing to read and comprehend my post. You obviously do not understand the difference between the punctuation marks '!' and '?'. I never asked if it was cool. I stated it as an assertion. Compare your response to that of the respondent (just before you) who perfectly understood my post. Go and learn the art of reading and comprehension, as well as tact rather than coming into a thread of intellectuals like this to spew nasty, lousy and juvenile comments.

I guess u had A1 in ur English language Dats y u need d assistance of others to understand a simple instruction abt sending just soft copy and waiting for confirmation from other intellectuals to see if u actually read right.

Well I don't av d luxury of time to exchange words with u, good luck with ur admission process if u still need people to reconfirm instructions for u

lobito007:

Someone please respond.

A school says that is wat dey want, u are coming here to ask us if its cool. No its not cool, infact mail all ur result from pry 1 till date to dem to make it cool.

The reason y dey av a web page is to tell u wat dey want and if dey tell u no paper copies urs is to obey to d letter to av a chance of being admitted. If dey tell u tear ur cert into 3 and send to us, dat is dia rule if u can't obey don't apply!! Shikena!!!

Ilekeh:
No amount of education can take tradition and culture from Yoruba people

So your own tribe does not have dia own customs and traditions even with ur level of education. Mtweeew

Tell me just one tribe in Africa dat don't av dia own culture. Even Germans have dia own weird customs like festival of witches e.t.c. I leave in German so I know

promise2:
Hi everyone, I am in kleve Germany near Duesseldorf for few days visit anyone in The house around this area? Please kindly pm let's especially students.

Can't remember anyone near kleve but I know we should av Sumone in dat area. But if u ever come to Frankfurt, u can holla at me!!

Oye50:
Guys please I want to know if the interview is conducted over the phone at the embassy or a face to face discussion. I observed a guy talking on the phone the day I went to open my account and I felt it could be his interview cos it took a while before he left the office

It used to be face to face inside the main building upstairs where u go into d same office with the V.O and av a nice discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. But after during the Ebola scare of late last year,d changed it to outside d main building over d telephone.

I did my inside but wia Eva dey eventually use, just go prepared and knock dem out. The ova d phone stuff could even b a plus to those who are bolder over d phone and sweat in a face to face setting

Obiwannn:


the second sentence was/is totally unnecessary

The statement is absolutely necessary in view of the question asked. All info abt time during which the embassy attends to students for different services are always up to date on dia webpage which can change at any time without any announcement. The

The fact that we are all aspiring to achieve something means loads of sacrifice most b put into it. There are some lil infos we don't need to come back to this group to ask wen we could spare less Dan 5 mins to confirm online.

Anoda person just stated he wants to leave osogbo tomorrow to come certify documents in Lagos without taking just 5 mins to verify if d place he is going to will work or not. Won't just spending 5 mins online spare him d stress of d joney to Lagos only for him to b disappointed?

If we just spare 1/10 of d time we spend on WhatsApp, pinging and d rest just on gathering some basic info and seek help wen we get to d more advanced one, den things will work beta

Obiwannn:


boss dem de open blocked acct on friday?
and when b d embassy working hours on Mon-Thurs? and Friday?

The answer to ur question is on d German embassy website. Do some research my friend and don't b lazy!!!!!

Tnot:
I might have issue with certification, i have laminated all my document.

Its not an issue, dey av a way off cutting open d lamination. Some of my documents were laminated and I still got dem certified with a seal

3434tunde:
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hello Nevilbot pls can u help me with an info.i open a blocked acc last year but couldnt make it to the sch.but now i have reapplied,is it true that i will need to open a new blocked acc for this new admission cos i deffered it before

Just get in touch with the bank to know if its still active. Don't open a new one cus its d same int passport with d same details

lmuhopeful:
Hi guys. I would like to go and open the bank account at the embassy in a few days or weeks. However I only have an e-copy of my admission letter and not a hardcopy. Would this be sufficient to open the blocked account? Thanks all. Eke40seven, your input would also be appreciated.

Yes print it out and go with it. That is all u need. That is wat I used cus d embassy verifies ur admission on dia own

crowns2:


okay. if the person is over 30 at the beginning of schooling in Germany will they still allow the person to use public insurance? Private insurance sucks especially Mawista. Do you know any other private insurance company for foreign students?

Plz add me on Facebook with nevilbot to chat dia, I'm sorry but I can't keep coming here to ansa d question. I will ansa all ur questions wen we chat cus I'm actually engaged right now but can still spare some Facebook chat time. Search for nevilbot or Adesanoye neville

crowns2:

Thank you for your reply. I saw this on AOK website: Voluntary insurance

I got to Germany last October went to enroll with mawista and my SCH rejected it, I was given instructions to go get aok, I got aok and all is history. Mind u I only clocked 30 this year february.

Even you you are over the age of 30, or if you have already completed 14 semesters of study, you are in good hands with the AOK. Students with their place of residence in Germany, who are no longer insured under the statutory system, may take out insurance as voluntary members of the AOK. In order to qualify, however, you have to provide proof of "previous insurance" covering either a total of 24 months within the last 5 years or at least 1 year (12 months) uninterrupted insurance prior to registration with a German statutory health insurance organisation.

Did you begin to use public insurance in Germany before you got to 30?

If u are still below 30 by d time u get to Germany, just sign up with AOK even if ur 30 birth day is two weeks from den. Once u sign up before u officially clock 30 u don't av to fulfill any other rule, like I said dey will call u themsef wen u clock 30 to sign a new contract. And d rule u quoted does not apply to international students provided dey are d ist company u sign up with on ur arrival in Germany even if u are above 30 wen u came

styles2009:
@Eke40seven
Me reading your last reply,I wonder,where you get your information from.
concerning health insurance, I know a friend . in my city doing masters and paying under 35€.

My point,I hate misinformation

Nobody is giving anyone misinformation. If u are above 30, public insurance accept u only if u agree to pay more. Private insurance is cheaper if u are above 30 but has its own disadvantage which is dat wen u go for treatment d hospital sends u d bill ist which u av no choice but d pay before d insurance refunds u and mind u dey don't refund 100%.

If u are on public though, u don't even see any bill, just flash ur card and u get treated, d bill goes to d company. I'm above 30 and I'm with a public insurance cus my school Goethe university in Frankfurt does not accept private insurance for students on enrolment. U can finish ur enrolment and terminatinate ur contract with ur public company after a year but I don't see the need once u can pay. For the ist year its 129.99€ while from d second year its 159.99 with aok hennen if u are above 30, for below 30 its 78.99.

Private can be as low as 35€ but u can't eat ur cake and av it

@crowns2 dat is d authentic if u need. If u start at d age of 29 like I did, u start with 78.99 den few weeks to ur 30 birthday, d company invites u over to sign a new contract which will take effect two months after ur 30 birthday. It will be 129.99 for d next one year cus all German institutions don't believe u should be a student after 30 so all benefit stops once u are 30 even banks. After d one year of paying 129.99 ends, u go to 159.99 which will only be reduced wen u are married and start having kids.

To even open a bank account if u are a student above 30 is not free like if u were below 30 and dey charge u BTW 5 and 9 Euros monthly for d account

So the elderly ones in this thread took a break and little kids took over. If not little kid and dia mentality, I don't understand how graduates seeking to go for masters will b arguing over who owns a nickname on nairaland.

No b even say d name na better name sef, worry and worry less especially worry, u don't av beta issues to raise than argue abt a useless names as if that is wat will give u German visa abi.

Mtweeww, yeye don dey smell for this thread.