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Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by odogwudozilla: 9:21am On Mar 01

HRprof:

Prices has increased in all visa applications even in VFS I book and paid for appointments at VFS portal but when I get there i was charge extra to reflect the change in price after I paid for appointments.
Visa fee increased as well as courier service
See the fee analysis given to me at VFS
This is for Schengen visa ooo. Last time I got visa at VFS I paid less than 65k visa fee last year
The courier service you pay is for both sending your application and receiving from embassy by TLS and sending your passport to you from TLS

Thanks for the breakdown. I totally understand that prices change. I guess they should be a bit more transparent about it and not suddenly ask for 80k for courier on the interview day. I was not expecting courier cost to be more than 40k (which I think is still reasonable). When I get the receipt they gave I'll also analyse it and post here (assuming nothing fishy), at least just so others can be aware of surprise additional costs.

Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by odogwudozilla: 1:44pm On Feb 28

Has anyone paid for courier delivery of passport at TLS Contact recently? My aged mother just got charge 80k (Naira) for courier delivery from Lagos to Enugu. I was wondering if that is normal. Their website says 12k and I understand if that price is outdated seeing the economy, but 80k is insane IMO.

Anyone done this recently?

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 6:07pm On Jun 30, 2019

Thank you so much

sassy92:
Application form for the school you're applying for. Without this application form, your documents will not be certified.

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:10pm On Jun 30, 2019

campichristian:

It’s free, just book an appointment with the embassy for documents certification

Please, for someone just going to the German Embassy to have his documents notarised, is he supposed to fill any form (as per the underlined in the attached image)? I cannot seem to find the relevant form talked about here.

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 11:19pm On Jun 29, 2019

campichristian:

It’s free, just book an appointment with the embassy for documents certification

Thank you.

You too much

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 4:31pm On Jun 29, 2019

Hello beautiful people,

Please, I understand this question has been answered before, but I just could not find it.

"What are the requirements (Cost?, pre-appointment?, limitation on copies?) for someone who wants to have his documents notarized at the German embassy"?

Thank you in advance.

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 8:20pm On Jun 26, 2019

Dear house,

I finally got admitted to Technische Universitat Dresden, Computational Modeling and Simulation. Glory be to God.

I, however, may not be enrolling for the course, as I have other pressing needs to attend to at the moment in another European country, leading into next year. Change of plans. I will most probably take it up again by next winter semester, God willing.

Thank you all for being such lovely trove of information.

Daalu nu.

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 11:51am On May 21, 2019

I applied in March. I can't say if that's the definition of "late".

There is nothing wrong in my application as far as I can tell.

walexy06:

Very disrespectful truly.
did you apply late or what did you observe in your application? I plan to submit mine this week

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 6:01pm On May 19, 2019

I have a Bachelors in Economics too. And my CGPA is 2.0 German standard which isn't so bad.

Maybe they're angry I got another degree outside economics grin

Fabcol:
I observed they only consider people with a bachelor's in economic(everyone I know that got admit there has a bachelor's degree in economics) that applied Early and v a good cgpa.

Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 8 by odogwudozilla: 5:58pm On May 19, 2019

Find below the link to the PDF version of the top posts in Part 7. I have made modifications that make it much more readable. I am posting it for the sake of newbies or anyone who may want to see it all in one document. You may find it useful.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_t0FmDflFJZazavPkmuRSj_hSJOy61UK (Don't worry, it's on Google drive. I am not selling anything)

I could not get to upload it here because of file-size restrictions.

As this particular thread progresses, I will run the same script.

Daalu nu.

PS: If you find a post useful, "like" it. That's the only way I can generate better results for now.

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:25pm On May 19, 2019

Find below the link to the PDF version of the top posts. I have made modifications that make it much more readable. I am posting it for the sake of newbies. You may find it useful.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1O_eBfFLU-NuIQZqh_53HhzwTlm7FP8iU

I could not get to upload it here because of file-size restrictions.

Daalu nu.

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:20pm On May 19, 2019

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:12pm On May 19, 2019

Amen Bro

Thanks

vivianobas:

Hang in there bro, By the special grace of God Almighty the next letter you receive from another German school will be admission letter in Jesus name. Everything will work together for your good going forward.

We shall rejoice with you soon.

Shalom

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:10pm On May 19, 2019

codemasta:

Is the course a restricted course (NC) ?

Well, the course website did not say. And they gave no reason for the rejection
https://www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/studienangebot/master/ep.html?m=e

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:08pm On May 19, 2019

Dahyormine:
lol....better days ahead bro, don't give up, try another school. MSC or bsc?

Yes, I tried other schools. MSc. Siegen was my fail-safe application as I am originally from the social sciences but moving into IT, hence the surprise at their very quick rejection grin

. I already have an MSc in IT!

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 2:24pm On May 19, 2019

The way University of Siegen rejected my application (Economic policy) is very disrespectful. "You're very qualified yada yada. But we cannot take you at the moment, more yada yada. Sorry we cannot give you a reason"

SMH

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 6:24pm On May 16, 2019

Thanks,

I checked Quora and this is what I saw.
https://www.quora.com/How-long-does-it-take-for-RWTH-Aachen-University-to-answer-students-who-are-applying-for-a-masters-degree

Apparently, it is not uncommon for decisions on SSE to be made as late as July. SMH

Yomodun:
I'm sure each department is responsible for admitting students and application starts and ends differently. Your best way of knowing when admission is rolled out is to ask people who have been admitted in the past to same school and department when they received theirs.

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:44pm On May 16, 2019

Please anyone else here who applied for Software Systems Engineering at RWTHAachen?

I have been seeing AL news for other courses in the same University and I am wondering if I am on my own, or the Software Systems Engineering admissions haven't started rolling out? My profile merely says Formal entry requirements met, and nothing more. And that was since January o

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 2:08pm On May 15, 2019

Ok then. My bad.

pringles212:

Some courses are done directly to the school

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 1:33pm On May 15, 2019

Thatitan234:
Good morning guys, any one shipping documents to TU Dresden by next week??
Pls send a PM.

Why do you need to send your documents to TU Dresden? They stated that an online application with Uni-Assist is enough. Or am I missing something?

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 10:20pm On May 12, 2019

lmuhopeful:
Hi guys. I did my MSc at LMU Munich and am also currently doing a PhD there. I've lived in Germany for about 4 years now. I decided to contribute to the whole discussion on studying and living abroad for Nigerians alongside other topics by opening a YouTube channel.

Currently I've uploaded 4 videos. 2 videos on why Germany is a good destination as well as how to apply to German universities and 2 other videos on different topics. I would appreciate if you guys checked out the channel, watched the videos and subscribed.

I'd appreciate it even more if you tell me the kind of content you would like to see as a Nigerian planning on moving to Germany. I'd be glad to make content that you all find useful. Thanks

Link to the channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvfZnUvEo1s

This is very lovely stuff, especially coming from "one of our own". I have seen several from the Asians. Kudos bro.

Kindly continue the series. There are lost to talk about
The application process
The travel
First timer experience
Community and networking options
How to survive as a student
How to look for an apartment/job
ETC.

There are loads. Weldone bro

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 6:17pm On May 08, 2019

harday27:

Please how were you able to resolve this??

Turns out it was the application form, which I already sent them. They responded that I should send an email to the school directly. I did. The school responded with the self-same application form I already filled, signed, and sent with the other documents.

The question now is, if they confirmed they received my documents, how come they (Uni-Assist) missed the application form in the same envelope? They did the same thing with my application to PotsDam. I think they are getting sloppy.

To cut a long story short, I have filled, signed and resent the forms again, including a printout of the email from Dresden. I snapped them with my phone as evidence in case they wake up tomorrow and say I did not send. They have confirmed receipt (a second time) I am waiting for their response to the Dresden application itself (Potsdam own has been processed and forwarded)

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 1:37pm On May 07, 2019

This is a very sound argument.

Immafrank:
LET ME REFLECT ON MY SUGGESTIONS IN MY LAST POST AGAIN

@chriswazo, i agree with you that booking appointment ahead when you dont have admission letter can be risky and the 2 to 3 months time interval is just an estimated time. BUT in my post, i also said IF you are very very sure you will an early decision prior to talking to your course coordinator. I am only saying this because of the universities that releases admission letter late, a friend of mine last winter got her admission letter late august and they told her to resume september 30th last year (just a month), she asked for an extension and they said they dont give extension. she couldnt get an appointment at the embassy also.

IF you think you will be getting an appointment one month to your school resumption, i can tell you that it will be hard and it will take the grace of God because even if you get it, I mean you will still need about 4 weeks for visa processing, you cant book an appointment today and embassy will send your appointment printout same day asking you to come tomorrow.

AND do i need to say that we have hundreds of Nigerian applying to study in Germany if not thousands sef, everybody cannot get an appointment and even if they did, it might be late or closer to the enrolment deadline because now, embassy doesnt know your enrolment deadline now unlike the past years where they use your enrolment deadline to schedule your appointment if you book via email. And it is hard to give visa after enrolment deadline has passed esp for Masters except you have an enrolment extension from your university.

I only said what i said in my last post because it was what i did then (though i booked online) and what i will tell my friends to do now, and what i would have done if the system was like this then (and also contacting my course coordinator to know when i will get a decision, i have always been lucky with course coordinators). PLEASE YOU DONT HAVE TO FOLLOW MY SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING BOOKING APPOINTMENT AHEAD, YOU ARE LIABLE FOR YOUR OWN INCONVENIENCE AND PROBLEMS IF YOU BOOK AHEAD AND YOU GET APPOINTMENT BEFORE YOUR ADMISSION LETTER COMES OUT.

But let me tell you that everybody is trying to survive in Nigeria and in other places around the world too, everybody is trying to leave Nigeria, not all student visa applicants are on nairaland not even half of them, many people wont wait to get admission letter before they book, i am sure some Nigerians sef would have book now even before applying (well booking before even applying to schools is damn 100% risky) and from what the embassy just did concerning the new appointment system, they are trying to limit the numbers of students, i mean everybody is applying to Germany now as a student even married daddies (my thought).

@Bleuocean, you said embassy posted on their website that "In order to avoid any malpractice only one appointment can be booked per person. A new booking can only be allocated after a period of one month. In case you do not show up on the day of your interview the Consulate General has the right to bar further bookings for a period of up to 6 months."... This means that you can only book one appointment for yourself and that you cannot book 2 appointments for yourself... booking ahead is not malpractice so far as i know. And i'm sure even if they send you an appointment print out months later as they said, there should be a link to still cancel it but it might be hard to get another appointment as they have to put you at the end of the reserve list again (my thought also, am not sure if there will be a link to cancel after getting your appointment date but professionally, there should be)

And lastly, if you are here to preach that it is selfish for people to book appointment ahead even when others without admission letter havent booked. WELL everybody got his/her own opinion but rugged Nigerians out there dont care about this.

PLEASE DONT BOOK AHEAD IF YOU CAN BEAR THE RISK.

BLESS UP.

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 6:16pm On May 06, 2019

Who else is getting weird results from Trier University application page?

Apparently, it gives you automatic admission when you select a course and then asks you for enrolment. They will make a decision after you send in your documents.

Or am I missing something?

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 6:51pm On May 05, 2019

Ndaife:
Pls House, I have been trying to pay the handling fee of Uniassist with my Diamond visa ATM card but it's not going through, Can I deposit the money into my brother's GTB account and pay with his Master ATM card?
If Yes, how can I obtain proof of payment to send to Uniassist since my Brother's name differ from mine..
Pls I need answers

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You have a profile and application number. Any payment made to that profile's applications definitely will bear your proof of payment. Just pay. You don't have to submit any receipt.

Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by odogwudozilla: 10:55pm On May 02, 2019

So,

I have been thinking about how to make it easier for everyone to refer to posts that made the most impact without having to ask the same questions over and over again. In my view, the posts that make the most impact will generate the most "likes" since it means it resonated with the readers. However, these posts are scattered throughout the pages in the thread, which kind of makes it hard to get to them one by one.

As my way of doing something about it, I wrote a script that scrapes through the data on the thread, collates the (50) posts with the most "likes". Below are the direct links to the respective posts. Enjoy.

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 9:06pm On May 02, 2019

odogwudozilla:
So,

I have been thinking about how to make it easier for everyone to refer to posts that made the most impact without having to ask the same question over and over again. In my view, the posts that make the most impact will generate the most "likes" since it means it resonated with the readers. However, these posts are scattered throughout the pages in the thread, which kind of makes it hard to get to them one by one.

As my way of doing something about it, I wrote a script that scrapes through the data on the thread, collates the (50) posts with the most "likes", and writes it to a PDF file.

I have attached the PDF file here.

NB: This is not a particularly clean solution as you would see that some of the results are just appreciation posts. That also means that if a post is useful to you, "like" it. That's the only way to ensure purely 'appreciation' posts don't make it to the top. If you have a better idea, share sha. Peace.

Quick update: Added the page numbers of the respective posts

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 2:41pm On Apr 30, 2019

In the Netherlands? The appointment system for Amsterdam for instance only accepts appointments for passports and ID cards. Can you throw more light on your answer?

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 12:47pm On Apr 30, 2019

I have a question:

If as a Nigerian citizen you have a residency permit in say, the Netherlands, can you apply for a student visa to Germany from the Netherlands (or perhaps go to Germany yourself from the Netherlands, courtesy of Schengen) without having to go back to Nigeria?

I ask because I read on the German Embassy website that you can apply for a long-stay visa from your country of continuous residence if you are a student (see attached image). Does it mean it does not apply to valid/legal residents in an EU country who are not students?

Has anyone had this experience, or know someone who has?

This is important because the hassle of having to book an appointment in Nigeria is looking near-impossible to achieve.

Thanks.

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Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 9:38am On Apr 26, 2019

stephoye:

The file is not opening on my phone

I think for some reason, the attachment does not show up when using a phone. I can't tell why, for now

Travel / Re: General German Student Visa Enquiries Part 6 by odogwudozilla: 5:17am On Apr 26, 2019

So,

I have been thinking about how to make it easier for everyone to refer to posts that made the most impact without having to ask the same question over and over again. In my view, the posts that make the most impact will generate the most "likes" since it means it resonated with the readers. However, these posts are scattered throughout the pages in the thread, which kind of makes it hard to get to them one by one.

As my way of doing something about it, I wrote a script that scrapes through the data on the thread, collates the (50) posts with the most "likes", and writes it to a PDF file.

I have attached the PDF file here.

NB: This is not a particularly clean solution as you would see that some of the results are just appreciation posts. That also means that if a post is useful to you, "like" it. That's the only way to ensure purely 'appreciation' posts don't make it to the top. If you have a better idea, share sha. Peace.

Quick update: Added the page numbers of the respective posts

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