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Kenechill:
And I de go TUM.
Danke my brother. Danke very much :

Lol see this guy

Kenechill:
Biko what city is he. So I can apply for admission there?
Or look for work there after school?

Lol Na Munich oh

legionnaire:
Philfit

@legionnaire bro no time to waste time oh , we no go suffer all those Paulinus wahala and we might even get early dates cause of less traffic in Abuja

engrola00001:
I was actually at German embassy Abuja, last week for certification, that was my second time in recent time, the VO said jokingly that I should not come again for certification, else I will pay, I told her I won't come again, she said, she hope next time she would see me, it would be for my interview, I now asked her is it possible to do my interview in abuja, she said yes.

Good news, thank you for this

deleven:
Good day everyone. I had my interview April 18, 7am and I'd love to post about it.
I Got to the embassy 6:30am, presented my appointment confirmation to the security officer and was ordered to sit alongside other applicants. We were called by mr Paulinus, Three Students at a go, just to arrange documents(original, photocopy and photocopy) before proceeding to the security checkpoint thereafter Interview waiting room.

So I arranged my documents, and was ushered in.
I was told to sit at the waiting section right after the security checkpoint.
After few minutes of waiting, it got to my turn.
The VO was friendly.
She asked for my passport photographs (she collected 3 from me), school name, appointment confirmation and then biometrics. I was given a document to sign stating I would block and send the blocking confirmation ASAP.

She was going through my documents then she saw my B1 certificate and she said the interview would be conducted in German (I was surprised, cuz I did the exam December, I might have forgotten some words and also I never expected it) but God took control it went well.

She asked me
Which school?
Why the course?
What I'll do after studienkolleg?
Subjects I would be taking in Studienkolleg?
The duration of the program?
Facts about Germany?
15minutes later the interview was concluded

Concerning arranging of documents, I would suggest putting each photocopies immediately after their originals (zB. original admission letter, 2 photocopies follows immediately, Waec original,2 photocopies follows immediately usw.) So it's gonna be easy locating each documents and the photocopies. So when Paulinus calls a document , you just have to locate the original then Definitely the photocopies should follow, I did it that way and it worked
Also I paid NGN30,500 visa fee

Viel Erfolg

Nice one. Am surely on its way

Hadampson:
On behalf of Philfit and Eldeee

Anybody that post anything like how to get visa etc should be banned


We are going to follow your instructions religiously

I’m with you bro

Hadampson:
You are the moderator. So it's up to you sir to ensure the thread is not hijacked the second time.


Philfit, please lets just manage the thread

Lol Oya now I’m down
Only issue is that we don’t have experience with living in Germany

BENTOSYN:
Scholarship will be in Australia...that’s the challenge.

Ewo. Alright delay it till July bro. You are on the right track

BENTOSYN:
I guess my best bet is to start looking out for appointment date in June..

Yeah you can. You can even block now and start now only thing is that if you get the scholarship, you won’t need to touch your BA. Then you can be sending the money back to your parents or whoever that gave you, monthly without stress.

Goztino:
Thanks for this information.
I would like to do my interview on July so that it will give me time to complete my block account.
Please when is the perfect time to book for interview for July 2019?

I’m not sure, I’m guessing you would start seeing July from June-ish

Hadampson:
Can you close that one so that we can open a fresh one please??

The old thread has been hijacked by admission seekers

I second this biko. The thread needs to be closed. It has been tarnished

Goztino:
Which months are available now please

April and May. But they are all booked out. You gats Dey do that 10-12pm hustle

Hadampson:
justwise and DisGuy got it covered. They will take care of that.


Please sir, create one

The moderators has been informed now. Anybody that derail the thread would be banned for some days.

That’s nice to know, cause a thread like that is really important and useful. Please let us all abstain from asking admission related topics there

Hadampson:
The thread would be very helpful to Germany hopefuls. And it would based on the following ;

•Daily experiences

•Accommodation

•Part jobs

•Where to get African food

•Do's and don'ts of each city

•Exciting place to visit

•Pictures

This would be very nice

Hadampson:
Boss, abeg create a thread about students living in Germany so we can learn about many things from you guys

I have been thinking about this for some days now. Why don't we have students living in Germany thread just like UK and Canada?

cause people go come spoil am with, “how do I apply to this school?”
Is English proficiency allowed?
I studied history and so so so with a cgpa of 4.9 can I get an admission into a German university?
Who knows if I can apply to so so so
There was a thread like this but it was bastardized with these type of questions. Started looking g like the annex office of German student visa thread

Magma012:
Please note that there are NO available student visa appointments for the winter semester 2018/2019 left. E-mail requests for appointments will NOT be answered any longer.

Don't like what I'm seeing o... What is the way around this biko

This is 2019/2020. No fear, we are good

princetigris:
I arrived Berlin this morning via Turkish airline, paid €2.80 at the airport for a bus to jaKob pkeizer,(I hope say I spell am correct), jumped plenty other trains and followed plenty tunnel till I found myself at the city's bus central station. From there I took a flixbus to Dresden. Umunnam, two things I noticed among the Germans today is that they're bi-langual(i might be wrong though) and them love to drive new sweet cars(omo come see mini-cooper on black rims, Benz be like water and finally one bad black Lamborghini huracan roadster wea speed pass me for Dresden).

Congrats bross all this car talk Dey sweet my belle

BENTOSYN:
Hmmnnn, I’m awaiting the outcome of a scholarship consideration by end of July or August...That’s why I’m a lil reluctant about applying for appointment as that would sooner or later require blocking of account...I hear it’s hard or near impossible to get blocked funds back...

That said, is it possible to apply for a date around end of july?

That’s nice men.
Only problem is by that time you can be seeing interview dates available only in September

badmus306:
Except the president renounce you himself

Lol, no need to start thinking of marriage then. Mans can still be young for a while

Chriswazo:
They do for people from countries that don't accept their citizens to renounce their citizenship, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria, Syria, Afghanistan etc.

Oh wow, so Nigeria doesn’t allow you denounce citizenship? That’s the best news I’ve heard so far

BENTOSYN:
Would be a relief if it’s true...woulda tried it straight away but I’m not ready for an appointment yet...though BA and AL dey but I’m still considering other options of mine apart from Germany.

I guess it’s true , cause @pizzule assured me he did his there. He even said they were very nice.why don’t you want to do the interview now? I feel you should apply for a date tho, they can give you 2 months ahead or so

Chriswazo:
To some, this is balderdash, but I think is important after checking it myself.
I had to check out for my interested school, mehn am not happy with what I saw, 1609
I know Covenant and UI even beat that, mtcheew.
Even some people schools no enter 2700, Heybaby12 Mittweida etc.
But I d here d handfan checking nonsense, she d there leaving her dreams and enjoying her freedom.

What most people on Quora and YouTube say is that Germany doesn’t really care about rankings. No school is substandard compared to others. Just that some schools are better at subjects than others. This can be better at Engineering than another but worse in terms of life sciences or arts. Koko Na to port there, become fluent in the language, hustle, finish with good grades, Secure a job that can give you residence permit, don’t enter crime, file for your permanent residency after about 2-3 years of paying tax and doing everything legal.
If that’s not okay and you want passport then marry!! Preferably a Nigerian Girl who grew up or was born there
Cause if you attain passport by naturalization let’s say after spending 5+ years legally and paying tax. You will qualify for citizenship but on one condition. Denounce your Nigerian citizenship . E never reach that level, so Na to marry sure pass. Then you can keep both
Germany doesn’t allow dual citizenship the only exception are people from the USA

legionnaire:
Thanks Philfit, I really appreciate

My pleasure man. Don’t forget to share testimony

Goztino:
A response to someone on how to get job after Msc in Germany




These are the following points, I think can help you:

German: You should have a good knowledge of German, you should be able to hold a normal conversation in German and also write a little bit in it.
Internships: After coming here in Germany, you should do some Internships or get some technical exposure. It will help you get to know how things work here in Germany.
Programming skills: You should have good hold on atleast one language of programming. Here almost everyone knows one language pretty well.
Culture: Invest your time a little bit in understanding the German culture and try to mingle with Germans. You need to approach them.

Nice one bro.

BENTOSYN:
But it states on the website that all student visa requests are to be routed through Lagos consulate except for students on scholarship...if you are not on a scholarship, my understanding is that you’d have your visa interview in Lagos...

Yeah I know, but someone has done it and I heard it’s a new development

legionnaire:
Please I have some questions..

1. For some who resides in Abuja, does he still need to do his Visa interview in Lagos?..


2. Assuming I applied to different schools and I get an admission for a particular school and get an interview date, can I change my choice to another better school before my interview date... Because I applied to different schools and I intend to book an appointment immediately I receive admission from any school so assuming a better offer comes up, can I still change before Interview date..

I'm applying for Winter Semester


Please guys, help a brother

For the first question. I haven’t done it yet but a fellow Naira lander shared his testimony about 3 weeks ago and he had his interview at the Abuja consulate.
I contacted him and here’s what told me, which I’d surely do when AL shows.
Send an email to student@lago.diplo.de
With this format
Full name and place of residence in Nigeria
Admission letter or confirmation by Studienkolleg or language school
Proof of scholarship of a federal German or EU organization
Passport copy

Topic: APPLICATION FOR A STUDENT VISA IN ABUJA



Dear Sir/Ma



My name is John Doe Sally,



I reside at NO 37,Visa Estate ,Page 187, German visa street, ABUJA, NIGERIA

I wish to apply for an appointment with the consular of the German embassy for a study visa in germany



Please find attached proof of Admission letter, proof of financial aid from Fintiba/Deutch bank or SL and a copy of passport below.

Thank you
Warm Regards

John Doe Sally
08000000000
Abuja

make sure you are particular about Abuja. Don’t forget to state it. Just follow the template. Goodluck
Edit: Neighboring northern states can use Abuja embassy as well. It’s a new development

Goztino:
very nice information.
like how many percent is income tax because from data in wikipedia, I am seeing 47.475% (45% income tax + 5.5% solidarity surcharge based on the total tax bill)

working with the data above
if someone earns 39,000 euro in a year, his income after tax should be 18513 Euros.
from research also, it takes 700 euro to live in Germany if you are conservative.
700x12 = 8400 euros in a year.

Then 18,513 euros minus 8400 euros leaves you with 10,113 euros per annum

Now lets convert the income to naira
10,113 x 400 euro = #4,045,200

4,045,200 divided by 12 = #337,100 profit every month.

with the above mathematical analysis, one can deduce that for a fresh MSc graduate, you are sure of atleast
#300,000 income every month after tax and bills

Very nice analogy!
It can be more and better . Wikipedia is correct but I think it’s not the same every where, I know someone who’s gross is about 48k , meaning 4K every month but his net salary after tax is about 3450. That means his tax is about 550 euros per month. I don’t know how that tax system works but I feel it varies place to place

Nuella45:
Please do you think they will release the AM for me since I will learn the german language in germany before start of the study program.

I can’t say what people at the embassy are thinking. But if it’s because of enrollment date, they cannot withhold your Am, cause you have a free pass for one Semester as to enrollment. Hope you get it, stay strong dear

aodiba:
You haven't still answered. When is your enrolment?. When does the school expect you to be in Germany. if it's in October. Not sure they will release your AM yet. Keep mailing them (might be considered as spamming though)

Sha has already answered it, as a German language student you aren’t bound by an enrollment date. You can enroll anytime during the course of the semester and begin your language course. Enrollment dates only affect you when you are to enroll for a study program

Kenechill:
Abeg is this 35k after-tax? Or before?

And must the post study job be related to what you studied?

Gross salary (before tax) but don’t worry people rarely ever get this as fresh graduates. City also has a role to play. what you’d see most people having starting like 39/40/-45 then in cities like Munich or Berlin it can enter 50-55 as staters (but then cost of living is higher) . For residence permit it must be a job related to your field of study
Permanent residency after studying in Germany, you must have been working and paying taxes for 30+months and If you Can provide B1 language certificate it takes just 21 months after graduation

enibal:
.
What is STEM ? And I think the minimum salary is around 38k not sure tho

STEM- Science Technology Engineering and mathematics.
The average salary of a fresh graduate is like 35-45k. That 35 is quite rare tho
But STEM RESIDENCE permit is low cause of lack of professionals in that sector in Germany

Fabcol:
You are entitled to 18months job search permit after your studies..so definitely yes...and once you land a job (not any kind of job oh..something related to your field of study or if the job pay is up to a certain amount I think €45-50k a year not sure of the amount) then you can keep renewing with your job contract till u reach the number of years(5years, study years is counted as half year) that qualifies you for a blue card........or better Still enroll for a PhD or another master ...or marry oyibo

It’s from 40k upwards for art and commercial
Then 32k upwards for STEM
That allows you get residence permit