Aminattah:
012778329 Monday to Thursday 9 to 11am.
I got the email 2 weeks ago.

chidi4eze:
For me not yet_23rd August. When did you apply?

Dynamicasset12:

I applied 4th of August 2021 but I haven’t gotten date yet.

fenny92:
Good day everyone,

Please what is the required size of apartment/room for family reunion in germany.

I am studied, live and work in Germany. I want to bring over my spouse (no child yet). Is a studio which is also called self-contained of 35m2 enough? That's where I am living currently. But I do not know if it will be accepted. By quadrat meter, I guess this meets the requirement based on my research but it's just that it is 1 room.

Some people told me to go and get a 2 rooms apartment (here in Germany, they refer 1 room and parlour as 2 rooms). They said it's the number of rooms that determines and not the quadrat meters.

Any info about the room requirement. Please help. Thanks

fenny92:
Good day everyone,

Please what is the required size of apartment/room for family reunion in germany.

I am studied, live and work in Germany. I want to bring over my spouse (no child yet). Is a studio which is also called self-contained of 35m2 enough? That's where I am living currently. But I do not know if it will be accepted. By quadrat meter, I guess this meets the requirement based on my research but it's just that it is 1 room.

Some people told me to go and get a 2 rooms apartment (here in Germany, they refer 1 room and parlour as 2 rooms). They said it's the number of rooms that determines and not the quadrat meters.

Any info about the room requirement. Please help. Thanks

jbonito:
Hi everyone, currently filling the verification of document form and was wondering how to fill the first section about all the names of the applicant. In cases where there has been a change of name for my wife, how do we fill in her former surname as well in this form? Any advise is appreciated.

Aminattah:
User her current surname and names as is written on her change of name sworn affidavit, newspaper and passport. You will see space to write her former surname when filling the visa form. Make sure she carries the newspaper publication, court affidavit and 2 copies each to the embassy as supporting documents. To avoid further delay. I'm packing everything packable, lol.

Aminattah:
User her current surname and names as is written on her change of name sworn affidavit, newspaper and passport. You will see space to write her former surname when filling the visa form. Make sure she carries the newspaper publication, court affidavit and 2 copies each to the embassy as supporting documents. To avoid further delay. I'm packing everything packable, lol.

JaneDove:
Finally, I am now in Berlin...thank you Nairalanders for all the tips. I promised myself to create an account and share my story once I get to Berlin, so here goes.

Timeline: 9 months
Category: Family Reunion (Blue Card)

My husband got a job in Germany around Aug/Sept 2021, and he immediately applied for his Visa.

Blue Card visa appointment booking - Sept 29, 2021
Visa Interview invitation email - Sept 30, 2021
Visa Interview date - Oct 27, 2021
Health Insurance and Travel date request - Nov 8, 2021
Visa Received - Nov 17, 2021

Family Reunion Process:

Family Reunion appointment booking - Oct 1, 2021
Dead Silence
No response
Invitation email to embassy requesting for us (husband sent) - Feb 1, 2022
Follow up Email - Feb 14, 2022
Another Follow up attaching Residence Permit - Feb 28, 2022
Email from Embassy to also book appointment for child - Mar 4, 2022
Visa Interview invitation - Mar 16, 2022
Visa Interview date - Apr 5, 2022
Submitted affidavit of spinsterhood and copy of husbands blue card - Apr 8, 2022
Dead Silence
No response
Tearsss
Calls to the embassy with response to just be patient
Health Insurance and Travel date request - Jul 10, 2022
Visa Received (mother and child) - Jul 26, 2022

It was an emotional roller coaster, but in the end - God got the glory.

VERASONDUBABE:
Good evening everyone. Please am seeing that family reunion visa booking from July 2021 that the waiting time is now 14 months and not 13months again.
Nawaoooh this waiting time is discouraging����

nuel80:

You are completely right. Until you find yourself where you would have to require adequate knowledge of German. Then you will understand better.
Even if where you work they communicate in English, is your Arbeitsvertrag also written in English ? Have you been to the government offices? Did you find it difficult understanding the documents you were given to sign?
Do you prove your rights in English ?
I lived in Berlin, where there are a lot of foreigners and people who can speak English until I got a mouth watering job in a location where the people only speak and understand German.
When I did my driving test, first aid training and other government lessons I have taken, I didn’t find it difficult as it could have been for someone without any German knowledge.

pseudonomer:


You are right, but to correct you. My job contract is in English, and yes, it's a German company. I also previously worked for a German company when I was a student, the job contract is in German and English.

I studied in Germany, and the Ausländer officer speaks English with me right from day one of my student permit, to blue card. I've been in Germany for almost 3.5 years, I can't speak German.

It's not a do or die, if you work in IT... My company emails, meeting and documentation is 100 percent in English.

But I have applied for an integration course, though; I intend to start in October.

Hi everyone,
it's been a while.
I received an email this morning from the consulate asking for my travel insurance and travel date.
I had my interview on Friday, and honestly, it was an awful experience. The lady that interviewed me believed that only people who don't have a degree apply for skilled immigrant visa and started by accusing me of applying in the wrong category so I can get an appointment date on time and went on to say all of things that I just chose to ignore. I tried to enlighten her about the different categories of people it covers and the threshold to qualify for blue card because she was just ranting with heavy accusations that I felt insulted. She later came back to tell me she was sorry and I was right in my application. She was obviously not familiar with the skilled immigration act and didn't even know what the vorabzustimmung was. I had to explain to her how I got it and what is involved.
I left there not as optimistic as I had been all along but I was elated to hear from them this morning.
Has anyone used feather insurance? That's what my company recommended for me to use. Also, the email said the insurance should cover 90 days, the feather insurance subscription I see monthly payments, not 90 days at once. is that usable?
Thanks in advance

adeinfinit:

.

timilolu:
Hi, so i just went for the skilled immigration act appointment and forgot to submit my school certificates. But it was an optional document in the case of not having a pre approval. Does it matter that I did not submit my certificates?

timilolu:
Did my interview for skilled immigration act visa (with pre approval) on the 17th of December but I am yet to hear back from them. I was led to believe they make a decision within 3 weeks. What could be the issue? This is the 4th week now.

timbs001:
My Family got their VISA delivered today. I will share the timeline. Note that I travelled via the skilled immigration act and got pre-approval for myself and my family. The whole process for my family from application to getting VISA approved Email took like 4 months. I learnt that even now with pre-approval, the family can get the VISA same time as at when the other spouse with the work Visa is travelling (Someone I know had this experience recently)
Please can I email u .I have some question .Tessajohn820@gmail.com
Timeline:
Application June 17, 2021, Got appointment date for July 19, 2021
Lawyer verification process started August 6, 2021.
Got a mail from KVR to submit some documents September 7, 2021
VISA approved Email October 11, 2021 and to submit travel insurance and travel dates
Some delay in submitting travel insurance and some requested documents, VISA delivered today November 15, 2021

Dynamicasset12:

I applied 4th of August 2021 but I haven’t gotten date yet.

Akby:
Hi guys... I don't know if anyone has done Skilled Immigration Act interview lately. I'm in my third week post-interview as defined in their SLA and still no response yet. Is there a possibility of exceeding 3weeks? Thanks

pseudonomer:


You are right, but to correct you. My job contract is in English, and yes, it's a German company. I also previously worked for a German company when I was a student, the job contract is in German and English.

I studied in Germany, and the Ausländer officer speaks English with me right from day one of my student permit, to blue card. I've been in Germany for almost 3.5 years, I can't speak German.

It's not a do or die, if you work in IT... My company emails, meeting and documentation is 100 percent in English.

But I have applied for an integration course, though; I intend to start in October.

heybaby12:
Good morning all,
Please the embassy is asking I submit birth certificate I had previously submitted. But now asking that it is gotten from the NPC of the state where the child was born and not from anywhere else.

Has anyone gotten such a request.

nuel80:

Sir/Madam, why did you opt in for an integration course when you think you can do without German language ?
And are you also going to write your exams and take your classes in English ?
Don’t be deceived or try to deceive anyone. If you plan to have your life in Germany, you MUST learn German. And by the way, I have only been in Germany for 14 months and my language level is okay. My aim is to apply for a permanent residency before I spend 3 years here in Germany, therefore I’m currently attending a politics class. Don’t screw your chances!!

pseudonomer:


Like I said, it's not a do or die if you work in an IT, I only applied because my foreign officer only gave me an official signed stuff, because according to him, it's better I do it because it will be subsidized for me, and lots of benefits to get citizenship faster.

Basically, there's google translate and deepl which is better than Google translate.

Also, as a blue card holder, you will get a permanent residence after 33 months with A1, I have A1 certificate but can't speak jack. As a German university graduate, you will get a permanent residence after 24 months with no reference to language. I have both.

You should have a language skill in the country you live in, same as Czech or Netherlands where nearly everyone speaks English...but it's not a do or die matter.

I have a friend who is a senior software engineer, works for FAANG, but can't speak German, he lives in Berlin and here for almost 6years.

If you don’t have skills, German is a must… you can't do warehouse jobs without German except Amazon.

I know nearly all German laws without speaking German, it’s easy these days.

I only support the user who said learning German is not a do-or-die matter, I know some of my classmates in the university that focused on German instead of skills and internships, but they are not still employed.

Learning German is necessary if you plan to live longer in Germany, but it's not like you'll die without German, and it's not like knowing German will get you a job that your skills do not qualify for.

Learn German, but don't be scared... It's not a 1 or 0 situation

JahBwoy:



Okay that will be great!! Mine took a while

DocND:
Hi. Did you get any help with this? I am also looking for anyone who has a reliable contact at NPC

Ahmed4002:
Those that have been to the embassy recently.

How is it please for the application fees in Naira.