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oyinkel:
AM = Approval mail
SL = Sponsorship Letter
VO = Visa officer

martosi:
Good day everyone. Please does anyone here know what a CGPA of 3.38 on a scale of 5.0 in Nigeria grading system is in German grading system when converted?
Please I would also like to know how the conversion of Grade from Nigeria university to German uniclvesrity iS done.

chambersbaby:
You can use this Formula
N = 1 + 3 x ((a - b)/(a - y))

a = maximum grade (5.0)
y = minimum passing grade
b = your grade

or,

https://www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/grade-conversion-formula-for-grades-earned-outside-germany

martosi:
Thank you. So what is 3.38 in German Grading system?

chambersbaby:
2.2/2.3 depending on the minimum passing grade

Hannania:
Can you email your school and confirm if there's a guarantee of admission for winter? If they give you the green light, send the email reply plus your past enrolment and admission letter to the embassy. Then ask for a date by July.

For private schools, just use daad and filter by summer admissions

Petit08:
Thank you very much. The school won't oblige that because they didn't allow deferment in the first place, but am 95% sure that I will be given admission. Should I send mail to the embassy, or go with my last year admission and enrollment form, if I couldn't get any private university in the summer that can give me admission? Though I have not been given AD but with d fast pace AD can come at any time, I booked may 19.

yezzyshow:
Hello everyone, I have a little challenge, I obtained my Bsc from Crescent University which was a 2years program, this is because I enrolled with my HND.

The issue is that schools in Germany are requesting for minimum of 3years bachelor's program and my transcript is showing 2years Bsc program.

Please guys did I still have hope to go for Msc in Germany? As anyone be in this situation? Ur opinion please

bigoringo:
@Hannania, please what’s the new german portal process like for cat a students? What’s the wait times like?

Hannania:
4 weeks

bigoringo:
Do you know anyone who has received AD from this?
Why does it say the wait time is one year though?

profsomebody:
I just tried to book an appointment, but I couldn't find the link for CAT A, only Cat B. What's changed, please?

mysticlover:
Cat A application is now done through the online consular portal. Just search for the consular portal online and you’ll see it

Flvmbo:
Hello boss

What type of visa are you applying for?

You can find information here for the requirements: https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/service/-visainformation

Victoryokezie:
My Testimony

Before I share this Testimony I would just like to thank God for his goodness and mercy. Some people said I was lucky but I believe it wasn't luck, it was just God. There is no god but God.

My journey started in 2023. I got accepted to study In Germany in privates schools but I canceled because my bsc diploma wasn't ready. It took my university 8 months to issue my bsc diploma after my graduation in September 2023.

Fast forward to April- may 2024, I applied to 5 public university in Germany but unfortunately no public university accepted him. Time was going so I couldn't keep apply to public university or next year (because I was in north cyprus and once you get you bsc diploma, you have to leave the country because you can't renew your residence permit) . So I decided to apply to BSBI. Fortunately bsbi accepted me even tho they knew that the difficulty in getting a german visa from Nigeria (literally the person in charge with my visa questions, told me that Nigeria was difficult tk get visa, that was the first time I knew that Nigeria was one year) I didn't know that Nigeria takes 1 year + to get appointment. And by this time I couldn't go back because I have already deposit and start to attend online classes. I was flabbagasted at this point.

Because I had a cgpa of 3.13 American grading, which translate to 1.9 - 2.1 german grading and 4.2 nigerian grading, i decided that I am at category b. So I opted to go to a different country that wasn't Nigeria. I applied for turkey but turkey rejected me(due to some foolish agent in north cyprus that didn't assist at all). I applied to south africa and went to south africa but got rejected because of no south afruca residence permit.

I was frustrated at this point and decided to try my luck and go fkr Cat A(I couldn't go for Cat b because I am already a student and can't take chance waiting). Mind you all the above happened between june-september.

I applied for Cat A in November 2024 and got my appointment date in 2nd December. I decided that the only way for this appointment to go well is if I show proof that I was an first grade student (even tho technically I wasn't because first grade is from 4.5 - 5 cgpa in Nigerian scale) I decided tk message my school from north cyprus to send me a mail stating that i was a first grade student and that my cgpa of 3.13 was among the highest category. They did that(and this was what made the embassy accept me during the interview) this and also the fact that I am studying online and studying online makes the impression that I was a serious student.

Fast forward after the interview to january 2025. By this time i knew that Christmas caused some delays and new year, so I refrained from asking the embassy what is the status of my visa

A email was sent from the embassy in january 22 stating that i should provide a late arrival letter. I quickly messaged bsbi for that letter and constantly disturbed them till they sent it In january 27. That same january 27 I forward the letter to the embassy and still that same january 27 I got my AM and a mail stating that I have 1 day deadline january 28 to submit my passport and insurance (I couldn't let any lagos traffic stop me so I prepared to go early by 4 to the embassy, no be me lagos traffic go mess with)

I submitted the passport, Dr Walter incoming insurance and other necessary documents in january 28 2025

On january 31 2025, As I was eating epa and egusi soup, I got a call from the courier. And before he could finish saying "I am from ger..." I jumped up and went to collect my passport. My Passport had been stamped with the german visa.

We give God the glory. Anyone that is on this journey shouldn't give up. Remember "the tougher the battle, the sweeter the victory"✌️

Ijeshalomo:
Guys! please share your visa update with the timeline here

Category A or B
Appointment booking date:
Interview date:
Visa approval date:

Thanks

Lets keep the group fire burning

spik007:
Hello my people, how is everyone doing today, who else received a similar message and please what was your next line of action.

Dear Applicant.


Your registration is active.

We are sorry but the waiting time for an appointment in your category is clearly over one and a half year now.

It is not possible at this moment to give a more precise prediction.

The reasons are the number of registrations and the shortage of staff.

I regret not being able to give you a better answer.





Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards,


Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany Lagos

Rechts- und Konsularreferat / Consular Department

jaeima:
You should be looking at ending 2025/ beginning 2026
The wait time now is 25 months and counting.

mysticlover:
I applied ending of January too and I’m still on the waiting list. I really don’t know how long the wait time will be but let’s see till ending of February.

bigoringo:
are you a CAT A student too?

Freebys:
Did you send them An email ?

chambersbaby:
Hello @hannania
concerning the new requirement of BECE.
i visited NECO office today, and after all complaints they said My year of the Exam, 2008 there wasn’t certificate issued till date. cause it wasn’t BECE then, so there’s no way i could get a certificate,
But my school gave me, a statement of results and a copy of the spreadsheet, stamped and signed.
will that suffice?