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ogiribogaius:
I’ve been able to pay, I had to use a virtual dollar card from Grey. Thank you all for the responses.

Smart move! 💪🏾

It's within 8 working days. Please which date did you join the waitlist and when did they ask you to submit for preliminary review?

ZiggyZiggy:
Hello everyone

For those who have gone through preliminary review, please how long did they take to get back to you with the initial result?

Thank you

Thank you for your response

Joined the waitlist on the 13th of March and was asked to Submit on the 4th of June

Tunzdomains:
It's within 8 working days. Please which date did you join the waitlist and when did they ask you to submit for preliminary review?

do you know if there is any opportunity card group chat to monitor what date the embassy is at

ZiggyZiggy:
Thank you for your response

Joined the waitlist on the 13th of March and was asked to Submit on the 4th of June

Wow so thats about 2 months and 22days. The wait time is surely getting longer. Those that have submitted in april and may should expect to be called in august or sepetember then 🥲

Hello everyone,

I just got to Germany using the opportunity card, POE was very smmoth, immigration officer did not ask for any documents ,just a simple question if its my first time in Germany and I affirmed to it.

Pls, can someone highlights the steps and required documents to register in local authority.

P.S it's urgent .

Thanks.

You give us hope! Congratulations

teflondon1124:
Hello everyone,

I just got to Germany using the opportunity card, POE was very smmoth, immigration officer did not ask for any documents ,just a simple question if its my first time in Germany and I affirmed to it.

Pls, can someone highlights the steps and required documents to register in local authority.

P.S it's urgent .

Thanks.

6th March, yes

Tunzdomains:
Which date in March did you join the waitlist and have you been asked to submit for preliminary review?

Hannania:
The 2 to 6 months notice on the portal is the timeline they issue before you send for preliminary review. They review within a week, then you book an appointment.

For the opportunity card, there is always an appointment date every week. So the moment your application has been reviewed, you can book an appointment asap

Given that the 2 to 6 months timeline on the portal refers to the period before sending your documents for preliminary review, which is completed within a week, does that mean once your application is reviewed, you have to immediately book an appointment or you can book for a later date, since opportunity card appointments are available weekly?

Helenaaa:
Given that the 2 to 6 months timeline on the portal refers to the period before sending your documents for preliminary review, which is completed within a week, does that mean once your application is reviewed, you have to immediately book an appointment or you can book for a later date, since opportunity card appointments are available weekly?

You can book your appointment at your convenience

teflondon1124:
Hello everyone,

I just got to Germany using the opportunity card, POE was very smmoth, immigration officer did not ask for any documents ,just a simple question if its my first time in Germany and I affirmed to it.

Pls, can someone highlights the steps and required documents to register in local authority.

P.S it's urgent .

Thanks.

You won't get a residence permit until you get a job. So just get accommodation and do your Anmeldung. That's the only registration you need with the authorities.

Within two weeks after Anmeldung, you'll get your tax id which will be sent to your address. Use the meldebestätigung issued to you after the registration to open a bank account.

If you're below 30, discard your private insurance and register with AOK public insurance with the meldebestätigung . You'll get your social security number and heath insurance number when you get insurance.

Get a prepaid SIM card after you've registered your address. Or an unlimited monthly one. The choice is yours.

With these:
Tax ID
Social security no.
Health insurance number
Bank account

You're ready to start part-time jobs before you get a full time job.

Hannania:
You can book your appointment at your convenience

Hi, I need some help with a few things:

1. Secondary Employment (First Screenshot)
I noticed the option for secondary employment isn’t listed on the portal. Is it actually an option?

Also, my declaration isn’t marked nachgewiesen, and I do have secondary employment. I uploaded both the declaration and secondary employment documents, but during the preliminary review, only the declaration was mentioned. I was just told to upload the requested document (see second screenshot).

Quick question:

Can I remove the declaration and re-upload just the secondary employment document instead?

2. Birth Certificate and Affidavit
I was asked to do an affidavit because my birth certificate name was slightly different from my passport. But I just found another birth certificate with the exact same name as my passport.

Can I upload that and skip the affidavit?

3. Proof of Accommodation
Do I need to upload both the declaration and my guarantor’s tenancy agreement, or is the tenancy agreement alone enough?

Thanks so much for your help!

Well appreciated, Thank you.

Hannania:
You won't get a residence permit until you get a job. So just get accommodation and do your Anmeldung. That's the only registration you need with the authorities.

Within two weeks after Anmeldung, you'll get your tax id which will be sent to your address. Use the meldebestätigung issued to you after the registration to open a bank account.

If you're below 30, discard your private insurance and register with AOK public insurance with the meldebestätigung . You'll get your social security number and heath insurance number when you get insurance.

Get a prepaid SIM card after you've registered your address. Or an unlimited monthly one. The choice is yours.

With these:
Tax ID
Social security no.
Health insurance number
Bank account

You're ready to start part-time jobs before you get a full time job.

@Helenaaa

Please what date did you join the waiting list?

Helenaaa:
Hi, I need some help with a few things:

1. Secondary Employment (First Screenshot)
I noticed the option for secondary employment isn’t listed on the portal. Is it actually an option?

Also, my declaration isn’t marked nachgewiesen, and I do have secondary employment. I uploaded both the declaration and secondary employment documents, but during the preliminary review, only the declaration was mentioned. I was just told to upload the requested document (see second screenshot).

Quick question:

Can I remove the declaration and re-upload just the secondary employment document instead?

2. Birth Certificate and Affidavit
I was asked to do an affidavit because my birth certificate name was slightly different from my passport. But I just found another birth certificate with the exact same name as my passport.

Can I upload that and skip the affidavit?

3. Proof of Accommodation
Do I need to upload both the declaration and my guarantor’s tenancy agreement, or is the tenancy agreement alone enough?

Thanks so much for your help!

1. If the secondary employment contract is at least 1091 net(After tax), reply to that message on the portal and inform the VO that you would like the contract agreement to be considered as a single entity. You can't move forward if the SL is not marked nachgewiesen(This means the sponsor has been vetted to be credit worthy to sponsor you). Any other thing besides that won't be accepted

2. Just re-upload the second one, they'll let it pass if it's truly the same information

3. Was this explicitly requested? Many others and I did not upload this. Send a screenshot of the field

Could you pls share your timelines with us? When did U submit for PR , when and how were you contacted about your documents?

Helenaaa:
Hi, I need some help with a few things:

!

I learnt that the health insurance that comes with Expatrio package sometimes gets rejected by the interviewers, but I can't remember if it's just the incoming or normal insurance. Which health insurance can I use in place of Expatrio's, please?

So the chatbot on Expatrio says I can use Dr Walter's Educare24 package for chancekarte, but I'm skeptical given the name "Edu..."

profsomebody:
I learnt that the health insurance that comes with Expatrio package sometimes gets rejected by the interviewers, but I can't remember if it's just the incoming or normal insurance. Which health insurance can I use in place of Expatrio's, please?

So the chatbot on Expatrio says I can use Dr Walter's Educare24 package for chancekarte, but I'm skeptical given the name "Edu..."

That's what most people who got approval used. Any incoming health insurance is accepted

cyberbro:
@Helenaaa

Please what date did you join the waiting list?

Joined the waiting list on the 11th March

Hannania:
1. If the secondary employment contract is at least 1091 net(After tax), reply to that message on the portal and inform the VO that you would like the contract agreement to be considered as a single entity. You can't move forward if the SL is not marked nachgewiesen(This means the sponsor has been vetted to be credit worthy to sponsor you). Any other thing besides that won't be accepted

2. Just re-upload the second one, they'll let it pass if it's truly the same information

3. Was this explicitly requested? Many others and I did not upload this. Send a screenshot of the field

1. The secondary employment is €15/hr (gross), does this suffice?
3. It wasn’t explicitly requested for

Sid57:
Could you pls share your timelines with us? When did U submit for PR , when and how were you contacted about your documents?

Joined waiting list - 11th of march
Preliminary review request - 4th of June
Correction required - 11th of June

Response to the correction must be completed before the 25th of June

Helenaaa:
Joined the waiting list on the 11th March

Ok noted. It makes total sense now........

cyberbro:
Ok noted. It makes total sense now........

can you highlight about the process I'm interested

Helenaaa help me out please

olawaleatanda:
can you highlight about the process I'm interested

If you have a specific question, I'd be glad to answer. Meanwhile you can also go through the thread from the beginning as most questions have been answered.

cyberbro:
If you have a specific question, I'd be glad to answer. Meanwhile you can also go through the thread from the beginning as most questions have been answered.

I'm on the wait-list

How Long will it take

olawaleatanda:
I'm on the wait-list

How Long will it take

All depends on when you joined. You can see the timeline for someone who joined on March 11.

What's currently showing on your portal?

cyberbro:
All depends on when you joined. You can see the timeline for someone who joined on March 11.

What's currently showing on your portal?

I have understand my brr

Thanks I really appreciate 🙏

Helenaaa:
1. The secondary employment is €15/hr (gross), does this suffice?
3. It wasn’t explicitly requested for

If it's €15/hr, you'll earn 900+ after tax. Which does not meet the 13k requirements. That must have been the reason they needed the sponsorship letter.

Still reply to them based on my last reply and let's see the response

ZiggyZiggy:
You go wait small my bro

Pls how do I go about the health insurance thing. I’ve been on the waiting list for about 2 weeks. And when do I request for preliminary review

Good day everyone. Please I need a reputable institution to learn German in Lagos

Good morning everyone. I thank all that have contributed immensely to the progress of this wonderful thread. I pray we all see the success we’re looking for in the quest for a better life for us and our family. I’ve gone through the thread and I noticed that the information needed for the application of the opportunity card is sparsely scattered all over the thread.

I humbly plead with those who’ve successfully applied to please, itemize the documents required for application and it’s substitute if there’s any for easy access to those who are finding it difficult to gather the necessary information needed to apply for the opportunity card.

Once again thank you all for your contributions and understanding.