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Good evening everyone, seeing that a couple of people here have been going for their physical appointments, I want to know if anyone has gotten their visas yet, and if so when did you go for your interview. I'm trying to gauge the timeline between interview and visa at this point.

ayopipey:
please can anyone help, i applied for opportunity card since february, i already have a blocked account for 6 months, my previous understanding was that once my University is recognised and also my degree type i wont need a ZAB, turned out during preliminary review in early august they rejected the proof of the anabin database i showed, stating that i have to provide a ZAB, i applied immediately for the ZAB and also pleaded for leniency from the embassy as regards awaiting the ZAB, some few weeks later my portal showed this "Your application cannot be processed
Your application does not meet the necessary requirements or has not been submitted to the German mission responsible for you. It can therefore not be finalised.
Check whether another visa is more suitable for you. You can find further information here"

please i will like to know what this means, its been 3 months now and i now have my ZAB, coupled with some changes which was required during my review which was affidavit that covers all variations of my name e.t.c ....please is there anyone here who has had this experience or who can advise on that step to take? will i have to begin the process all again?

I think I can provide you with a response as same thing happened with my bro. You most likely didnt respond on time with the ZAB thing so they had rejected your application.

Unfortunately you have to start the process all over again and this time ensure you upload all the requested documents at once. Im not too sure, you'll get any favorable response from the mails - But you can try though; maybe you get lucky.

My case was a bit different. I got stuck at the preliminary/document check stage because I replied through the portal, thinking my message would go through in real time, but it didn’t. I reached out to explain my situation the same day my application was cancelled.

In your case, since it’s been about three months, they might ask you to start over but still try calling and emailing. Consistent follow-up helped me get mine resolved.

backoffice@lago.auswaertiges-amt.de and any email or pone numbers you can find on their website

Goodluck!

Mytime21:
Yes, I did. The Lagos diplo email right, if you can help share, I would be grateful. For some reasons, my application seems to be lagging, ZAB taking over 3months despite consistent follow-up only for them to request official transcripts after the 3months wait for the 2 degrees I put in for🤦🏽‍♂️. It's all good, all things work for good....

ZiggyZiggy:
Good evening everyone, seeing that a couple of people here have been going for their physical appointments, I want to know if anyone has gotten their visas yet, and if so when did you go for your interview. I'm trying to gauge the timeline between interview and visa at this point.

Have you gotten a date for interview?

Adelawal2011:
Please everyone waiting for a decision at the embassy should always check their email inbox and spam. I opened my mail today and saw an email from the embassy in my spam, and they asked that I come for a second interview. My first interview was about three weeks ago. has anyone experience this?

How did this go Bro? Was it truly a second interview? Or just a mix up somewhere?

Hi guys.

This thread has been cold for sometime now. Please let's share latest updates to keep ourselves informed. What month are they currently dealing with for both preliminary review and interview?

Thanks

Laryfrosh:
Hi guys.

This thread has been cold for sometime now. Please let's share latest updates to keep ourselves informed. What month are they currently dealing with for both preliminary review and interview?

Thanks

Thats because the process has gotten veryy slow. Still preliminary review in april hasnt gotten to interview

Diceman8:
Thats because the process has gotten veryy slow. Still preliminary review in april hasnt gotten to interview

WoW! Guess they paused everything for now. Please keep us informed when you finally get a date. Thanks.

Good morning everyone!

I just went through this thread and thought to let y'all know that my appointment for the OpC is tomorrow (Wednesday).

If you have any advise, I’ll be more than happy to listen.

By Gods grace, it’d all work out well in the end 🤞🏽✌🏾

StoneColdxx:
Good morning everyone!

I just went through this thread and thought to let y'all know that my appointment for the OpC is tomorrow (Wednesday).

If you have any advise, I’ll be more than happy to listen.

By Gods grace, it’d all work out well in the end 🤞🏽✌🏾

All the best Bro. Please when did you join the queue?

i did reply on time, mind you my university was recognised and also my degree type so i had believed i wouldn't need a ZAB not until when my documents went in for preliminary review and they requested me to change some documents did it only become evident that they wont allow just that alone for the ZAB , this was august already i pleaded for leniency as regards the ZAB cos at that point i couldn't do anything about it...i pleaded twice and my pleas fell on deaf ears as they said that is the only document that will suffice for the recognition of a university degree. mind you i had registered on the ZAB portal since last year but not having enough information for the chancenkarte as at when i applied in february was the reason..my understanding was once my university was recognised and my degree type recognised on the anabin database then i wouldn't be needing the ZAB. anyways now i have the ZAB but my portal already shows this "Your application cannot be processed
Your application does not meet the necessary requirements or has not been submitted to the German mission responsible for you. It can therefore not be finalised."

most of the calls to the line says i should fill a form on the site, i have done this as i have sent several emails but i am yet to even get a single response to my emails

thank you so much for your replies but this email backoffice@lago.auswaertiges-amt.de it returns a mailer deamon, it doesnt exist i believe

What’s your university name and what’s your exact degree type as written on your certificate? Maybe the degree type was slightly different? Kindly respond as this info will help us clarify why it was rejected

ayopipey:
i did reply on time, mind you my university was recognised and also my degree type so i had believed i wouldn't need a ZAB not until when my documents went in for preliminary review and they requested me to change some documents did it only become evident that they wont allow just that alone for the ZAB , this was august already i pleaded for leniency as regards the ZAB cos at that point i couldn't do anything about it...i pleaded twice and my pleas fell on deaf ears as they said that is the only document that will suffice for the recognition of a university degree. mind you i had registered on the ZAB portal since last year but not having enough information for the chancenkarte as at when i applied in february was the reason..my understanding was once my university was recognised and my degree type recognised on the anabin database then i wouldn't be needing the ZAB. anyways now i have the ZAB but my portal already shows this "Your application cannot be processed
Your application does not meet the necessary requirements or has not been submitted to the German mission responsible for you. It can therefore not be finalised."

Sometime in April this year.

Laryfrosh:
All the best Bro. Please when did you join the queue?

Hello,
Please I need your help. I’m trying to make my payment to Expatrio, I selected the “pay in naira” option and the invoice it generated to me specifies the beneficiary as “Flywire” with a “Wema” bank account number, please I just want to confirm if it’s safe to go on with this transaction?

foonshur:
Ok, so the question is straight forward... since the cardremit account you are going to be using to send the funds will be in your name (I'm assuming you opened the account yourself), just pick the option that the funds will be coming directly from you. NB: make sure the cardremit account name, tallies with the name on your expatrio account.
I think I was asked thesame question.

Guys what transcript document did you upload on ZAB for the recognition thing?

I used and uploaded the student copy that we have but looks like they are asking for the university one in the response they sent today. I really am not clear on it.

The response asked for " Official Transcript of Records" in the ZAB message box. I dont know if the school will even respond at this point. How did you guys go about it. This is month 3 and they finally respond with this request?.

What did you guys upload from the school? or what did you guys send to them that made the request easy for y'all. Can anyone who's sucessfully gotten the ZAB thing give me a step by step, maybe something was missed in the application we made

Hi, to understand your question well.... are you talking about the expatrio app itself or cardremit app?

Susu25:
Hello,
Please I need your help. I’m trying to make my payment to Expatrio, I selected the “pay in naira” option and the invoice it generated to me specifies the beneficiary as “Flywire” with a “Wema” bank account number, please I just want to confirm if it’s safe to go on with this transaction?

Did my interview in June, but there's been some back and forth regarding my application, so I can’t say for sure what stage it’s currently at

However, if you're reading this and you've gotten your visa, please can you share the timeline between interview and visa, so others can know what to expect. Thanks.

Laryfrosh:
Have you gotten a date for interview?

I don't think you missed anything in your application, I used a student copy, and I know a couple people that did too

So they might accept student transcripts for some applications but require official transcripts for others

If there's anything I've learned in this whole process, it's that everything is handled on a case by case basis, what applies to one person might not apply to another

Tifay:
Guys what transcript document did you upload on ZAB for the recognition thing?

I used and uploaded the student copy that we have but looks like they are asking for the university one in the response they sent today. I really am not clear on it.

The response asked for " Official Transcript of Records" in the ZAB message box. I dont know if the school will even respond at this point. How did you guys go about it. This is month 3 and they finally respond with this request?.

What did you guys upload from the school? or what did you guys send to them that made the request easy for y'all. Can anyone who's sucessfully gotten the ZAB thing give me a step by step, maybe something was missed in the application we made

ZiggyZiggy:
I don't think you missed anything in your application, I used a student copy, and I know a couple people that did too

So they might accept student transcripts for some applications but require official transcripts for others

If there's anything I've learned in this whole process, it's that everything is handled on a case by case basis, what applies to one person might not apply to another

Thank you so much.

You are far too kind with your succinct response

Hi everyone, I have a question. Does the Lagos embassy accept a statement of result in place of the original certificate for new graduates whose certificates are not yet ready? Has anyone here used a statement of result and had it accepted?

Diceman8:
Thats because the process has gotten veryy slow. Still preliminary review in april hasnt gotten to interview

on the contrary, I submitted June ending, preliminary review was November beginning, and I made a mistake which they send me a mail after a week, and I sent the correct doc same day, and they said that I will get response in a week

victorygiven:
Hi everyone, I have a question. Does the Lagos embassy accept a statement of result in place of the original certificate for new graduates whose certificates are not yet ready? Has anyone here used a statement of result and had it accepted?

They do.

anyimontana:
on the contrary, I submitted June ending, preliminary review was November beginning, and I made a mistake which they send me a mail after a week, and I sent the correct doc same day, and they said that I will get response in a week

Oh! Thanks for this info. God bless you!

I have been seeing a lot of information about ZAB lately, and I want to be certain I’m not missing anything. I did checked the ANABIN database and found both my institution and degree listed, with my qualification classified as H+.

Given this, do I still need to apply for the Statement of Comparability, or is it unnecessary in my case?

gumroad:
I have been seeing a lot of information about ZAB lately, and I want to be certain I’m not missing anything. I did checked the ANABIN database and found both my institution and degree listed, with my qualification classified as H+.

Given this, do I still need to apply for the Statement of Comparability, or is it unnecessary in my case?

As long as you can see the exact name of your course e.g. BSc. Business Administration with H+, with the name of your institution, then you're good to go, no need for statement of comparability, just print or save as pdf.

Where people often make a mistake is they think the school or degree type (e.g. BSc.) being listed is enough, which is totally wrong. The name of the particular course you studied in your institution must be listed there.

Please those who have gotten to the preliminary review stage recently, can you update us when you joined the waiting list and when they finally responded to you for the preliminary review? Thank you

Yes, my institution and course are listed and classified as H+. Thank you.

cyberbro:
As long as you can see the exact name of your course e.g. BSc. Business Administration with H+, with the name of your institution, then you're good to go, no need for statement of compatibility, just print or save as pdf.

Where people often make a mistake is they think the school or degree type (e.g. BSc.) being listed is enough, which is totally wrong. The name of the particular course you studied in your institution must be listed there.

cyberbro:
As long as you can see the exact name of your course e.g. BSc. Business Administration with H+, with the name of your institution, then you're good to go, no need for statement of compatibility, just print or save as pdf.

Where people often make a mistake is they think the school or degree type (e.g. BSc.) being listed is enough, which is totally wrong. The name of the particular course you studied in your institution must be listed there.

Guys please listen to this advice.

The name of the course and degree must be EXACTLY as stated in your degree.

Our application was rejected in Late July because of this and we had to start the entire process again

Any news or update anyone?