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Obiwannn:
Documents you would need:
1) Admission letter
2) Letter sent to you by the bank containing account details
3) Any other letter (e.g accommodation offer letter) which must state that you were given accommodation in so so so place, and this usually comes included with account details. If it comes separately, attach it to the former.
4) Photocopy of your passport data page
5) NYSC discharge certificate
6) B.Sc. Certificate
7) Letter authorizing the bank to debit your account for the equivalent of the Euro you want to transfer.

Please note, all these should be copies.

casper9:
I am, just got admitted today

Obiwannn:
bros, 159? u are lucky o...when boys de see 300EUR for HH

Yeah, u can use Form A.
ALL CREDITS GO TO OBS3RVER
Yes I used Form A, boss. You can use it to pay for almost anything, as long as you have your admission letter, and other supporting documents.

Documents you would need:
1) Admission letter
2) Letter sent to you by the bank containing account details
3) Any other letter (e.g accommodation offer letter) which must state that you were given accommodation in so so so place, and this usually comes included with account details. If it comes separately, attach it to the former.
4) Photocopy of your passport data page
5) NYSC discharge certificate
6) B.Sc. Certificate
7) Letter authorizing the bank to debit your account for the equivalent of the Euro you want to transfer.

Please note, all these should be copies.

The process:

The first step is to approach the bank you want to use (I'd advice you carry your documents with you). When you get there, you would tell them you want to transfer some money to a foreign country for school purposes. Show them your admission and the letter from the bank in Germany. Some of them would tell you that it cannot be done, but you should insist that it can, and ask them to inquire for you from someone else (they initially told me it could not be done in the first two banks[ Access and GT bank] I went to, when I insisted, the ladies in both places inquired from their superiors, and told me it's possible)

The second step is when you want to transfer. When you get there, they would give you a Form A to fill. You should fill this carefully and neatly please as it is going to CBN. That, along with other documents, is what they would use to bid for Euro for you.
Depending on the bank, they would also give you an international funds transfer form, where you would fill the account details, as there is nowhere on the Form A to fill this (at least there was nowhere to fill account details on mine, so I used the international funds transfer form).
I filled this Form A, the international funds transfer form, and submitted the above listed documents, and when they checked and saw everything was in order, they told me I could go, that it would be treated.

The next day (because I went there late, like around 1pm, so they could not bid for Euro for me at CBN again that day) I received debit alerts for the money, plus charges. I went to the bank the next day to collect the Telex copy confirming the transfer.

They would have sent this Telex copy eventually, but if you need it urgently and if you need to confirm payment, you should go and request for it. I went to request for mine, and the branch manager sent an email to the head office requesting for it. They sent it to my email under 1 hour.

Word of advice: if you can use the headquarters of the bank, it would make the process smoother (though this is not compulsory, you might as well collect the number and email address of the person that would attend to you, and follow up).

Banks you can use:
Access bank, GT bank, FIDELITY (I personally went to inquire about these two, and I am 100% sure it can be done in any of them). Others mentioned on nairaland are First bank and Union bank.

Bank I used:
I used access bank, because they convinced me they would take just two days to initiate and complete the transfer, this proved to be true. With regards to charges on the transfer, Access bank charged the following:

Offshore charges: NGN 2500
Swift charges: NGN 2500
Manual handling charges: 0.5% of principal sum
Vat: 0.5% of manual handling charges ( I think this should be 5% and not 0.5%, I can't recollect. It's not much at all, it was not up to 50 naira for the money I transferred)

Principal sum in this case = xYZ Euros

Please note, the charges may vary from bank to bank, please inquire about their charges before you proceed. Generally, charges that have 1%, and above, for manual handling charges, should be avoided.

NB: I would not advice you transfer any money for WG from Nigeria, get there before you pay!

XpensiveT:
Interview done ...it was superb. The chinko-german lady wasn't around. So i was interviewed by some1 else. That pretty babe wey come Goethe two weeks ago to talk abt visa processing nd all.

As we dey waka go her office, as a sharp guy..i said "good to see u again ma'am" nd she asked where we met b4. I told her at the Goethe institute nd she said "Oh! People like u really want to study in Germany". As we enter her office, she tell me make i sit down as she sharply type some things on are computer. I was very relaxed. Nd some minutes later, she burst out d first question. What is the name of your school and what program do u wanna study? I yarn her sharply. All d questions she asked was exactly dsame questions we all know.

I answered all her questions perfectly. She asked abt d city my school is located, oh boi, come see as dis oyinbo dey smile..me wey don sabi Freiburg pass my hometown now sef. I answered d question nd she no even bother to ask me what i know about Germany.
Also, when she asked about why i want to study the program, i yarn her stuffs so tey she skipped d next question wc is relationship btw my MSc nd BSc.

Again, dis lady ask me say make i mention some countries bordering Germany.. D style i use answer d question bad gan. I told her Germany is bordered by Denmark to d North, Poland nd Czech republic to d east, Austria nd Switzerland to d south, France nd Luxembourg to d south-west, Belgium nd Netherlands to d north-west. Dis babe(VO) was impressed ehn.. She said u really know alot. She no bother to ask me to mention d German state bcoz she don knw say i go yarn her d states with their capitals .

Where i con turn her head na when she ask me why i choose to study in Germany nd not other countries. God bless Eke40seven oo. Na his format i download for d babe. She jes dey nod her head like say i dey play Reekado Banks song for her

She asked about my sponsor too. She con change face small when she dey ask abt my sponsor...i don make up my mind say i no go lie. I tell her say na my mama dey sponsor me nd told her my mum business too.

Na so we end d interview oo. She tell me say make visa processing take 4-6weeks. Say make i go fund my account as soon as d deutsch bank send my account details. Na so she talk say make she see me off oo..i no bliv am. I was surprised tho. We jes dey chat dey go. As we reach d door downstairs, na so i yarn her one correct german sentence "Haben Sie ein schönes Tag" she smiled nd replied "gleichfalls Ihnen".

As i con dey comot d embassy, i jes dey remember say she no ask me some questions wey i don get sure answers for. E pain me say she no ask oo, Lol .

My advice: prepare very well nd don't ever get tired of reading ur planned interview answers. Read it like 2times a day nd thank me later.

My maximum respect goes to dem ogas of d house @Eke40seven @Dolpaz @Obiwannn @Oye50 @Hollaytan @kennyoguns0509 nd some other ogas i couldn't mention. U guyz are d best. God bless u all

#Maximum Respect #Danke schön

#TeamWinter2015 #TeamFreiburg Or Giessen

hollaytan:
Wow! Thank God am not alone Congrats bro, which program? I sent u a pm
#team oldenburg 2015

Obiwannn:
hmm I studied CHE, but Power Engr bros that one e far oh!...
I think if you want to branch into Power you should first study Energy Engineering/Systems.
Power Engr is not the same as Energy Eng, and it is not even very close related sef. They are just related.
If na because of German Energy sector employment wan make u study Power/Energy Engr, then it's best you study Chemical and Energy Engr at OVGU Magdeburg.

Rickywowoz:
Thanks alot for your response, i have also found some programs like Renewable energy engineering and management(Freiburg), Process engineering and energy technology(Bremerhaven),Energy and enviromental management(Flensburg), Energy conversion and management(Offenburg), Renewable energy management(Cologne), Energy science and tech(Ulm), Renewable Energy(Oldenburg), Renewable energy systems(Hamburg) and other CHE programs like chemical and biopress engineering(hamburg), chemical and biological eng(nurnberg). I'm still trying to narrow them according to application requirements and course content. I want also to study in an industrialised city with lots of job opportunities(make i fit hustle block account money for visa renewal). TUM is just the perfect school, a high ranking university in a good city.Na why me just begin find

stoicism:
Please any University of Bremen applicant onboard?

Kelvinpam:
Greetings to y'all..After attempting a tough WEBtest this morning, I just got admission to study chemistry in the university of siegen....itz the Lord's doing

Big thanks to dolpaz, Walesby, honourableseyi for their last minute help to beat the application deadline.

stoicism:
Please any University of Bremen applicant onboard?

casper9:
B.sc Engineering Physics

Galads:
applied for same course, after sending my documents via mail, I haven't gotten a reply like my documents have being received . Can you enlighten me on how the process went.

casper9:
well after I applied via the online application portal, i was told to upload my docs via mail. i did that, and sme days later, i was told to send my certified docs via courier, which i did last week tuesday, it got to Oldenburg on monday, I got a reply dat av bn admitted yesterday. thats all

Galads:
ok, congratulations. Thanks

casper9:
wishing you the best too. since wen did u apply?

Galads:
10days back

diddykul:
Pleas how many months did it take for the school to get back to you.

scofield03:
AI ONE'. any goodies? im heading to unibremen.

amahtrendy:
Not yet my dear. Am tempted to write them a reminder seriously. U?

casper9:
B.sc Engineering Physics

riosworos:
GURUS plz help..... Any idea hw long it would take for me to be able to withdraw d 1.8m naira block account moni?... Cos would want to payback to d ppl I borrowed from... Any1 wif info please assist

stoicism:
been expecting my admission but the portal kept showing "admission in progress". Material Chemistry and Minerology

oligee:
Hello good people....I have been offered accommodation in Erlangen by studentwerk at a very good rate. 159€ precisely, all bills inclusive. I have till wednesday next week to pay up. Question is, can I pay through d Form A thingy, like paying into d blocked account? Secondly, please does anyone have any idea what to expect in such a room? Lastly, anyone going to FAU? Abeg make we relate o..
Danke!

stoicism:
been expecting my admission but the portal kept showing "admission in progress". Material Chemistry and Minerology

hadassaheke:
Bro, from d little i learnt here, u cant withdraw everything at once, as ul only be allowed to withdraw a minimum amount of abt 670euro every month ( if am not mistaken).......dats all i know.....

Williamso:
Please concerning the bolded, does the bank need to sight the originals in order to perform the transaction? Or will only copies suffice?
Please note that I understand the copies will be submitted, I'm simply asking for sighting purpose.
Thanks.

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