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!

Thank you very much Obiwann and double gwosa for OBS3RVER

hollaytan:
Please house is there anyone going to carl von ossietsky university of oldenburg? If there is lets relate..... I pray am note alone


XpensiveT alhamdulilah for the journey so far, just like yestarday that summer admission disdained us, today winter is smiling at
us, alhamdulilah the dreams are now turning to reality
Congrats bro

dem don gv u admission ? Cos dem neva gv me dy ask me to send my certified documents by embassy or Notary and send it to dem by hand

crowns2:
Oh! Okay I have been seeing PM notifications from casper9 I didn't know and didn't want to reply cos I don't do PMs. Okay so you are going to Oldenburg? Same course with me. That means we will be in same class . Great. Hollytan present Sir. So its 3 of us so far. I have done my interview. Have you guys done yours?

Wow! Thank God u finally resolved to go oldenburg, when did u had u interview and hop u had a great one? I have sent a pm to u, i contacted a nigeria student in oldenburg to enquire about accommodation. We shall talk better on whatapp
# team oldenburg( lower saxony)

So finally guys.. It took around two working days to get confirmation from Deutsche Bank for block account. Transaction initiated by Fidelity bank 6pm on Tuesday (When i got an email or alert). I actually fill and submitted the form A on Friday. So if there is funds it should take 2 working days once initiated.

osane09:
please wen did u receive ya admission letter from FAU... And how(is it via mail or email)

I got the admission since May through mail notification that directed me to the portal to download the admission letter, after a few weeks I got the physical admission through post. However, each department is peculiar, my department opened their own application in January and closed it April, and am sure by then several other departments just opened their own application.

hollaytan:


Wow! Thank God u finally resolved to go oldenburg, when did u had u interview and hop u had a great one? I have sent a pm to u, i contacted a nigeria student in oldenburg to enquire about accommodation. We shall talk better on whatapp
# team oldenburg( lower saxony)

share am here bro no b only dey go there

Mickyboiz:
dem don gv u admission ? Cos dem neva gv me dy ask to send my certified documents by embassy or Notary and send it to dem

I don gain admission tey tey, since march self, although i applied for summer admission, but because of the fierce competition my admission couldnt work out then but i was admitted for winter because of the strong cgpa, be hopeful bruda, do what is needed to be done and you will surely be admitted
# team oldenburg

obs3rver:
Copies would suffice. They did not ask to see my original documents, though I had them with me.

Many thanks sir

scofield03:
Contact your coordinator asap to know the actual status of ur application. my online portal also shows the same msg even after acceptance. It changed to '..in progress' shortly after i was accepted. Though the letter was supposed to be posted via mail but was altered because of the strike. so contact your dept. best of luck

ok I will do that right away

strictlynaija:
hello guys, pls who applied to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology??
I applied since may and no reply yet.

Hello. I applied to the KIT for the Optics and Photonics Master which is an NC course(meaning that applications were reviewed only after the application deadline of May 15th) and I received admission since June 5th or so. I advice you to mail the program coordinator with your application number and name and confirm your staus: don't automatically assume its a reject. Also check your spam foilder etc.

Obiwannn:
BROS IF U LYK ME STUDIED CHE IN UR UG, THEN FORGET TUM. MANY OF D SCHOOLS U LISTED CAN RIVAL TUM (RANK), AND MUNCHEN (HUSTLE)

please suggest the schools that can rival TUM please especially in terms of hustle

Goodday House
Earlier on, i complained about a change in my interview date.
Well that is not all. I just discovered we were instructed to fill our application form online from now on and den print it.
I suspect this change should be for applicants scheduled to hold their interview by august.
For those that have not done their interview and used the previous downloaded application form (like i did),
Kindly recheck your emails if you were affected by the changes and make the necessary corrections.
A friend of mine who booked same day as i did confirmed the change in interview date and application form.

Here is the email i received today:

--- German Foreign Office Scheduling System ---

Subj.: Appointment in Lagos

Hello XXXXXXX

You have booked an appointment in Lagos on 11.08.2015 at 08:30am.

Please bring a printout of this e-mail on the day of your appointment with you.

There will be no access to the premises without this printout. There will also be NO access if you arive too late. We suggest you arrive 30 minutes before your appointment.

Please read the information about the visa application process carefully. You can
find this information on the website of the Consulate General
http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/Vertretung/nigeria/en/09_20Visa/Visa.html

IMPORTANT: please visit https://videx.diplo.de/videx/?0 to fill in your ONLINE application form. You are required to print the completed form and bring the print out with you. Remember: there will be no application without the print out of your form including the barcode on the last page.

Please arrange your documents according to the checklist. Poorly sorted and incomplete applications will not be accepted. The application will be rejected free of charge, and you are required to book a new appointment.

If you are not able to come to the booked appointment please cancel it latest 2 days prior via
the following link

This helps to provide timely appointments to our customers and optimises our service.

Our address:

15, Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos / Nigeria

Best regards
Consulate General
of the
Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos.

Kelvinpam:


1 WEEK. I wrote the webtest 1 week after.

Got admitted same day. So in total 2 weeks.

You applied to uni of siegen?

Yes. And it's been about a month ago. I only received a mail telling me they received my application documents. What faculty?

diddykul:


Yes. And it's been about a month ago. I only received a mail telling me they received my application documents. What faculty?

Faculty of Science; Department of chemie und bologie.

What course did you apply for?

Kindly contact your coordinator asap and write the webtest if your department requires it. That might be the reason for the delay.

iyke20024:
So finally guys.. It took around two working days to get confirmation from Deutsche Bank for block account. Transaction initiated by Fidelity bank 6pm on Tuesday (When i got an email or alert). I actually fill and submitted the form A on Friday. So if there is funds it should take 2 working days once initiated.

Bros I just used same Fidelity to initiate transfer to pay for accommodation. I have some questions
1) You filled only Form A but didn't fill International funds Transfer form right?
2) If I am not mistaken, you did yours at the HQ right? How long did it take exactly from the time you filled the form A to the time you were debited and to the time you received your Telex receipt? I did mine at a branch and the pretty lady couldn't assure me on a particular date that the transfer would be completed. She even sent a message to the HQ branch and they replied her saying "well, they hope they can beat the deadline as it depends on the availability of forex in the inter-bank transfer market. And since she sent my docs this afternoon to HQ in VI saying its HQ that does the transfer, I dunno how long it will take since I have a deadline of Thursday next week to pay up.

Thank you for discovering Fidelity Bank oh...their exchange rate na badoo 218EUR, yes 218 EUR today when google is saying 216. Yesterday google said 220, fidelity said 222, UNION Bank said 226 while FIRST sorry LAST BANK said 230.
And their charges are also very fair:
Swift charges: 18 EUR
Handling charges 0.01% of sum
VAT: 0.5% of handling charges.

NOW, wetin de my mind now to find how boys fit manipulate this form A to dey use am take receive money for abroad from Nigeria for personal use instead of going through that EURO Dorm @Boki means. Anyone willing to brainstorm with me should hit me up, lets communicate. Remember, as Nigerians, we no fit carry last. I no say una dey ask y I like to make this statement, but you can only get the jerk and see reasons with me why Nigerians no FIT EVER carry last if I tell you how I take outsmart all those Bangladeshi-ans and Indians take secure accommodation, albeit miraculously, when initially the woman been don tell me say since I no fit meet up with my first payment then OYO for me, come strike my name comot from list of students wey dey on Support from International office.

Kelvinpam:
Goodday House
Earlier on, i complained about a change in my interview date.
Well that is not all. I just discovered we were instructed to fill our application form online from now on and den print it.
I suspect this change should be for applicants scheduled to hold their interview by august.
For those that have not done their interview and used the previous downloaded application form (like i did),
Kindly recheck your emails if you were affected by the changes and make the necessary corrections.
A friend of mine who booked same day as i did confirmed the change in interview date and application form.
Here is the email i received today:
--- German Foreign Office Scheduling System ---
Subj.: Appointment in Lagos
Hello XXXXXXX
You have booked an appointment in Lagos on 11.08.2015 at 08:30am.
Please bring a printout of this e-mail on the day of your appointment with you.
There will be no access to the premises without this printout. There will also be NO access if you arive too late. We suggest you arrive 30 minutes before your appointment.
Please read the information about the visa application process carefully. You can
find this information on the website of the Consulate General
http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/Vertretung/nigeria/en/09_20Visa/Visa.html
IMPORTANT: please visit https://videx.diplo.de/videx/?0 to fill in your ONLINE application form. You are required to print the completed form and bring the print out with you. Remember: there will be no application without the print out of your form including the barcode on the last page.
Please arrange your documents according to the checklist. Poorly sorted and incomplete applications will not be accepted. The application will be rejected free of charge, and you are required to book a new appointment.
If you are not able to come to the booked appointment please cancel it latest 2 days prior via
the following link
This helps to provide timely appointments to our customers and optimises our service.
Our address:
15, Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos / Nigeria
Best regards
Consulate General
of the
Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos

bros things are obviously CHANGING.

lmuhopeful:

Hello. I applied to the KIT for the Optics and Photonics Master which is an NC course(meaning that applications were reviewed only after the application deadline of May 15th) and I received admission since June 5th or so. I advice you to mail the program coordinator with your application number and name and confirm your staus: don't automatically assume its a reject. Also check your spam foilder etc.

bros is it EE you studied in your UG? I envy your choice of schools o..All top notch!!!

Kelvinpam:
Goodday House
Earlier on, i complained about a change in my interview date.
Well that is not all. I just discovered we were instructed to fill our application form online from now on and den print it.
I suspect this change should be for applicants scheduled to hold their interview by august.
For those that have not done their interview and used the previous downloaded application form (like i did),
Kindly recheck your emails if you were affected by the changes and make the necessary corrections.
A friend of mine who booked same day as i did confirmed the change in interview date and application form.

Here is the email i received today:

--- German Foreign Office Scheduling System ---

Subj.: Appointment in Lagos

Hello XXXXXXX

You have booked an appointment in Lagos on 11.08.2015 at 08:30am.

Please bring a printout of this e-mail on the day of your appointment with you.

There will be no access to the premises without this printout. There will also be NO access if you arive too late. We suggest you arrive 30 minutes before your appointment.

Please read the information about the visa application process carefully. You can
find this information on the website of the Consulate General
http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/Vertretung/nigeria/en/09_20Visa/Visa.html

IMPORTANT: please visit https://videx.diplo.de/videx/?0 to fill in your ONLINE application form. You are required to print the completed form and bring the print out with you. Remember: there will be no application without the print out of your form including the barcode on the last page.

Please arrange your documents according to the checklist. Poorly sorted and incomplete applications will not be accepted. The application will be rejected free of charge, and you are required to book a new appointment.

If you are not able to come to the booked appointment please cancel it latest 2 days prior via
the following link

This helps to provide timely appointments to our customers and optimises our service.

Our address:

15, Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos / Nigeria

Best regards
Consulate General
of the
Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos.

Pls which one is VIDEX o .. Didn't see anything like that in my appointment sent to me by Email..

Kelvinpam:


Faculty of Science; Department of chemie und bologie.

What course did you apply for?

Kindly contact your coordinator asap and write the webtest if your department requires it. That might be the reason for the delay.

I applied for a masters program in History,Political science and sociology( roads to democracy)

Even though this might be off-topic here but yet I can rely on the nuggets of wisdom of our gurus here. I applied to German universities and also Czech Technical University in Prague. I have been offered admission to study Power Engineering at CTU in Prague. The problem I have now is that after securing all necessary documents and documentation, and also paying the tuition fees, I discovered that the deadline for enrollment at the Department is 18th of September. The visa process normally takes 2 months. I have contacted their embassy in Abuja to boook an appointment but I was told am one of the last applicants to contact them and I should just wait to receive info from them via phone when they are done with others. Even if I am able to secure an appointment by the end of this month (which I am not even sure of) I would only be able to make it to university by first week of October. Please gurus in the house what are your suggestions on solving this debacle of mine?...

twinkle1:


Pls which one is VIDEX o .. Didn't see anything like that in my appointment sent to me by Email..

Then, itz not for you...use the downloaded form

Kelvinpam:


Then, itz not for you...use the downloaded form

Aii

Hi amahtrendy .. What's the current situation?

vowolabi:

Nope... Buh a friend of mine called them and was told to wait till monday cause its usually along process

Ok. I sent a reminder to them last night, I got booked 2day for 11.08.2015. Maybe try reminding them. All d best

diddykul:



I applied for a masters program in History,Political science and sociology( roads to democracy)

Ok..I just checked your course...No web test required. kindly contact your coordinator

twinkle1:
Hi amahtrendy .. What's the current situation?

I finally got booked today for 11.08.2015. But its kinda too close for me since I have tum interview and preparing for it 28.07.15. The visa interview is for furtwangen u knw? Kinda different altogether.

amahtrendy:

I finally got booked today for 11.08.2015. But its kinda too close for me since I have tum interview and preparing for it 28.07.15. The visa interview is for furtwangen u knw? Kinda different altogether.

I'm glad ur date is sorted most importantly. Planning and God's favor is all you need for the dates.
You'll come out on top

Kelvinpam:


Ok..I just checked your course...No web test required. kindly contact your coordinator

Thanks man... wishing you and myself the best out of this

Obiwannn:

bros is it EE you studied in your UG? I envy your choice of schools o..All top notch!!!

Yeah bro, I studied EE at Unilag. What of you? See you at the top!

hello good guys! i'm really glad y'all are doing this..
so i want to ask, do we have any person at all in RWTH(north rhine-westfalia) or RUB(ruhr unversitat bochum) in the house? need some quick info! thanks.

lmuhopeful:


Yeah bro, I studied EE at Unilag. What of you? See you at the top!

CHE, BEN...No wonder, EE options in Germany and in fact world in general dey very many. Off course, we go jam for there.

Hello Peeps, I was initially scheduled for 31st of Aug. 2015, but got another mail today to come for interview on the 11th of August, 2015. same day with @KelvinPam.

But this message below was not included in my mail:
"IMPORTANT: please visit https://videx.diplo.de/videx/?0 to fill in your ONLINE application form. You are required to print the completed form and bring the print out with you. Remember: there will be no application without the print out of your form including the barcode on the last page."

Hope say no wahala ooo.?

See my invite below:
--- German Foreign Office Scheduling System ---

Subj.: Appointment in Lagos

Hello, ................
You have booked an appointment in Lagos on 11.08.2015 at 08:00am.

Please bring a printout of this e-mail on the day of your appointment with you.

There will be no access to the premises without this printout.

Please read the information about the visa application process carefully. You can
find this information on the website of the Consulate General
http://www.nigeria.diplo.de/Vertretung/nigeria/en/09_20Visa/Visa.html


Incomplete applications will not be accepted. The application will be
rejected free of charge, and you are required to book a new appointment.

Please note that due to high demand for student visa appointments you MUST come for your appointment or cancel at least one week prior to the date given to you. There might not be another available date for your interview.


Our address:

15, Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos / Nigeria

Best regards
Consulate General
of the
Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos.

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

Thank God u had a great interview. I knew that would be the case. My interview today was absolutely classical. I had a great time thanks to God. I'll try update the house later. Just a few details to add to the usual everyday question. got a mail from them to fund not quite long. See ya bro