The job should correspond to what you study but as a matter of rule if the job requires a university degree or its equivalent you should apply even if it does not correspond to what you study apart from state controlled professions like doctors, pharmacist, lawyers and real estaste consultant.

ohakskid:
jejet longest tym, what kind of job can grant u a visa extension after ur 18mnth visa after stuidies?

biglord:
thanks for the update. I thought my dear Baden-Wurttemberg was left out. Anyone headed to Baden? Ulm and environs. All the ogas studying in the area, and all studying computer science bachelor anywhere in deustch land, holla at your boy.

same here bro

lewis1993:
I quietly disagree with your analysis of half year for study duration. In fact if you hold a German degree, you receive expedited consideration. Meaning you do not even have to stay for the required minimum years as for someone without a German degree. Please do your research very well as your post might be misleading. For the avoidance of doubt, section 18b of the Residence Act states that Section 18b "A foreigner who has successfully completed his or her studies at a state or state-recognised university or a comparable educational establishment in the federal territory shall be granted a settlement permit, if 1. he or she has held a residence title pursuant to Sections 18, 18a, 19a or 21 for two years, 2. he or she has a job commensurate with his or her degree, 3. he or she has paid compulsory or voluntary contributions into the statutory pension scheme for at least 24 months or furnishes evidence of an entitlement to comparable benefits from an insurance or pension scheme or from an insurance company, and 4. the requirements of Section 9 (2), sentence 1, nos. 2, and 4 to 9 are met; Section 9 (2), sentences 2 to 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis". After your graduation, working for just two years qualify you for a settlement permit!

Many thanks for your response.

pls whats your bearing on duration of study and how it translates to obtaining the 18months work permit. Must the study period be beyond a period of 12months before one qualifies for an 18month work permit?

jejet:
The job should correspond to what you study but as a matter of rule if the job requires a university degree or its equivalent you should apply even if it does not correspond to what you study apart from state controlled professions like doctors, pharmacist, lawyers and real estaste consultant.

Tnx, like how long can your visa be extended, if one is able to secure a job that requires his/her university degree?

meekmill:


same here bro

are u for computer science this winter? What sch?

biglord:
are u for computer science this winter? What sch?

konstanz

vicatrix:


can you give me any contact of anyone living in jena, will like to ask how the cities is cos i applied for masters program in economics hopefully they may give admission to me. Presently in Berlin visiting a friend but not schooling here and will say they have lots of job opportunities for student in berlin but i do not know about other cities but will like to know how it is in Jena. Kindly share any contact abeg vicaxgr (a) g ma il. cm will call and confirm from them

Hello Bro. I school in Jena. Sorry I have been away for several reasons but I'm back now. How did your admission go?

omoharry:
Guys..My friend will be traveling to Germany and will be staying there for three month there..she is worried if this local items can pass through the border for her to use there.

1 carton of Chicken noddles
I parket of Maggi
I bottle of Palm oil
cray fish( parkage in a container)
Grounded pepper,

Can she go with these things without it been seized by border security?

IN 2014 WHEN I CAME TO GERMANY ALL THIS STUFF YOU NAMED I HAD THEM AND ALL PASSED. ALTHOUGH NA CARGO BECAUSE I WRAPP THEM WELL FOR GHANA MUST GO AND NA FOR AIRPORT THERE. THE PALM OIL IS THE ONLY PROBLEM PEOPLE GAVE ME SCARE ABOUT BUT AT THE END ALL PASSED, SO SHE MIGHT BE LUCKY TOO

nevilbot:


No, you can't apply for permanent resident during the 18 months. You qualify for Permanent resident after staying 5 yrs in Germany and u qualify for d German passport after staying for 8 yrs.

But also note that ur years used studying qualify as half to your permanent resident status meaning when counting d no of years, if you used 5 (msc+ bsc) years to study it only counts as 2.5 years while full year counts only wen u start working full time after graduation or u stsrt phd as phd is recognized as a full time job if its the one u get a contract for. So if u do a 3 year phd, it counts as 3 yrs. Meaning in your case if u only do a 2 yr MSC, den u av only gotten 1 yr of d needed 5 yrs to qualify for PR. Your 18 month job hunting period will also count as 9 months towards your PR. Meaning In all by d time your 18 elapse u only av used 1 yr and 9 months towards PR.

I hope u get my explanation?

And as for health insurance, u pay monthly for it to remain covered for as long as u stay in Germany. Its a monthly payment thing that u must not default or u get a fine for each month u default

Just to add to this

Most pple re nt aware that Graduates of German unis re eligible for settlement permit (Permanent residency in Germany)after 2yrs of workin irrespective of the duration of ur course...even if the Job is not 100% position

I ve a collegue who is abt to benefit from the waiver....Below os is the waiver as stated in online gesetz...

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A foreigner who has successfully completed his or her studies at a state or state-recognised university or a comparable educational establishment in the federal territory shall be granted a settlement permit, if

1. he or she has held a residence title pursuant to Sections 18, 18a, 19a or 21 for two years,

2. he or she has a job commensurate with his or her degree,

3. he or she has paid compulsory or voluntary contributions into the statutory pension scheme for at least 24 months or furnishes evidence of an entitlement to comparable benefits from an insurance or pension scheme or from an insurance company, and

4. the requirements of Section 9 (2), sentence 1, nos. 2, and 4 to 9 are met; Section 9 (2), sentences 2 to 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

--link--

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthg/englisch_aufenthg.html


All the best pple...

good morning, please do universities in Germany offer scholarships for international students? if yes, please what are the criteria?

Good morning house, please is the motivation letter supposed to be hand written or type written? Also i just arrived in Lagos and I'm not really conversant with the place, can someone please describe to me a photo lab that i can take my passport photo according to specification. I'm staying at masa masa

un48table:
Good morning house, please is the motivation letter supposed to be hand written or type written? Also i just arrived in Lagos and I'm not really conversant with the place, can someone please describe to me a photo lab that i can take my passport photo according to specification. I'm staying at masa masa

The letter should be handwritten. Just take passport photo of 8 copies with white/grey background. Should capture more of your face.

meekmill:


konstanz

meekmillz, did u use gre/gmat 4 konstanz?

linaluv:
hey guys please how much do i need to budget as the total cost of runing the entire visa processing for germany.

can i get admission from a school with just my olevel WAEC result?

if i attend clases at GOETHE INSTITUTE BUT DO NOT WRITE THE language exam and at the end of 3months i am given 9LANGUAGE OF PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE) , will the german embassy see it as a red flag during visa processing?

please i need your answers to these questions

How much money in naira right? the exchange rate determines that. But in euro, say €10k.

Waec is not good enough for direct admission.

What red flag? 3 months at Goethe Institut is equivalent to A1 level. Thats just basics.

You want to study in German or english?

Rayhutar:

All can pass except the palm oil , if the person can hide the bottle of oil in a way that they cannot see it then good but if they see it they will seize it. If the palm oil pass through Nigeria, no problem with it at German entry point

Thank you very much.

Please oh NL's in here I intend moving to Germany next year when I'm done with my college
I want to go and pursue my football career over there please I will like to know how possible it is to apply for my visa like a 3-4 years German visa
Please I really don't know anything about traveling I will really appreciate your sincere opinions and advice
Thanks

hello friends,
pls how long does it take the embassy to send me email to fund my account after interview?
after funding, how will it take them to send approval mail?
thanks.

I did my visa interview on the 5th of July, its over a month now and am yet to get any message from the embassy. I just cant proceed and fund my account and would love a message from embassy requesting me to. Pls will the embassy ever request me to fund the account?

just send the money and once you do send to the email used to book your appointment. so many people didnt receive an email requesting to fund from the embassy...so act fast.

seolala:
I did my visa interview on the 5th of July, its over a month now and am yet to get any message from the embassy. I just cant proceed and fund my account and would love a message from embassy requesting me to. Pls will the embassy ever request me to fund the account?

Allisonrichy:
Please oh NL's in here I intend moving to Germany next year when I'm done with my college
I want to go and pursue my football career over there please I will like to know how possible it is to apply for my visa like a 3-4 years German visa
Please I really don't know anything about traveling I will really appreciate your sincere opinions and advice
Thanks

Please can someone reply me
I'll really appreciate

Hi guys.

Has anyone been able to book for an interview appointment lately?

What i saw on there website is shocking!

Allisonrichy:

Please can someone reply me
I'll really appreciate

well, as its quite obvious majority of discussions here are based on Schooling. Personally i cant provide any information about your football proceedings.

jaybmich:
well, as its quite obvious majority of discussions here are based on Schooling. Personally i cant provide any information about your football proceedings.

Ok thanks a lot
I appreciate

seolala:
I did my visa interview on the 5th of July, its over a month now and am yet to get any message from the embassy. I just cant proceed and fund my account and would love a message from embassy requesting me to. Pls will the embassy ever request me to fund the account?

to my own knowledge, i will advice you to act fast and fund your account. Dont wait for mail to fund, cuz you wont receive such. Dont panic, if you were to be rejected, you would have been notified by now. So go and complete your Application(funding) ASAP!!!

jaybmich:
well, as its quite obvious majority of discussions here are based on Schooling. Personally i cant provide any information about your football proceedings.

But if I'm to go for my masters can I mix them both I mean studies and training?

Allisonrichy:

But if I'm to go for my masters can I mix them both I mean studies and training?

well, i cant really say, my own advice for you is to go for your Masters, when u get there, you will have better knowledge on what to do next.

Regards!

ohakskid:
meekmillz, did u use gre/gmat 4 konstanz?

no o, it studienkolleg

Finally, DB alert dropped. Forwarded to consulate already!

One day at a time.

Schönen Tag alle.

@williamso, am coming to kiel this winter by Gods grace. currently trying to fund my db account.

Allisonrichy:

But if I'm to go for my masters can I mix them both I mean studies and training?

at the amateur football level you can combine both depending on the team, the city and your MSc programme choice...
for professional football i cannot say much..

@UncleJudax...pls provide information about funding details...like bank used, rate etc...