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Saswuatch:
Hey Guys, Here's my experience at the Embassy.

Mr Paulinus wasn't what I expected, listen to him, don't panic and you'll be okay.

So he sorted my documents at the gate, I went in to the Visa section and waited almost an hour.

I was the first person for student visa.

I was attended to by a lady VO

*Transcript*

VO: Hi, Good morning, what are you here for?
Me: Student Visa
VO: For what course?
Me: ------
VO: You have not funded, I can't find any proof that you have even opened the account,
Me: I was not expecting a Visa appointment date this early, I only had three weeks to prepare.
VO: She hands me two forms to sign indicating that my application might be rejected if I don't provide the complete documents by email.
Me: I signed the documents, letting her know I'll send it via email next week. ( *EPP Me I'm looking for 500k* ���

VO: Why this course.
Me: &---
VO: Why Germany
Me: Free Tuition and Access to a world Class education.
VO: Why not UK or US?
Me: I can't afford it.
VO: What do you know about Germany?
Me: I talked until I ran out of facts, she wasn't satisfied, ��‍♂��‍♂��‍♂.
VO: What do you do now?
Me: I work as a media specialist for a company in Lagos.
VO: But you studied Agriculture, How come you're a media person?
Me: I was a photographer during my undergraduate days and I picked up skills in media.
VO: How much are you getting paid?

Me: Told her my Monthly salary and mentioned that I got it a few days after completion of my NYSC, I mentioned that I had done a few jobs for my employer as a student and corper, hence, he decided to bring me on.

She also asked if I had learnt German, I said not officially.

She said I include my form number on the email I send with the confirmation of funds.

NB: They'll hold on to your original Certificates.

Nonsoanthony:
please help us, is there any issue arising from the category at the embassy? I will believe you because this will be a direct information from an interview hall today..

germanmanny:
This Basalt of a guy, you are miss leading people here. Stop giving wrong information. Many good people cancelled their appointment because of you.

The info given above is as genuine as your waec result.

If have like follow Basalt advice and cancel your already booked cat A. Both of you will remain in Nigeria .

For the last time, ANYBODY with at least a 2.2 in your b.sc and coming for another b.sc, m.sc or PhD go and book Cat AAAAAAAA

He who has ears let them here.

Una go remain for naija Dy listen to fake rumour and waiting for never moving cat B when u already qualify for cat A.

I nor get time to dy argue with anybody.

Thanks

Pokarika:
Thanks and congrats in advance.

Saswuatch:
Hey Guys, Here's my experience at the Embassy.

Mr Paulinus wasn't what I expected, listen to him, don't panic and you'll be okay.

So he sorted my documents at the gate, I went in to the Visa section and waited almost an hour.

I was the first person for student visa.

I was attended to by a lady VO

*Transcript*

VO: Hi, Good morning, what are you here for?
Me: Student Visa
VO: For what course?
Me: ------
VO: You have not funded, I can't find any proof that you have even opened the account,
Me: I was not expecting a Visa appointment date this early, I only had three weeks to prepare.
VO: She hands me two forms to sign indicating that my application might be rejected if I don't provide the complete documents by email.
Me: I signed the documents, letting her know I'll send it via email next week. ( *EPP Me I'm looking for 500k* ���

VO: Why this course.
Me: &---
VO: Why Germany
Me: Free Tuition and Access to a world Class education.
VO: Why not UK or US?
Me: I can't afford it.
VO: What do you know about Germany?
Me: I talked until I ran out of facts, she wasn't satisfied, ��‍♂��‍♂��‍♂.
VO: What do you do now?
Me: I work as a media specialist for a company in Lagos.
VO: But you studied Agriculture, How come you're a media person?
Me: I was a photographer during my undergraduate days and I picked up skills in media.
VO: How much are you getting paid?

Me: Told her my Monthly salary and mentioned that I got it a few days after completion of my NYSC, I mentioned that I had done a few jobs for my employer as a student and corper, hence, he decided to bring me on.

She also asked if I had learnt German, I said not officially.

She said I include my form number on the email I send with the confirmation of funds.

NB: They'll hold on to your original Certificates.

mayorgbasky:
No

obibanks:
Please is it "enrollment date" or my school's "start of semester" that I'll fill into the box while booking visa appointment?

mayorgbasky:
I have HND in Mechanical Engineering

Eldeee:
*Open a block account as soon as possible. There are about four financial institutions approved by the embassy. But pls avoid Deutsch Bank like a plague, unless you want cancel your Waka this year. Their bureaucracy is so annoying. Fintiba has been fun and lovely and happens to be most appreciated for a good number of us. Everything done online and no negative reviews about them since inception. Xpatrio is online too, but we have gotten some negative reviews about them as regards third party issues. And it's even a bit expensive than fintiba on the long run. Coracle just came in new into the fold. No much reviews so far, can't say about their effectiveness if any.

NB : Please note am not a marketer for any of this banks, before you mistake me for doing a marketing campaign. I am just spilling out the beans, cos I know you definitely need to make informed decisions.

* Fund your account immediately with €8640 (Bank charges exclusive) if you have the money available. If not, you can still go to the interview without funding. But make sure you fund your account.

* There's no need for notarization of documents at this stage. All you need do is to photocopy originals of the documents on the checklist for student visa application. Make sure you bring along with you both the original copy and the photocopies as specified on the checklist. You will drop both the originals and photocopies for them of which your originals will be returned back to you when you come to collect your visa.

*You need to book for student visa appointment as soon as possible to enable you get a date for the interview. If you have got a first class or second class upper or lower in your bachelors, together with a masters degree admission, then book for category A. Every information you need to enable you do this is on the German embassy website. If you are confused about anything there, feel free to ask for guidance here, people are always available and ever willing to help.

* Prepare for your interview very well by reading through other people's experience here. You can get examples of such here made available by some kind hearted folks. Hope you will be kind enough to share your experience too for others to benefit after you are done.

* After the interview, if successful, of which you will definitely be at least to a large extent, the consulate sends you what we call Approval mail (AM). They will demand for your travel insurance and your passport for stamping.

* I don't think you need to pay for semester fees from here unless otherwise stated by the school. A good number of schools allow you to come in first and during your registration, you then pay for it. But if your school demands you pay before coming in, they will probably give you instructions as regards how best you can go about it.

Feel free to ask questions here whenever you get confused, but please and please do some little research first, Google should be your friend now, not instagram, twitter or facebook. Please don't come here feeling entitled or expecting to be spoon fed, you will definitely get a doze of lashing if you fail to do the needful no matter what. We always recommend you read through this thread for your own benefit. A lot of tangible information are domiciled here free of charge.

Chai, I don write sermon again ooooo, na wa oooo, just to explain something, two fool scap sheets don finish, Lol. Anyway If I decide to summarize, I think it would not help you to a large extent since you are basically new, as I will be removing so much vital details which will benefit you and others as well.

SooCute:
Hearty congratulations newly admitted! Lob sei Gott!!
Apologies for those i am unable to respond to their PMs na hustle cause am.

I wish to thank all the contributors in this forum. just to add to what @Eldee narrated, i'd list few things that you might need to consider now you might still have time.

1) Get a drivers licence/learn driving. My company offered me a car, but i no get license. it will give you access to wide range of job opportunities. I no come fit spend 1800 euro plus the time to get am sharperly. To buy car here easy...sometimes you might wanna be sassy-classy .renting a Mercedes benz here for trip (better one is about 5 euro/day) Suffer nogo kill you for this life.

2) Equip yourself. I got many opportunities. Forget dirty jobs, neat ones dey too if you clean yourself from home.
example, i got an offer as social media content management/development (just be snapping photo for them, editing with photoshop/InDesign and upload in their social media platforms like their Facebook account, Instagram etc for 15euro/hr). Challie, i no sabi photshop ni. As a sharp guy i asked during the interview if i can learn in 2 weeks, they said "leider nicht".(Unfortunately no). Fvck! i lost the job and missed the fvcking cozy office
Like i earlier mentioned, learn any functional programming language, u go be chairman. I also got a Nach hilfe (Extra-moral class for kinda SS3 mathematics class) 25 euro per hour. So you see?

3)If admitted, act with faith (I did so). Study related topics you might be needing for your future course. Revise your old notes. If you have access to internet, download or follow verified tutors on youtube. The thing is, you might not understand everything yet, but when you have an idea, its easier to ask the right question when it shows up in class.

4) Accommodation is a huge challenge (not a problem). If you are like me that like to be comfortable, apply for SWG in your city. This should be one of the earliest stuffs you should do. It's a government owned housing agency...their rooms are perfect and spacious with dining. Me i cannot comman squeez myself in one box and still pay high rent. SWG houses are fucking cheap. Embarrassingly cheap.
If you rent under someone, you can be kicked out, its not secured. But SWG, you are renting direct from gwomenti. everything is standard.

5) If you are like me that had no one to pick me from airport and you no wan dey jump train or miss road, abeg avoid the stress. There is a reliable transportation here called Flixbus. When you are sure of your travel date, you can contact someone here to book it for you from airport direct to your city. It is even cheaper and more comfortable than train.

6) If you can learn how to barb or shave yourself, you are luck. Buy clipper. Learn it if possible. i was forced to. normally barbing here, cheapest is 10 euro. Shaving 3 euro. When i came newly, i barbed for 29 euro, mostly need to barb 2wice a week, when i did the maths, e no soft oooo. Alaye na polythene bag you wan use comeback naija

7) Open a euro account with a reliable bank. Get all the details, if you are married and you trust your spouse, make it a joint account. In fact, find a way of dumping euro in Naija when you come here. If possible, make a possibility that your spouse (back home) or your siblings or your lawyer or your best friend can be able to withdraw the money if you authorize.


You will meet so many small children here. Don't be deceived. If you don reach to marry, marry. No dey do baby-pan-cake. shatap ya mauth . Truth is, you will never remain young.

9) If you are wishing to marry oyibo or oyibo marry you, get prepared. What worked for Mr A might not work for Mr B. What i mean to say is, prepare other strategies. No go abandon school unto all-is-in-order. People no dey hard to frustrate for this town. If e no dey for paper, no be you get m, even if you give oyibo belle, if she no go declare am for office, you still dey on a long thing. If you catch the one wey love you, she go even cry make you marry am, even carry am go Naija. But the thing is, you are the Nigeria she is seeing. Some of us here dey mumu. creating very silly impressions. When i see them i just turn left. Nonsense.

10) Within your last few weeks of travel, go for proper medical checkup (I checked everything ). Be sure you treat any of our tropical sicknesses. Because if you carry malaria come here, na ambulance things. But here, malaria no dey to the best of my knowledge. I go hospital tell them say "doctor na malaria....na my normal sickness for nigeria, whenever i dey feel like this, i just know say na malaria" i just dey talk like small pikin, at he end, no be malaria. Shame no dey gree me go there again . come with some drugs if you wanna. its not necessary if you ask me.

11) Don't learn the language! As a big boy/girl na nonsense I am an opposite living testimony.

12) There are many things to distract you here, even your fellow blacks....in fact Nigerians. Get ready for it all. Know what you want and go for it. Don't reveal too much about your personality. Sadly, na person wey sabi you go betray you.

THIS IS YOUR GERMANY;
YOU PRAYED FOR
YOU HOPPED FOR
YOU INVESTED IN
TAKE IT FVCKING PERSONAL!!!!!!!

K'emesia.

Immafrank:
Greeting y'all,

If you graduated from Houdegbe North American University Benin Republic. or you know somebody that graduated from there and wants to apply to Germany for study. It is a NO NO!! My friend was rejected yesterday on the basis that Houdegbe North American University is not recognized in Germany and any degree from that school is not recognized in Germany too. So if you graduated from there, don't bother wasting money for uni assist or sending of documents.

Also, for newbies coming over, when you get to DE and you have an address, you can open N26 bank online immediately, you only need your passport, its an online bank and you can use the card to buy stuffs online too, you will get the card within 8 days. All those Sparkasse bank and Deutsche Bank ATM card no get CCV but i'd advise you open one of them too. Your blocked acct monthly dispensation too can be sent to N26 bank.

Also, if you coming, bring some little things like nail-cutter, 2-mouth extension, flipflops and slide, flash-drive or external hard-disk, Curtain, Bedspread, Drugs (you dont wanna be booking appointment with doctors for headache esp), buy Jeans trouser plenty oo, you will get good ones for 5k in 9ja, bad quality jeans is 19.99 EUR upwards here, if you are used to a body cream and you care about your skin and you cream very well then buy plenty come with glycerin for cold and always check the expiry date that it will expire at least 2 years later. You can get some of the creams on Amazon but it might be expensive and you gotta pay for shipping fees. My guy bought cream of 39.99 EUR online (3k original cream for 9ja) because he had already started turning to baba suwe after he bought one cream in a store here like that. Also, if you are a guy, you better buy clipper and sharpen it with your barber and learn at least shaving esp if you are like me that shaves every 3 days. You dont need toothpastes, spaghetti, rice, salt, sugar, tomato paste, body sprays, roll on... They all freaking cheap.

And like i said in some of my post back, if you coming here with SL, bring euros come o at least 1500 to 2k for your rent, caution fees for rent, residence permit fees (if the city issues card only), enrolment fees, health insurance fee before you get job. What i know is you can't die of hunger
If you come here and you not that buoyant enough, you can get a credit card (at least 800 EUR limit at first and will increase later if you behave well in payments) for your little bills. its like a borrowed money, so if you dont have the mind to pay back, dont do it, the bank will report you to the auslander if you dont finally pay thier money back maybe after 4 months and thats problem for you.

If you be guy and you sabi cook, you go date oyinbo at least but be ready to take some shii you cant take from your ex back home. "you fit hear something like- you crazy, why would you do this?" if you meet good christian girls which are scarce, you get luck and of course, you gotta dress well, no be say you go dey dress like homeless people, put on some nice sneaks, some nice shirts, and nice perfume or spray, no be say you go dey smell like Express fish, and stay fit. Download Meetup app on playstore or apple store, on this app, you can see events and get-together happening in your area, you just go there and have fun and link up, they are mostly attended by working class, some of them travel around the world for no reason, Dont tryna fvck every girl/lady you meet, you can just be friends and she could be of help later and always tryna add value to people, its not everytime take take take because thats what some of them know us for. Also, download Evenbrite app too, remember CONNECT is the key to various opportunities, on the eventbrite app too, you can see various programs and events happening all over DE and in your area esp when you in big cities, some are free while some are not free. Relate with oyinbos wella and your fellow Nigerian students, Dont reveal too much about you, Dont talk too much but be lively, Be Honest!!

I WISH YOU THE BEST OF GOD GUYS!!
CIAO!!

aduku1:
You are the one give wrong info

X36DD:
Bro, do you mind posting the email without the receiver censored? I believe it will go a long way in helping all of us make a decision .

HighPriest0:
These past few days have been a little depressing for me with the way I have been canceling and rebooking appointments under different categories.

I think I have to take a break from this forum....
The tension is too much...

area74:
Good evening house. I understand that everyone is at different stage of this German dream. Mine is the hustle for the blocked account which appears to be slipping out of my hand. For this reason, I need someone who can link me to a PERSON WHO CAN OBTAIN SL FOR ME AT A PRICE. Thank you. Please this is urgent

germanmanny:
I don't blame you follow follow.

You go follow Basalt remain for naija.

germanmanny:
I don't blame you follow follow.

You go follow Basalt remain for naija.

HighPriest0:
These past few days have been a little depressing for me with the way I have been canceling and rebooking appointments under different categories.

I think I have to take a break from this forum....
The tension is too much...

boywonder225:
Chief stop being childish about the whole thing, you were asked a simple question, remove the censored area of the sender and post the screenshot to make it easier for others who don’t think it’s authentic. Don’t be silly abeg

HighPriest0:
These past few days have been a little depressing for me with the way I have been canceling and rebooking appointments under different categories.

I think I have to take a break from this forum....
The tension is too much...

germanmanny:
If you ever cancel cat B and rebook cat A then you are more silly.....

Somebody is trying to help people, you are still being adamant. ..
This is the problem with most Nigerians, always claiming they know better.

Did'nt you see my reply above Good Samarithan...

area74:
Another AL has dropped. BSc International Business University of Reutlingen. Anyone with the same course?

area74:
Anybody going to the school l? I had a Skype interview with 2 professors on Tuesday and the AL dropped today