TJ10:


Thank you for your reply. I'm talking as someone who hasn't started studies yet. The enrollment certificate is for those that have started studies right?

So those who haven't started and it's for a non-tuiton free course like that of Esslingen, would they need to pay and present proof at the embassy or just show proof that they have the funds for the tuition.

Reason I'm asking is because to pay tuition ahead and not get AD doesn't seem wise to me.

Mercy95:


I don’t think i want to waste my time going, its looks like a dead end to me.

aworhmabel:
@richy16 please that is a scam ooh.

30usd is too cheap.

Invitation + courier is not more than 300 usd for everything.

Onychuke963:
Bro $30 too cheap oo

Emman2903:


If only the students can unite, and question the actions of the consulate as graduates,
We are not illiterates or hoodlums or street thugs,
We protest as learned people without insult or disregard to the consulate,
Let them see reason with us and address their current booking systems,.
Countries unite for common good, indians did it,
We are 24 in my class , indians are 15, I am the only Nigerian, 2 are germans the rest are from America, I am the only one ,that is not in class..

But some staffs here on nairaland feel they are doing their job, by preventing any form of protest ,
Posting fake news , misinforming students, posting fake testimonies ,
Education is not tourism was done worldwide , indians did it and it worked for them, Nigerians did it too,
But their forum was on nairaland,
Alot of people came to the forum, some were posting rubbish, the rest were discouraging them, Misleading them with fake informations so that it won't work.

At the end it still did not work..
And we are still were we are , any form of protest will be disorganised and 2yrs from now, Nigerian category B , will still be telling same story..
Its not fair !!!!!!

nellystrong7:
Having gone through some of the latest comments gives cause for concern. I got date without giving anybody a dime. I didn't solicit any assistance to be given date. I booked trice before I got date. My last booking was on 1st Feb. 2021 before I got Appointment date a week later. I used June as resumption date. After my re booking on 1st Feb. 2021, I sent mail to the embassy stating I have admission letter & I have a funded blocked account. I attached the PDF files, I requested to be given date. By the grace of God it came 5days after the mail I sent.
On the day of interview, just two of us came. Me & one other lady. Others came for Goethe exams at the embassy becoz I had Goethe study centre was burnt down during endsars protest. The other persons came for Family reunion, Employment Visa.
Some persons for Long term visa didn't come becoz I heard Paulinus saying so. I was Cat. B.
Some comments here will weaken people resolve & zeal about German waka. Its not an easy walk. It's a tough journey but nothing is impossible.
My Friend Franklin Ebuka is my destiny helper. He is in German schooling at OTH Weiden. He stood by me & put me through till victory was achieved. Nairaland is great & has all the info to help actualize your dream.
Make out time to check other parts of this thread. You will find very useful informations. It's worth it, pls go through previous parts.
I will update U all as it progresses.

TonyyS:




at some point it was stated that with Letter of Presence from university in Germany that one can get appointment. I don't know if it still works tho. but is only for courses that cant be taken solely online

OdogwuEkeke:
Abeg today is day 6 after the database was cleared.

Anyone gotten interview dates yet?

Patriots that registered past midnight on the 1st of April. Any news?

I have sent emails to the office of Abike Dabiri and Geoffrey. You can also enter their Dms.

We need answers oooh

Stiflersammy:


Bro we are not quiet o, if you try to read the trend very well you'll see we had done this before and the reason we stopped was because the German embassy posted on their twitter account the reason they are not issuing out date and there was nothing we could do again.

I was even part of the people that initiated the cry out, we did the best we could do, even that time it was even stronger than this because other country joined and helped us with the retweet and posting, tagging the right authorities, but even our own representative in the country didn't say a word. Too bad what can we do?

Nothing

Keep doing it maybe they will hear this time.

Emman2903:
The first picture is what we have on the embassy website , stating that category B, students who fail to honour their interview due to the long wait period would be deleted from the system.

The second picture is mail from the embassy , when they cancelled the appointment. Stating that it was the procedure .

Never was it stated that category B students who never had interview would be deleted . the people doing this stuff are embassy staffs, who are frustrating us.the main heads are not aware,
Let's use social media to reach these people. The response here is demoralising . we are not challenging them, we are laying a complaint.

We are all graduates and let's stand up, stop being selfish, even if you are traveling to other countries , please our voices are needed

Nonsoanthony:


TESTIMONY
Although it's coming late but I know it will be a good source of information for those that are already in Ukraine and want to move to Germany on a Student visa.

My Journey to Deutschland is a case of Determination and Gratitude to God.

I started my Deutschland journey January 2019, I got 5 admission from different schools by May 2019...exactly the month the German Embassy in lagos started this Category A and B of a thing...with thier conditions I fall into Category B. I booked an appointment with category B in May 2019..I prayed and fasted for a month for an appointment and that's to no avail...middle of June I booked category A with a leap of Faith and got an appointment immediately for 6 days later being 24th of June 2019.

I went for my appointment that day after check with Mr Paulinus I was allowed in...when it's my turn to be interviewed..the visa officer was so nice to me but had to turn me back as she said I can't be interviewed cos I didn't belong to category A...I was devastated but it didn't kill my spirit...I had to come back home and rebooked category B with my fasting and prayers. The winter semester 2019 passed no AD, I got an admission for summer 2020 booked and appointment again for Category B the summer semester passed no AD.

By May 2020 I told myself the truth that if I must achieved my dream of studying in Germany I must do it the hard way...I checked up for Ukraine as it will be a good route for me...I applied for Ukraine study visa and got my visa by August 2020. I moved to Ukraine in October after thier lockdown lifting on september 28.

Getting to Ukraine I registered with a school, Got an accommodation and also got my residence permit by end of November 2020. I also got my admission for Germany summer semester 2021 but I was confused whether I will stay in Ukraine for six months before applying from there...I called thier visa center..( Visametric).that was in December of 2020. I told them that I came into Ukraine in October that was 2 months back as of then...if it's possible to apply immediately or stay for 6months...They gave me a wonderful news I wanted to hear that I can apply immediately....they gave me date of on the phone immediately for December 11 which I later cancelled cos my block account wasn't ready..and rebooked for end of January 2021.

On the day of my appointment I went to the visa center ( visametric) at kryshatric street in Kiev.. as they told me on the phone..that there won't be any interview for the visa....It was only me that came for the submission that day..They just checked my documents and confirmed it was ok..I paid my vfs fee, visa fee and thumprinted.

Exactly a month after I received a call from the visametric that my documents has been returned from German Embassy and will be delivered the next day...my BP was on the high side as I wasn't aware of the content but I was very hopeful...when the parcel was returned the visa was stamped to the Glory of God. I was given a 6 months visa as against thier normal 3 months because of corona.

I arrived Germany two weeks ago... Germany is beautiful... Germany is powerful...I have been to Ukraine but seriously u can't compare the two..I just moved into my apartment in Nuremberg city and in the process of my residence permit at the moment.

THE GERMAN DREAM WORTH IT..... PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP..

Nzealibaba:
I think it's there .
Please even if you don't see the main post .
Let's retweet with the hashtag

Nzealibaba:
it's on twitter, with hash tag #germanstudentvisa2021.

Massive respect to Amanda chisom, she posted it immediately on her blog .
Been mailing instablog and gossip mill to help us repost also.
We won't relent by Tuesday, when work resumes . we hope to get expert advise from people also, even from the comment section

NwadiNK:


The write up really captured everything.... The struggle/challenge is Real!!!

Nzealibaba:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158258418217914&id=521527913

authe911:
I will just like to put it out there for anyone thinking we do not have a reason to be worried about this whole interview issue.

First off, I will like you to know that other West African countries have the luxury to can choose desired interview dates. You can check the link below to verify.

German Embassy Ghana (CAT A & CAT B)
https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/extern/choose_category.do?locationCode=accr&realmId=279&categoryId=452

German Embassy Benin Republic (No Category)
https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/extern/choose_category.do?locationCode=coto&realmId=552&categoryId=882

German Embassy Togo (No Category)
https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/extern/choose_category.do?locationCode=lome&realmId=796&categoryId=1464

Germany Embassy Cameroun (No Category)
https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/extern/choose_realmList.do?request_locale=de&locationCode=jaun

Again, if we say it was because of covid, please tell me why some of my coursemates from China, Turkey, the US, India, Ghana e.t.c are on campus!!
Plus, the covid case in Nigeria is not as terrible as it is in some European countries.

Now let's go to the mathematics of the block account, as we all know, we have some people who have already blocked 10,000EUR into their accounts. If I can assume, maybe 200 people in Nigeria have already blocked their accounts. That is 10,000* 200 =2,000,000EUR (N1,130,000,000)
Yes, over a billion naira and that is just an approximate in the German economy.

If we wouldn't want to deceive ourselves, most enrolled students in Nigeria can not put in their 100% with the hybrid studies. So many uncertainties, how do you study efficiently??

Like what happens after semesters online, you don't get a visa? What next?

There is absolutely nothing wrong to involve the Nigerian Government in this situation.

My Take!

richy16:


You on point..it so frustrating not knowing why we are not getting an appointment date..my school is so expensive I pay 1700euro per semester and still am in Nigeria, this is never my plan.am getting frustrated with the process

Nzealibaba:
please people that booked yesterday ,are you still booking against summer or towards october for winter.
i mailed my school informing them about the visa cancellation , they told me anytime i get visa i should come if i don't meet up summer i can join winter. they asked me to choose one so they know which fees i would pay, As it stands i don't even know if I would get appointment in winter.
I am just confused.

No matter the case, Please read this:
the actions of the embassy has been extremely unprofessional, and has lasted now for 3 consecutive academic sessions and we are gradually getting used to it. e.g some have already rebooked appointment without asking if things would be different.

So picture this scenario:
A student maps out his time usually months(30 days +) applying to different schools up-to 3, 4, or more, writing and editing several applications, motivation letters, answering questions like reason why they choose their course and the school,
sending mails with courier at almost 30,000naira(DHL which i use often) per mail, pay uniassist 75euro(25,000 depending on fluctuating exchange rate) per application.
pay school for application and at times enrollment fees(e.g TUM ).
and finally excel above other international competing students and gain admission.
we make it look easy, but it is not, some of us are self sponsoring with excellent determination
and the embassy would not give a tangible reason why they don't want to meet with this student for an interview after this hurdle.
Last year summer and winter was exactly the same , you can read the post on Nairaland and confirm, people are still registering again without questioning the outcome.

Nigerian students we no longer have to blame the bad government as it has never been a viable solution. Can we try something different.
Can we extend our voices by reaching out to government offices( Dont say they won't do anything yet , lets do our part first) in a not so stressful manner(through e-mail) , while being polite (make it a plea) and keeping it loud(By lending our voices individually, you and I, not for the outspoken ones) , let our voices be heard. Enough of complaining about bad government or bad students abroad. and start acting positively.

I have a clue:
1.
We need to let the embassy know that we need a bit of transparency, let them give us informations we can work with, not blindly applying without
a yes or No wether we would be getting an appointment. example :
"summer applications are limited try winter,",
"If you do not have a scholarship letter or a first class do not apply",
"if you do not meet a particular criteria do not apply",
"Due to corona we are taking this fixed number of Nigerians, and if the figures exceed
they should inform the students on time so we try other countries".
Schools in Germany apply this method and it works, it helps scale them number of applicant,
making the screening process less stressful.
honestly , I don't know any tangible reason why i was not granted appointment for summer,
at this point I am going to repeat the exact steps I took again which obviously didn't work.

2.
If they receive huge number of applications, then will we would like to know
if it would be possible to opt for third party institutions , Indians do it, they use VFS global
and it has made them travel around Europe with ease, if their is any set of Nigerians who should
be denied migration as a result too much immigration , it should not be students .
Education in Africa should be given priority.

3.
April and October being an already established date for school resumption, the embassy
if being handled by a competent and innovative head, should opt for temporary expansion of
workforce during these peak periods. The embassy should anticipate before hand the huge influx of
students and make adjustment towards expanding their workforce .students already pay visa fee up to 30,000naira
hopefully it should cater for the extra aid they would need.

4.
I believe if a student having spent his time and limited funds going through the long application process,
and the school accepts, after placing him/her higher than other international competing students , the embassy
should hear him/her out (Interview). and decide if he/she meets the criteria for studying in Germany.
Now, their is a big difference between denying visa and not being invited for interview.
One being denial of student visa after interview is an indication that the student do not meet the required criteria for
traveling which is generally acceptable while the later, that is not being invited for an appointment is a case of the embassy
not capable of handling student interview and should take quick actions towards it, to help these
excellent students achieve their long planned goals.

Please if we can in unanimously , work towards moving this motion as a plea to the right offices, hopefully something would be done to that effect.
just have in mind that after summer last year were denied visa appointment , winter was also denied . so lets do something to this effect so things wont go wrong again this year.

drop emails of embassy and government office who might help to this effect.

thanks.

Onyia314:


Clearly stated on their site, they will not answer such question

Onyia314:
So I emailed the consulate about the meaning of "1.Class"... This is really driving me crazy, they replied "First class"....
People who booked under Cat A and successfully interview, please help us with knowing you cgpa l, abeg oo...

NwadiNK:


Still waiting please. I need answers to this my people.

Onyia314:


Well, also if your second class upper falls into 1.0 to 1.9 german grading scale..

Onyia314:


Only if the certificate was issued after january 2019

KingKay7:
Should be o, since you booked before. Abeg just give an update when you finish.
I wish you plenty success bro. Gods speed

KingKay7:
If yours was issued in 2018, you can still apply with category A, until the 21st of March 2021.
After which it will now fall in category B. That's what is on the category A booking portal. Confirm and then please book asap.

Onyia314:


Only if the certificate was issued after january 2019