Reichtum:
What's the background color?

I believe white background is ideal. I hope this is not coming late. Sorry for the late response.

phodio:
Hello people. On The passport photo requirement.

I used ruler to measure and it's not so. The ruler measurement gives around 50 X 40mm.

Who's right? What should I do?

The VO will not measure the passport on the day of your interview so relax. Just be sure your head covers about 70% of the passport and it's recent while your shoulders take the remaining 30%. I'm sure you will be fine.

samajayi1:



You could not have expressed my mind any better...
My friend also got with 3.0. Don't know if we are referring to same person, or if the poster is Victor.
In addition to the tips given, pls get yourself TOEFL or IELTS, it will also give your application a boost.

All the best

The poster is Victory, mate.
Could your friend's name be Michael?

Chriswazo:

Dailydolar do you think that 2,8 can by chance get Masters admission in Germany?

I have a friend that got MSc admission with 3.03 GPA (German Scale)
The key thing is to prepare your application way ahead of time and apply the moment the schools open their portals.
Apply to about 15 schools if possible to increase your chances.
Make sure your motivation letter is detailed, error free and should be written in line with each of the schools' objectives you are applying to.
Your most important strength will be work experience if you have any. Emphasize on it on your CV and motivation letter.
I'll advise you to apply for more MSc courses as well
There is no way you will not be successful.
Goodluck

noughtai:
On average, how long is your motivation letter?

I've written 500 words and I think I am going with that because it should be about content and not length.

Is there any recommendation to the contrary?

Yeah it should be about content and 500 words is enough.
Make it neat and detailed. You are good to go

kfrosh:
Please I need someone kind enough to give a good response to my question as I am new to this thread.

I graduated with a third class degree in Engineering (2.37). Do I have a chance of getting admitted?

Yes you can get admission for an MSc programme but don't think for once that it will be easy.
A class mate of mine with a CGPA of 2.30 got admitted to one of the best Geology related programmes although he got a lot of denials before the admit.
The key here is to apply to do the following;
Apply to plenty schools
Make sure your motivation letter is topnotch
Let your CV and motivation letter emphasize a lot about your work experience to make up for your poor CGPA

Start researching schools now and drafting state of the art motivation letters against next year. You can do it if you are determined.
Goodluck

daaviincii:
Thank you for your response. Do you know how much the prepaid envelope is sold for at the embassy?

It depends on your state/city of residence so I can't say for sure.
To Benin City/Edo State and Akure/Ondo State is 3400
I think within Lagos is about 1650 so. But take like 6k with you when going. You should be fine.

daaviincii:
Hi folks, I need help with prepaid courier envelope.
I had tried everywhere in Surulere (UPS, Fedex, DHL) but they have closed.
My interview is for 7am on Monday, Can I get it at the embassy? How much is it there?
Thanks

yes you can get it at the embassy immediately after your interview, you will tell them you need to go and get the prepared envelope or better still before your interview commences. I'm sure dhl would have opened by 7 a.m. so it's your choice, either you get it before or after your interview
Goodluck

yomizee:


Many thanks bro! August 31st confirmed. Response in less than 30 minutes.

Cheers!

Ok that's great news. Although you made a silly mistake not applying ever since June. That's why we advise that you guys keep in touch with this thread every blessed day. If you had then I'm sure you would have known what to do. Next time don't make a mistake like this o before you go allow @dailydollar vex text you slap.
Congratulations once more bro. Prepare like Nigeria is on fire

ansellotty:


The Abj address is my real address. Sae address on my AL.

Okay bro don't send further mails to them. Eventually they will respond to you so just be patient and wait. I really hope they respond to you soon. Goodluck

yomizee:


Gracias bro! Honestly I've been worried as my SL I want to is not ready.. but can I still apply using fintiba knowing I'm using the SL for interview?

Yes you should be fine. Apply through fintiba but make sure on the day of your interview when they ask you "have you funded", don't just tell them no. Tell them you will either be bringing an SL or BA so that they don't just mark you down to say you must bring a BA eventually so tell them you're either bringing an SL or BA
Goodluck

ansellotty:


Subject: Application for Student Visa Interview

I hereby apply for Student Visa interview.

Name: XYZ

Address: 4, XYZ, Abuja, Nigeria.

Passport No.: A0xYz

Find attached copy of my Admission Letter, Block Account OpeningConfirmation, and Passport Data Page.

Have you considered using your real address (that is if you don't really stay in Abuja) because that's another thing they look at. Just put your real address. I advised My friend to use his real address it was Delta State and he still got a date so if you know Abuja is not your real address, use your real address. But the problem now is that you have applied two times like you said already, changing it now will complicate things for you so the best bet is just to leave everything the way it is right now and expect them to get back to you

yomizee:


Did your friend apply with a scholarship letter? Cos they now say there are no more appointments on their website.

Ignore that information on their site. The information was already there before I applied and did my interview. Two of my friends have been interviewed too since we saw that information as well as countless number of people from Nairaland.
And no the one that got a date this morning didn't apply with a scholarship letter. We all used Fintiba.
I advise you to read back some pages of this thread and be informed or better still start from page 0

ansellotty:


I reapplied this morning at exactly 6.20am, no feedback yet. I also applied yesterday at exactly 1.20pm, no response. I hope to hear from them soon. When did you applied & what's your enrolment deadline?

Are you sure you followed the right format because a friend of mine applied by exactly 7 a.m. this morning and got a feedback by 11 a.m. this morning and was given 30th of August as his appointment date. So post your mail here let's see it to know if your format was correct or not

TheNoble007:
Great folks of this thread, nice job out here. Shout out to dailydollar et al.I forgot my login details for my moniker -TheNobelPrize.I want to confirm something from those who applied for graduate study at University of Bremen.My application portal presently reads -Formally approved.After indicating formally reviewed. I want to know what it means.

cc dailydollar et al.

If you are referring to the Marine Geosciences Programme then you should have received your admission letter like most of us did
Then there was a deadline of June 30th to pay the semester fee
If you got the admission letter and you did not pay the semester fee before the stated deadline, we can all assume you've passed up the chance. Contact the school sha let them tell you what's up.

lizzy8:
Hi guys, I want to send my documents to Germany for several school for summer semester applications and these documents are certified.

Now I'm confused in either sending photocopies of the certified documents or I should make photocopies of my documents and certify them for each school I'm sending them to.

Can anyone enlighten me?

Make photocopies of the original and certify the photocopies
If you are applying to 3 schools then you photocopy 3 sets of documents and certify them accordingly.
I hope this helps

thesoj:


Thanks! I did a search but Berliner has an empty profile with no posts ( www.nairaland.com/berliner ). Did you mean a different moniker?

Hello it's Berliner1
Do a search again. Berliner1

arthurjerome:
Please brethren I need help I've not started, where and how do I start?

You have not started what exactly?
Visa application or admission process?
Be specific so the house can help you

okezie007:
Very good transcript #CongratsInAdvance

Thanks a lot bro. Amen to that

TipsyJake:



Hello Tunmise100, please I tried to PM you but its says "I have sent too many anonymous emails" which I haven't. Can you PM me please. Am new to this forum so I still find it difficult to do some stuffs here.
Thanks for understanding.
Appreciated!

Link to compilation of transcripts.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkt7zz6y583qhna/APPROVED_VISAS_Part_7.pdf?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3nq0ft9sr52twe7/DELAYED_VISAS_PART_7.pdf?dl=0

Courtesy of @kfrosh

dailydolar:
you grad from uniben ? She just talked about you as I post the transcript for bremen people group. That's lovely we are together

Yes boss. I finished from UNIBEST

Jupiterproperty:
Thanks for sharing, i want to ask if the VO collected your intl passport after the interview. Thaanks

No she returned it back to me. I think that's the norm

dailydolar:
I know no issue about it but people just dey put fear for people mind .
Anyway me na SL I dey go for and I don make up my mind on am since so no fear congrats once again wishing you AM as soon as possible

lol. Thanks again bro.
U & my friend @funmismallz go meet up for Bremen

dailydolar:
congrats thanks for clearing the air on SL o can now rest my case well-done AM awaits you

My pleasure bro. This SL/BA confusion is long overdue. I'm glad I could set it straight a little bit

blaze007:
weldone and best of luck....... Did the VO give u date or deadline to present the SL?

Thanks. I wasn't given any deadline

tejaf05:
@victree007 Please I have a few questions.

Was your BA fully funded with the 8640 euros? and do you think one should have both BA and SL to be on the safer side?

I haven't funded yet at all at all
If you are yet to book for appointment I'll advise you go with the BA even though it hasn't been funded. Later on you can either fund with 8829€ not 8640€ or you can make use of SL.
According to the VO that interviewed me, anyone is fine

Hello House,
I had my interview this morning 06/07/2018 in Lagos and thought it wise to share my transcript. The interview lasted less than 15 minutes. The multitude that came for interview today sha. It didn’t get to my turn until 9:20AM
So here is how it all went;

VO: Have you funded?
ME: Not exactly. I haven’t exactly decided whether or not I will use a BA or SL as my uncle is currently processing an SL in Munich for me. So the outcome will determine if I’ll be using a BA or SL

VO: Okay. Please read the information on this form and sign
NB: It was a form containing blocked account confirmation details…

So I read and signed the form then passed it over to her.

VO: Why do you want to study in Germany?
ME: I want to study in Germany because the country has some of the world's top universities for geosciences, which are ranked based on their reputation and research in the field. Also, the educational system is high-class and combines theoretical teaching and practical training with the goal of ensuring a lasting/perpetual innovation. The caliber of scientists and geologists that the country has produced over time is a testament to the quality of education currently being offered in Germany. This is why I want to study there.

VO: Masters or Bachelors
ME: Masters

VO: What is the name of the course?
ME: Masters in Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management

VO: What is the title of your BSc thesis?
ME: Hydrogeological Study of Ekiadolor and Environs. I quickly asked if I should spell “Ekiadolor” for her and she said yes. After typing, I asked her to please repeat the spelling of the same (E-K-I-A-D-O-L-O-R) to be sure it was well spelt and she did.

VO: Why do you want to study this particular course?
ME: The Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management programme is a critical aspect of Geology in which I want to carry out a geoscientific and an environmental research. This area of investigation is a build-up on my undergraduate thesis in Hydrogeology and it will give me the opportunity to conduct a research on the geochemistry of acid mine drainage and its impact on water and earth resources particularly around mining exploration communities. The skills and knowledge to be gained from this programme will readily make me become a better environmental hydrogeologist.

VO: Why not study this course in Nigeria?
ME: The level of infrastructure and the quality of education offered in my home country cannot be compared to that in Germany especially when you consider some of the modules and internships involved in the programme and the fact that a teaching experimental mine is at the disposal of whoever studies this programme at TU Freiberg. Also, the unpredictable nature of education in Nigeria does not guarantee the completion of this kind of programme in record time.

VO: Why not study this course in US, UK and other English speaking countries
ME: A key motivation for me is the level of flexibility of university programmes to meet the research needs of students as well as the affordable nature of education in Germany.
NB: Me and VO go back and forth about this question before we finally agree for this response sha o
If she asks any question that doesn’t carry Germany in it, she will ask you not to mention anything about Germany in your response as well. I no know how to explain the thing pass like this.

VO: What do you know about Germany?
As we reach this question, for my mind I say we die here[b][/b]

ME: Germany is located in the central-western part of Europe
Its capital and largest city is Berlin
Germany has a largely temperate seasonal climate with population of about 82,8 million people
Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union and the second most populous after Russia in Europe
Germany is one of the world’s largest technologically advanced economies and It is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer of goods
Being an eco-friendly nation, Germany is currently researching about ways to transition from mainstream energy sources to renewable energy such as solar and wind energy.
Then she cuts in and asked me to wait for her to type…

ME: Can I continue the story telling?

VO: Yes please go ahead

ME: Okay. Germany operates a federal, parliamentary and democratic/representative system of government where Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the president and head of state while Angela Merkel is the chancellor and head of government in Germany.
During the period of Allied occupation, two German states were founded: West Germany, formed from the American, British and French occupation zones which formed the federal republic of Germany and East Germany, formed from the Soviet occupation zone.
Which also formed German democratic republic
On October 3, 1990, the unification of…..

VO: It’s okay It’s okay It’s okay. You want to fill up my computer with what you know about Germany, I can already see you know a lot about Germany.
For my mind I come dey say aunty na you say make I fire down like caro nao.

Eventually we both laughed to her “You want to fill up my computer” comment and then she told me that’s all, we are through with the interview.

ME: Can I ask you a question please?

VO: The interview has ended nao what else do you want again?

ME: That form you asked me to read and sign which contains the blocked account confirmation details, does signing it invalidate provision of sponsorship letter?[i][/i]

VO: No it does not. You can forward us either your blocked account confirmation or the sponsorship letter. Anyone is fine.

ME: Thank you for satisfying my curiosity. Have a nice day
NB: VO didn’t even ask any information regarding the sponsor I mentioned I have in Munich

I made sure I asked that last question because a lot of people have been coming here to say once you sign that form you can no longer use SL in place of BA. I doubt if any of such people ever asked their respective VOs this same question before arriving at that conclusion.
Well there you have it from the horse’s mouth – Signing that BA confirmation form does not invalidate SL in anyway. VO’s word, not mine.

paulsir:
Good morning, please what's the distance between ketu and water carrington? I'm crashing there a day before my interview. Thanks.

Use Google Maps to find out.
I'll advice you take BRT (Blue Bus) from Ketu directly to TBS on the Island
Take keke from TBS going to Eko Hotels and tell them to drop you @the US embassy building.
If I were you I'll go and find out where the embassy is before the interview (if you still have enough time)

arro:
Nice post, I want to do my MSC and PhD in Germany, but I don't know if my cgpa 2:91 will have a place for admission .

If you convert your CGPA to German scale, will get 2.57 which is slightly away from 2.5 which is like their limit of admission. ( https://msingermany.co.in/german-grade-calculator/)
So I'd say you have a chance of admission but you must ensure your entire application materials are impressive.
You should also apply to about 10 schools or more to better your chances.
Lastly, it is not the practice of this forum to spoonfeed anybody so I will advice you to read part 4 of this thread from beginning to the end while preparing for next application season. You will be surprised the wealth of information you will gain from reading.

chupe:

Pls house which one is d correct amount? Thanks

8829€ is the correct figure if you filled 720€ as your monthly takeout
Eventually sha you will get a blocking confirmation of about 8640€ after the bank has removed their charge of about 189€ from the 8829€

osifo4ever:
Has anybody heard from kiel marine geoscience

Otemwen hope you have used your previous/other admissions to book for an appointment already o because I am not understanding you again. First it was Bremen Bremen and they gave u admission to study Marine Geosciences. Now you don dey wait for Kiel for the same course.
My guy shey u know say the number of admission wey u get no be achievement o, na visa finally be achievement. Try make you make hay as sun still dey shine so o.