Great! Please let us know how it goes.

Do have a great one!

Fabulousaify:
It will, i didn't get any new email from them

OKay. It is well.

We will all share testimonies soon!

nolia66:


No ive not o, my A1 certificate got expired so I had to rewrite it, I just submitted a new one to them.

Eeyyah. It is well. Very soon!

We will all share testimonies!

nuel80:

Not yet, they asked for a new A1 certificate. I’m yet to write the exam again.
I pleaded for an exemption since my spouse is an EU citizen, they declined.
I’m yet to get a new one.

Did you get any email about this closure?
Is your interview still going to hold?

Fabulousaify:
God be praised. I just received my appointment date this evening, after all the wait. Thank God and thanks to everyone who encouraged me

@Nolia66 Welldone ma o..

How far? have you now ported?

nolia66:


The affidavit will be signed by a parent. Just go to the court and it will be done for you

Nuel80 has your visa been issued now?

nuel80:


He or she can’t be sure the lawyer is done with verification. The lawyer is only fine with the applicant for now. He will proceed to other places concerning the applicant without he or she knowing. You will get an email to that effect from the embassy when the lawyer is done. Sometimes verification process takes the lawyer days. Because he practically visits all offices where your documents where issued. And yes, sometimes I hey visit your village if they have to. In my case, the lawyer was in my case for more than one week.

What did they tell people with appointments? Is your appointment still happening?

No yet o.

They asked me (the spouse) to send in some new documents.

What was your timeline like?

knogbu:
Hi, Visum done and dusted. Hope you yours also?

Nwadiokay:
No good news to post, waiting patiently for verification approval mail

It will come!

blesstunner:
Approval of Family Réunion Visa

July 31 2019: Applied for an appointment online
March 2020:Appointment time
September 1 2020:Lawyer's Verification
October 19 2020: Verification Email
November 27, 2020: 2nd Interview
December 14 2020: Embassy test, cos my A1 had expired
December 29 2020: Approval mail to submit insurance and travel date
January 7 2021: Documents returned back with visa stamp.

I wish every one success, the waiting period was killing and frustrating but finally it paid off.

You can ask me any questions.

What was the second interview like? what question was asked? did the interview invite come with the verification email or after?

So no verification done email sef yet?

Omo..

It is well!

knogbu:
Same interview date.
Have your spouse submitted documents to Auslanderamt In Germany or you submitted his housing and working contract during interview at the German embassy?

Omo, o ga o.. so no post-lockdown success stories?

@Nolia and @Nuel, nothing on your ends too?

Ayomideloni:


Interview was 16th july
Verification mail 18th November
Yours?

Interview was 29th July
Verification mail 18th November as well.

Ayomideloni:


I also did my interview mid july and got the verification completed mail and request to submit affidavit. Till now nothing o

Nice! What date in July and what date did you get the email? Has your spouse in Germany been contacted?

Lawyer showed up in August, Verification completed email 2nd week in November. Still waiting since then.

MarvinAjereh01:

Jesus in July until now . Please when did you do your verification

Abeg, does anyone know anyone who went for interview in July and after that has gotten visa?

Let's share good news and encourage others that are waiting abeg.

MarvinAjereh01:
Please N/L , Do you guys know anyone who went with family reunion to Germany , please can the person tell me how long he/she waited before getting the visa because it’s been 2 months and 9days I did my verification and up to now , haven’t heard anything from the embassy sent mail , got no reply. Called the embassy but the lady who picked the call (smh )! I did my verification last year July . German embassy is something else. I swear to God who made me

It is quite difficult to understand your post. You said you did verification July 2019, and also said it's been 2 months 9 days (i.e. September 2020) since you did verification.. which is it?

However, to answer your question on the process (based on stories from NL and people who have had different experiences);
1. Apply for appointment
2. Get appointment date for between 10-12 months in the future
3. Go for the appointment, submit document and do visa interview
4. Count down to between 3-6 months visa processing time starts
5. Your case is assigned to a Lawyer to verify your existence and records you submitted. This step can take between 1-3 months.
6. The lawyer submits the report back to the embassy
7. The embassy reviews the report of the lawyer and determine if you should be approved for the visa
8. Approval from the embassy. Mail to submit your passport, travel dates and health insurance comes in.
9. Passport is returned.
10. Japa!

Step 3-9 is what takes 3-6 months. In that time, the embassy in Nigeria sends your original submitted documents to the home office of the city you are moving to in Germany. They also do verifications and all.

So, what "verification" have you done?

That your lawyer visited you doesn't mean he has submitted the report. They have to verify every single document you submit. i.e. They visit everywhere that issued said document to confirm the authenticity of the document.

That is why it takes forever.

So while blaming the german embassy for inefficiencies, spare some for the Nigerian government and people that got us here in the first place.

Nigeria has no public document authentication system, so no way to verify that the document you are presenting is not faked except to go cross check with the issuing agency.
Nigerians in the past have also faked documents, and marriages, and other things, hence the strictness with Nigeria and similar countries.

Ghana's process take less than 3 months for most cases. Exceptions dey sha.. But that's the general gist.

This is the normal flow for most applications. But as usual, there are exceptions on a case by case basis. But most follow the steps outlined above.

nolia66:
For those of us that were asked to submit a new goethe certificate and have not been able to because of the closing down of the school, ghana starts their exam reg tomorrow, you can as well write the exam there cos no one knows when goethe would be ready to set another exam as for now.

Hi @nolia66, does this mean that the embassy has reached out to you again since after your lawyer reached out to do your verification?

If yes, that's some good news for those that did interviews post lockdown

Please has anyone who went for their appointment in the last week of July (27th - 31st) gotten a call/visitation from their lawyer?

It seems before that went before then have all gotten

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