UCEKE:


It maybe that the Home Office is the one delaying your application. Maybe the discoverer you don’t need the verification.

Who knows? One really doesn't know what to think again. Thank you for your response. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

gofaik:


Thanks

Hello, please can you share a link to your lawyer's office? I would need their service. Thank you.

UCEKE:
Good evening,

Below is my update.

I applied to the Family reunification visa in Nov, 2021.

I received Appointment mail in Dec 2022

Had my interview on the 11th of Jan, 2023.

During the interview I was asked to pay for verification(150,000), which i paid.

I didn’t receive any message from the Embassy but in March 2023, KVR sent a message via post to my spouse requesting for some documents which include 12months house contract, Work permit, payslip, some documents from my spouse place of work and legalized marriage certificate.

We submitted the document on the 15th of March, 2023 and we didn’t hear anything from both KVR and the embassy.

In June 2023, KVR sent a mail to my spouse stating that we are yet to submit the document they requested for and asked us to send it via mail even though we had previously sent it via post but they couldn’t find it.

On the 25th of June, 2023, we sent all the documents via mail and we didn’t hear from them.

I called the embassy to follow up the issue and they told my the i should wait for my lawyer that they assigned a lawyer to me while my spouse kept calling KVR but we couldn’t reach them.

In July 2023 we received another from KVR stating that the legalized marriage certificate we sent was not what they wanted and we should send a legalized marriage certificate.

We became confused because we had our marriage at the federal registry. So because of the request they sent in March, 2023, I took the color photocopy of our marriage certificate to Ministry of Foreign Affairs to legalize it and also took it to a notary public lawyer to notarize it and I then sent it to my spouse but KVR rejected it.

When we received their mail in July 2023, the requested we send the legalized document according to German standard before 1st of August or our Visa will be rejected.

I called and sent a mail to the German embassy in Nigeria and the respond stating that I should tell the KVR that such condition is not applicable to us and that I have paid for verification fee but because we didn’t want to take chances, we contacted an immigration lawyer.

So in July 2023, we reached out to an immigration lawyer and narrated our issue after paying him. We shared all the documents we submitted and also the mail response I received from the Embassy. So he sent a power of Attorney for me to sign and he took over the matter. He contacted KVR and the Embassy in Nigeria. But before then we had already sent the mail from the embassy to KVR with our August house rent.

Note: During this period my language certificate have expired and I had to rewrite in July in case they request for it because I was told during the interview that if it expires, that I will need a valid one before they will stamp my visa. So I had to rewrite it and I passed.

Also, because they KVR insisted that the house contract must be a 12month contract, we had to rent another house to take care of that.

On the 3rd of August, 2023, I received requesting for my spouse resident permit and my lawyer was copied.

I respond on the 4th of August 2023 to their request.

On the 8th of August, I received a mail requesting for my passport, insurance and travel date. Then they also stated that I should come and collect the 150,000 that I paid. Note: my spouse if not a Daad scholar neither did we submit a blue card. They also copied my lawyer.

My lawyer sent a mail to the embassy on the 9th of August, 2023 stating that am not in Lagos and it will be expensive for me to come and collect the 150,000 and demanded that a third party should collect it. Then he attached a power of attorney which the third party will come with to collect the money. The embassy replied and agreed for a third party to come and pick the money upon presentation of an ID with the letter.

I submitted it to DHL of the 9th of August, 2023 and it was delivered to them on the 10th of August, 2023.

On the 15th of August 2023, my cousin went and collected the money on my behalf after presenting the power of Attorney and his ID.

On the 16th of August 2023 by 4:30pm, I received a call from Fedex that I have a package from the German Embassy and it was delivered to my door step.

This is a summery of my Journey.

It was not an easy Journey but am glad it is over.

All road lead to Munich

Congratulations dear, please I went for my interview in July 2022, I would like contact the Immigration Lawyer that helped you if you don't mind. My hubby and I are beyond tired of everything

Amadi247:

Congratulations dear, please I went for my interview in July 2022, I would like contact the Immigration Lawyer that helped you if you don't mind. My hubby and I are beyond tired of everything

Send me a mail

UCEKE:


Send me a mail

Please I ll send you a mail too . Thank you. Good morning

Alexonatunji:


Hello, please can you share a link to your lawyer's office? I would need their service. Thank you.

Hi, I don't have a Lawyer. I only asked a question

UCEKE:


Send me a mail

can the lawyer help us on how to go about work visa?
The employment) contract letter is already with us but we don't know how to go about it

I know I am the one that want to go to their country o but this delay is too unfair. What they said was that verification of documents is just six months. This is the 9th month since interview. What is it? Is it until we are unable to manage our life as a married couple. I have called and sent emails. What on earth do they still want. Is it their money we will use to feed, we will still learn language by force to do anything worthwhile there so why make us go through hell first.

This is unfair and frustrating. You call or send mail they will keep giving annoying responses. And they were the ones who said not to call, I tried holding it without calling until this week and still nothing. Did we offend them specially

The country is too unfair, 10months today after interview and nothing, is well. Thank God man is not God.

Sugiejay:
I know I am the one that want to go to their country o but this delay is too unfair. What they said was that verification of documents is just six months. This is the 9th month since interview. What is it? Is it until we are unable to manage our life as a married couple. I have called and sent emails. What on earth do they still want. Is it their money we will use to feed, we will still learn language by force to do anything worthwhile there so why make us go through hell first.

This is unfair and frustrating. You call or send mail they will keep giving annoying responses. And they were the ones who said not to call, I tried holding it without calling until this week and still nothing. Did we offend them specially

Absolutely unfair. They won't grant us visitor's visa, yet family reunion visa will take so much time. My marriage is hitting the rock bottom because of the distance. I haven't seen my husband in 1 year and 8 months. Get this, he hasn't met his child in person. He had to wrap up his programme and with his new job he can't just take holiday to come visit.

Optimisticprim:
Absolutely unfair. They won't grant us visitor's visa, yet family reunion visa will take so much time. My marriage is hitting the rock bottom because of the distance. I haven't seen my husband in 1 year and 8 months. Get this, he hasn't met his child in person. He had to wrap up his programme and with his new job he can't just take holiday to come visit.

Hello, have you done your interview?

VERASONDUBABE:
Please has your spouse submitted requested documents to the ABH, if yes, please has the ABH returned the original documents.

did you get your documents and what the status of your visa?

Babbbbbbbbby:
did you get your documents and what the status of your visa?

please how can we fasten visa processing with letter of employment from a company in Germany?
We have booked appointment but we have not gotten a date yet

Babbbbbbbbby:
Hello, have you done your interview?

Yes, I have. I and my child had our interview in February and since nothing.

I have not dear, I don't know the status too.

Babbbbbbbbby:
did you get your documents and what the status of your visa?

Hi all,
Please, the embassy acknowledged the receipt of our remonstration letter since the 15th of May but till now, we have not gotten any feedback from them on the status of this appeal. Although they instructed us not to contact them, three months is already too long a wait therefore I plan to contact them immediately . Please what is the best way to go about this?

N.B: the visa was denied on the grounds that the marriage happened after the issuance of student residence permit to the applicant's spouse

VERASONDUBABE:
I have not dear, I don't know the status too.

ah that's weird. What about here in Nigeria has your lawyer done verification?

Optimisticprim:


Yes, I have. I and my child had our interview in February and since nothing.

let your spouse call Bundesverwaltungsamt and ask about the status of the visa. I don't really know what to say cos I waited 7months and 2 weeks before my lawyer came for verification,Bundesverwaltungsamt were the only ones answering us.

VERASONDUBABE:
The country is too unfair, 10months today after interview and nothing, is well. Thank God man is not God.

Wow 10months,you should get an immigration lawyer if you don't have one,10months is alot.

blovesther:
please how can we fasten visa processing with letter of employment from a company in Germany?
We have booked appointment but we have not gotten a date yet

hmmm my dear not to give you wrong info but in my dictionary this German embassy do not understand fast,so I really can't say.

Babbbbbbbbby:
let your spouse call Bundesverwaltungsamt and ask about the status of the visa. I don't really know what to say cos I waited 7months and 2 weeks before my lawyer came for verification,Bundesverwaltungsamt were the only ones answering us.

Thank you very much. He did that already. They responded that the German Consulate in Lagos hasn't contacted them yet. I called the consulate, the lady responded that there's no way they won't have contacted the foreign office ABH... Don't know which is which. Just tired already, but fingers crossed.

Since January I haven't heard from my lawyer. We called Bundesverwaltungsamt they said we should call ABH. We called ABH, ABH said nothing is with them but they can see on their system that my verification started in January.🥺. Na WA ooooo

Yes ma I have done my verification since January and received verification completed mail since March till today nothing.

Babbbbbbbbby:
ah that's weird. What about here in Nigeria has your lawyer done verification?

Thanks alot dear, am planning to do just that.

Babbbbbbbbby:
Wow 10months,you should get an immigration lawyer if you don't have one,10months is alot.

Please ma can you share the contact of Bundesverfassungsamt

FrauPosh:
Since January I haven't heard from my lawyer. We called Bundesverwaltungsamt they said we should call ABH. We called ABH, ABH said nothing is with them but they can see on their system that my verification started in January.🥺. Na WA ooooo

VERASONDUBABE:
Please ma can you share the contact of Bundesverfassungsamt

0228 993580 . Only for states Nord Rhine Westfalen. The number varies from district to district.

Thank you ma, God bless you

FrauPosh:


0228 993580 . When you call from Deutschland.

VERASONDUBABE:
Thank you ma, God bless you

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Good day,
my wife holds a German passport and has a good job in Germany. is there anything she can do to speed up the process from her end if I book an appointment?
Thanks

Hello,
Has anyone who booked for appointment after June 20th, 2022 gotten a date?

VERASONDUBABE:
Please ma can you share the contact of Bundesverfassungsamt

I hope you understood dear? I edited my message. The contact number you requested is always bundesland specific. The number I provided is for NordRhine Westfalen.

Iblessed09:
Good day,
my wife holds a German passport and has a good job in Germany. is there anything she can do to speed up the process from her end if I book an appointment?
Thanks

I don't think it matters that much. I also have a German passport and work as a SW engineer for an automotive OEM, but yet the embassy are not making the process for my wife any faster due to that regard. The earlier you apply for the appointment date, the earlier you receive an appointment which for now is 1 year waiting time. The best you could do for yourself is go through the checklist and compile all the required documents before hand.

You most likely would have it a lot faster if your spouse had a blue card (is a special residence title for foreign academics who wish to take up qualified employment in Germany) as this would have the embassy skip the document verification process.