zeeblamj:

Lol ya. It's a lot of tax to pay. That's why the social security is real unlike in Nigeria. I have a friend who lives off the government just cause she had a baby in Germany. But after marriage d tax is reduced cause now u have more responsibilities

ogagaejay:


That's where you should start my man, there is nothing like too backward, the details are still correct. I stayed in this thread, without contributing for a long time, but was getting all the info I needed. My candid advise is that you should read everything. Anything you need is there already

xtonuns:
hello house, please i need help from you guys or someone that has funded his deutsche account lately from a bank in Abuja. was at GTBank today and i was told i cant use the form A except i get a letter from my school stating how much i will need monthly for one year..this was said to be based on CBN latest policy and all documents must be in english..the bank officer in charge refused to honour the letter from deutsche bank except i buy EURO and pay into my dorm account...my enrollment letter was written in german and i was told to translate them backed with an affidavit before it will be accepted..this requirement is too much and i dont know how fast the language school will issue me another enrollment letter in english..ADVISE:please if your interview is around the corner and you are yet to fund your account, please do so soonest..banks have started hoarding the form A...as at today none in GTBank abuja and they said CBN has not produced enough to supply to them and they advise we should be fast with it that very soon, it will be scarce...

bigzzz:
Greetings house. Please I need help here! It's almost 2weeks since I applied for an interview appointment and I still haven't received a reply from the embassy. Is this a normal occurrence or am I missing something? I actually booked an interview appointment on July 29th, via the email written at the back of the account oppenig receipt just about few hours after applying for the famous blocked account at the German embassy in Lagos. And yes! I attached the 3 required files along with my appointment request. Guys what's your take regarding this issue? Please advise..

lmuhopeful:


Brother, are you advising or are you seeking for advice? Which one?

As regards the letter from your school stating your yearly expenses, I advise that you check your school webpage for information on living expenses per year. Print it out and show it to them at the bank as it will have the school logo on it (I faced this issue at Stanbic and they were fine when I showed them that, even though I eventually paid with Union Bank).

Go and translate your letter with the affidavit at a high court: this kind of thing doesn't require the whole wahala of contacting your language school.

Neyoalao:


living off the government as in no tax? is that possible...... and when there is family or marriage it reduces to what % and is it tru they pay pregnant citizens

Obiwannn:
Styles2009, thats totally not true. Daad doesnt show all the courses offered in Germany. For example, last time I checked, TU Clausthal Msc resevoir engineering wasnt on daad.
Fos those looking for schools, check
1. Daad
2. Tu9's website
3. Mastersportal
4. Studyineurope/scholars4dev website (dunno the correct one, try both)
5. Lastly, do a google search of your desired course. Again almost all search results would lead you back to daad.
*wink #thankMelater.

Neyoalao:


living off the government as in no tax? is that possible...... and when there is family or marriage it reduces to what % and is it tru they pay pregnant citizens

xtonuns:
hello house, please i need help from you guys or someone that has funded his deutsche account lately from a bank in Abuja. was at GTBank today and i was told i cant use the form A except i get a letter from my school stating how much i will need monthly for one year..this was said to be based on CBN latest policy and all documents must be in english..the bank officer in charge refused to honour the letter from deutsche bank except i buy EURO and pay into my dorm account...my enrollment letter was written in german and i was told to translate them backed with an affidavit before it will be accepted..this requirement is too much and i dont know how fast the language school will issue me another enrollment letter in english..ADVISE:please if your interview is around the corner and you are yet to fund your account, please do so soonest..banks have started hoarding the form A...as at today none in GTBank abuja and they said CBN has not produced enough to supply to them and they advise we should be fast with it that very soon, it will be scarce...

Rickywowoz:
please boss. which course are you going for in Hamburg?

Nathan2222:


Not there but just wondering, which uni are you? RWTH or FH Aachen?

lamingo:
read fifty pages back you would find ur answers, i dont know why people are lazy to read previous pages, we shall call NAIJAOBI to give you akamu. Studing abroad involves a lot of reading and research if you cant start now I wonder how you would do when you reach Germo. I got my first admission last year and made silly mistakes thats why i am still here and when i stumbled about this trend less than a month ago, i had to read 480 pages of part 1 and this part so as to avoid mistakes in the future.

zeeblamj:

Um well yes some people live off the government without tax. This happens when they have no job and u have responsibilities and stuff so they declare bankruptcy and ask for support from d government. But of course they stop it after a while if they see u are unwilling to work. I don't know about the pregnancy thing but I know u get 300- 450 euros from the gov when u have a child. Even if u have a job. This is a general thing for people who have kids. Whether working or bankrupt. We now pay 25-30 percent tax and in the end of the year we get some money back. It all depends individually.

Obiwannn:
^^^
dem de gree read? if you talk now, dem go insult you



CHE, why?


Oye50, have you been debited?

Oligee, my bad...was on page 7 thereabout..
Bitte schön
https://www.nairaland.com/2098236/general-german-visa-enquiries-part/7#30339302

zeeblamj:

Um well yes some people live off the government without tax. This happens when they have no job and u have responsibilities and stuff so they declare bankruptcy and ask for support from d government. But of course they stop it after a while if they see u are unwilling to work. I don't know about the pregnancy thing but [s]I know u get 300- 450 euros from the gov when u have a child.[/s] Even if u have a job. This is a general thing for people who have kids. Whether working or bankrupt. We now pay 25-30 percent tax and in the end of the year we get some money back. It all depends individually.

kilo4sure:

Wow are you also going for CHE? Dat's cool, are you a graduate of chemical engineering?

willy2000:


That is not true, Kindergeld is not as much as that.

zeeblamj:

How much do u get? Cause I know a person who gets 300-450 euros according to her. Unless of course they re lying. Don't know much abt gov support. I don't use it. And I don't have kids.
Oh right I placed a call. She gets 360 euros for 2 kids. She has 3 children. 190 euros extra for the third kid. both parents are Nigerian.

willy2000:

Well the later information is a little bit correct. As a rule until the children turn 18, though it can continue until they are 25 if they are still in school. You get €184 per month for each of the first two children, €190 for the third child and €215 for each subsequent one but the amount you get is relatively not much to sustain you and your children.

I don't have kids and I'm also not German but I have integrated a little bit to know a lot about the social system. It sucks if you don't intend to spend the rest of your life here.

willy2000:

Well the later information is a little bit correct. As a rule until the children turn 18, though it can continue until they are 25 if they are still in school. You get €184 per month for each of the first two children, €190 for the third child and €215 for each subsequent one but the amount you get is relatively not much to sustain you and your children.

I don't have kids and I'm also not German but I have integrated a little bit to know a lot about the social system. It sucks if you don't intend to spend the rest of your life here.

zeeblamj:

What do u mean it sucks if u don't intend to spend the rest of ur life? I don't get u. Well I think I might have to spend d rest of my life or move to the states in a few years if I get bored. Lol I have a German spouse so I can't escape it. But I learned that if we stayed in Nigeria we will pay only 1.5 million Naira per year as tax to Noah and we can keep all our money. I think we might do that in a few years to save small money abeg. Lol. To be honest it's quite a good place to raise kids cause u are always sure that no matter the case they will be taken care of. Unlike Naija where kids have to hustle through school at tender ages. It's sad...

Obiwannn:


so in all these so-called first world countries, where does one not have to pay almost half or over half of their salary as tax?
I remember my Lecturer in school complaining about the High Taxes in Canada...He was a Prof lecturing in Canada but he said he got pissed with the whole tax ish as though he was paid almost 10,000 dolls monthly, he was taxed between 50 to 60 percent of this sum. He said he was overworked yet under-paid and had to relocate back to Nigeria.

zeeblamj:

What do u mean it sucks if u don't intend to spend the rest of ur life? I don't get u. Well I think I might have to spend d rest of my life or move to the states in a few years if I get bored. Lol I have a German spouse so I can't escape it. But I learned that if we stayed in Nigeria we will pay only 1.5 million Naira per year as tax to Noah and we can keep all our money. I think we might do that in a few years to save small money abeg. Lol. To be honest it's quite a good place to raise kids cause u are always sure that no matter the case they will be taken care of. Unlike Naija where kids have to hustle through school at tender ages. It's sad...

Williamso:

Macau, Monaco, Singapore, etc

zeeblamj:

True. Class 1 really sucks! They take almost all ur money. In my hubby's case he even had to pay church tax cause he's catholic. Lol. It really does pay to be married or even have a kid. Extra money to spare or save

Obiwannn:




so in all these so-called first world countries, where does one not have to pay almost half or over half of their salary as tax?
I remember my Lecturer in school complaining about the High Taxes in Canada...He was a Prof lecturing in Canada but he said he got pissed with the whole tax ish as though he was paid almost 10,000 dolls monthly, he was taxed between 50 to 60 percent of this sum. He said he was overworked yet under-paid and had to relocate back to Nigeria.

Cindino20:
Tax classes in Germany

class I = single
class II = single parent (living alone with the child/children)
class III = married and spouse has no income or lower income
class IV = married and similar income to spouse
class V = opposite of class III, ie this is the class your lower earning spouse has if you have III
class VI= for a second job or for deduction without proper employee information
The taxation at source for capital income will be done with a flat tax rate of 25% (add solidarity surcharge of 5.5% of the amount of tax and, if applicable, church tax)

Source: wikipedia


Tax class 1 and 6 re nothing to write home abt...it pays to be married in Germany ..huge tax cut especially if your spouse salary is nt that high..in the case that both of you ve similar income u end up in tax class 4.

In all....Germany is a cool place

zeeblamj:

True. Class 1 really sucks! They take almost all ur money. In my hubby's case he even had to pay church tax cause he's catholic. Lol. It really does pay to be married or even have a kid. Extra money to spare or save

Cindino20:


Oh yea..I normally make a joke that pple with class I are workin for the State cos they contribute abr 40% of their income...despite this...pple still refuse to get married....Smh...then they buy dogs and insurance them and feed them...nothin wheen we nor go see for GermanY

Cindino20:


Oh yea..I normally make a joke that pple with class I are workin for the State cos they contribute abr 40% of their income...despite this...pple still refuse to get married....Smh...then they buy dogs and insurance them and feed them...nothin wheen we nor go see for GermanY