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Visa for Students
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Original certificates / documents must be presented separately. Your original documents will be returned to you once your application has been processed.
The following documents have to be submitted as indicated below:
completely filled out form in English or German, signed by the applicant himself
as well as a signed declaration
75 Euro
Payable in cash in NGN at the current exchange rate of the Consulate or via POS.
Applications of persons who are married to a German or EU-citizen are free of charge.
- not older than 6 months
- uniform white background
- size: 3,5x4,5 cm
- not glued or stapled to the application form
- original passport + copy of data page
- issued in the last 10 years
- valid for at least 6 more months and at least two free pages
a) for births before December 13, 1992
- certified copy of the local birth register extract based on the first registration
and
- affidavit* (“Declaration of Age”) of one parent or the head of the family if both parents are deceased
AND copy of an identity document showing the signature of the person making the affidavit
b) for births after December 13, 1992
- NPC birth certificate if the birth was registered before the age of 18
otherwise
- certified copy of the local birth register extract based on the first registration
and
- affidavit* (“Declaration of Age”) of one parent or the head of the family if both parents are deceased (please hand in the death certificates)
AND copy of an identity document showing the signature of the person making the affidavit makes an affidavit
*if necessary with a note of illiteracy
- as proof of a legal residence status in Nigeria
- only for applicants with a nationality other than Nigerian
a self-addressed prepaid courier envelope from any major courier service, addressed to yourself (please ensure the address is legible to facilitate delivery)
Primary School Leaving Certificate, AEC-certificates: BECE and WASSCE (or alternatively NECO)
a) applicants with university degree
- a German university degree
- a foreign university degree
- a Higher National Diploma
either with transcipts
b) applicants with vocational training:
- German vocational qualification
- foreign professional qualification
Please include your transcript of records along with your certificate
Including the following points:
- specification of the certificates, diplomas and qualifications obtained
- professional training
- work experience
- signed by the applicant
- detailed expectations of planned stay,
anticipated career and personal benefits as well as future plans
- work contract
- statement of employer
- salary slips
a) in the form of a blocked account
With an amount of minimum 11,904.00 Euro for the first year (992.00 Euro per month)
Open the blocked account in good time BEFORE you apply for a visa. When applying for a visa, only the official confirmation of the opening of the account including information on the amount paid in and the amount available per month will be accepted. A confirmation which does not include this information is not sufficient. Proof of lodgement or transfer of funds without the aforementioned confirmation from the bank is not sufficient.
More information can be found here
b) in the form of a formal obligation not older than six month
Document must be presented in Original + one copy
(“Verpflichtungserklärung”) according to Sec. 66 to 68 of the German Residence Act covering the entire duration of stay, signed by a person living in Germany at the local competent office in Germany.
The formal obligation can only be accepted as an adequate proof of finance with the remark “nachgewiesen.” (The financial capability of the sponsor has been verified).
From a German University, stating the course, the starting date and the language of instruction
- if not confirmed by the university in the admittance notification
- without a preparatory language course as a rule at least B2 in the language of instruction
Proof of payment of tuition fees for the first year of study
For minors (applicants under 18 years of age), the following documents must also be submitted:
Original passport + copy of data page
- in German or English
- The declaration must allow the minor to travel to Germany to study and to withdraw money from the blocked account set up in Germany
if applicable
if applicable
For the visa application of a minor, as a rule, both parents have to be present at the minor’s appointment at the Consulate General.
If one parent is unable to attend for justified reasons, we require a declaration of consent from the absent parent. This declaration of consent is only valid with a certified signature from the absent parent. This signature can only be certified at a German diplomatic mission abroad, a competent German authority, or a German notary. In addition, a copy of the absent parent’s passports will have to be presented at the visa appointment with the minor.
If both parents are unavailable for clearly justified reasons to accompany the minor to the appointment, in exceptional cases the parents may issue a declaration of consent to a third adult person, allowing them to accompany their child and to apply for a visa in their stead. This person has to be able to identify him- or herself by showing their international passport, voter’s card, driver’s license or NIN slip (original and one copy).
The declaration of consent issued to a third-party has to be signed by both parents and has to be notarized as well by one of the above-mentioned German authorities. In addition, a copy of the parents’ passports will have to be provided.
In both cases, you need to use this template for the declaration of consent.
The original of this document must be presented when applying for a visa. Copies will not be accepted.
Appointments for signature certification at the Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos can be booked via the following links:
Abuja : RK Termin - Kategorie
Lagos : RK Termin - Kategorie
All above information is without guarantee for correctness and completeness. They are based on the information available to the consulate at the time of creation.