How To Migrate From Nigeria To Germany In 2023

Do you intend to migrate from Nigeria to Germany in 2023? If you’re not armed with the necessary information needed for a successful migration, the process might be challenging.

But, now that you’re here, you’re about to get equipped with essential information on everything you need to know before you migrate from Nigeria to Germany. Unlike that of Dubai and France visas, German visa procedures have a slightly different approach which we’ve revealed wholesomely in this article.

With all we’ve packaged for you and revealed in this article, you’re sure on your way to getting to your dream country (Germany) from Nigeria. Let’s begin.

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How Difficult Is It to Immigrate to Germany?

If you want to migrate to Germany from Nigeria, you must have thought about the above question before. To get started, you need to know how to acquire a German residence visa and work permit, if you’d be working there too. That’s the first process. We’ll deal with that in subsequent parts of the article.

The process isn’t a very difficult one if you’re an EU national. A European Union (EU) national is one whose country is a member of the European Union. If that’s you, then all you’d need to do is register with the local authorities in Germany, get a place or someone to live with and make your way to Germany.

But, if you’re not from Europe, you’d need to pass through the visa application process. It could take some months of processing before you finally get approved.

Right now, the next thing that could linger in your mind as you think to migrate from Nigeria to Germany is the cost. How much would it cost? Let’s answer that next.

How Much Money Do You Need To Immigrate To Germany?

According to visa guide world, to immigrate to Germany, you would spend well over €3,000 (N1,472,259.41), N in Nigerian Naira. Factors such as flight costs and rent (when you land in Germany) influence the price of migration from Nigeria to Germany.

Besides just the visa cost, the table below shows some of the things you might need when you get to Germany that will contribute to the original visa cost.

Work Visa	€75 (N36,741.29)
Residence Permit	€50 (N24,494.19) – €110 (N53,887.23)
One-way plane ticket	€200 (N97,976.78) – €600 (N293,930.34)
Travel health insurance	€30 (N14,696.52) – €90 (N44,089.55) to cover the first three months
Deposit of three month’s rent	€1,500 (N734,825.85) – €5,000 (N1,199,931,177.4) (based on where you choose to live in)
One month’s cost of living	€1,000 (N489,883.90)

Germany Immigration Requirements

There are different immigration methods people have used over the years to relocate to Germany, with each having some specific requirements, alongside similarities too.

Before you can get approved to move to German, you would need to do the following:

Show proof of Financial Stability

To apply and be considered, you’d provide proof that you can sustain yourself financially in Germany. Applicants have to prove that they’re sufficient enough to care for themselves in Germany.

Even when you’re relocating based on getting employed, you still need to have enough funding till you get paid your initial salary. All in all, your financial strength will be checked and it’s a factor in whether you’ll be approved for immigration to Germany.

Get Health Insurance

Without health insurance coverage, you will be disqualified from immigrating to Germany. The best thing is to get German health insurance since you’ll be staying in Germany, as the authorities there may not approve foreign health insurance coverage.

Get Basic Proficiency in German

You need to know how to speak German if you want to migrate from Nigeria to Germany. You don’t have to break your back, you just need to know the basics. There are three levels of language proficiency in Germany – A, B and C levels. Each has two parts – A1/A2, B1/B2, and C1/C2.

B, the proficient level, is higher than A, which is the basic level and C, the advanced level is higher than B. A1 is a higher result than A2, which follows after it. The same sequence goes for B (B1 is the better of both grades) and C (C1 is the better of both grades). To successfully migrate from Germany to Nigeria, you’d need to sit for the exams and get up to either A1 or B1. To get a permanent residence, you need to have a C1/C2 grade.

Get a German Visa

Germany, being a member of the Schengen area, allows nationals of 62 countries to enter its country without having to apply and get a visa. They only need to apply for a residential permit after entering Germany. This covers a period of 90 days.

However, such visitors are restricted from working though they can engage in business.

Below is the list of countries (62) that fall under Germany’s visa-waiver program:

Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica
El Salvador
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Israel
Japan
Kiribati
Macao
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Nicaragua
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
Samoa
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Taiwan
Timor Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela

You must have scanned through the list and you noticed that Nigeria isn’t on it. That means that you’d need to apply for a short-stay visa to migrate from Nigeria to Germany. The subsequent subheading will give more details on this, as it takes you to the core of this article.

How to Migrate from Nigeria to Germany (Full Details)

As we’ve identified in the last subheading, EU member countries (62) don’t need a visa to travel to Germany. However, the following countries listed below would need to get a short-stay visa before proceeding to Germany.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burma/Myanmar
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Cuba
Rep. Of Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Pakistan
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Northern Marianas
Oman
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

If you scan through keenly, Nigeria is the 75th country on the list up there. To migrate from Nigeria to Germany, you’ll need a short-stay visa as a Nigerian. How then do they carry out the application process?

The process will include getting all the German visa application documents required, attending an interview and paying the visa fee. After that, the applicant awaits a decision on the application.

Note that we’ve explained that all of the countries above would need to obtain a short-stay visa to get through to Germany. But, some of them could still enjoy exemption based on different reasons. That’s the final part of this article.

In the last subheading below, check if your country belongs to those exempted from getting the short-stay visa.

Categories of Non-EU Nationals Exempted from Getting Germany Short Stay Visa

If you’re from one of the countries that would need to obtain a visa to enter Germany, you may not need to if you belong to any of one of the categories below.

If you’re from one of the EU/EEA/EFTA countries, then you won’t need to get a short-stay visa to travel to Germany.
Are you travelling as a partner with EU/EEA/EFTA or you are the child of an EU/EEA/EFTA National? If yes, you’re exempted from getting a short-stay visa as well.
Do you hold a Diplomatic, Service or Special Passport from Chad, Ghana, the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey? Then, the exemption grace covers you from getting a short-stay visa. If you hold a Diplomatic Passport and you’re from Algeria, Georgia, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, and South Africa.

Final Note

While you might have been worried about getting accurate information on how to migrate from Nigeria to Germany, we cooked up this article to help you see that it’s an easy, seamless process. To migrate from Germany to Nigeria in 2023 won’t be difficult if you follow all of the above procedures as explained in the main heading to the last subheading you’d find in this article.

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