How To Open A Blocked Account For Germany Student Visa
If you have plans of studying in Germany, then you’ll definitely need to get a financial resource (“blocked account” or Finanzierungsnachweis in German) in other to process a visa to study in Germany. With the blocked account, you prove that you can support yourself financially throughout your academic duration in Germany.
As an international student studying in Germany, you need to prove that you have about €8,700 per annum, with the maximum that you can withdraw in a month being €670, all at your disposal for one year. This is one of the most vital documents for self-sponsored international students wishing to study in Germany.
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What is a Blocked Account?
A Blocked Account also known as Sperrkonto is a special type of account for international students in Germany, to prove that you can personally finance your studies and living costs in Germany. These finances may include costs like university administration fees, enrollment fees, rent and your everyday living expenses like food, clothes, transportation, etc.
You can open a blocked account for Germany student visa in the Deutsche bank or various other German banks like Sparkasse or Volksbank, which allow foreign students to operate accounts with their institutions. For in this article, we’ll be focusing on how to open a blocked account for Germany student visa in Deutsche Bank.
How To Open A Blocked Account In Germany From Ghana
Before you begin the process of applying for a blocked account in Germany with the Deutsche Bank from Ghana, you must have been offered provisional admission into a German university.
NOTE: Once your Germany student visa has been assessed, the embassy will ask you to proceed to open a block account in Germany with an amount of 8,640 Euros for the first year of your studies.
READ ALSO: How to Apply to Study in Germany for Free-Tuition.
Once you have been offered admission, you need to complete the blocked account application forms. Note that there are different application forms varying according to age (18 years older, or up to 18 Years). These forms are available in PDF format, so you’ll have to print two copies of this document.
Importantly, you must leave the date, place and signature columns empty; these will be filled in front of the German visa officer. You can download this form from the website of the Deutsche Bank or click here.
You must include the following when attending your interview:
- Completed account application form inclusive of your signature
- International passport with six months validity for travel with 2 black and white copies of the bio-data page
- Two copies of your admission letter from your university or institute
- A prepaid envelope from a top courier company
- Evidence of the source of your income like bank statement
- Verification fees of €20 paid in cash only in local currency at the embassy
After certifying your form, date, and signature by the German Embassy as it is instructed. Attach your international passport photocopy, school admission letter, bank statement, signature and date included. Send the application forms along with all supporting documents via courier to the Deutsche Bank Address in Germany.
Deutsche Bank
Privat- und Geschäftskunden AG
Special service Ausländische Studenten
Alter Wall 53
20457 Hamburg
Germany
You will be informed directly by post (ensure that you include your registered postal address if any) and email about your account number, IBAN and BLZ of your new account when it has been successfully opened. This process can take about 2-3 weeks.
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Thereafter, you should transfer at least €8040 + €50 (as per bank charges for account opening, also create an allowance for your bank transfer fee). The Deutsche Bank will inform you and the Germany Embassy about your account details.
Once you have arrived in Germany, you should visit a Deutsche bank branch with your international passport to fill a service order to lift the block on your account and get it activated. The banking officer will provide you with a Eurocheque-Karte or EC card for ATM machine and Login details for internet banking.
In a case where you’re not granted a visa to Germany, you’ll be required to provide an original letter of authorization stating your visa status and a signed application to close the account sent to the above.
Block Account Application Time
You are advised to apply early enough for your block account, in fact as early as you receive your admission letter as the opening/verification process may take up to 8 weeks, which may take a chunk of time required for applying for your Germany student visa.
