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You can choose yourself where to set up your blocked account. It is important that the following conditions are met:

• The blocked account must have sufficient credit in order to cover the costs arising for the duration of your planned stay in Germany, unless other proof of financial support is presented in the visa procedure. Certain standard rates apply that are based on the rates for German students. From 1 January 2023, the presumed annual requirement that must be paid into the blocked account when applying for a visa amounts to 11,208 euros.
  The account may only permit the withdrawal of a certain amount per month (for students currently 934 euros).
• The blocked account may only be closed with the consent of the blocked account beneficiary. The blocked account beneficiary is either the mission abroad or, after entering Germany, the competent foreigners authority. A blocking notice therefore only ensures that sufficient funds to cover living expenses are always available. It does not entitle the blocked account beneficiary to withdraw money from the blocked account.

Many countries have providers that offer blocked accounts. Information is available from the respective competent German mission abroad. Furthermore, certain banks in Germany offer special blocked accounts for students/language students for educational institutions located at their place of business.

The list of providers offering blocked accounts throughout Germany is currently being reviewed. Please note that the naming of institutions offering blocked accounts on the Federal Foreign Office website does not amount to a recommendation. For reasons of competition, the Federal Foreign Office can only name the service-providers offering blocked accounts of which it is aware. The Federal Foreign Office does not however have a business relationship with the institutions offering blocked accounts.