Bank account for refugees | Verbraucherzentrale.de https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/fluechtlingshilfe-en/bank-account-for-refugees-45229
A bank account has become indispensable for many everyday transactions in Germany. Therefore, the law stipulates that everyone has the right to open a payment account with basic functions: the basic bank account („Basiskonto“).
Banks must provide it – also online.
