When opening a Blocked Account for Germany, there are certain points you should pay attention to in order to increase your chances of getting a visa and /or a residence permit:nnThe required German Blocked Account amountnFrom the 2022 winter semester, € 934.00 must be blocked for every month that you are planning to stay in Germany as a student – this would be €11,208.00 for one year. However, we strongly recommend that you check the required sum at the website of your local embassy or respective authority.nnAlso, there are certain kinds of visa that require a 10%-increase of the standard monthly blocked amount. This applies to the following types of visa:nnVisa for the recognition of foreign qualificationsnVisa for language acquisition and visa for the purpose of applying for a course of study or apprenticeship (§§ 16d, 16f (1), 17 AufenthG – German Residence Act)nIf you plan to apply for one of the mentioned visas, please make sure to increase the monthly amount by 10%.nnThe requirements for a Blocked Account providernNot many students are aware that most of the authorities choose to follow certain administrative regulations or the residence act for the ministry of the interior called “Verwaltungsvorschrift” in German. This document states that a Blocked Account submitted for a residence permit application should be opened specifically at a German bank and not a financial provider operating without a full banking license. The service provider you choose should have the status of a German bank – this can be checked with the banking regulator BaFin in their database here.