Identity Verification for Bank Accounts in Germany

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Revised procedures for ID checks for German banks:

Following the amendment of the German Money Laundering Act the German missions abroad can no longer notarize signatures or perform identity verification to open a new account, for loan applications or similar cases. This also applies to credit card applications.

Please contact the bank which sent you the documents on how to proceed.

Exempt from this new ruling are blocked accounts for foreign students who must apply for a student visa before entering Germany and who need to open an account in Germany in order to prove sufficient financial means for their stay in Germany. In these cases only, the German missions abroad are allowed to notarize signatures or to perform identity verification.

Identity Verification

Book Your Appointment at Consulates in Toronto and Vancouver

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Please be advised that the Consulates General in Toronto and Vancouver are using an online appointment booking system. All consular service customers must book an appointment in advance:

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No Consular Sercice at the German Consulate Montréal

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Please note that the German Consulate in Montréal can not offer consular services. Please contact our Embassy in Ottawa, which is in charge of all consular matters (visa, passports, legalization of documents etc.).

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German foreign missions in Canada

Consular Services offered by the German Foreign Missions in Canada

This table gives you an overview on the consular services offered by the German foreign missions in Canada. A consular finder map will be posted here shortly.

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