Bank account for refugees
You have fled your home country?
A current account is important for your day-to-day affairs. In the ongoing emergency situation, we help people who have fled with opening a German bank account and with questions about banking transactions. Due to the exceptional situation, the account is free of charge for one year.
Open your GLS account easily
1. Online application
Open a GLS account
The online application is available in German for the time being. We are working on a Ukrainian and English version.
2. By telephone
Call us, we will open the account for you.
Phone 0049 234 5797 5111
You can reach us:
Monday to Thursday: 08:30 to 17:00
Friday: 08:30 to 16:00
Whether online or by telephone, after your account application you will receive a Postident-coupon with which you can officially identify yourself at a Deutsche Post office or online. Find your nearest post office with the Deutsche Post
3. At our GLS bank branches
What you need
Please bring your valid identity card or your valid passport and certificate of residence.
If you have other official documents at hand, please feel free to bring them with you.
You can gladly bring someone with you who can translate for you.
Important: Stay reachable
Please make sure that we can reach you at your specified address within the next three weeks. After opening the account, we will send you your account documents as well as your bank card and login data for online banking by post.
