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Field DrillsGermanyA2
Banks usually need your passport and Meldebescheinigung (proof of registered address). Ask about monthly fees (Kontoführungsgebühren).
Adviser
Guten Tag, was kann ich für Sie tun?
Listen first — Slow if you need it — answer the question, then check the text and the answer.
1. How do the card and PIN arrive?
2. How will they verify your identity?
Tell the adviser you've just moved to Germany. Ask what documents you need and whether you can open the account before your tax ID arrives. Try starting with: “I'm new in Germany and I'd like to open an account.”
Ich bin neu in Deutschland und möchte ein Konto eröffnen.
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