Getting a bank account
For opening a bank account you have to show your passport. Since most banks do not charge students for account-keeping we recommend taking your student ID and the "Meldebescheinigung" from the resident's registration office with you. Those documents can in most cases be submitted later on.
Before opening an account you should ask the bank about the credit regulations. A credit facility is included in a normal giro account (Girokonto). This means that you can overcheck the account up to a certain limit. Since you as a student may not have very much money and since the bank charges high interest rates for this credit, overchecking your account can be costly. Find a credit limit, which is acceptable for your income, and ask the bank to store this limit on your account.
You can choose from a variety of banks.
Examples of banks in Giessen:
Sparkasse Giessen
Johannestr. 3
35390 Giessen
Tel.: 0641/704-0
Volksbank Mittelhessen
Goethestr. 7
35390 Giessen
Tel.: 0641/7005-0
Examples of banks in Friedberg:
Sparkasse Wetterau
Kaiserstr. 130
61169 Friedberg
Tel.: 06031/86-0
Volksbank Mittelhessen
Haagstr. 8-10
61169 Friedberg
Tel.: 06031/7317-0
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - University of Applied Sciences - Wiesenstraße 14 - 35390 Gießen - 0641 309-0 -