The Additional Basic Sum is seen as additional security during your stay in Germany which you might need to deposit into your blocked account.
Usually, you do not need to deposit an Additional Basic Sum. However, sometimes, the German visa authority handling your visa or residence permit application may ask you to add an additional amount to your blocked account as the unblocked amount.
We add this amount as an Additional Basic Sum to your blocked account.
If no such request has been made, please do not enter an Additional Basic Sum while ordering the Blocked Account.
In order to add the additional basic sum to your existing Blocked Account, please contact our customer support directly with the amount you need!
How can the Additional Basic Sum be released?
Please contact our customer support when you want your Additional Basic Sum to be released.
We will ask for one of the below documents to release these funds to you.
- A letter or document from any German embassy or foreigners office that states that this amount can be released
- A letter or document from any German embassy or foreigners office that states that you do not need any funds blocked on top of your monthly amount
- A letter or document from any German embassy or foreigners office asking you to add funds as additional amount to your blocked account (for example the Visa checklist), combined with a tuition fee payment request from your German university
- Your Abmeldung form proving that you left Germany already, combined with a copy of your ticket out of Germany.
- When your blocked account is closed. We will release the Additional Basic Sum automatically when all your monthly payouts are done and also as a part of closing process.