If you should get into this situation again refer them to §§30 et seq. ZKG [0]. §31 specifically states that anyone with legal residence in the EU must be allo

If you should get into this situation again refer them to §§30 et seq. ZKG [0]. §31 specifically states that anyone with legal residence in the EU must be allowed to open a "basic" account. Occasionally banks will list this as a separate offering from their normal account, but they really should have told you about that. Sorry to hear they didn't. [0] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zkg/__30.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zkg/__30.html