Do I need to have German citizenship to open a Kontist account?

You don’t need to have German citizenship to open a Kontist account

But as part of the account opening process, a legally required identity verification must be completed. For this, you’ll need to present a valid identification document.

The following ID documents are accepted:

Please note: We do not accept driver’s licenses or German residence permits.

We comply with BaFin regulations for video identification procedures. The identity check is carried out by our partner IDnow.

You can find a list of supported documents and countries for the video identification process here:
👉 https://go.idnow.de/bafin2017/documents

If your country of origin or ID document is not listed there, unfortunately, we are unable to open an account for you.