Fintiba × LCIS
Your German blocked account, set up properly.
Fintiba is the BaFin-regulated, Frankfurt-based provider trusted by hundreds of thousands of international students for the blocked account and visa-grade health insurance every German student visa requires.
What Fintiba offers
One sign-up gives you both pieces the German embassy needs to issue your student visa.
Blocked account opened entirely online, in your name, before you leave home.
The €11,904 annual living-cost deposit (current standard) released to you monthly after arrival.
Visa-grade incoming and public health insurance valid from day one in Germany.
Account confirmation letters issued in the format every German consulate accepts.
Multilingual support team that handles the questions consulates ask.
BaFin-regulated entity, so your funds are held under German banking supervision.
Why through LCIS specifically
Handled administration
We collect documents, translate where needed, and deal with the partner's onboarding paperwork — you sign, we run the rest.
Timeline coordination
Visa deadlines, tuition windows, language exam dates and university intakes are stitched together so nothing slips between providers.
Post-departure support
After you arrive, our team stays on call for renewals, ID issues, residence permits and the small problems no one warned you about.
Combined with
Most students don't need just one partner. Here's what we typically pair this with for a complete pathway.
Alpha Aktiv Heidelberg
Pair the blocked account with German language prep so you arrive at TestDaF or DSH level and unlock free public-university tuition.
Study in Germany
Browse the German universities and pathway programs LCIS places students into, all priced for the Fintiba budget.
Pricing & enrollment
What you actually pay and when each piece is due in your German visa timeline.
Blocked account deposit
Current annual minimum required by German authorities. Released to you in 12 monthly transfers after arrival. A small Fintiba setup and admin fee is charged separately and disclosed up front.
Intake months
Open the account as soon as you have your university admission letter. Most consulates expect proof of funds 6–10 weeks before your appointment.
Application steps
We send you the LCIS-branded Fintiba sign-up link and your document checklist.
You complete the online ID verification and transfer the €11,904 deposit.
Fintiba issues your blocking confirmation; we attach it to your visa file.
Trust signals
Public, official figures from Fintiba and BaFin — not LCIS marketing claims.
Talk to LCIS about Fintiba
Tell us your destination and we'll tell you whether Fintiba is the right piece — and what else you'll need around it.