EU Blue Card is a special form of work visa issued by EU countries to third countries to allow them to legally reside in the local area. It aims to attract more senior professional talents from non-EU countries to work in Europe to make up for the huge gap in high-tech talents.
This plan is something that all EU members can participate in. As long as this special work visa is issued by EU member states, it is called EU blue card .
blue card is sometimes called a German blue card, and sometimes it is later called an EU blue card. What is the difference between the two? Because 85% of EU blue cards are issued by the German government, EU blue cards are also usually called German blue cards.
Germany was launched on August 1, 2012 under §19A Residence Act (AufenthG). According to the data from the EU as of March 2021, Germany issued 26,995 blue cards, France issued 1,523 blue cards, and the number of blue cards issued by other countries was less than 1,000, even Cyprus , Greece has not issued a blue card. It can be seen that compared with other countries, it is easiest to apply for an EU blue card in Germany.
Application conditions for German blue card:
1. Between 22-55 years old (the actual application is best 27-50)
2. Have a bachelor's degree or above and a certificate of higher education and degree (recognized by Germany)
3. Have a labor contract legally hired by a German company. The annual tax salary meets the standards for applying for German blue card. The minimum of 56,800 euros in the ordinary industry is in short supply. The industry is short of 56,800 euros. 44304 euros
4. The major you studied in the university is consistent with the German position, and you have a certain number of years of relevant work experience
5. Have certain English skills or German skills
Blue card salary requirements
Germany's average monthly salary is 2500-4500 euros, but if you apply for a blue card, it will be slightly different depending on whether the applicant is a regular occupation or a shortage occupation.
The minimum annual salary before tax in 2022 is 56,800 euros per year. If this minimum wage requirement is met, the approval of the Labor Office is not required. The boundaries of wages do not depend on working time patterns.
Note: If you are engaged in a career that is short of personnel, such as a natural science worker, mathematician, engineer, doctor or IT professional, your gross annual income is at least 44,304 euros.
Conditions for permanent residence of German Blue Card
1. Language ability requires basic German skills (Level A1). If your language ability reaches B1, you can apply 12 months in advance.
2. Continue to work for a legal German employer for 21 months or 33 months and present the corresponding pension insurance and tax payment certificate
3. There is no criminal record during the period of being in Germany
4. During the period of applying for permanent residence, you must have sufficient living space (it is recommended that per person living area not less than 15 square meters)
. Conditions for transferring a passport in Germany for permanent residence -
1. You need to stay legally in Germany for 8 years, stay for 183 days per year
2. No criminal record
3. Have sufficient German language skills, and have language skills B1
4. Have economic security and have not received social subsidies from German countries, such as unemployment benefits, etc.
5. Pass the German naturalization examination
6. Recognize the Federal Basic Law of Germany
7. Agree to withdraw from the original nationality
. Advantages of German blue card:
1. Compared with the immigration threshold of other countries, Germany has low requirements for applicants and no funding source survey. Compared with other property immigration projects, the investment in German blue card projects is relatively small. And the pass rate is very high.
2. One person applies to Germany and the whole family can immigrate. The applicants are spouses and children under the age of 18. There is no immigration jail 2. The validity period of the blue card is four years, and it is only possible to log in once a year during the period. The permanent residence card logs in once every six months, and there is no restriction on naturalization.
3. After obtaining the blue card, you can visit 26 Schengen countries. German passport is the passport with the most visa-free countries in the world, with as many as 193 countries.
