Apply for an EU Blue Card for highly qualified employment
Performance specification
Highly qualified foreign nationals who wish to pursue employment in Germany commensurate with their qualifications can obtain an EU Blue Card.
Exception: Nationals of EU states have access to the labour market due to their right of free movement. They can pursue self-employment or employment in Germany within the framework of the right of establishment or the free movement of workers. This also applies to other nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) and to nationals of Switzerland. For nationals of the EU member states Bulgaria and Romania, there are still transitional regulations regarding the free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services. They must obtain a work permit from the competent employment agency before taking up employment. Omit.
You can obtain the EU Blue Card for a maximum of 4 years when it is first issued. If your employment contract has a duration of less than 4 years, you will receive the EU Blue Card for the duration of the employment contract plus 3 months.
Attention: If you want to change your job in the first 2 years after being granted the EU Blue Card, you must obtain permission from the Aliens' Registration Office to do so.
Holders of an EU Blue Card can obtain a settlement permit if they
- have been in employment for at least 33 months,
- have paid contributions to the statutory pension insurance or to another pension scheme with comparable benefits for this period and meet the following further requirements:
- Their stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- They may engage in gainful employment and have all the necessary permits to do so.
- You have German language skills at level A 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as well as basic knowledge of the German legal and social system.
- Their livelihood, including sufficient health insurance cover, is secured without recourse to public funds
- They have sufficiently large living space for themselves and their family. Omit
Those who prove language skills at level B 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and meet the other requirements can receive the settlement permit after only 21 months of employment and payment of contributions.
Process flow
Before entering Germany, you must apply for a national visa in your home country. The representation of the Federal Republic of Germany involves the competent foreigners authority. In the visa procedure, you must provide information about your employment in the Federal Republic. This enables the authority to check whether the Federal Employment Agency has to approve the employment.
After entering Germany, you must apply for the residence title in writing at the aliens' registration office of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district before your visa expires. Depending on your place of residence, the aliens' registration office is either the municipal administration or the district office. Omit
Note: The Aliens' Registration Office obtains the consent of the Federal Employment Agency if this is required.
Since 01.09.2011 you have received the residence title in the form of a cheque card with additional electronic functions. You can find more information on this under "Apply for an electronic residence title (eAT)".
Requirements
The requirements for the EU Blue Card are
- You fulfil the passport and visa requirements.
For the passport requirement, it is sufficient if you have a replacement identity card. Omit - They receive an annual salary of at least 55,200 euros. For certain professions (natural scientists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors and IT specialists), a minimum salary of 43,056 euros applies.
- There are no grounds for expulsion against you.
- Their stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- You have
- a degree from a German higher education institution or
- a degree from a foreign higher education institution that is recognised in Germany, or
- another degree from a foreign higher education institution that is comparable to a German degree. You can check whether your foreign degree is recognised in the "anabin" database. You will find a link to this database in the section "Further information".
If your degree is not evaluated in this database, you can have a certificate evaluation done specifically for your degree. This will incur additional costs. - The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs may, by ordinance, determine professions in which a qualification attested by at least 5 years of professional experience is equivalent to a university degree.
- another degree from a foreign higher education institution that is comparable to a German degree. You can check whether your foreign degree is recognised in the "anabin" database. You will find a link to this database in the section "Further information".
- You have a job that matches your qualifications or a specific job offer that matches your qualifications.
- Under certain circumstances: Consent of the Federal Employment Agency You need the consent of the Federal Employment Agency if you are
- work in a shortage occupation and
- earn less than 4,600 euros gross per month.
- Depending on the profession: professional practice permit For some professions you need a special permit, for example for human medicine practitioners.
- You fulfil the passport and visa requirements.
Which documents are required?
- Proof of compliance with passport and visa requirements
- Proof of the minimum salary
- University certificate (original)
- If required: Certificate evaluation If your foreign qualification is not evaluated in the "anabin" database, please submit a certificate evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
- Your employment contract or job offer (original)
- If required: professional licence
- Proof that there are no grounds for expulsion against you
- Proof that you do not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany Superfluous, the Foreigners Authority checks automatically
What are the fees?
- Issue: 100,00 Euro
- Extension up to 3 months: 96,00 Euro
- Extension of more than 3 months: 93,00 Euro
The residence permit takes about five weeks to be issued. Therefore, please apply for it in good time. Otherwise, a temporary fictitious certificate can be issued. The fees are 13 €.
Processing time
4 - 6 weeks
Legal basis
Applications / Forms
Start your request directly online
Who do I need to contact?
- for the issuance of a national visa prior to entry into the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany: the German mission abroad (embassy, consulate)
- after entry: the foreigners authority in whose district you usually stay.
The foreigners authorities in Hessen are the district councils and mayors of the independent cities and the cities belonging to the districts with more than 50,000 inhabitants. Omit
Tip: The Federal Foreign Office provides a list of the representations of the Federal Republic of Germany abroad on its website.
List of representations of the Federal Republic of Germany abroad
Do you live in the northern district: municipality of Willingen (Upland), municipality of Diemelsee, town of Diemelstadt, town of Volkmarsen, town of Bad Arolsen, city of Lichtenfels, town of Bad Wildungen, municipality of Vöhl or in the town of Waldeck? Then you will find the right contact persons for your request here:
| First letter Surname |
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Aa - Aln, H, I, S, Y, UMA | Sabine Schlüter | |
Aa - Aln | Claudia Schweinsberg | |
Alo - Az, H, I, S | Jenta Sesselmann | |
B, E, D, Mj - Mz, L, U, V, W, X | Detlef Reimann | |
B, E, L, Mj - Mz | Jörg Jordan | |
C, G, Alo - Az | Eleni Bangert | |
C,G | Judith Schlömer | |
D,W | Elfi Schäfer | |
F, J, K, Ma - Mi, N | Elke Geiseler-Matsuda | |
F, J, Kh - Kz, U, V, Y, X | Franziska Brücher | |
Ka-Kg, 0, P, Q, Z | Ruslan Kosjan | |
Ma-Mi, N, UMA | Claudia Jellen | |
O, P,Q, R, T, Z | Beate Hocke | |
R,T | Monika Plathe |
If you live in the southern district: Gemeinde Edertal, Stadt Frankenau, Stadt Frankenberg (Eder), Gemeinde Allendorf (Eder), Stadt Hatzfeld (Eder), Gemeinde Burgwald, Gemeinde Haina (Kloster), Stadt Gemünden (Wohra) or in the Stradt Rosenthal, you will find your contact persons here:
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A-K | Carolina Bergener | |||
A-K | Denise Klauke | |||
A-K | Gerlinde Schäfer-Vogel | |||
L-Z | Dominik Stenzel | |||
L-Z | Andreas Hartmann |