Questions tagged [blue-card]
Use this tag for questions about the EU Blue Card work permit
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Moving to Spain from Germany with an EU blue card
I am an EU blue card holder living in Germany for about 4 years. Recently I got a job offer in Spain as Java Developer, which I intend to take. But the company and I are oblivious to the visa process. ...
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Changing jobs before 2 years as a Blue Card holder
I have been working in Germany for 1.5 year as a software engineer with my blue card.
The company's name is not written on the blue card, or on the extra paper that came with the card: written on it „...
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Is it possible to apply for a German blue card while living in Germany in a different city from your company?
I've been living in Germany for a couple of years with the 'IT Specialist Visa'. At the moment I do not have a blue card.
I currently live in the same city where my company is located. But my company ...
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Can I take parental leave if I worked for 12 months with blue card in Germany?
I have been working in Germany with my blue card for 6 months now. I am pregnant and my due date is beginning of June 2024. I will have 12 months working on May 15th 2024. So, am I eligible to take ...
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Change of employer on type D visa while you are already in Germany
I have moved to Germany and working with Company A but I have received another offer from Company B and I am more interested and aligned to join Company B.
Currently, I have a type D visa and want to ...
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Tax Class Change Returns in Germany
I have EU Blue Card and live in Germany. I married a few months ago and will apply for the family reunion visa since my wife not living in the EU. I know that I can't change my tax class from 1(single)...
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Parental leave and reduced income with Bluecard
I have a bluecard in Germany. Will have a newborn soon. If I apply for parental leave, my income will go down below the bluecard threshold. Does this affect a validity of the bluecard permit?
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I have a work permit visa from the employer in Germany- Berlin. Will my wife get a dependent visa?
Both me and my spouse are Indian nationals. I have a work permit from one of the employers in Germany.
I have 3 questions -
1. Is this work permit from the employer, limited only to this company? ie)...
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Change in adress in between blue card delivery
I want to apply for blue card , there are chances that i will change my apartment before my blue card delievered to my current apartment . I am not sure about my future apartment yet . So is there a ...
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Residency Periods from 2 EU states towards EU Long Term Resident status
To give context to the topic, I'm currently holding an EU Blue Card issued by Italy (Carta Blu) and I currently have a permanent contract (Contratto A Tempo Indeterminato) with my current employer. I ...
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Change employer before receiving a blue card in Germany
I currently have a visa type D valid for 1 year and am eligible for a blue card. However, I can apply for it no sooner than 2 months before the visa expires (it is stated on the site with appointments ...
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Registering a civil union blue card holder Germany
I am going to Germany with a blue card, but the law in my country does not recognize us until there is a marriage. I want to bring my long-term girlfriend with me to live in Germany.
Can I as a blue ...
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Can I work more than 40 hours for second employer on German Blue card in 2024
I am on blue card in Germany working for any employer and he is allowing me to work for second employer as well for upto 40 hours. So is it legal to work for second employer in Germany being a blue ...
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Does British Postgraduate Certificate qualify for a Blue Card in Germany?
Currently I have a Masters degree in medicine awarded in Ukrainian university (H+, A5). However, I've been working as a Software developer for the last 5-6 years and would like to move to Germany and ...
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Works council approval Germany
Did anyone here need approval from a works council after receiving a job offer? How long did it take? In my case, after 3 rounds of interviews I was offered the position and after accepting it, the HR ...
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Travel to other EU countries after resigning from my current Job while on Blue card Germany
I have been living and working in Germany since April 2018 on Blue Card and recently renewed it as the previous one was only valid for 33 months. My new blue card is valid until Jan 2025.
I am ...
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Job description for german blue card
I have an upcoming appointment at Embassy for German Blue card. I have all the required documents except for Job description. The employer is on summer vacations and I am unable to reach him. Is it ...
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Living in Switzerland but having employment with a German company
I am a non-EU national and working+living in Germany with a Blue Card permit. I am getting married to a EU national who is working in Switzerland and we are planning to move together. After marriage I ...
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Changing jobs after 6 months as a Blue Card holder
I have been working in Germany for 6 months as a software developer with my blue card. The company's name is not written on the card, but it is written on an extra paper that came with the card.
I ...
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Blue Card Germany surname change after wedding
I have a German BlueCard and I need to change my surname due to marriage. I was advised to change my passport first which I have but I am not entirely sure what are the next steps to apply for a new ...
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My Masters Degree (2 years) and University exist in Anabin database, but only University of my Bachelors Degree (4 years) exist but not the degree
I have 4 years of Bachelors and 2 years of Masters.
University and Degree title of my Masters Degree exist in Anabin.
Only University is there in Anabin with H+ rating of my bachelor's degree but not ...
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Statement of comparability for German blue card
I am applying for German Blue card. My University is listed in Anabin database however my qualification which is Masters of Engineering in Electronics and Communication is not listed . However, ...
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German Citizenship Application for Spouse
My husband has been living in Germany for almost 7 years now. He came as a student, worked on a blue card job and now has PR as well. He should now be eligible to apply for citizenship (with the ...
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Working from EU country for a few days as non EU citizen on a German Blue Card
I am a non-EU citizen working in Germany. I got a Blue Card a few months ago. Can I work from France remotely (for the same company) for 7 days knowing that my company allows it. Officially, am I ...
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Renewing EU Blue Card in France after resigning
I have an EU Blue Card issued by France since 2019 which expires in April 2023. I was working until December 2021 and then in 2022, I was enrolled in a Masters program in France. I studied while on a '...
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Can you work remotely in Germany if you have blue card of another country?
I have an EU blue card from Finland and work for a company there. My company allows me to do remote work. My EU blue card allows me to travel freely in EU and visit other countries for 90 days. So can ...
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Application for NiederlassungsErlaubnis in Germany with Bluecard
I have worked with a blue card from December 2021- (end of April 2022), and from 16th of June 2022 until now. I hold a B1 German certificate. When can I be eligible to apply for permanent residence? ...
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Adding time spent in different EU countries for PR as a dependent of EU Blue Card holder
With an EU Blue Card, it will be easier for you to get long-term residence status, as the rules for calculating the period of time necessary are more generous (you can add together periods of time ...
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Only 8 months remaining in Blue card expiry, am I still eligible to go to Germany?
I was in Berlin in 2020 for 6 months but since the pandemic went from bad to worse I had to come to India to help my family.
During these 6 months, I was able to get Blue Card.
No, since I came back I ...
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Transfer permanent residence to other country
I live in Czechia, and I'm getting married to a Slovak guy. We are considering moving to Hungary. I have blue card and only a few months till permanent residence in Czechia. My goal would be dual ...
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Blue card rejection because of not having a Masters degree certificate at hand
I completed my Masters (IT) from Germany some weeks ago. By completion, I mean I got the grades of my final thesis. But the actual physical copy of the masters degree certificate will take some time ...
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Blue card start date?
I had got a great job offer in germany and moved to Germany on national visa type D for work. It's a long term work visa for skilled workers. I entered Germany on October, 2020 on the above visa. ...
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France visa refusal and Appeal [duplicate]
As mentioned in my previous question, my France long-stay visa was refused (the reason for refusal was "risk to public order/public security/health") in Dec, 2022. My immigration consultant ...
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Validity of 90-day tourist Schengen visa after Blue Card or resident permit expiration
I am wondering about the following scenario:
I am the holder of a Residence Permit (Blue Card or other) in a Schengen country (e.g: Germany)
My passport normally allows me to stay up to 90 days in a ...
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Change of employer before applying for blue card
I hold a blue card eligible visa (right now entry level D). The company for which I got this has been delaying my starting date ever since. Now I have received a new offer for another German company. ...
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Non-EU student wants to start working in Germany company right before finishing Master's thesis
I am a student in Munich and in the last stage of my thesis. I got a job (in IT) and my contract starts from June (this date has already been pushed from April and hence no further changes can happen)....
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Family Reunion - Germany
wanted to ask a few questions about family reunion visas. Some context - My partner came to Germany in Oct 2022 for work. She procured an EU Blue Card for this. I also procured an EU Blue Card to come ...
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Abandoning Blue Card Visa - Germany
I would like to know if there is any problem if I give up from a position in Germany after I received the Visa that allows the Blue Card application. I am still in my country, but due to some personal ...
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Non-EU student wanting to start job right before submitting Masters thesis [duplicate]
I am a student in Munich and in the last stage of my thesis. I got a job (in IT) and my contract starts from June (this date has already been pushed from April and hence no further changes can happen)....
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Status of carte de sejour (European blue carte) after leaving France to work elsewhere
I have a France European Carte Blue residence permit. It is valid til October 2024. I have found a job in the UK and will be moving there. I am not being able to find what exactly will be the status ...
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Can I move to another German state before I got my electronic Blue Card?
I have obtained the paperwork for the blue card, but I will need to wait up to eight weeks to receive the card itself. If I move to another state or city, will this affect the process? Do I need to ...
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In Germany, is it possible to get an EU long-term residency (Daueraufenthalt–EU) in 21 months with an EU Blue Card and B1-level German?
In Germany, if you have an EU Blue card, you can get a permanent settlement permit in just 21 months if you also have B1-level knowledge of the German language. (Source: https://service.berlin.de/...
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Blue card registration from a different city
I got an offer from City A in germany with full remote work. I wanted to rent a house in City B and apply for blue card from City b. Can we do so? Or do I have to apply for bluecard from City A and ...
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Change from Aufenthaltserlaubnis to bluecard visa
I came to Germany with my wife with Aufenthaltserlaubnis visa. My wife has a bluecard as well. After 3 months I found a job that fulfills bluecard requirements. I've been working for over 10 months ...
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How long does the process take if I change employers with a German Blue Card within the first two years?
What is the typical length of the application process for a German Blue Card when changing employers within the first two years? Should I apply at the Ausländerbehörde in the city of my new job if it ...
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Losing job while waiting for Blue Card
I currently have a Fiktionsbescheinigung certificate that is valid for the next 6 months. If someone loses their job while their application for the blue card is under process, I wanted to ask:
How ...
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Germany Blue Card - change of company
I have a German Blue Card and want to change my employer. According to the rule for Blue Card holders:
For the first two years of employment, approval from the Foreigners’ Registration Office must be ...
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Can I get a Blue Card visa from Germany if I have a probation for cannabis consumption?
Im a software developer from Turkey. I was caught using cannabis and sentenced to 1 year probation (without court) which consists of 3 one-on-one, 10 group sessions and a urine test which I completed ...
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Traveling for the very first time to Germany
This is my very first time travelling. I am relocating alone to Munich, Germany in a few days. I have obtained a one-year Blue Card visa and I am going to work there as an IT Engineer.
I have the ...
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German Blue Card application while my passport is in another consulate
I have an upcoming appointment for a blue card in Berlin. I submitted the application two months ago, but I have not yet received the appointment date. I have to submit my passport to Canadian ...
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