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Changing jobs after 6 months as a Blue Card holder
It is possible, but you will need permission.
You can freely change jobs on a Blue Card if you have already been in the country for two years. Prior to this two year period, you will need to gain ...
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How to answer the question "Have you been refused entry into the Federal Republic of Germany?"
If you're not certain whether to mention something, you should mention it. It's not like they don't know about it; they will have it in their records. If you don't mention it, you will appear ...
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Blue Card vs Work Permit for IT Specialists
If one wants to have a residence permit for the purpose of employment (if this is your main purpose of getting the residence permit) in Germany, it could be issued based on 2 paragraphs of the "...
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What are the permit implications of voluntarily leaving a job as a US citizen Blue Card-holder in Germany?
OK, I wasn't able to find an answer to my question through my own research, so I sought out 2 different lawyers and paid each of them about 100 EUR for a consultation (which amounted to an hour in an ...
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Getting the Permanent Residence Permit In Germany with and without the Blue Card
After 5 years, you will become a “long-term resident” under EU law but it does not make all that much of a difference.
After 5 years, you can also apply for a Niederlassungserlaubnis but there are a ...
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Which German language test would be more recognized as demonstrating "command of the language" when applying for the blue card/permanent residency?
I'm afraid the only valid answer is to see your Ausländerbehörde and ask them.
From my experience, they will accept all kinds of certificates, because they will run their own simple test even if you ...
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Which German language test would be more recognized as demonstrating "command of the language" when applying for the blue card/permanent residency?
2019 Update: The Bundestag made a clarification in August 2018, in which they explicitly stated that a level of B1 suffices for the "ausreichende Kenntnisse derdeutschen Sprache" specified in § 10 Abs....
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Blue card in Germany for a gay couple married in Denmark
Yes
A blue card allows for your spouse and relatives to accompany you.
A "spouse" always means "spouse or registered partner", which is Germany's way of saying "It's a same ...
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Can we directly apply for EU Blue card, or do I need a work visa for Germany? [Software professional] [India] [Have Job offer]
I managed to figure this out after a couple of emails to the German consulate.
The answer is:
No, we can't apply for a Blue card directly; but once we have a German national visa, and we travel to ...
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ZAB comparability statement for german EU blue card visa
Since I have come back from German Embassy and no one else has posted an answer yet, I would try to summarize my findings in case it helps someone.
So basically German Embassy needs the equivalence ...
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German embassy asking for ZAB degree evaluation certificate
There are three "equivalence categories" in the anabin database: Bedingt vergleichbar, Entspricht, and Gleichwertig. Based on your comments, the entry for your diploma mentions a German 3-year ...
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An Immigrant Wants to Work in Germany as a Contractor -?
First of all, I would for sure not quit your job unless you are sure you will receive the resident permit for self-employed work. Expect it to be a long process, depending on what kind of residence ...
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Time for changing jobs with Blue Card
If you rely on your savings solely, it's six months.
The blue card is connected to having a job, whether there is an employer given already or not – if you have no employer noted on the card, it just ...
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Would founding a company by E-residency (in Estonia) create a conflict with my Blue Card in Germany?
If you are close to two years with a BlueCard and you also know German language, you can apply for permanent residence permit already (after 21 months with BlueCard), which will allow you to register ...
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What are the necessary procedures (unregistering, etc) to follow when leaving Germany as an expat?
Due to the complexity of this single topic,
I will sub-devide the answer in the (hopefully) correct order.
Foreigners office (Ausländerbehörde) :
Aufenthaltsgesetz (2018) §51(7)
Regulates what ...
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What is the difference between “Talent Passport/ICT” and “Passport Talent” in visa category?
Those are indeed different categories, with slightly different rights and requirements:
Salarié détaché/ICT only applies to people transferring internally within the same company/group. I don't see ...
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Staying in Germany for long period on permanent residency (Niederlassungserlaubnis) without working
This is basically two different questions:
is residency allowed
is naturalisation allowed
under your proposed conditions?
Residency
Can I quit my current work in Germany, but still stay here on ...
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Can I renew my blue card (issued in Germany) after moving to Switzerland for work
Will it be possible to renew the blue card from Switzerland?
No. It's not possible to reside or work in Switzerland using the German Blue card either.
Is there is alternative to the blue card in ...
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Blue card doubt and financial evidence
Just to reinforce what the others said.
Me and my wife are from Brazil, and we live in Luxembourg. I had to apply to blue card.
However, I have a co-worker from Brazil who came in the same situation ...
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Blue Card vs Work Permit for IT Specialists
It depends where you live actually. But pretty much this link can be useful somehow:
https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326856/en/
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Can I renew my blue card (from Germany) even if my passport expired?
In general, you can renew your passport before it expires if you have the right documents. Do that in your embassy in Germany. Tell your local Auslaenderbehoerde that you are going to do that. Your ...
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Blue Card vs Work Permit for IT Specialists
I just have to add something that it is different if you have a higher education inside Germany. I have masters in Communication and Signal Processing and not recognised as a professional or required/...
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Is a Polish bluecard transferable to Germany (and other EU countries)?
There are two benefits of the Blue card that are intended to make moving between countries easier: You can move first and apply within a month (as opposed to waiting out the whole procedure before ...
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Can my german employer rollback my promotion?
Generally speaking, a promotion and a salary increase are extensions to your contract that must be accepted by both parties in writing. This is no big deal normally, both sign the extra page, the ...
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How do I apply for EU Blue Card after receiving job offer from Germany?
EU Blue Card: Live & Work in Europe explains how and what to do If You Have Found a Job in Germany.
If you have already found a job – either while in your home country or while in Germany, then ...
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Is it possible to maintain the permanent residence in EU and continue to live in your origin non-EU country
Generally speaking, permanent residence is only valid for duration of your continued residence in the country in question. If you were to resettle abroad, you would lose your permanent residence after ...
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ZAB degree assessment initial review for blue card
TL;DR: What ZAB is answering you is that given their initial screening of documents they will most likely not consider your degree equivalent to a German university degree.
That is also why they are ...
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The visa before German Blue Card
Does this mean the decision has not been made yet?
yes, it has not been made yet.
Can an Airbnb booking (for 3-6 months) be considered as a rental agreement?
It can be, if you signed a proper ...
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Moving to Spain from Germany with an EU blue card
It has been three years, and I have finally managed to get my residence permit in Spain. However EU blue card was of no use. EU blue card in Spain is very much unknown.
I had to get EU permanent ...
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Is there any possibility to obtain German Citizenship before 6 years without marriage?
Exceptions to the normal eight year residency requirement include:
People who have completed an integration course may have the residency requirement reduced to 7 years
If an applicant is especially ...
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