Benefits of the EU Blue Card for companies

• Planning certainty due to legal entitlement to EU Blue Card deadline & issuance
• Change of job within the first 2 years must be approved by the immigration authorities
• Simplifies the life and daily routine of employees
• Facilitates family reunification (bring spouse – spouse’s employment is immediate)
• 22 – 27 months after Blue Card issue and with sufficient German language skills, German identity card may be issued
• After 27 months of employment with an EU Blue Card, a German identity card can be issued; if the German language skills are sufficient (level B1 CEFR), it can even be issued after 21 months.

=> Promotes long-term integration and prevents “homesickness

Requirements in shortage occupations:

• The skilled worker has a university degree recognised in Germany
• Concrete job offer
• Gross annual salary of more than 39,682.80 euros

• Exception – specialists: no university degree required, only 3 years work experience sufficient for the Blue Card

Important note: The list of bottleneck occupations has been greatly extended. DreamState will be happy to advise you.