However, German policy does not encourage immigration, that is, it will not easily give foreigners German nationality and permanent residence status.
At this time, many immigration agents will use the "blue card" as a signboard to attract customers.
What conditions can I meet to get a "blue card"? What is the difference between a "blue card" and a "green card"? Can I immigrate to Germany with a "blue card"?
What is a blue card?
The full name of the blue card is DieBlaueKarteEU, which is officially defined as:
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It is aimed at foreign immigrants who have the same higher education as Germany, making Germany more attractive.
The EU Blue Card provides them with the right to work and live in Germany. It will be easier to attract more high-tech professionals by introducing EU Blue Card through Germany.
Simply put, the blue card is the bait for EU countries to compete for high-end technical talents with immigrant countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia.
Who can get a blue card visa?
The blue card visa threshold is not high, so many people will think of opening the breakthrough point of immigration to Germany from here.
You only need to meet the following conditions to get a blue card visa:
1. The applicant should not be over 50 years old.
2. Have a German-recognized higher education (not limited to countries granting degrees), that is, a bachelor's degree or above.
3. The pre-tax salary of a company registered in Germany is not less than 49,600 euros, and the pre-tax salary of a few majors (mathematicians, doctors, IT personnel, etc.) is scarce. ) Not less than 38,688 euros.
What benefits can I enjoy when I get a blue card?
The cardholder's spouse and children can get a family reunion visa without language scores and an unrestricted work permit. That is, if one person gets a blue card visa, the whole family can come to Germany.
However, it should be noted that this "whole family" refers to spouses and children, and parents cannot obtain long-term family visas; In the future, the elderly can only get a 90-day short-term family visa to enter Germany once every six months.
Cardholder's children can receive free education from primary school (kindergartens in some States) to university graduation (if they like reading, doctoral graduation is free).
The family enjoys medical insurance, that is, one person pays the fee and the whole family enjoys "free" medical care (in fact, it is borne by the premium).
Cardholder families can enjoy various subsidies in Germany, such as parents' money and children's money that each child can receive every month.
Does getting the blue card mean immigrating to Germany?
This is the problem that everyone is most concerned about, but we should throw cold water on it: not necessarily.
The blue card is just a work visa. Whether you can immigrate to Germany depends on the following steps: whether you can change from a blue card visa to a resident visa (also known as a green card).
Many intermediaries will say, "If you hold a blue card visa for 2 1 month and pass the B 1 exam in German, or if you hold a blue card for 33 months and pass the A 1 exam, you can get permanent residency in Germany."
Does it look simple? But in fact, this is only theoretical.
What the intermediary won't tell you is that more and more people are eyeing the loopholes in the blue card visa. Visa officers are not vegetarian either. They will check whether the applicant really works in Germany in many ways during the exam, and the requirements for language ability are getting higher and higher.
Even in some cities, if you don't take the German social integration exam, even if you have a blue card visa, you can't successfully become a permanent resident in Germany.
Moreover, as a work visa, the blue card is bound to a German company. If the invitation company provided by the intermediary no longer exists, then the blue card will be invalid.
Similarly, if the inviting company does not renew the contract with the blue card holder, the blue card visa will also be invalid.
Therefore, the safest way is to run your own company in Germany, or to be affiliated with a reliable company. Only in this way can we ensure that the time to hold the blue card can meet at least 2 1 month.