Germany · National (Germany)
Skilled Worker
EU Blue Card (Standard)
For non-EU professionals with a recognized university degree and a qualifying job offer, at the general 2026 salary threshold.
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Pathway overview
For non-EU professionals with a recognized university degree and a qualifying job offer, at the general 2026 salary threshold.
Verified directly from make-it-in-germany.com (the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action's own skilled-immigration portal), cross-referenced against multiple independent 2026-update sources: you need a university degree recognized as equivalent to a German degree, a job offer matching that qualification, and a gross annual salary of at least €50,700 — the general 2026 threshold, effective 1 January 2026. A separate, lower threshold applies for shortage occupations, recent graduates, and qualifying IT specialists — see the EU Blue Card (Shortage Occupation / Recent Graduate) program for that path.
Eligibility requirements
- Intended applicant
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- Job offer
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- Age
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- Language
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- Experience
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Costs and financial requirements
- Main financial requirement
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- Government fee
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Application process
Apply at a German mission abroad, or convert an existing residence permit at your local Ausländerbehörde
Status, validity and rights
- Current status
- Open
- Initial validity
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Renewal
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- Work rights
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- Study rights
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
Family inclusion
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Permanent residence and citizenship
Permanent residence
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Citizenship
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship never guarantees approval.
Required documents
An official pathway-specific document checklist has not yet been confirmed in structured format.
Official sources and verification
Open the official source checked by the reviewer
- Last published
- 2026-09-05
- Last source verification
- 2026-09-08
- Effective from
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Effective to
- No end date published
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