EU Blue Card - Your application in Frankfurt
The EU Blue Card - The Entry Visa and the Application Process to Obtain the EU Blue Card in Frankfurt
What is the EU Blue Card?
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Since August 1, 2012, employees and university graduates have had the opportunity to acquire a special residence permit, the so-called EU Blue Card. The aim of this residence permit is to promote and facilitate the permanent immigration of highly qualified workers from outside the EU to Germany. The legal basis for who can live and work in Germany with a Blue Card is regulated in Section 18g of the Residence Act.
What is required to obtain an EU Blue Card in Frankfurt?
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In order to obtain an EU Blue Card in Frankfurt, there are two main steps to be taken. Firstly, you need a national visa to enter Germany(entry visa) so that you can then apply for the EU Blue Card on site in Frankfurt after your arrival.
As a rule, the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and for obtaining an employment permit in Frankfurt - in the form of the EU Blue Card - are identical.
To obtain an EU Blue Card in Frankfurt, the following requirements must be met:
- You must have an accredited college degree,
- if necessary, a permit to practice the profession
- and meet the minimum salary threshold.
However, a special rule applies to IT specialists: they do not necessarily have to have a university degree in order to obtain an EU Blue Card. Instead, they must be able to prove that they have gained three years of professional experience in the past seven years and that they have acquired theoretical knowledge equivalent to that of university graduates. You can read more about this exemption here.
Bureaucracy therefore makes it necessary to submit an identical application twice. Firstly for permission to enter the country and then to obtain the electronic residence permit, the EU Blue Card, and thus a residence permit.
For citizens of some countries, however, the process is limited to one step, as they do not require an entry visa for Germany and can therefore apply for the EU Blue Card directly at the relevant immigration authority in Frankfurt. These are citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, the USA, South Korea, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Israel.
Further information on the EU Blue Card can be found here (as of Dec. 2024).
Who is responsible for applying for the EU Blue Card in Frankfurt?
In Frankfurt am Main, the Office for Foreigners' Affairs is responsible for applying for an EU Blue Card. Once you have received your entry visa and are in Germany, you can apply for the EU Blue Card online on their website. To collect the card and thus your electronic residence permit (eAT), you must appear in person.
Entry visa not required
Nationals who do not require an entry visa to Germanycan submit the applicationg for for the EU Blue Card directly in Frankfurt directly in Frankfurtwithout first applying for a national visa at the respective diplomatic mission abroad. This is a quick and advantageous option.tion.
Should you wish to apply for the EU Blue Card without an entry visa, we will advise you fully and ensure that the process is as unproblematic and quick as possible, using all existing legal options.
Entry visa required
We also advise our clients in the event that a visa is required to enter Germany. In particular, we draw attention to the accelerated skilled worker procedure in accordance with Section 81a AufenthG. This procedure has a number of advantages. In some cases, this procedure allows you to dispense with an appointment at the German diplomatic mission abroad and you only need to submit the required documents. A decision on your application should be made within a few weeks of submitting the documents.
We advise our clients on the more detailed aspects of the accelerated skilled worker procedure and carry it out for them.
