EU Blue Card Munich
The EU Blue Card - The entry visa and the application process to obtain the EU Blue Card in Munich
The requirements for obtaining an EU Blue Card in Munich
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In order to obtain a Blue Card EU, two steps are basically necessary. You need a national visa of category "D" to enter Germany (entry visa) and you have to apply for your EU Blue Card in Munich in person.
The requirements for the issuance of your entry visa correspond to the same requirements for your employment in Munich, i.e. the requirements for the EU Blue Card.
The requirements for applying for an EU Blue Card in Munich are:
- A recognized college degree,
- meeting the minimum salary threshold;
- and possibly the permission to practice the profession.
Bureaucracy requires that you submit the identical application twice. Once to enter the country and once to obtain your residence permit in the form of the electronic residence title EU Blue Card.
Citizens of the following countries do not need an entry visa to apply for the EU Blue Card directly at the Aliens Department in Munich:
USA, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Israel and New Zealand. You only need one step.
Find out more about the requirements for the EU Blue Card and the need for an entry visa (as of October 2022).
Responsibilities for the EU Blue Card in Munich
In Munich, the Kreisverwaltungsreferat (KVR) is responsible for applying for the EU Blue Card. Here you must apply (again) for the issuance of an EU Blue Card and then appear in person at the authority to receive the so-called electronic residence title in the form of the EU Blue Card.
Jurisdiction outside Munich for the EU Blue Card
If you do not need an entry visa, want to live in Munich and want to apply for the EU Blue Card in advance from abroad and not personally at the Aliens Department in Munich, the Aliens Department in Munich is also responsible according to the law (§ 7 para. 1 sentence 3 BayZustVAuslR).
However, it refuses to process applications unless the applicant is registered in Munich. In our view, this is a violation of the applicable jurisdiction ordinance.
Without entry visa
The possibility to apply for the Blue Card from abroad is a good and fast alternative for nationals who do not need an entry visa to apply for the EU Blue Card directly at the Aliens Department in Munich.
In cases of applying for the EU Blue Card without an entry visa, we fully advise our clients to enable the fastest and smoothest process possible. We use all legal possibilities for you.
With entry visa
We also advise our clients in cases where an entry visa is required and point out the possibility of the accelerated procedure within the meaning of Section 81a of the Residence Act. After completion of the accelerated procedure for skilled workers, you will receive a so-called preliminary approval and the foreign missions are then obliged to set an appointment within three weeks to apply for the entry visa. At some German missions abroad you do not even need an appointment, but just submit your documents. A decision on your application will then be made within a few weeks of submission of the documents.
We advise our clients on the details of the accelerated specialist procedure and carry it out for them.
More information about the EU Blue Card can be found here.
