Germany lowers the salary requirements for EU Blue Card 2022

Germany lowers the salary requirements for EU Blue Card 2022

Germany lowers the salary requirements for EU Blue Card 2022

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees of Germany has announced that the minimum annual gross income requirement for a German EU Blue Card is 0.7%.

This means that skilled foreigners who wish to work in Germany with an EU Blue Card will have the opportunity to receive a lower salary than before.

You must have a minimum of EUR56,400 in annual gross income to be eligible for an EU Blue Card. The minimum annual gross salary for employment in mathematics, computer science, engineering, and medicine (not including dentistry) is EUR43,992. This is according to the Office for Migration and Refugees in its updated guidelines for obtaining a German residence permit.

The EU Blue Card allows its holder to work for several years in the EU country where it is issued. Only skilled workers are eligible to apply for the EU Blue Card. They must have a degree from a university and a job offer that pays a minimum of a salary. This threshold is subject to change each year.

Last year, the minimum wage requirement was EUR56 800, and EUR44304 for shortage occupations, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

This requirement is higher than it was in 2020, when the minimum wage requirement to work under an EU Blue Card in Germany in nonshortage occupations was EUR55,000. And EUR44,304 in shortage occupations.

>> EU Blue Card Germany - Live & Work in Germany

Germany's decision not to reduce the minimum salary comes as the EU works to make it easier to get an EU Blue Card for skilled foreigners.

Members of the European Parliament agreed in September 2013 to reform the EU Blue Card. They also sought to facilitate the employment of highly skilled non-EU citizens to help reduce labor shortages in the main sectors of the bloc.

The MEPs agreed, among other things, to allow employees to get a Blue Card with a valid work contract for six months instead of the 12 month mandatory period.

The EU Blue Card isn't the only route for skilled workers to move to Germany. Germany has been issuing visas to qualified professionals and trainees from other countries since March 1, 2020 under the Skilled Workers Immigration Act. The act will fill vacant positions in Germany that are not filled by skilled EU and German workers.

The act's first year, which ran from March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 was marked by the grant of 30,200 visas to qualified trainees and specialists from third countries. This is despite the pandemic.

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