Work visa Germany
EU Blue Card
Run by German missions abroad (Federal Foreign Office) and the Federal Employment Agency; information from Make it in Germany (Federal Government)
University graduates with a job offer in Germany at the Blue Card salary. IT specialists without a degree can qualify with three years of IT work in the last seven.
- Job offer
- Required. A qualified job of at least six months with a gross salary of at least EUR 50,700 a year (2026), or EUR 45,934.20 for shortage occupations and new graduates (with Federal Employment Agency approval).
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- A German degree, a comparable foreign degree, or a tertiary qualification of at least three years at ISCED level 6. IT specialists may qualify without a degree.
- Work experience
- Not required with a degree. IT specialists without a degree need at least three years of IT work in the past seven years.
- Government fee
- EUR 75 for a national (long stay) visa, EUR 37.50 for minors
- Processing time
- Several months, depending on the purpose of stay (Federal Foreign Office)
- Money you must show
- Not stated on the official page
- When and to whom you pay
- At the German mission when you apply for the visa.
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on make-it-in-germany.com on 2026-10-18: "at least €50,700 (as of 2026)"; "€45,934.20 (as of 2026)"; "worked in IT for at least three of the past seven years". Fee read on auswaertiges-amt.de: "für nationale Visa (zum längerfristigen Aufenthalt) 75 Euro". Another official page.