This is how a video should be. Concise information of the complex new changes that is easy to understand. Kudos to both of you for doing this good work 🙌

I'm amazed at how you guys put this video together, real good work, appreciate all the information shared here!

Thank you! you guys make everything easier to be up to date.

You guys are amazing. Always love your videos. They are so simple and informative

This is amazing how this showed up, as I am looking to move back to Europe this year. Thank you!

This video is part Jen and Yvonne dissecting the intricacies of the EU Blue Card changes and part Jen ranting about her less than stellar experience with residence permit and Auslanderbehörde 😅 Both are valid and important for folks to know!

Thanks a lot for your video!! As always, it was super helpful. 😍

Love your content and how you present it. I have been watching you videos for almost a year now, hopefully getting my blue card and moving in 1-2 months. Very grateful for this channel 🙏

Thnaks a lot ! very useful and you are doing a wonderful content !! Keep it up Blessed you are

Thanks for your video. You are always awesome. This video help me answer lot of questions I had from long time. ❤

Muchas gracias por poner este video! Es mucho más explicativo que muchísimos. Por favor sigan publicando al respecto :) Yo estoy finalizando mis estudios de masterado pero hay cosas que nadie te explica D:

Amazing video! I had so many doubts in 2022 when I applied for a visa and this video answered all of them. In the end my position did not meet the salary threshold (at the time), but I qualified for the scientist visa (Visum zum Forschungsaufenthalt).

Very helpful indeed - thanks a lot for this video. I thought sponsorship was mandatory by the company providing you a job offer! - It has expanded my possibilities now!! Thank you very much

Yesterday I received the PIN-Brief to get my freshly new Blue card 🎉🥳 It's just a one year contract, but I'm going to fight for at least a +1 year contract and apply for the Niederlassungserlaubnis 💪 Hugs&Kisses, I'm a big fan ❤

You two are great, please continue to share information. Soon I will be in Germany❤

I love watching your videos. Very helpful.😊❤

Brilliantly explained all the required information and the process, can not be more simpler than this. Great Work, Thank you! 👍👍👍

Love the channel ❤, always informative

Great content Jen & Yvonne

You guys are soooo helpful and positive. Thanks

Your videos are very informative. I always look forward to learning a lot. Yes in Kenya you can apply for the EU blue card in English

very nice video, i have a blue card but still learnt a lot from this video

Thank you guys!! ❤

Like your contents here, from the UK!💫

Thanks for the great and usefull video. I am still waiting for evaluation of my Diploma from ZAB for more than 7 months already ...

Hola chicas me encantan sus videos, I am currently gathering the documentation for my visa and the ZAB certificate it took less than 24hrs, this was during the last week of March. Saludos desde Chile

Pharmacist here from the Philippines. Still learning the language. Can't wait to live and work there in Germany. Sooooooooon! Great content. Explained well.

Thank you the detailed overview! I was just thinking about “upgrading” my current skilled worker visa to the Blue Card but it seems like the portal is not ready for the situation when I’m already in Germany (there’s no Germany in the country dropdown list). Where should I apply in this case?

Great video🎉

Thank you very much for the video, can you please discuss the new changes in the law regarding the international university students here in Germany ( likehow many houirs are we allowed to work yearly ? and are we still supposed to get a job only in our major after graduation or we can work in a different field and still be able to change our residence status to a work residence permit instead of a student residence permit... thanks a lot for your valuable videos again :)

Good news, thank you 😊

The validity is topped by the passport expiry date. Processing time IS quick, it took one day in some cases.

Hello, thanks a lot for this informative video. Could you please confirm if the 12 month validity rule of Blue Card while staying outside of Germany is also valid for Blue Cards which were issued in mid of 2023?

Can you kindly also make a video on Permanent Resident (PR) and its benefits. Thanks❤

Its a nice informative video

I came with the previous IT specialist visa, so missed the chance to get a blue card :(, oh well hope they reduce the time for permanent residency.....

Thanks a lot for the content. Can the spouse of the blue-card holder also apply for PR after 21 / 27 months or this rule is only applicable for Blue-card holder himself?

As per 3:27 basically, non-EU citizen(American/Canadian) can apply to germany, all they need is job offer letter ? So would any company ask such question - "Do you require visa permit?/sponsorship?" What would be the response as a job candidate be ?. Could you clarify abit more the next steps , once the job offer is provided with given salary as mentioned ? . Do we need a certifikate of german language level from goethe institue , as well ? And USA/Canada doesn't require resident permit within 90 days or after 90 days, but rather apply direct EU blue Card within 90 days based on job offer letter ? Does university degree has to be from Germany? Thanks for alot of info. .but if you can clarify abit more, really appreciable ?

Your video is pretty clear that we need only employment contract and recognised university degree. But there is one additional form along with application with a tag 'make it in Germany' that needs to be signed by employer. Do we still need it?

I can attest to the IT law changes, I came to Germany with a work visa and got the 2 year visa. after the new laws I emailed the the city office to find out if I qualify for the Blue card. I was send a bunch of documents I had to fill in and sent them back. After about 3 weeks I got the Blue card green paper and an appointment to go and process for the card (bio metrics etc). So I need 1. 106€ 2. Latest Photos 3. Passport This is after living here for two years.

Thanks for the video! I have a question though. I started my job in May 2023 and my blue card is tied to it. Does that mean I cannot change my job after this May without asking for approval because it was issued before March 2024?

Love your videos ❤

I always enjoy your content. It helped me learn a lot about various topics before I moved to Germany. Keep up the good work. Now, about my question, what's the salary threshold for non-IT professionals? Is it still the same as what you mentioned, Euro 45,300? I work as a graphic designer. Last year, the salary threshold for non-IT professionals like me was around Euro 56,000. I would really appreciate it if you could provide me with this information. Thank you.

YOU ARE THE BEST!

Can self-employed people get the blue card if they earn more that the requirement? For eg, KZfaqr, Freelancer, etc.

Ended up here because I got an English speaking job in Germany and have my blue card appointment next week. It’s not impossible. Great insight here!

This is very informational. Can a EU Blue Card holder still travel to another schengen country without applying a visa?

My Father in law is German, he loves cheese, beer, and he is kind too.

great vid! i know the focus of the channel is to help settle in DE, but have you considered doing a video on what to do when/if you leave Germany for good? (abmeldung, bank account, radio tax, etc.)

I like this video!😊❤

Thank You for Great Work. Please could you create a video of what steps need to be done after losing a job, Combined with Blue Card holder status.

Informative i just want to add one thing Can u please make a video on pharmacist immigration into Germany and degree recognition for pharmacist please its a request

3:26 Coming to Germany or even moving within the country can be extremely difficult and challenging without Relocation Package from Employer. Based on first hand experience!

I am arriving in Germany in October! You two have been amazing in everything I needed to know!

Thank you sehr sehr

I had our HR help with applying for my aufenthalstitel, and I hadn't noticed that we did this for an Aufenthaltserlaubnis type of permit instead of blue card. This happened last year, and I need to renew my residence permit now, should I reapply now for a blue card? and if so, how can this happen?

I have a small doubt. If I completed 12 months in the current job and I have a blue card. 1. What if I wanted to look for a job in some other country like the Netherlands? Can I have the same blue card or they will give me another kind of Resident permit like an EU blue card?. \ 2. What happens if I have PR in Germany and looking for a job in the Netherlands? will I be considered a foreigner or a person inside the EU?. Altogether, I wanted to know, which Resident Permit is benefit in case I wanted to switch my job to the Netherlands From Germany? EU blue card or PR. Because if I have PR of Germany, I am tied to the country, unlike Blue card which is valid across the EU? Please clarify me.

Thank you for your independent work, ladies! A question: my university is recognized with +A, however I couldn't find my degree tagged to the university. Would I be able to apply still? Considering only this factor.

thank you for this useful video, so to bring my parents I must be in a mangerial level? so if I'm working as an it specialist I can't bring them??

WOW! Everything just got more perfect. It's been 17 months since I came to Germany for work with an IT Specialist visa and tho I don't have a university degree, I can apply for the Blue Card and get my permanent residence in 10 months?! WOW!

Can I apply for a blue card as a nurse here in Germany with b2 and have lived here for the past 6months?

I already have 5 years of experience as a verkaüfer and i heard that it's not possible to do this job because Ausbildungsabschluss is required in germany , is this correct ?

PLEASE MAKE a video on GERMAN CV and cover letter sample for full time job

What about dependents of blue card holder? how many months of stay required for getting permanent residency and what level of language skill is required?

What is the difference between an 18b vs 18g blue card . I have a problem with my bank to get a personal loan due to this change

Thanks

Sounds great, but it’s incredibly challenging to secure a job without proficiency in the local language, ideally at least at a B2 level. Additionally, finding an apartment in larger cities and popular areas is notoriously difficult.

Hello, if first time applying for Blue card age 45 years applicant need to have extraordinary salary amount ?

i have question , if someone already has blue card in another EU country from last 1+ years, when that person move to Germany ,did that time period of stay in previous country will be count in Germany for Permanent residence or not ? kindly confirm, . second ,is it easy to move germany on blue card from other Eu country ?

I did my Ausbildung here in Germany as a Pflegefachman, can I apply for this chance? Thanks

In my case, all the criteria were met but the Ausländerbehörde refused to give me. They were pointing at some old income criteria. I didn't argue because I got that appointment after multiple desperate requests 😢

Thanks for the valuable information! ❤Is the reduced length before applying for the permanent residency down to 27 months only available to blue carders after march 2024 or every blue card holder can benefit from it?

Thanks! Great content. But still one unclear thing: I came to Germany with a blue card visa on 30 December 2022. After I arrived and got all papers, I applied for the blue card residence permit, which they gave me in May 2023 - 5 months after I arrived. During those 5 months I was working according to the contract, that fulfills all requirements of the blue card. I also have a confirmed German B1 level. Am I eligable to apply for permanent residence permit after 21 months with a blue card plastic or after blue card visa + blue card plastic?

As always, vielen Dank und muchas gracias! I'm worried about the information regarding waiting times and the need to leave and reapply. My understanding -based on other fireigners experience - was if your papers are in, you just have to wait in Germany and don't leave.... could you please double check that info? Also, if you move from let's say Frankfurt to another smaller town with a shorter wait time in Ausländerbehörde, does frankfurt continue to process your residency permit request, or is it automatically transferred to the new town, or does it cancel the process in Frankfurt and you start over in a new town? ...too many questions, i know ))))

I have work permit in Sweden (not the blue card, just regular), do you know if I need to apply for the visa first or the 3 months rule is also valid for me?

Rules regarding bringing parents after March 2024, you specifically said management position? How is this defined? Or do you just go back to the point of high salary?

I have a question please... Bildungsinländer is entitled to have Blue Card ?

Hey thank you for this informative video! So, what if I am from a third country but I currently have a residence permit in an EU country (not EU blue Card), do I still need to apply for visa?

I have 10 years IT Tech and server management experience..pending matter is route to get a job offer to actually apply for the blue card.

fashion models they can apply fro the blue card ?

If I'm an IT professional, do my spouse then need A1?

Jen and Yvonne, do you know if experience (Outside of Germany) as contractor full time with a German company also counts as experience for the IT Specialist blue card?

Manifesting the blue card for this year🥺

I'm also Brazilian and can confirm getting the ZAB comparability certificate approved after only a couple of weeks. The issue may actually be getting the certificate via mail, which depending on where you live, it may take a lot of time or never arrive. For me, it never arrived until I moved to Germany months later, but hopefully I received a digital copy from them via e-mail, which I could use in my Blue Card application. Not sure if they always send it digitally as well, but better ask for it to be sure.

Thanks for the video You mentioned that EU Blue card Tied with the Job Contract. Well, for a first job contract for NON-EU person there is a probation period of 6 months and after that it gets unlimited. So Will I get visa for 6 months or will my visa expiry will be according to the EU Blue card expiry?

Does maternity affect blue card benefits? Do you have to work longer to have your residency? If you are the main blue card holder?

Received mine in December 2023 for 4 years😮

I have a master degree from Germany (bachelor from foreign country). After masters from Germany, I moved to an another EU country for work. Now I have a job offer from a German company and I need to apply for a work visa. Can i apply with my German degree? Does it matter if my past degree from abroad is comparable or not, since I have one german degree? I can't find a detailed explanation on this matter. Can someone tell me about this? thanks and have a nice day :) PS: My german degree is relevant for the job. I am in science field (research and lab work)

Hello, I greatly appreciate your content and have been an avid follower for a long time, even before I moved to Germany. I have a specific question I hope you can help with. I have been issued a German Blue Card for the past two years, and it is valid until 2027. Unfortunately, I recently lost my wallet, which contained my original Blue Card. Could you advise me on the process for reissuing the Blue Card? Are there straightforward steps to follow, or will I need to book another appointment? As you know, securing an appointment in Berlin can be quite challenging. I have already filed a police report and have a copy of it. Any assistance on this matter would be greatly appreciated. I believe a detailed video on what to do if one loses their wallet and similar items would be beneficial to many people. Thank you for your help.

I was wondering about the following scenario: There is one person that holds the Bluecard and the partner comes to Germany using the family reunification visa. If the person with the bluecard applies to the residence permit in 21 months. Can the partner also apply in 21 months? Thank you for the great content!

Hello, thanks for the video, one topic which is rarely touched and very difficult to find information about, if it is possible to transfer your blue card in another EU country, even my ABH couldn't answer. I am not EU citizen who worked in Poland with Blue card for more than 5 years (I didn't apply for PR there), I got a job in Frankfurt, got a blue card visa from the embassy, moved and recently got my blue card plastic. In theory EU blue card years can be combined, so if I got A1, I already will have more than 36 months so again in theory I can apply for German PR after just few months of moving but sadly couldn't find any procedure about it, maybe someone had this experience?

The problem with all these permits is that its HIGHLY skewed toward tech workers..

Can you give more details about the permanent residency from blue card? I have checked the details from the federal government and from the city but the requirements do not match. They say I need the integration course certificate, but it takes too long to do it.

I have a question that is not related to the topic but i really need to know. It would be great if you guys would help me with the answer. So I'm currently studying in Germany as an international student. When i started my study in Germany, it was in the pandemic time, so the government gave us an opportunity because of the pandemic to be able to study one semester longer than it should be. But on the other side, besides it, we can actually extend our study for max. 6 semester (correct me if I'm wrong). So in this summer semester i want to study but in part time, the reason is to prepare my portfolio for an upcoming internship. Because it is not possible to do it while I'm studying in full time, i have to extend one semester into 2 semesters, so i can organize it better and to make it possible. So before the semester began (it had just started) i had already informed the immigration office 6 weeks before and i had also already applied for the part time study and sent the documents to my uni and i had a talk with uni before i signed the paper and we talk about how many and which courses do want to do in this let's say 1st 6th semester and what or which courses i want to do in the upcoming 2nd 6th semester. Nevertheless, we talk about that i should still apply for all courses that i should do like normally in case the immigration office would say no or reject my plan to study part time. So now it's the 7th week (on the website of the Berlin immigration office written there it takes 6 weeks to get an answer) and i still didn't get any mails or answer from the immigration office, on the other side i have to decide it (i want to do the study in part time) and i don't want to wait any longer anymore, because then i can log out from the courses that i don't want to do in this semester and also will have time to fulfill my plan for my future during the study and for the after study. So what do you guys think? Should i just ignore the immigration office and do the part time study as i have planned it (i already signed the document and sent it to my uni) or so i still wait for the answer? But if i wait, I'm 100% sure it will take a really long time and i would even still not get any answers from the immigration office until the end of the summer semester. It's so annoying 😞 Info: on the Berlin immigration office website, there is written "no appointments are available, if it's something urgent, you can use this request mail on our website". Which i did, so it's something really urgent and important. It's about me planning and preparing for my study for my future. Why it's so difficult and it takes so long and i have to ask every time i want to do something for my study and my future and i have to wait until i have lost my hope and nerves 😢 Please HELP!

Question please: I was on a normal residence for 7 seven months then I got a job which qualified me for a blue card so I switched to a blue card and I have A1. Should I still have to wait for 27 months after I got the blue card or I can add the first 7 months where I had the residence permit to it?

Hello, I watched your video. I mean the video is the best informations I found, easy to understand. I wanted to ask If we are not EU citizien, can't we apply for ZAB statement of comparability ? Because I couldn't register the system. And I think It's not make sense :D How we can get this ZAB statement and apply for Blue card with out applying with anabin database. In Anabin we have my university, but not my department :) Is it also possible only with H+ for my university to apply for a visa ? Thanks in advance

I am a food technologist and already have the B1 german level. Currently I am looking for a job in germany.

Thank you for such clear explanations. One question though - I am an expat in Germany and applied for Blue Card in August23 , so it is before March 24. Now I am living in Germany but my Blue Card still not issued. When I get it which is after March 24 - will I be able to bring my father--law in Germany (my wife is here and we can pay for him)?

Hello, Thank you for the videos .. always very informative . Do you have any information about the Permanent residency for a non-working spouse of a Blue Card holder. Can we apply at the same time ? And if so what are the requirements ? Thank you in advance

I have accomplished my graduation from Bangladesh. Want to study abroad. I have a study gap. How can I go there?