Qualified specialists from Ukraine and Russia are catching up with the Chinese and Indians in terms of the scale of moving to Germany
Germany is issuing residence permits to an increasing number of highly qualified foreigners from countries outside the European Union, reports the economic weekly WirtschaftsWoche, citing data from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). writes Deutsche Welle.
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The residence and work permit for highly qualified foreigners from so-called “third countries” is called a “Blue Card”. It was introduced in 2012 at the EU level. Since then, more than 62 foreigners have received such documents in Germany.
Blue cards are issued to specialists who have an employment contract with companies in the EU.
As of mid-2017, the most blue cards received were Indians (8212), Chinese (3217), Russians (2901), Ukrainians (1942) and US citizens (1560). Germany issues about 85 percent of all Blue Cards in the EU.
Prerequisites for obtaining a blue card in Germany include completed higher education and a salary of at least 50 euros per year, including taxes.
For specialists in natural sciences, engineers, doctors and IT specialists, an annual salary of 39 euros is enough to obtain this residence permit.
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