Frequently asked questions of German EU blue card immigrants.

# German Immigration # Introduction Germany revised and introduced the German EU Blue Card Immigration Act, aiming at attracting high-end talents to work in Germany on a global scale. Stay in Germany with a blue card and get permanent residency in Germany as soon as 2 1 month. The following are the common problems of German EU blue card immigrants compiled by KaoNet. Welcome to read!

Frequently asked questions of German EU Langka immigrants

1. Which EU countries have implemented and which countries have not implemented the EU Blue Card?

Up to now, except Britain, Ireland and Denmark, other EU member States have implemented the EU Blue Card Act.

2. Can the work place and residence card address not be in the same place?

As long as it is in Germany, the workplace can be different from the residential address.

3. Is the blue card only issued to certain occupations?

Any occupation is ok, as long as you have a recognized bachelor degree or above and meet the minimum annual salary requirements for employer contract review.

4. Can I work for any employer without restriction if I hold the EU Blue Card?

In the first two years, you must work for the employer who applied for the employment contract when applying for the blue card. After that, you can change employers freely, but you can't run your own business.

5. What will happen if I lose my job?

If you are unemployed, you need to report to the immigration office, even if the residence card is still valid. Immigration will give you the necessary time to find it again.

6. Can spouses work freely in Germany after immigration?

Yes, spouses can work in Germany without any restrictions.

7. Can I travel freely in Schengen while waiting for the blue card?

Usually, after submitting an application for a blue card, the Immigration Bureau will issue a temporary certificate, with which you can travel freely in Schengen.

8. When can I change employers?

The employer must apply for approval for the first two-year change, and the approval conditions are the same as those for the first application. You are free to change employers after 2 years. If the minimum wage had been raised at that time, you must meet the raised minimum annual salary.

9. Can I get a blue card if I have completed vocational education but have no higher education diploma?

I can't.

Article 2 Welfare of German immigrants

With the development of economic globalization, Germany has become a new immigrant country since 2000, and the society as a whole is diversified. Today, one fifth of Germany's population is immigrants.

1, free quality education

Most public universities in Germany are free, and all tuition fees can be avoided, from children's primary school to graduate students to doctors. Compared with hundreds of thousands of tuition fees in other European and American countries, the cost performance of German education is not too high at all. Germans believe that education and real estate belong to people's livelihood issues, and GDP depends on real industries.

Although study is free, many elite German universities have a long history of 100 years and the quality of education is quite high, which is the originator of modern China university system. The number of Nobel Prize winners in Germany ranks third in the world.

Sowing the seeds of a single spark can start a prairie fire for China's revolution and education system. The German diploma has a high gold content and a high school employment rate.

2. Medical system

After education, let's talk about medical care. Everyone in Germany must apply for medical insurance, and the medical insurance agency pays for the treatment. "One person applies for insurance and the whole family benefits."

Insurance institutions bear the cost of drugs, auxiliary tools, hospitalization and health preventive measures, and most of the expenses such as tooth filling and tooth extraction when going to the dentist are also borne by medical insurance institutions, including popular vaccines such as human papillomavirus, which are free! Insurance packages usually include free items such as physical examination, exercise and fitness. In addition, insurance institutions also bear all or part of the cost of recuperation!

Germany's medical system is as rational as this country's, and its emergency service system may be global, with all costs borne by the government. The proportion of medical and health expenditure in GDP ranks third in Europe; The number of operations performed by doctors is the highest in Europe.

3. Maternity allowance and child allowance

In Germany, women will receive maternity allowance from 6 weeks before delivery to 8 weeks after delivery. In case of multiple births, it can be extended to postpartum 12 weeks.

Before the child is 3 years old, both parents can enjoy parental leave, and during this period, they can also receive parental subsidies from the federal government. In addition, each child can receive hundreds of euros a month until the child reaches the age of 25, and so on. The more children there are, the more they get. According to having four children, the monthly child allowance can exceed 773 euros.

4. Social welfare

Germany's perfect social security system is recognized by the society. In addition to maternity allowance and child allowance, there are social relief funds, unemployment allowance, pension and nursing allowance.

Social assistance: people without income can receive social assistance, which is provided by the government, and the amount is enough to cover the most basic living expenses except housing and heating, including daily expenses such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, personal care and home. Recently, we even discussed whether to increase the money for cigarettes and alcohol. Take a family of three as an example. After comprehensive calculation, you can get at least 1200 euros per month.

Unemployment benefits: This is included in social security. Unemployment benefits are usually 60% of the on-the-job salary (67% if there are 1 child). The duration of receiving unemployment benefits depends on age. According to relevant statistics, an unemployed person in Germany received an average of 19 19 euros in 2003, which was about 20,000 RMB at the exchange rate at that time.

Pension: After reaching the statutory retirement age, ordinary full-time workers with average wages can get a pension of about 70% of their wages.

Nursing fund: most or even all of the expenses are borne by the insured medical insurance institutions. This is a very affordable welfare in Germany where manpower is precious.

5. Gold content of passport

Needless to say, the German passport is the latest visa-free list of countries in the world released by international authorities. Among them, five countries rank first in the global visa-free passport list with the number of visa-free countries of 174, namely Finland, Germany, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom.

At the same time, the passports of the above five countries have also become the passports with the highest gold content in the world.

6. The consumption level is much lower than that in China.

House prices in many places in Germany are only equivalent to those in second-and third-tier cities in China. You only need to work for a few years to buy a suitable house, not to mention cars and other daily industrial appliances.

Secondly, the price of meat and dairy products in Germany is cheap, especially milk is only 0.6 Euro /L, and the price of daily food such as Haagen-Dazs ice cream and coffee in Germany is one third of that in China.

7. Climate and weather

The climate in Germany belongs to the transitional climate between the maritime climate in Western Europe and the continental climate in Eastern Europe. Germany has a warm climate, which is very suitable for traveling. This kind of climate is very similar to that in northern China, and there are obvious four seasons differentiation in a year.

It is rainy in winter, cloudy and sunny, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. Among them, summer is the wettest time, and other seasons are basically dry and rainy.

In Germany, winter is longer and summer is shorter. The average temperature in summer is not more than 20 degrees, which is very comfortable, so there is no air conditioning in Germany. The average temperature in winter does not exceed 5 degrees.

Article 3 The Road of German Immigrants

At present, there are three ways to immigrate to Germany: legal person visa, employee visa and EU blue card.

1. company visa

The company visa is a company legal person registered in Germany. If you get a German legal person visa, you can get a residence permit of 1 year after entering Germany, and you can legally run the company, and you can apply for an extension of your residence permit once a year. After three years of residence permit, if the German company operates well and the German level reaches B 1, it can apply for a residence permit in Germany.

2. Work visa

According to article 18 of the German Law on Foreigners, foreigners can apply for a work visa in Germany as long as they have a labor contract that conforms to the German labor law, their wages meet local German standards, and they have certain foreign language skills. In addition, the applicant must have a German university recognized by Germany or equivalent. Holders of work visas can apply for a residence permit in Germany after paying 60-month pension insurance and reaching the German level of B 1.

3. EU Blue Card

EU Blue Card is a work permit issued by EU countries to attract high-tech talents from all over the world to work and live in the EU. EU Blue Card holders can apply for family reunion visas for their spouses and unmarried children under 18 after paying three months' salary. There is no requirement for the spouse's German ability when applying. Holders of blue card family reunion visas can find jobs in Germany immediately, and the whole family can enjoy all the welfare policies of German citizens.

After holding the EU blue card for 33 months, paying the old-age insurance for 33 months, and having basic German ability;

If the applicant has a German B 1 degree and has paid the corresponding insurance during the period, he can also apply after 2 1 month; After entering the country, special talents can obtain the right of abode in Germany through the assessment of safe.