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Blue Card Quick Facts 2026

Official source: Make it in Germany ↗
✅ Standard salary: €50,700/year
✅ Shortage occupations: €45,934/year
IT, STEM, Healthcare, Construction, Education, Maths
✅ IT specialists: no degree with 3 of the past 7 years at graduate level
✅ Validity: 4 years
✅ Settlement permit: 21 months with B1 or 27 months with A1
✅ Family: immediate reunification
✅ EU mobility: work in other EU states after 12 months
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