The Blue Card entitles highly qualified workers from non-EU countries to live and work in an EU state.
In Austria, applicants for a Blue Card from January 1, 2025, must confirm that their monthly income is 3,678 gross euros.Last year, 3,418 euros were enough.
The EU blue card issued by the Austrian authorities is valid for two years, and the document processing period is about eight weeks.
In Germany, the salary requirements vary depending on the applicant's profession.
- Specialties that are not in short supply: applicants must earn at least 48,300 euros per year instead of the previous 45,300 euros.
- Scarce professions:The minimum annual salary for this group is 43,759.8 euros instead of 41,041.8 euros.
- Young foreign specialists, that is, people who received a diploma three years before applying for an EU Blue Card, should receive 43,759.8 euros per year instead of 41,041.8 euros.
The EU Blue Card issued in Germany is valid for four years.Document processing period: up to 90 days.
Hungary has also introduced new salary requirements for applicants for the EU Blue Card since the beginning of the year. The minimum wage they have to confirm is now 883,671 HUF per month gross (2,166 euros). Previously, 773,649 forints (1,896 euros) were sufficient.
However, there are exceptions for representatives of certain professions. These include: general practitioners, pharmacists, optometrists, nutritionists and nutritionists, physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics, midwives. For foreigners with one of these qualifications, it is enough to earn 706,937 Hungarian forints (1,733 euros) in order to apply for a Hungarian Blue Card.
It is expected that other countries will also make changes to the conditions for obtaining an EU Blue Card during the year.
Sweden, on the contrary, has recently reduced the minimum income threshold for Blue Card applicants and simplified other requirements.
Source: SchengenNews
