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EU Blue Card Short-Term Mobility to Germany

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The pathway is for the holder of a valid EU Blue Card issued by another EU member state who comes to Germany to carry out a business activity directly connected with the duties of the employment contract on which that Blue Card was based. It also applies to a person with EU long-term resident status in another member state who held that state's EU Blue Card immediately before acquiring that status.

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  • https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__18h.html
    Ein Inhaber einer gültigen Blauen Karte EU, die ein anderer Mitgliedstaat der Europäischen Union ausgestellt hat, benötigt für die Einreise und den sich daran anschließenden Aufenthalt zum Zweck der Ausübung einer geschäftlichen Tätigkeit, die im direkten Zusammenhang mit den Pflichten aus dem Arbeitsvertrag steht, der Grundlage für die Erteilung der Blauen Karte EU war
  • https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__18h.html
    (2) Absatz 1 gilt entsprechend, wenn der Ausländer in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat der Europäischen Union die Rechtsstellung eines langfristig Aufenthaltsberechtigten innehat und unmittelbar vor Erlangung dieser Rechtsstellung im Besitz einer von diesem Mitgliedstaat ausgestellten Blauen Karte EU war.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant relies on the existing employment contract that was the basis for the EU Blue Card issued by the other member state: the business activity in Germany must be directly connected with the duties under that contract.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What makes this pathway distinctive is that it rests on a valid EU Blue Card from another member state, is limited to business activity directly connected with the employment contract behind that Blue Card, and allows stays of no more than 90 days within a 180-day period without a German residence title or Federal Employment Agency work permit.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder may carry out business activity directly connected with the duties of the employment contract underlying the other member state's EU Blue Card, without a German residence title or a Federal Employment Agency work permit. The official source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

No German residence title is issued: the stay must not exceed 90 days within a 180-day period. If the Blue Card was issued by an EU member state that is not a Schengen state, the holder must also carry proof of the business purpose of the stay and show it at border control on request. EU Blue Card holders are entitled to an EU long-term residence permit after five years, and periods lived in another EU member state count towards it. The official source does not state any renewal rule for these short-term stays.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state any renewal rule for these short-term stays.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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