German Immigration Policy Update: Opens Labor Market for Highly-skilled Professionals
Germany has recently implemented the EU Directive granting migrants from non-EU states access to highly skilled occupations and the possibility for them to reside in the country.
(prHWY.com) November 29, 2012 - Sunnyvale, CA -- (Sunnyvale, CA)- Germany has recently implemented the EU Directive granting migrants from non-EU states access to highly skilled occupations and the possibility for them to reside in the country. The new legislation which came into effect since August 1, 2012 launches the EU Blue Card scheme in Germany.
Applicants having a university degree and with a gross annual salary of at least 44,800 Euros will be eligible for the scheme. In case of professions with skill shortages which includes engineers, ICT specialists and medical practitioners, the salary threshold has been reduced to 34,944 euros. Also, priority reviews are no longer required in both these cases.
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