The EU Blue Card helps simplify the employment process for experienced, skilled professionals from non-EU countries. Having fulfilled all conditions for receiving the card, you can apply for legal employment according to your specialty.
In-demand professions for the Blue Card
Each EU country has made its own list of professions in demand for Blue Card holders. This list is defined by the Ministry of Labour or similar institutions. But there are main professions determined by the needs of EU countries:
- IT: software engineers, data scientists, system administrators and other IT specialists;
- Physics and Mathematics: college and university teachers;
- Natural science: biologists, botanists, zoologists, veterinarians;
- Medical: surgeons (maxillofacial, vascular, endoscopic), anesthesiologists, cardiologists, urologists, psychiatrists, and pharmacists;
- Legal: civil lawyers, notaries;
- Engineering: specialists in various industries;
- Psychology: corporate psychologists, psychoanalysts;
- Commerce: sales managers.
This is a general list of professions for the EU, but each country may have different procedures for obtaining the Blue Card.
Applicant Requirements
To apply for the Blue Card you need to make a request online or by visiting the representative office of the country you want to move to. But first you need to find out if it supports the Blue Card project for the EU.
Before applying, it is important to carefully consider the requirements for the applicant. These requirements include:
- higher education with qualification “master” or “specialist”;
- absence of citizenship in an EU country;
- written guarantees of employment in the EU, you need to have a job offer.
How to find an employer for the Blue Card?
The applicant must find an employer themselves. For this purpose it is necessary to draw up a CV and a covering letter addressed to the potential employer’s management. You can start your search through such services as Linkedin, totaljobs.co.uk, meinestadt.de. Many large companies are looking for employees here.
Who won’t get the Blue Card?
You can’t get a Blue Card if you do not have a higher education, which is recognized in the EU.
You will not be given a Blue Card if you do not have a contract with an employer registered in the country you want to move to. In addition, the annual salary should reach a certain amount. The minimal wage is set separately in each country.
Blue Card salary requirements
- The salary threshold to qualify for the EU Blue Card in the Germany: from EUR 55,200 per year for regular Blue Card holders, from EUR 43,056 per year for Blue Card holders in shortage occupations;
- The salary threshold to qualify for the EU Blue Card in France: from EUR 53 836,50 gross per year;
- The salary threshold to qualify for the EU Blue Card in Belgium: from EUR 55.431;
- The salary threshold to qualify for the EU Blue Card in the Netherlands: from EUR 64 385 gross per year;
- The salary threshold to qualify for the EU Blue Card in Poland: from PLN 7378 per year.
Limits are reviewed and adjusted every year, so this information should be clarified before submitting an application for the card.