{
  "country": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany"
  },
  "route": {
    "id": "de-blue-card-shortage",
    "name": "EU Blue Card — shortage occupation",
    "kind": "res-work",
    "summary": "A lower salary threshold, for occupations on Germany's shortage list — IT, engineering, health and others.",
    "info_url": "https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Migrathek/BlaueKarteEU/blauekarteeu-node.html",
    "scope": {
      "value": "some-conditions-stated-not-asked",
      "reason": "Every rule that decides the shortage-occupation Blue Card is a question you answer, including whether the occupation is on Germany's list; the two conditions the authority states — the six-month job offer, and the licence where the profession is regulated — are listed with the rules below and never asked.",
      "not_asked": [
        "job-offer-of-at-least-six-months",
        "licence-for-a-regulated-profession"
      ]
    },
    "criteria": [
      {
        "field": "citizenship",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "third_country"
      },
      {
        "field": "destination",
        "op": "in",
        "values": [
          "de",
          "all"
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "situation",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "offer"
      },
      {
        "op": "any",
        "label": "located in Germany",
        "paths": [
          {
            "label": "Germany chosen as destination",
            "criteria": [
              {
                "field": "destination",
                "op": "eq",
                "value": "de"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "label": "offer in Germany",
            "criteria": [
              {
                "field": "situation_country",
                "op": "eq",
                "value": "de"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "qualification",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "degree"
      },
      {
        "field": "recognition_de",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "recognized"
      },
      {
        "field": "occupation_shortage",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "yes"
      },
      {
        "field": "salary_eur_year",
        "op": "gte",
        "threshold_label": "lower amount for shortage occupations",
        "threshold": {
          "amount": 45934.2,
          "currency": "EUR",
          "source_url": "https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/vor-ort/zav/working-and-living-in-germany/newsletter-iss/03-2026/blaue-karte",
          "quote": "Personen mit einem Mangelberuf und Berufseinsteigende können die Blaue Karte EU auch mit einem geringeren Bruttojahresgehalt beantragen, welches 2026 45.934,20 Euro beträgt.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-04",
          "legal_basis": "§ 18g AufenthG",
          "history": []
        }
      }
    ],
    "statements": [
      {
        "id": "job-offer-of-at-least-six-months",
        "kind": "precondition",
        "text": "A concrete job offer from an employer in Germany, for work of at least six months",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/vor-ort/zav/working-and-living-in-germany/newsletter-iss/03-2026/blaue-karte",
          "quote": "Eine weitere Voraussetzung für die Blaue Karte EU ist ein konkretes Stellenangebot von einem Arbeitgeber in Deutschland mit einer Beschäftigungsdauer von mindestens sechs Monaten.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07",
          "legal_basis": "§ 18g AufenthG"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "licence-for-a-regulated-profession",
        "kind": "precondition",
        "text": "If your profession is regulated, the licence to practise it must already be in hand",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/vor-ort/zav/working-and-living-in-germany/newsletter-iss/03-2026/blaue-karte",
          "quote": "Handelt es sich um einen reglementierten Beruf, muss zusätzlich eine Berufsausübungserlaubnis vorliegen.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07",
          "legal_basis": "§ 18g AufenthG"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "page": "https://permitrulebook.com/germany/eu-blue-card-shortage-occupation/",
  "dataset_version": "2026.09.18",
  "schema_version": "0.8.2",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "https://github.com/OytunOnal/permit-rulebook-data",
  "rules_read": "2026-09-17"
}