{
  "country": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany"
  },
  "route": {
    "id": "de-skilled-academic",
    "name": "Skilled worker — academic (§ 18b)",
    "kind": "res-work",
    "summary": "Your university degree is recognised in Germany and the job matches it. There is no salary threshold — but from age 45 an extra salary requirement applies, or proof of pension provision.",
    "info_url": "https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Arbeit/Hochschulabsolvent/hochschulabsolvent-node.html",
    "scope": {
      "value": "some-conditions-stated-not-asked",
      "reason": "Every rule that decides this route is a question you answer; one condition the authority states — that the job can be done with the qualification you hold — is listed with the rules below and never asked.",
      "not_asked": [
        "a-job-the-degree-can-do"
      ]
    },
    "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",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Arbeit/Hochschulabsolvent/hochschulabsolvent-node.html",
          "quote": "Proof of a German or recognised foreign university degree or a foreign university degree which is comparable to a German university degree",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07"
        }
      }
    ],
    "statements": [
      {
        "id": "a-job-the-degree-can-do",
        "kind": "precondition",
        "text": "A job that can be done with the university qualification you hold",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Arbeit/Hochschulabsolvent/hochschulabsolvent-node.html",
          "quote": "Presentation of a concrete job offer or an employment contract for a job that can be performed with this academic qualification.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "page": "https://permitrulebook.com/germany/skilled-worker-academic/",
  "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"
}