Permit Rulebook

Skilled worker — academic (§ 18b)

The rules, quoted and dated:

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. Every number on this page is the authority's own sentence, with the page it came from and the day we read it. This page is for people who need a permit to work in Germany. This page describes the rules; it does not decide on you.

PR

What this route asks for

No salary or points threshold — what this route asks for is in the conditions below

Read from the authority's own page on , with the sentence it came from below.

Where do you stand on this route? The questions are answered on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere. You get each rule against what you declared, the gap if there is one, and which single change would open more routes.

Check yours — Germany, Skilled worker — academic (§ 18b)
What the checker asks, and what it does not

Every number below is quoted from an official page, and a daily check re-reads every source. On this route — quoted and dated · scored — 1 condition this interview did not ask. 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.

A non-EU passport

Who this is for

Citizens of the EU, of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and of Switzerland, can live and work in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands under free movement — the routes on this site are for other passports. Check registration rules after arrival (e.g. Anmeldung in Germany).

As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU. · europa.eu · TFEU (the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) art. 45 (free movement of workers) — Your Europe · · English, from europa.eu. Official page ↗

A job offer

Condition

This route asks for a job offer.

What the checker asks
  • Which best describes your situation?

A university degree

Condition

This route asks for a university degree.

What the checker asks
  • Your highest completed qualification?

Full German recognition

Condition

This route asks for full German recognition.

Proof of a German or recognised foreign university degree or a foreign university degree which is comparable to a German university degree · bamf.de · · English, from bamf.de. Official page ↗
Also required — not checked here
  • A job that can be done with the university qualification you hold
    Presentation of a concrete job offer or an employment contract for a job that can be performed with this academic qualification. · bamf.de · · English, from bamf.de. Official page ↗