EU Blue Card Network

• Does it cost money to use the EU Blue Card Network?

  • EU Blue Card Network is a free site and will never require that you pay to continue using the site.

• What do you mean with higher education qualifications?

  • The EU Blue Card holder must have higher education qualifications; ISCED 1997 levels 5a or higher, as described in directive 2009/50/EC. This corresponds commonly with a associate’s degree or higher. It is recommended to demonstrate eligibility for the EU Blue Card by uploading one or more degrees in the candidate's dashboard.
    

• I'm in Europe on a student visa, am I eligible for the Blue Card?

  • Yes, upon completion of your study, you may continue your stay in Europe on the EU Blue Card.

• What does recruiter views in the candidate's dashboard mean?

  • This is the number of times a recruiter accessed your profile. The number is updated at irregular intervals

• What will my salary be in the EU?

  • The EU Blue Card directive proposes that the employer pays the card holder a salary of at least 1.5 times the average in the respective country. The EU member states may choose to lower this threshold. In Germany the minimum salary for EU Blue Card holders is set at 35,000 Euro.

• Is there a Blue Card Lottery in Europe?

  • No. There is no such thing as a Blue Card Lottery.
    For the US Green Card Lottery, or Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV), you don’t need a job contract with a US company. For the EU Blue Card, a job contract is a basic requirement.

• Citizens of which countries are exempt from working on the Blue Card?

  • Citizens of the member states of the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Citizens of overseas countries and territories (OCTs) that have constitutional ties with EU member states, examples of OCTs are Pitcairn Island, Montserrat and Greenland.

• Which countries participate in the EU Blue Card?

  • The following EU countries have committed to issue the EU Blue Card to non-EU nationals:
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.