Eligibility of permanent settlement
I came to Berlin in October 2019 as IT professional , I had 15 years of experience in IT at that time. but I was not issued a blue card by Germany because my degree was not recognised here. but a part from degree all other requirements I was fulfilling like salary threshold etc...
Now with the recent change in immigration law I am issued a blue card because I have more than 18 years of IT experience.
Now what I wanted to ask is that I am here in Germany from last more then four years fulfilling all other requirements like contributions, salary threshold etc... but received my first blue card in 2024, So can I apply for permanent settlement with A1 German Language skills.
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Hallo @owais_aries , thank you for your question. If you have an EU Blue Card, you can apply for a permanent residence permit after 27 months with the EU Blue Card. You only need to have made pension insurance contributions for 27 months, have a suitable job and speak German at A1 level. If you speak German at level B1, you can obtain a permanent residence permit after just 21 months: https://handbookgermany.de/en/permanent-residence-migrants#faq_550 If you have any further question, please let us know. Best Barbara
Does that mean I cannot apply for now and my contributions which were started in 2019 October will not be considered even. and my time consideration for permanent settlement starts from 2024 ?
I have sent your question to our expert, I will let you know when I have detailed information. Best Barbara
Hallo @owais_aries , It took a little while, but I found out that the most important thing is how long you have been paying into the pension insurance. The months you paid into the pension insurance are counted, no matter what title you had during that time. Best wishes Barbara
Great Thanks a lot Barbara
you are welcome