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How much time will it take to get PR

I have been living in Germany since Feb 2022. I had dependant visa then. Started working by Jun 2022, but continued on dependant visa. By month May 2024 changed to Blue Card.

I have A1 certification of German language.

How long will it take me to apply for PR?

I know that with Blue Card and A1, I could apply for it in 33 months, and now it may even reduced to 27 months.

But since I already contributed to pension fund since Jun 2022 (23 months now), and just changed to Blue Card now, will that duration take into consideration? Or still I have to complete 33 (or 27 which ever the new rule) months with the Blue Card alone by just having A1?

Thanks for your consideration, in advance.

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Barbara__Community_Manager

Hallo @cj , thank you for reaching out to us. 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 21 months: https://handbookgermany.de/en/permanent-residence-migrants#faq_550 The time requested will be counted in conjunction with your residence permit. If you had a work permit and worked, the time will be counted from the time you had a work permit, i.e. before you received your blue card. If you have any further questions, please let us know. Best Barbara

Thank you Barbara.

So what I understand is I could apply for permenant visa in 4 to 5 months (since I am working from Jun 2022 on my dependant visa and contributed to pension fund and now on blue card).

So once I finish 27 months of contribution towards pension and at the time of finishing the 27th month I am holding an EU Blue Card and also having A1 certification, I can apply for PR.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Barbara__Community_Manager

@cj I have forwarded your question to our expert, I will let you know when I have details. Best Barbara

Barbara__Community_Manager

@cj You are welcome to ask for advice in the forum, e.g. you can see if others have had similar questions or topics and you can write your questions underneath + tag the person (with @) , Maybe someone has practical experience with the topic.

@Barbara__Community_Manager Thank you

Barbara__Community_Manager

@cj Hallo, 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

@Barbara__Community_Manager Thank you so much for your answer. :)

Barbara__Community_Manager

@cj you are welcome :)

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