Germany is a western European nation rich in history and culture, known for its landscapes and cities like Berlin. To immigrate to Germany, applicants must demonstrate financial stability, possess valid health insurance, and have basic proficiency in the German language. Germany offers various immigration pathways, including for work, education, and family reunification, with options for temporary and permanent residence permits.

1. Immigration to Germany

2. About Germany
Germany is a Western European nation with a
scene of backwoods, streams, mountain
reaches and North Sea shorelines. It has more
than 2 centuries of history. Berlin, its capital, is
home to craftsmanship and nightlife scenes,
the Brandenburg Gate and numerous
destinations identifying with WWII.

3. General Requirements for Immigration
to Germany
Even though there are many ways which
people can use to immigrate to Germany and
each of them has some specific requirements,
there are still similarities in a few of them. To
be eligible to move to Germany, you must
fulfill the following criteria.

4. Prove financial stability
• Each different immigration purpose has a
financial threshold which applicants need to
fulfill, but nevertheless, applicants must prove
that they are able to finance themselves in
Germany. Even if you will be working in
Germany, you must have the initial funds to
cover your expenses until you get your salary.

5. Have health insurance
You will not be able to immigrate to Germany
without a valid health insurance coverage. The
recommended way is to get German health
insurance, since you cannot be sure whether
German authorities will accept foreign health
insurance. Find more information about
Health insurance for Freelancers, Employees
and Expatriates in Germany.

6. Have at least basic proficiency in
German
To be able to live in Germany, you will need to
know German. The Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages has
three levels of language proficiency, A, B and
C. Each one has two parts. So the language
proficiency is divided in A1/A2 or basic, B1/B2
or proficient in the language, and C1/C2 or
advanced language skills.

7. Germany Immigration for Employers
Germany has reported a shortage of skilled
workers and highly qualified people. They are
constantly on the look for engineers, IT
professionals, medical workers, and other
qualified professionals. To encourage such
people for Germany immigration, foreign
immigration authorities have relaxed the
stringent requirements to go to Germany and
work.

8. Germany Immigration for Education
Many people are not aware of this, but
Germany, offers free education. This means
that unlike places like the U.S, which have
enormous tuition fees, universities in
Germany either have very low fees or do not
charge anything at all. Because of this,
Germany is a popular place to immigrate for
education purposes.

9. Germany Immigration for Family
Reunions
There are instances when people move to
Germany for various reasons, but have to
leave their family behind in their home
countries. All spouses and children under 16
years old are allowed to apply for immigration
to Germany to join their spouse or parents.

10. German residence permits
When you get one of the visas for immigration,
you will also get a residence permit. The
residence permits can be temporary and
permanent. Temporary residence permits allow
foreign nationals to stay in Germany for a
specified period of time and then return to their
home countries. Permanent residence permits
mean that the foreign national can stay in
Germany as long as they want to, can leave and
return to the country whenever they want to.

11. Settlement Permit or Permanent
Residence Permit
The permanent residence permit in Germany
is called the Settlement Permit. This is given to
those who have had either a standard
residence permit or an EU Blue Card for at
least 5 years and meet certain language
requirements.

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