Work in Germany. Visa and job,
sorted.
EU Blue Card and Chancenkarte eligibility checks in 90 seconds — plus thousands of IT roles pre-filtered to the Blue Card salary threshold. Free. No account required.
10,000+
Live IT jobs in Germany
Updated hourly from BA Jobbörse
2
Visa routes covered
Blue Card · Chancenkarte
9
IT professions
All ISCO-08 shortage occupations
Free
No account required
No email, no paywall, ever
Two routes to a German work visa
Which one you qualify for depends on whether you already have a job offer.
EU Blue Card
Fastest route to permanent residence. Full-time work rights from day one. Spouse works immediately, no language test required.
Chancenkarte
Move to Germany first, search for work on the ground for up to 12 months. Points-based — degree, experience, language, age.
Not sure which one? Answer 2 questions and we’ll tell you →
What’s your profession?
Salary thresholds, degree recognition, and document checklist — specific to your role.
Software Engineer
Shortage occupation · IT exception · 3 countries covered
Data Engineer
Shortage occupation · IT exception · Statistics degrees qualify
DevOps / SRE
Shortage occupation · Kubernetes, Terraform roles covered
ML / AI Engineer
Shortage occupation · Statistics & Maths degrees qualify
Cybersecurity
Shortage occupation · Certifications vs degree explained
Full Stack Developer
Shortage occupation · IT exception · Multiple degree paths
Java Developer
Shortage occupation · IT exception · Spring Boot, microservices
Find Visa-Ready IT Jobs in Germany
Shortage-occupation roles pre-filtered to meet the €45,934.20 Blue Card salary threshold.
How GermanyTalent works
From not knowing your options to having a visa — three steps.
Read the guide for your role
Salary thresholds, degree recognition, and a document checklist — specific to your profession and source country, not generic advice.
Run the eligibility check
Answer 8 questions. We apply the official rules and tell you exactly which visa you qualify for in 90 seconds. No email required.
Find the matching job
Browse IT roles from the official BA Jobbörse — pre-filtered to shortage occupations that meet the Blue Card salary threshold.
Guides by country
Country-specific document requirements, embassy details, and processing times.
Software Engineers
B.Tech / MCA · IT exception · No apostille
Read guide →
ChancenkarteSoftware Engineers
Points calculator · 4 worked examples
Read guide →
EU Blue CardData Engineers
Spark, dbt · IT exception · Shortage occupation
Read guide →
ChancenkarteData Engineers
B.Tech / B.Sc. Statistics · Worked examples
Read guide →
EU Blue CardJava Developers
Spring Boot · IT exception · Shortage occupation
Read guide →
ChancenkarteJava Developers
B.Tech / MCA · Points calculator
Read guide →
All India Blue Card guides → · All India Chancenkarte guides →
Comparison guide
EU Blue Card vs Chancenkarte — which one is right for you?
Have a degree and a job offer: Blue Card is faster and gives you full rights from day one.
No offer yet: Chancenkarte gets you into Germany first so you can search on the ground.
Degree not fully recognised: Chancenkarte may score 4 points for partial equivalence — a path Blue Card doesn't offer.
Trust & methodology
Built on official German law. Nothing else.
Every eligibility rule, salary threshold, and document requirement on this site comes directly from German federal law and government portals — not law firm blogs or third-party summaries.
Primary sources only
Every claim links to § AufenthG, BAMF, Auswärtiges Amt, or Make-it-in-Germany. If we can't link to the official source, we don't publish the claim.
Updated when the law changes
When Germany updates visa thresholds or eligibility rules, we update every affected page before the change takes effect — not on a monthly review cycle.
Profession and country-specific
Visa rules differ by ISCO-08 code, degree origin, and source country. Our guides are specific to your situation — not a generic overview that applies to no one.
Official sources cited
Recent updates
April 2026
2026 salary thresholds confirmed (€45,934.20 / €50,700). All Blue Card pages updated.
April 2026
Nigeria profession coverage expanded to 9 roles (DevOps, ML, Cybersecurity, SAP added).
April 2026
India country hub launched — dedicated document checklist and embassy guide.
Not a law firm. Information on this site is not legal advice. Always confirm current requirements with the relevant German mission before applying.
Stories
Skilled workers who made it to Germany
“I'd been trying to understand Blue Card requirements for months. GermanyTalent told me exactly which documents I needed for my IIT degree and confirmed my salary qualified — in under two minutes.”
Priya S.
Software Engineer · India → Munich
“As a Nigerian data engineer I couldn't find clear information on whether my degree would be recognised. The anabin table here was the first time I saw exactly where my university stood.”
Emmanuel O.
Data Engineer · Nigeria → Berlin
“I didn't have a job offer yet, so the Chancenkarte checker was perfect. It showed me I had 8 points and exactly what blocked account I needed. Applied three weeks later.”
Maria L.
DevOps Engineer · Philippines → Hamburg
Know if you qualify
before you apply.
GermanyTalent applies the official eligibility rules to your actual situation — degree type, years of experience, language level, salary, age. You see the result immediately. No email required.
3,721 Indian nationals issued the Chancenkarte in year one. Germany issued 136,000 EU Blue Cards in 2023 — the highest in the EU.