Proposed New EU Blue Card Rules: 2021

Proposed changes to the EU Blue Card were agreed on by the European Parliament and the Council, and they are part of an overall plan to change aspects of the European Union's migration policy. These alterations aim to attract more highly skilled professionals to European countries, including Germany, which should provide an answer for labour and skills shortages within the EU labour market. Overall, the goal of these new EU Blue Card rules and other changes and policies will strengthen the EU's competitiveness and future-proof the bloc to provide for further economic growth.

Once the Directive on the new rules has been adopted, EU Member States will have two years to transpose the changes into their own national law and their own regulations around the EU Blue Card.