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Alemania

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Entering Alemania

Alemania playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#96

Entry openness

93

Sin visado

93

Visado

105

Avísame cuando cambien las reglas de entrada a Alemania

Un correo de confirmación y después solo cuando los datos cambien.

Sin cuenta. Date de baja con un clic.

Ficha del país

Capital

Berlin

Población

83.5 million

Superficie

357,021 km²

Moneda

Euro EUR

Idioma

German

Huso horario

UTC+01:00

Nacidos en el extranjero

16.8 million · 2024

Cuota de migrantes

19.8%

Grupos étnicos · 2022

  • German85.4%
  • other/stateless/unspecified8.3%
  • Turkish1.8%
  • Ukrainian1.4%
  • Syrian1.1%
  • Romanian1%
  • Other1%

Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C / Type F

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 110 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+49

Airports

FRA · MUC · DUS · HAM

Highlights

  • Aachen
  • Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Baden-Baden
  • Heligoland
  • Brandenburg Gate
  • Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Alemania PasaporteGuías · AlemaniaVisa siteImmigration site

How to get a visa

  • Schengen short-stay (type C)

    Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period

    • Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
    • Visa-exempt passports use the EES entry/exit system. ETIAS will apply on the EU timetable — confirm whether your passport is in scope before travel.
  • EU Blue Card

    Work · Matches the contract; faster settlement

    • A degree plus a German job at the Blue Card salary threshold, via a mission or foreigners’ office.
  • Opportunity Card

    Work · Up to 1 year to job-seek

    • Enter on points (degree, German, experience, age) to job-seek, then switch to a Blue Card or employment permit.

Immigration routes

  • Settlement permit

    Skilled work

    Blue Card with B1 German can settle in about 27 months; ordinary employment often 3–5 years.

    Leads to PR:The settlement permit is German PR.

PR & citizenship

Settlement permit / EU long-term resident

Time to PR:Blue Card about 21–27 months; others often 3–5 years

  • Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
  • Language and civics requirements vary by member state.

From 2024, naturalisation is generally 5 years (3 with strong integration) and prior nationality may be kept. German and civics are required.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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