Is the Opportunity Card a work visa?
It is a job-seeking residence with limited work. A qualifying job is then switched to employment or Blue Card residence.
パスポートアトラス
ドイツ travel, immigration and PR
Germany is the EU Blue Card and Opportunity Card hub: Schengen for short stays, Blue Card or §18 residence for work, and settlement faster than the usual EU five years.
移民永住
Openness rank
#96
Entry openness
93
ビザ免除
93
Briefing updated
2026-09
国プロフィール
首都
Berlin
人口
83.5 million
面積
357,021 km²
通貨
Euro EUR
言語
German
時区
UTC+01:00
外国生まれ人口
16.8 million · 2024
移民比率
19.8%
民族・エスニシティ · 2022
- German85.4%
- other/stateless/unspecified8.3%
- Turkish1.8%
- Ukrainian1.4%
- Syrian1.1%
- Romanian1%
- Other1%
外国生まれ人口は国連の国際移民ストック（世界銀行経由、多くは2024年）。民族構成は各国の公表分類。肌の色での国勢調査は少数です。目安であり公式ではありません。
査証と移民ルートパスポート免除リスト書類と証明写真Visa siteImmigration site
このガイドの対象
For engineers, IT, health and researchers, and Blue Card holders lining up 21- or 27-month settlement.
渡航と滞在
Schengen short stay is 90 days in any 180. Visa-exempt passports use EES; ETIAS follows the EU timetable. Chinese passports usually need a type-C visa from the main destination. Short stays are not work permission.
就労・滞在の道
The EU Blue Card is for graduates with a salary floor; ordinary employment residence needs a contract and often labour-office clearance. The Opportunity Card is points-based job-seeking. Graduates get a job-search buffer. Family reunion needs housing and language.
永住と国籍
Blue Card holders can often settle after about 27 months with A1 German or 21 with B1; ordinary employment is commonly five years. Recent nationality reforms shortened some clocks, still with language, livelihood and integration. Confirm with BAMF and the Ausländerbehörde.
Time to PR：Blue Card about 21–27 months; others often 3–5 years
主要パスポートの入国
よくある質問
Is German Blue Card settlement always 21 months?
21 months usually needs B1 German; otherwise about 27. You still need social contributions, a job and the other settlement conditions.
Does a Chinese passport need a visa?
On this site’s matrix the result is “ビザ必要”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.
Does a US passport need a visa?
On this site’s matrix the result is “ビザ免除”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
関連ガイド
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スイスHandbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.