Short answer

Residence routes, passport access, long-term residence and official immigration handoffs. This page uses country-level data for Germany and links each visible figure to its recorded source.

Visas metrics for Germany

Germany — Visas and residence routes
Metric Value Source Last updated
Citizenship by birth rule Child born in Germany to foreign parents acquires German citizenship if at least one parent has lived legally in Germany for more than five years and has a permanent right of residence. BAMF — Naturalisation in Germany
Dual citizenship permitted Yes Federal Ministry of the Interior — citizenship law
EU Blue Card salary threshold 50,700 EUR/year Make it in Germany
EU Blue Card settlement time with A1 German 27 months Make it in Germany
EU Blue Card settlement time with B1 German 21 months Make it in Germany
EU Blue Card shortage/new entrant threshold 45,934.2 EUR/year Make it in Germany
Foreign residents 14,070,225 people Destatis — foreign population by Land and years
Integration course available Yes boolean MigrationFit language requirements registry from national portals
Integration course cost per lesson 2.29 EUR/lesson BAMF — integration course cost FAQ
Integration course duration 700 hours BAMF — integration course cost FAQ
Integration course possible refund 50 % BAMF — integration course cost FAQ
Integration course total cost 1,603 EUR BAMF — integration course cost FAQ
MIPEX Overall Score 56 index MIPEX Migrant Integration Policy Index
Fast-track citizenship residence requirement 3 years BAMF — Naturalisation in Germany
Adult citizenship application fee 255 EUR BAMF — Naturalisation in Germany
Naturalisation residence requirement 5 years BAMF — Naturalisation in Germany
People with immigration history 21,800,000 people Destatis — population with immigration history 2025
Share with immigration history 26.3 % Destatis — population with immigration history 2025

Official handoff

Germany — residence route references
Route Authority Source
EU Blue Card — shortage occupations / new entrants Germany Verify at the official authority
Germany EU Blue Card Germany Verify at the official authority
Skilled Workers with Vocational or Academic Training Germany Verify at the official authority
Study Visa / Residence Permit Germany Verify at the official authority

City-level links

Berlin

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Hamburg

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Pirna

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Lemgo

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Ostfildern

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Pirmasens

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Kehl

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Mettmann

Germany city data with local metrics and official sources.

Data export

Download Germany visas JSON.

Official sources

  1. BAMF — Naturalisation in Germany
  2. Federal Ministry of the Interior — citizenship law
  3. Make it in Germany
  4. Destatis — foreign population by Land and years
  5. MigrationFit language requirements registry from national portals
  6. BAMF — integration course cost FAQ
  7. Destatis — population with immigration history 2025

FAQ

Is this legal, tax or medical advice?

No. This is a sourced data page. Confirm requirements with the official authority linked above.

Why can this page be noindex?

MigrationFit marks thin topic pages noindex until at least 8 publishable country-level metrics are available for this topic.

Where does the data come from?

Visible figures come from the same country-level metric registry and citation atoms used by the public country JSON export.