🇩🇪 Germany programs
Every official route we track for Germany — each figure dated and cited from a government source.
Asylum / International Protection (German Asylum Act) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianAsylum Entitlement (Art. 16a) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianAu Pair Visa — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Cultural ExchangeEU Blue Card (Section 18g AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workEU Blue Card — IT Specialist without Formal Qualification (§18g AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workEU Long-Term Residence Permit — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementEU/EEA/Swiss Free Movement Right (Freizügigkeitsgesetz/EU) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Free MovementFamily Reunification Visa (Spouse of Non-EU National) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyFamily Reunification — Spouse of Skilled Worker / Blue Card holder — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyGerman Citizenship by Declaration (StAG §5 — Descendants, until Aug 2031) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · AncestryGermany Working Holiday Visa — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Working holidayHardship Residence (§23a) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianIndividual Humanitarian Admission (§22) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianMedical Treatment Visa (Schengen) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · MedicalNational Deportation Ban (§60) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianNaturalisation as German Citizen (5-year general track, 2024 reform) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · NaturalisationOpportunity Card (Chancenkarte) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Job seekerPermanent EU Residence Permit (Section 9a AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementRefugee Protection (§3 AsylG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianSchengen Visa (short stay ≤90 days) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismSeasonal Employment (Saisonbeschäftigung) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Seasonal WorkSelf-Employment / Business Start-up Visa (§21 AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · EntrepreneurSettlement Permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementSettlement Permit — EU Blue Card Holder (Section 18c(2)) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Skilled independentSettlement Permit — German Graduate (2-year fast track) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementSettlement Permit — Skilled Worker (Section 18c AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Skilled independentStudent Visa (Section 16b AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentSubsidiary Protection (§4 AsylG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianTrafficking Victim Residence (§25(4a)) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianVisa for Professionally Experienced Workers (§19c(2) AufenthG + §6 BeschV) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workVisa for Recognition Partnership (§16d(3) AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workVisa for Seeking University Place (Section 17(2) AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentVisa for Vocational Training — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentVocational Training Visa (§16a AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentWork Visa for Qualified Professionals (Section 18a/18b AufenthG) — Germany: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored work