EU Blue Card Germany: Philippines Applicants 2026
Germany’s employer-sponsored work visa for highly qualified Filipino professionals. Requires a job offer, a recognised degree (BS CS/IT qualifies at most major Philippine universities), and a salary above the statutory threshold.
Philippines: key differences
- Degree types
- BS CS, BS IT, BS CE, BS EE (4-year programmes)
- Apostille
- DFA apostille required on degree & transcript
- Salary docs
- Philippine payslips + BIR Form 2316
- German mission
- German Embassy Manila (single mission)
- Processing time
- Typically 4 to 10 weeks
- Salary threshold (2026)
- €45,934.20 gross/year (ICT shortage)
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EU Blue Card guides for Filipino professionals
Degree recognition, DFA apostille requirements, and salary thresholds for your role.
Software Engineers
BS CS/IT, H+ recognition, IT exception
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Data Engineers
BS CS/IT, Spark, Airflow, dbt, IT exception
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DevOps Engineers
BS CS/IT, Kubernetes, Terraform, IT exception
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ML / AI Engineers
BS CS / Statistics, PyTorch, TensorFlow, IT exception
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Cybersecurity Engineers
BS CS/IT, certifications note, IT exception
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Full Stack Developers
BS CS/IT, frontend + backend, IT exception
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Java Developers
BS CS/IT, Spring Boot, microservices, IT exception
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Cloud Engineers
BS CS/IT, AWS/GCP/Azure, certifications note
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SAP Consultants
BS CS/IT / BS Accountancy, technical vs functional note
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Applying from India? See the India Blue Card guides →
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GermanyTalent applies the official rules to your actual degree, experience, and points — and gives you a personalised result with exactly what to prepare.
The EU Blue Card is Germany's fastest route to permanent residence — 21 months with B1 German.
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Last updated: 26 April 2026. Sources: BAMF, Auswärtiges Amt, Make it in Germany, German Embassy Manila