Why migrants come to Germany for work and then leave again

Re:Why migrants come to Germany for work and then leave again by yorwba on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @04:12PM (#48823046)

FWIW, for Blue Card holders, after 27 months the language requirement drops to A1 and even if you don't have a Blue Card after five years you could also get an EU permanent residence without language requirement: https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-...

Though I would recommend setting yourself a target of some small (≈10) number of new words to learn every day and practice them during your commute or so. B1 is achievable in under a year with consistent practice. The official word list has 2400 entries: https://www.goethe.de/pro/relaunch/prf/de/Goethe-Zertifikat_...

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Re:Why migrants come to Germany for work and then leave again by 0zer0 on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @04:58AM (#48829409)

This. With this much income you should qualify for a Blue Card. The 27 months start when you are eligible, not when you are actually holding the Blue Card. A friend of mine (w/ Blue Card) got permanent citizenship in Germany after the 3 years and was not asked/tested for any language skills. As long as you speak a little German to follow the process it is pretty easy.

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Re:Why migrants come to Germany for work and then leave again by quite-sfwd on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @06:27AM (#48830120)

Learning 10 words a day is not a small amount. Unless you count conjugations.

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