89,000+ EU Blue Cards were issued to foreign talents in 2023, Germany tops the list

Highlights: 89,000+ highly qualified foreigners received EU Blue Cards in 2023
 

• EU countries issued over 89,000 EU blue cards in 2023.
• Germany stood on top by granting foreign nationals the most EU Blue Cards.
• Indians are said to be the top recipients to receive the Blue cards.
• Reports show an overall increase of 8.8% in the issuance of EU Blue cards compared to the previous years.  

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Germany issued the highest number of EU Blue Cards in 2023

Germany was the top EU country to grant the highest number of EU Blue cards in 2023. The country gave around 69,353 EU Blue Cards, 77.9 percent of the total cards issued. Most Schengen countries have started implementing less stringent rules to make it easy for non-EU foreign workers to work there. Countries like Greece, Estonia, and Croatia have recently introduced flexible EU Blue Card policies for non-EU workers.  

The table below has complete information on the EU countries and the number of EU Blue cards issued by them in 2023:

Country	Total number of EU Blue Cards issued in 2023
Germany	69,353
Poland	7,402
France	3,912
Lithuania	1,710
Malta	31
Greece	28
Portugal	26
Estonia	25
Slovakia	24

 

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Indians received the most number of EU Blue Cards in 2023

Indians received nearly one-quarter of the overall EU Blue Cards granted in 2023. A total of 21,228 Indians obtained an EU Blue card, which is 23.8% of the total cards issued. Citizens of Russia and Turkey took second and third place, respectively, for receiving the most EU Blue Cards in 2023.

The table below provides complete information on the total number of EU Blue Cards issued in 2023, broken down by nationality.

Nationality	Total number of EU Blue Cards issued in 2023
Indians	21,228
Russians	9,488
Turks	5,803
Chinese	3,792
Ukrainians	2,743
Tunisians	2,575
Egyptians	2,529
Pakistanis	2,408

 

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