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Arrive on Time for Your Research Position.
Built by visa experts, matched to your position and your funding, so you know which visa is yours, researcher visa or EU Blue Card, and your application goes out complete, correct and early.
Researcher or EU Blue Card
For Day One of Research
Document Preparation
The challenge
Getting the Right Visa,
Before Your Research Starts.
Researcher visa or EU Blue Card: which one is yours depends on your contract, your salary band and your funding. Each visa needs different documents, and each embassy runs its own process. And if it goes wrong, this is how it can look:
Doing It Alone
Piecing advice together from forums and group chats leaves you unsure what's actually correct.
Wrong Visa
Researcher visa or Blue Card: it depends on how your position is set up.
Missed Research Start
Your project has a start date, your team is expecting you. Don't let day one happen without you.
Your Institute Gets You On Day One, Not a Late-Arrival Email.
Not Ten Forum Threads
A few questions about your position and funding, and you know which visa is yours, no more second-guessing.
Contract or Scholarship
Contract, stipend or a mix of both: your application is built around how your research is actually funded.
For Day One at Your Institute
Everything ready in time, so day one starts with you there, head free for your research project.
This is what your way to Germany looks like.
Your whole way to Germany in one place: every milestone, your progress, and what to do next.
Every step for your visa type and your institution, from offer to arrival, so you always know what comes next.
Health insurance, banking, housing: trusted providers for your situation, already researched for you
Healthcare, taxes, working at a German university: up-to-date answers whenever you need them.
All-in-one solution
VisaFlow' provides a seamless interface for managing every aspect of the visa application process from any platform, ensuring real-time updates and easy navigation.
Step-By-Step Guide
The Step by Step Guide breaks down the visa application and the relocation to Germany into manageable steps with clear, personalized instructions, helping users avoid errors and increase their chances of success.
Services
A personalized guidance tool that ensures you get the most suitable services for your unique visa application and integration journey to Germany.
Help and Info Center
VisaFlow's Help Center offers extensive resources and expert assistance through chat or email, ensuring you receive timely and accurate support whenever needed.
“VisaFlow has been absolutely amazing in helping me get all my documents in order and guiding me through the entire process. Understanding formal paperwork in another language is very overwhelming but I felt supported every step. They gave me clear guidelines and made I had everything I needed. The website also lists the steps very clearly and also has many additional sections for things that are specifically confusing.“
Shvetha · Researcher at the University of Göttingen
Your Researcher Visa
In 3 Simple Steps
No confusing forms, no guesswork: you're guided from the moment you sign up to the day you arrive.
Tell Us Your Situation
Position, funding, timeline: two minutes of questions, and you see exactly which visa is yours and what it needs.
Get Embassy-Ready
Hosting agreement, contract, funding proof, insurance: everything prepared in the right order.
Start Your Research
Visa in your passport, arrival sorted: housing, city registration, day one at your institute.
Great Journeys start with a Plan.
Transparent. Fair. Made for You.
Prepare your application with clarity and control.
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Submit stronger documents with expert support and real confidence.
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Add an independent legal review before submission.
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Prepare your application with clarity and control.
(incl. VAT)
Submit stronger documents with expert support and real confidence.
(incl. VAT)
Add an independent legal review before submission.
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Supported Visa & Residence Permits for Graduates
EU Blue Card
Germany's fast-track work permit for skilled professionals. We guide you through requirements and application.
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Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)
Looking for a job in Germany? Get step-by-step support for the new points-based visa.
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Residence Permit Extension
Renew on time with deadline tracking and document guidance, with no stress involved.
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Post-Grad Job Search
Stay in Germany after graduation to find work — we help you secure your 18-month job seeker visa.
Work Residence Permit
Transition from job seeker to employee. Get guidance for your work-based residence permit.
Compare all plans
See exactly which features you get with each plan — and choose the level of support that fits your journey.
Identify the residence permit category that fits your plans after Graduation.
Personalized Application Workflow
Structured step-by-step guidance tailored to your situation, showing you what to do and when - from application to arrival.
Clear explanations of every document, so you know exactly what to prepare and how to prepare it.
Practical guidance to help you feel prepared and confident for appointments with embassies or immigration offices.
Written feedback on structure, clarity, and presentation of your CV.
We search the official German recognition database and provide the relevant documentation for your application.
Access to the VisaFlow team for general process-related support.
VisaFlow checks that your selected documents and entered information are complete.
A dedicated VisaFlow expert who checks in with you and helps you stay on track throughout your journey.
A final review of your application by an independent qualified lawyer before submission.
A scheduled call with an independent lawyer to discuss your documents and general considerations related to your application.
*Legal services are provided by an independent law firm, not VisaFlow.
Prepare your application with clarity and control.
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Submit stronger documents with expert support and real confidence.
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Add an independent legal review before submission.
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Supported Visa & Residence Permits for Researcher
Compare all plans
See exactly which features you get with each plan — and choose the level of support that fits your journey.
Identify the visa category that fits your plans after Graduation.
A personalized, step-by-step guide tailored to your visa type and situation – guiding you from start to finish.
Structured step-by-step guidance tailored to your situation, showing you what to do and when - from application to arrival.
Clear explanations of every document, so you know exactly what to prepare and how to prepare it.
Practical guidance to help you feel prepared and confident for appointments with embassies or immigration offices.
Written feedback on structure, clarity, and presentation of your CV.
We search the official German recognition database and provide the relevant documentation for your application.
Access to the VisaFlow team for general process-related support.
A dedicated VisaFlow expert who checks in with you and helps you stay on track throughout your journey.
VisaFlow checks that your selected documents and entered information are complete.
A final review of your application by an independent qualified lawyer before submission.
A scheduled call with an independent lawyer to discuss your documents and general considerations related to your application.
*Legal services are provided by an independent law firm, not VisaFlow.
Working with leading universities across Germany.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When should I start preparing for my researcher visa?
Around 5 to 6 months before your research start. Embassy appointments and processing take weeks to months depending on your country, and documents like the hosting agreement need time too. If you're starting later, don't lose weeks on research: that's exactly when expert support pays off, because there's no time left for a mistake.
Researcher visa or EU Blue Card, which one is mine?
It depends on how your position is set up: your contract, your salary and your funding. A full employment contract can point to the Blue Card if the threshold is met, a scholarship usually points to the researcher visa. Answer a few questions in VisaFlow and you'll see which visa fits your setup, not the one that worked for someone else's contract.
I'm funded by a scholarship. What does that change?
Quite a lot: without an employment contract, the EU Blue Card is usually off the table, and your application is built on funding proof instead of a salary. Your steps in VisaFlow adjust to that, including which documents you need instead of a work contract.