🇩🇪 Germany: sources & references
Every source behind the Germany page, what it backs, and when we last consulted it. The quality figure is derived from our confidence rating for each fact — see how we source.
make-it-in-germany.comOfficial · 92%
- Make it in Germany (official) - freelance visa
- Visa duration
- Tax regime
- Family rules
- Application fees
- Health insurance
- Processing time
- Published
- —
- Last consulted
- 2026-09-05
Issued 1-3 years (typically 2 for first-timers), renewable; permanent settlement possible after 5 years with B1 German and pension contributions.
Consult sourceeuropa.euOfficial · 92%
- EU citizens' right to reside & work (free movement)
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- Last consulted
- 2026-07-10
eur-lex.europa.euOfficial · 92%
- Legal basis: right to move & reside freely
- Published
- 2004-04-29
- Last consulted
- 2026-07-10
employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.euOfficial · 92%
- Right to work in another EU country
- Published
- —
- Last consulted
- 2026-07-10
Last full review of this country: 2026-09-05. Sources are re-checked quarterly. “Published” shows — when the source does not state a reliable publication date.