DIRECTIVE (EU) 2021/1883 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 October 2021
on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment, and repealing Council Directive 2009/50/EC
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Scope
Article 4
More favourable provisions
CHAPTER II
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION, REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL
Article 5
Criteria for admission
Article 6
Volumes of admission
Article 7
Grounds for rejecting an application for an EU Blue Card
Article 8
Grounds for withdrawing or not renewing an EU Blue Card
CHAPTER III
EU BLUE CARD AND PROCEDURE
Article 9
EU Blue Card
Article 10
Applications for admission
Article 11
Procedural safeguards
Article 12
Fees
Article 13
Recognised employers
Article 14
Sanctions against employers
CHAPTER IV
RIGHTS
Article 15
Labour market access
Article 16
Equal treatment
Article 17
Family members
Article 18
EU long-term resident status for EU Blue Card holders
Article 19
Long-term residence permit
CHAPTER V
MOBILITY BETWEEN MEMBER STATES
Article 20
Short-term mobility
Article 21
Long-term mobility
Article 22
Residence in the second Member State for family members
Article 23
Safeguards and sanctions in cases of mobility
CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 24
Access to information and monitoring
Article 25
Statistics
Article 26
List of occupations in Annex I
Article 27
Reporting
Article 28
Cooperation between contact points
Article 29
Amendment of Directive (EU) 2016/801
Article 30
Repeal of Directive 2009/50/EC
Article 31
Transposition
Article 32
Entry into force
Article 33
Addressees
ANNEX I
List of occupations referred to in Article 2, point (9)
ANNEX II
Directive 2009/50/EC |
This Directive |
Article 1 |
Article 1 |
Article 2(a) |
Article 2, point (1) |
Article 2(b) |
Article 2, point (2) |
Article 2(c) |
Article 2, point (3) |
Article 2(d) |
Article 2, point (4) |
Article 2(e) |
Article 2, point (5) |
Article 2(f) |
Article 2, point (6) |
Article 2(g) |
Article 2, points (7) and (9) |
Article 2(h) |
Article 2, point (8) |
Article 2(i) |
Article 2, point (10) |
Article 2(j) |
Article 2, point (11) |
- |
Article 2, point (12) |
- |
Article 2, point (13) |
- |
Article 2, point (14) |
Article 3(1) |
Article 3(1) |
Article 3(2), introductory wording |
Article 3(2), introductory wording |
Article 3(2)(a) |
Article 3(2), point (a) |
Article 3(2)(b) |
- |
Article 3(2)(c) |
Article 3(2), point (b) |
Article 3(2)(d) |
Article 3(2), point (c) |
Article 3(2)(e) |
- |
Article 3(2)(f) |
Article 3(2), point (d) |
Article 3(2)(g) |
Article 3(2), point (e) |
Article 3(2)(h) |
- |
Article 3(2)(i) |
Article 3(2), point (f) |
Article 3(2)(j) |
Article 3(2), point (g) |
Article 3(2), last subparagraph |
Article 3(2), point (h) |
Article 3(3) |
Article 7(2), point (e) |
Article 3(4) |
Article 3(3) |
Article 4(1), introductory wording |
Article 4(1), introductory wording |
Article 4(1)(a) |
Article 4(1), point (a) |
Article 4(1)(b) |
Article 4(1), point (b) |
Article 4(2) |
Article 4(2) |
Article 5(1), introductory wording |
Article 5(1), introductory wording |
Article 5(1)(a) |
Article 5(1), point (a) |
Article 5(1)(b) |
Article 5(1), point (c) |
Article 5(1)(c) |
Article 5(1), point (b) |
Article 5(1)(d) |
Article 5(1), point (d) |
Article 5(1)(e) |
Article 5(1), point (e) |
Article 5(1)(f) |
Article 7(1), point (c) |
Article 5(2) |
Article 5(7), first subparagraph |
Article 5(3) |
Article 5(3) |
Article 5(4) |
Article 5(2) |
Article 5(5) |
Article 5(4) |
- |
Article 5(5) |
- |
Article 5(6) |
- |
Article 5(7), second subparagraph |
Article 5(6) |
- |
Article 6 |
Article 6 |
Article 7(1) |
Article 9(1) |
Article 7(2) |
Article 9(2) |
Article 7(3) |
Article 9(3) |
Article 7(4) |
Article 9(7) |
- |
Article 9(4) |
- |
Article 9(5) |
- |
Article 9(6) |
Article 8(1) |
Article 7(1), points (a) and (b) |
- |
Article 7(1), point (d) |
Article 8(2) |
Article 7(2), point (a) |
Article 8(3) |
- |
Article 8(4) |
Article 7(2), point (e) |
Article 8(5) |
Article 7(2), point (d) |
- |
Article 7(2), point (b) |
- |
Article 7(2), point (c) |
- |
Article 7(3) |
Article 9(1), introductory wording |
Article 8(1), introductory wording |
Article 9(1)(a) |
Article 8(1), point (a) |
Article 9(1)(b) |
Article 8(1), points (b), (c) and (d); Article 8(2), points (d), (e) and (g) |
Article 9(1)(c) |
Article 8(2), point (f) |
Article 9(2) |
Article 8(3) |
Article 9(3), introductory wording |
Article 8(2), introductory wording |
Article 9(3)(a) |
Article 8(2), point (a) |
- |
Article 8(2), point (b) |
Article 9(3)(b) |
Article 8(2), point (c) |
Article 9(3)(c) |
- |
Article 9(3)(d) |
- |
- |
Article 8(2), point (h) |
- |
Article 8(4) |
- |
Article 8(6) |
- |
Article 8(7) |
Article 10(1) |
Article 10(1) |
Article 10(2) |
Article 10(2) |
Article 10(3) |
Article 10(3) |
Article 10(4) |
- |
Article 11(1), first subparagraph |
Article 11(1), first subparagraph |
Article 11(1), second subparagraph |
- |
- |
Article 11(1), second subparagraph |
Article 11(2) |
Article 11(2) |
Article 11(3) |
Article 11(3) |
- |
Article 11(4) |
- |
Article 11(5) |
- |
Article 11(6) |
- |
Article 12 |
- |
Article 13 |
- |
Article 14 |
Article 12(1) |
- |
- |
Article 15(1) |
Article 12(2) |
Article 15(2) and (3) |
Article 12(3) and (4) |
Article 15(8) |
Article 12(5) |
Article 15(9) |
- |
Article 15(5), (6) and (7) |
Article 13(1) |
Article 8(5) |
Article 13(2) and (4) |
Article 15(4) |
Article 13(3) |
- |
Article 14(1), introductory wording |
Article 16(1), introductory wording |
Article 14(1)(a) |
Article 16(1), point (a) |
Article 14(1)(b) |
Article 16(1), point (b) |
Article 14(1)(c) |
Article 16(1), point (c) |
Article 14(1)(d) |
Article 16(1), point (d) |
Article 14(1)(e) |
Article 16(1), point (e) |
Article 14(1)(f) |
Article 16(3) |
Article 14(1)(g) |
Article 16(1), point (f) |
Article 14(1)(h) |
- |
Article 14(2), introductory wording, letter (a), and last subparagraph |
Article 16(2) |
Article 14(2)(b) |
- |
Article 14(3) |
Article 16(4) |
Article 14(4) |
- |
- |
Article 16(5), (6) and (7) |
Article 15(1) |
Article 17(1) |
Article 15(2) |
Article 17(2) |
Article 15(3) |
Article 17(3) |
Article 15(4) |
Article 17(4) |
Article 15(5) |
Article 17(5) |
Article 15(6) |
Article 17(6) |
Article 15(7) |
Article 17(7) |
Article 15(8) |
- |
- |
Article 17(8), (9) and (10) |
Article 16(1) |
Article 18(1) |
Article 16(2) |
Article 18(2) |
Article 16(3) |
Article 18(3) |
Article 16(4) |
Article 18(4) |
Article 16(5) |
- |
Article 16(6) |
Article 18(5) |
- |
Article 18(6) |
Article 17(1) |
Article 19(1) |
Article 17(2) |
Article 19(2) |
- |
Article 20 |
Article 18(1) |
Article 21(1) |
- |
Article 21(2) |
Article 18(2) |
Article 21(3), first two subparagraphs |
Article 18(3) |
Article 21(3), third subparagraph |
Article 18(4) |
Article 21(9) and Article 23(2) |
Article 18(5) |
Article 21(10) |
Article 18(6) |
Article 23(3) |
Article 18(7) |
- |
Article 18(8) |
Article 21(11) |
- |
Article 21(4) to (8) |
Article 19(1) |
Article 22(1), first subparagraph |
- |
Article 22(2) |
Article 19(2) |
Article 22(3) |
Article 19(3) |
Article 22(4) |
Article 19(4) |
- |
Article 19(5) |
Article 22(1), second subparagraph |
Article 19(6) |
Article 22(1), third subparagraph |
- |
Article 22(5), (6) and (7) |
- |
Article 23(1), (4), (5) and (6) |
- |
Article 24(1), first and second subparagraph |
Article 20(1) |
Article 24(1), third subparagraph |
- |
Article 24(2) and (3) |
Article 20(2) |
Article 25(1) |
Article 20(3) |
Article 25(2) |
- |
Article 26 |
Article 21 |
Article 27 |
Article 22(1) |
Article 28(1) |
- |
Article 28(2) |
Article 22(2) |
Article 28(3) |
- |
Article 29 |
- |
Article 30 |
Article 23 |
Article 31 |
Article 24 |
Article 32 |
Article 25 |
Article 33 |