Participating countries EU Blue Card

The following EU/EEA countries have implemented the European Blue Card (Directive 2021/1883/EU):

• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Germany
• Estonia
• Finland
• France (including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and La Reunion)
• Greece
• Hungary
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein - (EEA)
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• The Netherlands (excluding Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten + Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius)
• Norway - (EEA)
• Austria
• Poland
• Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira)
• Romania
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• Spain (including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands)
• Czech Republic
• Iceland - (EEA)
• Sweden

Ireland and Denmark have not implemented the European Blue Card.