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Germany legal history

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No dated legal events recorded yet for Germany.

Coverage by tax category

  • Personal income tax: Unknown
  • Social contributions / payroll: Unknown
  • Self-employment: Unknown
  • Capital gains: Unknown
  • Dividends and interest: Unknown
  • Crypto: Unknown
  • Rental income: Unknown
  • Wealth tax: Unknown
  • Property tax: Unknown
  • Inheritance, gift and estate: Unknown
  • Corporate and business tax: Unknown
  • Consumption / VAT: Unknown
  • Exit and transfer tax: Unknown
  • Other taxes: Unknown

Computed tax on fixed baskets

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Nominal rates and thresholds

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Data updates we recorded

These dates show when Sovereign recorded a figure, not when a law took effect.

  • 2026-11-11: Freelance profession residence (section 21(5)): application fee: not stated → $84.11. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: EU Blue Card through national entry visa: application fee: not stated → $84.11. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Commercial founder self-employment residence (section 21(1)): application fee: not stated → $84.11. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Settlement permit for skilled workers (section 18c). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Settlement permit after German vocational training or university study (section 18c). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Researcher residence (section 18d). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Qualified professional work residence (sections 18a/18b). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Professionally experienced worker residence (section 19c(2)). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Opportunity Card job search, then qualifying work residence. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Non-EU family member of a mobile EU citizen. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Intra-corporate transfer (ICT card, section 19). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Immediate settlement for exceptionally highly skilled workers (section 18c(3)). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Freelance profession residence (section 21(5)). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Family reunification with skilled worker. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Family reunification with German spouse. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: EU long-term residence permit after five years (section 9a). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: EU citizen residence right (Directive 2004/38/EC): years to citizenship: not stated → 5 years. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: EU Blue Card through national entry visa: years to citizenship: not stated → 5 years. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Commercial founder self-employment residence (section 21(1)). Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-11: Now covered: citizenship data for Germany. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-10: Now covered: residence data for Germany. Legal effective date not verified
  • 2026-11-10: Cost-of-living index (New York = 100): 72 → 81.23. Legal effective date not verified