ICT Card (Intra-Corporate Transfer)
🇩🇪 Germany visas · Work
What it is
Residence title for managers, specialists and trainees of multinational companies transferred from a non-EU office to a German branch of the same group.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Up to 3 years for managers/specialists; up to 1 year for trainees
- Processing time
- Not specified on page
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Dependants
- Yes
- How to apply
- Embassy
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (ICT Card residence permit)
- EUR 100
- Application fee (national (D) visa to enter)
- EUR 75
Key requirements
- Employment as manager, specialist or trainee with a company headquartered outside the EU
- Minimum 6 months prior employment with the sending company
- Transfer duration of more than 90 days
- Valid work contract for the German assignment
- At least 6 months since any previous ICT transfer
Working on this visa
Employment restricted to the intra-corporate transfer as manager (Führungskraft), specialist (Spezialist) or trainee at the host establishment; max transfer 3 years (managers/specialists) / 1 year (trainees).
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 27 July 2026.