Germany Business Visa: Residency Guide for Entrepreneurs

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1. 14 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   Fixed a mislabeling of Section 21(2a) of the German residence law.

   Before

   Section 21(2a) governs self-employment by startup founders under the 2023-2024 Fachkraefteeinwanderungsgesetz reform, providing relaxed requirements for technology-oriented business concepts.

   After

   Section 21(2a) governs self-employment by university graduates and former researchers who studied or conducted research in Germany, predating the 2023 Fachkraefteeinwanderungsgesetz reform. The 2023-2024 reform's actual addition for startup founders is a separate provision, Section 21(2b), for holders of qualifying startup grants, which relaxes certain requirements for technology-oriented business concepts.

   Why: The article mislabeled Section 21(2a) as the startup-founder provision when that role actually belongs to the separate Section 21(2b); Section 21(2a) instead covers graduates and former researchers.

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