Germany is pretty much the only country that adopted it, and it's still harder to get than many other visas. https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-o

Germany is pretty much the only country that adopted it, and it's still harder to get than many other visas. https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-blue-card/ https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/eu-... It has higher requirements than a Tier 2 General Work Visa in the UK for example, both in terms of salary and education. For Germany specifically if you are over 45 years old getting a work visa would hard to impossible, you need to provide proof of substantial existing retirement funds such as a private pension.