{"version":"2026-07-04","name":"Visa Atlas calculator verdict contexts","description":"Dated cutoff, threshold and proof-of-funds context for high-intent immigration calculators, published so calculator verdicts can be interpreted against current source-backed figures.","license":"CC BY 4.0","attribution":"Visa Atlas","count":10,"sourceDatasets":["/api/public/express-entry-draws","/api/public/express-entry-categories","/api/public/salary-thresholds","/api/public/cost-to-complete","/api/public/visas"],"methodology":{"purpose":"Bind calculator outputs to the current dated cutoffs, salary floors and proof-of-funds figures that users need to interpret a pass/fail or score.","caveats":["These contexts do not replace the official calculator or government decision maker.","A calculator score above a historical cutoff is not an invitation, visa approval or future outcome prediction.","Each context should be refreshed when the underlying draw, salary-threshold or cost-to-complete source changes."]},"contexts":[{"id":"canada-crs","calculatorPath":"/calculators/canada-crs","title":"Canada CRS calculator verdict context","routeLabel":"Canada Express Entry CRS","lastVerified":"2026-07-02","summary":"The calculator score should be compared with the latest tracked IRCC round: round 422 on 2026-06-25, Healthcare and social services, CRS 475, 4,000 invitations.","verdictUse":"There is no single CRS pass mark. Use the score as a rank estimate, then compare it with recent CEC, PNP and category-based rounds before deciding whether to pursue French, PNP or category eligibility.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/express-entry-draws","/api/public/express-entry-categories"],"signals":[{"id":"latest-draw","label":"Latest tracked draw","value":"Round 422: CRS 475","detail":"Healthcare and social services, 4,000 invitations on 2026-06-25.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-25","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"cec-2026-range","label":"2026 CEC cutoff range","value":"CRS 507-518","detail":"10 Canadian Experience Class rounds tracked in 2026.","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"category-2026-range","label":"2026 category cutoff range","value":"CRS 169-477","detail":"5 of 10 current categories have drawn in 2026.","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"scenario-in-software-engineer","label":"Latest 2026 CEC round","value":"CRS 469 (-47 vs round 420)","detail":"Compared with IRCC round 420 on 2026-06-23: 4,000 invitations, CRS cutoff 516. Unsupported tech profiles usually need PNP support, Canadian experience, French, or a matching category round.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-23","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"scenario-in-software-engineer-pnp","label":"Latest 2026 PNP round","value":"CRS 1069 (+339 vs round 419)","detail":"Compared with IRCC round 419 on 2026-06-22: 955 invitations, CRS cutoff 730. A PNP nomination adds 600 CRS points, but candidates still need the nomination and must meet the round instructions.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-22","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"scenario-ph-nurse","label":"Latest 2026 healthcare round","value":"CRS 478 (+3 vs round 422)","detail":"Compared with IRCC round 422 on 2026-06-25: 4,000 invitations, CRS cutoff 475. This comparison assumes the profile also meets the healthcare category instructions and Express Entry program eligibility.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-25","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"scenario-in-couple-sibling","label":"Latest 2026 CEC round","value":"CRS 472 (-44 vs round 420)","detail":"Compared with IRCC round 420 on 2026-06-23: 4,000 invitations, CRS cutoff 516. A sibling bonus helps, but this profile still needs a stronger draw match, PNP, Canadian work, French, or another lever.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-23","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"scenario-older-applicant","label":"Latest 2026 CEC round","value":"CRS 250 (-266 vs round 420)","detail":"Compared with IRCC round 420 on 2026-06-23: 4,000 invitations, CRS cutoff 516. Age points are the main constraint in this profile; a lower category threshold only matters if the occupation or language category applies.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-23","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"},{"id":"scenario-br-french-bonus","label":"Lowest 2026 French-language round","value":"CRS 395 (+2 vs round 405)","detail":"Compared with IRCC round 405 on 2026-03-18: 4,000 invitations, CRS cutoff 393. French-category scores vary by round; compare against both the lowest and the latest French-language cutoffs before relying on the margin.","effectiveFrom":"2026-03-18","sourceName":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html"}],"sources":[{"label":"IRCC — Express Entry rounds of invitations","url":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html","authority":"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"}],"caveats":["CRS cutoffs change by draw type and invitation volume.","A score above a previous cutoff is not an invitation or a case outcome prediction.","IRCC remains the authoritative source for profile scoring and invitations."]},{"id":"australia-189","calculatorPath":"/calculators/australia-189","title":"Australia skilled migration points verdict context","routeLabel":"Australia 189 / 190 / 491 points test","lastVerified":"2026-07-01","summary":"The calculator result should be read in two layers: the 65-point SkillSelect EOI floor for points-tested skilled visas, and the separate sponsored-work salary context now using CSIT AUD 79,423 and SSIT AUD 146,576 from 1 July 2026.","verdictUse":"A score at or above 65 can meet the EOI filing floor, but it is not an invitation. Use the 85-95 planning band as a conservative competitiveness check, then verify the occupation, nomination pathway and latest invitation-round settings.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/salary-thresholds","/api/public/cost-to-complete","/api/public/visas"],"signals":[{"id":"eoi-floor","label":"EOI points floor","value":"65 points","detail":"Minimum score used by the calculator before practical invitation competitiveness, occupation ceilings or nomination settings are considered.","sourceName":"Home Affairs - Subclass 189 points table","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-independent-189"},{"id":"competitive-planning-band","label":"Competitive planning band","value":"85-95 points","detail":"Non-official planning band used on this calculator to separate merely clearing the EOI floor from a stronger points-tested profile.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas calculator methodology","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"},{"id":"csit-2026","label":"CSIT from 1 July 2026","value":"AUD 79,423","detail":"Absolute salary floor for subclass 482 Core Skills, 494 and 186 TRT nominations lodged from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Pay must also meet the Annual Market Salary Rate for the role.","effectiveFrom":"2026-07-01","sourceName":"Home Affairs - salary requirements","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/employing-and-sponsoring-someone/sponsoring-workers/nominating-a-position/salary-requirements"},{"id":"ssit-2026","label":"SSIT from 1 July 2026","value":"AUD 146,576","detail":"Higher-salary stream within the 482 Skills in Demand visa. For nominations lodged from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, salary must meet SSIT and AMSR.","effectiveFrom":"2026-07-01","sourceName":"Home Affairs - salary requirements","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/employing-and-sponsoring-someone/sponsoring-workers/nominating-a-position/salary-requirements"},{"id":"scenario-engineer-189-bare","label":"Software engineer, 28, subclass 189","value":"75 points (-10 vs 85)","detail":"Score 75; EOI floor 65; planning band 85-95. The planning band is not an invitation prediction: occupation ceilings, state nomination settings and Home Affairs invitation rounds still control who is invited.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas Australia points scenario benchmark","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"},{"id":"scenario-engineer-190-nominated","label":"Same profile, with 190 state nomination","value":"80 points (-5 vs 85)","detail":"Score 80; EOI floor 65; planning band 85-95. The planning band is not an invitation prediction: occupation ceilings, state nomination settings and Home Affairs invitation rounds still control who is invited.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas Australia points scenario benchmark","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"},{"id":"scenario-engineer-491-regional","label":"Engineer, 33, subclass 491 regional","value":"85 points (+0 vs 85)","detail":"Score 85; EOI floor 65; planning band 85-95. The planning band is not an invitation prediction: occupation ceilings, state nomination settings and Home Affairs invitation rounds still control who is invited.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas Australia points scenario benchmark","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"},{"id":"scenario-nurse-onshore-grad","label":"Onshore nurse graduate, 26","value":"95 points (+10 vs 85)","detail":"Score 95; EOI floor 65; planning band 85-95. The planning band is not an invitation prediction: occupation ceilings, state nomination settings and Home Affairs invitation rounds still control who is invited.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas Australia points scenario benchmark","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"},{"id":"scenario-tradesperson-competent-english","label":"Tradesperson, 42, competent English only","value":"35 points (-50 vs 85)","detail":"Score 35; EOI floor 65; planning band 85-95. The planning band is not an invitation prediction: occupation ceilings, state nomination settings and Home Affairs invitation rounds still control who is invited.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas Australia points scenario benchmark","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"},{"id":"scenario-researcher-phd","label":"Researcher with a doctorate, 30","value":"105 points (+20 vs 85)","detail":"Score 105; EOI floor 65; planning band 85-95. The planning band is not an invitation prediction: occupation ceilings, state nomination settings and Home Affairs invitation rounds still control who is invited.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas Australia points scenario benchmark","sourceUrl":"/calculators/australia-189"}],"sources":[{"label":"Home Affairs — Subclass 189","url":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-independent-189","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"},{"label":"Home Affairs - salary requirements","url":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/employing-and-sponsoring-someone/sponsoring-workers/nominating-a-position/salary-requirements","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"}],"caveats":["The 65-point floor is not an invitation cutoff.","State and territory nomination can add points but also adds its own occupation-list and commitment rules.","Sponsored 482/186/494 salary thresholds are separate from the points-tested 189/190/491 score."]},{"id":"austria-rwr","calculatorPath":"/calculators/austria-rwr","title":"Austria Red-White-Red Card verdict context","routeLabel":"Austria Red-White-Red Card shortage occupations","lastVerified":"2026-06-27","summary":"The calculator result should be read against the 55-point shortage-occupation threshold and the separate AMS gates: completed training in the shortage occupation, a binding Austrian job offer and minimum pay under law, regulation or collective agreement.","verdictUse":"A passing points result means the profile reaches the published shortage-occupation grid threshold. It does not decide whether the occupation is on the current list, the qualification matches it, the pay is adequate, or a regulated profession has been recognised.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/salary-thresholds","/api/public/visas","/api/public/cost-to-complete"],"signals":[{"id":"points-threshold","label":"Points threshold","value":"55 points","detail":"Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations need at least 55 of 90 points in the migration.gv.at grid.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"qualification-gate","label":"Shortage-occupation training gate","value":"Required","detail":"The route requires completed training in a shortage occupation; points alone do not cure a missing route-specific qualification.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"collective-pay-test","label":"Salary and pay test","value":"Collective-pay test","detail":"No single published salary number for the shortage-occupation skilled-worker route. The job offer must pay at least the minimum legal or collective-agreement remuneration for the occupation.","effectiveFrom":"2026-06-27","sourceName":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"official-roofer-example","label":"Official worked example","value":"70 points","detail":"migration.gv.at gives a Serbian roofer aged 29 with completed training, more than 10 years of experience and German A1 as a 70-point example.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"scenario-official-roofer-example","label":"Roofer, 29 (official worked example)","value":"70 points (+15 vs 55)","detail":"Score 70 of 90; threshold 55; points margin +15. AMS still checks the shortage list, qualification match, binding job offer, collective-pay compliance and regulated-profession recognition where relevant.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"scenario-nurse-b1-german","label":"Care worker, 32","value":"61 points (+6 vs 55)","detail":"Score 61 of 90; threshold 55; points margin +6. AMS still checks the shortage list, qualification match, binding job offer, collective-pay compliance and regulated-profession recognition where relevant.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"scenario-young-austria-experience","label":"Technician, 28, 2 years in Austria","value":"68 points (+13 vs 55)","detail":"Score 68 of 90; threshold 55; points margin +13. AMS still checks the shortage list, qualification match, binding job offer, collective-pay compliance and regulated-profession recognition where relevant.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"scenario-older-low-language","label":"Tradesperson, 45","value":"40 points (-15 vs 55)","detail":"Score 40 of 90; threshold 55; points margin -15. AMS still checks the shortage list, qualification match, binding job offer, collective-pay compliance and regulated-profession recognition where relevant.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"scenario-no-vocational-qualification","label":"Strong profile, no shortage-occupation training","value":"60 points (+5 vs 55)","detail":"Score 60 of 90; threshold 55; points margin +5. AMS still checks the shortage list, qualification match, binding job offer, collective-pay compliance and regulated-profession recognition where relevant.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"},{"id":"scenario-language-cap","label":"Multilingual applicant, 35","value":"67 points (+12 vs 55)","detail":"Score 67 of 90; threshold 55; points margin +12. AMS still checks the shortage list, qualification match, binding job offer, collective-pay compliance and regulated-profession recognition where relevant.","sourceName":"migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"}],"sources":[{"label":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","url":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/","lastVerified":"2026-06-27"}],"caveats":["This context covers only Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations, not every Red-White-Red Card category.","AMS and the residence authority remain the decision makers.","Regulated professions can require formal recognition before the work can be practised."]},{"id":"germany-settlement","calculatorPath":"/calculators/germany-settlement","title":"Germany settlement and citizenship verdict context","routeLabel":"Germany settlement permit and naturalisation planning","lastVerified":"2026-07-04","summary":"The calculator result should be read as date arithmetic over current Make it in Germany guidance: EU Blue Card settlement after 27 months with A1 or 21 months with B1, skilled-worker settlement after 3 years with B1 and 36 months of pension contributions, and naturalisation planning from the current more-than-5-years residence wording.","verdictUse":"A generated date is not a foreigners-authority or naturalisation-authority decision. The route-specific residence title, German level, pension contributions, livelihood, housing, civic knowledge, naturalisation test, declarations and criminal-record checks still control the outcome.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/visas","/api/public/cost-to-complete"],"signals":[{"id":"blue-card-27-21-month-clock","label":"EU Blue Card settlement clock","value":"27 months with A1; 21 months with B1","detail":"Make it in Germany says Blue Card holders need at least 27 months of qualified employment and pension contributions, reduced to 21 months with B1 German.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"skilled-worker-36-month-clock","label":"Skilled-worker settlement clock","value":"3 years","detail":"Skilled workers under Sections 18a, 18b, 18d or 18g need a residence title for 3 years, 36 months of pension contributions, a permitted job, B1 German, civic knowledge, livelihood cover and sufficient living space.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"general-permanent-residence-clock","label":"General permanent-residence planning clock","value":"5 years","detail":"Make it in Germany lists at least 5 years of legal residence for the permanent EU residence permit, plus livelihood, German/civic knowledge, living-space and 60-month contribution checks.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"naturalisation-5-year-clock","label":"Naturalisation residence clock","value":"More than 5 years","detail":"The current naturalisation page lists legal residence in Germany for more than 5 years, a permanent-right-of-residence basis, livelihood, B1 German, knowledge test/declaration and criminal-record checks.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Naturalisation","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/naturalisation"},{"id":"multiple-citizenship","label":"Multiple citizenship","value":"Allowed under German law","detail":"Make it in Germany says naturalised German citizens can keep their previous nationality under German law, while warning that the country of origin may have its own rules.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Naturalisation","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/naturalisation"},{"id":"scenario-blue-card-b1","label":"EU Blue Card holder, B1 German, arrived 15 Jan 2024","value":"Settlement 2025-10-15; citizenship 2029-01-15","detail":"Settlement basis: EU Blue Card with German B1; settlement date 2025-10-15; citizenship date 2029-01-15. The 21-month Blue Card path still needs B1 German, qualified employment, pension contributions, livelihood cover, basic civic knowledge and sufficient living space.","effectiveFrom":"2025-10-15","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"scenario-blue-card-a1","label":"EU Blue Card holder, A1 German, arrived 15 Jan 2024","value":"Settlement 2026-04-15; citizenship 2029-01-15","detail":"Settlement basis: EU Blue Card with German A1; settlement date 2026-04-15; citizenship date 2029-01-15. The 27-month Blue Card path still needs at least A1 German, qualified employment, pension contributions, livelihood cover, basic civic knowledge and sufficient living space.","effectiveFrom":"2026-04-15","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"scenario-skilled-worker-b1","label":"Skilled worker, B1 German, arrived 1 Mar 2023","value":"Settlement 2026-03-01; citizenship 2028-03-01","detail":"Settlement basis: Skilled worker with B1 German and 36 months of pension contributions; settlement date 2026-03-01; citizenship date 2028-03-01. The 36-month skilled-worker path still needs B1 German, 36 months of pension contributions, a permitted job, livelihood cover, basic civic knowledge and sufficient living space.","effectiveFrom":"2026-03-01","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"scenario-skilled-worker-c1","label":"Skilled worker, C1 German, arrived 1 Mar 2023","value":"Settlement 2026-03-01; citizenship 2028-03-01","detail":"Settlement basis: Skilled worker with B1 German and 36 months of pension contributions; settlement date 2026-03-01; citizenship date 2028-03-01. The 36-month skilled-worker path still needs B1 German, 36 months of pension contributions, a permitted job, livelihood cover, basic civic knowledge and sufficient living space.","effectiveFrom":"2026-03-01","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"scenario-other-permit-general","label":"Other residence permit, B1 German, arrived 30 Jun 2022","value":"Settlement 2027-06-30; citizenship 2027-06-30","detail":"Settlement basis: General settlement permit (§9 AufenthG), with B1 German; settlement date 2027-06-30; citizenship date 2027-06-30. The general settlement and naturalisation clocks still depend on B1 German, livelihood, residence-title type, contribution history, housing, naturalisation test and the local authority decision.","effectiveFrom":"2027-06-30","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"},{"id":"scenario-blue-card-leap-day","label":"EU Blue Card holder, C1 German, granted 29 Feb 2024","value":"Settlement 2025-11-29; citizenship 2029-02-28","detail":"Settlement basis: EU Blue Card with German B1; settlement date 2025-11-29; citizenship date 2029-02-28. The 21-month Blue Card path still needs B1 German, qualified employment, pension contributions, livelihood cover, basic civic knowledge and sufficient living space.","effectiveFrom":"2025-11-29","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit"}],"sources":[{"label":"Make it in Germany - Settlement permit","url":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/settlement-permit","authority":"German Federal Government / Make it in Germany","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"Make it in Germany - Naturalisation","url":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/living-permanently/naturalisation","authority":"German Federal Government / Make it in Germany","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"}],"caveats":["The calculator does not decide whether a residence title can lead to permanent residence or naturalisation.","Local foreigners and naturalisation authorities can ask for route-specific documents and apply discretion.","The naturalisation output is a planning date from start plus 5 years; the official page uses the wording more than 5 years."]},{"id":"ireland-citizenship","calculatorPath":"/calculators/ireland-citizenship","title":"Ireland citizenship and Stamp 4 verdict context","routeLabel":"Ireland Stamp 4 and naturalisation planning","lastVerified":"2026-07-04","summary":"The calculator result should be read as route-clock arithmetic over ISD guidance: Critical Skills Stamp 4 after 21 months, General Employment Stamp 4 after 57 months, standard naturalisation after 5 years reckonable residence, Irish-citizen spouse/civil-partner naturalisation after 3 years, and current refugee/stateless naturalisation on a 5-year clock.","verdictUse":"A generated date is not an ISD or Minister for Justice decision. Reckonable residence, continuous final-year residence, the 70/30 absence rule, proof scorecards, good character, joint spouse evidence and ministerial discretion still control the outcome.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/visas","/api/public/cost-to-complete"],"signals":[{"id":"critical-skills-stamp4-clock","label":"Critical Skills Stamp 4 clock","value":"21 months","detail":"ISD says Critical Skills Employment Permit holders can be eligible for a Stamp 4 permission after 21 months from commencement of employment in the State.","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Stamp 4 upgrades","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/"},{"id":"general-employment-stamp4-clock","label":"General Employment Stamp 4 clock","value":"57 months","detail":"ISD says General Employment Permit and Intra-Company Transfer Employment cases can be eligible for Stamp 4 after 57 months from commencement of employment in the State.","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Stamp 4 upgrades","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/"},{"id":"standard-naturalisation-clock","label":"Standard naturalisation residence clock","value":"5 years in the last 9","detail":"ISD lists 5 years of legal/reckonable residence in the last 9 years, including 1 full year of continuous residence immediately before applying.","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"final-year-absence-rule","label":"Final-year absence rule","value":"70 days plus possible 30 exceptional days","detail":"ISD says the final 12 months normally allows no more than 70 days outside Ireland; an extra 30 days may be allowed for rare, severe or unavoidable events, but over 100 days is ineligible.","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"spouse-civil-partner-clock","label":"Irish-citizen spouse or civil partner clock","value":"3 years","detail":"ISD lists 3 years reckonable residence on the island of Ireland, 3 years married or in civil partnership, and a continuous final year for spouse/civil-partner naturalisation cases.","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"refugee-current-clock","label":"Refugee/stateless current clock","value":"5 years from grant of status","detail":"Current ISD guidance says refugees/stateless people need 5 years of reckonable residency from grant of status; applications received before 8 December 2025 continue under the previous 3-year rule.","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"scenario-critical-skills","label":"Critical Skills permit, started 15 Jan 2024","value":"Citizenship 2029-01-15; Stamp 4 2025-10-15","detail":"Route: Critical Skills Employment Permit; Stamp 4 months 21; citizenship date 2029-01-15. Critical Skills Stamp 4 timing depends on qualifying employment in the State and the required employment evidence; naturalisation still needs reckonable residence and the final-year absence rule.","effectiveFrom":"2029-01-15","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Stamp 4 upgrades","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/"},{"id":"scenario-general-employment","label":"General Employment Permit, started 1 Mar 2023","value":"Citizenship 2028-03-01; Stamp 4 2027-12-01","detail":"Route: General Employment Permit; Stamp 4 months 57; citizenship date 2028-03-01. General Employment Stamp 4 timing depends on the employment-permit basis and qualifying employment evidence; naturalisation still needs reckonable residence and the final-year absence rule.","effectiveFrom":"2028-03-01","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Stamp 4 upgrades","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/"},{"id":"scenario-spouse-irish","label":"Spouse of an Irish citizen, reckonable residence from 10 Jun 2022","value":"Citizenship 2025-06-10; Stamp 4 not applicable","detail":"Route: Spouse / civil partner of an Irish citizen; Stamp 4 months not applicable; citizenship date 2025-06-10. Spouse or civil-partner cases still need at least 3 years of marriage or civil partnership, 3 years residence on the island of Ireland, joint proof, good character and ministerial discretion.","effectiveFrom":"2025-06-10","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"scenario-refugee","label":"Refugee status from 30 Sep 2021","value":"Citizenship 2026-09-30; Stamp 4 not applicable","detail":"Route: Refugee / subsidiary protection; Stamp 4 months not applicable; citizenship date 2026-09-30. Current ISD guidance uses a 5-year refugee/stateless clock; applications received before 8 December 2025 continue under the previous 3-year rule.","effectiveFrom":"2026-09-30","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"scenario-other-stamp4-leap","label":"Other Stamp 4 route, reckonable residence from 29 Feb 2020","value":"Citizenship 2025-02-28; Stamp 4 not applicable","detail":"Route: Already on Stamp 4 (other route); Stamp 4 months not applicable; citizenship date 2025-02-28. The 5-year route still depends on reckonable residence, a continuous final year, absence limits, good character, scorecard evidence and ministerial discretion.","effectiveFrom":"2025-02-28","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/"},{"id":"scenario-critical-skills-leap","label":"Critical Skills permit, started 29 Feb 2024 (leap day)","value":"Citizenship 2029-02-28; Stamp 4 2025-11-29","detail":"Route: Critical Skills Employment Permit; Stamp 4 months 21; citizenship date 2029-02-28. Critical Skills Stamp 4 timing depends on qualifying employment in the State and the required employment evidence; naturalisation still needs reckonable residence and the final-year absence rule.","effectiveFrom":"2029-02-28","sourceName":"Immigration Service Delivery - Stamp 4 upgrades","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/"}],"sources":[{"label":"Immigration Service Delivery - Stamp 4 upgrades","url":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/","authority":"Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"Immigration Service Delivery - Irish citizenship guide","url":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-an-irish-citizen-guide/","authority":"Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"Citizens Information - Naturalisation","url":"https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/irish-citizenship/becoming-an-irish-citizen-through-naturalisation/","authority":"Citizens Information Board","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"}],"caveats":["The calculator does not audit whether each residence period is reckonable.","Student Stamp 2, undocumented time and time waiting for a protection decision usually do not count.","The refugee/stateless route changed for applications received from 8 December 2025; older applications can continue under the previous 3-year rule."]},{"id":"uk-ilr","calculatorPath":"/calculators/uk-ilr","title":"UK ILR settlement-date verdict context","routeLabel":"UK Indefinite Leave to Remain and naturalisation planning","lastVerified":"2026-07-04","summary":"The calculator result should be read as settlement date arithmetic over GOV.UK qualifying periods: 5 years for Skilled Worker and the partner 5-year family route, 3 years for Innovator Founder, 3 or 5 years for Global Talent depending on endorsement basis, and 10 years for long residence.","verdictUse":"An ILR date from this calculator is not a Home Office eligibility decision. GOV.UK can allow some applications 28 days before the qualifying date, but the route-specific evidence, absence record, salary or sponsor need, Life in the UK and naturalisation rules still control the outcome.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/visas","/api/public/cost-to-complete"],"signals":[{"id":"skilled-worker-5-year-clock","label":"Skilled Worker / Health and Care settlement clock","value":"5 years","detail":"GOV.UK says Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 and Tier 2 settlement normally requires 5 years living and working in the UK.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-tier-2-t2-skilled-worker-visa"},{"id":"early-application-window","label":"Earliest application window","value":"28 days before qualifying date","detail":"GOV.UK warns applications made earlier than the 28-day pre-eligibility window may be refused.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-tier-2-t2-skilled-worker-visa"},{"id":"global-talent-clock","label":"Global Talent settlement clock","value":"3 years or 5 years","detail":"Global Talent can be 3 years for listed endorsing bodies, exceptional talent or eligible-award routes, and 5 years for exceptional promise routes.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Business, investor or talent ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-business-investor-global-talent/eligibility"},{"id":"innovator-founder-3-year-clock","label":"Innovator Founder settlement clock","value":"3 years","detail":"Innovator Founder settlement requires 3 years on the Innovator Founder or Innovator route plus a new endorsement showing business-growth requirements are met.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Innovator Founder or Innovator ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-innovator-founder-visa"},{"id":"partner-5-year-route","label":"Partner 5-year family route","value":"5 continuous years","detail":"Partner ILR on the 5-year family route requires 5 continuous years on the family visa as a partner, alongside relationship, income and knowledge-of-language-and-life checks.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Family ILR as a partner","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-family/partner-family-visa"},{"id":"long-residence-10-year-clock","label":"Long residence route","value":"10 years","detail":"Long residence requires 10 years in the UK legally without gaps; current GOV.UK guidance allows up to 180 days outside the UK in any 12-month period, with transitional limits for pre-11-April-2024 absences.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Long residence ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/long-residence/eligibility"},{"id":"naturalisation-wait","label":"Citizenship wait after ILR","value":"12 months; no wait if married to a British citizen","detail":"Naturalisation normally requires 12 months holding ILR or settled status; spouses or civil partners of British citizens do not need that 12-month wait.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Apply for citizenship if you have ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain"},{"id":"scenario-skilled-worker-standard","label":"Skilled Worker, arrived 15 Jan 2024","value":"ILR 2029-01-15 (apply from 2028-12-18)","detail":"Route: Skilled Worker / most work routes; qualifying period 5 years; ILR date 2029-01-15; earliest application window 2028-12-18. The Home Office still checks salary, sponsor need, continuous residence, Life in the UK and route-specific evidence; this is date arithmetic, not an eligibility decision.","effectiveFrom":"2028-12-18","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-tier-2-t2-skilled-worker-visa"},{"id":"scenario-global-talent-accelerated","label":"Global Talent, arrived 1 Mar 2024","value":"ILR 2027-03-01 (apply from 2027-02-01)","detail":"Route: Global Talent (accelerated); qualifying period 3 years; ILR date 2027-03-01; earliest application window 2027-02-01. Global Talent can be a 3-year or 5-year settlement route depending on endorsement or eligible-award basis; this scenario uses the accelerated 3-year route.","effectiveFrom":"2027-02-01","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Business, investor or talent ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-business-investor-global-talent/eligibility"},{"id":"scenario-innovator-founder-accelerated","label":"Innovator Founder, arrived 28 Feb 2025","value":"ILR 2028-02-28 (apply from 2028-01-31)","detail":"Route: Innovator Founder (accelerated); qualifying period 3 years; ILR date 2028-02-28; earliest application window 2028-01-31. Innovator Founder settlement also needs a fresh endorsement showing the business growth requirements have been met.","effectiveFrom":"2028-01-31","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Innovator Founder or Innovator ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-innovator-founder-visa"},{"id":"scenario-partner-british-no-wait","label":"Spouse of a British citizen, arrived 10 Jun 2023","value":"ILR 2028-06-10 (apply from 2028-05-13)","detail":"Route: Partner of a British citizen; qualifying period 5 years; ILR date 2028-06-10; earliest application window 2028-05-13. Partner settlement still depends on the correct family-route track, relationship evidence, financial or adequate-maintenance rules, Life in the UK and English evidence.","effectiveFrom":"2028-05-13","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Family ILR as a partner","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-family/partner-family-visa"},{"id":"scenario-partner-settled-standard","label":"Partner of a settled (non-British) person, arrived 10 Jun 2023","value":"ILR 2028-06-10 (apply from 2028-05-13)","detail":"Route: Partner of a settled (non-British) person; qualifying period 5 years; ILR date 2028-06-10; earliest application window 2028-05-13. Partner settlement still depends on the correct family-route track, relationship evidence, financial or adequate-maintenance rules, Life in the UK and English evidence.","effectiveFrom":"2028-05-13","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Family ILR as a partner","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-family/partner-family-visa"},{"id":"scenario-long-residence-10y","label":"10-year long residence, clock started 30 Sep 2016","value":"ILR 2026-09-30 (apply from 2026-09-02)","detail":"Route: Long residence (10-year route); qualifying period 10 years; ILR date 2026-09-30; earliest application window 2026-09-02. Long residence still depends on lawful continuous residence, excluded categories, the current 180-day rolling absence rule and transitional pre-11 April 2024 absence limits.","effectiveFrom":"2026-09-02","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Long residence ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/long-residence/eligibility"},{"id":"scenario-leap-day-clamp","label":"Skilled Worker, granted 29 Feb 2024 (leap day)","value":"ILR 2029-02-28 (apply from 2029-01-31)","detail":"Route: Skilled Worker / most work routes; qualifying period 5 years; ILR date 2029-02-28; earliest application window 2029-01-31. The Home Office still checks salary, sponsor need, continuous residence, Life in the UK and route-specific evidence; this is date arithmetic, not an eligibility decision.","effectiveFrom":"2029-01-31","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 ILR","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-tier-2-t2-skilled-worker-visa"}],"sources":[{"label":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 ILR","url":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-tier-2-t2-skilled-worker-visa","authority":"Home Office","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Business, investor or talent ILR","url":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-business-investor-global-talent/eligibility","authority":"Home Office","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Family ILR as a partner","url":"https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-family/partner-family-visa","authority":"Home Office","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Long residence ILR","url":"https://www.gov.uk/long-residence/eligibility","authority":"Home Office","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Apply for citizenship if you have ILR","url":"https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain","authority":"Home Office","lastVerified":"2026-07-04"}],"caveats":["This context tracks current GOV.UK production guidance, not press-reported or proposed settlement reforms until they are enacted in the official rules.","The calculator does not inspect absences, lawful-status gaps, salary, sponsor letters, Life in the UK, English evidence, relationship evidence, good character or Home Office discretion.","Global Talent 3-year settlement only applies to specific endorsement or eligible-award bases; other Global Talent cases can require 5 years."]},{"id":"uk-total-migration-cost","calculatorPath":"/calculators/uk-total-migration-cost","title":"UK total migration cost verdict context","routeLabel":"UK work-route cost planning","lastVerified":"2026-07-02","summary":"The builder separates paid-away applicant costs, refundable or show-only proof-of-funds exposure and sponsor-side costs. Current source figures include Skilled Worker fees GBP 819/GBP 1,618, Health and Care fees GBP 324/GBP 628, IHS GBP 1,035 adult/year and GBP 776 child/year, ILR GBP 3,226, adult naturalisation GBP 1,709 and child registration GBP 1,000.","verdictUse":"Use the result as a cash-exposure budget, not a price promise or eligibility decision. The calculator sums fixed published fees for the selected route and keeps proof-of-funds and sponsor-side costs separate from non-refundable applicant charges.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/cost-to-complete","/api/public/visas"],"signals":[{"id":"skilled-worker-fees","label":"Skilled Worker outside-UK visa fee","value":"GBP 819 / GBP 1,618","detail":"GOV.UK lists the Skilled Worker outside-UK fee as GBP 819 for up to 3 years and GBP 1,618 for more than 3 years; in-country extensions use the route fee table separately.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker visa costs","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs"},{"id":"health-care-fees","label":"Health and Care Worker visa fee","value":"GBP 324 / GBP 628","detail":"GOV.UK lists Health and Care Worker application fees as GBP 324 for up to 3 years and GBP 628 for more than 3 years, with no IHS line modelled for eligible applicants.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Health and Care Worker visa costs","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs"},{"id":"ihs-rates","label":"Immigration Health Surcharge","value":"GBP 1,035 adult; GBP 776 child","detail":"The calculator uses GOV.UK IHS yearly amounts: GBP 1,035 for most adult visa applications and GBP 776 for child applicants, multiplied by modelled grant years where IHS applies.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Immigration Health Surcharge","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/how-much-pay"},{"id":"maintenance-main-applicant","label":"Main applicant maintenance funds","value":"GBP 1,270 show-only","detail":"GOV.UK lists GBP 1,270 as the main applicant support-funds amount; dependant support funds are shown separately in the calculator and are proof of funds, not money paid away.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker visa costs","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs"},{"id":"settlement-fee","label":"ILR fee","value":"GBP 3,226 ILR","detail":"The Home Office fee table lists indefinite leave to remain at GBP 3,226 per main applicant or dependant, with the Life in the UK test modelled separately at GBP 50 per adult.","sourceName":"Home Office immigration and nationality fees - 8 April 2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-8-april-2026"},{"id":"citizenship-fees","label":"Citizenship fees","value":"GBP 1,709 adult; GBP 1,000 child","detail":"The calculator uses GBP 1,709 for adult naturalisation and GBP 1,000 for child British citizenship registration from GOV.UK - Register children for British citizenship when optional citizenship is selected.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Citizenship with indefinite leave to remain","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain"},{"id":"priority-and-cos","label":"Optional priority and sponsor CoS","value":"GBP 500 priority; GBP 525 CoS","detail":"The Home Office fee table lists priority service at GBP 500 and Certificate of Sponsorship assignment at GBP 525; the builder keeps CoS as sponsor-side when selected.","sourceName":"Home Office immigration and nationality fees - 8 April 2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-8-april-2026"},{"id":"scenario-skilled-worker-5y-single-settlement","label":"Single Skilled Worker, 5-year grant to ILR","value":"Paid GBP 10,069; show-only GBP 1,270","detail":"Single Skilled Worker, 5-year grant to ILR models 1 applicant on Skilled Worker - general-rate sponsored job: GBP 10,069 paid away, GBP 1,270 proof-of-funds exposure and GBP 0 sponsor-side cost, for GBP 11,339 combined cash exposure. Use this as a budget context, not a Home Office bill: proof-of-funds lines are not paid away, sponsor-side costs are separated, and variable VAC, TB, English, translation, legal, travel, exchange-rate and payment costs are excluded.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas UK total migration cost model","sourceUrl":"/calculators/uk-total-migration-cost"},{"id":"scenario-skilled-worker-5y-family-citizenship","label":"Skilled Worker family of three to citizenship","value":"Paid GBP 33,280; show-only GBP 1,870","detail":"Skilled Worker family of three to citizenship models 2 adults and 1 child on Skilled Worker - general-rate sponsored job: GBP 33,280 paid away, GBP 1,870 proof-of-funds exposure and GBP 0 sponsor-side cost, for GBP 35,150 combined cash exposure. Use this as a budget context, not a Home Office bill: proof-of-funds lines are not paid away, sponsor-side costs are separated, and variable VAC, TB, English, translation, legal, travel, exchange-rate and payment costs are excluded.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas UK total migration cost model","sourceUrl":"/calculators/uk-total-migration-cost"},{"id":"scenario-health-and-care-3y-single-settlement","label":"Single Health and Care Worker, 3-year grant to ILR","value":"Paid GBP 3,924; show-only GBP 1,270","detail":"Single Health and Care Worker, 3-year grant to ILR models 1 applicant on Health and Care Worker: GBP 3,924 paid away, GBP 1,270 proof-of-funds exposure and GBP 0 sponsor-side cost, for GBP 5,194 combined cash exposure. Use this as a budget context, not a Home Office bill: proof-of-funds lines are not paid away, sponsor-side costs are separated, and variable VAC, TB, English, translation, legal, travel, exchange-rate and payment costs are excluded.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas UK total migration cost model","sourceUrl":"/calculators/uk-total-migration-cost"}],"sources":[{"label":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker visa costs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker partner and children funds","url":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Health and Care Worker visa costs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Health and Care Worker partner and children funds","url":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Immigration Health Surcharge","url":"https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/how-much-pay","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"Home Office immigration and nationality fees - 8 April 2026","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-8-april-2026","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Citizenship with indefinite leave to remain","url":"https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"},{"label":"GOV.UK - Register children for British citizenship","url":"https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain/apply-for-your-children","authority":"Home Office / GOV.UK","lastVerified":"2026-07-02"}],"caveats":["Proof-of-funds amounts are cash to show or hold, not fees paid away, and may be waived by 12 months UK residence or sponsor certification.","Sponsor-side costs such as CoS assignment are separated from applicant paid-away costs.","The calculator excludes VAC appointment services, TB tests, English evidence, translations, legal advice, travel, exchange rates and payment surcharges.","The calculator does not decide sponsor validity, occupation eligibility, dependant eligibility, settlement eligibility or citizenship eligibility."]},{"id":"uk-skilled-worker","calculatorPath":"/calculators/uk-skilled-worker","title":"UK Skilled Worker calculator verdict context","routeLabel":"UK Skilled Worker","lastVerified":"2026-05-30","summary":"The calculator verdict should be read against the current 70-point table plus salary floors: GBP 41,700 general Skilled Worker floor and GBP 33,400 for the listed discounted tradeable options.","verdictUse":"A passing calculator result means the points table is satisfied for the inputs given. The salary still has to clear the relevant option floor and, where applicable, the occupation going rate and sponsor evidence.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/salary-thresholds","/api/public/cost-to-complete"],"signals":[{"id":"points-pass-mark","label":"Points pass mark","value":"70 points","detail":"50 mandatory points plus at least 20 tradeable points.","sourceName":"GOV.UK - Skilled Worker visa","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa"},{"id":"general-salary-floor","label":"General salary floor","value":"GBP 41,700","detail":"The default minimum salary for Skilled Worker applications, raised to £41,700 on 22 July 2025 (the required skill level also rose to RQF 6 / degree level). Applicants must also meet the occupation-specific \"going rate\" — whichever is higher.","effectiveFrom":"2025-07-22","sourceName":"GOV.UK — Appendix Skilled Worker","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker"},{"id":"discounted-salary-floor","label":"Discounted tradeable floor","value":"GBP 33,400","detail":"Reduced floor (£33,400 from 22 July 2025) for occupations on the Immigration Salary List, the successor to the Shortage Occupation List.","effectiveFrom":"2025-07-22","sourceName":"GOV.UK — Immigration Salary List","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list"},{"id":"health-education-floor","label":"Health and education floor","value":"GBP 25,000","detail":"Applies to Health and Care Worker roles and to school-teacher roles on national pay-scales; the absolute floor rose to £25,000 on 9 April 2025. Going rate is set by reference to the NHS Agenda for Change bands or the relevant teacher pay-scale.","effectiveFrom":"2025-04-09","sourceName":"GOV.UK — Health and Care Worker","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa"}],"sources":[{"label":"GOV.UK — Appendix Skilled Worker","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker","lastVerified":"2026-05-30"},{"label":"GOV.UK — Immigration Salary List","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list","lastVerified":"2026-05-30"},{"label":"GOV.UK — Health and Care Worker","url":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa","lastVerified":"2026-05-30"}],"caveats":["The calculator does not validate sponsor licence status, the Certificate of Sponsorship or role genuineness.","Occupation going rates can be higher than the headline option floor.","Health, education and Immigration Salary List cases have special rules that must be checked against the current Appendix tables."]},{"id":"germany-chancenkarte","calculatorPath":"/calculators/germany-chancenkarte","title":"Germany Chancenkarte calculator verdict context","routeLabel":"Germany Chancenkarte","lastVerified":"2026-07-01","summary":"The calculator verdict should be read against the current 6-point route or the full-recognition route, plus financial proof of about EUR 1,091 per month (EUR 13,092 for 12 months).","verdictUse":"A points pass is only useful if the baseline gates are also met: recognised qualification or vocational training, German A1 or English B2, and financial proof for the search period.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/cost-to-complete","/api/public/salary-thresholds","/api/public/visas"],"signals":[{"id":"points-threshold","label":"Points threshold","value":"6 points","detail":"Full recognition can waive the points test; otherwise the points route needs 6 or more.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany - Opportunity Card self-check","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card/self-check"},{"id":"monthly-financial-proof","label":"Monthly financial proof","value":"EUR 1,091","detail":"Proof of funds, NOT a sunk cost: 12 × €1,091 is released back to you monthly after arrival. A ≤20h/week contract covering €1,091/month can substitute.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany — Opportunity Card finances","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card/questions-answers"},{"id":"blocked-account-12-months","label":"12-month blocked account","value":"EUR 13,092","detail":"Shown separately from sunk costs because the funds are normally released back monthly after arrival.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany — Opportunity Card finances","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card/questions-answers"},{"id":"salary-floor","label":"Initial salary floor","value":"No fixed initial floor","detail":"Chancenkarte does not set an initial salary floor. A job offer meeting the relevant skilled-worker floor converts the card into a residence title.","effectiveFrom":"2024-06-01","sourceName":"Make it in Germany — Chancenkarte","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card"},{"id":"visa-fee","label":"Consular visa fee","value":"EUR 75","detail":"Paid in local currency at the German mission.","sourceName":"Auswärtiges Amt — visa fees","sourceUrl":"https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service"}],"sources":[{"label":"Make it in Germany — Opportunity Card finances","url":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card/questions-answers","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"},{"label":"Make it in Germany — Chancenkarte","url":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card","lastVerified":"2026-06-22"},{"label":"Auswärtiges Amt — visa fees","url":"https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"}],"caveats":["The calculator does not decide qualification recognition, appointment access or document acceptance.","Financial-proof figures can be satisfied through a blocked account or qualifying part-time contract evidence.","The later conversion into another German residence title can add salary or job-offer requirements."]},{"id":"visa-fees","calculatorPath":"/calculators/visa-fees","title":"Visa fee calculator verdict context","routeLabel":"Cross-country government fee estimates","lastVerified":"2026-07-01","summary":"The calculator covers 37 source-backed fee schedules from 29 primary source URLs. Source checks currently span 2026-06-01 to 2026-07-01; each route keeps its own fee lines, worked example, currency and volatility note.","verdictUse":"Use the output as a route-level government-fee estimate and source checklist, not as an official bill. The relevant immigration portal, consulate, VAC or payment provider remains authoritative at filing time.","sourceDatasets":["/api/public/fees","/api/public/visas","/api/public/freshness"],"signals":[{"id":"fee-record-count","label":"Tracked fee schedules","value":"37 fee schedules","detail":"37 route-level fee schedules feed the calculator, deduplicated from 29 primary source URLs and exposed through /api/public/fees.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas fees dataset","sourceUrl":"/api/public/fees"},{"id":"fee-source-freshness-window","label":"Fee source freshness window","value":"2026-06-01 to 2026-07-01","detail":"Each fee schedule carries its own lastChecked date because government fee pages move independently across countries and routes.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas source freshness feed","sourceUrl":"/api/public/freshness"},{"id":"variable-fee-lines","label":"Variable or channel-specific lines","value":"5 variable lines","detail":"Variable, VAC, courier, wage-driven or channel-specific fee lines stay marked variable instead of being forced into a false fixed estimate.","sourceName":"Visa Atlas fees dataset","sourceUrl":"/api/public/fees"},{"id":"fee-uk-skilled-worker","label":"UK Skilled Worker worked example","value":"£3,943.20","detail":"The UK Skilled Worker visa costs around £3,950 in government fees for a single applicant on a 3-year grant at the general rate, dominated by the £1,035/year Immigration Health Surcharge. Worked case: Single applicant, 3-year CoS, general rate, no priority. Last checked 2026-06-01.","sourceName":"GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa: how much it costs","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs"},{"id":"fee-uk-health-care-worker","label":"UK Health and Care Worker worked example","value":"£343.20","detail":"The UK Health and Care Worker visa costs roughly £340 for a single applicant on a 3-year grant — dramatically cheaper than the general Skilled Worker route because IHS is waived. Worked case: Single care-sector applicant, 3-year CoS, no priority. Last checked 2026-06-01.","sourceName":"GOV.UK — Health and Care Worker visa: how much it costs","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs"},{"id":"fee-us-h-1b","label":"US H-1B worked example","value":"US$3,595","detail":"A single initial H-1B petition costs around $3,600 in USCIS filing fees for a standard employer, excluding premium processing and the separate consular visa fee. Worked case: Initial H-1B, standard employer (>25 FTE, not H-1B-dependent), no premium. Last checked 2026-07-01.","sourceName":"USCIS — Fee Schedule (Form G-1055)","sourceUrl":"https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055"},{"id":"fee-canada-express-entry-cec","label":"Canada Express Entry CEC worked example","value":"CA$1,675","detail":"Canada Express Entry Canadian Experience Class costs CAD 1,675 in IRCC government fees for a single principal applicant, plus a mandatory language test paid to the test provider. CEC has no settlement-funds requirement. Worked case: Single CEC principal applicant, no dependants. Last checked 2026-07-01.","sourceName":"IRCC — Fee list for permanent residence applications","sourceUrl":"https://ircc.canada.ca/english/information/fees/fees.asp"},{"id":"fee-australia-189","label":"Australia Subclass 189 worked example","value":"A$6,641","detail":"The Australia subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa costs roughly A$6,640 for a single primary applicant once the current VAC, a police clearance and an indicative health examination are included, before skills-assessment and English-test costs. Worked case: Single applicant, functional English, no health surcharge. Last checked 2026-07-01.","sourceName":"Home Affairs — current visa pricing table","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/fees-and-charges/current-visa-pricing"},{"id":"fee-germany-chancenkarte","label":"Germany Opportunity Card worked example","value":"€14,076","detail":"The Chancenkarte itself costs only €75 in government fees, but the realistic out-of-pocket for a 12-month application is €14,000–€15,000 once the blocked-account funding is included. Most of that money is yours, released back monthly after arrival. Worked case: Single applicant, 12-month Chancenkarte, blocked account, A1 German baseline. Last checked 2026-06-22.","sourceName":"Make it in Germany — Opportunity Card","sourceUrl":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card/questions-answers"},{"id":"fee-singapore-employment-pass","label":"Singapore Employment Pass worked example","value":"SGD 330","detail":"A Singapore Employment Pass costs SGD 330 in mandatory MOM government fees for a single applicant, excluding any Multiple Journey Visa charge. Worked case: Single applicant, no Multiple Journey Visa. Last checked 2026-07-01.","sourceName":"MOM - Employment Pass application","sourceUrl":"https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/employment-pass/apply-for-a-pass"},{"id":"fee-austria-rwr","label":"Austria Red-White-Red Card worked example","value":"€218","detail":"Austria publishes a EUR 218 application fee for the Red-White-Red Card, with the same fee shown for Red-White-Red Card plus/family applications. Worked case: Single applicant. Last checked 2026-07-01.","sourceName":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/"}],"sources":[{"label":"GOV.UK — Skilled Worker visa: how much it costs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-06-01"},{"label":"GOV.UK — Health and Care Worker visa: how much it costs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-06-01"},{"label":"USCIS - Form G-1055 fee schedule","url":"https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"},{"label":"USCIS / CBP / State Department TN fee sources","url":"https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/tn-usmca-professionals","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"},{"label":"IRCC - Fee list for permanent residence applications","url":"https://ircc.canada.ca/english/information/fees/fees.asp","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"},{"label":"Home Affairs - current visa pricing table","url":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/fees-and-charges/current-visa-pricing","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-07-01"},{"label":"Make it in Germany — EU Blue Card","url":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/types/eu-blue-card","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-06-22"},{"label":"Make it in Germany — Opportunity Card","url":"https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/opportunity-card/questions-answers","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-06-22"},{"label":"Portuguese Consulate — National visa fees","url":"https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/general-information/fees","authority":"Government or official immigration source","lastVerified":"2026-06-01"},{"label":"IND — Residence permit for self-employed persons (incl. 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