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Rules & thresholds changelog

Every salary floor, fee and processing-time figure we track that has moved — the exact date it changed, the old and new values, and the official source for each, so you can see what's current and check it yourself.

7 recorded movements · last reviewed 30 May 2026

What does the Visa Atlas changelog record?

The changelog records 7 dated movements in tracked immigration figures such as salary thresholds, fees and processing times. Each movement keeps the old value, new value, effective date and source URL.

Verified against DETE — Critical Skills Employment Permit on 1 March 2026.

  1. Critical Skills Employment Permit — general floor salary floor

    38000 EUR (annual)→40904 EUR (annual)

    Republic of IrelandView current figurePrimary source

  2. EU Blue Card — general threshold salary floor

    48300 EUR (annual)→50700 EUR (annual)

    Federal Republic of GermanyView current figurePrimary source

  3. EU Blue Card — shortage occupations (Engpassberufe) salary floor

    43760 EUR (annual)→45934 EUR (annual)

    Federal Republic of GermanyView current figurePrimary source

  4. Skilled Worker — general threshold salary floor

    38700 GBP (annual)→41700 GBP (annual)

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandView current figurePrimary source

  5. Skilled Worker — Immigration Salary List discount salary floor

    30960 GBP (annual)→33400 GBP (annual)

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandView current figurePrimary source

  6. Health and Care Worker — absolute minimum salary floor

    23200 GBP (annual)→25000 GBP (annual)

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandView current figurePrimary source

  7. Skilled Worker — general threshold salary floor

    26200 GBP (annual)→38700 GBP (annual)

    April 2024 floor; superseded 22 Jul 2025.

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandView current figurePrimary source

How this works

Each figure on Visa Atlas is mapped to a primary government source and re-verified over time. When a figure moves, the change is recorded here with its effective date and source. The JSON feed is machine-readable at /api/public/fact-changes; the RSS feed is available at /changelog.xml. Nothing here is legal advice — always confirm the current figure on the linked official source.

Cite or reuse this dataset

This change feed is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Cite the changelog for the compiled diff record and cite each linked government source for the underlying rule or figure.

Suggested citation

Visa Atlas, "Visa Atlas rules & thresholds changelog", https://visaatlas.org/changelog. Last verified 1 March 2026.

Page
https://visaatlas.org/changelog
JSON endpoint
https://visaatlas.org/api/public/fact-changes

Primary sources (6)