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Immigration age limits and age points by country: 7 countries
15 routes in this comparison.
Routes with a published age rule
- Australia skilled migration: Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189)
Australia
- Age rule as published
- You must be aged under 45 when we invite you to apply for the visa.
- Residency
- Permanent residence on grant
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
- Australia skilled migration: Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190)
Australia
- Age rule as published
- You must be aged under 45 when we invite you to apply for the visa.
- Residency
- Permanent residence on grant
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
- Australia skilled migration: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 491)
Australia
- Age rule as published
- You must be aged under 45 to be invited to apply for the visa. You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after we invite you to apply. If you turn 45 after you submit your EOI but before we invite you to apply you will not receive an invite.
- Residency
- Temporary on grant; subclass 191 after 36 months only if the holder complied with this visa's conditions for the whole period held
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
- Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker
Canada
- Age rule as published
- Selection-factor points are awarded by age on the day IRCC gets the application: 12 points at ages 18–35, then decreasing to 1 point at 46, and 0 points under 18 or at 47 and older. Age is not published as a hard eligibility cut-off.
- Residency
- Permanent residence on grant
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
- Canada skilled migration: Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)
Canada
- Age rule as published
- Pour déposer une déclaration d’intérêt, vous devez avoir 18 ans ou plus. Age is not published as a hard upper cut-off.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24
- Canada skilled migration: Quebec — Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
Canada
- Age rule as published
- Avoir 18 ans ou plus.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24
- Canada entrepreneur visa: Quebec — Entrepreneur Program
Canada
- Age rule as published
- Vous devez être âgé d’au moins 18 ans au moment de la présentation de la demande.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration · verified 2026-09-24
- Germany job search visa: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)
Germany
- Age rule as published
- Age awards points at the time of the visa application: two points if you are no older than 35 (until the day you turn 35), one point if you are aged between 35 and 40. Age is not published as a hard eligibility cut-off.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15
- Germany work visa: EU Blue Card
Germany
- Age rule as published
- No minimum or maximum age is published for the EU Blue Card itself. A separate skilled-worker route (Sections 18a/18b) sets a 2026 salary of at least EUR 55,770 for people over 45 coming to work in Germany for the first time; that rule is not the Blue Card rule.
- Residency
- Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 21 months
Source: Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15
- Netherlands work visa: Highly skilled migrant
Netherlands
- Age rule as published
- Age is not published as a hard eligibility cut-off. It sets the 2026 salary band: EUR 5,942 gross per month without holiday pay if you are 30 or older on the date of application, or EUR 4,357 if you are younger than 30. A reduced criterion of EUR 3,122 applies in the three published orientation-year / recent-graduate cases.
- Residency
- Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 60 months
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15
- New Zealand skilled migration: Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa
New Zealand
- Age rule as published
- You must be aged 55 or younger when you apply.
- Residency
- Resident visa on grant — you may live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely. Travel conditions expire after 2 years. A Permanent Resident Visa requires a separate application after at least 2 years on this visa, if you meet the applicable requirements.
Source: Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-09-22
- Spain digital nomad visa: remote work
Spain
- Age rule as published
- Ser mayor de 18 años.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: Boletín Oficial del Estado · verified 2026-09-24
- UK student visa
United Kingdom
- Age rule as published
- You can apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over. If you’re 16 or 17 and you want to study at an independent school, you may be eligible for a Child Student visa instead.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24
- UK work visa: Skilled Worker Visa
United Kingdom
- Age rule as published
- The applicant must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.
- Residency
- Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 60 months
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24
- UK visa without a job offer: High Potential Individual Visa
United Kingdom
- Age rule as published
- The applicant must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.
- Residency
- Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24
Several of these say the opposite of what people expect: age is not a cut-off but a points band or a salary band. The authority's wording is reproduced in full rather than reduced to a number.
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