When was each immigration route last checked?

Records whose last check named figures that were unsourced and have been removed

24 records.

• 🇨🇦 Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker

  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15

  Program is open. Permanent residence on grant via Express Entry. Quebec selects its own skilled workers; you must plan to live outside Quebec. Previous stored age caps, bachelor minimum, USD fee, month range, and 8-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇨🇦 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15

  PNP is a federal framework over many provincial streams, not a single program. Each province and territory sets its own requirements. Two federal application routes: Express Entry and non-Express Entry. Permanent residence is granted by IRCC after nomination, not as a later transition from a provisional visa. Previous stored age range, diploma minimum, USD fee, month range, and 14-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇨🇦 Study Permit → PGWP

  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15

  Study permit is open and temporary. PGWP is a separate work permit with its own eligibility; graduating from a DLI does not automatically make you eligible. Previous stored age 17, USD fee, 2–4 month processing, and 30-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇩🇪 Student residence permit

  Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. Entry is usually a national visa from a German mission; the residence permit under Section 16b AufenthG is issued later by the local foreigners authority. Previous stored age 17, bachelor minimum, USD 12,000 funds, USD 100 fee, 1–3 month processing, intermediate language enum, and 24-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇩🇪 Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)

  Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open under Section 20a AufenthG. Issued first as a search opportunity card for a maximum of 12 months. Previous stored age 18–50 hard cap, bachelor-only minimum, USD 800 fee, 2–4 month processing, and 33-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇩🇪 EU Blue Card

  Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open under Section 18g AufenthG. Issued for the employment contract plus three months, maximum four years. IT specialists may qualify with three of the last seven years' experience instead of a formal degree. Previous stored age 18–55, USD 600 fee, and 1–3 month processing were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇮🇪 Critical Skills Employment Permit

  Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Employment Permits Section; pages still branded DETE) · verified 2026-08-15

  DETE Critical Skills page opened 2026-08-15. The page states the permit replaces the Green Card, requires a job offer of at least 2 years, and that “An employment permit is not a Residence Permission.” CONTRADICTION for a human: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-enterprise-tourism-and-employment/publications/critical-skills-employment-permits/ (last updated 13 February 2025) still prints €38,000 / €64,000; the live enterprise.gov.ie page and S.I. No. 643/2025 (https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2025/si/643/made/en/print, Irish Statute Book (iris Oifigiúil / statutory instrument), in operation 1 March 2026) print €40,904 / €36,848 / €68,911. This file stores the statutory-instrument and enterprise.gov.ie figures. Nine permit types are listed at https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits/permit-types/. After arrival ISD records permission as a stamp (https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/). ISD Stamp 4 upgrade after 21 months from commencement: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/. Visa-required nationals then use https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-my-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employment-visa/employment-visa/. Long Term Residency (further 5-year permission after 60 months, not permanent residence): https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/long-term-residency/. Stamp 5 / WCATT after 8 years: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/without-condition-as-to-time/. Naturalisation after 5 years reckonable residence: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/. Old stored minAge 18, blanket bachelor, 1–3 month processing, USD 1000 fee, 24-month PR pathway, and a Google search officialSourceUrl have been removed.

• 🇳🇱 Highly skilled migrant

  Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. The employer must be a recognised sponsor listed in the public register. No degree is published as a condition. Intra-corporate transferees are a different permit. Previous stored age 18, bachelor minimum, USD 400 fee, 1–2 month processing, and an unsourced 60-month PR figure presented as if automatic have been removed or replaced with sourced values.

• 🇳🇱 Orientation year for highly educated persons

  Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. You apply yourself; no sponsor. Valid 1 year and cannot be extended. Temporary purpose on the IND temporary/non-temporary list, so you cannot apply for permanent residence on this permit. After a job you switch to another title such as highly skilled migrant, start-up or self-employed. Previous stored age 18, master-only minimum, USD 350 fee, 1–2 month processing, and 60-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇳🇱 Student residence permit for university or higher professional education

  Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. Study is a temporary residence purpose (IND temporary/non-temporary list) and cannot itself be used to apply for permanent residence. Previous stored age 17, bachelor minimum, USD 12,000 funds, USD 250 fee, 1–2 month processing, and 60-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇳🇿 Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

  Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. EOI is free. Job must be with an accredited employer and meet the skilled-job test (ANZSCO 1–3 at the median wage, or ANZSCO 4–5 / jobs not in ANZSCO at 150% of the median wage; at least 30 hours a week; permanent or fixed-term for at least 12 months, or a contract or continuous contracts for at least 6 months). Median wage NZD $35.00 an hour from 9 March 2026 (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/live/resident-visas-to-live-in-new-zealand/skilled-residence-pathways-in-new-zealand/skilled-migrant-category-pathway-to-residence/pay-rates-for-the-skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa/). Visa grants residence: 'live, work and study indefinitely'. Permanent Resident Visa after at least 2 years is a later, separate visa that removes conditions (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/live/resident-visas-to-live-in-new-zealand/permanent-residence/becoming-a-permanent-resident-of-new-zealand/). Upcoming 24 August 2026 changes are not stored as current rules (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/live/resident-visas-to-live-in-new-zealand/skilled-residence-pathways-in-new-zealand/skilled-migrant-category-pathway-to-residence/2026-changes-to-the-skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa/). Previous stored age 18, bachelor minimum, USD 3000 fee, 6–12 month processing, and a 12-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇳🇿 Fee Paying Student Visa

  Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. Offer of place from a Code of Practice signatory; study may be primary, secondary or tertiary. Previous stored name 'Student Visa → Post-study work', age 17, bachelor minimum, USD 12,000 funds, USD 400 fee, 1–3 month processing, and a 36-month PR pathway treated this temporary visa as settlement and have been removed.

• 🇵🇹 Visto de residência para atividade profissional prestada de forma remota (nómada digital)

  Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo, I.P. · verified 2026-08-15

  AIMA page opened 2026-08-15 titles the onshore title “Nómadas Digitais” (art. 88.º n.º 1) and requires a valid remote-work residence visa first. Income rule from Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022 (opened). CONTRADICTION for a human: the old name “D8 Digital Nomad Visa” does not appear on the official pages opened; consular-network pages that might print a D8/D9 code returned 503 and are not cited. Previous stored age 18, USD 1000 fee, 2–4 month processing, and a 24-month PR figure have been removed or replaced. AIMA entity page: https://www.gov.pt/entidades/agencia-para-a-integracao-migracoes-e-asilo.

• 🇵🇹 Visto de residência para reformados, religiosos e pessoas que vivem de rendimentos próprios

  Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-08-15

  Service exists on gov.pt (updated 22.05.2026 in the extracted text) and www2.gov.pt. www2.gov.pt still asks for a criminal-record request “pelo Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF)” — stale wording on a live official page; AIMA is the successor. Previous stored age 18, USD 1200 fee, 3–6 month processing, and a 24-month PR figure have been removed or replaced.

• 🇵🇹 Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado

  Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-08-15

  Service exists on gov.pt and www2.gov.pt (opened). www2.gov.pt banner: page may be outdated; “Aceda ao portal do MNE”. Old file framed this as a 24-month PR pathway, stored age 17 / high_school / USD 8000 / USD 200, and cited sef.pt — those have been removed or replaced. AIMA estudo listing (opened) is the onshore stage, not a second stored program.

• 🇸🇪 Work permit (employee)

  Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · verified 2026-08-15

  Employees page opened 2026-08-15. The permit is employer- and occupation-specific. Occupations that cannot qualify from 1 June 2026: forest berry picker (SSYK 9210) and personal assistant (SSYK 5343). Salary rule from https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/word-explanations/salary-requirements-for-a-work-permit.html and https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/employers/news-archive-for-employers/news/2026-06-16-new-median-salary-affects-the-salary-requirement-for-work-permits.html: 90 percent of the SCB median current at application. SCB page (https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/sverige-i-siffror/utbildning-jobb-och-pengar/medianloner-i-sverige/, Statistics Sweden (SCB)): “Medianlönen i Sverige är 38 300 kronor” (updated 2026-06-16). Old stored age 18, 1–4 month processing, dollar fee, and a Google-search officialSourceUrl have been removed. Permanent-residence hub: https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/permanent-residence-permit.html. Good-conduct news from 13 July 2026: https://www.migrationsverket.se/nyheter/news-archive/2026-07-13-new-requirements-regarding-good-conduct-vandel-for-residence-permits.html. Other work routes on https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/work/employee-or-self-employed.html were not added.

• 🇸🇪 Residence permit for studies at higher education

  Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · verified 2026-08-15

  English higher-education page and Swedish page (https://www.migrationsverket.se/du-vill-ansoka/studera/studier-vid-hogre-utbildning.html) opened 2026-08-15. Swedish wording: “minst 10 656 kronor per månad, om du har ansökt 2026”. Old stored age 17, bachelor minimum, intermediate language enum, dollar funds, dollar fee, 1–3 month processing, 48-month permanent-residence pathway, and a homepage officialSourceUrl have been removed. Doctoral-student permanent residence and the post-study job-seeking permit are listed on https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply/study.html and were not added. Apply hub: https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/you-want-to-apply.html.

• 🇸🇪 Residence permit to run your own business

  Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · verified 2026-08-15

  Self-employed apply page opened 2026-08-15. Old stored age 18, dollar funds, dollar fee, 3–9 month processing, 48-month permanent-residence figure, and a homepage officialSourceUrl have been removed. The 48-month figure contradicted the Agency’s two-year self-employment rule.

• 🇦🇪 Golden Residence — specialised / skilled workers (Dubai GDRFA track)

  General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open on GDRFA Dubai. u.ae Golden visa page (https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/residence-visas/golden-visa) calls it a long-term residence visa for investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, outstanding students and graduates, humanitarian pioneers and frontline heroes. ICP golden-visa page (https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/golden-visa/, last updated 27 July 2021) cites Cabinet Decision 56 of 2018 for investors, entrepreneurs, specialised talents and bright students. Federal issuance fees: https://icp.gov.ae/en/services-details/?serviceid=64afe3c1035448005bd52e64. CONTRADICTION for a human: the old name “Golden Visa (Skilled Professionals)” collapses many tracks; this file stores only the Dubai GDRFA specialised / skilled-worker track. Previous stored age 21, USD 1500 fee, and 1–2 month processing have been removed or replaced. No permanent-residence conversion is published on the opened pages.

• 🇦🇪 Private-sector employment residence (employer-sponsored)

  General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open. u.ae work-visa page (https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/Types-of-visas/residence-visa-for-working-in-the-uae): standard work visa is for employees of government and private sectors; the Green visa is a different self-sponsored route. Previous stored name “Standard Employment Visa”, age 18, USD 900 and 1–2 month processing have been removed or replaced. No PR pathway published.

• 🇦🇪 Residence permit for study (institution- or parent-sponsored)

  Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae) · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open on u.ae and GDRFA Dubai. Old file cited the u.ae homepage, stored age 17, high_school, USD 500 and 1–2 month processing, and framed study as a generic residence — those have been removed or replaced. Parent-sponsored study is an alternative on u.ae and is not given a second stored program.

• 🇬🇧 Student Visa

  UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15

  Visa is open and has replaced Tier 4 (General). Temporary only. Graduate visa is a separate later application (2 years if applied on or before 31 December 2026; 18 months from 1 January 2027; 3 years after a PhD). Previous stored high-school minimum, USD 15,000 funds, USD 500 fee, 1–2 month processing, intermediate language enum, and 24-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa

  UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15

  Visa is open and has replaced Tier 2 (General). Provisional: you may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 5 years. Previous stored diploma minimum, USD 2,000 fee, and 1–3 month processing were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

• 🇬🇧 High Potential Individual Visa

  UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-08-15

  Visa is open. Immigration Rules: 'The High Potential Individual route is not a route to settlement.' Time on HPI does not count toward settlement. You cannot extend; you may switch to another visa. Previous stored USD 1,200 fee, 1–2 month processing, and 60-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.

Records that flag a contradiction between two official pages

3 records.

• 🇮🇪 Critical Skills Employment Permit

  Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Employment Permits Section; pages still branded DETE) · verified 2026-08-15

  DETE Critical Skills page opened 2026-08-15. The page states the permit replaces the Green Card, requires a job offer of at least 2 years, and that “An employment permit is not a Residence Permission.” CONTRADICTION for a human: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-enterprise-tourism-and-employment/publications/critical-skills-employment-permits/ (last updated 13 February 2025) still prints €38,000 / €64,000; the live enterprise.gov.ie page and S.I. No. 643/2025 (https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2025/si/643/made/en/print, Irish Statute Book (iris Oifigiúil / statutory instrument), in operation 1 March 2026) print €40,904 / €36,848 / €68,911. This file stores the statutory-instrument and enterprise.gov.ie figures. Nine permit types are listed at https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits/permit-types/. After arrival ISD records permission as a stamp (https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/). ISD Stamp 4 upgrade after 21 months from commencement: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-renew-your-current-permission/information-on-stamp-4-upgrades/. Visa-required nationals then use https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-my-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employment-visa/employment-visa/. Long Term Residency (further 5-year permission after 60 months, not permanent residence): https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/long-term-residency/. Stamp 5 / WCATT after 8 years: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/without-condition-as-to-time/. Naturalisation after 5 years reckonable residence: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/. Old stored minAge 18, blanket bachelor, 1–3 month processing, USD 1000 fee, 24-month PR pathway, and a Google search officialSourceUrl have been removed.

• 🇵🇹 Visto de residência para atividade profissional prestada de forma remota (nómada digital)

  Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo, I.P. · verified 2026-08-15

  AIMA page opened 2026-08-15 titles the onshore title “Nómadas Digitais” (art. 88.º n.º 1) and requires a valid remote-work residence visa first. Income rule from Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022 (opened). CONTRADICTION for a human: the old name “D8 Digital Nomad Visa” does not appear on the official pages opened; consular-network pages that might print a D8/D9 code returned 503 and are not cited. Previous stored age 18, USD 1000 fee, 2–4 month processing, and a 24-month PR figure have been removed or replaced. AIMA entity page: https://www.gov.pt/entidades/agencia-para-a-integracao-migracoes-e-asilo.

• 🇦🇪 Golden Residence — specialised / skilled workers (Dubai GDRFA track)

  General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai · verified 2026-08-15

  Route is open on GDRFA Dubai. u.ae Golden visa page (https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/residence-visas/golden-visa) calls it a long-term residence visa for investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, outstanding students and graduates, humanitarian pioneers and frontline heroes. ICP golden-visa page (https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/golden-visa/, last updated 27 July 2021) cites Cabinet Decision 56 of 2018 for investors, entrepreneurs, specialised talents and bright students. Federal issuance fees: https://icp.gov.ae/en/services-details/?serviceid=64afe3c1035448005bd52e64. CONTRADICTION for a human: the old name “Golden Visa (Skilled Professionals)” collapses many tracks; this file stores only the Dubai GDRFA specialised / skilled-worker track. Previous stored age 21, USD 1500 fee, and 1–2 month processing have been removed or replaced. No permanent-residence conversion is published on the opened pages.

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