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        "en": "Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) — Points-tested stream",
        "zh-Hans": "独立技术移民签证（189 子类）- 积分测试类别"
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        "en": "The points-tested stream is invitation-based through SkillSelect. Meeting the points threshold and other eligibility signals does not guarantee an invitation or visa grant.",
        "zh-Hans": "积分测试流是通过 SkillSelect 基于邀请进行的。满足积分门槛和其他资格信号并不能保证获得邀请或签证。"
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        "en": "A permanent skilled visa for invited workers who do not need an employer or state sponsor. Applicants must nominate an eligible occupation, hold a suitable skills assessment, satisfy the points test, and be invited to apply.",
        "zh-Hans": "为不需要雇主或国家担保的受邀工人提供永久技术签证。申请人必须提名一个合格的职业，进行适当的技能评估，满足分数测试，并被邀请申请。"
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        "en": "Skilled workers under 45 at invitation with an occupation on the relevant skilled list, a positive skills assessment, at least Competent English, and a competitive SkillSelect points score.",
        "zh-Hans": "受邀请的 45 岁以下技术工人，其职业在相关技术清单上，具有积极的技能评估，至少具有良好的英语能力，并且具有有竞争力的 SkillSelect 分数。"
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        "en": "People without an eligible occupation, skills assessment, English evidence, or a competitive points score. Invitation rounds are competitive and not a personal entitlement.",
        "zh-Hans": "没有合格职业、技能评估、英语证明或竞争分数的人。邀请轮次是竞争性的，不是个人权利。"
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            "en": "You must be under 45 to be invited for the points-tested stream. Points also vary by age band.",
            "zh-Hans": "您必须年满 45 岁才能受邀参加积分测试流。分数也因年龄段而异。"
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          "credential_assessment_required": true,
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            "en": "There is no single universal degree minimum for all occupations. Applicants need a suitable skills assessment for the nominated occupation, and education can contribute points under the points table.",
            "zh-Hans": "对于所有职业来说，没有单一的通用最低学位。申请人需要对提名职业进行合适的技能评估，教育程度可以在积分表下贡献积分。"
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          "occupation_list_required": true,
          "note_md": {
            "en": "The nominated occupation must appear on the relevant skilled occupation list. Skilled employment contributes points, and a suitable skills assessment is required.",
            "zh-Hans": "提名职业必须出现在相关技术职业列表中。技能就业会加分，并且需要进行适当的技能评估。"
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            "minimum_level": "Competent English",
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              "en": "Competent English is the baseline for points-tested skilled visas. Proficient and Superior English attract additional points.",
              "zh-Hans": "合格的英语是通过打分测试的技术签证的基线。熟练和优秀的英语会吸引额外的加分。"
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              "zh-Hans": "主申请人费用，来自官方材料"
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          "zh-Hans": "没有固定收入下限被规定为通用子类 189 点测试的最低标准。"
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          "en": "Use the official visa processing times tool for current indications. Invitation timing is separate from post-application processing.",
          "zh-Hans": "使用官方签证处理时间工具了解当前情况。邀请时间与申请后处理是分开的。"
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          "en": "Permanent residents may access Medicare if eligible.",
          "zh-Hans": "如果符合条件，永久居民可以享受医疗保险。"
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          "en": "Tax residence depends on Australian tax rules and personal circumstances.",
          "zh-Hans": "税务居住地取决于澳大利亚税务规则和个人情况。"
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          "en": "Members of the family unit can be included in the application and must meet health and character requirements.",
          "zh-Hans": "家庭成员可以包含在申请中，并且必须满足健康和品格要求。"
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          "zh-Hans": "成功申请可直接授予澳大利亚永久居留权。"
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          "zh-Hans": "如果永久居民满足单独的公民身份要求，则可以稍后申请澳大利亚公民身份。"
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          "zh-Hans": "该途径是官方的且有详细记录，但邀请轮数、职业列表、费用和详细的流规则发生了变化。澳大利亚的第一场比赛仍在接受人工审查。"
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            "url": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500",
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        "/filter": [
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            "url": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500",
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        "updated_at": "2026-07-11T12:44:53Z",
        "last_checked_at": "2026-07-11T12:49:18.318Z",
        "update_frequency_days": 14,
        "confidence": "medium",
        "needs_human_review": true
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          "summary": "Added Australia Student visa (subclass 500) coverage from official Home Affairs sources.",
          "source_ids": [
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      "id": "australia-temporary-graduate-485",
      "country_id": "australia",
      "category_ids": [
        "study_to_pr"
      ],
      "official_names": {
        "en": "Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)",
        "zh-Hans": "临时毕业生签证（485 子类）"
      },
      "aliases": [
        "Temporary Graduate visa",
        "subclass 485",
        "Temporary Graduate 485"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "The Temporary Graduate visa is an active temporary post-study route with post-vocational and post-higher-education work streams.",
        "zh-Hans": "临时毕业生签证是现行的毕业后临时途径，包括职业教育毕业后工作类别和高等教育毕业后工作类别。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A temporary visa allowing eligible international graduates to live, study and work in Australia after completing qualifying Australian study. The official page describes separate post-vocational and post-higher-education streams.",
        "zh-Hans": "允许合资格国际毕业生在完成符合条件的澳大利亚学习后在澳大利亚居住、学习和工作的临时签证。官方页面描述了职业教育毕业后和高等教育毕业后两个类别。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Recent international graduates who held a Student visa, completed a recent qualification in a CRICOS-registered course, and fit one of the available streams.",
        "zh-Hans": "持有学生签证、在 CRICOS 注册课程中近期完成学历，并符合可用类别之一的国际毕业生。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants without recent eligible Australian study, people seeking direct permanent residence, or applicants who need to change streams after lodging.",
        "zh-Hans": "没有近期合资格澳大利亚学习经历、寻求直接永久居留，或需要在递交后更换类别的申请人。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "other",
      "eligibility": {
        "age": {
          "max": 35,
          "note_md": {
            "en": "Applicants generally must be aged 35 or under when applying; exceptions apply.",
            "zh-Hans": "申请时通常必须年满 35 岁或以下；存在例外。"
          }
        },
        "education": {
          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": false,
          "note_md": {
            "en": "The stream depends on the type of recent qualification: an associate degree, diploma or trade qualification for the post-vocational stream, or a degree-level qualification or higher for the post-higher-education stream.",
            "zh-Hans": "类别取决于近期学历类型：职业教育毕业后类别要求副学士、文凭或行业资格；高等教育毕业后类别要求学位或更高学历。"
          }
        },
        "work_experience": {},
        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": false
      },
      "funds": {
        "proof_of_funds": [],
        "application_fees": []
      },
      "income": {
        "required": "not_applicable",
        "accepted_sources": [
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        ],
        "income_location": "not_applicable"
      },
      "timeline": {
        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "The post-vocational stream states up to 18 months; the post-higher-education stream usually states between 2 and 3 years, with special rules for Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders.",
          "zh-Hans": "职业教育毕业后类别说明最长 18 个月；高等教育毕业后类别通常说明 2 至 3 年，香港和英国国民（海外）护照持有人有特殊规则。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": "unknown",
        "renewable": false,
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
      },
      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": true,
        "local_employment_allowed": true,
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": true,
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
      },
      "family": {
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        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": true,
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "not_applicable"
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The Temporary Graduate sources establish a temporary post-study work route but do not establish a permanent-residence outcome.",
          "zh-Hans": "临时毕业生来源确立了毕业后临时工作途径，但没有确认永久居留结果。"
        }
      },
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        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The Temporary Graduate sources do not establish citizenship eligibility.",
          "zh-Hans": "临时毕业生来源没有确认公民资格。"
        }
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        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 4,
        "needs_human_review": true,
        "rationale_md": {
          "en": "The official page clearly separates the streams, durations and basic study history, but age exceptions, stream-specific conditions and later migration outcomes need case-level review.",
          "zh-Hans": "官方页面清楚区分了类别、期限和基本学习经历，但年龄例外、类别特定条件及后续移民结果需要按案件审查。"
        }
      },
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        "cost_score": 3,
        "speed_score": 3,
        "permanence_score": 2,
        "family_friendliness_score": 4,
        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
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        "requires_language_test": "unknown",
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        "allows_family": true,
        "work_allowed": true,
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "leads_to_pr": "unknown",
        "leads_to_citizenship": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_min": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
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        "zh-Hans": "加拿大经验类是快速通道下面向具备合资格加拿大工作经验的技术工人的现行永久居留计划。满足最低要求可进入人才库，但不能保证获得邀请。"
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        "en": "A federal permanent-residence pathway for skilled workers who have at least one year of authorized skilled work experience in Canada (TEER 0–3), meet language minimums, and plan to live outside Quebec. Candidates compete for invitations through Express Entry.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向在加拿大拥有至少一年获授权技术工作经验（TEER 0–3）、满足语言最低要求并计划在魁北克以外定居的技术工人的联邦永久居留途径。候选人通过快速通道竞争邀请。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Workers with at least 1,560 hours of paid skilled Canadian work in TEER 0–3 occupations within the last three years, authorized temporary-resident work status at the time of that work, and IRCC-approved language results.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合在过去三年内拥有至少 1,560 小时 TEER 0–3 带薪加拿大技术工作经验、当时具备获授权临时居民工作身份，并持有 IRCC 认可语言成绩的申请人。"
      },
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        "en": "People without qualifying Canadian skilled work experience, applicants relying on self-employment or full-time student work (which generally do not count), those planning to settle in Quebec under provincial selection, or candidates who cannot meet language or admissibility rules.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合没有合资格加拿大技术工作经验、主要依赖自雇或全日制学生期间工作（通常不计）、计划在魁北克通过省甄选定居，或无法满足语言与入境规则的申请人。"
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            "zh-Hans": "加拿大经验类资格没有规定硬性最高年龄。年龄会影响快速通道人才库中的综合排名系统分数。"
          }
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          "note_md": {
            "en": "IRCC states there is no education requirement for the Canadian Experience Class. Canadian or foreign credentials with an Educational Credential Assessment can still improve Express Entry ranking.",
            "zh-Hans": "IRCC 说明加拿大经验类没有教育要求。加拿大学历或经教育证书评估的外国学历仍可提高快速通道排名。"
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            "en": "At least 1 year (1,560 hours) of paid skilled work in Canada in TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupations is required within the 3 years before applying. The work must have been performed while authorized under temporary resident status and must match the NOC lead statement and most main duties. Self-employment and work while a full-time student generally do not count, subject to limited physician public-policy exceptions.",
            "zh-Hans": "申请前三年内需要至少 1 年（1,560 小时）在加拿大 TEER 0、1、2 或 3 职业中的带薪技术工作。工作必须在获授权的临时居民身份下完成，并符合 NOC 主要描述与多数主要职责。自雇和全日制学生期间的工作通常不计，但有限的医生公共政策例外除外。"
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        },
        "language": [
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            "language": "en-or-fr",
            "test": "IRCC-approved English or French test",
            "minimum_level": "CLB/NCLC 7 for TEER 0–1; CLB/NCLC 5 for TEER 2–3",
            "minimum_benchmark": 5,
            "note_md": {
              "en": "Minimum language level depends on the NOC TEER of the skilled work: CLB 7 or NCLC 7 in all four abilities for TEER 0 and 1, and CLB 5 or NCLC 5 for TEER 2 and 3. Results must be less than two years old when the Express Entry profile and permanent-residence application are submitted.",
              "zh-Hans": "最低语言要求取决于技术工作的 NOC TEER：TEER 0 和 1 要求四项能力均达到 CLB 7 或 NCLC 7；TEER 2 和 3 要求 CLB 5 或 NCLC 5。提交快速通道资料和永久居留申请时，成绩必须少于两年。"
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        "health_check_required": true,
        "police_certificate_required": true,
        "points_based": true,
        "invitation_competition_level": "high",
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": false
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        "application_fees": [
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              "en": "Principal applicant, including right of permanent residence fee",
              "zh-Hans": "主申请人，包括永久居留权费用"
            },
            "amount": 1590,
            "currency": "CAD",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          },
          {
            "label": {
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              "zh-Hans": "主申请人，无永久居留权费用"
            },
            "amount": 990,
            "currency": "CAD",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          },
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "Spouse or partner, including right of permanent residence fee",
              "zh-Hans": "配偶或伴侣，包括永久居留权费用"
            },
            "amount": 1590,
            "currency": "CAD",
            "applies_to": "family"
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            "zh-Hans": "加拿大中学或高等教育证书符合资格。外国教育需要进行移民目的的教育证书评估，证明其与已完成的加拿大证书相当。"
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            "zh-Hans": "需要至少 1,560 小时的合格带薪技术工作。该工作必须符合合格的国家职业分类职业，并满足该计划的连续性和时间安排规则。自营职业和合格的学生工作可以在规定的条件下计算在内。"
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        ],
        "health_check_required": true,
        "police_certificate_required": true,
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        "invitation_competition_level": "high",
        "job_offer_required": false,
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            "applies_to": "family",
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            "family_size": 2
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          {
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            "family_size": 3
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          {
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            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 6
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            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 7
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            "applies_to": "primary"
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          {
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            "applies_to": "primary"
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            "currency": "CAD",
            "applies_to": "family"
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          {
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        "income_location": "not_applicable",
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          "en": "Permanent residents may qualify for public health coverage, but enrollment and waiting rules are provincial or territorial.",
          "zh-Hans": "永久居民可能有资格享受公共卫生保险，但注册和等待规则是按省或地区规定的。"
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          "zh-Hans": "税务居住地取决于事实和加拿大税务规则；仅凭永久居民身份并不能完全确定税务居民身份。"
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          "en": "A spouse or common-law partner and dependent children must be declared and may accompany the principal applicant. Each family member must satisfy the applicable admissibility and document requirements.",
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          "zh-Hans": "18 至 54 岁的申请人通常需要表现出足够的英语或法语能力，并参加公民考试，但须遵守官方豁免和豁免规则。"
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        "business_allowed": "unknown"
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        "children_allowed": "unknown",
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          "en": "The PGWP is temporary. Qualifying Canadian skilled work experience gained while on a PGWP may support later permanent residence applications such as the Canadian Experience Class through Express Entry, subject to those programs' separate rules.",
          "zh-Hans": "毕业工签是临时的。在持毕业工签期间获得的合资格加拿大技术工作经验，可能支持之后通过快速通道申请加拿大经验类等永居，但仍须满足那些计划的单独规则。"
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        "zh-Hans": "不适合寻求不受限制工作、数字游民途径或直接永久居留的申请人。本记录不将加拿大描述为提供专门数字游民签证。在学期间工作权利有条件限制，且与学习许可决定本身分开。"
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            "en": "Applicants must be enrolled at a designated learning institution. Post-secondary letters of acceptance are validated with the school. Program-level academic requirements are set by the institution rather than a single federal education floor in the retained IRCC pages. Core IRCC eligibility includes DLI enrolment, enough money for tuition, living expenses and return transport, lawfulness and possible police certificate, good health and possible medical exam, and proof the applicant will leave when the study permit expires. Most applicants also need a provincial or territorial attestation letter (or a CAQ for Quebec).",
            "zh-Hans": "申请人必须就读于指定学习机构。高等教育录取通知书需经学校验证。课程层面的学术要求由院校设定，保留的 IRCC 页面没有单一的联邦最低学历门槛。 IRCC 核心资格包括指定学习机构录取、足够支付学费/生活费/往返交通的资金、守法及可能的无犯罪证明、健康及可能的体检，以及证明学习许可到期后会离开。大多数申请人还需要省/地区证明信（魁北克为 CAQ）。"
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
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              "zh-Hans": "2025 年 9 月 1 日及之后在魁北克以外申请的生活费金额，不含学费和交通。家庭成员越多，公布的年度金额越高。"
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          {
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            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 2
          },
          {
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            "currency": "CAD",
            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 3
          },
          {
            "amount": 42543,
            "currency": "CAD",
            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 4
          },
          {
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            "currency": "CAD",
            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 5
          },
          {
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            "currency": "CAD",
            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 6
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          {
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            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "family",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "family_size": 7
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          {
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            "currency": "CAD",
            "period": "annual",
            "applies_to": "per_dependent",
            "calculation": "increment_per_additional_member",
            "family_size_above": 7
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            "amount": 150,
            "currency": "CAD",
            "applies_to": "primary"
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        "income_location": "not_applicable",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
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          "zh-Hans": "申请人必须证明有经济能力支持学习，不能依赖在加拿大工作来满足资金要求。"
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          "zh-Hans": "IRCC 说明处理时间因国家而异。请使用官方处理时间工具查看当前估计。"
        },
        "processing_time_months_min": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "initial_validity_months": "unknown",
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      "family": {
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        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
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          "en": "Family members may be included in funding calculations and document packages. Separate companion permits or visas may be required and are not fully specified on the core study-permit pages retained here.",
          "zh-Hans": "家庭成员可纳入资金计算和文件包。随行许可或签证可能另需申请，本记录保留的核心学习许可页面未完整说明。"
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          "en": "A study permit is temporary. Eligible graduates may later apply for a post-graduation work permit and, with Canadian experience, for permanent residence routes such as the Canadian Experience Class. Those later steps have separate eligibility rules.",
          "zh-Hans": "学习许可是临时的。合资格毕业生之后可能申请毕业工签，并在取得加拿大经验后申请加拿大经验类等永居途径。后续步骤有单独资格规则。"
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      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
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          "zh-Hans": "学习许可来源没有确认公民资格。"
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        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
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        "rationale_md": {
          "en": "Study-permit rules, provincial attestation quotas, and financial thresholds have changed frequently. Applicants should re-check IRCC pages and DLI/PGWP eligibility before applying.",
          "zh-Hans": "学习许可规则、省证明配额和资金门槛变化频繁。申请前应重新核对 IRCC 页面以及指定学习机构/毕业工签资格。"
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        "family_friendliness_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
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        ],
        "/rights": [
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            "source_id": "croatia-mup-digital-nomad",
            "url": "https://mup.gov.hr/aliens-281621/stay-and-work/temporary-stay-of-digital-nomads/286833",
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            "url": "https://mup.gov.hr/aliens-281621/stay-and-work/temporary-stay-of-digital-nomads/286833",
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          "summary": "Added Croatia digital nomad temporary-stay fixture from retained Ministry of the Interior evidence.",
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        "en": "Stay and work permit for highly qualified workers (EU Blue Card)",
        "zh-Hans": "高技能劳动者居留和工作许可（欧盟蓝卡）"
      },
      "aliases": [
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        "Croatia highly qualified stay and work permit"
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        "en": "Croatian MUP describes a stay and work permit (EU Blue Card) for highly qualified third-country nationals as a single permit for temporary stay and work. General third-country work often also uses stay and work permits with labour-market tests; this record covers the highly qualified Blue Card path.",
        "zh-Hans": "克罗地亚内政部将高技能第三国国民的居留和工作许可（欧盟蓝卡）描述为临时居留与工作合一许可。一般第三国工作也常用带劳动力市场测试的居留和工作许可；本记录覆盖高技能蓝卡路径。"
      },
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        "en": "An employer-linked Croatian stay and work permit for highly qualified jobs with at least a one-year employment contract with a Croatian-registered employer, higher-education qualifications, and regulated-profession conditions where applicable. Apply at a Croatian mission or local police administration. MUP lists administrative fees for the permit and biometric residence card.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向高技能岗位的克罗地亚居留和工作许可，须与在克罗地亚注册的雇主签订至少一年雇佣合同、具备高等教育资格，并在适用时满足受规管职业条件。可在克罗地亚使领馆或地方警察部门申请。内政部列明许可与生物识别居留卡行政费用。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Highly qualified workers with a Croatian employment contract of at least one year for highly qualified work and recognised higher-education proof.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合持有至少一年高技能工作雇佣合同及认可高等教育证明的高技能劳动者。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants without a qualifying Croatian employment relationship, remote-only digital nomads (use the digital-nomad temporary stay route), or people seeking open work rights with any employer.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合没有合格克罗地亚雇佣关系、仅远程的数字游民（应使用数字游民临时停留途径），或寻求可任意雇主开放工作权的人。"
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        "education": {
          "required_level": "bachelor",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "MUP requires proof of higher education (diploma, certificate or other formal qualifications from a recognised higher education institution) and, for regulated professions, proof of meeting professional qualification conditions.",
            "zh-Hans": "内政部要求高等教育证明（获认可高等教育机构的文凭、证书或其他正式资格），受规管职业还须满足专业资格条件。"
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        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": true,
        "sponsor_required": true
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      "funds": {
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        "application_fees": [
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            "applies_to": "primary"
          },
          {
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              "zh-Hans": "生物识别居留卡（普通程序）"
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            "currency": "EUR",
            "applies_to": "primary"
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        ]
      },
      "income": {
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        "income_location": "inside_destination",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "Built around a highly qualified employment contract of at least one year with a Croatian-registered employer entity.",
          "zh-Hans": "基于与克罗地亚注册雇主实体签订的至少一年高技能雇佣合同。"
        }
      },
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        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "Apply at a diplomatic mission/consular post or police administration/station of intended stay. Exact decision times are not fixed on the retained MUP page.",
          "zh-Hans": "向使领馆或拟居留地警察部门申请。保留的内政部页面未固定确切决定时限。"
        },
        "processing_time_months_min": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "initial_validity_months": 12,
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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      "rights": {
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        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
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      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
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      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "indirect",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "Long-term residence after uninterrupted legal stay is described on related MUP long-term residence pages; EU Blue Card holders may later qualify under EU/national long-term rules. Confirm current counting rules separately.",
          "zh-Hans": "相关内政部长期居留页面描述连续合法居留后的长期居留；欧盟蓝卡持有人之后可能符合欧盟/国家长期规则。请另行核对当前计算规则。"
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      },
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        "summary_md": {
          "en": "MUP Blue Card page does not establish citizenship eligibility.",
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        "source_confidence_score": 5,
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          "en": "Official MUP pages are clear on core documents and fees, but salary thresholds and labour-market detail for non-Blue-Card stay-and-work permits need separate checks.",
          "zh-Hans": "内政部官方页面对核心材料与费用清楚，但薪资门槛及非蓝卡居留和工作许可的劳动力市场细节需另行核对。"
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        "speed_score": 3,
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        "requires_local_entity": false,
        "allows_family": "unknown",
        "work_allowed": true,
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        "leads_to_citizenship": "unknown",
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        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "policy_stability_score": 3,
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        "zh-Hans": "数字游牧签证"
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        "Estonia DNV"
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        "en": "The Digital Nomad Visa is a temporary stay visa, separate from e-Residency, and does not create a permanent-residence or citizenship route.",
        "zh-Hans": "数字游牧签证是一种临时居留签证，与电子居留分开，不会创建永久居留或公民身份途径。"
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        "en": "A temporary Estonian visa for location-independent workers working for a foreign employer, a foreign company, or mostly foreign clients, with a maximum D-visa stay of up to one year.",
        "zh-Hans": "爱沙尼亚临时签证，适用于为外国雇主、外国公司或大多数外国客户工作的不受地点限制的工人，D 签证最长停留期限为一年。"
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      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Remote employees, foreign-company owners, and freelancers with mostly foreign clients who can prove location-independent work and the required income history.",
        "zh-Hans": "远程员工、外国公司所有者和主要是外国客户的自由职业者，他们可以证明与地点无关的工作和所需的收入历史。"
      },
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        "en": "Applicants seeking Estonian residence, permanent residence, citizenship, local employment, or an e-Residency substitute.",
        "zh-Hans": "寻求爱沙尼亚居留权、永久居留权、公民身份、当地就业或电子居留权替代的申请人。"
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        "zh-Hans": "德国官方 Make it in Germany 页面将欧盟蓝卡列为面向拥有工作机会并满足适用薪资要求的合格专业人士的有效居留途径。"
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        "zh-Hans": "机会卡（Chancenkarte）"
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        "Chancenkarte",
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        "en": "The Federal Foreign Office presents the Opportunity Card as an active residence route that lets third-country skilled workers enter Germany to seek employment. Online application is available through the official Consular Services portal.",
        "zh-Hans": "德国外交部将机会卡列为现行居留途径，允许第三国技术工人进入德国求职。可通过官方领事服务门户在线申请。"
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        "en": "A German job-search residence route for non-EU skilled workers. It is designed to help candidates look for qualified employment in Germany, typically for up to one year, with limited part-time work while searching. Finding a qualifying job can lead to a longer work residence title such as the EU Blue Card.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向非欧盟技术工人的德国求职居留途径。旨在帮助申请人在德国寻找合格工作，通常最长一年，求职期间可从事有限兼职。找到合资格工作后可转为欧盟蓝卡等更长期工作居留。"
      },
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        "en": "Skilled workers from outside the EU who want time in Germany to find a job, either with a recognised qualification or through the points-based Opportunity Card selection rules, and who can support themselves during the search.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合希望在德国求职的非欧盟技术工人，无论是通过获认可资格还是机会卡积分规则，并能够在求职期间自给。"
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        "en": "People who already have a qualifying job offer (other work routes may fit better), applicants seeking unrestricted remote-only work for foreign employers only, or a dedicated digital-nomad visa. Germany does not have a dedicated digital-nomad visa in this record.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合已有合资格工作机会（其他工作途径可能更合适）、仅寻求为境外雇主远程工作，或寻求专门数字游民签证的申请人。本记录不将德国描述为提供专门数字游民签证。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "points_invitation",
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        "education": {
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          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
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            "en": "The Opportunity Card is aimed at skilled workers. Applicants may qualify with a recognised foreign vocational or higher-education qualification, or via a points system that scores education, experience, language, age and related factors. Exact scoring and recognition rules should be checked on the official self-check and portal.",
            "zh-Hans": "机会卡面向技术工人。申请人可凭获认可的境外职业或高等教育资格，或通过评估学历、经验、语言、年龄等因素的积分制获得资格。具体计分与认证规则应在官方自检工具和门户核对。"
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        "work_experience": {
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            "en": "Work experience can improve points under the selection system when that route is used. Official materials emphasise skilled-worker profiles rather than unskilled labour.",
            "zh-Hans": "在适用积分途径时，工作经验可提高分数。官方材料强调技术工人画像，而非非技术劳动。"
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            "minimum_level": "unknown",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "Language ability is part of the Opportunity Card points assessment. Exact minimum levels depend on the current official scoring table.",
              "zh-Hans": "语言能力属于机会卡积分评估的一部分。具体最低等级取决于当前官方计分表。"
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": true,
        "job_offer_required": false,
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        "income_location": "not_applicable",
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          "zh-Hans": "申请人必须能在求职期间自给。官方指引通常要求冻结账户或其他生活费证明，而非入职时的薪资门槛。"
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          "zh-Hans": "处理时间取决于办理申请的使领馆或主管机关。该卡通常为最长一年的求职居留；找到合格工作后需换取其他居留许可。"
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        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
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          "zh-Hans": "机会卡本身是临时求职身份。之后如欧盟蓝卡等技术工作居留许可，可在其自身规则下通向永久居留。"
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        "en": "Hong Kong Immigration Department publishes entry arrangements for study. Separate rules apply for some nationalities and for Mainland, Macao, and Taiwan residents.",
        "zh-Hans": "香港入境事务处公布以学习为目的的入境安排。部分国籍以及内地、澳门、台湾居民另有规则。"
      },
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        "en": "The main Hong Kong study entry route for non-local students with a school acceptance letter for an eligible private school, full-time locally accredited post-secondary programme, exchange, or registered non-local course. Applicants must show they can pay fees and living costs without working or public funds. Hong Kong has no dedicated digital-nomad visa in this record; talent routes such as TTPS are separate.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向非本地学生的主要香港学习入境途径，须持有合资格私立学校、全日制本地认可专上课程、交换或已登记非本地课程的录取信，并能证明可支付学费与生活费且不靠工作或公共资金。本记录不将香港描述为提供专门数字游民签证；顶尖人才通等途径另行处理。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Students accepted into an eligible Hong Kong programme who can fund fees and living costs without working, and who need a dedicated study visa/entry permit.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合获香港合资格课程录取、能在不工作的情况下支付学费与生活费，并需要专门学生签证/进入许可的学生。"
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        "en": "Applicants without school acceptance, those seeking unrestricted work or a digital-nomad stay, or people already holding another status that allows study (check ImmD conditions). Public or aided school study is generally not permitted except listed exceptions.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合没有学校录取、寻求不受限制工作或数字游民停留，或已持其他允许学习身份者（须核对入境处条件）。除列明例外外，一般不可入读官立或资助学校。"
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        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
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            "zh-Hans": "B 类和 C 类要求拥有符合条件的大学的学士学位； A 类是基于收入的。"
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              "en": "Category A threshold; Categories B and C use academic and work-history criteria instead.",
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        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": true,
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        "max_child_age": 18,
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        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
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          "en": "The TTPS dependant policy covers a spouse or qualifying civil partner and unmarried dependent children under 18; dependants are not prohibited from employment or study.",
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        "summary_md": {
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          "en": "ISA publishes a separate Designated Activities status for the spouse or child of a digital nomad, also for six months with private medical insurance requirements.",
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          "en": "ISA pages clearly state duration, income, insurance and nationality-list constraints. Eligible-country PDFs and consular practice can change and need re-check before applying.",
          "zh-Hans": "出入国在留管理厅页面清楚说明期限、收入、保险和国籍名单限制。合资格国家 PDF 与领事实践可能变化，申请前需再核对。"
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            "url": "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/designatedactivities53_00001.html",
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        ],
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        "update_frequency_days": 14,
        "confidence": "high",
        "needs_human_review": true
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      "changelog": [
        {
          "changed_at": "2026-07-11T14:09:25Z",
          "summary": "Added Japan Designated Activities (Digital Nomad) coverage from official ISA pages.",
          "source_ids": [
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "id": "japan-engineer-specialist",
      "country_id": "japan",
      "category_ids": [
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      ],
      "official_names": {
        "en": "Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services",
        "zh-Hans": "工程师/人文专家/国际服务"
      },
      "aliases": [
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        "en": "Japan's Immigration Services Agency publishes the status and application-document requirements in Japanese. This fixture is limited to the retained status page and remains under human review.",
        "zh-Hans": "日本移民厅以日语发布身份和申请文件要求。本数据记录仅限于保留的状态页面，并仍在人工审核中。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A Japan work residence status for technical, humanities, and certain foreign-culture-based activities performed under a contract with a public or private institution in Japan.",
        "zh-Hans": "根据与日本公共或私人机构签订的合同进行的技术、人文和某些外国文化活动的日本工作居留身份。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Professionals whose proposed role fits the listed engineering, humanities, translation, design, language-teaching, marketing, or related activities and who have a qualifying contract with an institution in Japan.",
        "zh-Hans": "拟议职位符合所列工程、人文、翻译、设计、语言教学、营销或相关活动，并且与日本机构签订了合格合同的专业人员。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants seeking a general self-sponsored or remote-income status. The retained ISA page describes institution-based work and does not establish a universal salary, family, PR, or citizenship rule.",
        "zh-Hans": "寻求一般自费或远程收入状态的申请人。保留的 ISA 页面描述了基于机构的工作，并未建立普遍的工资、家庭、PR 或公民身份规则。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "employer_sponsored",
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            "en": "The ISA application materials distinguish education and relevant-work-experience evidence by activity and applicant category; this fixture does not generalize one universal threshold.",
            "zh-Hans": "ISA 申请材料按活动和申请人类别区分教育和相关工作经验证据；本数据记录并没有概括出一个通用阈值。"
          }
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            "en": "Relevant education or work-history evidence is required in the application materials, with conditions varying by the activity and applicant.",
            "zh-Hans": "申请材料中需要提供相关的教育或工作经历证据，条件因活动和申请人而异。"
          }
        },
        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": true,
        "sponsor_required": true
      },
      "funds": {
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        "application_fees": []
      },
      "income": {
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        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The status is based on paid activity under a contract with an institution in Japan; the retained page does not state a universal salary minimum.",
          "zh-Hans": "该状态基于与日本机构签订的合同下的付费活动；保留的页面没有规定普遍最低工资。"
        }
      },
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          "zh-Hans": "ISA 页面提供了申请程序和文档类别，但保留文本中没有单个处理时间值。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": "variable",
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        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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        "business_allowed": "unknown"
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        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
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        "available": "unknown",
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          "en": "The retained ISA status page does not establish a permanent-residence pathway.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的 ISA 状态页面不会建立永久居留途径。"
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        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained ISA status page does not establish a citizenship pathway.",
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          "en": "The official ISA page clearly states covered activities, institution-based contracts, status periods, and application materials, but much of the evidence is Japanese and role/category-specific.",
          "zh-Hans": "ISA 官方页面清楚地说明了涵盖的活动、基于机构的合同、状态期限和申请材料，但大部分证据都是日语的且针对特定角色/类别。"
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        "speed_score": 2,
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        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
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            "section": "Activities covered and period of stay",
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            "section": "Activities covered and period of stay",
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            "section": "Activities covered and period of stay",
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            "retrieved_at": "2026-07-11T05:37:29.406Z"
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            "url": "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/gijinkoku.html?lang=en",
            "section": "Activities covered and period of stay",
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            "url": "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/gijinkoku.html?lang=en",
            "section": "Activities covered and period of stay",
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        ],
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          {
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            "url": "https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/gijinkoku.html?lang=en",
            "section": "Activities covered and period of stay",
            "snapshot_id": "1fa7848b71d5ff31ef69fe67f7c7f8b219367c1102e9e2bfa168b9a8d48300b5",
            "retrieved_at": "2026-07-11T05:37:29.406Z"
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        "confidence": "medium",
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          "summary": "Added a conservative Japan Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services fixture from retained ISA evidence.",
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            "japan-isa-residence-status-list"
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      "official_names": {
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        "zh-Hans": "留学在留资格"
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      "aliases": [
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        "Student status Japan",
        "留学"
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        "zh-Hans": "官方 Study in Japan 门户说明，在大学、短期大学、高等专门学校、专修学校或日语学校学习时的在留资格为“留学”，居留期限由法务大臣决定，最长不超过 4 年 3 个月。"
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        "en": "Japan's main study residence status for school-based learning. Applicants usually obtain a Certificate of Eligibility through the school, then a visa at a Japanese mission, and receive a residence card after entry when staying more than three months.",
        "zh-Hans": "日本面向学校学习的主要留学在留资格。申请人通常通过学校申请在留资格认定证明书，再向日本使领馆申请签证，停留超过三个月时入境后领取在留卡。"
      },
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        "en": "International students accepted by an eligible Japanese school who can show funds for expenses during the stay and complete the COE and visa process.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合获日本合资格学校录取、能证明在留期间费用，并完成认定证明书与签证流程的国际学生。"
      },
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        "en": "Applicants without a school place, people seeking unrestricted work only, or remote-work digital-nomad stays under a different status. Japan has a separate Designated Activities digital-nomad route.",
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      },
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            "en": "Student status is for studies at universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology, specialized training colleges or Japanese language schools. Document packages are set by the Immigration Services Agency and the accepting school.",
            "zh-Hans": "留学资格适用于大学、短期大学、高等专门学校、专修学校或日语学校的学习。材料包由出入国在留管理厅和接收学校确定。"
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
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        "application_fees": []
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          "zh-Hans": "Study in Japan 说明申请认定证明书或签证时可能需要证明能够支付学习期间费用，例如存款、收入证明或担保人材料。"
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          "zh-Hans": "学校通常代理申请在留资格认定证明书。认定证明书签发后，向日本使领馆申请签证。居留期限按个案设定，最长 4 年 3 个月。"
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        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
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          "en": "Student status is temporary. Changing to a work status after graduation follows separate Immigration Services Agency procedures and is not automatic.",
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        "confidence": "medium",
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        "zh-Hans": "就业准证（第一至第三类别）"
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      "aliases": [
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        "en": "The Malaysian Expatriate Services Division maintains the Employment Pass route for eligible expatriate employees. ESD states that revised salary thresholds and a structured employment-duration framework take effect from June 1, 2026.",
        "zh-Hans": "马来西亚外籍人士服务部门继续提供面向合格外籍员工的就业准证途径。ESD 说明，修订后的薪资门槛和结构化雇佣期限框架自 2026 年 6 月 1 日起实施。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "An employer-sponsored Malaysian work-pass route for expatriates hired by an ESD-registered company. The ESD guidebook describes company registration and activation, expatriate application, Employment Pass categories, supporting-agency processes, and pass endorsement.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向由 ESD 注册公司聘用的外籍人士的马来西亚雇主担保工作准证途径。ESD 指南说明了公司注册和激活、外籍人士申请、就业准证类别、支持机构流程以及准证签注。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Professionals with a Malaysian employer that can complete ESD registration and activation, obtain any required agency support, and submit the employment-pass documents.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合拥有马来西亚雇主，且雇主能够完成 ESD 注册和激活、取得所需机构支持并提交就业准证材料的专业人士。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants seeking a self-sponsored or remote-work route, applicants without a Malaysian hiring company, or cases that do not meet the current category-specific salary and employment-duration rules.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合寻求自我担保或远程工作的申请人、没有马来西亚聘用公司的申请人，或不符合当前类别薪资和雇佣期限规则的案件。"
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        "education": {
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          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown"
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        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": true,
        "sponsor_required": true
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      "funds": {
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        "application_fees": []
      },
      "income": {
        "required": true,
        "min_income": [
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            "currency": "MYR",
            "period": "monthly",
            "applies_to": "primary",
            "calculation": "minimum_total"
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        "accepted_sources": [
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        "income_location": "inside_destination",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The ESD portal states that revised Employment Pass salary thresholds and a structured employment-duration framework take effect on June 1, 2026. The category table and case-specific exceptions must be checked before filing.",
          "zh-Hans": "ESD 门户说明，修订后的就业准证薪资门槛和结构化雇佣期限框架自 2026 年 6 月 1 日起实施。递交申请前必须核对类别表和案件特定例外。"
        }
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      "timeline": {
        "initial_validity_months": "unknown",
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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      "rights": {
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        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
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      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
      },
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        "available": "unknown",
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          "en": "The retained Employment Pass sources do not establish a permanent-residence outcome.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的就业准证来源没有确认永久居留结果。"
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      "citizenship_pathway": {
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          "en": "The retained Employment Pass sources do not establish citizenship eligibility.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的就业准证来源没有确认公民资格。"
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        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
        "needs_human_review": true,
        "rationale_md": {
          "en": "This Malaysia bootstrap record is based on current official Immigration, ESD, MDEC, and EMGS pages. Category-specific and conditional rules still require human review before application.",
          "zh-Hans": "这条马来西亚初始记录基于当前移民局、ESD、MDEC 和 EMGS 官方页面。类别特定规则和条件规则在申请前仍需人工核实。"
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        "en": "The Malaysian Immigration Department and Education Malaysia Global Services describe the Student Pass as the immigration pass for non-citizen students studying at approved institutions in Malaysia.",
        "zh-Hans": "马来西亚移民局和马来西亚教育全球服务说明，学生准证是面向在马来西亚获批机构学习的非公民学生的移民准证。"
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        "en": "A study residence route for international students admitted to approved Malaysian institutions. The documented process includes an offer letter, EMGS or institutional application, academic screening, eVAL, possible Single-Entry Visa, arrival medical screening, and Student Pass endorsement.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向获准进入马来西亚认可机构学习的国际学生的学习居留途径。已记录流程包括录取通知书、EMGS 或学校申请、学术审查、电子签证批准信、可能需要的单次入境签证、抵达后的体检以及学生准证签注。"
      },
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        "en": "International students with an offer from an approved Malaysian institution who can complete the EMGS and Immigration process and maintain the required insurance and pass conditions.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合获得马来西亚认可机构录取，能够完成 EMGS 和移民局流程，并维持所需保险及准证条件的国际学生。"
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      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants seeking unrestricted work, a self-sponsored work route, or a direct permanent-residence pathway. Part-time work and dependant eligibility are conditional.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合寻求不受限制工作、自我担保工作途径或直接永久居留途径的申请人。兼职工作和家属资格均有条件限制。"
      },
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          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "EMGS states that applicants for diploma or degree programmes need at least 12 years of education and a recognized national or international examination.",
            "zh-Hans": "EMGS 说明，申请文凭或学位课程的申请人需要至少 12 年教育经历以及获认可的国家或国际考试。"
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        "work_experience": {},
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        "health_check_required": true,
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
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        "application_fees": [
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            "amount": 60,
            "currency": "MYR",
            "applies_to": "primary"
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        ]
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      "income": {
        "required": "not_applicable",
        "accepted_sources": [
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        "income_location": "not_applicable"
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      "timeline": {
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          "en": "EMGS states a 14-working-day client charter for a complete application, while incomplete or incorrect documents can add time. A Student Pass is usually issued for up to one year at a time and may be renewed subject to the approved study duration and conditions.",
          "zh-Hans": "EMGS 说明，完整申请的客户服务时限为 14 个工作日，但材料不完整或错误可能延长时间。学生准证通常一次签发最长一年，并可根据获批学习期限和条件续签。"
        },
        "processing_time_months_min": 0.5,
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "initial_validity_months": 12,
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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        "local_employment_allowed": "limited",
        "remote_work_allowed": false,
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        "business_allowed": false
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      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "limited",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": false,
        "children_allowed": "limited",
        "spouse_work_allowed": false,
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "Dependants are conditional. Immigration says only Student Pass holders at Master’s or PhD level may bring dependants to reside, while EMGS describes additional nationality and programme conditions.",
          "zh-Hans": "家属资格具有条件限制。移民局说明，只有硕士或博士阶段的学生准证持有人可以携带家属居住；EMGS 还说明了其他国籍和课程条件。"
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        "confidence": "high",
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          "summary": "Added Netherlands Highly Skilled Migrant fixture from retained IND PDF evidence.",
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        "en": "Residence Permit for an Orientation Year",
        "zh-Hans": "求职年居留许可"
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      "aliases": [
        "Netherlands Orientation Year",
        "Zoekjaar"
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      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "This is a one-year residence permit for highly educated persons seeking employment after qualifying study, doctorate, research, or related education.",
        "zh-Hans": "这是为在合格学习、博士学位、研究或相关教育后寻求就业的受过高等教育的人提供的一年期居留许可。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A one-year Netherlands residence permit for qualifying graduates, PhD holders, researchers, and other highly educated applicants to seek work after recent study or research.",
        "zh-Hans": "为符合资格的毕业生、博士持有者、研究人员和其他受过高等教育的申请人在最近的学习或研究后寻找工作提供一年期的荷兰居留许可。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Recent graduates or researchers who completed a qualifying programme or research route within the previous three years and want time to find Dutch employment.",
        "zh-Hans": "在过去三年内完成资格课程或研究途径并希望有时间在荷兰找到工作的应届毕业生或研究人员。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants outside the three-year qualification window or without one of the listed Dutch, Erasmus Mundus, research, policy, or designated foreign-education grounds.",
        "zh-Hans": "申请人超出三年资格期限或没有列出的荷兰、伊拉斯谟世界、研究、政策或指定的外国教育理由之一。"
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        "education": {
          "required_level": "bachelor",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "The retained January 2026 IND form lists accredited Dutch bachelor’s/master’s study, qualifying post-master study or PhD, research permits, Erasmus Mundus, certain policy programmes, and qualifying designated foreign institutions completed within the previous three years.",
            "zh-Hans": "保留的 2026 年 1 月 IND 表格列出了经过认可的荷兰学士/硕士学习、合格的硕士后学习或博士学位、研究许可、伊拉斯谟世界计划、某些政策项目以及过去三年内完成的合格指定外国机构。"
          }
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        "work_experience": {},
        "language": [
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            "language": "English",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "For the designated foreign-institution route, the form lists IELTS 6.0 or a comparable English-language condition, with alternatives for English- or Dutch-taught study.",
              "zh-Hans": "对于指定的外国院校途径，表格列出了雅思 6.0 或类似的英语语言条件，以及英语或荷兰语授课学习的替代方案。"
            }
          }
        ],
        "health_check_required": true,
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": false
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      "funds": {
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        "application_fees": []
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      "income": {
        "required": false,
        "accepted_sources": [
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        "income_location": "not_applicable",
        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The retained form is an admission and residence application based on qualifying education or research, not a personal-income route.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的表格是基于合格教育或研究的入学和居住申请，而不是个人收入途径。"
        }
      },
      "timeline": {
        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "The permit is an orientation year: one year to look for work in the Netherlands. The retained form does not establish a processing duration.",
          "zh-Hans": "该许可证是一个求职年：在荷兰寻找工作的一年。保留的表格不规定处理期限。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": 12,
        "renewable": false,
        "max_stay_months": 12
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      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": true,
        "local_employment_allowed": true,
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": true,
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
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      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "The retained orientation-year form does not establish dependant conditions.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的求职年表格不设定附属条件。"
        }
      },
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        "available": "indirect",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The permit provides one year to find work; the IND highly skilled migrant guide identifies the orientation year as one route to the reduced salary criterion for a later highly skilled migrant application.",
          "zh-Hans": "该许可证提供一年的找工作时间； IND 高技术移民指南将求职年确定为以后高技术移民申请降低工资标准的一种途径。"
        }
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        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained orientation-year form does not establish citizenship eligibility.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的求职年表格并不确定公民资格。"
        }
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      "risk": {
        "policy_stability_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
        "needs_human_review": true,
        "rationale_md": {
          "en": "The current official IND application form directly lists the qualification routes and three-year window. Work-right and later-route details are kept conditional where the retained form does not state them fully.",
          "zh-Hans": "目前官方的IND申请表直接列出了资格途径和三年窗口。如果保留的表格没有完整说明，工作权和后续途径的详细信息将受到条件限制。"
        }
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        "speed_score": 3,
        "permanence_score": 2,
        "family_friendliness_score": 2,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
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        "requires_investment": false,
        "requires_language_test": "unknown",
        "requires_local_entity": false,
        "allows_family": "unknown",
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        "leads_to_citizenship": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_min": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "policy_stability_score": 3,
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      "id": "new-zealand-accredited-employer-work-visa",
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      "category_ids": [
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      "official_names": {
        "en": "Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)",
        "zh-Hans": "认可雇主工作签证（AEWV）"
      },
      "aliases": [
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      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "AEWV is an employer-linked temporary work visa. The Immigration New Zealand page states that it can lead to a resident visa depending on the job, but does not make residence automatic.",
        "zh-Hans": "AEWV 是与雇主相关的临时工作签证。新西兰移民局页面指出，它可以根据工作获得居民签证，但不会自动获得居留权。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A New Zealand work visa for a full-time job offer from an accredited employer, with job-specific conditions, up to five years for most jobs, and possible residence options depending on the occupation.",
        "zh-Hans": "新西兰工作签证，由认可的雇主提供全职工作机会，具有特定于工作的条件，大多数工作最长可达五年，并根据职业提供可能的居留选择。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Skilled workers with a genuine full-time offer from an accredited New Zealand employer who can show at least two years of relevant experience or an accepted qualification.",
        "zh-Hans": "拥有新西兰认可雇主真正全职工作邀请的技术工人，可以证明至少两年相关经验或认可的资格。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants without an accredited-employer job offer, applicants seeking open work rights unrelated to the offered job, or applicants treating AEWV alone as automatic residence.",
        "zh-Hans": "没有获得认可雇主工作邀请的申请人、寻求与所提供工作无关的开放式工作权利的申请人或仅将 AEWV 视为自动居留的申请人。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "employer_sponsored",
      "eligibility": {
        "age": {},
        "education": {
          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "The skill requirement can be met through at least two years of relevant job experience or a qualification at New Zealand Qualification Framework level 4 or higher.",
            "zh-Hans": "通过至少两年的相关工作经验或新西兰资格框架 4 级或更高级别的资格可以满足技能要求。"
          }
        },
        "work_experience": {
          "min_years": 2,
          "note_md": {
            "en": "Relevant experience or the alternative qualification route must be in the same field or industry as the offered job, subject to the visa rules.",
            "zh-Hans": "根据签证规则，相关经验或替代资格途径必须与所提供的工作属于同一领域或行业。"
          }
        },
        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": true,
        "sponsor_required": true
      },
      "funds": {
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        "application_fees": [
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "AEWV application fee from",
              "zh-Hans": "AEWV 申请费从"
            },
            "amount": 1540,
            "currency": "NZD",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "income": {
        "required": "unknown",
        "accepted_sources": [
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        ],
        "income_location": "inside_destination",
        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The retained AEWV page ties eligibility to the offered job and employment agreement; it does not establish one universal personal-income threshold in this fixture.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的 AEWV 页面将资格与所提供的工作和就业协议联系起来；它没有在此规定中设定普遍的个人收入门槛。"
        }
      },
      "timeline": {
        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "Immigration New Zealand lists 80% processing within seven weeks. The visa can be up to five years based on the job; most jobs have a five-year maximum continuous stay and ANZSCO skill-level 4 or 5 jobs generally have three years.",
          "zh-Hans": "新西兰移民局列出 80% 的处理时间为七周内。根据工作情况，签证最长可达五年；大多数工作的最长连续停留期限为五年，ANZSCO 技能级别 4 或 5 工作的最长连续停留期限为三年。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": "unknown",
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": 60
      },
      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": true,
        "local_employment_allowed": true,
        "remote_work_allowed": false,
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": false
      },
      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": true,
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": true,
        "children_allowed": true,
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": false,
        "note_md": {
          "en": "Partner and dependent-child visas may be supported, but the exact visa type depends on earnings, occupation skill level, NOL/ANZSCO status, Green List or approved transport/care-workforce status, and other conditions.",
          "zh-Hans": "可能支持伴侣和受抚养子女签证，但确切的签证类型取决于收入、职业技能水平、NOL/ANZSCO 状态、绿名单或批准的交通/护理劳动力状态以及其他条件。"
        }
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "indirect",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The AEWV page says the visa can lead to a resident visa depending on the job and points applicants to New Zealand skilled-residence pathways.",
          "zh-Hans": "AEWV 页面称，该签证可以根据工作获得居民签证，并为申请人提供新西兰技术居留途径。"
        }
      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "AEWV alone does not establish citizenship eligibility.",
          "zh-Hans": "AEWV 本身并不能确定公民资格。"
        }
      },
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        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
        "needs_human_review": true,
        "rationale_md": {
          "en": "Direct Immigration New Zealand sources establish the employer link, skill evidence, duration, processing time, family conditions, and indirect residence option. Job-specific wage, occupation, and family outcomes remain conditional.",
          "zh-Hans": "新西兰直接移民来源确定了雇主联系、技能证据、持续时间、处理时间、家庭条件和间接居留选择。特定工作的工资、职业和家庭成果仍然是有条件的。"
        }
      },
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        "speed_score": 3,
        "permanence_score": 3,
        "family_friendliness_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
      },
      "filter": {
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        "pathway_mechanism": "employer_sponsored",
        "accepts_remote_income": false,
        "accepts_self_employment": false,
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        "requires_degree": "unknown",
        "requires_job_offer": true,
        "requires_investment": false,
        "requires_language_test": "unknown",
        "requires_local_entity": true,
        "allows_family": true,
        "work_allowed": true,
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        "leads_to_pr": "indirect",
        "leads_to_citizenship": "unknown",
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        "en": "Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa",
        "zh-Hans": "技术移民类别居民签证"
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        "en": "This is New Zealand residence rather than a temporary work visa. It requires an expression of interest and invitation to apply under the Skilled Migrant Category rules.",
        "zh-Hans": "这是新西兰居留签证，而不是临时工作签证。根据技术移民类别规则，需要表达兴趣并发出申请邀请。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A New Zealand resident visa for applicants aged 55 or younger with an accredited-employer skilled job or offer, six skilled-resident points, English, and the other residence requirements.",
        "zh-Hans": "新西兰居民签证，适用于 55 岁或以下的申请人，拥有经认可的雇主技术工作或工作邀请、六个技术居民积分、英语和其他居住要求。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Skilled workers already in, or holding an offer of, qualifying accredited-employer work who can claim six points through occupation registration, qualification or income, and New Zealand skilled work experience.",
        "zh-Hans": "已经在合格的认可雇主工作中或持有合格雇主工作邀请的技术工人，可以通过职业注册、资格或收入以及新西兰技术工作经验获得六分。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants without a qualifying skilled job or offer, six points, English, or the health and character requirements for residence.",
        "zh-Hans": "申请人没有合格的技术工作或工作邀请、六分、英语或居住的健康和品格要求。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "points_invitation",
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          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown"
        },
        "work_experience": {
          "note_md": {
            "en": "Up to three additional points can be claimed from skilled work experience in New Zealand; the exact points combination depends on the applicant profile.",
            "zh-Hans": "新西兰的技术工作经验最多可额外获得三分；确切的积分组合取决于申请人的个人资料。"
          }
        },
        "language": [
          {
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              "en": "The applicant must speak and understand English.",
              "zh-Hans": "申请人必须会说并理解英语。"
            }
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        ],
        "health_check_required": true,
        "police_certificate_required": true,
        "points_based": true,
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        "job_offer_required": true,
        "sponsor_required": true
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          {
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            "amount": 6450,
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            "applies_to": "primary"
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        ]
      },
      "income": {
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        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The job or offer must meet the skilled-job rules, including hours, duration, occupation level, and applicable wage conditions. The retained page does not reduce this to one universal income amount.",
          "zh-Hans": "工作或工作机会必须符合技术工作规则，包括工作时间、持续时间、职业级别和适用的工资条件。保留的页面不会将其减少为一个普遍收入金额。"
        }
      },
      "timeline": {
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          "en": "The visa lets the holder stay indefinitely. The application requires an expression of interest and invitation to apply.",
          "zh-Hans": "该签证允许持有人无限期居留。该申请需要表达兴趣并邀请申请。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": "unknown",
        "renewable": false,
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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        "local_employment_allowed": true,
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": true,
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
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      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": true,
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": true,
        "children_allowed": true,
        "max_child_age": 24,
        "spouse_work_allowed": true,
        "dependent_parents_allowed": false,
        "note_md": {
          "en": "The SMC page allows inclusion of a partner and dependent children aged 24 or younger in the application.",
          "zh-Hans": "SMC 页面允许在申请中包含伴侣和 24 岁或以下的受抚养子女。"
        }
      },
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          "en": "After holding the resident visa for two years in a row, the holder can apply for a Permanent Resident Visa that permits indefinite travel in and out of New Zealand.",
          "zh-Hans": "连续持有居民签证两年后，持有人可以申请永久居民签证，允许无限期进出新西兰。"
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      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
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          "en": "The page links citizenship guidance but does not establish an individual citizenship outcome.",
          "zh-Hans": "该页面链接了公民身份指南，但并未建立个人公民身份结果。"
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          "en": "Immigration New Zealand directly supports age, points, job, English, indefinite residence, family inclusion, and the two-year Permanent Resident Visa option. Wage and points combinations remain profile-specific and policy-sensitive.",
          "zh-Hans": "新西兰移民局直接支持年龄、积分、工作、英语、无限期居留、家庭成员随行和两年永久居民签证选项。工资和积分组合仍然是特定于个人资料且对政策敏感的。"
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        "family_friendliness_score": 4,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
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        "leads_to_citizenship": "unknown",
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        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
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            "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa",
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            "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa",
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            "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa",
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            "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa",
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            "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa",
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        "zh-Hans": "数字游牧民的临时居留签证和居留许可"
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        "Remote work residence route"
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        "en": "The retained official government article describes the route and documentary conditions but is dated 2022. Current amounts, procedural details, and residence outcomes require a fresh check.",
        "zh-Hans": "保留的官方政府文章描述了途径和文件条件，但日期为 2022 年。当前金额、程序细节和居留结果需要重新检查。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "Portugal's official government portal describes a temporary-stay visa and residence-permit route for digital nomads, with separate documentary conditions for employees and independent workers.",
        "zh-Hans": "葡萄牙官方政府门户网站描述了数字游牧民的临时居留签证和居留许可途径，并为雇员和独立工人提供了单独的文件条件。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Remote employees or independent workers who can document tax residence, the required recent income level, and an employment or service relationship.",
        "zh-Hans": "可以记录税务居住地、所需的近期收入水平以及雇佣或服务关系的远程员工或独立工人。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants who cannot document the stated income history, tax residence, or employment/service relationship. Current fees, duration, family rights, and settlement outcomes are not established by the retained source.",
        "zh-Hans": "无法记录所述收入历史、税务居住地或雇佣/服务关系的申请人。目前的费用、期限、家庭权利和和解结果不是由保留的来源确定的。"
      },
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        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": "unknown",
        "sponsor_required": "unknown"
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      "income": {
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            "currency": "EUR",
            "period": "monthly",
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            "calculation": "minimum_total",
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              "en": "The official article states an average monthly income over the last three months of at least four Portuguese minimum wages; the current monetary amount is not fixed in this record.",
              "zh-Hans": "官方文章指出，过去三个月的平均月收入至少达到葡萄牙最低工资的四倍；当前的货币金额在此记录中并未固定。"
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        ],
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        "income_location": "unknown",
        "proof_history_months": 3,
        "stability_requirement_md": {
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          "zh-Hans": "政府文章要求过去三个月的平均月收入以及不同的就业或独立活动文件。"
        }
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        "renewable": "unknown",
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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      "family": {
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        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
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        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained government article does not establish a permanent-residence outcome for this route.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的政府条款并未确定这条途径的永久居留结果。"
        }
      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained government article does not establish a citizenship outcome for this route.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的政府文章并未确定这条途径的公民身份结果。"
        }
      },
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          "en": "The source is an official government article and the remote-work documentary conditions are explicit, but it was published in 2022 and does not cover every current program field.",
          "zh-Hans": "来源是政府官方文章，远程工作文件条件很明确，但它发表于 2022 年，并未涵盖当前的每个项目领域。"
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        "en": "Residence for study (higher and secondary education)",
        "zh-Hans": "学习居留（高等教育与中等教育）"
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        "en": "The EU Immigration Portal describes a residence visa plus temporary residence permit path for studying in Portugal. A Portuguese government article also states that holders of a residence permit for research, study, internship or volunteer work may exercise subordinate or independent professional activity alongside the main activity and may register with IEFP.",
        "zh-Hans": "欧盟移民门户描述了在葡萄牙学习的居留签证加临时居留许可路径。葡萄牙政府文章亦说明，持研究、学习、实习或志愿服务居留许可者可在主要活动之外从事从属或独立职业活动，并可在 IEFP 登记。"
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        "en": "A Portuguese study residence route for non-EU students admitted to higher or secondary education. Applicants usually obtain a residence visa (about four months to enter and apply for a residence permit), then a temporary residence permit that is typically valid for one year and renewable. Higher-education study time counts by half toward long-term residence. After studies, work is possible with a separate temporary residence permit.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向获高等或中等教育录取的非欧盟学生的葡萄牙学习居留途径。申请人通常取得居留签证（约四个月入境并申请居留许可），再获得一般一年有效、可续期的临时居留许可。高等教育学习时间按一半计入长期居留。学业结束后可凭单独的临时居留许可工作。"
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        "en": "Students admitted to a Portuguese higher-education institution (or eligible secondary programme) who can show means of subsistence, insurance, and other visa and permit documents.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合获葡萄牙高等教育机构（或合资格中等教育项目）录取，并能出示生活费、保险及其他签证与许可材料的学生。"
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        "en": "Applicants without school admission, people seeking unrestricted work only without study, or a pure digital-nomad stay (Portugal has a separate digital-nomad route). Secondary-level students face stricter work limits on the EU portal profile.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合没有学校录取、仅寻求不受限制工作而不学习，或纯数字游民停留的申请人（葡萄牙另有数字游民途径）。欧盟门户对中等教育学生工作限制更严。"
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          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
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            "en": "You must be admitted to a higher-education institution or secondary school. Secondary-education applicants are generally 14–21 and need host-family or accommodation arrangements under exchange or individual admission rules.",
            "zh-Hans": "必须获高等教育机构或中学录取。中等教育申请人一般为 14–21 岁，并需按交换或个人录取规则安排接待家庭或住宿。"
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
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            "applies_to": "primary",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "The EU portal requires sufficient means of subsistence, travel insurance, and generally a return ticket for the visa stage. For the higher-education residence permit, confirmation of enrolment, fee payment, means, and health coverage are listed; some admitted higher-education students may be exempt from certain means or fee-payment evidence under Portuguese ordinance rules cited on the portal.",
              "zh-Hans": "欧盟门户在签证阶段要求足够生活费、旅行保险，并通常要求回程票。高等教育居留许可阶段列出注册确认、缴费、生活费与健康保险；按门户引用的葡萄牙法令，部分已录取高等教育学生可豁免部分生活费或缴费证明。"
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        "income_location": "not_applicable",
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          "zh-Hans": "学习途径使用生活费与学校录取要求，而不是就业收入门槛。"
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          "en": "A residence visa allows about four months in Portugal to apply for a residence permit. Higher-education temporary permits are generally valid for one year, renewable for further one-year periods or for the remaining study period if shorter. Secondary-education permits may not exceed one year, renewable for a further year if conditions remain met.",
          "zh-Hans": "居留签证允许在葡萄牙停留约四个月以申请居留许可。高等教育临时许可一般一年有效，可按一年续期或按剩余学习期（若更短）。中等教育许可最长一年，条件仍满足时可再续一年。"
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        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
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        "children_allowed": true,
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": false,
        "note_md": {
          "en": "The EU portal says residence-permit holders for study or student exchange (and some trainee or volunteer statuses) are entitled to family reunification with a spouse and minor or dependent children under stated rules.",
          "zh-Hans": "欧盟门户说明学习或学生交换（及部分实习或志愿服务身份）居留许可持有人，在规定规则下有权与配偶及未成年或受抚养子女团聚。"
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          "en": "Study residence is temporary. The EU portal states that the stay is taken into account by half when calculating residence for long-term or permanent residence. After studies, work requires obtaining the necessary temporary residence permit.",
          "zh-Hans": "学习居留是临时的。欧盟门户说明在计算长期或永久居留时，该停留时间按一半计入。学业结束后工作需另行取得必要的临时居留许可。"
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          "en": "Primary detail is from the EU Immigration Portal; Portuguese consular checklists and AIMA practice may differ. The 2022 government article supports concurrent work rights for some study-related residence permits but is not a full fee schedule.",
          "zh-Hans": "主要细节来自欧盟移民门户；葡萄牙领事清单与 AIMA 实践可能不同。2022 年政府文章支持部分学习相关居留许可并行工作权利，但不是完整费用表。"
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        "zh-Hans": "雇主担保的新加坡工作准证，适用于在新加坡获得工作机会且符合合格工资以及 COMPASS 要求（除非豁免）的外国专业人士、经理和高管。"
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          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "Degree-equivalent qualifications can contribute COMPASS points, but MOM states candidates without them may still pass through other criteria.",
            "zh-Hans": "同等学位的资格可以贡献 COMPASS 分数，但人力部表示，没有这些资格的候选人仍然可以通过其他标准。"
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": true,
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        "sponsor_required": true
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      "funds": {
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        "application_fees": []
      },
      "income": {
        "required": true,
        "min_income": [
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            "currency": "SGD",
            "period": "monthly",
            "applies_to": "primary",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "Current minimum for all sectors except financial services; the threshold increases progressively with age and financial services has a higher threshold.",
              "zh-Hans": "目前除金融服务业外所有行业的最低标准；随着年龄的增长，门槛逐渐提高，金融服务的门槛也更高。"
            }
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        "income_location": "inside_destination",
        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The qualifying salary is a fixed monthly salary benchmarked to local PMET salaries by age and sector.",
          "zh-Hans": "合格工资是按年龄和行业以当地 PMET 工资为基准的固定月薪。"
        }
      },
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        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
      },
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        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
      },
      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "MOM's key-facts page notes eligible family passes but does not establish the family conditions in this source set.",
          "zh-Hans": "MOM 的关键事实页面记录了符合条件的家属准证，但并未在此源集中确定家庭条件。"
        }
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        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained Employment Pass pages link to a permanent-residence question but do not establish a PR eligibility rule.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的就业准证页面链接到永久居留问题，但没有建立永久居民资格规则。"
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      "citizenship_pathway": {
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          "en": "Core eligibility, salary, COMPASS, employer application, duration, and renewal facts are retained from current MOM pages; family, PR, fees, and detailed document rules remain outside this fixture's claim set.",
          "zh-Hans": "核心资格、工资、COMPASS、雇主申请、期限和续签事实均从当前 MOM 页面保留；家庭、永久居留、费用和详细文件规则仍不属于本数据记录的事实范围。"
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        "zh-Hans": "新加坡自有公司工作准证，适用于创办或经营 ACRA 注册私人有限公司、持有至少 30% 股份，并满足至少一项合格资金、加速器、技术、知识产权或研究标准的外国企业家。"
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        "zh-Hans": "普通小型企业，例如咖啡店、酒吧、职业介绍所和类似的排除企业，或不具备合格企业简介的创始人。这与标准的雇主赞助的 EP 不同。"
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          "en": "Family passes require business-spending and local-workforce thresholds. MOM lists Dependant's Pass for a legally married spouse and unmarried children under 21, and Long-Term Visit Pass routes for common-law spouses, certain children, and parents.",
          "zh-Hans": "家属准证需要商业支出和当地劳动力门槛。 MOM 列出了针对合法结婚配偶和 21 岁以下未婚子女的家属准证，以及针对同居配偶、某些子女和父母的长期访问准证途径。"
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        "update_frequency_days": 14,
        "confidence": "medium",
        "needs_human_review": true
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      "changelog": [
        {
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      "country_id": "spain",
      "category_ids": [
        "study_to_pr"
      ],
      "official_names": {
        "en": "Long-stay study authorisation",
        "zh-Hans": "长期学习居留许可"
      },
      "aliases": [
        "Spain study visa",
        "Study stay authorisation",
        "Estancia por estudios"
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      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "Spain distinguishes study stays exceeding 90 days from shorter study stays. The Ministry of Inclusion and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs publish the study-stay and visa requirements.",
        "zh-Hans": "西班牙区分超过 90 天的学习停留和较短的学习停留。包容部和外交部公布学习停留及签证要求。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A temporary study-stay route for higher education, post-compulsory secondary education, student mobility, volunteering, and specified training activities lasting more than 90 days.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向高等教育、义务后中等教育、学生流动、志愿服务和特定培训活动的临时学习停留途径，适用于超过 90 天的项目。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Students accepted by an eligible Spanish programme who can show acceptance, financial means, health insurance, and the required identity, health, and criminal-record documents.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合被西班牙合资格课程录取，并能够证明录取、经济能力、医疗保险以及所需身份、健康和犯罪记录材料的学生。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants seeking unrestricted employment, a direct permanent-residence route, or a short stay that does not require this long-stay study authorisation.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合寻求不受限制就业、直接永久居留途径，或不需要长期学习居留许可的短期停留申请人。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "other",
      "eligibility": {
        "age": {},
        "education": {
          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown"
        },
        "work_experience": {},
        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": true,
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": false
      },
      "funds": {
        "proof_of_funds": [
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            "amount": "unknown",
            "currency": "EUR",
            "period": "monthly",
            "applies_to": "primary",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "The official consular guidance states that the minimum financial means are equivalent to 100% of Spain's IPREM; the amount changes with the applicable IPREM.",
              "zh-Hans": "官方领事指南说明，最低经济能力相当于西班牙 IPREM 的 100%；金额会随适用的 IPREM 变化。"
            }
          }
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        "application_fees": []
      },
      "income": {
        "required": "not_applicable",
        "accepted_sources": [
          "unknown"
        ],
        "income_location": "not_applicable"
      },
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        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "The retained sources do not establish a universal processing time. For study stays longer than six months, the consular page states that the visa is valid for one year and the student must apply for a Foreigner Identity Card within one month of entry.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的来源没有确认统一的处理时间。对于超过六个月的学习停留，领事页面说明签证有效期为一年，学生必须在入境后一个月内申请外国人身份证。"
        },
        "processing_time_months_min": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "initial_validity_months": 12,
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
      },
      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": "unknown",
        "local_employment_allowed": "unknown",
        "remote_work_allowed": false,
        "study_allowed": true,
        "business_allowed": false
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      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "limited",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "limited",
        "spouse_work_allowed": false,
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown"
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained study-stay sources do not establish a permanent-residence outcome.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的学习停留来源没有确认永久居留结果。"
        }
      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained study-stay sources do not establish citizenship eligibility.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的学习停留来源没有确认公民资格。"
        }
      },
      "risk": {
        "policy_stability_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 4,
        "needs_human_review": true,
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          "en": "The route is supported by Spanish government and consular pages, but programme-specific work, renewal, and post-study outcomes require case-level review.",
          "zh-Hans": "该途径有西班牙政府和领事页面支持，但课程特定工作、续签和毕业后结果需要按案件复核。"
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        "permanence_score": 2,
        "family_friendliness_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
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            "source_id": "spain-inclusion-study-stay",
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        "confidence": "medium",
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      "country_id": "uae",
      "category_ids": [
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        "investor"
      ],
      "official_names": {
        "en": "Free-zone company and Green Residence — partner/investor",
        "zh-Hans": "自由区公司和绿色居留——合作伙伴/投资者"
      },
      "aliases": [
        "UAE Free-zone Investor Residence",
        "Dubai Free-zone Partner/Investor Green Residence"
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      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "This fixture combines an official DMCC free-zone company setup path with the Dubai GDRFA partner/investor Green Residence service. The government portal's broader Green Visa pages remain supplementary and are not used for claims here.",
        "zh-Hans": "本数据记录将官方 DMCC 自由区公司设立路径与迪拜 GDRFA 合作伙伴/投资者绿色居留服务结合起来。政府门户网站更广泛的绿色签证页面仍然是补充性的，不用于此处的事实陈述。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A company-owner route pairing DMCC free-zone company formation with Dubai's Green Residence permit for an investor or partner in a commercial project.",
        "zh-Hans": "公司所有者途径，将 DMCC 自由区公司组建与商业项目投资者或合作伙伴的迪拜绿色居留许可配对。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Founders or partners who need a UAE free-zone company, can provide ownership and business documents, and want a renewable five-year residence permit tied to their partner/investor status.",
        "zh-Hans": "需要阿联酋自由区公司的创始人或合作伙伴可以提供所有权和商业文件，并希望获得与其合作伙伴/投资者身份相关的可更新的五年居留许可。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants seeking a passive residence route without a company or commercial-project role, or those who need a published universal setup cost, family entitlement, or permanent-residence outcome.",
        "zh-Hans": "寻求没有公司或商业项目角色的被动居留途径的申请人，或者需要公布的通用设立成本、家庭权利或永久居留结果的申请人。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "own_company",
      "eligibility": {
        "age": {},
        "education": {
          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown"
        },
        "work_experience": {},
        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": false
      },
      "funds": {
        "proof_of_funds": [],
        "application_fees": [
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "GDRFA residence permit fee",
              "zh-Hans": "GDRFA 居留许可费"
            },
            "amount": 200,
            "currency": "AED",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "income": {
        "required": false,
        "accepted_sources": [
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          "self_employment"
        ],
        "income_location": "not_applicable",
        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The retained setup and residence sources do not state a universal income minimum for this partner/investor route.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的设立与居留来源并未说明此合作伙伴/投资者途径的普遍收入最低标准。"
        }
      },
      "business_setup": {
        "required": true,
        "entity_types": [
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          "Subsidiary",
          "Branch",
          "Free Zone Company"
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        "min_setup_cost": [
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            "amount": 10345,
            "currency": "AED",
            "period": "one_time",
            "applies_to": "business",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "DMCC publishes a setup-cost range that varies by business type, licence duration, and office solution; this is the lower end of the published range.",
              "zh-Hans": "DMCC 发布了一个设立成本范围，该范围因业务类型、许可证期限和办公解决方案而异；这是已发布范围的下限。"
            }
          }
        ],
        "local_director_required": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "DMCC describes a digital formation process, shareholder and ownership documents, business information, a registered office solution, and an electronic licence. GDRFA requires partnership/MOA or investment-contract evidence and a trade licence for the residence permit.",
          "zh-Hans": "DMCC 描述了线上设立流程、股东和所有权文件、商业信息、注册办事处解决方案和电子许可证。 GDRFA 需要合伙/MOA 或投资合同证据以及居留许可的贸易许可证。"
        }
      },
      "timeline": {
        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "DMCC says company formation typically takes around 10 working days depending on documents and approvals. GDRFA lists 48 hours as the expected completion time for the residence service.",
          "zh-Hans": "DMCC 表示，公司成立通常需要 10 个工作日左右，具体取决于文件和批准。 GDRFA 将 48 小时列为居住服务的预计完成时间。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": 60,
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": 60
      },
      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": true,
        "local_employment_allowed": "unknown",
        "remote_work_allowed": true,
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": true
      },
      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "The retained DMCC and GDRFA service pages do not establish the family sponsorship conditions for this fixture.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的 DMCC 和 GDRFA 服务页面并未规定此赛事的家庭赞助条件。"
        }
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained company-setup and Green Residence service pages do not establish a permanent-residence pathway.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的公司设立和绿色居住服务页面并未建立永久居留途径。"
        }
      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained company-setup and Green Residence service pages do not establish a citizenship pathway.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的公司设立和绿色居留服务页面并未建立公民身份途径。"
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        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
        "needs_human_review": true,
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          "en": "DMCC and GDRFA provide direct official evidence for formation, ownership/document requirements, residence duration, renewal, and fees; broader UAE free-zone licensing, family, and settlement rules vary by authority and remain outside this fixture.",
          "zh-Hans": "DMCC 和 GDRFA 提供有关组建、所有权/文件要求、居留期限、续签和费用的直接官方证据；更广泛的阿联酋自由区许可、家庭和定居规则因当局而异，并且不在此范围内。"
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        "permanence_score": 2,
        "family_friendliness_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 4,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
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        "allows_family": "unknown",
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        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
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            "retrieved_at": "2026-07-11T06:17:59.729Z"
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      "freshness": {
        "created_at": "2026-07-11T06:17:59.729Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-07-11T06:17:59.729Z",
        "last_checked_at": "2026-07-11T06:17:59.729Z",
        "update_frequency_days": 30,
        "confidence": "high",
        "needs_human_review": true
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      "changelog": [
        {
          "changed_at": "2026-07-11T06:17:59.729Z",
          "summary": "Added UAE Golden entrepreneur fixture from retained ICP service evidence.",
          "source_ids": [
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "id": "uae-golden-property-investor",
      "country_id": "uae",
      "category_ids": [
        "investor"
      ],
      "official_names": {
        "en": "Golden Residence — real estate investor",
        "zh-Hans": "Golden Residence — 房地产投资者"
      },
      "aliases": [
        "UAE Golden Visa Property Investor",
        "UAE Golden Residency Real Estate Investor"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "This fixture uses the Dubai GDRFA Golden Investor service for its real-estate stream; the federal ICP overview remains supplementary because its deterministic snapshot is incomplete.",
        "zh-Hans": "该赛事的房地产流使用了迪拜 GDRFA 黄金投资者服务；联邦 ICP 概述仍然是补充性的，因为其确定性快照并不完整。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A ten-year Golden Residence route for a UAE real-estate investor who owns property or properties with a total value of at least AED 2 million and maintains the investment conditions.",
        "zh-Hans": "为拥有总价值至少 200 万迪拉姆的房产或房产并保持投资条件的阿联酋房地产投资者提供为期十年的黄金居留途径。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants with a documented UAE property investment of at least AED 2 million who can provide Dubai Land Department valuation/ownership evidence and accept the ten-year investment hold conditions.",
        "zh-Hans": "拥有至少 200 万迪拉姆阿联酋房地产投资记录的申请人，可以提供迪拜土地部门的估价/所有权证据并接受十年投资持有条件。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants seeking a low-capital property route, a guaranteed permanent-residence outcome, or a general residence status without maintaining the qualifying property investment.",
        "zh-Hans": "寻求低资本房地产途径、有保证的永久居留结果或一般居留身份但不维持合格房地产投资的申请人。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "investment",
      "eligibility": {
        "age": {},
        "education": {
          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "The Golden Investor service lists real-estate ownership of at least AED 2 million, Dubai Land Department certification, and a lien/continuity condition for the Golden Residence.",
            "zh-Hans": "黄金投资者服务列出了至少 200 万迪拉姆的房地产所有权、迪拜土地部门的认证以及黄金居留的留置权/连续性条件。"
          }
        },
        "work_experience": {},
        "language": [],
        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": "unknown"
      },
      "funds": {
        "proof_of_funds": [],
        "minimum_investment": [
          {
            "amount": 2000000,
            "currency": "AED",
            "applies_to": "primary",
            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "The real-estate investment must total at least AED 2 million; the service states that mortgaged property may be accepted and details valuation and lien controls.",
              "zh-Hans": "房地产投资总额必须至少200万迪拉姆；该服务规定可以接受抵押财产，并详细说明了估价和留置权控制。"
            }
          }
        ],
        "application_fees": [
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "Golden Residence service cost",
              "zh-Hans": "金居服务费用"
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            "amount": 2790,
            "currency": "AED",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "income": {
        "required": false,
        "accepted_sources": [
          "passive_income",
          "unknown"
        ],
        "income_location": "not_applicable",
        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The retained Golden Investor page sets the property-value condition and does not state a universal personal income minimum for the Golden real-estate stream.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的黄金投资者页面设置了财产价值条件，但没有规定黄金房地产流的普遍个人收入最低标准。"
        }
      },
      "timeline": {
        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "The GDRFA service lists an expected completion time of five days. Golden Residence is valid for ten years and can be extended if the same conditions continue.",
          "zh-Hans": "GDRFA 服务列出的预计完成时间为五天。黄金居留的有效期为十年，如果相同条件持续，可以延长。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": 120,
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": 120
      },
      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": "unknown",
        "local_employment_allowed": "unknown",
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
      },
      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "The retained GDRFA Golden Investor page states Golden Residence family self-support conditions but does not enumerate dependant eligibility in the stream-specific service.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留的 GDRFA Golden Investor 页面规定了 Golden Residence 家庭的自养条件，但没有列举特定流服务中的家属资格。"
        }
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The Golden Investor service establishes long-term renewable residence, not a permanent-residence route.",
          "zh-Hans": "黄金投资者服务建立了长期可更新居留权，而不是永久居留权。"
        }
      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained investor service does not establish a citizenship route.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留投资者服务不建立公民身份途径。"
        }
      },
      "risk": {
        "policy_stability_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
        "needs_human_review": true,
        "rationale_md": {
          "en": "The GDRFA investor service directly supports the property threshold, valuation/lien conditions, validity, extension, fees, and processing. Family, work rights, and settlement are intentionally unknown.",
          "zh-Hans": "GDRFA 投资者服务直接支持财产门槛、估价/留置权条件、有效性、延期、费用和处理。家庭、工作权利和定居权是故意未知的。"
        }
      },
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        "cost_score": 5,
        "speed_score": 3,
        "permanence_score": 3,
        "family_friendliness_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "policy_stability_score": 3
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        "allows_family": "unknown",
        "work_allowed": "unknown",
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "leads_to_pr": "unknown",
        "leads_to_citizenship": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_min": "unknown",
        "processing_time_months_max": "unknown",
        "policy_stability_score": 3,
        "source_confidence_score": 5,
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    },
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      "country_id": "uae",
      "category_ids": [
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      ],
      "official_names": {
        "en": "Golden Residence — talented geniuses",
        "zh-Hans": "黄金居留——杰出人才"
      },
      "aliases": [
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        "UAE Golden Residency Exceptional Talent"
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      "status": "active",
      "status_note_md": {
        "en": "This fixture uses the Dubai GDRFA Talented Geniuses service for culture and arts, innovators and inventors, athletes, and digital-technology talent.",
        "zh-Hans": "该赛事使用迪拜 GDRFA Talented Geniuses 服务，为文化艺术、创新者和发明家、运动员和数字技术人才提供服务。"
      },
      "summary_md": {
        "en": "A ten-year renewable Golden Residence route for exceptional talent in culture and arts, innovation and invention, athletics, or digital technology, with nomination and category-specific evidence.",
        "zh-Hans": "为期十年的可续期黄金居留途径，针对文化和艺术、创新和发明、体育或数字技术领域的杰出人才，提供提名和特定类别的证据。"
      },
      "good_for_md": {
        "en": "Recognised creatives, inventors, innovators, athletes, and digital-technology talents who can obtain a nomination letter from the relevant UAE authority and document the applicable achievements.",
        "zh-Hans": "获得认可的创意人士、发明家、创新者、运动员和数字技术人才，可以获得阿联酋相关机构的提名信并记录适用的成就。"
      },
      "not_good_for_md": {
        "en": "Applicants without a nominating authority, category-specific achievements, or a clear record matching one of the listed exceptional-talent categories.",
        "zh-Hans": "没有提名机构、特定类别成就或与列出的特殊人才类别之一匹配的明确记录的申请人。"
      },
      "pathway_mechanism": "talent_pass",
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          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "A nomination letter is required from the relevant culture, economy, sports, or artificial-intelligence authority, depending on the talent category. Final approval remains subject to GDRFA evaluation.",
            "zh-Hans": "根据人才类别，需要相关文化、经济、体育或人工智能部门的提名信。最终批准仍有待 GDRFA 评估。"
          }
        },
        "work_experience": {
          "note_md": {
            "en": "The service sets different evidence rules by talent category; the creative practitioner criteria include at least five years of professional experience.",
            "zh-Hans": "服务按人才类别设置不同的证据规则；创意从业者的标准包括至少五年的专业经验。"
          }
        },
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
        "points_based": false,
        "job_offer_required": false,
        "sponsor_required": "unknown"
      },
      "funds": {
        "proof_of_funds": [],
        "application_fees": [
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "Residence permit fee",
              "zh-Hans": "居留许可费"
            },
            "amount": 1100,
            "currency": "AED",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          },
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "Fee inside the country",
              "zh-Hans": "国内费用"
            },
            "amount": 500,
            "currency": "AED",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          },
          {
            "label": {
              "en": "Delivery",
              "zh-Hans": "送货"
            },
            "amount": 20,
            "currency": "AED",
            "applies_to": "primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "income": {
        "required": "unknown",
        "accepted_sources": [
          "unknown"
        ],
        "income_location": "unknown",
        "proof_history_months": "unknown",
        "stability_requirement_md": {
          "en": "The service requires the holder to support themselves and their family without government support but does not state a universal income threshold.",
          "zh-Hans": "该服务要求持有人在没有政府支持的情况下养活自己和家人，但没有规定普遍的收入门槛。"
        }
      },
      "timeline": {
        "application_processing_time_md": {
          "en": "The GDRFA service lists an expected completion time of five days. The permit is valid for ten years and may be extended if the same conditions are met.",
          "zh-Hans": "GDRFA 服务列出的预计完成时间为五天。该许可证的有效期为十年，如果满足相同条件，可以延期。"
        },
        "initial_validity_months": 120,
        "renewable": true,
        "max_stay_months": 120
      },
      "rights": {
        "work_allowed": "unknown",
        "local_employment_allowed": "unknown",
        "remote_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "study_allowed": "unknown",
        "business_allowed": "unknown"
      },
      "family": {
        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
        "note_md": {
          "en": "The retained talent service mentions supporting the family but does not enumerate dependant eligibility or work rights.",
          "zh-Hans": "保留人才服务提到支持家庭，但没有列举受抚养资格或工作权利。"
        }
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The talent service establishes renewable ten-year residence, not a permanent-residence route.",
          "zh-Hans": "人才服务建立了可续签的十年居留权，而不是永久居留权。"
        }
      },
      "citizenship_pathway": {
        "available": "unknown",
        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The retained talent service does not establish a citizenship route.",
          "zh-Hans": "留用人才服务不建立公民身份途径。"
        }
      },
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        "source_confidence_score": 5,
        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
        "needs_human_review": true,
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        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
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        "max_stay_months": "unknown"
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        "study_allowed": "unknown",
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        "children_allowed": "unknown",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": "unknown",
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          "zh-Hans": "GDRFA 页面提供许可证、教育、收入、费用、处理和续签相关信息的直接证据；跨酋长国的适用性、家庭和定居尚未确定。"
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        "zh-Hans": "阿联酋官方消息人士描述了一条远程工作居住途径。由于服务详细信息和费用可能会发生变化，源记录仍在接受人工审核。"
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        "en": "A UAE remote-work residence route for people working remotely for an organization outside the UAE. The Dubai authority describes a one-year permit subject to renewal, while federal and Dubai sources state a USD 3,500 monthly income condition.",
        "zh-Hans": "阿联酋远程工作居住途径，适用于为阿联酋以外的组织远程工作的人员。迪拜当局描述了为期一年的许可证，可以续签，而联邦和迪拜消息人士称，每月收入为 3,500 美元。"
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        "zh-Hans": "海外机构的远程员工、有记录的月收入至少 3,500 美元、健康保险以及发证机关要求的文件。"
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        "en": "Applicants who cannot document remote work for an organization outside the UAE or the stated monthly income condition. Family, local-employment, and settlement outcomes require separate official confirmation.",
        "zh-Hans": "无法记录为阿联酋以外的组织进行远程工作或规定的月收入状况的申请人。家庭、当地就业和定居结果需要单独的官方确认。"
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          "zh-Hans": "阿联酋消息人士要求提供阿联酋境外组织的远程工作证明以及至少显示 3,500 美元的工资证明或同等文件。"
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        "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 将毕业签证描述为现行的毕业后停留途径。时长取决于申请时间：2026 年 12 月 31 日或之前申请为 2 年；2027 年 1 月 1 日或之后申请为 18 个月；博士或其他博士级资格为 3 年。"
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        "zh-Hans": "面向已在英国持学生或 Tier 4（普通）签证、并成功完成合资格英国课程者的临时毕业后工作途径。不可延期，但 GOV.UK 说明之后可能转换至技术工人等其他签证。"
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        "en": "Students in the UK whose education provider has told the Home Office they successfully completed an eligible bachelor’s, postgraduate, or other qualifying course, and who apply before their Student or Tier 4 visa expires.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合仍在英国、教育机构已告知内政部其成功完成合资格学士、研究生或其他合格课程，并在学生或 Tier 4 签证到期前申请的申请人。"
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        "en": "Applicants outside the UK, people without a qualifying Student or Tier 4 history, those seeking to extend a Graduate visa, or people looking for a digital-nomad visa unrelated to UK study.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合身在英国境外、没有合资格学生或 Tier 4 经历、希望延期毕业签证，或寻求与英国学习无关的数字游民签证的申请人。"
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            "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 要求成功完成英国学士、研究生或其他合资格课程，并在学生或 Tier 4 签证下学习达到最短期限。教育机构必须向内政部报告完成情况。"
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            "amount": 937,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "applies_to": "primary"
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      "income": {
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        "income_location": "not_applicable"
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          "en": "GOV.UK says you usually get a decision within 8 weeks after applying online, proving identity, and providing documents. You must apply from inside the UK before your Student or Tier 4 visa expires. You cannot extend a Graduate visa.",
          "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 说明在线申请、完成身份证明并提交文件后通常 8 周内出结果。必须在英国境内、并在学生或 Tier 4 签证到期前申请。毕业签证不可延期。"
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        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "limited",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "limited",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": false,
        "note_md": {
          "en": "GOV.UK says a partner and children can apply to stay if they are eligible under the Graduate visa family rules.",
          "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 说明伴侣和子女在符合毕业签证家属规则时可以申请继续停留。"
        }
      },
      "pr_pathway": {
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        "summary_md": {
          "en": "A Graduate visa is temporary and not extendable. GOV.UK says you may switch to another visa such as Skilled Worker, which may later support settlement under that route’s rules.",
          "zh-Hans": "毕业签证是临时且不可延期的。GOV.UK 说明可转换至技术工人等其他签证，之后可能在该路径规则下支持定居。"
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      "citizenship_pathway": {
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        "summary_md": {
          "en": "The Graduate visa sources do not establish citizenship eligibility.",
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        "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 将学生签证描述为年满 16 岁、并获持牌学生担保机构录取者的主要学习途径。该签证已取代 Tier 4（普通）学生签证。"
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        "en": "A UK study route for an eligible course with a licensed student sponsor, enough money for the course and living costs, and English-language ability. GOV.UK says degree-level study for adults can usually support up to five years, and many graduates later switch to a Graduate visa for temporary post-study work.",
        "zh-Hans": "面向持牌学生担保机构合资格课程的英国学习途径，需具备足够学费与生活费以及英语能力。GOV.UK 说明成年学位级课程通常最长可停留五年，许多毕业生之后可转申请毕业签证以获得临时毕业后工作时间。"
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        "en": "Applicants aged 16 or over with a course offer from a licensed student sponsor, evidence of funds (unless exempt), and the required English ability, who intend to study rather than seek unrestricted work or a digital-nomad stay.",
        "zh-Hans": "适合年满 16 岁、获得持牌学生担保机构课程录取、能提供资金证明（除非获豁免）并具备所需英语能力，且以学习而非不受限制工作或数字游民停留为目的的申请人。"
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        "en": "People without a licensed sponsor offer, applicants seeking unrestricted employment or self-employment, or a dedicated digital-nomad visa. The UK does not have a dedicated digital-nomad visa in this record.",
        "zh-Hans": "不适合没有持牌担保机构录取、寻求不受限制就业或自雇，或寻求专门数字游民签证的申请人。本记录不将英国描述为提供专门数字游民签证。"
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            "en": "GOV.UK says you can apply if you are 16 or over. Applicants aged 16 or 17 need parental consent evidence.",
            "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 说明年满 16 岁可申请。16 或 17 岁申请人需要父母同意证明。"
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          "required_level": "unknown",
          "credential_assessment_required": "unknown",
          "note_md": {
            "en": "You must have been offered a place on a course by a licensed student sponsor. Course-level academic requirements are set by the sponsor and Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).",
            "zh-Hans": "必须获得持牌学生担保机构的课程录取。课程层面的学术要求由担保机构及录取确认书（CAS）确定。"
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        "language": [
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            "minimum_level": "unknown",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "GOV.UK requires that you can speak, read, write and understand English. Exact proof routes depend on the course and nationality.",
              "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 要求能够说、读、写并理解英语。具体证明方式取决于课程和国籍。"
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        "health_check_required": "unknown",
        "police_certificate_required": "unknown",
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            "calculation": "minimum_total",
            "note_md": {
              "en": "Living-cost figure for courses in London, for up to 9 months, plus course fees for one academic year as shown on the CAS. Funds must usually be held for 28 consecutive days ending within 31 days of application, subject to exemptions.",
              "zh-Hans": "伦敦课程的生活费金额，最长按 9 个月计算，另加 CAS 所示一学年学费。资金通常须连续持有 28 天，且该 28 天结束日须在申请日前 31 天内，豁免情形除外。"
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          {
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            "calculation": "minimum_total",
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              "en": "Living-cost figure for courses outside London, for up to 9 months, plus course fees. Some applicants are exempt from proving funds, including some nationalities under the differential evidence list and people who have lived in the UK on a valid visa for at least 12 months.",
              "zh-Hans": "伦敦以外课程的生活费金额，最长按 9 个月计算，另加学费。部分申请人可豁免资金证明，包括差异化证据名单中的部分国籍，以及已在英国持有效签证居住至少 12 个月的人。"
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        ],
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            "label": {
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            "amount": 558,
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            "applies_to": "primary"
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        "income_location": "not_applicable",
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          "en": "The Student route uses course fees and living-cost funds rather than a recurring employment income threshold.",
          "zh-Hans": "学生途径使用学费与生活费资金要求，而不是经常性就业收入门槛。"
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          "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 说明英国境外申请通常 3 周内出结果，境内申请通常 8 周内出结果。境外最早可在开课前 6 个月申请，境内最早可在开课前 3 个月申请。"
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        "spouse_or_partner_allowed": "limited",
        "unmarried_partner_allowed": "unknown",
        "children_allowed": "limited",
        "spouse_work_allowed": "unknown",
        "dependent_parents_allowed": false,
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          "en": "GOV.UK says you may be able to bring a partner and children as dependants, subject to the Student visa family rules.",
          "zh-Hans": "GOV.UK 说明在符合学生签证家属规则的情况下，可能可以携带伴侣和子女作为受养人。"
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          "en": "A Student visa is temporary. GOV.UK points many graduates to a Graduate visa for post-study stay, and later work routes such as Skilled Worker may support settlement when their own rules are met.",
          "zh-Hans": "学生签证是临时的。GOV.UK 指引许多毕业生申请毕业签证以毕业后停留，之后如技术工人等工签在满足各自规则时可能支持定居。"
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        "extraction_confidence_score": 5,
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        "zh-Hans": "美国主要的学术学生非移民途径。获 SEVP 认证学校录取后，学校签发 I-20，学生缴纳 SEVIS I-901 费，再申请 F-1 签证（通常需 DS-160 与面谈）。Study in the States 说明校内工作有限制（学期中一般每周不超过 20 小时），且入境前须证明经济能力。许多毕业生之后申请毕业后 OPT 或 H-1B 等雇主担保工作。"
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