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  "schema_version": "immigrationdb-report-dataset-v1",
  "generated_at": "2026-07-16",
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    "task_id": "512",
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    "queue_key": "p1-uk-skilled-worker-salary-threshold",
    "priority": "P1",
    "canonical_slug": "uk-skilled-worker-visa-salary-threshold",
    "canonical_path": "/reports/uk-skilled-worker-visa-salary-threshold/",
    "title": "UK Skilled Worker visa salary threshold",
    "question": "What salary must a UK Skilled Worker visa applicant usually meet?",
    "short_answer": "For a standard Skilled Worker application, GOV.UK says the salary must normally be at least the higher of £41,700 per year or the occupation's going rate. Defined discounts can reduce the general threshold to £37,500, £33,400, £31,300, £28,200 or £25,000 depending on the route and applicant circumstances.",
    "summary": "A source-backed explanation of the general threshold, occupation going-rate comparison and lower-salary cases; it is not a single universal salary number.",
    "report_type": "question_driven_report",
    "scope": "country",
    "status": "accepted",
    "indexability": "indexable",
    "indexability_reason": "The package contains the official general threshold, lower-threshold exceptions, occupation going-rate logic and outside-UK processing claim with GOV.UK locators.",
    "not_advice_disclaimer": "This is source-backed reference information, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Requirements and processing practice can change; check the linked authority before applying.",
    "methodology_id": "methodology-uk-skilled-worker-visa-salary-threshold-v1",
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      "summary": "Keep the general salary threshold and the occupation-specific going rate as separate inputs; the effective minimum is the higher applicable number.",
      "formula": "effective_minimum = max(applicable_general_threshold, occupation_going_rate)",
      "assumptions": [
        "Amounts are annual gross salary.",
        "Going rates vary by occupation code and working pattern."
      ],
      "exclusions": [
        "No currency conversion.",
        "No personal eligibility conclusion."
      ],
      "source_policy": "official government/EU source required; project facts may be reused only with an exact source locator",
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    },
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      "last_checked": "2026-07-11",
      "status": "fresh_at_collection",
      "policy": "Refresh legal rows on legal change or at least quarterly; refresh cost rows when component source changes.",
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    },
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        "question": "What is the usual minimum salary?",
        "answer": "The usual minimum is the higher of £41,700 per year or the occupation's going rate.",
        "status": "accepted",
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            "excerpt": "The usual minimum is the higher of £41,700 per year or the occupation's going rate."
          }
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      },
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        "question": "Can the general salary threshold be lower?",
        "answer": "Defined options use £37,500, £33,400, £31,300, £28,200 or £25,000 depending on the applicable route and applicant circumstances; the going rate still applies.",
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            "extraction": "project_fact_reuse_with_official_source_proof",
            "excerpt": "Defined options use £37,500, £33,400, £31,300, £28,200 or £25,000 depending on the applicable route and applicant circumstances; the going rate still applies."
          }
        ],
        "not_advice": true
      },
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        "question": "Why is the occupation code needed?",
        "answer": "Each eligible occupation code has a going rate; the applicant must compare that rate with the applicable general threshold.",
        "status": "accepted",
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            "source_id": "uk_gov_skilled_worker_going_rates_2025",
            "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupation-codes",
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        ],
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      },
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        "question": "How long does a decision usually take from outside the UK?",
        "answer": "The official guide says usually 3 weeks after identity and supporting documents are provided.",
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        "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupation-codes",
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        "evidence_excerpt": "GOV.UK publishes the occupation-code going-rate table and notes it is used with the general threshold."
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      "£41,700 is not a universal salary guarantee: occupation going rate and discounts must be checked.",
      "The report covers salary rules, not visa fees, sponsorship licensing or approval odds."
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