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/* Practical learning resources and specialist questionnaires. */
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.policy-preparation{margin-top:40px;padding:28px 30px;border-left:3px solid #a74248;background:#eaf0f5}.policy-preparation h3{font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 16px}.policy-preparation p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);max-width:86ch;margin:0}@media(max-width:650px){.policy-preparation{margin-top:30px;padding:24px}.policy-preparation h3{font-size:26px}}

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/* Practical reading extends the established navy, red and serif identity. */
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.resource-discovery{margin-top:32px}
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.resource-card h2{font-size:31px;line-height:1.24;letter-spacing:-.6px;margin-bottom:18px}
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.article-takeaway{margin:0 0 42px;padding:25px 28px;border-left:3px solid #a74248;background:#edf1f5}
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.resource-contact p{font-size:16px}
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.guide-deep-dive .eyebrow{font-size:12px}
.guide-deep-dive .text-link{font-size:15px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px}

.article-date{display:block;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:16px}
.guide-article .guide-experience{background:#edf1f5;border-top:2px solid var(--forest);padding:28px}
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.subpage-nav{font-size:12px;flex-shrink:0}
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.footer-links,.footer-bottom{flex-wrap:wrap}
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/* Four homepage menu links, with the compact menu before they become crowded. */
.home-header .desktop-nav{gap:20px;white-space:nowrap}
/* Keep the full Português label readable, including on narrow phones. */
.language [data-language]{white-space:nowrap}
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/* Compact shared navigation, with a second row at narrow widths. */
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.subpage-header .subpage-nav{margin-left:auto}
.subpage-contact{white-space:normal;text-align:center}
.subpage-footer .footer-links{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 28px;margin-bottom:24px;font-size:14px}
.subpage-footer .footer-links a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px}
.intake-location-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;margin-bottom:28px}
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/* Scale the longer Portuguese identity line to its own column. */
.about-identity{container-type:inline-size}
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/* The visa cards now lead directly into selected case experience. */
#practice{padding-bottom:clamp(40px,5vw,60px)}

/* Contact and social links use recognizable icons alongside their labels. */
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.contact-method .method-label{width:max-content}
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