:root { --brand-gold: #c9af6b; }
/* An editorial hero gives the promise, supporting copy, and photography their own space. */
.hero-editorial {
  display: block; min-height: 0; padding: 76px 0 0; text-align: left;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 4% 0%, #153054 0%, transparent 62%), #031335;
}
.hero-editorial::before, .hero-editorial::after { content: none; }
.hero-editorial .hero-frame {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, .85fr);
  align-items: center; gap: clamp(48px, 5vw, 88px);
  width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 96px)); margin: 0 auto 64px;
}
.hero-editorial .hero-content { width: auto; padding: 0; min-width: 0; }
body main .hero-editorial .hero-badge.section-kicker {
  display: block; max-width: 460px; padding: 0 0 0 16px; margin-bottom: 32px !important;
  border: 0; border-left: 2px solid var(--brand-gold); border-radius: 0; background: transparent;
  font-size: 10px !important; line-height: 1.8 !important; letter-spacing: .12em !important;
}
.hero-editorial h1 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(52px, 4.8vw, 70px); line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.hero-editorial h1 span { display: block; }
.hero-editorial h1 .hero-intro { margin-bottom: 20px; color: #e1e7f0; font-size: 23px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.02em; line-height: 1.3; }
.hero-editorial h1 .hero-ambition { max-width: 11ch; color: #fff; }
.hero-editorial h1 .hero-relief { max-width: 19ch; margin-top: 22px; color: #fbedc0; font-size: .57em; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.22; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.hero-editorial .hero-supporting { max-width: 510px; margin-top: 34px; }
.hero-editorial h2 { max-width: none; margin: 0 0 12px; color: #fff; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: -.02em; font-weight: 650; }
.hero-editorial .subtitle { max-width: none; margin: 0; color: #c7d2e4; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; }
.hero-editorial .hero-actions-home { flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-start; align-items: center; gap: 24px; margin-top: 30px; }
.hero-editorial .hero-actions-home .btn { background: #fbedc0; border-color: #fbedc0; color: #031335; padding: 16px 24px; }
.hero-editorial .hero-text-link { border-color: #8290a8; font-size: 14px; }
.hero-editorial .hero-portrait { position: relative; align-self: stretch; min-height: 580px; margin-block: 10px; }
.hero-editorial .hero-portrait::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -12px 14px 14px -12px; border: 1px solid #c9af6b66; border-radius: 160px 24px 160px 24px; }
.hero-editorial .hero-slides { overflow: hidden; border-radius: 160px 24px 160px 24px; background: #284263; }
.hero-editorial .hero-slide { background-position: 50% center; }
.hero-editorial .hero-note {
  position: relative; inset: auto; width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 96px)); margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 20px 0 24px; border-top: 1px solid #ffffff24; color: #aebdd2;
  font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.7; font-style: normal;
}
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-editorial { padding-top: 56px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-frame { width: calc(100% - 64px); gap: 40px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .8fr); }
  .hero-editorial h1 { font-size: 56px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-portrait { min-height: 540px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-note { width: calc(100% - 64px); }
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .hero-editorial .hero-frame { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
  .hero-editorial h1 { font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 64px); }
  .hero-editorial h1 .hero-ambition { max-width: 15ch; }
  .hero-editorial h1 .hero-relief { max-width: 25ch; font-size: .6em; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-supporting { max-width: 540px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-portrait { min-height: 320px; margin: 0; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-slides, .hero-editorial .hero-portrait::before { border-radius: 90px 18px 90px 18px; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero-editorial { padding-top: 40px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-frame { width: calc(100% - 48px); gap: 36px; }
  body main .hero-editorial .hero-badge.section-kicker { padding: 0 0 0 12px; margin-bottom: 28px !important; font-size: 9px !important; }
  .hero-editorial h1 { font-size: clamp(42px, 11.2vw, 52px); }
  .hero-editorial h1 .hero-intro { margin-bottom: 16px; font-size: 20px; }
  .hero-editorial h1 .hero-ambition { max-width: 11ch; }
  .hero-editorial h1 .hero-relief { max-width: 20ch; margin-top: 20px; font-size: 28px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-supporting { margin-top: 30px; }
  .hero-editorial h2 { max-width: 300px; font-size: 18px; }
  .hero-editorial .subtitle { font-size: 15px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-actions-home { gap: 20px 24px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-portrait { min-height: 250px; margin-top: 8px; }
  .hero-editorial .hero-note { width: calc(100% - 48px); padding-block: 18px 22px; }
}
/* More breathing room between links, with an earlier compact menu. */
.main-nav { gap: clamp(24px, 2vw, 32px); }
@media (min-width: 1201px) {
  .site-header .nav-wrap { width: min(1360px, calc(100% - 64px)); }
}
@media (min-width: 1201px) and (max-width: 1280px) {
  .main-nav { display: none; position: absolute; top: 79px; left: 0; right: 0; padding: 24px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; white-space: normal; background: #fff; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
  .main-nav.open { display: flex; }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; flex: none; }
  .nav-cta { margin-left: auto; }
}
/* The artwork includes its own logo and copy; keep the entire image visible. */
.campus-career .career-language-layout > figure { height: auto; }
.campus-career .career-language-layout > figure > img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
/* Inset the dropdown indicator and reserve room so text cannot overlap it. */
.field select, .explorer-search select {
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  padding-right: 48px;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16'%3E%3Cpath d='m4 6 4 4 4-4' fill='none' stroke='%23031335' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 18px center;
  background-size: 16px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .field select, .explorer-search select { appearance: auto; background-image: none; }
}
/* A single label style applies to every page, on both light and dark sections. */
body main :is(.section-kicker, .eyebrow, .method-eyebrow, .profile-eyebrow, .method-germany-category) {
  color: var(--brand-gold) !important;
  font-size: 12px !important;
  font-weight: 800 !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
  letter-spacing: .14em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 14px !important;
}
body main .profile-eyebrow::after { background: var(--brand-gold); }
.essential-partners .section-kicker, .uk-help .section-kicker, .method-cta .section-kicker { text-align: center; }
/* Shared footer: the brand stays horizontal and contact methods have no separator. */
.site-footer .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(245px, 1.2fr) minmax(130px, .7fr) minmax(145px, .8fr) minmax(260px, 1.3fr); gap: 32px; }
.site-footer .footer-column { min-width: 0; }
.site-footer .footer-column .footer-brand { display: inline-flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 12px; width: auto; margin: 0 0 26px; }
.site-footer .footer-brand img { width: 56px; height: 56px; flex: 0 0 56px; }
.site-footer .footer-brand span { color: #fff; display: block; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.06; white-space: nowrap; }
.site-footer .footer-column h4 { color: var(--brand-gold); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.footer-contact-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-links a { margin: 0; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.footer-locations p { line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.footer-locations strong { color: #e5eaf4; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; }
.footer-legal { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 18px; }
.site-footer .footer-bottom .footer-legal a { margin: 0; }
/* The home advantages use the former roadmap's single dark card and shadow. */
.method-usps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 54px; padding: 52px 0; }
.usp-carousel { min-width: 0; padding: 12px 22px 0 0; }
.usp-stage { display: grid; isolation: isolate; }
.usp-stage .usp-card { grid-area: 1 / 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; min-height: 245px; margin: 0; padding: 34px; border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 18px 18px 0 #c8ccd4; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(8px); transition: opacity .35s ease, transform .35s ease, visibility .35s; }
.usp-stage .usp-card.is-active { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.usp-card small { color: var(--brand-gold); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.usp-stage .usp-card h3 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px); line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.usp-stage .usp-card p { color: #e6ebf5; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
.usp-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 42px; }
.usp-controls button { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 40px; height: 40px; padding: 0; color: var(--navy); background: transparent; border: 0; cursor: pointer; font-size: 25px; }
.usp-controls .usp-pause { width: auto; padding: 4px 10px; font-size: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #c9af6b; }
.usp-position { font-size: 12px; color: #637085; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.usp-controls button:focus-visible, .career-strip-controls button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brand-gold); outline-offset: 4px; }
/* A single continuous strip replaces the career services grid. */
.campus-career .career-support { padding-block: 44px; }
.campus-career .career-support .section-heading { margin-bottom: 28px; }
.campus-career .career-support h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 2.7vw, 36px); }
.career-offer-strip { overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 8px; scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: #c9af6b #edf0f5; overscroll-behavior-x: contain; }
.campus-career .career-offer-grid { display: flex; align-items: stretch; gap: 18px; width: max-content; }
.campus-career .career-offer-grid article, .campus-career .career-offer-grid article:nth-child(4) { flex: 0 0 340px; width: 340px; padding: 24px; }
.campus-career .career-offer-grid h3 { font-size: 21px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.campus-career .career-offer-grid .career-offer-number { margin-bottom: 18px; width: 32px; height: 32px; }
.campus-career .career-offer-grid p { font-size: 14px; }
.campus-career .career-offer-grid .about-checks { gap: 8px; margin-top: 18px; }
.career-strip-controls { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 20px; margin-top: 12px; }
.career-strip-controls p { font-size: 12px; color: #637085; margin: 0; }
.career-strip-controls button { background: transparent; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-gold); color: var(--navy); padding: 6px 0; font: inherit; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer; }
.career-profile-action { display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 100%; margin-top: 30px; }
/* Essentials: a clearer heading, simple hierarchy, and generous white service cards. */
.essential-page .about-wide { width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 64px)); }
.essential-page .essential-services { padding-block: 64px; background: #f4f6f9; }
.essential-support-heading { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 48px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.essential-support-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3vw, 42px); line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -.035em; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 0; }
.essential-support-heading > p { max-width: 430px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; color: #637085; margin: 0; }
.essential-page .essential-service-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.essential-page .essential-service-grid article { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 28px; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid #e2e7ee; background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 5px 18px #03133503; }
.essential-page .essential-service-grid article::before { display: none; }
.essential-card-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.essential-card-icon { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 48px; height: 48px; background: #f6f0df; border-radius: 12px; font-size: 22px; color: var(--navy); }
.essential-card-number { color: #9ba6b7; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.essential-page .essential-service-grid h3 { font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.essential-page .essential-service-grid p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.essential-page .essential-service-grid a { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid #e3e7ed; margin-top: auto; font-size: 13px; }
.essential-service-grid a > span { color: #a58a48; font-size: 19px; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; }
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .method-usps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .usp-carousel { max-width: 620px; width: 100%; }
  .essential-support-heading { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 22px; }
  .essential-page .essential-service-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .essential-page .essential-service-grid article, .essential-page .essential-service-grid article:nth-child(4), .essential-page .essential-service-grid article:nth-child(5) { grid-column: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .site-footer .footer-bottom { align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; }
  .footer-legal { justify-content: flex-start; gap: 12px 18px; }
  .method-usps { padding-block: 36px; }
  .usp-carousel { padding-right: 16px; }
  .usp-stage .usp-card { min-height: 240px; padding: 28px; box-shadow: 12px 14px 0 #c8ccd4; }
  .usp-stage .usp-card p { font-size: 16px; }
  .usp-controls { gap: 12px; margin-top: 34px; }
  .campus-career .career-offer-grid article, .campus-career .career-offer-grid article:nth-child(4) { flex-basis: 290px; width: 290px; padding: 24px; }
  .essential-page .about-wide { width: calc(100% - 32px); }
  .essential-page .essential-services { padding-block: 40px; }
  .essential-page .essential-service-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .essential-page .essential-service-grid article { padding: 24px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .usp-stage .usp-card { transition: none; }
  .career-offer-strip { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .career-offer-grid [data-loop-copy] { display: none; }
  .usp-pause, .career-strip-controls button { display: none; }
}
/* Anchor targets retain their section labels below the sticky navigation. */
main section, .site-footer, .footer-grid { scroll-margin-top: var(--header-height, 80px); }
.about-method section { scroll-margin-top: var(--header-height, 80px); }
/* Section labels are always stacked above their headings, with no decorative dash. */
.method-section-title { display: block; }
body main .section-kicker { display: block; }
body main .profile-eyebrow::after { content: none; display: none; }
.profile-next-step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.profile-next-step > div { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
/* The icon and both lines of the centre label fit fully inside the hub. */
.profile-radial-desktop .profile-hub {
  width: 88px; height: 88px; min-height: 88px; aspect-ratio: 1;
  box-sizing: border-box; gap: 4px; padding: 9px 7px;
  background: var(--navy); overflow: hidden;
}
.profile-radial-desktop .profile-hub svg { flex: 0 0 25px; width: 25px; height: 25px; }
.profile-radial-desktop .profile-hub span { display: block; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: .02em; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
/* Brand-only background rhythm: white, logo beige, and logo navy. */
.brand-tone-white { --section-background: #fff; --section-copy: #031335; }
.brand-tone-beige { --section-background: #fbedc0; --section-copy: #031335; }
.brand-tone-blue { --section-background: #031335; --section-copy: #fff; }
body main .brand-section { background: var(--section-background); color: var(--section-copy); }
body main .brand-section .brand-section-copy { color: var(--section-copy); }
body main .brand-tone-blue .btn-outline.brand-section-copy { border-color: var(--brand-gold); }
body main .brand-section .method-germany-intro { background: transparent; }
/* Home's content bands extend to the edges without changing the content width. */
#homeAboutMount .method-wrap > .brand-section {
  margin-bottom: 0; padding-top: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px); padding-bottom: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px);
  border-radius: 0; border-bottom: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 100vmax var(--section-background);
  clip-path: inset(0 -100vmax);
}
#homeAboutMount .method-wrap > .method-germany { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
#homeAboutMount .method-section-intro { max-width: none; }
#homeAboutMount .method-start-radial { border-bottom: 0; }
#homeAboutMount .method-screening .method-section-title { margin-bottom: 16px; }
#homeAboutMount .method-country-intro { background: #fff; }
#homeAboutMount .method-filters article { background: var(--navy); border: 1px solid #c9af6b66; }
#homeAboutMount .method-filter-top svg { stroke: var(--brand-gold); }
#homeAboutMount .method-germany-copy { background: var(--navy); }
#homeAboutMount .method-safety { border-radius: 0; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  #homeAboutMount .method-start-radial { padding-top: 36px; padding-bottom: 36px; }
}
body main .brand-tone-blue .btn:not(.btn-outline) { background: #fbedc0; color: #031335; }
.section-heading-pair { display: block; min-width: 0; }
/* Copy follows the band colour even where older page-specific rules set a colour. */
body main .brand-section .brand-section-copy:not(.section-kicker) { color: var(--section-copy) !important; }
body main .brand-tone-beige .btn-light { background: #031335; color: #fbedc0; }
body main .brand-tone-beige .career-language-features article > span { color: #031335; }
/* A small circular WhatsApp shortcut. */
body .whatsapp { width: 46px; height: 46px; right: 20px; bottom: 20px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; background: #25d366; filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 10px #03133526); }
body .whatsapp img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: inherit; }
/* Country pages follow the reference's shared width and explicit contrast rules. */
.country-system-page { --country-content: 1240px; }
.country-system-page .about-wide { width: min(var(--country-content), calc(100% - 64px)); }
.country-system-page .uk-section, .country-system-page .uk-help { padding: 56px 0; }
.country-system-page .uk-heading { max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto 30px; text-align: center; }
.country-system-page .uk-heading h2 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 38px); line-height: 1.2; }
.country-system-page .uk-heading > p:not(.section-kicker) { max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }
.country-system-page .uk-hero-content { width: min(840px, calc(100% - 64px)); padding: 30px 40px 26px; background: #fff; }
.country-system-page .uk-hero-content > .uk-hero-lead + .uk-hero-lead { margin-top: 12px; }
.country-system-page .uk-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 4.4vw, 62px); line-height: 1.1; }
.country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid, .country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid.count-4 { gap: 20px; }
.country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid article { min-width: 0; padding: 26px; border: 1px solid #e2e7ee; background: #fff; }
.country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid h3 { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; }
.country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid p { color: #45536b; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; }
.country-system-page .uk-benefit-icon { background: #fbedc0; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-grid { gap: 20px; padding: 3px 0 10px; align-items: stretch; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-grid article { flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 40px) / 3); min-width: 0; min-height: 420px; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-grid article > div { padding: 26px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #03133508 0%, #031335a6 35%, #031335f5 80%); }
.country-system-page .uk-route-grid h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.3; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-grid p { color: #fff; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-grid strong { width: fit-content; max-width: 100%; white-space: normal; color: #031335; background: #fff; line-height: 1.5; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-control { top: 50%; width: 36px; height: 36px; background: #031335d9; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px #0002; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-control.previous { left: -18px; }
.country-system-page .uk-route-control.next { right: -18px; }
.country-system-page .uk-requirement-cards { gap: 20px; }
.country-system-page .uk-requirement-cards article { min-width: 0; min-height: 190px; padding: 26px; background: #fbedc066; border: 1px solid #e8dfc7; }
.country-system-page .uk-requirement-cards h3 { padding-right: 36px; line-height: 1.35; }
.country-system-page .uk-requirement-cards ul { padding-left: 18px; }
.country-system-page .uk-requirement-cards li { color: #34435b; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; }
.country-system-page .uk-intakes, .country-system-page .uk-visa { display: block; padding: 56px 0; }
.country-system-page .country-split { display: grid; align-items: center; gap: 44px; }
.country-system-page .country-split-intakes { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1.65fr); }
.country-system-page .country-split-visa { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.65fr) minmax(0, .85fr); }
.country-system-page .country-split > img { width: 100%; height: 380px; min-height: 0; max-height: none; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 14px; }
.country-system-page .uk-intakes-copy, .country-system-page .uk-visa-copy { min-width: 0; width: 100%; padding: 0; }
.country-system-page :is(.uk-intakes-copy, .uk-visa-copy) > h2 { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #fff; font-size: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 38px); line-height: 1.2; }
.country-system-page :is(.uk-intakes-copy, .uk-visa-copy) > p:not(.section-kicker) { color: #e2e8f1; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; }
.country-system-page .uk-intake-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 26px 24px; margin-top: 28px; }
.country-system-page .uk-intake-track article { min-width: 0; gap: 12px; }
.country-system-page .uk-intake-track article > span, .country-system-page .uk-intake-track article > span.green { color: #031335; background: #fbedc0; }
.country-system-page .uk-intake-track h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35; }
.country-system-page .uk-intake-track small { display: block; color: #fbedc0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; }
.country-system-page .uk-intake-track p { color: #e3eaf6; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison { max-width: none; gap: 24px; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison article { min-width: 0; padding: 28px; background: #031335; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.35; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison dl > div { align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; border-color: #ffffff38; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison dt { flex: 0 0 32%; color: #e3eaf6; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison dd { flex: 1; text-align: right; color: #fff; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.country-system-page .uk-comparison dd.green, .country-system-page .uk-comparison dd.orange { color: #fbedc0; background: #ffffff12; }
.country-system-page .uk-cost-table { border: 1px solid #e1d6b9; background: #fff; border-radius: 14px; }
.country-system-page .uk-cost-table > div { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 24px; padding: 22px 26px; align-items: start; }
.country-system-page .uk-cost-table > .head { color: #fff; background: #031335; }
.country-system-page .uk-cost-table .head strong { color: #fff; font-size: 14px; }
.country-system-page .uk-cost-table span, .country-system-page .uk-cost-table span.green, .country-system-page .uk-cost-table span.orange { color: #34435b; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.country-system-page .uk-cost-table > div > span:first-child { font-weight: 700; color: #031335; }
.country-system-page .uk-note { color: #45536b; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }
.country-system-page .uk-visa-points { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 14px; margin-top: 28px; }
.country-system-page .uk-visa-points article { min-width: 0; padding: 20px; background: #fff; }
.country-system-page .uk-visa-points h3 { color: #031335; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; }
.country-system-page .uk-visa-points p { color: #45536b; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; }
.country-system-page .uk-visa-points article > span { color: #031335; background: #fbedc0; }
.country-system-page .uk-help > .about-wide { padding: 30px; border: 1px solid #e3e7ed; border-radius: 14px; }
.country-system-page .uk-help p { max-width: 780px; margin: 14px auto 24px; color: #45536b; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; }
.country-system-page .uk-help > .about-wide > a { display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; padding: 13px 24px; border-radius: 10px; color: #fbedc0; background: #031335; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; }
/* Avoid scroll-driven opacity making country content appear blank mid-scroll. */
.country-system-page :is(.uk-benefit-grid, .uk-route-grid, .uk-requirement-cards, .uk-intake-track) article { animation: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .country-system-page .country-split-intakes, .country-system-page .country-split-visa { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .country-system-page .country-split-intakes > img { height: 300px; }
  .country-system-page .country-split-visa > img { height: 300px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid, .country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid.count-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .country-system-page .uk-route-grid article { flex-basis: calc((100% - 20px) / 2); }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  body .whatsapp { width: 42px; height: 42px; right: 14px; bottom: 14px; }
  .country-system-page .about-wide, .country-system-page .uk-hero-content { width: calc(100% - 32px); }
  .country-system-page .uk-hero-content { padding: 26px 20px 24px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
  .country-system-page .uk-hero-actions a { min-width: 190px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-section, .country-system-page .uk-help, .country-system-page .uk-intakes, .country-system-page .uk-visa { padding-block: 36px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid, .country-system-page .uk-benefit-grid.count-4, .country-system-page .uk-requirement-cards, .country-system-page .uk-comparison, .country-system-page .uk-intake-track, .country-system-page .uk-visa-points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .country-system-page .uk-route-grid article { flex-basis: 91%; min-height: 420px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-route-control.previous { left: -8px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-route-control.next { right: -8px; }
  .country-system-page .country-split > img { height: 250px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-comparison article { padding: 24px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-cost-table > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 20px; }
  .country-system-page .uk-cost-table > .head { display: none; }
  .country-system-page .uk-cost-table > div > span:not(:first-child)::before { content: attr(data-cost-label); display: block; margin-bottom: 3px; color: #68758a; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; }
  .country-system-page .uk-help > .about-wide { padding: 26px 18px; }
}
/* Keep country band colors and kicker casing consistent with the shared brand system. */
.country-system-page .brand-section { background: var(--section-background); }
body main .section-kicker { text-transform: uppercase !important; }
/* Beige bands need navy labels for contrast. */
body main .brand-tone-beige .section-kicker { color: #031335 !important; }
/* Align every policy card's metadata, heading, summary, and link on shared rows. */
.home-policy-grid { align-items: stretch; }
.home-policy-grid .policy-card { min-width: 0; }
.home-policy-grid .policy-card-meta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; line-height: 1.5; }
.home-policy-grid .policy-card-meta time { text-align: right; }
.home-policy-grid .policy-card h3 { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.3; }
@supports (grid-template-rows: subgrid) {
  .home-policy-grid .policy-card { display: grid; grid-row: span 4; grid-template-rows: subgrid; row-gap: 20px; }
  .home-policy-grid .policy-card-meta { padding-bottom: 16px; }
  .home-policy-grid .policy-card h3, .home-policy-grid .policy-card p { margin: 0; }
  .home-policy-grid .policy-card > a { margin-top: 0; align-self: end; }
}
/* Enquiry feedback and native-submit confirmation. */
.enquiry-privacy-note { margin: 0; color: #637085; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }
.enquiry-privacy-note a { color: #153f80; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.apply-shell button[type="submit"]:disabled { opacity: .7; cursor: wait; }
.form-error { margin-top: 20px; padding: 16px; border-radius: 10px; color: #8c2222; background: #fff0ef; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; }
.form-error[hidden] { display: none; }
.enquiry-confirmation { min-height: 50vh; text-align: center; }
.enquiry-confirmation h1 { margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px); }
.enquiry-confirmation .container > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto 30px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; }