Visa
May relate to:
- Entry
- Initial permission
- Travel
- A specific purpose
Mobility
Visas for international moves
Understand the permission to enter, stay, work, study or join family before you build the rest of your relocation plan around it.
A visa is only one layer of a move. Work rights, dependants, tax residence, local registration and renewals can all sit alongside it.
A visa answers one question: what are you legally permitted to do in the country?
It does not automatically determine tax residence, banking eligibility, healthcare access or long-term settlement. Those questions may follow different rules and timelines.
Start with the legal permission, then map everything that depends on it.
The basics
What does a visa actually allow you to do?
A visa is a permission attached to a purpose. Depending on the destination, that purpose may be entry, a stay, work, study, joining family, a business activity, or a step toward a longer residence. A temporary visa and a longer-term visa can look similar on a stamp or a card and still allow different things.
A visa can define permitted activity, but some countries separate entry permission from residence permission.
Entry
Permission to cross the border for a stated purpose, sometimes for a limited window.
Stay
Permission to remain after entry. In some systems this is a separate residence step.
Work
Permission to take employment, be self-employed, or carry on a business. It is not implied by every stay.
Study / family
Permission to study, or to join a family member, often with its own conditions and renewals.
Rules vary by jurisdiction. The label on a document is a starting point. The conditions attached to it are the part that matters, and official requirements should be checked before you rely on them.
Core distinction
Visa and residence permit are not always the same thing
Some countries use one document for both the journey and the stay. Others issue a visa for travel or entry, then a residence permit after arrival. Comparing the two labels is less useful than reading what each document lets you do.
Residence permit
May relate to:
- An ongoing right to remain
- Local registration
- Work status
- Renewal
- Longer-term residence
Terminology varies by country. Always check the legal status rather than relying on the label.
Visa types
Different visa routes solve different problems
There is no single route that fits every internationally mobile person. A job, a family relationship, a course, a business, an investment and a retirement can each point at a different permission, and some destinations do not offer every category.
Employment
For people moving for a job. The permission may be tied to an employer, a role, or both.
Family
For spouses, partners, children or other qualifying family relationships, where the destination recognises that relationship.
Study
For students enrolled with a qualifying institution. Work, dependants and what happens after study can be limited.
Entrepreneur / founder
For people establishing or running a business, where such a route exists. Forming a company is a separate step.
Investor
For people qualifying through investment or economic contribution, where a lawful route exists. Amounts and asset types are set locally.
Retirement / financially independent
For people moving without local employment, where such a route exists. Income, insurance and work limits may all be part of it.
Availability, criteria and rights vary significantly between jurisdictions. A route that is open to one nationality, age or family situation can be closed to another. Official requirements should be checked, and professional immigration advice may be appropriate before you choose.
Work
A visa can allow residence without allowing every type of work
Permission to be in a country and permission to work there can be split. Employment, self-employment, remote work, freelancing, owning a business, acting as a director and volunteering may each be treated differently. Some sectors are restricted. The safe question is not “can I work?” in the abstract. It is which activity, for whom, and on what conditions.
Employment
Can I work, and is the permission limited to one employer or one role?
Self-employment
Can I be self-employed, or is the route limited to employment by someone else?
Remote work
Can I work remotely for an overseas employer while living in the country?
Freelancing
Is freelance or contract work treated as employment, self-employment, or something the visa does not cover?
Business ownership
Can I own a local or overseas business, and does ownership itself count as work?
Director roles
Can I act as a company director, and does that require a separate permission?
Volunteering
Is unpaid activity treated as work, and are some organisations or sectors restricted?
Sponsorship
Does the employer need its own approval before I can start?
Family
Dependants may have different rights from the main applicant
A family member included on a move may receive a visa of their own, a linked permission, or no permission until a separate application is made. Schooling, healthcare and the right to work do not automatically follow the main applicant.
Spouse or partner
A partner may need to qualify in their own right. Work rights are a separate question from the right to live in the country.
Children
Schooling, healthcare and how long a child can remain as a dependant can follow different rules from the main applicant.
Other relatives
Dependant parents, or other relatives, are recognised in some systems and not in others. Do not assume the category exists.
Renewal alignment
A dependant’s permission may expire with the main applicant’s, or on its own date. Ask how the two are kept in step.
Do not assume a dependant automatically receives the same work rights as the primary applicant.
Family routes
Family-based routes can depend on relationship, residence and support
A spouse, partner or child route is built around a relationship the destination recognises, the status of the person already there, and evidence that the family can be accommodated and supported. What “support” means is local. This page does not state an income or savings figure.
- 01Who can be a sponsor, and what status that person must already hold
- 02Which relationships qualify: spouse, partner, children, or others
- 03What evidence of the relationship is required, and in what form
- 04Whether accommodation and financial support must be shown, without assuming a published figure applies everywhere
- 05Whether the joining family member can work, study, or both
- 06How a later separation, divorce or a child reaching a local age limit would be treated
Employment
Employer sponsorship can tie immigration status to the job
On a sponsored route, the employer, the role and sometimes the pay are part of the immigration file as well as the employment contract. Payroll, start date and the right to work can all depend on that file being in place.
Sponsor and employer
The organisation that sponsors the application and the organisation that employs you may be the same, or they may not. Ask which name the permission is tied to.
Role and contract
Occupation, duties and the contract can all be part of eligibility. A later change of duties can matter as much as a change of employer.
Pay
Some routes refer to salary or compensation. The figure, if any, is set by that jurisdiction. This page does not state one.
Job loss or a move
If status depends on the job, redundancy, resignation or a new employer can be an immigration event as well as a career event.
If status depends on employment, a job change can become an immigration event as well as a career event.
Founders
Founder routes often combine immigration and business requirements
Where an entrepreneur or founder route exists, it may ask you to show a real business activity as well as a reason to live in the country. Innovation, viability, ownership and local setup are concepts some routes use. They are not a checklist that every country shares.
- A business plan or viability test, where the route uses one
- Ownership and control of the business
- Whether a local company must be formed
- Funding, without a universal amount
- Job creation, where a route asks for it
- The business activity you are actually allowed to carry on
Company formation does not automatically create immigration rights.
Investor visas
Investment-based routes need careful legal and financial review
Some countries publish a route that uses investment or another economic contribution. What qualifies, how long it must be held, and what you may do while you hold it are local rules. This page does not state a threshold or recommend a route.
- What counts as a qualifying investment
- How long the investment must be held
- Which asset types are eligible
- Due diligence on the applicant and the funds
- Source of funds
- Physical presence during the visa
- What must still be true at renewal
Investment migration can create tax, estate-planning and banking consequences beyond the visa itself. Those questions belong with qualified advisers, alongside the immigration question.
Retirement
Some countries offer residence without local employment
A retirement or financially independent route, where one exists, is aimed at people who can support a stay without taking a local job. Pension income, other passive income, savings, health insurance and a place to live are the kinds of evidence these routes may ask for. The amounts, if any, are set by that country.
- Pension or other passive income
- Savings, where a route looks at them
- Health insurance
- Accommodation
- Whether local work is restricted or prohibited
- How tax residence is tested separately from the visa
Permission to reside without working locally may still create tax-residence consequences.
Remote work
A digital-nomad visa does not answer every remote-work question
Where a remote-work or digital-nomad route exists, it may permit you to live in a country while working for clients or an employer elsewhere. It does not, by itself, decide tax residence, social security, or whether your employer is comfortable with the arrangement.
- Immigration permission to be in the country while working remotely
- Whether the route expects an overseas employer, self-employment, or either
- Employer policy on where staff may work
- Tax residence, which can follow different rules
- Social security and where contributions may be due
- Whether a presence could create a business presence for an employer
- Local registration after arrival
Remote-work permission and tax treatment are separate questions.
Study
Student routes can include limits beyond the classroom
A student visa is usually tied to enrolment at an institution the destination recognises. Work alongside study, whether family can join, healthcare, and any permission after the course are separate conditions. Hours, course length and what follows graduation are local. This page does not state them.
- The institution and the enrolment the route recognises
- Limits on work alongside study
- Whether dependants can join
- Healthcare during the course
- Attendance or progress conditions
- Whether any post-study permission exists, and on what terms
Short stays
Visitor status is usually not a substitute for residence
A visitor visa, or a short stay that does not need a visa in advance, is aimed at tourism, a visit, or limited business contact. It is a weak foundation for living, working or studying. Border officers may still refuse entry. Travel while another application is open can have its own restrictions.
- Tourism and other short personal visits
- Business visits, which are not the same as permission to work
- How long a stay may last, which is set locally
- Repeat visits, and whether a pattern of stays is looked at
- Border discretion: holding a visa does not always guarantee entry
- Work that a visitor is not permitted to do
Repeated short stays can create separate immigration and tax questions.
Documentation
Documents often determine how quickly an application can move
The list below is a map of document types people are often asked for. It is not an application checklist for any country. Validity, format and whether a copy must be certified all vary.
Identity
- Passport
- Photographs
- Birth certificate
Family
- Marriage or partnership certificate
- Child documents
- Custody documents, where relevant
Employment
- Contract
- Employer letter
- Qualifications
Financial
- Bank statements
- Income evidence
- Source-of-funds documents
Background
- Police certificate
- Health checks, where required
Legalisation
- Certified copies
- Apostille or other legalisation
- Translation into the required language
Confirm format and validity requirements before ordering documents.
Financial evidence
Some routes require evidence that you can support yourself
Proof of funds, where a route asks for it, is evidence rather than a universal sum. Bank statements, salary, a pension, savings, a sponsor’s support or an investment may each be relevant. What counts, over what period, and in whose name is set locally.
- Bank statements
- Salary or other earned income
- Pension income
- Savings
- Support from a sponsor
- An investment the route itself requires
- Documents that explain the source of funds
Healthcare
Health coverage can be an immigration requirement as well as a practical need
A visa condition and the cover you would want for a family are related, and they are not the same decision. Some routes ask for proof of insurance before approval. Access to a public system, if it exists for you, may start later.
- Private insurance the route asks you to hold
- Access to a public system, which may come later or not at all
- Cover arranged by an employer
- Whether family members are included
- Proof of insurance in the format the application asks for
Renewal
Getting the visa is only the first deadline
An extension or a renewal is a new test of the same permission, or of a longer one. Expiry, the window for applying, and the conditions that must still be true are local. Physical presence, a change of employer, a change of address and each dependant can all sit inside that test.
01
Expiry
The date the current permission ends. Diary it early.
02
Window
The period in which a renewal or extension can be filed. It is set locally.
03
Eligibility
Conditions that must still be true: the job, the family relationship, the funds, the business, or the study.
04
Presence and changes
Days in the country, a new employer, a new address, and dependants whose status must be renewed with yours.
Keep a renewal calendar well before the expiry date.
Status change
Changing job, family status or activity can affect the visa
A visa is granted for a set of facts. When those facts change, the permission may need to change with them. Leaving the country, cancelling a status, or travelling while a change is being considered can each have its own rule.
- A change of employer, or the end of employment
- Marriage, a new partnership, divorce or separation
- Moving from study into work, or from a founder route into employment
- Stopping work, including retirement
- A dependant who no longer qualifies because of age or a change in the family
- Leaving the country, cancelling a permission, or asking whether you can travel while a status is being changed
Do not assume a change in circumstances can wait until renewal.
After arrival
A visa may not complete the local registration process
Approval before travel can still leave registration, biometrics and local records for after you arrive. Those steps can be what banks, schools and clinics ask to see.
- 01Residence card or local identity step
- 02Municipality or population-register registration
- 03Tax number
- 04Healthcare enrolment
- 05Recording a residential address
- 06A biometric appointment, where the process uses one
Entry permission and local registration can be separate steps.
Tax
A visa does not automatically determine tax residence
Tax residence is decided under tax rules. A visa is decided under immigration rules. Days, a home, family, work and local tests can all matter, and a treaty may be relevant where two countries could both claim you. None of that is settled by the visa decision.
- Days of presence
- Where a home is available
- Where family lives
- Where work is carried on
- Local tests that do not use a day count alone
- Treaties, which allocate taxing rights between countries and do not replace immigration law
Immigration status and tax residence should be analysed separately.
Banking
Visa status can affect banking access without guaranteeing it
A bank may ask for a visa, a residence permit, an address or a tax number. Meeting an immigration test does not require a bank to open an account, extend credit, or keep an account you already hold at home.
- Proof of residence
- A local address
- A tax identification number
- A residence permit, where the bank asks for one
- Accounts aimed at people who are not locally resident
- Credit, which can depend on local history the visa does not create
Housing
Housing and visa applications can depend on each other
Some applications ask for an address before you have a home. Some landlords ask for a visa before they will let. Temporary accommodation, a sponsor’s address or a lease in one person’s name can each be part of that sequence.
- Proof of address for an application or a registration
- A lease, and whose name is on it
- Temporary accommodation while a longer let is arranged
- A sponsor’s address, where a family route uses one
- The order of housing paperwork and immigration paperwork
Some moves require sequencing housing and immigration paperwork carefully.
Preparation
Questions to answer before you submit an application
- What activity do I need permission for?
- Which route fits that activity?
- Can dependants join?
- Can my spouse or partner work?
- Can I change employer later?
- What documents are required?
- Do documents need translation or legalisation?
- Is health insurance required?
- Is financial evidence required?
- Are physical-presence rules relevant?
- What happens at renewal?
- Does the route lead to longer-term residence?
Next steps
Approval is the start of the relocation process, not the end
An approval usually opens a period in which you may enter and then complete local steps. It does not book the travel, find the home, or settle tax residence.
- 01Check the entry window
- 02Arrange travel
- 03Secure accommodation
- 04Complete local registration
- 05Activate healthcare
- 06Open a bank account
- 07Update employer and payroll
- 08Track days of residence
- 09Record the renewal date
- 10Review tax residence separately
Watch for
Visa mistakes that create avoidable problems
- Choosing a route from a headline, without reading the activity it actually permits
- Assuming a visa that allows you to live somewhere also allows you to work
- Ignoring what a spouse, partner or child is allowed to do
- Missing how long a document stays valid, or which version is accepted
- Applying before translations and legalisation are ready
- Treating visa approval as advice on tax residence
- Ignoring the conditions that must still be true at renewal
- Waiting until renewal to report a job or family change
- Assuming visitor status can be used indefinitely, or in place of residence
Due diligence
Questions worth asking before you rely on a visa route
01Which route matches what I actually want to do?
Describe the activity first: employment, self-employment, study, family, remote work, or residence without local work. Ask which published route is meant for that activity. Official criteria should be checked for the destination.
02Does it allow employment?
Ask whether employment is permitted at all, and whether it is limited to a named employer, role or sector.
03Does it allow self-employment?
Employment and self-employment are often treated differently. Ask which one the route covers.
04Can I work remotely?
Ask whether remote work for an overseas employer, or for your own clients, is permitted. The immigration answer and the tax answer can differ.
05Can my spouse or partner work?
Ask about the joining partner as a separate person. Do not assume they receive the main applicant’s work rights.
06Can children join?
Ask which children qualify, what documents are required, and whether schooling or healthcare follows automatically.
07What documents are required?
Ask for the current list, including format, age of the document, and whether originals, copies or scans are accepted.
08Do documents need translation or legalisation?
Ask which documents need a certified translation, an apostille, or another form of legalisation, and into which language.
09Is health insurance required?
Ask whether cover is an application condition, what it must include, and whether each family member needs it.
10Is financial evidence required?
Ask what must be shown, over what period, and in whose name. Do not rely on a figure quoted for a different route or country.
11Are physical-presence requirements relevant?
Ask whether days in the country matter for keeping the visa, for renewal, or for a later longer-term status.
12Can I change employer?
If the visa names an employer, ask what permission is needed before you move, and what happens in the gap.
13Can I change status inside the country?
Ask whether a new route can be requested without leaving, and whether you may keep working or studying while that request is open.
14What happens if employment ends?
Ask how much time, if any, you have to find another sponsor, leave, or switch route. The answer is local.
15What are the renewal conditions?
Ask what must still be true, when you can apply, and what travel is allowed while a renewal is pending.
16Does the route lead to permanent residence?
Ask whether a longer-term status exists from this route, and what presence, conduct or other conditions it uses. It is not automatic.
17Does it lead to citizenship?
Permanent residence and citizenship are further questions. Ask what each requires, including any effect on a citizenship you already hold.
18What local registration is required?
Ask which steps happen after entry: a card, a municipal register, biometrics, a tax number, or healthcare.
19What should I review separately with a tax adviser?
Ask an immigration specialist where their work stops. Tax residence, payroll, social security and reporting are separate conversations.
20What changes if I leave and return?
Ask whether absence affects the visa, a renewal, or a later application, and whether re-entry needs a new permission.
Watch for
Potential warning signs in visa advice
- A claim that approval is guaranteed
- A vague legal basis, with no published route you can read
- Immigration and tax advice blended into one assurance
- No discussion of what work is permitted
- No discussion of a spouse, partner or children
- No analysis of renewal
- Unofficial shortcuts around the published process
- Pressure to invest before eligibility is clear
- No source-of-funds discussion where an investment is part of the route
Common situations
Different moves need different visa questions
These are situations, not outcomes. What a destination will grant depends on its rules and on the person applying.
Scenario 1
Employee relocating for work
Focus: Sponsorship, dependants and payroll.
Scenario 2
Founder moving with a business
Focus: The business route, the company, and work rights.
Scenario 3
Digital nomad
Focus: Remote work, tax residence and the employer’s position.
Scenario 4
Retiree
Focus: Income, healthcare and any limit on local work.
Scenario 5
Family reunification
Focus: Dependants, a spouse or partner’s rights, and documents.
Scenario 6
Student moving abroad
Focus: Enrolment, work rights and any post-study option.
Professional support
When professional immigration advice may be especially useful
This page is general information. It does not assess eligibility. Professional immigration advice may be appropriate when the route, the family or the surrounding tax and business questions are more than a straightforward reading of a published rule.
- Employer sponsorship
- A founder or investor route
- A complex family structure
- A previous refusal
- A criminal-history disclosure
- More than one citizenship
- Dependant issues
- A change of status
- Permanent-residence planning
- Where the visa meets business or tax planning
Compare visa providers
Different visa providers solve different problems
Compare travel-visa processors, immigration platforms and specialist law firms by visa scope, geographic reach, application support, technology and client type.
A provider that is strong for tourist eVisas may not be appropriate for a work permit, dependent visa or complex immigration case.
Start with the route
What are you trying to do?
What to compare
Visa support can mean very different things
01
Visa type
Does the provider support the route you actually need?
02
Client type
Individual traveller, family, employee, founder or employer?
03
Legal role
Visa processor, immigration adviser, platform or law firm?
04
Country coverage
Does the provider support your destination and nationality combination?
05
Application support
Form filling only, document review, filing or full legal representation?
06
Case management
Self-service, dashboard or a named specialist?
07
Technology
Eligibility checker, API, widgets or case tracking?
08
Pricing
Service fee, legal fee and government fee should be separated clearly.
Filter visa providers
5 providers listed for comparison.
CIBTvisas
Corporate travel visa provider
Travel visas, passports, business travel and immigration services, with document review and travel-industry tools.
- Global reach
- Very high
- Visa focus
- Travel and business travel
- Best aligned with
- Corporate travel teams and agencies
- Service model
- Travel-document and visa services provider. Confirm who reviews documents and who, if anyone, gives legal advice.
- Travel visas
- Core capability
- Work / immigration
- Available via group immigration services
- Corporate support
- TMC, airline and agency solutions
- Eligibility tools
- Requirement checker
- Application support
- Document review and processing
- Technology
- Widgets and Visa Alert API
- Pricing model
- Fees depend on destination and document
The visa outcome is controlled by government authorities. Partner integration terms require approval.
Not a government authority. This service assists with processing or documents. Approval stays with the official body.
Deel Mobility
Work visa and immigration platform
Employment, founder, digital-nomad and business mobility visas, with case strategy, documents and filing.
- Global reach
- Very high
- Visa focus
- Work immigration
- Best aligned with
- Employers, workers and founders
- Service model
- Immigration platform. Confirm who gives any legal advice and who files the application.
- Travel visas
- Not core
- Work / immigration
- Core capability
- Corporate support
- Employers and global teams
- Eligibility tools
- Assessment and pre-hire checks
- Application support
- Strategy, documents and filing
- Technology
- Mobility dashboard and HR workflows
- Pricing model
- Quote as part of an assessment
Visa support and sponsorship depend on the destination and the worker or employer setup.
iVisa
Travel visa processor
Travel visas, eVisas and travel documents, with document processing, review and application assistance.
- Global reach
- Very high
- Visa focus
- Travel / eVisa
- Best aligned with
- Travellers
- Service model
- Visa processor. It assists with documents and the application workflow. It does not give the legal representation of a law firm.
- Travel visas
- Core capability
- Work / immigration
- Limited
- Corporate support
- Travel-industry partners
- Eligibility tools
- Visa checker
- Application support
- Processing and document review
- Technology
- Checker, widgets and partner dashboard
- Pricing model
- Service fee shown per application
Not a law firm. Government and consular fees, and visa approval, remain outside the provider’s control.
Not a government authority. This service assists with processing or documents. Approval stays with the official body.
Jobbatical
Business immigration platform
Work visas, permits, renewals, residence and family relocation for employers and mobility teams.
- Global reach
- High
- Visa focus
- Work immigration
- Best aligned with
- HR and global mobility teams
- Service model
- Immigration platform with specialists. Confirm who gives legal advice and who files the application.
- Travel visas
- Not core
- Work / immigration
- Core capability
- Corporate support
- HR and global mobility
- Eligibility tools
- Assessments and pre-checks
- Application support
- End-to-end with specialists
- Technology
- Dashboard and case management
- Pricing model
- Platform pricing and case quotes
Primarily work and business immigration. Exact availability for an individual consumer varies.
VisaHQ
Visa and immigration technology
Travel, business, work and immigration visa processing, with document fulfillment and partner technology.
- Global reach
- Very high
- Visa focus
- Travel and immigration
- Best aligned with
- Travellers and partner businesses
- Service model
- Visa and immigration technology provider. Confirm whether a case is document processing or legal advice.
- Travel visas
- Strong
- Work / immigration
- Strong
- Corporate support
- White-label and API partners
- Eligibility tools
- Requirement tools and APIs
- Application support
- End-to-end document processing
- Technology
- API, widgets and portals
- Pricing model
- Published product pricing; some quotes
Visa information should be treated as general guidance until confirmed against official government rules.
Not a government authority. This service assists with processing or documents. Approval stays with the official body.
Compare visa and immigration providers
Short published facts only. Reach is not a country list, and none of these figures is a rating.
Confirm nationality, destination and visa type with the provider. A processor does not issue the visa.
| Provider | Provider type | Best aligned with | Global reach | Travel visas | Work / immigration | Application support | Technology | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate travel visa provider | Corporate travel teams and agencies | Very high | Core capability | Available via group immigration services | Document review and processing | Widgets and Visa Alert API | View |
| Work visa and immigration platform | Employers, workers and founders | Very high | Not core | Core capability | Strategy, documents and filing | Mobility dashboard and HR workflows | View |
| Travel visa processor | Travellers | Very high | Core capability | Limited | Processing and document review | Checker, widgets and partner dashboard | View |
| Business immigration platform | HR and global mobility teams | High | Not core | Core capability | End-to-end with specialists | Dashboard and case management | View |
| Visa and immigration technology | Travellers and partner businesses | Very high | Strong | Strong | End-to-end document processing | API, widgets and portals | View |
| Provider | Provider type | Best aligned with | Travel visas | Work / immigration | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate travel visa provider | Corporate travel teams and agencies | Core capability | Available via group immigration services | View |
| Work visa and immigration platform | Employers, workers and founders | Not core | Core capability | View |
| Travel visa processor | Travellers | Core capability | Limited | View |
| Business immigration platform | HR and global mobility teams | Not core | Core capability | View |
| Visa and immigration technology | Travellers and partner businesses | Strong | Strong | View |
CIBTvisas
Corporate travel visa provider
- Type
- Corporate travel visa provider
- Best aligned with
- Corporate travel teams and agencies
- Travel visas
- Core capability
- Work / immigration
- Available via group immigration services
- Application support
- Document review and processing
- Technology
- Widgets and Visa Alert API
- Pricing model
- Fees depend on destination and document
Deel Mobility
Work visa and immigration platform
- Type
- Work visa and immigration platform
- Best aligned with
- Employers, workers and founders
- Travel visas
- Not core
- Work / immigration
- Core capability
- Application support
- Strategy, documents and filing
- Technology
- Mobility dashboard and HR workflows
- Pricing model
- Quote as part of an assessment
iVisa
Travel visa processor
- Type
- Travel visa processor
- Best aligned with
- Travellers
- Travel visas
- Core capability
- Work / immigration
- Limited
- Application support
- Processing and document review
- Technology
- Checker, widgets and partner dashboard
- Pricing model
- Service fee shown per application
Jobbatical
Business immigration platform
- Type
- Business immigration platform
- Best aligned with
- HR and global mobility teams
- Travel visas
- Not core
- Work / immigration
- Core capability
- Application support
- End-to-end with specialists
- Technology
- Dashboard and case management
- Pricing model
- Platform pricing and case quotes
VisaHQ
Visa and immigration technology
- Type
- Visa and immigration technology
- Best aligned with
- Travellers and partner businesses
- Travel visas
- Strong
- Work / immigration
- Strong
- Application support
- End-to-end document processing
- Technology
- API, widgets and portals
- Pricing model
- Published product pricing; some quotes
Different visa providers do different jobs
Travel visa processor
Suited to straightforward tourist, eVisa and travel-document workflows. A processor does not issue the visa.
Immigration platform
Technology-led management for work permits, residence cases and employer mobility.
Immigration law firm
Legal advice and representation for more complex cases. This comparison does not currently list a law firm.
Corporate visa / travel provider
Travel-document and immigration support for businesses, travel-management companies and frequent travellers.
Choose the provider type based on complexity, not just convenience.
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