Methodology

The eligibility score reflects how closely a user's profile aligns with the published rules of a specific visa program.

• Hard requirements (age caps, degree level, language minimums, salary thresholds) act as gates — missing one caps the score.
• Points-based factors (CRS for Canada, points test for Australia, UK Skilled Worker tradeable points) are computed using the published government formulas.
• Soft factors (work experience, ties to destination, sponsor/job-offer strength) adjust the score within bands.

Scores are bucketed into Strong (75+), Moderate (50–74), and Weak (< 50) classifications.

Risk levels combine program-level signals with profile-level signals:

• Published refusal rates and category-level officer discretion from the destination government.
• Profile flags such as prior refusals, short employment history, weak ties, or document-authenticity concerns.
• Country-pair signals (visa-issuance trends for the applicant's nationality and residence).

Risk is not a prediction of approval — it surfaces the factors most likely to draw additional scrutiny so applicants can mitigate them before filing.

Timelines are sourced from official government processing-time pages and updated at each quarterly review. We display the published range (e.g. IRCC service standards, USCIS case-processing portal, GOV.UK service standards) rather than a single point estimate, because real processing varies by case complexity, biometrics scheduling, and visa-office workload.

Cost ranges sum the published government fees plus typical third-party costs (language tests, ECAs, medicals, biometrics, translations, IHS where applicable). Currency is shown in the destination's local currency with a USD approximation. Cost ranges do not include legal representation, relocation, or post-arrival expenses.

Recommendations rank eligible pathways by three lenses — fastest, lowest cost, and highest approval confidence — given the user's citizenship, residence, destination, and intended visa purpose. The "Recommended Journey" then sequences the relevant tools (eligibility → readiness → risk → builder → document review → timeline → interview → final report).

• We do not predict individual case outcomes or guarantee approval.
• We do not collect document content for assessment unless the user uploads it to a tool that explicitly processes it.
• We do not give legal advice. Complex cases (prior refusals, criminal history, investor programs) should be reviewed by a licensed practitioner.