Work with a regulated immigration advisor
Visa Atlas is an information-only publication and never provides legal advice. When your case needs tailored assistance, the safest route is an advisor regulated in your destination jurisdiction.
Regulators by destination
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) — Regulates non-solicitor immigration advisers providing services in the UK. Previously the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).
- Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) — Regulates solicitors in England and Wales who provide immigration services.
- Law Society of Ireland (Law Society) — Regulates solicitors in Ireland who may provide immigration advice.
- Bundesweites Amtliches Anwaltsverzeichnis (Official Register of Lawyers) (BRAV) — The official, free, searchable register of every Rechtsanwalt admitted in Germany. Check any paid immigration adviser here before instructing them — under the Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz, paid immigration legal advice is reserved to admitted lawyers.
- Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK) — Federal Bar Association — oversight body for the regional bar associations (Rechtsanwaltskammern) that admit the lawyers authorised to give immigration advice.
- Ordem dos Advogados (OA) — Portuguese Bar Association — regulates lawyers (advogados) authorised to give immigration advice.
- Consejo General de la Abogacía Española (CGAE) — General Council of Spanish Bar Associations — oversees the 83 regional bars that licence Spanish lawyers (abogados).
- Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (NOvA) — Netherlands Bar — regulates advocaten authorised to give immigration advice.
- UAE Ministry of Justice — Lawyers Affairs Department (MOJ) — Licenses legal consultants and lawyers authorised to practice in UAE courts.
- College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) — National regulator of Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs).
- Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) — Federation of provincial law societies regulating Canadian lawyers authorised to give immigration advice.
- Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) — Registers Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) authorised to provide Australian immigration assistance for a fee.
- State bar associations (State bars) — US state bars regulate attorneys authorised to give immigration legal advice. Non-attorneys cannot give legal advice on immigration matters; EOIR accreditation exists for recognised organisations providing limited assistance.
- Executive Office for Immigration Review — Recognition & Accreditation Program (EOIR R&A) — Recognises nonprofit organisations and accredits their representatives to assist with immigration matters before DHS and EOIR.
- Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) — Regulates Singapore-qualified lawyers who may provide immigration advisory services.
- Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) — Licenses immigration advisers in New Zealand. Only licensed advisers, lawyers, or exempt persons may provide immigration advice for profit.
- New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) — Regulates New Zealand lawyers who may provide immigration advice.
- Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB) — National Bar Council — oversees the 164 local bar associations (barreaux) regulating avocats authorised to give immigration advice in France.
- Consiglio Nazionale Forense (CNF) — National Forensic Council — regulates avvocati (lawyers) authorised to give immigration legal advice in Italy.
- Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) — Oversees bengoshi (lawyers) authorised to provide immigration legal advice. Certified administrative procedures specialists (gyōsei shoshi) can also handle immigration filings.
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV) — Federation of cantonal bar associations regulating lawyers authorised to practise in Switzerland.
- Saudi Bar Association (SBA) — Regulates licensed lawyers (muhami) authorised to practise in Saudi courts.
- Korean Bar Association (KBA) — Regulates byeonhosa (lawyers) authorised to provide immigration legal services in Korea.
- Swedish Bar Association (Advokatsamfundet) — Regulates advokater authorised to practise law in Sweden, including immigration legal services.
- Austrian Bar Association (ÖRAK) — Regulates Rechtsanwälte authorised to provide legal advice on immigration matters in Austria.
- Danish Bar and Law Society (Advokatsamfundet) — Regulates advokater practising in Denmark.
- Norwegian Bar Association (Advokatforeningen) — Regulates advokater practising law in Norway, including immigration legal services.
- Finnish Bar Association (FBA) — Regulates Finnish attorneys-at-law (asianajajat) who may provide immigration legal advice.
- Orde van Vlaamse Balies (OVB) — Regulates lawyers registered with Dutch-speaking bar associations in Belgium.
- Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone (OBFG) — Regulates lawyers registered with French- and German-speaking bar associations in Belgium.
- Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Luxembourg (OABL) — Regulates Luxembourg avocats authorised to provide legal advice, including immigration matters.
- Czech Bar Association (CBA) — Regulates Czech attorneys (advokati) authorised to provide legal services.
- Naczelna Rada Adwokacka (NRA) — National Bar Council regulating Polish advocates (adwokaci).
- Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych (KIRP) — National Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law regulating radcowie prawni.
- Estonian Bar Association (EBA) — Regulates Estonian sworn advocates authorised to provide legal services.
- Plenary of Greek Bar Associations (Greek Bars) — Coordinates Greek bar associations that regulate lawyers authorised to practise law in Greece.
- Chamber of Advocates Malta (COA) — Professional body for advocates in Malta; legal practice is regulated under Maltese law.
- Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) — Regulates advocates practising law in Cyprus.
- Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados (BMA) — National professional bar association; Mexican legal practice is licensed and supervised under state and federal professional rules.
- Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB) — Statutory body regulating the legal profession in Brazil; only OAB-registered advogados may provide legal consultation, including on immigration and residence matters.
- Colegio Público de la Abogacía de la Capital Federal (CPACF) — Bar association that registers and regulates lawyers practising in the City of Buenos Aires, including those advising on immigration and residence matters.
- Colegio de Abogados de Chile (CACh) — Professional association and ethics body for lawyers in Chile, including those advising on immigration matters.
- Colegio de Abogados del Uruguay (CAU) — Voluntary professional association of Uruguayan lawyers; immigration matters do not require representation but applicants often instruct a CAU-member abogado for document legalisation and notarial certificates.
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) — Statutory body established under the Legal Practice Act, 2014 that regulates all legal practitioners in South Africa, including those providing immigration-related legal services.
- Mauritius Bar Association (MBA) — Professional body for barristers in Mauritius, constituted under the Mauritius Bar Association Act 1957.
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK) — Statutory bar association; membership is mandatory to practise as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- The Law Society of Hong Kong (Law Society) — Statutory body regulating the professional conduct of solicitors, trainee solicitors and foreign lawyers in Hong Kong, including those who provide immigration advice.
- Taiwan Bar Association (TBA) — Self-regulatory body for licensed attorneys in Taiwan; immigration matters are commonly handled by attorneys or by the government agencies directly.
- Malaysian Bar (Malaysian Bar) — Statutory body regulating advocates and solicitors in Peninsular Malaysia; verify any legal representative against the Bar.
- Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) — Statutory regulator of the legal profession in Thailand; lawyers advising on immigration matters are admitted and disciplined by the Council.
- Bar Council of India (BCI) — Statutory body regulating legal practice and the admission of advocates in India.
- Ministry of Justice (Qatar) (MOJ) — Supervises the legal profession and lawyer licensing in Qatar and operates the official Lawyers Portal.
- Israel Bar Association (IBA) — Statutory body that licenses and regulates lawyers in Israel; mandatory membership to practise law, including immigration practitioners.
- Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) — Public professional body uniting Türkiye's provincial bar associations; lawyers admitted through these bars are the regulated providers of legal representation, including immigration matters.
- Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI) (PERADI) — Regulates advocates (lawyers) in Indonesia under Law No. 18/2003. Indonesia has no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; immigration agents are not separately licensed, so verify any representative is a licensed advocate.
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) — Mandatory national organisation of lawyers in the Philippines. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; expatriate work is additionally gated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
- Ministry of Justice (Vietnam) (MoJ) — Supervises the legal profession and the Vietnam Bar Federation. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; immigration service agents are not separately licensed.
- Consejo Superior de la Judicatura (CSJ) — Maintains the national registry of lawyers (Registro Nacional de Abogados) in Colombia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; immigration representation is provided by licensed lawyers.
- Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Costa Rica (Colegio de Abogados) — Statutory bar association regulating lawyers in Costa Rica. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; verify any representative with the Colegio.
- Órgano Judicial de Panamá (Órgano Judicial) — Oversees the legal profession in Panama. Panamanian law requires a licensed lawyer (abogado) to file residency applications; there is no separate immigration-adviser regulator.
- Nigeria Certified Immigration Agent (NCIA) — Official Nigeria Immigration Service certification and registry for immigration and visa agents — a rare government-run adviser register. Verify any agent against the NCIA registry.
- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) — Regulates legal practitioners in Nigeria who may provide immigration representation.
- Egyptian Bar Association (EBA) — Syndicate regulating lawyers in Egypt. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; verify any representative is a licensed lawyer.
- Ghana Bar Association (GBA) — Professional association of lawyers in Ghana. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; the Ghana Immigration Service administers permits directly.
- Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf (Bahrain) (MOJ) — Supervises the legal profession in Bahrain. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; work permits are regulated by the LMRA and residence by NPRA.
- Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (Oman) (MJLA) — Oversees the legal profession in Oman. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; residence is administered by the Royal Oman Police.
- Georgian Bar Association (GBA) — Self-governing body of advocates in Georgia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; verify any representative is a licensed advocate.
- Croatian Bar Association (HOK) — Independent professional body regulating attorneys in Croatia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
- Hungarian Bar Association (MÜK) — National body of the Hungarian bar regulating attorneys. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing decides applications.
- Serbian Bar Association (AKS) — Professional association regulating attorneys in Serbia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- St Kitts and Nevis Economic Citizenship (Economic Citizenship) — Official government page for St Kitts and Nevis economic citizenship context while the dedicated CIU site is unavailable.
- Citizenship by Investment Unit (Authorised Agents) (CIU) — The CIU licenses and supervises Authorised Agents; citizenship-by-investment applications must be filed through a government-licensed agent. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator.
- Citizenship by Investment Unit (Authorised Agents) (CBIU) — The CBIU licenses and supervises Authorised Agents; citizenship-by-investment applications must be filed through a government-licensed agent. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator.
- Investment Migration Agency (Authorised Agents) (IMA) — The IMA licenses and supervises Authorised Agents; citizenship-by-investment applications must be filed through a government-licensed agent. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator.
- Citizenship by Investment Unit (Authorised Agents) (CIU) — The CIU licenses and supervises Authorised Agents; citizenship-by-investment applications must be filed through a government-licensed agent. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator.
- Barbados Bar Association (BBA) — Professional body of attorneys-at-law in Barbados. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- The Bahamas Bar Association (Bahamas Bar) — Professional body of attorneys in The Bahamas. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Poder Judicial de la Republica Dominicana (Poder Judicial) — Oversees the legal profession in the Dominican Republic. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory)
- Cayman Islands Government (Legal Practitioners Act) (Cayman Islands Government) — WORC administers immigration; attorneys are regulated under the Legal Practitioners Act. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
- National Immigration Administration (NIA) — There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; work permits are employer- and government-driven, and lawyers are regulated by the Ministry of Justice.
- Ministry of Justice (Bulgaria) (MoJ) — Supervises the legal profession in Bulgaria. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- National Union of Romanian Bars (UNBR) — National body of the Romanian bar regulating attorneys. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) — National body of attorneys-at-law in Sri Lanka. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Consejo de la Judicatura (Ecuador) (Consejo de la Judicatura) — Oversees the legal profession in Ecuador. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia (Chamber of Advocates) — Self-governing body of advocates in Armenia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Ministry of Justice (Albania) (MoJ) — Supervises the legal profession in Albania. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Corte Suprema de Justicia (Paraguay) (Corte Suprema) — Oversees the legal profession in Paraguay. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Ministry of Justice (Morocco) (MoJ) — Oversees the legal profession and the bars in Morocco. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Rwanda Bar Association (RBA) — Professional body of advocates in Rwanda. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Law Society of Botswana (LSB) — Statutory body regulating attorneys in Botswana. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Ministry of Justice (Kazakhstan) (MoJ) — Oversees advocacy and the legal profession in Kazakhstan. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; work permits are handled by the labour authorities.
- Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) — Professional body of lawyers in Cambodia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed lawyers.
- Ministry of Justice (Uzbekistan) (MoJ) — Oversees the legal profession and the Chamber of Advocates in Uzbekistan. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Nepal Bar Association (NBA) — Professional body for advocates in Nepal. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Bar Association of Montenegro (Advokatska komora) — Independent professional body regulating attorneys in Montenegro. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
- Union of Advocates of Moldova (UAM) — Professional body of advocates in Moldova. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Bar Association of Slovenia (OZS) — Independent professional body regulating attorneys in Slovenia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
- Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (MINJUSDH) — Official Peruvian justice ministry portal. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; immigration representation is generally by licensed lawyers or direct filing with Migraciones.
- Corte Suprema de Justicia (El Salvador) (CSJ) — Oversees the legal profession in El Salvador. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed lawyers.
- Jordanian Bar Association (JBA) — Professional body of lawyers in Jordan. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed lawyers.
- Fiji Law Society (FLS) — Professional body of legal practitioners in Fiji. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator, and official sources warn against unregistered migration agents; use a licensed legal practitioner.
- Ministry of Justice (Jamaica) (MOJ) — Official justice ministry source for Jamaica. The former General Legal Council site currently redirects to a non-resolving host; there is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator, and work permits are handled separately by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
- Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) — Professional body of advocates in Tanzania. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Ministry of Justice (Azerbaijan) (MoJ) — Oversees the legal profession and the bar in Azerbaijan. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) — Professional body of attorneys in Trinidad and Tobago. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Icelandic Bar Association (LMFI) — Professional body of attorneys in Iceland. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Lithuanian Bar Association (LAT) — Professional body of advocates in Lithuania. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Belize Bar Association (BBA) — Professional body of attorneys in Belize. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed attorneys.
- Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala (CANG) — Bar association regulating lawyers and notaries in Guatemala. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed lawyers and notaries.
- Law Society of Namibia (LSN) — Statutory body regulating legal practitioners in Namibia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed legal practitioners.
- Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates (LZAP) — Professional body of sworn advocates in Latvia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by sworn advocates.
- Slovak Bar Association (SAK) — Professional body of advocates in Slovakia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed advocates.
- Vanuatu Law Society (VLS) — Professional body of legal practitioners in Vanuatu. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; citizenship-by-investment is administered by the separate Citizenship Commission.
- Mongolian Bar Association (MBA) — Professional body of lawyers in Mongolia. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by licensed lawyers.
- Kuwait Bar Association (KBA) — Professional body of lawyers in Kuwait. Residency is sponsor-tied and employer-handled; there is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator.
- Attorney General Chambers (Brunei) (AGC) — Oversees the legal profession; advocates and solicitors are admitted by the Chief Justice. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; foreign-worker licensing sits with the Labour Department.
- Liechtenstein Bar Association (LIRAK) — Professional body of attorneys in Liechtenstein. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; residence allocation is administratively driven (lottery and government quota).
- Judiciary of Seychelles (Judiciary) — Official court system for legal practitioners in Seychelles. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; representation is by lawyers admitted in Seychelles.
- Collegi Oficial d'Advocats d'Andorra (COAA) — Professional body for Andorran lawyers. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; immigration filings are administered by the Government of Andorra.
- Ordre des Avocats Defenseurs et Avocats pres la Cour d'Appel de Monaco (Monaco Bar) — Professional body for lawyers admitted in Monaco. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; residence and employment permissions are handled by Monaco government departments.
- Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) — Regulates advocates at the national level in Pakistan. There is no dedicated immigration-adviser regulator; immigration status is handled through Ministry of Interior visa systems and related government authorities.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Bar Council (BBC) — Statutory body for enrolment and regulation of advocates in Bangladesh. Immigration status is administered by the Department of Immigration & Passports and Bangladesh missions; there is no separate immigration-adviser regulator.
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Ministry of Justice of Ethiopia (MoJ) — Federal legal authority for justice-sector functions in Ethiopia. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator; immigration status is administered by the Immigration and Citizenship Service and legal representation is by Ethiopia-qualified practitioners.
- Uganda Law Society (ULS) — Professional body for legal practitioners in Uganda. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator; immigration status is administered by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.
- Maldives Bar Council (MBC) — Regulates legal practitioners in the Maldives. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator; immigration status is administered by Maldives Immigration and related government portals.
- Tribunale della Repubblica di San Marino (TRSM) — Court and legal-system portal for San Marino. There is no separate immigration-adviser regulator identified in the public route guidance; stay and residence matters are administered through San Marino government authorities.
- Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (MoJ BiH) — State-level justice ministry and legal-system portal. Immigration status is administered by the Service for Foreigners' Affairs; there is no separate immigration-adviser regulator identified in the public route guidance.
- Bar Association of the Republic of North Macedonia (MBA) — Professional body for attorneys in North Macedonia. Immigration status is administered by state authorities including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Interior.
- Beirut Bar Association (BBA) — Professional association for lawyers in Beirut. Immigration status is administered by Lebanese state authorities including General Security and the Ministry of Labor.
- Ordem dos Advogados de Cabo Verde (OACV) — Professional association for lawyers in Cabo Verde. Immigration status is administered through Cabo Verde state authorities and official GOV.CV services.
- Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) — Professional body for legal practitioners in Zambia. The Department of Immigration separately registers immigration consultants and accepts filings from individual applicants, practising lawyers, practising HR employees of the employing company and registered immigration consultants.
- Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) — Professional body for legal practitioners in Zimbabwe. Immigration status is administered by the Department of Immigration; eVisa and ePermit filings use official immigration platforms.
- Ukrainian National Bar Association (UNBA) — Professional self-governing body for advocates in Ukraine. Immigration status is administered by the State Migration Service of Ukraine and related state authorities; there is no separate immigration-adviser regulator identified in the public route guidance.
- Ordem dos Advogados de Mocambique (OAM) — Public-law professional body representing lawyers in Mozambique. Immigration status is administered by SENAMI and related state authorities; there is no separate immigration-adviser regulator identified in the public eVisa route guidance.
- Kosovo Bar Association (OAK) — Professional body for lawyers in Kosovo. Immigration status is administered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and related state authorities; there is no separate immigration-adviser regulator identified in the public route guidance.
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Union Nationale des Ordres des Avocats (UNOA) — National bar organisation for lawyers in Algeria. Immigration status and visas are administered through Algerian state authorities and consular posts; applicants should verify adviser credentials before relying on paid assistance.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Ministry of Legal Affairs and Justice (MLAJ) — Government legal-affairs ministry for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Immigration status is administered through the Ministry of National Security and the Office of the Prime Minister; applicants should verify any paid legal or immigration assistance before relying on it.
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- Ministry of Legal Affairs (MLA) — Government legal-affairs ministry for Guyana. Immigration status is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration Support Services; applicants should verify any paid legal or immigration assistance before relying on it.
- Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie (ONAT) — National bar organisation for lawyers in Tunisia. Immigration status is administered by the Ministry of the Interior and foreign-worker authorisations by the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training; applicants should verify adviser credentials before relying on paid assistance.
Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Direccion General de Migracion (DIGEMIG) — National migration authority for visas, permanence, foreigner identity follow-up and migration control in Bolivia. Applicants should verify any paid legal or immigration assistance before relying on it.
- Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros (SME) — National migration authority for Angola visa, resident-card and foreigner-service processes. Applicants should verify any paid legal or immigration assistance before relying on it.
- Onderdirectoraat Vreemdelingenzaken (VZ) — Government foreigner-affairs function for admission, residence, settlement, expulsion and related foreigner regulation in Suriname.
- General Directorate of Residency (GDR) — Official appointment and transaction channel referenced by the Iraq eVisa portal for General Directorate of Residency matters. Immigration and work-linked filings should be verified with the competent Iraqi mission or authority before payment or travel.
- Departement de l'Immigration et de l'Emigration (DIE) — Immigration and emigration department named by Service Public for provisional stay-title procedures in Cote d'Ivoire.
- Office National de l'Etat Civil (ONECI) — ONECI is named by Service Public for Cote d'Ivoire resident-card procedures. Applicants should verify any paid immigration assistance before relying on it.
- Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad (MAESE) — Official Foreign Affairs entry-visa and visa-exemption guidance for Senegal.
- Division des Polices des Etrangers (DPETV) — Interior service named for filing Senegal foreigner identity-card applications.
- Ministry of Labour (MTDSRI) — Official labour-ministry worker declaration guidance for employers filing with the competent labour inspectorate.
- Agence Senegalaise de Promotion Touristique (ASPT) — National tourism agency page repeating practical visitor visa and passport rules for Senegal.
- Delegation Generale a la Surete Nationale (DGSN) — National security and identity-title authority publishing Cameroon stay-card, resident-card and refugee-card requirements.
- Ministry of External Relations (MINREX) — Foreign-affairs ministry publishing Cameroon eVisa procedure, visa duration, processing and fee guidance.
- eVisa Cameroon (eVisaCam) — Official Cameroon consular services portal for visa applications, consular-card applications, laissez-passer applications and exit-visa applications.
- Djibouti electronic visa platform (eVisa) — Official Djibouti eVisa platform for online tourism, commerce and transit eVisa applications, account-based visa download and visa-extension signposting.
- Agence Nationale de l'Emploi, de la Formation et de l'Insertion Professionnelle (ANEFIP) — Authority named by eGov for Djibouti work-authorisation requests and renewals for non-Djiboutian workers.
- Djibouti eGov / ANSIE (eGov) — Public e-government service catalogue publishing foreigners services, including eVisa, work authorisation, work-authorisation renewal and foreign identity-card guidance.
- Direction Generale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration (DGDI) — Official Gabon immigration authority operating the eVisa platform; the stable public category endpoint is used while the root eVisa URL is not reliably reachable.
- eDGDI (eDGDI) — Official DGDI digital services portal; use for authenticated or direct DGDI follow-up where public eVisa pages do not publish a residence checklist.
- Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM) — Official Honduran migration authority publishing foreigner services, visa guidance, residence categories, stay-extension rules and Special Permanence Permit checklists.
- INM ALAM+ online assistance portal (ALAM+) — Official INM online assistance portal referenced for applicant follow-up or online help where the public guidance directs users to ALAM+.
- Honduran consular network (Consulates) — Consular channel used for Honduras visa issuance after the applicant checks whether ordinary consular visa or consulted-visa treatment applies.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Direction Generale de Migration (DGM) — Official DRC migration authority whose public site describes DGM as facilitating entry and exit of nationals and foreigners and links to the official eVisa service.
- DRC eVisa portal (eVisa) — Official electronic visa portal and FAQ for DRC eVisa requests, VAP validity, fees, processing and public application access.
- Gambia Immigration Department (GID) — Official immigration authority publishing visa, entry requirement, residential permit, expatriate quota, business establishment and border-control guidance.
- Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) — Official investment-promotion agency acting as investors first point of contact for procedures, business setup information and contacts in The Gambia.
- Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) — Official Cuban Foreign Ministry eVisa portal for tourist visa applications, activation and verification.
- Cuba diplomatic missions (CUBADIPLOMATICA) — Official Cuban diplomatic mission pages publishing consular services for foreigners, including family, journalist, business, other visas and permanent residence applications.
- DViajeros (DViajeros) — Official traveller declaration portal for people in transit through the Republic of Cuba.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran (MFA) — Official eVisa portal for Iran visa information, visa-waiver notes and online filing links.
- Iran MFA eVisa Traveller (EVISA) — Official traveller guidance for Iran non-immigrant visa types, evidence, application status and document image rules.
- Iranian missions and places of issue (MISSIONS) — Official MFA application workflow where applicants select the place of issue, mission or airport route shown by the portal.
- Governorate of Vatican City State (GOV) — Official Vatican City State administration site for state information and published legal materials.
- Vatican City State Law on citizenship, residence and access (LAW-CXXXI) — Official law governing citizenship, residence and access to Vatican City State territory.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (MFA) — Official entry-visa, e-visa, visa-free travel, transit, arrival-visa and consular filing guidance.
- Citizenship and Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (DGiM) — Competent migration authority referenced in MFA guidance for registration, residence permits, employment-permit evidence and permanent-residence decisions.
- Unified Portal for Electronic Services (E-Pasluga) — Official electronic-services portal used by MFA guidance for Belarus e-visa filing and electronic registration services.
- Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police (HOME-AFFAIRS) — Official Home Affairs ministry site for immigration services, permits and civil-status services.
- Government of Lesotho service catalogue (GOV-LS) — Official government service catalogue publishing the entry-visa service checklist and other public services.
- Ministry of Labour and Employment (LABOUR) — Official work-permit service page for employer-supported foreign worker permit applications.
- eVisa Madagascar (EVISA) — Official tourist eVisa platform for online tourist visa applications, eVisa FAQ, tourist visa-on-arrival notes and electronic travel authorisation guidance.
- Police Nationale Malagasy (PNM) — Official National Police site linking to Madagascar tourist eVisa services and border-police visa information.
- Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM) — Official investor service portal publishing long-stay visa, work-permit, transformable-visa and company-creation checklists.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar (MAE) — Official diplomatic mission pages publishing consular short-stay, transformable and special visa category guidance; exact filing mechanics depend on the competent mission.
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services (DICS) — Official Immigration department site publishing Malawi visa, permit, citizenship, passport and contact guidance.
- Malawi e-Visa (EVISA) — Official online visa portal for Malawi eVisa filing, status checks, eligibility guidance and the 2026 visa-on-arrival public notice.
- Malawi e-Permit (EPERMIT) — Official online portal for new permit applications, renewals/extensions and permit status tracking.
- Malawi Government (MALAWI-GOV) — Official national government portal linking to ministries and public services.
- Togo Voyage (TOGO-VOYAGE) — Official travel portal for Togo immigration formalities, eVisa applications, visa eligibility checks and online travel payments.
- Direction Generale de la Documentation Nationale (DGDN) — Official documentation authority publishing visa and residence-card guidance and issuing residence, travel and identity documents.
- Sierra Leone Immigration Department (SLID) — Official immigration department site linking to eVisa, permit, residency, passport and application-tracking services.
- Sierra Leone eVisa (EVISA) — Official online eVisa portal linked by the Sierra Leone Immigration Department.
- Unified Permit (PERMIT) — Official government portal for work permits, residence permits, extensions, re-entry, renewals, verification and permit tracking.
- Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) — Official investment promotion agency publishing investor guidance and business-support resources.
- Benin eVisa (EVISA) — Official government platform for Benin eVisa applications, application tracking, FAQ guidance and entry-visa fee information.
- Direction de l'Emigration et de l'Immigration (DEI) — Immigration directorate referenced by the eVisa FAQ for eVisa extension handling during a stay in Benin.
- Portail National des Services Publics (SERVICE-PUBLIC) — Official national public-service portal linked from the eVisa platform; reviewed here as a boundary source pending deeper procedure verification.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Servicio Administrativo de Identificacion, Migracion y Extranjeria (SAIME) — Official Venezuelan migration and identification authority publishing foreigner, migration-record and status-renewal procedures.
- Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores (MPPRE) — Foreign ministry responsible for consular policy and Cancilleria Digital electronic visa access.
- Embassy of Venezuela in France - Consular Section (CONSULADO-FR) — Official Venezuelan consular section publishing current visa category guidance, standard filing procedure and electronic-visa route descriptions.
- Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA) — Official consular information portal and eVisa service for Russian entry visa guidance.
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MIA) — Interior ministry referenced by the MFA eVisa service for emergency eVisa extension and ordinary visa handling inside Russia.
- Commissariat General des Migrations (CGM) — Official Burundi migration authority for visa, travel-document and foreigner movement services.
- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) — Official ministry responsible for immigration, citizenship, refugee, identity and civil registration services in Eswatini.
- Department of Immigration (DOI) — Official immigration authority for Bhutan entry, visa, permit, residence and foreigner services.
- Department of Tourism (DoT) — Official tourism authority publishing visitor visa and tourism-entry guidance for Bhutan.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) — Official electronic visa portal and consular entry-visa channel for Kyrgyz Republic eVisa applications.
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Immigration Service of Timor-Leste (SMTL) — Official immigration authority publishing visa, residence, special-stay, forms and asylum guidance for Timor-Leste.
- Solomon Islands Immigration Division (SID) — Official immigration authority publishing Solomon Islands visa categories, filing notices and status/login channels.
- Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) — Government ministry responsible for immigration division information and work-permit services.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) — Official Lao eVisa portal for online tourist visa applications, status checks, fees and designated eVisa entry-port guidance.
- Investment Promotion and Management Committee (IPMC) — Official investment one-stop guidance for Lao business investor visas, foreign technical worker visas, stay permit cards and multiple entry-exit visa services.
- Department of Immigration (DOI) — Official Lao PDR immigration department site for immigration authority context and public immigration information.
- Ministry of Revenue and Customs (MRC) — Official traveller page publishing Tonga visitor entry, visa-on-arrival, pre-arrival visa and entry-condition guidance.
- Tonga National Portal (Gov.to) — National portal page directing visitors to Tonga immigration and visa services and Tongan missions for nationality-specific visa requirements.
Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Public Security Police Force (PSP) — Official Macao immigration service catalogue for entry clearance, authorization to stay, residence authorization and related non-resident services.
- Macao SAR Government Portal (GovMO) — Official government portal publishing Macao public services, immigration service pages and legal-source links.
- Main Consular Department (MFA Consular) — Official Tajikistan consular guidance for visa categories, visa applications, document requirements and consular fee references.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) — Official Tajikistan e-Visa portal and foreign ministry authority for electronic visa services.
Bermuda (British Overseas Territory)
- Department of Immigration (Immigration) — Official Bermuda immigration department for work permits, residence permissions, landing permits, entry-visa guidance and immigration applications.
- Government of Bermuda (GovBM) — Official Bermuda government portal publishing immigration service pages, policy documents, application routes and fee schedules.
Aruba (country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) — Official Aruba government portal used as the stable public-service entry point while detailed DIMAS route pages provide residence permit, work-and-residence, living, forms and application-intake guidance.
- Government of Aruba (Gobierno.aw) — Official government portal for Aruba laws, policy context and public services connected to immigration and labour administration.
Virgin Islands (British Overseas Territory)
- Department of Immigration (Immigration) — Official British Virgin Islands immigration authority for visitor entry, entry permits, residence and belonger-status processing.
- Government of the Virgin Islands (BVI Gov) — Official government portal publishing Virgin Islands immigration services, public notices, forms and application guidance.
Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory)
- Department of Immigration and Home Affairs (DIHA) — Official Gibraltar department for visas, immigration, ID cards and civilian registration cards.
- Department of Employment (Employment) — Official Gibraltar department for work permits, detached-worker notifications, employment registration, forms and fees.
Jersey (British Crown Dependency)
- Jersey Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS) — Official Jersey immigration authority for immigration permission, work-permit immigration handling and Common Travel Area-related entry requirements.
- Government of Jersey (Gov.je) — Official Jersey public-services portal for moving, registration cards, residential and employment status, work permit policy and customs guidance.
Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
- Guernsey Border Agency (GBA) — Official Bailiwick of Guernsey immigration authority for immigration permissions, visa guidance, ETA updates, work and settlement forms.
- Population Management Office (PMO) — Official Guernsey authority for paperless Population Management permits and certificates giving rights to live and work in Guernsey.
Curacao (country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Toelatingsorganisatie Curacao (TO) — Official Curacao Admission Office responsible for residence permit and declaration applications under Curacao admission and deportation law.
- Government of Curacao Permit Desk (Vergunningenloket) — Official government permit desk and portal links for Curacao public services, business permits and labour-related offices.
Sint Maarten (country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBPS) — Official Sint Maarten service authority publishing residence, employee, family, student, intern, director, investor, re-entry, landing and definitive-leave permit service pages.
- Government of Sint Maarten Online Services (Online Services) — Official online-services portal for Justice services including resident permit application, declaration of conduct, group application sessions and immigration re-entry or definitive-departure services.
Faroe Islands (self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Faroese Immigration Office (Útlendingastovan) — Official Faroe Islands authority publishing application guidance for visas, work permits, family reunification, accompanying family, study, permanent residence and forms.
- Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) — Danish immigration authority publishing the Faroe Islands and Greenland application area and handling context for residence and work applications connected to the Danish system.
Greenland (self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark)
- Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) — Official immigration authority publishing Greenland residence, work, family, study, accompanying-family, au pair, sideline employment and permanent-residence application guidance.
- Government of Greenland (Naalakkersuisut) — Official Government of Greenland portal for jurisdictional context and public administration information; immigration application handling is published through SIRI / New to Denmark.
Cook Islands (self-governing country in free association with New Zealand)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) — Official Cook Islands immigration authority publishing immigration guidance, visa and permit criteria, entry rules and status guidance.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration - Visa and Permit Criteria (MFAI Criteria) — Official criteria page for Cook Islands visitor, worker, investor, spouse, student, research, intern, child and related permit classes.
Niue (self-governing country in free association with New Zealand)
- Government of Niue (Government of Niue) — Official Government of Niue portal for public services, arrival and departure forms, legislation, and statutory immigration framework context.
- Niue Tourism (Niue Tourism) — Official tourism and travel guidance source publishing visitor entry, visa-waiver, longer-stay and Niuean return guidance for travellers.
American Samoa (United States territory)
- American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) — Territorial legal and immigration authority publishing visitor permit, entry and residency classification guidance for American Samoa.
- American Samoa Bar Association - Code Annotated (ASBAR) — Officially used legal reference for the American Samoa Code Annotated, including Title 41 citizenship, alienage and immigration provisions.
Puerto Rico (United States territory)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — Official U.S. immigration agency for family, employment, student, status and green-card processes that also govern Puerto Rico.
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) — Official U.S. visa authority for consular visa categories used before travel to Puerto Rico where a visa is required.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — Official U.S. border agency and ESTA portal for Visa Waiver Program travel authorization.
United States Virgin Islands (United States territory)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — Official U.S. immigration agency for family, employment, student, status and green-card processes that also govern the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) — Official U.S. visa authority for consular visa categories used before travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands where a visa is required.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — Official U.S. border agency and ESTA portal for Visa Waiver Program travel authorization.
Guam (United States territory)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — Official U.S. immigration agency for family, employment, student, status and green-card processes that also govern Guam.
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) — Official U.S. visa authority for consular visa categories used before travel to Guam where a visa is required.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — Official U.S. border agency and ESTA portal for Visa Waiver Program travel authorization.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (United States territory)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — Official U.S. immigration agency for CNMI-only worker, family, employment, student, status and green-card processes.
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) — Official U.S. visa authority for consular visa categories used before travel to the CNMI where a visa is required.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — Official U.S. border agency and ESTA portal for Visa Waiver Program travel authorization.
Svalbard (Norwegian archipelago)
- Governor of Svalbard (Sysselmesteren) — Official Norwegian Government representative in Svalbard responsible for local entry and residence guidance, rejection and expulsion matters, and forwarding certain Norwegian permit and citizenship applications.
- Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) — Norwegian immigration authority for mainland Norway permits and applications forwarded by the Governor where relevant.
Montserrat (British Overseas Territory)
- Government of Montserrat Immigration Authorities (Immigration) — Official Montserrat immigration law and regulations governing entry, temporary permits, work permits, permanent residence permits, economic residence permits, health certificates and appeals.
Saint Helena (British Overseas Territory)
- St Helena Immigration Section (Immigration) — Official St Helena Government immigration authority for entry permissions, e-visas, work permits, immigrant employment certificates, exemptions, forms and immigration legislation.
Anguilla (British Overseas Territory)
- Government of Anguilla Department of Immigration (Immigration) — Official Anguilla immigration portal for eVisa entry guidance and applications.
- Select Anguilla (Select Anguilla) — Government-approved agency for Anguilla residency-by-investment programmes, including residence by investment and High Value Resident tax residency.
- Embassy of Haiti Consular Section (Consular Section) — Official Haitian consular guidance for visas, passport services, document authentication, consular fees and related submission rules through the Embassy of Haiti.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Nigeriens Abroad (MAE Niger) — Official Niger guidance on entry conditions, consular visa filing, exceptional entry-point visa authorization and diplomatic or consular representations.
- Chad Direction of Emigration and Immigration (DEI Chad) — Official Chad eVisa platform for entry-visa applications, visa-exempt country checks, application tracking, eVisa FAQs and contact details for visa extensions.
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
- Servico de Migracao e Fronteiras (SMF) — Official migration and border service for Sao Tome and Principe online entry-visa, entry-authorization lookup, e-Cidadao residence-fixation authorization, passport and migration services.
- Guinea-Bissau Migration Office (Migration Office) — Electronic visa application system and Migration Office guidance for Guinea-Bissau biometric visas, authorization letters, airport issue and published visa fees.
- Department of E-Visa and Immigration Services (E-Visa and Immigration Services) — Official Ministry of Interior eVisa portal for South Sudan online visa applications, eligibility checks, fee table, PDF eVisa download and port-of-entry verification guidance.
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority (ICA) — Official Papua New Guinea immigration authority for visas, eVisa, sponsor portal, work-permit guidance, permanent residence, citizenship, fees, extensions and entry-permit forms.
- State Migration Service of Turkmenistan (SMS Turkmenistan) — Official migration authority portal and API for Turkmenistan visa, invitation, work-permit, residence-permit, foreigner-registration, border-control and eVisa verification services.
Reunion (French overseas department and region)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Reunion.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
Mayotte (French overseas department and region)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Mayotte.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
French Guiana (French overseas department and region)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including French Guiana.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
Guadeloupe (French overseas department and region)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Guadeloupe.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
Martinique (French overseas department and region)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Martinique.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Saint Martin.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
Saint Barthelemy (French overseas collectivity)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Saint Barthelemy.
- Service-Public.fr (Service-Public) — Official French public-service guidance for foreign nationals, residence permits, work-related residence categories and family/private-life residence.
French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including French Polynesia.
- High Commission of the Republic in French Polynesia (High Commission) — Official local French state authority surface for French Polynesia and territory-specific administrative handling.
New Caledonia (French sui generis collectivity)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including New Caledonia.
- High Commission of the Republic in New Caledonia (High Commission) — Official local French state authority surface for New Caledonia and territory-specific administrative handling.
Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
- France-Visas (France-Visas) — Official French visa portal for checking whether a visa is required and filing short-stay or long-stay visa applications for France and overseas France, including Wallis and Futuna.
- Wallis and Futuna state administration (Administration supérieure) — Official local French state administration surface for Wallis and Futuna and territory-specific administrative handling.
Pitcairn Islands (British Overseas Territory)
- Pitcairn Islands Government (GPI) — Official immigration guidance, visa forms, settlement information and contact route for Pitcairn applications.
- Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (Governor) — Official law and ordinance publication surface, including immigration legislation and amendments for Pitcairn.
- Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) — Official Nicaragua migration authority for entry, foreigner, residence and migration procedure guidance.
- Nicaragua consular procedures portal (Tramites Consulares) — Official Ministry of Interior consular procedures portal used for visa and consular handling where instructed.
- Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (MOFA) — Official Palestinian foreign ministry portal for consular, diplomatic and expatriate-facing context.
- Palestinian Ministry of Interior (MOI) — Official Palestinian interior ministry portal for civil, identity and interior-service context.
- Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) — Official Israeli government procedure source for foreigner entry and residence handling in the Judea and Samaria Area.
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad (MFA) — Official Mauritania visa information, visa-exemption list, e-visa duration bands, fee table and link to e-visa filing.
- National Agency for the Population Register and Secure Titles (ANRPTS) — Official Mauritania Foreign Ministry visa information page, including e-visa link context and travel-purpose filing references.
- Ministry of Interior, Promotion of Decentralization and Local Development (Interior Ministry) — Official interior authority surface for security, police and domestic administrative context relevant to foreigner compliance checks.
- Ministry of Security (Security Ministry) — Official ministry source announcing the eVisaburkina online visa platform.
- eVisaburkina (eVisa) — Official Burkina Faso online visa applicant portal.
- Burkina Faso national service portal (Service Public) — Official public-service portal category for labour-administration context and government procedure discovery.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Central Africans Abroad (Foreign Affairs) — Official foreign ministry surface for travel, visa, consular and representation context.
- Ministry of Interior in charge of Public Security (Public Security) — Official public security ministry surface linked from the national government portal for domestic authority context.
- Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Justice Ministry) — Official justice ministry surface for legal and administrative authority context where status or representation issues arise.
- Embassy of the Union of the Comoros in Belgium (Comoros Embassy) — Official Comoros embassy surface for consular services, visa guidance, business visa forms and official visitor handling.
- Presidency of the Union of the Comoros (Beit-Salam) — Official presidency portal for government context and national official information.
- Comoros embassy visa service (Visa Service) — Official visa category index covering airport private, tourism and research visas, business visas, and courtesy visas.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad (Foreign Affairs) — Official foreign ministry surface for diplomatic, consular and foreign-traveller guidance.
- Embassy of the Republic of Congo in France (Congo Embassy France) — Official embassy consular platform listing visa categories, document evidence, fee information and online consular service handling.
- Government of the Republic of Congo (Government) — Official national government portal used for ministry and authority context where public immigration route checklists are incomplete.
- Equatorial Guinea eVisa (eVisa) — Official eVisa portal for tourist eVisa and online visitor-entry handling.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora (Foreign Affairs) — Official foreign ministry surface for diplomatic, protocol, bilateral visa-exemption and consular context.
- Ministry of Labour, Employment Promotion and Social Security (Labour Ministry) — Official Labour ministry source describing National Employment and Migration Service functions, including granting, renewal and cancellation of work permits.
- Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) — Official immigration authority surface linking visa on arrival, resident permit and re-entry permit services.
- Liberia Visa on Arrival portal (LIS VoA) — Official Liberia Immigration Service portal for online Visa on Arrival pre-application and visitor-entry guidance.
- Liberia Re-entry Permit Card information page (LIS Re-entry) — Official Liberia Immigration Service guidance for re-entry permit cards, residence and special card types, in-person enrolment and multiple-entry handling.
- Liberia Ministry of Labour work-permit portal (Work Permit) — Official Ministry of Labour portal for foreign-worker work-permit applications, employer batch filing, biometric enrolment and work-permit validity guidance.
- Bureau of Immigration (BOI) — Official PalauGov contact source identifying the Bureau of Immigration as the authority for immigration contact and handling.
- Republic of Palau National Government (PalauGov) — Official national government portal publishing entry-stamp directives, tourist visa renewal regulation, work-visa executive orders and public-service documents.
- Digital Residency Office (DRO) — Official Palau Digital Residency Office page and programme regulation source; digital residency should not be treated as physical immigration residence without separate authority confirmation.
- Samoa Immigration (Immigration) — Official immigration division for Samoa border services, permits, forms, fees and citizenship services.
- Samoa Immigration Permit Services (Permits) — Official permit-services page covering visitor, temporary resident, permanent resident and ministerial entry permits.
- Samoa Immigration Forms (Forms) — Official Samoa Immigration forms page for temporary residence, permanent residence, sponsorship, medical, radiology and permit-extension forms.
- Kiribati Immigration (Immigration) — Official immigration page for Kiribati entry, visa-exemption, visa forms, sponsorship forms and temporary-entry source material.
- Kiribati Visa Exemption Order (Visa exemption) — Official visa-exemption order linked from the Kiribati Immigration page for short-stay visa-waiver checks.
- Kiribati Immigration Visa Forms (Forms) — Official MFAI visa page and form source for visitor, group visitor, transit, work, student and investment visa handling.
Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI Embassy) — Official consular guidance for visa, passport and immigration information, including visitor entry evidence, exemption or arrival handling, V-1 visitor visa and B-1 business visa fee references.
- Tuvalu Legislation (Legislation) — Official legislation index for Tuvalu source material, including the Immigration Act, Immigration Regulations, Foreign Direct Investment Act, Citizenship Act and Passports Act.
- Tuvalu Immigration Act (Immigration Act) — Official legal basis for Tuvalu immigration control, permits, visitors, prohibited immigrants and related authority powers.
- Tuvalu Immigration Regulations (Immigration Regulations) — Official regulations covering visitor permits, permits to enter and reside, employment and business requirements, sponsorship, medical and police evidence, forms, fees and arrival or departure cards.
Federated States of Micronesia
- FSM Legal Information System (FSM Law) — Official legal information system for the Federated States of Micronesia Code, including immigration, labor, foreign investment and citizenship source material.
- FSM Code Title 50 - Immigration Act (Immigration Act) — Official legal basis for FSM entry permits, visitor, student, salesperson, alien worker, foreign investor, researcher, missionary, spouse, dependent, registration, fees and enforcement rules.
- FSM Code Title 51 - Labor (Labor) — Official labor law source for resident-worker preference, nonresident-worker hiring, nonresident employment agreements and worker identification certificate context.
- FSM Code Title 32 - Foreign Investment (Foreign Investment) — Official foreign investment law source for noncitizen business activity and Foreign Investment Permit requirements.
- RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database (RONLAW) — Official online legal database for Nauru legislation, subsidiary legislation, gazettes and immigration source material.
- Nauru Immigration Act 2014 (Immigration Act) — Official consolidated immigration source for entry, visa requirement, Director of Immigration authority, removal, review, trafficking and related regulations tables.
- Nauru Immigration Regulations 2014 (Immigration Regulations) — Official consolidated visa regulations for visitor, business, dependant, local business employment, residence, special purpose, temporary settlement, fee and evidence rules.
- Nauru 2025 Employment and Long Stay Regulations (2025 Regulations) — Official 2025 public service employment visa regulations; the RONLAW packet also includes the 2025 long term stay visa regulations.
- Guinea eVisa service (eVisa) — Official Government of Guinea electronic travel authorisation and visa application service for tourist, transborderment, transit, long term and official-purpose visa handling.
- Direction Centrale de la Police Aux Frontieres (DCPAF) — Border-police and eVisa contact point for Guinea visa application support and authority handling.
- Guinea eVisa country visa-waiver lookup (Visa lookup) — Official eVisa country lookup used by the service to distinguish visa-required and visa-waiver issuing-country treatment.
- Libya eVisa (eVisa) — Official electronic visa portal for Libya, including eligibility checking, applicant account flow, eVisa filing, payment, approval and downloadable visa handling.
- Libya eVisa public API (eVisa API) — Official public eVisa data endpoint confirming the Electronic Visa type, passport types, age groups and country-online-application metadata used by the service.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) — Official ministry site for foreign affairs and consular context, including Libyan missions abroad and ministry contact information.
- Immigration and Citizenship Agency (ICA) — Official Somali immigration authority site for visa information, entry permits, border management, registration, work and residence permit guidance.
- Somalia eVisa portal (eVisa) — Official Somalia electronic visa portal for online applicant handling; availability may depend on applicant profile and portal access.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) — Official Somali foreign-affairs ministry site for diplomatic, consular and mission context where embassy or ministry confirmation is required.
- Embassy of Mali in Washington, D.C. (Mali Embassy) — Official Malian mission site publishing visa guidance, consular contact details, fee notices and updates for applicants in its jurisdiction.
- Mali Embassy visa section (Visa section) — Official consular visa page for Mali visa filing, fees, reciprocal multiple-entry handling, exemptions and consular-section contact information.
- Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Washington, D.C. (Sudan Embassy) — Official Sudanese mission site publishing entry-visa, consular forms, payment, mail-return and contact instructions for applicants in its jurisdiction.
- Sudan Embassy Consular Section (Consular Section) — Official forms and instructions page for visa application forms, consular submission address and accepted payment methods.
- Embassy of the State of Eritrea in Scandinavia (Eritrean Embassy) — Official Eritrean mission site publishing visa, consular-service, contact and office-hours information for applicants using the Scandinavian mission.
- Eritrean Embassy visa section (Visa section) — Official mission visa page listing passport validity, application-form, residence-in-jurisdiction, Eritrean identity, local-contact, photo and payment evidence points.
- Eritrean Embassy consular services (Consular services) — Official mission consular services page describing consular handling for immigration, administrative and public services coordinated with Eritrean government institutions.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- E-Afghans Visa Portal (E-Afghans) — Officially linked Afghanistan e-visa information page and applicant portal entry point for tourist e-visa eligibility, document, processing, fee and issuance guidance.
- Consulate General of Afghanistan in Dubai and Northern Emirates (Afghan Consulate Dubai) — Afghan mission site publishing tourist e-visa application steps, document guidance, processing notes, fee handling and consular service links.
- Afghanistan Consulate Dubai entry-permit section (Entry Permit) — Afghan mission entry-permit page for Afghans holding passports other than Afghan passports, including Tazkira, child evidence, fee and processing-time notes.
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Myanmar eVisa (eVisa) — Official Ministry of Immigration and Population electronic visa site for Myanmar tourist and business eVisa filing, notices, approval-letter and arrival-stamp handling.
- Myanmar eVisa tourist notice (Tourist notice) — Official tourist eVisa notice listing passport, photograph, biodata-page, return-ticket, accommodation and payment evidence points.
- Myanmar eVisa business notice (Business notice) — Official business eVisa notice listing invitation, company-registration, DICA extract, annual-return and activity-limit requirements.
- Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Washington, D.C. (Yemen Embassy) — Official Yemeni mission page publishing visa availability, general evidence, business, student, diplomatic/official and non-U.S.-citizen visa guidance for applicants using that mission.
- Yemen Embassy visa application form (Visa form) — Official Embassy-linked entry visa application form used with consular visa submissions where filing is accepted.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (MFA) — Official foreign ministry site for Yemen government, mission and diplomatic context; public entry-procedure detail may be limited or protected.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (MFA) — Official DPRK foreign ministry site for ministry, diplomatic activity, embassy and state foreign-affairs context.
- DPR Korea National Tourism Administration (NTA) — Official tourism authority site stating that the National Tourism Administration is the state organisation in charge of unified guidance and administration of tourist affairs.
- DPR Korea official tourism site (DPRK Tourism) — Official tourism site publishing attractions, special tours, tourism news and Korea International Travel Company contact channels.
Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency)
- Immigration Service (IOM Immigration) — Official Isle of Man Government immigration guidance for Visit, Work, Settle, Study, Business, immigration rules, forms, fees and related policy areas.
- Work Permits (IOM Work Permits) — Official Isle of Man Government work-permit guidance for local employment permission and work-permit checks.
Turks and Caicos Islands (British Overseas Territory)
- Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force (TCI Border Force) — Official border authority for entry requirements, visas and permits, visitor forms, work permit forms, vessel clearance and border controls.
- Ministry of Immigration and Border Services (MIBS) — Official ministry responsible for TCI immigration, border services, work permits, residence permits, PRCs, Islander Status, BOTC naturalisation and registration services.
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