{"version":"2026-07-01","name":"Visa Atlas processing-time planning reliability index","description":"A source-linked index measuring how usable each published immigration processing-time clock is for planning: official clock availability, window width, percentile disclosure and source freshness.","license":"CC BY 4.0","attribution":"Visa Atlas","sourceDataset":"/api/public/processing-times","methodology":{"scoreMax":100,"components":[{"id":"officialClock","maxPoints":40,"description":"Full points where the authority publishes a usable decision window or percentile clock; zero where no central clock is published."},{"id":"windowWidth","maxPoints":30,"description":"Narrow published windows score higher because users can plan around them more safely."},{"id":"percentileDisclosure","maxPoints":15,"description":"Authorities that publish p80 or p90-style percentile figures get extra disclosure credit."},{"id":"freshness","maxPoints":15,"description":"Source records checked within 45 days of the index version receive full freshness credit."}],"caveats":["This is a planning-transparency index, not a prediction of individual case outcome or deadline.","Appointment queues, biometrics, skills assessment, employer steps and post-decision residence-card issuance can sit outside the published decision clock.","A low score can mean the government does not publish a central clock; it does not mean the route is bad or impossible."]},"summary":{"count":98,"scoreAverage":66.4,"gradeCounts":{"strong":14,"usable":41,"watch":35,"opaque":8},"notPublishedCount":8,"percentileCount":6,"freshWithin45Days":98},"strongest":[{"id":"au-subclass-482-tss","destinationIso":"au","destinationName":"Australia","destinationSlug":"australia","visaSlug":"subclass-482-tss","visaName":"Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482)","routePath":"/visas/australia/subclass-482-tss","processingPath":"/processing-times/australia/subclass-482-tss","decisionWindow":"2 weeks – 8 weeks","typicalMinDays":14,"typicalMaxDays":56,"p80Days":49,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"Home Affairs — Global visa processing times","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Published percentile available","delayTrigger":"After 7 weeks (published percentile)","planningNote":"Use 2 weeks – 8 weeks as the usual decision band and 7 weeks as the delay trigger where the authority publishes a percentile figure.","score":90,"grade":"strong","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":20,"percentileDisclosure":15,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ae-employment-visa","destinationIso":"ae","destinationName":"United Arab Emirates","destinationSlug":"uae","visaSlug":"employment-visa","visaName":"UAE Employment (Standard Residence) visa","routePath":"/visas/uae/employment-visa","processingPath":"/processing-times/uae/employment-visa","decisionWindow":"3 days – 10 days","typicalMinDays":3,"typicalMaxDays":10,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"UAE Government Portal — Work visas","sourceUrl":"https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 10 days","planningNote":"Use 3 days – 10 days as the published decision window; 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Defined Certificate of Sponsorship delays can push real-world timelines.","score":85,"grade":"strong","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":30,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"uk-health-and-care-worker","destinationIso":"uk","destinationName":"United Kingdom","destinationSlug":"uk","visaSlug":"health-and-care-worker","visaName":"Health and Care Worker visa","routePath":"/visas/uk/health-and-care-worker","processingPath":"/processing-times/uk/health-and-care-worker","decisionWindow":"2 weeks – 3 weeks","typicalMinDays":15,"typicalMaxDays":21,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"GOV.UK — Health and Care Worker visa","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window with caveat","delayTrigger":"After 3 weeks","planningNote":"Use 2 weeks – 3 weeks as the official headline, then read the route caveat: The Immigration Health Surcharge is waived on this route, which removes a common payment hold-up. The most frequent real-world delay isn’t the Home Office – it is the sponsor side, where a Certificate of Sponsorship is issued late or with errors. Priority (5 working days) and super-priority (next working day) services are available on many applications for an extra fee where the route offers them.","score":85,"grade":"strong","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":30,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"uk-youth-mobility-scheme","destinationIso":"uk","destinationName":"United Kingdom","destinationSlug":"uk","visaSlug":"youth-mobility-scheme","visaName":"Youth Mobility Scheme visa","routePath":"/visas/uk/youth-mobility-scheme","processingPath":"/processing-times/uk/youth-mobility-scheme","decisionWindow":"2 weeks – 3 weeks","typicalMinDays":15,"typicalMaxDays":21,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"GOV.UK — Youth Mobility Scheme visa","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/youth-mobility","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window with caveat","delayTrigger":"After 3 weeks","planningNote":"Use 2 weeks – 3 weeks as the official headline, then read the route caveat: Annual ballots for some nationalities (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India) gate eligibility before this window applies.","score":85,"grade":"strong","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":30,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"uk-student","destinationIso":"uk","destinationName":"United Kingdom","destinationSlug":"uk","visaSlug":"student","visaName":"Student visa","routePath":"/visas/uk/student","processingPath":"/processing-times/uk/student","decisionWindow":"2 weeks – 3 weeks","typicalMinDays":15,"typicalMaxDays":21,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"GOV.UK — Student visa","sourceUrl":"https://www.gov.uk/student-visa","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 3 weeks","planningNote":"Use 2 weeks – 3 weeks as the published decision window; delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":85,"grade":"strong","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":30,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}}],"weakest":[{"id":"at-red-white-red-card","destinationIso":"at","destinationName":"Austria","destinationSlug":"austria","visaSlug":"red-white-red-card","visaName":"Red-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte)","routePath":"/visas/austria/red-white-red-card","processingPath":"/processing-times/austria/red-white-red-card","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations does not publish a central processing time. Check the Austrian representation or competent residence authority for the current AMS opinion, residence-title, and consular appointment timing.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"fr-talent-passport-salaried","destinationIso":"fr","destinationName":"France","destinationSlug":"france","visaSlug":"talent-passport-salaried","visaName":"Talent Passport — Salaried Employee (Passeport Talent Salarié)","routePath":"/visas/france/talent-passport-salaried","processingPath":"/processing-times/france/talent-passport-salaried","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Service-Public.fr - Passeport talent","sourceUrl":"https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F16922","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Service-Public.fr - Passeport talent does not publish a central processing time. Check France-Visas and the relevant prefecture/consulate for the current front-office appointment and decision queue.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ie-stamp-4","destinationIso":"ie","destinationName":"Ireland","destinationSlug":"ireland","visaSlug":"stamp-4","visaName":"Stamp 4 permission","routePath":"/visas/ireland/stamp-4","processingPath":"/processing-times/ireland/stamp-4","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Irish Immigration Service — Registration Office","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Irish Immigration Service — Registration Office does not publish a central processing time. Check the specific pathway (e.g. after 21 months on a Critical Skills permit) for the immigration permission rules that apply.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ie-iip-closed","destinationIso":"ie","destinationName":"Ireland","destinationSlug":"ireland","visaSlug":"iip-closed","visaName":"Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP — closed)","routePath":"/visas/ireland/iip-closed","processingPath":"/processing-times/ireland/iip-closed","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Department of Justice — IIP closure FAQ","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/faqs-closure-of-the-immigrant-investor-programme-iip/","lastChecked":"2026-06-22","checkedAgeDays":9,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Department of Justice — IIP closure FAQ does not publish a central processing time. Existing applicants should contact the IIP Unit at Department of Justice. 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Confirm current Sportello Unico nulla osta timing with the employer and the national-visa appointment/decision queue with the competent Italian consulate.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"no_dest-skilled-worker-permit","destinationIso":"no_dest","destinationName":"Norway","destinationSlug":"norway","visaSlug":"skilled-worker-permit","visaName":"Skilled Worker Residence Permit (Oppholdstillatelse som faglaert)","routePath":"/visas/norway/skilled-worker-permit","processingPath":"/processing-times/norway/skilled-worker-permit","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"UDI - Skilled workers","sourceUrl":"https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/skilled-workers/","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"UDI - Skilled workers does not publish a central processing time. Use UDI waiting-time guidance for the applicant nationality, qualification type, and document-control profile; vocational and document-check cases can be delayed.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"es-golden-visa-ending","destinationIso":"es","destinationName":"Spain","destinationSlug":"spain","visaSlug":"golden-visa-ending","visaName":"Spain Golden Visa (ending April 2025)","routePath":"/visas/spain/golden-visa-ending","processingPath":"/processing-times/spain/golden-visa-ending","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"BOE — Ley Orgánica 1/2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.boe.es/eli/es/lo/2025/01/02/1","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"BOE — Ley Orgánica 1/2025 does not publish a central processing time. 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Investor migration to Spain should consider the Entrepreneur or Highly Qualified Professional routes under the Startup Law.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ch-b-permit-third-country","destinationIso":"ch","destinationName":"Switzerland","destinationSlug":"switzerland","visaSlug":"b-permit-third-country","visaName":"B Permit — Third-Country National (Aufenthaltsbewilligung)","routePath":"/visas/switzerland/b-permit-third-country","processingPath":"/processing-times/switzerland/b-permit-third-country","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"SEM - Non-EU/EFTA nationals","sourceUrl":"https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/arbeit/nicht-eu_efta-angehoerige.html","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"SEM - Non-EU/EFTA nationals does not publish a central processing time. Ask the sponsoring employer and the relevant canton for current labour-market-test, quota, SEM authorisation, and D-visa timing.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"au-subclass-189-skilled-independent","destinationIso":"au","destinationName":"Australia","destinationSlug":"australia","visaSlug":"subclass-189-skilled-independent","visaName":"Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)","routePath":"/visas/australia/subclass-189-skilled-independent","processingPath":"/processing-times/australia/subclass-189-skilled-independent","decisionWindow":"6 months – 12 months","typicalMinDays":180,"typicalMaxDays":365,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"Home Affairs — Global visa processing times","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window with caveat","delayTrigger":"After 365 days","planningNote":"Use 6 months – 12 months as the official headline, then read the route caveat: There is no paid priority option for the 189. Once lodged, the usual delay drivers are a skills assessment or English result that needs re-verifying, a health or character check that gets referred, and any gap between the points you claimed and the evidence you can show. A fully documented application moves fastest.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"au-subclass-190-skilled-nominated","destinationIso":"au","destinationName":"Australia","destinationSlug":"australia","visaSlug":"subclass-190-skilled-nominated","visaName":"Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)","routePath":"/visas/australia/subclass-190-skilled-nominated","processingPath":"/processing-times/australia/subclass-190-skilled-nominated","decisionWindow":"6 months – 12 months","typicalMinDays":180,"typicalMaxDays":365,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"Home Affairs — Global visa processing times","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 365 days","planningNote":"Use 6 months – 12 months as the published decision window; delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}}],"rows":[{"id":"au-subclass-482-tss","destinationIso":"au","destinationName":"Australia","destinationSlug":"australia","visaSlug":"subclass-482-tss","visaName":"Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482)","routePath":"/visas/australia/subclass-482-tss","processingPath":"/processing-times/australia/subclass-482-tss","decisionWindow":"2 weeks – 8 weeks","typicalMinDays":14,"typicalMaxDays":56,"p80Days":49,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"Home Affairs — Global visa processing times","sourceUrl":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Published percentile available","delayTrigger":"After 7 weeks (published percentile)","planningNote":"Use 2 weeks – 8 weeks as the usual decision band and 7 weeks as the delay trigger where the authority publishes a percentile figure.","score":90,"grade":"strong","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":20,"percentileDisclosure":15,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ae-employment-visa","destinationIso":"ae","destinationName":"United Arab Emirates","destinationSlug":"uae","visaSlug":"employment-visa","visaName":"UAE Employment (Standard Residence) visa","routePath":"/visas/uae/employment-visa","processingPath":"/processing-times/uae/employment-visa","decisionWindow":"3 days – 10 days","typicalMinDays":3,"typicalMaxDays":10,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"UAE Government Portal — Work visas","sourceUrl":"https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 10 days","planningNote":"Use 3 days – 10 days as the published decision window; 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delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"us-spousal-green-card","destinationIso":"us","destinationName":"United States","destinationSlug":"us","visaSlug":"spousal-green-card","visaName":"Spouse of US Citizen or Green Card Holder (IR1/CR1 & F2A)","routePath":"/visas/us/spousal-green-card","processingPath":"/processing-times/us/spousal-green-card","decisionWindow":"7 months – 2.5 years","typicalMinDays":210,"typicalMaxDays":900,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"USCIS — Green Card for Family Members of U.S. Citizens","sourceUrl":"https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-immediate-relatives-of-us-citizen","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 2.5 years","planningNote":"Use 7 months – 2.5 years as the published decision window; delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"us-eb-3","destinationIso":"us","destinationName":"United States","destinationSlug":"us","visaSlug":"eb-3","visaName":"EB-3 Skilled, Professional, and Other Workers","routePath":"/visas/us/eb-3","processingPath":"/processing-times/us/eb-3","decisionWindow":"12 months – 3.3 years","typicalMinDays":365,"typicalMaxDays":1200,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"USCIS — Case Processing Times","sourceUrl":"https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 3.3 years","planningNote":"Use 12 months – 3.3 years as the published decision window; delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ca-start-up-visa","destinationIso":"ca","destinationName":"Canada","destinationSlug":"canada","visaSlug":"start-up-visa","visaName":"Start-Up Visa (Canada)","routePath":"/visas/canada/start-up-visa","processingPath":"/processing-times/canada/start-up-visa","decisionWindow":"3.3 years – 4.3 years","typicalMinDays":1200,"typicalMaxDays":1560,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"IRCC — Start-up Visa","sourceUrl":"https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/start-visa.html","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 4.3 years","planningNote":"Use 3.3 years – 4.3 years as the published decision window; delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"us-eb-5","destinationIso":"us","destinationName":"United States","destinationSlug":"us","visaSlug":"eb-5","visaName":"EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program","routePath":"/visas/us/eb-5","processingPath":"/processing-times/us/eb-5","decisionWindow":"18 months – 4.9 years","typicalMinDays":540,"typicalMaxDays":1800,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":false,"sourceName":"USCIS — Case Processing Times","sourceUrl":"https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"Official window only","delayTrigger":"After 4.9 years","planningNote":"Use 18 months – 4.9 years as the published decision window; delays usually start after the upper end if the source has not issued a newer figure.","score":61,"grade":"watch","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":40,"windowWidth":6,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"at-red-white-red-card","destinationIso":"at","destinationName":"Austria","destinationSlug":"austria","visaSlug":"red-white-red-card","visaName":"Red-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte)","routePath":"/visas/austria/red-white-red-card","processingPath":"/processing-times/austria/red-white-red-card","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations","sourceUrl":"https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/skilled-workers-in-shortage-occupations/","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Migration.gv.at - Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations does not publish a central processing time. Check the Austrian representation or competent residence authority for the current AMS opinion, residence-title, and consular appointment timing.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"fr-talent-passport-salaried","destinationIso":"fr","destinationName":"France","destinationSlug":"france","visaSlug":"talent-passport-salaried","visaName":"Talent Passport — Salaried Employee (Passeport Talent Salarié)","routePath":"/visas/france/talent-passport-salaried","processingPath":"/processing-times/france/talent-passport-salaried","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Service-Public.fr - Passeport talent","sourceUrl":"https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F16922","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Service-Public.fr - Passeport talent does not publish a central processing time. Check France-Visas and the relevant prefecture/consulate for the current front-office appointment and decision queue.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ie-stamp-4","destinationIso":"ie","destinationName":"Ireland","destinationSlug":"ireland","visaSlug":"stamp-4","visaName":"Stamp 4 permission","routePath":"/visas/ireland/stamp-4","processingPath":"/processing-times/ireland/stamp-4","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Irish Immigration Service — Registration Office","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Irish Immigration Service — Registration Office does not publish a central processing time. Check the specific pathway (e.g. after 21 months on a Critical Skills permit) for the immigration permission rules that apply.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ie-iip-closed","destinationIso":"ie","destinationName":"Ireland","destinationSlug":"ireland","visaSlug":"iip-closed","visaName":"Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP — closed)","routePath":"/visas/ireland/iip-closed","processingPath":"/processing-times/ireland/iip-closed","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"Department of Justice — IIP closure FAQ","sourceUrl":"https://www.irishimmigration.ie/faqs-closure-of-the-immigrant-investor-programme-iip/","lastChecked":"2026-06-22","checkedAgeDays":9,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"Department of Justice — IIP closure FAQ does not publish a central processing time. Existing applicants should contact the IIP Unit at Department of Justice. New investor migration to Ireland should consider the STEP route.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"it-eu-blue-card-italy","destinationIso":"it","destinationName":"Italy","destinationSlug":"italy","visaSlug":"eu-blue-card-italy","visaName":"EU Blue Card (Carta Blu UE)","routePath":"/visas/italy/eu-blue-card-italy","processingPath":"/processing-times/italy/eu-blue-card-italy","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"MAECI - The entry visa","sourceUrl":"https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"MAECI - The entry visa does not publish a central processing time. Confirm current Sportello Unico nulla osta timing with the employer and the national-visa appointment/decision queue with the competent Italian consulate.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"no_dest-skilled-worker-permit","destinationIso":"no_dest","destinationName":"Norway","destinationSlug":"norway","visaSlug":"skilled-worker-permit","visaName":"Skilled Worker Residence Permit (Oppholdstillatelse som faglaert)","routePath":"/visas/norway/skilled-worker-permit","processingPath":"/processing-times/norway/skilled-worker-permit","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"UDI - Skilled workers","sourceUrl":"https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/skilled-workers/","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"UDI - Skilled workers does not publish a central processing time. Use UDI waiting-time guidance for the applicant nationality, qualification type, and document-control profile; vocational and document-check cases can be delayed.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"es-golden-visa-ending","destinationIso":"es","destinationName":"Spain","destinationSlug":"spain","visaSlug":"golden-visa-ending","visaName":"Spain Golden Visa (ending April 2025)","routePath":"/visas/spain/golden-visa-ending","processingPath":"/processing-times/spain/golden-visa-ending","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"BOE — Ley Orgánica 1/2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.boe.es/eli/es/lo/2025/01/02/1","lastChecked":"2026-06-01","checkedAgeDays":30,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"BOE — Ley Orgánica 1/2025 does not publish a central processing time. Existing Golden Visa holders keep their permits. Investor migration to Spain should consider the Entrepreneur or Highly Qualified Professional routes under the Startup Law.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}},{"id":"ch-b-permit-third-country","destinationIso":"ch","destinationName":"Switzerland","destinationSlug":"switzerland","visaSlug":"b-permit-third-country","visaName":"B Permit — Third-Country National (Aufenthaltsbewilligung)","routePath":"/visas/switzerland/b-permit-third-country","processingPath":"/processing-times/switzerland/b-permit-third-country","decisionWindow":"Not centrally published","typicalMinDays":null,"typicalMaxDays":null,"p80Days":null,"notPublished":true,"sourceName":"SEM - Non-EU/EFTA nationals","sourceUrl":"https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/arbeit/nicht-eu_efta-angehoerige.html","lastChecked":"2026-06-27","checkedAgeDays":4,"status":"No central processing clock","delayTrigger":"No fixed delay point - use route guidance","planningNote":"SEM - Non-EU/EFTA nationals does not publish a central processing time. Ask the sponsoring employer and the relevant canton for current labour-market-test, quota, SEM authorisation, and D-visa timing.","score":15,"grade":"opaque","scoreBreakdown":{"officialClock":0,"windowWidth":0,"percentileDisclosure":0,"freshness":15}}]}