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Open immigration data

Download the source-linked datasets behind Visa Atlas. Each JSON endpoint is free to reuse with attribution, carries its own review date, and links back to the official government sources used for the underlying figures.

18

Public datasets

3,952

Top-level records

JSON

Static, unauthenticated

CC BY 4.0

Attribution required

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Reference datasets

Stable lookup tables for routes, destinations and dated policy changes.

  • Reference dataset

    Visa routes

    1,414 records

    Every indexed visa and residence route, with category, sponsorship, settlement, summary, primary source and review date.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    Destinations

    233 records

    Indexable destination countries and territories, with official immigration portals and advice regulators.

    Last modified
    30 June 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    Policy updates

    37 records

    Dated, source-linked immigration policy changes with severity, claims, affected routes and review dates.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    Policy update claims

    115 records

    One source-backed, stable-url record for each atomic immigration policy claim, linked to the policy update page, affected routes and supporting source.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    Immigration citation packs

    58 records

    Concise, source-linked answer packets for AI retrievers, journalists, researchers and auditors, each with canonical page URL, dataset URL, facts, sources, date modified, license and suggested citation.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    AI citation benchmark

    47 records

    Fixed high-intent skilled-migration question basket used to measure whether answer engines cite Visa Atlas for source-backed immigration questions.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    Immigration source-transparency benchmark

    6 records

    Sampled competitor/source-class benchmark comparing public immigration-information surfaces against source transparency, freshness, open-data and AI-retrieval criteria.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Reference dataset

    SEO/GEO visibility metrics

    9 records

    Public measurement contract separating Google organic growth, AI citation share, crawler access, source freshness, index quality and technical trust gates.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
    Download JSONFields and examplesHuman page
  • Reference dataset

    Source freshness report

    1,674 records

    Public freshness/SLA report over every dated Visa Atlas source record, including processing-time figures, fees, cost-to-complete models, salary thresholds, route narratives, settlement pathways and policy updates.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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Figure datasets

Numeric datasets for fees, all-in cost models, salary floors, processing windows and Express Entry draw history.

  • Figure dataset

    Processing-time planning reliability index

    98 records

    Derived index scoring how usable each official immigration processing-time clock is for planning, based on clock availability, window width, percentile disclosure and source freshness.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Skilled-migration planning accessibility index

    30 records

    Derived index scoring tracked skilled and skilled-adjacent migration routes by planning accessibility across cost, proof-of-funds exposure, salary floor, processing-clock transparency, sponsor requirement, settlement path and source freshness.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Visa and immigration fees

    37 records

    Government-published fee breakdowns by destination and visa route, with per-line amounts, currencies and a worked example for the headline case.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Visa cost-to-complete models

    30 records

    All-in route cost models separating mandatory non-refundable costs from refundable proof-of-funds requirements, with each line item sourced or marked indicative.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Salary thresholds

    21 records

    Minimum-salary thresholds by destination, grouped into 21 destination blocks covering 61 individual route thresholds, each with local-currency amount, basis and effective date.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Processing times

    98 records

    Typical decision-time bands by destination and visa route, drawn from each issuing authority where it publishes one.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Canada Express Entry draws

    33 records

    Round-by-round history of Canada Express Entry invitations, with category, invitations issued and CRS cut-off score, confirmed against IRCC.

    Last modified
    1 June 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Rules and threshold fact changes

    7 records

    Machine-readable diff feed of every recorded fee, salary-threshold and processing-time movement, with stable fact IDs, old/new values, effective dates, current owning route and primary source.

    Last modified
    1 March 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
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  • Figure dataset

    Monthly immigration figure changes

    5 records

    Month-by-month archive of recorded fee, salary-threshold and processing-time movements, with old value, new value, owning page, source URL and same-month policy context.

    Last modified
    1 July 2026
    License
    CC BY 4.0
    Download JSONFields and examplesHuman page

Machine-readable entry points

  • Dataset catalog JSON
  • API documentation
  • AI agent retrieval contract
  • LLM index
  • Full LLM content index
  • Citation packs JSON
  • AI citation benchmark JSON
  • Source-transparency benchmark JSON
  • SEO/GEO visibility metrics JSON
  • Source freshness JSON
  • Figure changelog RSS
  • Fact-change JSON
  • Policy updates RSS