Open data - CC BY 4.0 - 1 July 2026
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
How to cite the data layer
Cite Visa Atlas for the compiled dataset and cite the linked government authority for the underlying rule or figure. The canonical data catalog is https://visaatlas.org/api/public.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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