Research · Guide-view rankings
VisaAtlas.org’s most-viewed visa guides in 2026
1 January to 16 September 2026
Germany’s Opportunity Card leads VisaAtlas.org’s individual visa-guide rankings for 2026 so far, with 58% more views than second-placed Saudi Arabia’s work visa and Iqama guide. Germany’s Skilled Worker visa completes the top three.
Two comparisons stand out elsewhere: the US National Interest Waiver guide attracted 132% more views than H-1B, while Portugal’s D8 guide drew 82% more views than Spain’s digital-nomad guide.
These are comparisons of views on VisaAtlas.org, not worldwide visa demand or application numbers.
By VisaAtlas.org · Published and reviewed 16 September 2026
Germany takes four places in the top 20
The Opportunity Card, Skilled Worker, EU Blue Card and freelancer guides all appear in the top 20.
The Opportunity Card, also known as the Chancenkarte, allows eligible applicants to go to Germany to look for work without first securing a job offer. The initial job-search period can last up to a year, subject to qualification and financial requirements. See the official German government guidance.
The US National Interest Waiver guide draws 132% more views than H-1B
The EB-2 National Interest Waiver is the most-viewed main US route guide in this snapshot. It sits within the employment-based green-card system. Qualifying applicants can petition on their own behalf and request a waiver of the usual job-offer and labour-certification requirements. See the US Department of State’s explanation.
Portugal’s digital-nomad guide leads Spain’s by 82%
Portugal’s D8 guide ranks eighth, while Spain’s digital-nomad guide ranks 25th. Portugal’s D7 passive-income and D2 entrepreneur guides also make the top 15.
The 25 most-viewed guides
Equal totals share a rank: Germany’s freelancer guide and Portugal’s D2 guide are joint 14th.
The percentage comparisons
| Guide | Compared with | More views |
|---|---|---|
| Germany: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) | Saudi Arabia: Work Visa and Iqama | 58% |
| United States: EB-2 National Interest Waiver | United States: H-1B | 132% |
| Portugal: D8 Digital Nomad visa | Spain: Digital Nomad visa | 82% |
Each percentage is calculated as (views of the first guide ÷ views of the comparison guide − 1) × 100, rounded to the nearest whole percentage. These are differences between pages over the same period, not growth rates over time or percentage-point changes.
About the research
We compared recorded views of VisaAtlas.org’s main individual visa-guide pages from 1 January to 16 September 2026. Country overviews, tools and supplementary pages were not included. The final day may be incomplete.
Repeat visits count. The supplied report cannot reliably separate all automated or internal visits from other traffic; no additional bot filtering has been applied. Page age, search visibility and promotion on the site can also affect the results.
The ranking describes this website’s recorded page traffic. It is not a representative survey, a verified count of human readers or a measure of visa applications. It does not show that interest in a route has risen or fallen over time.
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The accompanying ranked-guide and percentage-comparison CSV files contain no absolute page-view totals.
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About VisaAtlas.org
VisaAtlas.org is a free global visa and immigration comparison platform cataloguing more than 1,400 routes across 233 destinations, including countries and territories. It links to official government sources and offers comparison tools and Find My Route.
The catalogue includes routes with different statuses, including historical and announced programmes; its size is not a count of currently open application opportunities. Applicants should confirm current requirements with the issuing authority.