SERP and AI Answer-Surface Snapshot Protocol 2026

Local evidence workflow

Raw SERP screenshots, AI answer transcripts, browser profiles, Search Console exports and manual reviewer notes stay local until separately reviewed and redacted. The local summarizer rejects undated rows, Google SERP rows without locale, device, sourceClass, rank and URL/domain evidence, and AI answer rows without engine, citation arrays, source-class arrays, answer freshness and stale-claim flags.

The local summarizer rejects undated rows, Google SERP rows without locale, device, sourceClass, rank and URL/domain evidence, and AI answer rows without engine, citation arrays, source-class arrays, answerHasCurrentDate and stale-claim flags.

Snapshot protocols

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Germany EU Blue Card salary and recognition SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • Germany EU Blue Card minimum salary 2026
  • EU Blue Card Germany shortage occupation salary
  • Anabin ZAB Germany skilled worker visa

  Target pages

  • /salary-thresholds/germany
  • /cost-to-complete/germany-eu-blue-card
  • /routes/eu-blue-card-vs-chancenkarte-germany
  • /germany-qualification-recognition
  • /visas/germany/eu-blue-card
  • /visas/germany/chancenkarte
  • /settlement/germany
  • /calculators/germany-settlement

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/salary-thresholds
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Germany Chancenkarte points, proof of funds and cost SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • Germany Chancenkarte points calculator 2026
  • Germany Opportunity Card blocked account amount
  • Germany Chancenkarte cost proof of funds

  Target pages

  • /calculators/germany-chancenkarte
  • /visas/germany/chancenkarte
  • /routes/eu-blue-card-vs-chancenkarte-germany
  • /cost-to-complete/germany-chancenkarte

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  UK Skilled Worker cost, IHS and salary floors SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • UK Skilled Worker visa cost including IHS
  • UK Skilled Worker minimum salary 2026
  • Health and Care Worker IHS exemption

  Target pages

  • /salary-thresholds/uk
  • /visas/uk/skilled-worker
  • /calculators/uk-skilled-worker
  • /cost-to-complete/uk-skilled-worker
  • /fees/uk/skilled-worker
  • /calculators/visa-fees
  • /cost-to-complete/uk-health-and-care-worker
  • /fees/uk/health-and-care-worker
  • /visas/uk/health-and-care-worker
  • /calculators/uk-ilr
  • /settlement/uk

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/salary-thresholds
  • /api/public/policy-claims
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/fees
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• medium priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  UK Global Talent eligibility, endorsement and settlement SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • UK Global Talent visa eligibility
  • Global Talent endorsement UK tech arts research
  • UK Global Talent visa settlement 3 years

  Target pages

  • /visas/uk/global-talent
  • /processing-times/uk/global-talent
  • /settlement/uk

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/processing-times
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Ireland Critical Skills salary, cost and Stamp 4 path SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • Ireland Critical Skills salary threshold 2026
  • Critical Skills Employment Permit cost Ireland
  • Ireland Critical Skills Stamp 4 timeline

  Target pages

  • /salary-thresholds/ireland
  • /cost-to-complete/ireland-critical-skills-employment-permit
  • /visas/ireland/critical-skills-employment-permit
  • /calculators/ireland-citizenship
  • /settlement/ireland

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/salary-thresholds
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Canada Express Entry latest draw and category freshness SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • latest Express Entry draw CRS cutoff
  • Express Entry category based draws 2026
  • how many CRS points do I need

  Target pages

  • /research/canada-express-entry-draw-tracker
  • /citation-packs#express-entry-latest-draw
  • /widgets
  • /research/canada-express-entry-category-tracker
  • /citation-packs#express-entry-categories-2026
  • /calculators/canada-crs
  • /visas/canada/express-entry-fsw

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcesingle-country-mediaforum-communityai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/express-entry-draws
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/express-entry-categories
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Canada FSW, CEC and PNP cost and proof-of-funds SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • Canada Express Entry FSW proof of funds cost
  • CEC vs FSW proof of funds
  • Canada PNP application cost

  Target pages

  • /cost-to-complete/canada-express-entry-fsw
  • /fees/canada/express-entry-fsw
  • /visas/canada/express-entry-fsw
  • /cost-to-complete/canada-express-entry-cec
  • /visas/canada/express-entry-cec
  • /cost-to-complete/canada-express-entry-pnp
  • /fees/canada/pnp
  • /visas/canada/pnp

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcesingle-country-medialaw-advisoryai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/fees
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Immigration rule-change and source-freshness control SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • major immigration rule changes 2026 skilled migrants
  • immigration source freshness visa data
  • visa rule changes current source dates

  Target pages

  • /research/immigration-rule-changes-2026
  • /policy-updates
  • /changelog
  • /freshness
  • /methodology

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorysingle-country-mediaai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/policy-updates
  • /api/public/fact-changes
  • /api/public/policy-claims
  • /api/public/freshness
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Points-tested and sponsored skilled route costs SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • Australia subclass 189 points test
  • Australia Skills in Demand visa cost 2026
  • Australia 190 vs 491 skilled visa difference
  • Singapore S Pass levy medical insurance cost
  • New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa cost
  • Austria Red-White-Red Card points cost

  Target pages

  • /calculators/australia-189
  • /cost-to-complete/australia-189-skilled-independent
  • /visas/australia/subclass-189-skilled-independent
  • /cost-to-complete/australia-subclass-482-skills-in-demand
  • /fees/australia/subclass-482-tss
  • /salary-thresholds/australia
  • /cost-to-complete/australia-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme
  • /fees/australia/subclass-186-ens
  • /cost-to-complete/australia-190-skilled-nominated
  • /cost-to-complete/australia-491-skilled-work-regional-provisional
  • /cost-to-complete/singapore-s-pass
  • /fees/singapore/s-pass
  • /visas/singapore/s-pass
  • /cost-to-complete/new-zealand-accredited-employer-work-visa
  • /fees/new-zealand/accredited-employer-work-visa
  • /visas/new-zealand/accredited-employer-work-visa
  • /cost-to-complete/new-zealand-skilled-migrant-category
  • /visas/new-zealand/skilled-migrant-category
  • /salary-thresholds/new-zealand
  • /calculators/austria-rwr
  • /cost-to-complete/austria-red-white-red-card
  • /visas/austria/red-white-red-card
  • /fees/austria/red-white-red-card
  • /salary-thresholds/austria

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/fees
  • /api/public/salary-thresholds
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Global cheapest, fastest and no-sponsor skilled migration rankings SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • cheapest skilled work visas
  • skilled migration processing times 2026
  • fastest countries for permanent residence
  • work visas without employer sponsor

  Target pages

  • /research/skilled-migration-cost-index-2026
  • /figures
  • /rankings/cheapest-work-visas
  • /research/how-long-skilled-migration-takes-2026
  • /processing-times
  • /rankings/fastest-to-settlement
  • /settlement
  • /calculators/germany-settlement
  • /rankings/no-sponsor-needed
  • /best/best-work-visas-no-sponsor
  • /visas/category/work-unsponsored

  Competitor pressure

  broad-aggregatorlaw-advisoryai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/processing-times
  • /api/public/freshness
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• medium priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Cross-country skilled salary floor comparisons SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • highest skilled migration salary floors 2026
  • Singapore Employment Pass salary
  • Netherlands highly skilled migrant salary 2026
  • Netherlands highly skilled migrant cost 2026
  • France Talent Passport salary requirement 2026
  • Norway skilled worker salary requirement
  • Finland specialist permit salary threshold

  Target pages

  • /research/skilled-migration-salary-floors-2026
  • /salary-thresholds
  • /figures
  • /salary-thresholds/singapore
  • /cost-to-complete/singapore-employment-pass
  • /visas/singapore/employment-pass
  • /salary-thresholds/netherlands
  • /cost-to-complete/netherlands-highly-skilled-migrant
  • /visas/netherlands/highly-skilled-migrant
  • /salary-thresholds/denmark
  • /cost-to-complete/denmark-pay-limit-scheme
  • /visas/denmark/pay-limit-scheme
  • /salary-thresholds/sweden
  • /cost-to-complete/sweden-work-permit
  • /visas/sweden/work-permit-sweden
  • /salary-thresholds/france
  • /cost-to-complete/france-talent-passport-salaried
  • /visas/france/talent-passport-salaried
  • /salary-thresholds/norway
  • /cost-to-complete/norway-skilled-worker-permit
  • /visas/norway/skilled-worker-permit
  • /salary-thresholds/finland
  • /cost-to-complete/finland-residence-permit-specialist
  • /visas/finland/residence-permit-specialist

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcehr-platformbroad-aggregatorai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/salary-thresholds
  • /api/public/freshness
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• medium priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  Europe digital nomad route costs and income evidence SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • best European digital nomad visas 2026
  • Portugal D8 visa cost income requirement
  • Spain digital nomad visa cost income requirement

  Target pages

  • /best/best-digital-nomad-visas-2026
  • /routes/digital-nomad-visas-europe-2026
  • /rankings/digital-nomad-comparison
  • /cost-to-complete/portugal-d8-digital-nomad
  • /cost-to-complete/spain-digital-nomad-visa

  Competitor pressure

  broad-aggregatorlaw-advisoryhr-platformai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/visas
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

• high priority - google-serp + ai-answer

  US H-1B, O-1 and TN petition costs SERP and AI answer-surface snapshot

  Experiment

  Query cluster

  • H-1B petition cost 2026 USCIS fees
  • O-1 visa premium processing cost
  • TN visa cost Canadian Mexican professionals

  Target pages

  • /cost-to-complete/us-h-1b
  • /fees/us/h-1b
  • /visas/us/h-1b
  • /cost-to-complete/us-o-1
  • /fees/us/o-1
  • /visas/us/o-1
  • /cost-to-complete/us-tn
  • /fees/us/tn
  • /visas/us/tn

  Competitor pressure

  government-sourcelaw-advisoryforum-communityai-answer

  Source datasets

  • /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
  • /api/public/battlecard-search-experiments
  • /api/public/citation-benchmark
  • /api/public/source-transparency-benchmark
  • /api/public/visibility-metrics
  • /api/public/cost-to-complete
  • /api/public/fees
  • /api/public/content-opportunities
  • /api/public/answer-capsules
  • /api/public/citation-packs
  • /api/public/calculator-verdict-contexts
  • /api/public/publisher-citation-kits
  • /api/public/external-repository-mirrors

  Google SERP fields

  • capturedAt
  • locale
  • device
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • resultType
  • rank
  • url

  AI answer fields

  • capturedAt
  • engine
  • query
  • battlecardId
  • citesVisaAtlas
  • citedUrls
  • competitorDomainsMentioned
  • sourceClassesMentioned

  Market-share signals

  • Visa Atlas appears in top organic results, SERP features or cited AI answer URLs for the battlecard query.
  • Competing source classes are recorded consistently: government source, law/advisory, single-country media, broad aggregator, HR platform, forum/community or AI answer.
  • Answer surfaces show current dates, source-backed figures and no stale high-risk claim from the citation benchmark.

Methodology and limits

Protocol rows are derived from competitor query battlecards, battlecard search experiments, citation benchmark prompts and the public visibility measurement contract.

• This endpoint publishes capture protocol, not live SERP rankings, current AI answer text or private analytics.
• Snapshot summaries must be dated, reproducible and separated by channel, query, locale and device before being used as market-share evidence.
• The protocol is not a guarantee of rankings, traffic, citations, CTR or market share.