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Find an immigration route that fits

Answer a few quick questions and we’ll show the visa routes that may fit your profile, ranked by how closely they match your situation. Nothing on this page is legal advice — always verify on the government source linked on each visa page and consult a regulated advisor before applying.

1. About you

Pick your intent first; profession and nationality sharpen the ranking.

Main intent

Affects bilateral and treaty-restricted routes (e.g. TN, E-2, Youth Mobility) and surfaces nationality-specific notes from each visa.

2. Destinations

Optional. Leave open to anywhere, or pick the countries you’re considering.

3. Refine your results (optional — improves your matches)
Employer sponsorship
Want permanent residence?
Education & language
Investable capital
Age band
Annual salary (USD equivalent)
Dependants

Spouse, partner, or children expected to move with you.

Salary, age and capital are optional and stay in your browser — they only sharpen the ranking.

Ranked routes (0)

Add your profession (and nationality) above and we’ll rank the routes that fit your situation.

Score shows how closely a route matches your answers (higher is closer) — indicative only. Always verify eligibility on the primary source before applying.

  • Select a profession or adjust your filters to see ranked routes.
Not sure how this works? See worked examples

Five example seeker profiles run through the same ranking as the tool above. Each shows the top routes it returns for that profile, with the underlying government source one click away on each visa page.

Indian software engineer with a sponsor offer

Has a confirmed employer sponsor, higher education, wants permanent residence, salary in the £90k–£150k band, under 30.

  1. 1.EU Blue Card (Germany) — Matches your profession tags (2).
  2. 2.Skilled Worker visa — Matches your profession tags (1).
  3. 3.Highly Skilled Migrant (Kennismigrant) — Matches your profession tags (1).

Filipino nurse, no sponsor yet

Healthcare worker without a current sponsor, higher education, wants settlement, mid salary band — looks for routes that do not strictly need an employer first.

  1. 1.Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class (CEC) — Matches your profession tags (1).
  2. 2.Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) — Matches your profession tags (1).
  3. 3.Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) — Matches your profession tags (1).

Retiree with investment-grade capital

No employer and no intention to work, savings of 250k+, no settlement urgency — capital-backed residence, which the ranking maps to investor and golden-visa style routes.

  1. 1.Special Permanence Permit for Business Owners — Matches your profession tags (2).
  2. 2.Portugal Golden Visa (residence by investment) — Matches your profession tags (2).
  3. 3.UAE Golden Visa — Matches your profession tags (2).

Recent graduate, under 30, no German

Higher education, no sponsor lined up, modest salary band, under 30 — fits youth-mobility and search-period routes more than sponsored work.

  1. 1.Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class (CEC) — Matches your profession tags (1).
  2. 2.Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) — Matches your profession tags (1).
  3. 3.Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades (FST) — Matches your profession tags (1).

Founder with investment capital

Entrepreneur with 250k+ capital, no sponsor, wants settlement — biased toward investor and entrepreneur routes.

  1. 1.Special Permanence Permit for Business Owners — Matches your profession tags (3).
  2. 2.Innovator Founder visa — Matches your profession tags (2).
  3. 3.D2 visa (entrepreneur / self-employment) — Matches your profession tags (2).

Rankings are informational only and depend entirely on the inputs shown. Run your own profile through the tool above, then verify every route on its linked government source.

This is not legal advice

We publish neutral, sourced information about immigration routes. Rules and thresholds change often — always verify details on the official government source linked on this page and consult a regulated immigration advisor before applying.