How can I compare visa eligibility across countries?
Short answer
Compare the same kind of route in each country, on the same terms: who it's for, the main conditions, how long you can stay, whether it can lead to permanent residence, and when the official rules were last checked. Our comparison tables do this for 593 routes.
Comparison tables
- Skilled worker visas compared221 routes in 185 countries
- Study visas compared88 routes in 88 countries
- Family visas compared86 routes in 81 countries
- Permanent residence compared64 routes in 61 countries
- Digital nomad visas compared20 routes in 20 countries
- Investor and business visas compared51 routes in 46 countries
- Citizenship routes compared63 routes in 62 countries
What to compare
- The same purpose. Compare work routes with work routes, not with study or family routes.
- The main conditions: job offer, qualifications, language, money and age.
- How long you can stay, and whether you can renew.
- Whether the route can lead to permanent residence, and after how long.
- When the rules were last checked. Rules change; an old page can mislead.
- Your passport. Some routes are open only to some nationalities.
Compare against your own profile
Tables show the rules. To see which routes you could qualify for, e-Passage checks one profile against every route and shows what's missing.
Official sources
The figures here come from official government pages like these, checked on the date above. Each route's page lists its own sources.
See which of these fit you
Build one profile and e-Passage checks it against every route, showing what you meet and what's missing.
More guides
General information from official government sources, not legal advice. Rules change: check the official page, or ask a licensed advisor, before you apply.