A Briggs

What A Briggs does

A Briggs is a consumer-facing brand and operating unit of CIBT, Inc., a privately held Virginia-incorporated company that provides expedited visa processing, passport services, and document legalization for individual travelers, corporations, cruise lines, tour operators, government agencies, and travel agencies. Founded around 1990, the company operates within a corporate group that employs 1,600+ immigration and visa professionals across 79 offices in 29 countries and has served over 10 million travelers under its combined brand portfolio (A Briggs, VisaCentral, AmericanPassport.com, and Newland Chase). The Wall Street Journal has cited CIBT as the leader in the travel visa and passport industry.

A Briggs monetizes through per-application service fees plus pass-through consular and government fees, with pricing varying by destination, document type, and processing speed (including 24-hour expedited options). The underlying platform combines a proprietary travel-requirements database, an embeddable Travel Visa Widget for partner websites, a Visa Alert Service integrated with TMCs and GDS platforms, and a real-time order tracking system. Distribution is omnichannel: direct online self-service, inside sales available 12 hours a day, enterprise field sales with dedicated account managers, a network of 5,000+ travel agency partners, and OEM/embedded widget integrations.

The corporate structure is a holding model. CIBT, Inc. wholly owns Newland Chase (corporate immigration), Blair Consular (document services), Newland Chase Education, and the VisaCentral and AmericanPassport.com brands. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, the company has no institutional parent or external funding rounds recorded, and certification footprint includes ISO, BBB, and TRAC credentials alongside industry awards (FEM EMMAs 2022, multiple Travel Weekly Magellan awards across 2011–2021).

Name

A Briggs

Legal name

CIBT, Inc.

Website

https://abriggs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

A Briggs, a CIBT Inc. brand, provides expedited visa processing, passport services, and document legalization for individual travelers, corporations, cruise lines, tour operators, and 5,000+ travel agency partners across 79 offices in 29 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Visa and Passport Services

NAICS

Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (56159)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Visa Application & Processing Services (THACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Visa, Immigration & Compliance Travel Services (THAKACAJ), Visa, Passport & Travel Documentation Support (HSACAKAH), Immigration Support Services (Translations, Certified Copies, Biometrics, Medicals) (THACAKAH)

Keywords

• Travel visa services
• Passport processing
• Document legalization
• Immigration consulting
• Corporate travel solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Travel Visa Services: Service fees for processing travel visa applications on behalf of customers. Fees vary according to processing speed and destination country. Service fees become non-refundable upon submission to issuing authority or 90 days after order creation.
2. Passport Services: Fees for expedited passport renewal, first-time passport, child passport, lost/stolen passport replacement, and second passport services. Processing fees vary by service speed including routine and expedited options.
3. Document Legalization Services: Apostille, corporate legal, and export documentation services. Processing of document certification and legalization for use across borders.
4. Immigration Consulting: Global immigration services for corporations and individuals. Initial assessments cost $440 USD with consultation fees applied to total cost of services.
5. Premium/Add-on Services: Premium Service with one-on-one consultations, digital photo service, embassy registration, passport replacement coverage, pre-check service, fast track processing, visa form fill, invitation services, notarization, translations, and courier delivery.
6. Consular and Government Fees: Pass-through fees charged on behalf of issuing authorities (embassies, consulates, government agencies) for visa applications, passport issuance, and document certifications. These fees are non-refundable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

A Briggs processes travel visa applications and US passport requests for individual travelers and corporate clients, offering expedited processing tiers, document legalization (apostille), and electronic travel authorizations such as the US ESTA and Australian ETA. Through its parent CIBT, Inc. and affiliate Newland Chase, the company also delivers corporate global immigration services covering work permits, long-term visas, and relocation support.

Product overview

A Briggs operates as a travel document service platform offering visa and passport processing as its core products. The platform provides travel visas for nearly every country worldwide with expedited processing options (Fast Track My Visa), US passport services including renewals and first-time applications, and country-specific electronic authorizations like the Australian ETA and US ESTA. Document Services handle legalizations, apostilles, and business documentation. Premium Service offers concierge-style support while the Travel Visa Widget provides an embeddable search tool. Corporate and group travel solutions serve enterprise clients, and Global Immigration Services are delivered through subsidiary Newland Chase. The company processes over 5 million travelers annually through its network of offices across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travel Visas
• US Passport Services
• Electronic Travel Authorizations
• Document Services
• Premium Service
• Corporate Travel Solutions
• Global Immigration Services
• Group Travel Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-minute or less ETA approval for Australian visa through airline partnership portal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Newland ChasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewland Chase is a wholly owned subsidiary of CIBT providing global immigration services. It is the leading global provider of immigration and visa services for corporations and individuals with over 1,600 expert immigration and visa professionals, attorneys and qualified migration consultants in over 70 offices in 25 countries.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Global immigration law firm serving corporate mobility programs with visa, work permit, and immigration compliance services. Comparable to A Briggs' Newland Chase arm for high-end corporate immigration work, with a broader legal-services wrapper.
• Fragomen: World's largest dedicated corporate immigration law firm with deep expertise in visa processing, immigration strategy, and mobility management. Competitor to Newland Chase's corporate practice; both serve Fortune 500 global mobility buyers with overlapping visa-processing capabilities.
• Envoy Global (formerly Envoy): Corporate immigration services platform combining attorney expertise with proprietary technology for visa and work-permit processing. Comparable to A Briggs / Newland Chase for enterprise immigration buyers, with stronger tech-platform positioning.
• Concur (SAP Concur): Enterprise travel and expense platform with integrated visa and passport compliance services. Comparable as a technology-led travel-ecosystem player whose TMC partnerships (the Visa Alert integrations) directly interface with A Briggs as both customer and competitor.
• American Express Global Business Travel: Major corporate travel management company that bundles visa/passport assistance into its managed-travel programs. Comparable as a channel for corporate visa services—competes for the same corporate travel contracts where A Briggs' corporate solutions play.
• KPMG (Immigration Services / Global Mobility): Big Four professional services firm operating global immigration and visa practice for corporate clients. Comparable to A Briggs' enterprise/mobility offering as an end-to-end immigration-services provider, but inside a multi-disciplinary advisory firm.

Direct peers

• VisaHQ: Online-first visa and passport processing service with global coverage and destination-specific content. Directly competes with A Briggs in the consumer/SMB visa-application category with a similar self-service + expert-review model.
• Newland Chase: Wholly owned CIBT subsidiary offering global immigration services for corporations and individuals with 1,600+ immigration professionals. Most directly comparable peer because it shares infrastructure, talent, and customer base with A Briggs despite focusing more on corporate immigration matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CIBTGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/CIBT-1549291535285735
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cibt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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