What Visa List does

Visa List, operated by the legal entity DWorkS, is a free, web-based visa requirement information platform covering 239 countries with over 100,000 documented visa requirements, including tourist, transit, and digital nomad visa categories. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the platform serves approximately 600,000 users annually who research visa types, document checklists, processing times, validity periods, and government travel advisories before international travel. The product is organized into country-specific pages, passport ranking views, and topical visa indexes (tourist, transit, digital nomad, powerful visas). Underlying technology is a curated content and data platform rather than a software product; no public API, SDK, or mobile application exists, and the dataset is delivered exclusively through the visalist.io website.

The company operates as a private, founder-owned/bootstrapped entity with no disclosed venture funding, no parent company, and no M&A history. Its business model is product-led and free to end users; revenue is generated entirely through affiliate referral commissions from three travel service partners — Skyscanner (flight booking), SafetyWing (travel insurance), and Wise (travel cards and money transfer) — embedded into the travel planning workflow. Distribution is organic-first: SEO captures top-of-funnel discovery for country-specific visa queries, supplemented by earned media coverage in travel and startup publications (Lonely Planet, Lifehacker, Esquire, Travel Noire, Gizmodo, Product Hunt, Hacker News, Reddit, Indie Hackers, Starter Story). Customer concentration risk sits on the revenue side rather than the user side: the affiliate model creates dependency on the economic terms and continued partnership status of a small set of travel service providers.

Name

Visa List

Legal name

DWorkS

Website

https://visalist.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Visa List is a free, web-based visa requirement lookup platform covering 239 countries and 100K+ visa entries. Founded in 2018 by DWorkS in Sydney, it serves ~600K global travelers annually and monetizes via affiliate commissions with Skyscanner, SafetyWing, and Wise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Information Services

NAICS

Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (56159)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Content, Rules Engine & Compliance Intelligence (Visa/Entry Requirements) (THALAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Travel Document, Visa & Compliance Management (THALAMAM), Visa, Passport & Travel Documentation Support (HSACAKAH)

Keywords

• Visa requirement information
• Travel visa database
• Passport ranking platform
• Digital nomad visas
• Transit visa requirements

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Affiliate Commissions: Visa List earns referral commissions when users click through to partner travel services including flight booking (Skyscanner), travel insurance (SafetyWing), travel cards (Wise), and car rentals. The platform is free for users to access visa information.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Visa List provides a free, self-serve web platform that delivers visa requirement information for 239 countries, covering tourist, transit, and digital nomad visa types along with document checklists, processing times, validity periods, fees, and passport power rankings. The platform also surfaces travel safety advisories and integrates affiliate links to flights, travel insurance, and travel cards. It does not process visa applications itself but connects users to relevant official government portals and travel service providers.

Product overview

Visa List is a visa requirements lookup platform covering 239 countries. The core offering consists of a searchable database providing visa requirement information organized by visa type: tourist visas, transit visas, and digital nomad visas. Each country has dedicated pages with detailed eVisa application requirements, document checklists, processing times, fees, and travel advice. The platform does not provide visa services directly but connects users with official government visa portals and travel service providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visa List Platform Free, self-serve web platform providing visa requirements, document checklists, processing times, validity, fees, passport rankings, and travel advisories for 239 countries, targeting individual international travelers, digital nomads, and transit travelers.
• Tourist Visa Information Comprehensive tourist visa requirement and application information covering eVisa, sticker visa, visa-free, and visa-on-arrival options across 239 countries, built for individual travelers planning leisure trips.
• Transit Visa Information Transit visa requirement and application details for short-term transit stays and connecting flights across global destinations, targeting travelers who need to determine transit visa obligations for their itinerary.
• Digital Nomad Visa Information Digital nomad and remote work visa program information across multiple countries, including income requirements, duration limits, and application processes, aimed at remote workers and digital nomads evaluating long-stay options.
• Country-Specific Visa Pages Individual country visa pages providing detailed eVisa application requirements, document checklists, visa conditions, processing times, fees, and travel advice for specific destinations such as India, USA, Indonesia, Greece, UAE, and Australia.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SkyscannercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate partnership for flight booking integration. Visa List displays Skyscanner flight search results and earns commissions when users book flights through the platform. Provides flight booking functionality as part of the travel planning user experience.
• SafetyWingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate partnership for travel insurance referrals. Visa List displays SafetyWing insurance options and earns commissions when users purchase coverage. Integrated as part of travel planning services.
• WiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate partnership for travel card/money transfer referrals. Visa List displays Wise travel card options and earns commissions when users sign up. Integrated as part of financial planning for international travel.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Atlys: Atlys is a digital visa application platform that streamlines eVisa applications for multiple countries through a mobile-first experience. It targets the same individual-traveler audience as Visa List and increasingly overlaps on visa-requirement information as part of its conversion funnel.

Broad incumbents

• VisaPro: VisaPro is an immigration and visa services firm providing visa application, immigration case management, and corporate immigration solutions. It is comparable to Visa List on the visa-information and document-requirements dimension but addresses travelers via paid professional services.
• Travisa: Travisa is a passport and visa services company offering visa application support, passport services, and document legalization for travelers and corporations. It overlaps with Visa List's audience of visa-researching travelers while operating a broader fee-based service model.
• CIBTvisas: CIBTvisas is a large, established visa and passport services provider serving both corporate travel managers and individual travelers. It competes with Visa List in the visa-information and document-checklist category but with a much wider portfolio including full visa processing, immigration services, and corporate travel solutions.

Direct peers

• Sherpa: Sherpa is a visa and travel-requirements platform that provides entry requirement information, eVisa processing, and passport-based travel authorization. It directly competes with Visa List in delivering country-by-country visa requirement lookups to individual travelers, with a more productized mobile experience.
• Passport Index (Arton Capital): Passport Index is a passport ranking and visa-requirement visualization tool providing global passport power comparisons. It directly competes with Visa List's passport ranking feature and country-level visa information, with strong data-visualization emphasis.
• iVisa: iVisa is an online visa application platform that lets travelers apply for tourist, business, and transit visas across many countries. It is comparable to Visa List because both serve travelers researching visa requirements, though iVisa monetizes through direct application/fulfillment fees rather than affiliate referrals.
• VisaGuide.world: VisaGuide.world is an online visa and passport information resource covering visa requirements, application procedures, and embassy details for travelers worldwide. It is a direct competitor to Visa List in the free, content-led visa-information category targeting individual travelers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VisaListHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/VisaListHQ

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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