Free Visa Tools & Calculators

Start here

Six tools cover most first visits: whether you need a visa, what your Express Entry score is, whether ESTA applies, what the application costs, how to get the photo right, and where an H-1B case sits in the queue.

United States tools

Everything for a US application: whether you need ESTA at all, how long an approval lasts, what the photo must measure, how far out the next interview slot is, and how the H-1B, EAD and green card queues actually move.

Canada tools

Express Entry runs on a score, so the useful tools are the ones that show you the score and what changes it. These cover the CRS grid, draw comparison, the FSW 67-point test, language conversion, the provincial grids for BC, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, work-hour counting, the super visa income test and the PR residency obligation.

United Kingdom tools

UK applications are decided on points and paid for in layers: the visa fee, the Immigration Health Surcharge, and priority if you want a faster decision. These tools separate those layers.

Europe and Schengen tools

Schengen problems are almost always arithmetic or paperwork. Count your days correctly, budget the real fee including the visa centre's cut, and know what a refusal actually costs you.

Photos and documents

Most refusals and delays that are not about money are about a photo that fails the spec or a document that was never asked for but is missing anyway. These tools produce the photo, the list and the letters.

Fees and currency

Visa costs are quoted in the currency of the country issuing them, which makes budgeting awkward. Compare the headline fees, then convert them at an indicative rate.

Other destinations

Tools for destinations outside the four main corridors, covering Australia, New Zealand and the smaller destinations.

Reference and lookup

When you do not have a specific calculation to run and just need the rule: who needs a visa, which tool fits, and what the approval odds look like for a particular passport.

Which tool do I need?

If you are not sure where to begin, find your situation in the left column.

How these tools work

Four things are true of every tool on this page, and they are worth knowing before you rely on a result.

1. The rules come from the issuing government, not from us. A fee, a threshold or a deadline is only in a tool if it appears on the relevant government site or in the regulation itself, and the tool links to that source.
2. Figures are dated, because they move. Visa fees and salary thresholds change, usually with little warning. Each tool states when its numbers were last checked, so you can judge how much to trust a figure you are about to budget around.
3. Nothing is uploaded. The calculations and image processing happen in your browser. You can use a tool with the network disconnected after the page loads.
4. No tool files anything. These are preparation aids. The application itself always goes through the official portal or visa application centre, and a result here is not a decision by anyone.

Where a government does not publish a number, we do not invent one. The clearest example is processing time: most immigration agencies publish a range or a case-inquiry date rather than an average, so a tool that promises you an exact decision date is guessing. The timeline tools here show you the official window, the statutory clocks that do have fixed lengths, and the point at which you should contact the agency instead of waiting.

If a tool shows a result that contradicts the official page, the official page wins. Tell us through the contact page and we will correct the tool.

Frequently Asked Questions