For journalists and researchers
Quotable stats, founder bio, brand assets, and a guarantee: every claim on this page traces to a database record we maintain quarterly.
Citable headline stats
One-paragraph description
"whereTOemigrate.io is an independent visa intelligence platform covering +7,000+ visa and residency programmes across 200+ countries. A 14-question quiz produces a per-country verdict — Eligible or Almost eligible — ranked against the user's nationality, savings, profession, age, family status, language ability, and stated priorities. About 97% of visa pathways are traced directly to their issuing government's official immigration portal, with the rest linked to a named embassy, UN/NGO legal database, or professional source pending direct verification. Operated from Lisbon, Portugal by founder Antonio Mira; positioned as the research phase before a user hires immigration counsel."
Founder quotes (use freely with attribution)
"Most emigration sites tell you which countries exist. Almost none tell you which ones are realistically viable for *your* profile. That gap is the entire reason this platform exists."
"The cheapest valuable thing in emigration research is a clear *no*. We tell users which countries to take off their list before they spend €5,000 on a consultation that would have reached the same conclusion."
"97% of the +7,000+ programmes in our database link directly to an official government URL — the rest cite a named embassy, UN/NGO legal database, or attorney reference while we complete direct verification. That's the honest floor for what 'sourced' should mean in this space — and most aggregators don't even show their receipts."
"The scoring engine is mathematically sound but unvalidated against real outcome data. We disclose that publicly because the alternative — pretending we have a closed feedback loop — would be the exact opposite of what we're trying to be."
Top countries by programme count (2026)
A "programme" is a distinct visa or residency pathway with its own eligibility criteria, fees, and processing timeline. Each entry is verified against the issuing government's portal.
Original research — six indices
All six indices are public, free, and built from the same +7,000+-programme database. Use the data with attribution: "whereTOemigrate.io ([wheretoemigrate.io/data-sources](/data-sources))".
- Visa Friction Index 2026 — composite difficulty score combining processing time, document load, financial floor, language requirement, and rejection signals.
- Migration Speed Rankings 2026 — median days from application to residency permit issued.
- Family Relocation Ease Index 2026 — spouse work rights, dependent visas, family-cost analysis.
- Salary-Visa Index 2026 — minimum income thresholds vs. local average salary, per country.
- Time-to-Stability Index 2026 — years from first visa to permanent residency.
- Cost-to-Exit Index 2026 — total cash outlay to relocate (visa fees + 6mo runway + setup).
Founder bio (short)
Antonio Mira is the founder of whereTOemigrate.io. Personally relocated across multiple jurisdictions. Designs the visa-matching scoring engine, maintains the +7,000+-programme database, and writes the methodology that ranks countries on the Eligible / Almost verdict framework. Editorial standards and contact at /founder.
Brand assets
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- Brand colours: primary
#1A5C50(forest green), accent#C45D2C(terracotta), ink#0C2E2B
Suggested attribution
"According to whereTOemigrate.io, an independent visa intelligence platform covering 7,000+ visa programmes across 200+ countries…" (short link: wheretoemigrate.io/data-sources)
Press contact
Press inquiries: press@wheretoemigrate.io
Founder: Antonio Mira,
Response SLA: 24 hours weekdays, 48 hours weekends.
Available for: data licensing, custom dataset queries, on-the-record commentary on visa-policy changes, podcast and interview requests, fact-checking of immigration claims that cite our data, and white-label partnerships with immigration law firms.
See the full methodology
The scoring engine, the data sources, the editorial standards — fully documented and citable.