7 reasons why vSure’s visa check API is the only logical choice for developers

vSure’s ‘headless’ visa checks API (aka vSure VEVO API, VisaView API and NZ Visa Verification API) is the dominant market leader for software developers who wish to embed Australian and / or New Zealand visa checks into their software. There are a raft of use cases, but the most common include:

  • verification of work rights;
  • verification of study visa (aka student visa) rights and conditions;
  • verification of visa details;
  • MARA Agent visa checks;
  • foreign passport verification;
  • KYC (Know Your Customer) or KYE (Know Your Employee) for non-citizens;
  • Overseas Visitors Health Cover (OVHC) checks on visa details and onshore/offshore status; etc

Here are the top 7 reasons vSure is the only choice for developers needing to embed visa checks:

1. One end point, 5 different visa checks across 2 jurisdictions

vSure offer Australia and New Zealand’s leading visa check API service, from a single endpoint. In fact, we have 5 different types of visa checks from the one endpoint:

  1. Australian Work Rights (VEVO) visa check – can be used for work rights verification or validation on non-Australian passports (for use cases such as KYC) – will return details of active visa BUT limits visa conditions to specific work related visa conditions;
  2. Australian Study Visa check – can be used by CRICOS providers to check study visas during enrolment and throughout the student lifecycle – will return details of active visa BUT limits visa conditions to specific study related visa conditions;
  3. Australian MARA Agent visa check – specifically for registered MARA agents and Legal professionals – will return ALL visa conditions and data points uniquely available to registered migration agents such as visa grant number;
  4. New Zealand Visa Verification – aligned to the NZ Visa Verification service, can be used for work rights verification or validation on non-NZ passports (for use cases such as KYC) – input includes passport and visa approval letter data – returns details of active visa;
  5. New Zealand Employer VisaView – aligned to the NZ Employer VisaView service – input only requires passport data and only returns visa information relevant to the specified enquiring employer;

2. Modern, scaleable and easy to work with

After a decade in market with our v1 API, vSure’s v2 API was built from the ground up on the latest and greatest technologies. Simple, industry standard oAuth2 authentication. Easy to work with, RESTful API with clean, polymorphic JSON structure, deployed in AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) with redundancy in ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne) on infinitely scaleable serverless infrastructure… its modern, its well thought through and it just works!

3. The industry’s best developer portal & documentation

vSure worked with a global expert in Developer eXperience (DX) to deliver the industry’s leading Developer Portal. With clear documentation, a POSTMAN collection, useful resources to help you build the best solution (including endpoints for ISO country codes, as well as visa codes and conditions), free sandbox access with tonnes of sample data… it is easy to see why so many companies use vSure’s visa check API.

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4. Market validation

No one else has the “runs on the board” that vSure has. vSure is trusted by major global brands like Revolut, ALDI, H&M etc as well as many of Australia and New Zealand’s largest background check companies, software developers, employers, education providers & financial institutions. vSure was the first – the OG. vSure is the biggest. vSure continues to evolve and innovate. vSure truly is the best-of-breed provider of visa check solutions in Australia and New Zealand.

5. ISO 27001 certified

vSure takes information security very seriously. In fact security is fundamental to all aspects of the business operations. By being certified ISO 27001:2022, demonstrates that vSure is meeting (exceeding) the global standard for information security. vSure offers a trust centre and comfort to developers that systems are in place properly handle their sensitive data.

6. Government issued source document PDFs

vSure returns the actual govenment documentation, not just data nor some creatively constructed “kinda-like” document… vSure returns the genuine PDF from the government agency. That is:

  • An Australian visa check will return the Department of Home Affairs VEVO PDF (optionally with a plain English definition appended to page 1).
  • A New Zealand Visa Verfication check will return the Immigration New Zealand Visa Verification Enquiry Record PDF.

More details on the PDF can be found here within the developer portal.

7. Practically no daily volume limit

Most other organisations claiming to offer visa checks via API come with caps on daily volumes. vSure has been built for scale. Built on the best modern infrastructure, designed for volume, incorporating queueing, offering discounted offpeak rates etc – vSure is the choice for organisations of all sizes.

FAQs

How does the visa check API work?

Once you have a vSure v2 Visa Check API account, you will be able to make calls to the API to get visa information returned.

You will need to provide passport details for the customer/student/worker/candidate, and the API will return visa information in JSON and PDF (if desired) formats.

Is the vSure VEVO / visa checks Checks API right for my business?

The API is for developers wanting to offer visa checking (work rights, KYC and study visas) through their application. It requires coding expertise.

If you are an HR professional or business owner, you may wish to use our web-app: vSure visa checking for employers.

What kind of businesses are ssing the vSure visa check API?

Examples of clients using the vSure API include

  • Pre-employment screening companies
  • HR & Workforce Management software companies
  • Payroll software companies
  • Financial institutions and fintechs
  • Knowing Your Customer (KYC) software developers
  • Student management software companies
  • Higher Education Providers

vSure visa checks API documentation

The visa check API is fully documented with test cases and a full POSTMAN collection. The documentation for our 5 visa check types:

  • Australian Work Rights (Australian VEVO check)
  • Australian Study Visa Check (Student Visa check for Higher Ed / CRICOS providers)
  • MARA Agent visa checks
  • New Zealand VisaVIew (employer visa checks)
  • New Zealand Visa Verification

is available online via our developer portal.

Pricing

Pricing is determined by the number of successful visa checks in a calendar month. This means we do NOT charge for failed checks.

Pricing is as low as $0.90/successful check (offpeak). Transactional costs reduce with use of offpeak (9pm to 6am AEST), volume (volume-based discounts on transactions) and further with committed volumes (e.g. you agree to a minimum 1,000 checks per month for example).

How do I start using the vSure visa check API?

If you would like to incorporate visa checking in your application, you can register for the vSure v2 API by using the form below.

We will then be in touch to talk about system requirements, pricing and setting you up with an account.