Screened clients, matched to what you do.
Pay only for the ones you take.
Visa Pilot helps migrants understand New Zealand immigration. When someone needs a professional, we send their case to an adviser who handles it. You read it free, and if you accept, the client is yours alone.
No subscription: you pay only for referrals you accept, and your first few are free.
How it works
From enquiry to client in six steps
Nothing to set up after you join. Referrals arrive by email, and everything else is one click.
- 1
A migrant tells us their situation
Through a short chat on visapilot.nz: where they are, their visa, whether they have a job offer or a partner in NZ, their timeline and their language.
- 2
We screen it
Enquiries an adviser can't act on yet are kept out (see below). The person gets our guides and an honest answer instead of a sales call.
- 3
We match it to you
Members who take that visa type see it first, with speakers of the client's language ahead and then the nearest. Firms outside the network only see it if no member has taken it.
- 4
You read the summary, free
One email: first name, where they are, what they told us in their own words, nationality, current visa, timeline and language. No contact details yet.
- 5
You accept in one click
If it fits, accept and pay by card. Your first referrals are free. The enquiry closes to everyone else the moment you accept.
- 6
You both get each other's details
You receive the client's email and phone. They receive your name, firm and contact details, so they know who's calling. From there it's your client.
What you receive
A real case, in the client's own words
Every referral is a short plain email. You can judge in a minute whether it's your kind of case, before paying anything.
- Their situation as they described it
- Where they are now, and their nationality
- Current visa and how soon they need to act
- The language they'd rather speak
Hi Sarah,
Ana is in Hamilton and asked us to find a licensed adviser to help with a partnership visa. Your office is in Hamilton too, so I'm sending this to you first.
“My partner is a NZ citizen and we've lived together for 14 months. My visitor visa ends in March. We have a joint lease but separate bank accounts.”
Nationality: Brazil
Current status: Visitor visa
Timeline: Within 3 months
Prefers to speak: Portuguese
See Ana's contact details
Screening
Enquiries you can act on, not just traffic
Most migrant enquiries online can't become clients yet. We filter before anything reaches you, and tell those people honestly what to do next.
What we send
- •Partners and families of New Zealanders and residents
- •People with a job offer, and employers hiring them
- •Residence applicants, including Green List roles
- •Visa problems: declines, expiring visas, conditions, deportation liability
- •Employers needing accreditation or a job check
What we keep out
- •Job seekers with no offer, unless their job is on Green List Tier 1 or 2
- •Asylum claims from outside New Zealand
- •Repeat enquiries from the same person within 30 days
Why advisers join
Built around how advisers actually win work
One firm per client
No bidding against five other firms. When you accept, nobody else gets that client from us.
Only cases that fit
Matched to the visa types, city and languages you choose. Leave visa types blank to see everything.
Clients expect your call
We email the client your name and firm when you accept, so your first call isn't cold.
People who've done their homework
Many find us through our guides on fees, documents and timelines, so the first meeting starts further along.
Your languages count
A client who prefers Hindi, Mandarin or Samoan is matched to advisers who speak it first.
Members come first
Network members see an enquiry before any outside firm, which only gets it if no member has taken it.
What it costs
Joining is free, with no listing fee or monthly subscription. Your first few accepted referrals are free. After that you pay a fee for each referral you accept, shown before you accept and paid by card. Later referrals are charged to your saved card in one click. If another adviser takes it first, you're refunded.
No contract, no listing fee, no bidding. Reading an enquiry never costs anything.
Working with us
- Two-minute sign-up. We check your licence and activate you within one business day.
- No dashboard to log in to. Referrals come by email; accepting is one click.
- Your card is saved after the first payment, so later referrals are one click.
- After 30 days we ask, in one click, whether they became a client. It helps us send you better matches.
- Busy? Reply to any email to pause. A real person reads it.
Immigration lawyers are welcome
Practising lawyers don't need an IAA licence to give immigration advice, and some cases need one, such as judicial review or an appeal in the courts. Join with the same form. Leave the licence number blank and add your practising certificate and firm to your bio, and we'll check it before activating you.
Questions
What advisers ask us
Do I need to keep a profile or listing up to date?+
No. Visa Pilot is not a directory. Clients never browse advisers: we match each enquiry to the advisers who fit it, using the city, visa types and languages you gave us when you joined.
How many referrals will I get?+
It depends on how many enquiries match what you do. If you take every visa type and speak a second language, you'll see more. We'd rather send you fewer enquiries that fit than many that don't.
Is a referral shared with other advisers?+
Several matching members may see the summary, but only one firm can accept. As soon as you accept, the enquiry closes to everyone else. If someone else accepts while you're paying, you're refunded automatically.
What do I pay?+
Reading an enquiry is free, and you're never obliged to take anyone on. Your first few accepted referrals are free. After that you pay only for the ones you accept, by card, at the price shown before you accept. No subscription.
What if the client doesn't answer?+
Tell us by replying to any of our emails. Clients have asked for help and expect your call, because we email them your name and contact details as soon as you accept, but people do go quiet. It helps us improve who we send enquiries to.
Can immigration lawyers join?+
Yes. Practising lawyers don't need an IAA licence to give immigration advice. Leave the licence field blank and put your practising certificate and firm in your bio, and we'll check it before activating you.
Can I stop or pause?+
Any time. Reply to any of our emails and we'll pause your referrals or remove you. There is no contract.
Ready for your first referral?
Takes two minutes. Tell us where you work, which visas you handle and the languages you speak.
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