Built by a Founder Who Has Done This. Not by Consultants Who Have Read About It.
Build-to-Visa was founded by a team of serial founders who have personally navigated startup visa programs across multiple countries.
This is not a consulting practice built from textbooks. It is a system built from lived experience, real applications, real evaluation panels, and real approvals.
This isn’t theory, and it isn’t outsourced. It’s built from real applications, real approvals, and real evaluation criteria.
Everything you see here comes from doing the work, not interpreting it.
Used by professionals building real startup visa applications across multiple countries.
The Gap We Fill
Most people assume one of these paths will get them there. They don't. Here is what our founding team discovered after years of building startups and securing founder visas: the global mobility ecosystem has a massive hole in the middle.
Lawyers handle legal filings but do not build business cases.
Relocation agencies handle logistics but do not prepare founder narratives.
MBA programs teach theory but do not create real routes to international entrepreneurship.
Nobody was doing the actual work that determines whether a startup visa gets approved: building the business substance.
So we built Build-to-Visa to do the one thing none of them do: connect your profile, your business, and your application into one coherent case.
What We Believe
Everything we do is built around one simple idea:
“Mobility should be earned through entrepreneurship, not bought through expensive programs with uncertain outcomes.”
“The startup visa is one of the most accessible and dignified pathways to international mobility available today. It rewards initiative, ambition, and the willingness to create value in a host country.”
“If you already have an entrepreneurial mindset, we help you channel it into a successful application. If you are not yet an entrepreneur but have the talent, we help you become one.”
Hands-On Experience, Not Theory
These are not markets we've studied. These are markets we've worked in.
Each of these required building a real company proposition, preparing real dossiers, satisfying real evaluation panels, and meeting real compliance requirements.
Each required building a real case, not just understanding the rules.
We operate in four languages: English, French, Arabic, and Farsi. Serving markets that most English-only services completely ignore.
We’ve seen what gets approved, and what gets rejected.
What We Are Not
This is important, because most confusion in this space comes from blurred roles.
We are not a law firm. We do not file applications or give legal advice.
We are not a relocation agency. We do not book flights or find apartments.
We are not a guarantee service. No one can ethically guarantee a visa.
We are not an MBA program. Our MBA Alternative Builder Program is venture-building, not classroom education.
We are not passive. Every engagement involves active, hands-on strategic work personalized to your profile.
If you're looking for any of the above, we're not the right fit. And that's intentional.
This is the question most people ask first.
Frequently Asked Questions
A team of serial founders with hands-on startup visa experience across France, the UK, Spain, Portugal, Lithuania, and Thailand. They built this because they saw the gap firsthand.
Eight active destinations: Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. Plus familiarity with Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands.
No. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. We build the strategic business substance that makes visa applications defensible.
English, French, Farsi and Arabic. Four languages serving markets that most mobility services ignore.
We are a fully remote team, so please feel free to reach out via email. However, if you are in Vancouver, British Columbia you are welcome to visit our office at 997 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M1. If you plan to stop by, please let us know in advance so a member of our team can be there to meet you.
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Build-to-Visa provides non-legal strategic preparation and dossier support for founder visa routes. We do not provide legal advice, legal representation, or handle legal filings. Outcomes depend on evaluation panels, policy conditions, and client execution.