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What we've shipped, and what we've said about it
Product launches, coverage expansions and the occasional post-mortem. If a number appears here, you can find the working behind it in Transparency.
Announcements
Press releases
Newest first. Each release links to the underlying data where we have it.
abizon adds 22 African destinations to instant e-Visa coverage
12 Jul 2026Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia and 19 others move to same-week delivery, bringing total coverage to 155 destinations.
Rejection Recovery programme opens
28 Jun 2026Applications refiled through the programme after an initial refusal carry no additional service cost.
Schengen appointment capture goes live across 15 Indian missions
03 Jun 2026Automated slot monitoring cuts average wait from 47 days to 9 for France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland.
abizon publishes its first Fee Change Audit
19 May 2026A public, permanent log of every government fee movement we observe, with the date we detected it and the date we passed it on.
Dubai operations centre opens at Burjuman
07 Apr 2026A 40-person filing and escalation team now covers GCC lanes on local hours, including weekend consular windows.
On-time delivery guarantee extended to sticker visas
22 Feb 2026The money-back guarantee that covered e-Visas now applies to consulate-filed sticker visas in 31 destinations.
In the press
Selected coverage
The startups untangling the visa queue
Financial TimesA look at how document automation is changing consular filing in South Asia.
What happens when your visa is late and someone owes you money
Condé Nast TravellerOn-time guarantees and what they actually cover.
India's outbound travel boom needs better rails
MintAnalysis of visa infrastructure as a constraint on outbound tourism growth.
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