A documentary audit
in three stages.
GateScore is not a visa filing service and does not provide legal advice. We read the file you have today and tell you what an embassy case officer would catch.
File intake
You answer a structured set of questions about your file, financial profile, identity documents, sponsor letters, academic records, accommodation arrangements, travel history.
The intake adapts to your visa type and destination. Student visa applicants get questions about institution offer letters and CAS/I-20 numbers. Work visa applicants get questions about employer sponsorship and skill certificates. Visit visa applicants get questions about ties to home country and trip purpose evidence.
Rule check
Each answer is checked against the documentary rule pack for your destination. Our rule packs are derived from published embassy guidance and updated as policies change.
Example rules: UKVI requires bank statements showing funds held for 28 consecutive days. US DS-160 forms must be consistent with supporting documents. Schengen visit visas require demonstrated intent to return. Australian student visas (subclass 500) require Genuine Temporary Entrant evidence. The rule check identifies which rules apply and whether your answers satisfy each one.
Scored report
You receive a scored report (out of 92) with each flagged issue categorized by severity, plus a specific remediation step for each.
Severity tiers: Critical (refusal-grade), High (likely refusal), Moderate (weakens application), Minor (small improvement). The report also includes a 90-day verification certificate with a unique ID, plus, depending on tier, a side-by-side comparison against alternative destinations.
Embassy-aligned rule packs
Each destination has its own rule pack, maintained against published government guidance. Coverage spans 105 destinations and 575 corridor packs across student, work, visit, family, business and more, every one verified against its official source. A few sample packs are shown below.
United Kingdom
47 documentary rules- •28-day fund maintenance
- •CAS letter timing
- •ATAS clearance for STEM
United States
52 documentary rules- •DS-160 / I-20 consistency
- •Funds: tuition + 1 year living costs
- •SEVIS I-901 receipt
Canada
44 documentary rules- •Provincial attestation letter
- •GIC for first year
- •Designated Learning Institution
Australia
39 documentary rules- •Genuine Temporary Entrant
- •OSHC health cover
- •Subclass-specific evidence
How a score is built
Every file starts at 92. Each flag deducts points by severity. The minimum is 18, we never assign a zero, because no file is truly "zero".
Refusal-grade issue. Application will almost certainly be refused.
Strongly weakens application. Refusal probable without remediation.
Documentary gap. Worth fixing before submission.
Small improvement opportunity. Not blocking.
Score bands: 80-92 Strong, 65-79 Acceptable, 50-64 Borderline, 18-49 Refusal-prone. Scores reflect documentary preparedness only, they do not predict the discretionary judgement of an individual case officer.