IAvisa
Web and SaaS
travel visa information
SHOW HN2019
96points
97comments
#498of 2,195 in 2019
Top 23%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 47 critical, out of 63 comments about the project. Thread score -0.73.
Execution: 0 for, 33 againstIdea: 1 for, 8 againstDesign: 0 for, 5 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean idea that fills a gap for quick visa overview
From 2 comments
The site seems to aim at providing a quick and easy way of accessing this information that is lower reliability than say, going and looking for each bit of info yourself. So I…
4ntonius8lock on HNSmall usability tip: When you specify your source/destination country and submit the form, the countries you entered should ideally still be in the form on the results page. As…
adrianmsmith on HN
Objections
Factual errors in country pages such as currency, capitals and driving side
From 4 comments
It says "Amsterdam is the mail city of Netherlands" and "Currency: Dutch guilder". I wouldn't trust a website with such low quality text and information, especially not for…
steffann on HNData pretty badly wrong. Finnish currency was correct maybe 20 years ago.
pyryt on HNOn the US page, it says they drive on the left when they actually drive on the right. https://iavisa.com/united-states/
wingworks on HNUh, it says people drive on the left side in the United States. Also, there's some weird caching artifact. When I repeat the search for a different pair of countries, it takes me…
aloknnikhil on HN
Text quality and search/replace bugs in copy
From 4 comments
I will submit my user story as an attempt to offer feedback on the site. I live in the United States and am traveling to Mexico next week. I put in from: United States to:…
notafraudster on HNThere's some search/replace issues in the text. For example, it seems 'us' was replaced with 'United States' which results in India's visa info having this sort of text: "You…
marcinzm on HNYour copy could use work: https://iavisa.com/fast-united-states-visa-for-australia-citizens > In order to United Statese
thejosh on HNCool site. However, I found that it seems to search/replace "us" with "United States" in certain places where it's not expected, e.g.: "A bUnited Statesiness visa requires an…
hsson on HN
Better sources already exist such as Timatic and traveldoc
From 3 comments
Maybe the OP or the makers of this website don't know, but there is a definitive source of visa, passport, and transit permission info that the IATA already publishes to help…
supernova87a on HNFor anyone who is actually looking for this information, here is a site that Airlines use: https://www.traveldoc.aero You can input your Origin and Destination, Passport info and…
ulfw on HNWhat's your source of truth? Ideally it would be Timatic. Also a good disclaimer to add is that this concerns visa for short visits.
raverbashing on HN
Site is slow and the UX is poor
From 3 comments
Can’t use their contact form - it’s just not working, so posting it here: Hey there, Tested your website - putting travel from Ukraine to Switzerland and Germany and your website…
leshkanyc on HNIn addition to the many problems pointed out by others: 1. When I click on a country name, I see country information and have to click on a tab to see visa information. Poor user…
deepspace on HNSmall usability tip: When you specify your source/destination country and submit the form, the countries you entered should ideally still be in the form on the results page. As…
adrianmsmith on HN
Requests
Link to official sources for verification
From 2 comments
I mean, "this site should not exist" is being a little harsh, don't you think? Yes misinformation is dangerous, but the author certainly could link to airline sites, the official…
inimino on HNThe site seems to aim at providing a quick and easy way of accessing this information that is lower reliability than say, going and looking for each bit of info yourself. So I…
4ntonius8lock on HN
Add disclaimers about accuracy and short-visit scope
From 2 comments
The site seems to aim at providing a quick and easy way of accessing this information that is lower reliability than say, going and looking for each bit of info yourself. So I…
4ntonius8lock on HNWhat's your source of truth? Ideally it would be Timatic. Also a good disclaimer to add is that this concerns visa for short visits.
raverbashing on HN
Add Hong Kong and Taiwan as options
From 2 comments
Yet another issue: Hong Kong and Taiwan are not listed as options. No matter what your political views are about the situation, the fact is that they have separate visa rules…
United857 on HNWhy there isn't Taiwan(R.O.C) in the country list? I can't find it even in the web page source code.
mshockwave on HN
Keep the searched countries in the form on results
From 1 comment
Small usability tip: When you specify your source/destination country and submit the form, the countries you entered should ideally still be in the form on the results page. As…
adrianmsmith on HN
Questions
What is the data source?
From 2 comments
what's your data source? if it's not timatic, how do you guarantee it's accuracy? or is accuracy not this "product"'s main concern?
fishywang on HNWhat's your source of truth? Ideally it would be Timatic. Also a good disclaimer to add is that this concerns visa for short visits.
raverbashing on HN
Alternatives named
Timatic (IATA)
From 2 comments
Maybe the OP or the makers of this website don't know, but there is a definitive source of visa, passport, and transit permission info that the IATA already publishes to help…
supernova87a on HNWhat's your source of truth? Ideally it would be Timatic. Also a good disclaimer to add is that this concerns visa for short visits.
raverbashing on HN
traveldoc.aero
From 1 comment
For anyone who is actually looking for this information, here is a site that Airlines use: https://www.traveldoc.aero You can input your Origin and Destination, Passport info and…
ulfw on HN
visalist.io
From 1 comment
Alternative: https://visalist.io/
maybeiambatman on HN
viselio.com
From 2 comments
Interesting overview of requirements. I use https://www.viselio.com/. They take it a step further and offer a fully automated visa application form. Just enter the country you…
alexxxyz on HNNice overview. I use https://www.viselio.com. They take it a step further and offer a fully automated visa application form.
alexxxyz on HN