Mohak Nahta, founder of the e-visa start-up Atlys has revealed his new venture called Skylane. It is a business to government (B2G) digital solution that automates the backend of government visa approval mechanisms.
Skylane solves the inefficiencies in traditional visa approval mechanisms by replacing manual and time-consuming processes with digitised and data-driven systems.
Nahta describes Skylane as a system that enables faster, more efficient processing, moving us closer to a future where visas are approved within hours, not weeks.
Skylane’s parent company Atlys is an online visa processing platform that helps travelers apply for visas to over 150 countries. It offers a range of visa processing options, including instant, within a week, and within a month. It also provides real-time updates on the status of your visa application.
What is Skylane?
Skylane is a technology startup that partners with governments to enable seamless travel across countries. It is a digital solution to the visa approval mechanism that aims to significantly reduce the operational cost and time taken in the visa approval process.
The start-up offers cutting edge technology products that streamline short term travel and immigration related processes for governments, while offering travelers a less hectic experience. It claims to ensure end-to-end encryption, compliance monitoring, regular audits and data minimization for its customers.
Atlys claims to be a cost-effective alternative to traditional visa agents. They also offer an on-time guarantee, which means the customers of the platform get a refund if their visa doesn't arrive on time.
How does Skylane work?
Just like credit score, Skylane’s artificial intelligence (AI) backed system generates the applicant’s structured risk profile for travel. This profile consolidates, curates and verifies applicant identities, authenticated documents, and potential flags, offering consular officers a clear and data-backed assessment.
The start-up facilitates paperless visas linked directly to passport numbers and biometrics, which eliminates physical documentation marking a shift to digital processing.
“With Skylane, we’re not just simplifying visa applications for travellers but fundamentally rethinking visa infrastructure for governments”, Nahta said.
Skylane didn’t reveal any details about the countries it is working with. But Nahta said that several governments are already piloting Skylane, which shows its potential to meet growing global travel demands without compromising accuracy or security.
Skylane aims to process over 100 million visas in the next five years.
