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# Quick start

## Welcome to the VisaDoc Assessment API

The VisaDoc Assessment API lets you embed **instant, policy-accurate business visa checks** into your own products - booking flows, HR portals, mobility tools, or internal ops dashboards. Send us a trip + traveler profile, and we’ll return a structured assessment: required visa (if any), eligibility, documents, timelines, compliance flags, and clear next steps. Everything is machine-readable, designed for automation.

### What you can build in minutes

* **Pre-trip blockers:** stop bookings that violate visa rules.
* **Self-serve checks for employees/travelers:** show requirements, costs, and timelines before approval.
* **Ops automation:** create tasks for missing documents and track readiness to travel *(coming soon)*.
* **Compliance reporting:** keep an audit trail of sources, decisions, and changes *(coming soon)*.

### How it works (at a glance)

1. **Authenticate** with a Bearer token.
2. **Create an assessment** by posting trip details.
3. **Use the response** to guide the user (visa needed? which type? what’s missing? how long?).

### Support

You’ll find endpoint-level examples in the side menu. If you get stuck, error messages are actionable and include remediation tips—start with authentication and payload validation. Need help beyond that? Reach us at **<developers@visadoc.co.uk>** and mention your **`assessment_id`** or request timestamp.

**Next:** start with **Authentication**, then make your first **CreateAssessment** call.