Cultural Exchange
How it Works

VisaMate is an online service that connects its members to a global community of hosts and travelers seeking a short-term place to stay, visa invite letters, visa sponsorship, or local guides. Use the platform to find your visamate: a friend from overseas, an acquaintance, a host family, a sponsor, a potential employer, or a fellow exchange traveler. VisaMate is a global community and network of people from more than 150 countries who share their life, their world, their journey, their capabilities, their opportunities, and their connections with fellow visamates by willingly sharing in profound and meaningful ways that ultimately make travel a truly social experience.

The Concept

Scenario #1: You are from ‘Country A’ and you’ve always wanted to travel to ‘Country B’ for a short stay. Sounds great. You’ve your travel passport handy, yes, but there are some stumbling blocks: you presently don’t have a friend or host family abroad whom you can visit; a visitor visa invitation letter or an affidavit of support is required at the embassy to process your visa; you could also be a budget traveler and need an overseas friend to offer you accommodation.

Scenario #2: You are a citizen or permanent resident of ‘Country B’. You are altruistic and you’ve over the years had an intrinsic desire to travel to ‘Country A’ for holiday, volunteer, safari, or cultural exchange. Perhaps you’ve thought of hosting an individual from overseas in your home… or may be you’re planning to hire an international talent in your company to bolster diversity. Kind gestures, however, it could also be true that you currently don’t have a connection or local guide abroad!

The Possibility

Now imagine having visamates spread across various countries in the world. Imagine arriving in a city like Sydney or Mumbai and someone is already waiting for you. Imagine that instead of going to eat at the place recommended by the guidebook, someone shows you their favorite restaurant. Imagine the experience of staying as a personal guest of your new friend or host family rather than sleeping in an impersonal hotel room. Imagine your new buddy mailing you an invitation letter or an affidavit of support. Imagine you are aboard a plane to go volunteer or work abroad. Also, imagine having a private guide residing in your travel destination abroad. Further, imagine the international exposure, budget travel savings, cultural exchanges, awesome experiences, and long-term friendships!

VisaMate makes it possible.

We Are a Bridge

Four Easy Steps

Step 1: Register or Login

Signup on the platform so you can connect with other visamates: hosts, guests, friends, penpals and more. Activate and upgrade your account to VIP status to get full access to contact information of members listed.

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Step 2: Find a Visamate

Browse profiles of visamates, find your ideal match, communicate, and explore areas of mutual assistance: hosting, accommodation, tour guide, activities, etc.Browse profiles »

Step 3: Apply For Visa

Depending on your target country, an invitation letter may be required for the purpose of visitor visa issuance. Please ask your visamate if they can send you one.Learn more »

Step 4: Travel & Meet

Travel to your target destination to meet for the first with your international friend or family. Live up to the expectations of your host and enjoy your cultural exchange.Etiquette »

Become Part of Something Great!

Millions of people from all walks of life have committed themselves to the noble idea of breaking cross-cultural walls. By foregoing all divisions of geographical, religious, or political beliefs, like-minded visamates strive to form a planet where all people, in all places, can live in mutual understanding while fostering global peace.

Beneficial Exchanges

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