The smartest path to
visas, mobility and global talent.
Next Border connects people, companies and governments through Will, our AI specialized in international mobility. We simplify visa processes, help companies find qualified talent, and let professionals build intelligent profiles to be discovered by employers anywhere in the world.
Meet Will
The intelligence that guides
your whole journey.
Will is Next Border's AI specialized in international mobility, immigration, global recruitment and compliance. It helps people build intelligent CVs, identifies the most suitable visa, automates processes and prepares applications. For companies, it acts as a strategic recruitment assistant, helping to find, analyze and select qualified talent anywhere in the world.
Visa journey
What's your goal?
Tell us where you're coming from and where you want to go. Will runs a short conversation and opens the right specialized journey for you.
What's the destination of your next international journey?
Find the right visa for your goal. Will identifies the best option for your profile - D7 (retirees and passive income), D8 (Digital Nomad), D2 (entrepreneurs), Study Visa, Work Visa and other categories - and follows the whole process, from analyzing your case to intelligently filling in the forms and required documentation.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER - JOBS
The smartest path between your talent and your next opportunity.
Will is Next Border's AI specialized in careers, recruitment and international mobility. It helps turn your experience into real opportunities - building an intelligent professional profile, structuring your CV in the Europass standard, identifying internationally valued skills and guiding every step to increase your visibility with companies anywhere in the world.
Available 24 hours a day, Will follows your entire professional growth and helps you position yourself for the best opportunities in the global market.
From your first CV to your next contract, Will is by your side at every step of your professional journey.
SOLUTIONS FOR COMPANIES - HR
Find global talent.
Hire with Artificial Intelligence and legal security.
Next Border helps companies find, assess and hire qualified talent anywhere in the world. Will, our specialized AI, identifies the most compatible professionals for each role, analyzes skills, supports selection and, when needed, follows the entire international mobility and migration compliance process.
From professionals already residing in the European Union to candidates who need a visa, everything happens on a single intelligent platform.
Every talent available on the platform is mandatorily validated through identity, biometrics, geolocation and document verification before joining the candidate base - giving companies greater trust, authenticity and security throughout the recruitment process.
Authority
A reference in Global Mobility
and AI applied to immigration.
A reference in immigration, LegalTech and Global Mobility, Wilson leads the building of Next Border's infrastructure - combining legal backing with applied Artificial Intelligence.
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Every journey has a name.
Tanaka's story is one of them - and represents thousands of professionals who found in Next Border the path to cross borders.
About Next Border
The intelligent infrastructure that connects talent, mobility and global opportunities.
Next Border is the intelligent platform that unites international mobility, global recruitment and Artificial Intelligence in a single digital infrastructure. Through Will, we connect people, companies and governments to simplify visas, find talent, support international hiring and turn global mobility into a simpler, safer and smarter experience.
Trust is part of the platform's architecture. That's why every user goes through mandatory identity validation, biometrics, geolocation and document verification before joining the Next Border ecosystem. This process protects users' data, reduces fraud and gives companies access to a talent base made up exclusively of real, verified profiles.
Frequently asked questions
Questions, answered.
What does Next Border do?
Next Border is an Artificial Intelligence platform for international mobility. Will, our specialized AI, identifies the Portuguese visa that fits your profile, prepares the required forms and documents, and follows the process through to submission. We also connect professionals to verified job opportunities in Portugal and help companies hire international talent with legal certainty.
Which Portuguese visas does Next Border handle?
We cover the main Portuguese long-stay national visas: D1 (subordinate work), D2 (teaching and research), D3 (highly qualified activity), D4 (study), D6 (family reunification and family accompaniment), D7 (own income, for retirees and people with passive income), D8 (digital nomad, for remote work) and BV5 (entrepreneurs and investors). You do not need to know the visa code beforehand. Will identifies the right one from a short conversation about your profile.
Who is Will?
Will is Next Border's Artificial Intelligence, specialized in international mobility, immigration, global recruitment and compliance. The name is a tribute to the company's founder, Wilson Bicalho, an immigration attorney. Will applies the experience he built in immigration law through Artificial Intelligence. It is available 24/7, helps people build intelligent CVs, identifies the most suitable visa, automates processes and prepares applications. For companies, it acts as a strategic recruitment assistant that helps find, analyze and select qualified talent anywhere in the world.
I want to work in Portugal. How does Next Border help?
Send your CV in any language and our AI converts it into the European Europass format in European Portuguese. Your profile then becomes visible to verified Portuguese companies. Every candidate goes through mandatory identity validation (biometrics, geolocation and document verification) before publication, so companies only see real, verified profiles.
Is Next Border a law firm?
No. Next Border is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation. It provides AI-powered immigration guidance and document preparation validated by licensed attorneys. The platform was founded by Wilson Bicalho, an immigration attorney registered with the bar associations of both Brazil and Portugal, and that legal grounding is built into every step of the process.
Where is Next Border based?
Next Border is a Portuguese company headquartered in Covilhã, Portugal, and was recognized as a Top 10 Portuguese startup by EU-Startups.
