SotaTek Korea, a global IT services company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Whatcon, the developer of PassPlanner, an AI-powered visa documentation and foreign residency administration platform.

The partnership aims to simplify complex visa application and immigration administration processes using AI and digital technologies, enabling companies and foreign professionals to manage residency procedures more efficiently.

By combining Whatcon’s AI-based visa documentation platform with SotaTek’s expertise in AI, blockchain, and digital platform development, the two companies plan to accelerate the digital transformation of immigration administration services.

The Growing Challenge of Foreign Residency Administration for Global Companies

As global talent mobility continues to increase, companies are required to handle a wide range of immigration-related administrative tasks, including:

• Visa application preparation
• Residency status changes
• Immigration document management
• Administrative coordination with government agencies

However, these processes are often complex, document-heavy, and time-consuming, creating significant operational burdens for both employers and foreign employees.

Common challenges include:

• Complex visa documentation requirements
• Limited understanding of immigration procedures
• Increasing administrative workload for HR teams managing foreign employees
• Coordination with multiple government institutions

These challenges are driving the demand for AI-powered platforms that can automate visa documentation and streamline immigration administration.

PassPlanner: An AI-Powered Visa Documentation Platform

Whatcon is a technology company focused on simplifying administrative procedures for foreigners through AI-driven digital platforms.

Its flagship solution, PassPlanner, is an AI-powered visa documentation and residency administration platform designed to help individuals and companies manage immigration processes more efficiently.

Key capabilities of PassPlanner include:

• AI-assisted visa application document preparation
• Simplified residency administration document management
• Support for corporate foreign workforce administration
• Fully digitalized immigration service workflows

Through AI automation, the platform helps users reduce paperwork, minimize errors, and accelerate visa application processes.

Key Areas of Collaboration Between SotaTek Korea and Whatcon

Through this strategic MoU, the two companies plan to collaborate across several key areas to strengthen the development and adoption of AI-powered immigration administration services.

The main areas of cooperation include:

• Utilizing PassPlanner to support residency administration for SotaTek employees in Korea
• Leveraging PassPlanner’s SaaS platform and API integration capabilities
• Jointly conducting a Proof of Concept (PoC) for PassPlanner in the Vietnamese market
• Exploring additional collaboration opportunities to enhance digital immigration administration services

In particular, the PoC initiative in Vietnam is expected to play an important role in validating the global scalability of digital immigration service platforms, while opening opportunities for further international expansion.

Enhancing Visa Applications with AI and Blockchain

In many countries, visa applications and immigration administration procedures are still handled through manual and document-heavy processes. These outdated systems often lead to inefficiencies, delays, and administrative burdens for both organizations and individuals.

To address these challenges, PassPlanner leverages AI and blockchain technologies to provide a secure and efficient digital visa application platform.

Through this collaboration, SotaTek’s expertise in AI, blockchain, and digital platform development is expected to play a key role in supporting the technical advancement and global expansion of the PassPlanner platform.

1. Visa DX Automation: Digital Transformation of Visa Administration

PassPlanner digitalizes traditionally complex and manual visa procedures through Visa DX (Digital Transformation) Automation.

By transforming immigration administration into a fully digital workflow, the platform enables:

• Simplified online visa application processes
• Reduced administrative workload for companies and HR teams
• Faster preparation and submission of required documents

As a result, both foreign professionals and organizations can complete visa procedures more efficiently while minimizing repetitive administrative tasks.

2. AI Auto Application: AI-Powered Visa Application Automation

PassPlanner’s AI Auto Application feature automatically analyzes user information to generate visa application forms and supporting documentation.

This AI-powered automation helps users:

• Reduce errors in complex document preparation
• Accelerate visa application processing
• Simplify administrative workflows

By automating documentation tasks, users can complete visa applications faster and with greater accuracy.

3. AI Visa Fit Analysis: Predicting Visa Approval Probability

PassPlanner also provides AI-driven visa suitability analysis, comparing a user’s profile with visa requirements to generate a Visa Fit Score.

This intelligent analysis helps applicants:

• Identify the most suitable visa type for their situation
• Improve application readiness
• Avoid unnecessary or unsuitable visa submissions

Ultimately, the feature helps users make more informed decisions before starting the visa application process.

4. Blockchain & DID Security: Secure Digital Identity and Document Protection

PassPlanner utilizes blockchain technology and Decentralized Identity (DID) to ensure secure management of user identity and immigration documents.

Key security capabilities include:

• Secure storage of visa-related documents and certificates in blockchain-based digital wallets
• DID-based identity verification to strengthen authentication
• Protection against data tampering and document forgery

These technologies ensure both data security and trust, which are essential in handling sensitive personal information in visa and immigration processes.

SotaTek’s Expertise in AI and Blockchain Technologies

SotaTek is a global IT services company with extensive experience delivering projects across multiple advanced technology domains, including:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Blockchain and Web3 technologies
• Enterprise system development
• Digital transformation platforms

With strong capabilities in AI-powered data analysis, automation solutions, and blockchain platform development, SotaTek supports businesses in accelerating their digital transformation journeys.

About SotaTek

Founded in 2015, SotaTek is a global IT services company providing a wide range of technology solutions, including AI, SAP, Web2–Web3 development, and enterprise system development.

The company has successfully delivered projects for clients in over 25 countries and operates multiple international offices, including a growing presence in South Korea.

Driving the Future of Digital Immigration Services

The partnership between SotaTek Korea and Whatcon represents an important step toward modernizing immigration administration through technology.

By combining advanced IT expertise with digital administrative platforms, both companies aim to accelerate the digital transformation of visa and residency services, making immigration procedures more efficient and accessible.

Moving forward, the two companies will continue to strengthen their collaboration based on mutual trust, while exploring new opportunities to innovate foreign residency services and expand digital immigration platforms globally.

Through this partnership, SotaTek will contribute to the technical expansion and global scalability of the PassPlanner platform, while jointly driving innovation in digital immigration and residency administration services.