Deel: Create an immigration case — request body — body data case type: BUSINESS VISA

Create an immigration case: request body, field body / data / case_type: BUSINESS_VISA. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-27.

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create an immigration case — request body — body / data / case_type: BUSINESS VISA

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
`$`	object	Root
`case_type`	string	Required within parent	The type of immigration case to be created. Determines the workflow and requirements One of: BUSINESS_VISA
`contract_id`	string	Optional	The contract object identifier. If not provided, team_id is required and employee_details must include first_name, last_name, and email. Maximum length: 20
`country_code`	string	Required within parent	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code where the immigration case needs to be processed Maximum length: 2
`employee_details`	Model	Required within parent	Expand Create an immigration case — request body — body / data / case_type: BUSINESS VISA employee details Employee information. Citizenships and residence attributes are always required for business visa cases. The remaining fields are only required when no contract_id is present.
`entity_id`	string	Optional	The unique identifier of the entity sponsoring the visa. Required for sponsored visa applications Format: uuid
`team_id`	string	Optional	The id of the team for which the employee will be added to. Required if contract_id is not provided Format: uuid
`travel_information`	Model	Required within parent	Expand Create an immigration case — request body — body / data / case_type: BUSINESS VISA travel information Travel details for the business visa
`visa_type_id`	string	Required within parent	The id of visa type that is being applied for. Identifies the type of the visa Format: uuid