By Elizabeth Osayande

A Canadian registered company, SettleQuick, has launched a one-stop-shop immigration solutions venture, tailored to solve travel-related challenges for new immigrants globally by uniting verified immigrants and reliable service providers.

Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, co-founder and CEO, of SettleQuick, Dr. Sunday Olorunsheyi, alongside other co-founders, noted the outfit already launched in Canada, last week, was tailored to provide comprehensive services for the unique needs of each client.

According to Olorunsheyi, the desire to address travel-related difficulties stemmed from his experience living abroad, as taking the bold step of migrating to a new country usually comes with many uncertainties.

Speaking on the issue of trust, Olurunsheyi said: “Migrating for work or study can be frustrating even when you think you have prepared hard; 

“There are so many challenges ahead which you might not be aware of. Lack of total trust between the immigrant and members of the local community is the center of all the challenges that immigrants face when they arrive in a new country.

“An indigenous house owner would naturally be skeptical about letting a stranger stay in their house, but that is where we come in. Settle Quick is designed to bridge the trust gap between immigrants and the host community by ensuring that immigrants are verified of their criminal history and financial status to be accepted by the host.”

Speaking on the startup’s business model, co-founder, and COO, Wisdom Ezekiel, noted that the team had partnered with trusted and verified service providers who were expected to make travelling and resettlement seamless for onboarded subscribers and users.

He said: “We are very pragmatic in our approach. We have engaged some of the best hands in the industry as partners. We are literally on a mission to end travel scams globally.

“Our users can sign up on our platform and go to bed with their two eyes closed. We have studied the system and identified where many competitors are failing, especially in the aspect of trust. We take the pain to verify partners so that any travel agent engaged by our users on the platform can be trusted without fright.”

Ezekiel also mentioned that the brand’s vision was beyond Canada, that the South American state was only a pilot as they hope to help immigrants globally to achieve seamless settlement in any country of the world.

The CTO, Mr. Ademuyiwa Adetunji stated that the team was building a formidable one-stop marketplace for all immigration and tourism support services. He said SettleQuick is aggregating service providers and connecting them to users through a tech-driven integrated network.

“Some of the services obtainable on the platform include those relating to securing both temporary and permanent accommodation, study consultation, local employment, automobiles, and credit reference.

“Our mission is clear; to make the transition to any country in the world as smooth as possible for both tourists and immigrants,” Adetunji added.

Also present at the conference were prospective clients of the brand, the SettleQuick team; representatives of various media platforms, as well as Mr. Tom Oluwole, the CSO of the company, who joined in virtually.