Document status

Standards and controlled documents

WIMA currently publishes website policies, methods, data releases and download manifests. It has not adopted professional standards for members or practitioners.

Publisher: World Investment Migration Association. The source register, publication artefacts and checksums are available through the controlled-document register.

Authority boundary

WIMA is a private Swiss association. It is not a government or occupational regulator. The proposed catalogue below creates no licence, accreditation, duty or disciplinary power.

Current publications

Public documents that can be verified now

These 12 records identify material already published on this website. “Current” refers to the named document or release, not to a professional standard.

data release

Current

Passport mobility release community-2026-06-14-r1

A fixed 199-passport by 199-destination community-derived mobility dataset with 39,402 non-self outcomes.

ID
community-2026-06-14-r1
Version
community-2026-06-14-r1
Published
2 October 2026

policy

Current

Corrections policy

Receipt, assessment, classification and publication of corrections to public WIMA material.

ID
WIMA-COR
Version
1.0
Published
2 October 2026

method

Current

Editorial method

Evidence, claims, human review, versioning and corrections across WIMA's public information products.

ID
WIMA-EDM
Version
1.0
Published
2 October 2026

download manifest

Current

Mobility release download manifest

File names, formats, sizes and SHA-256 checksums for mobility release community-2026-06-14-r1.

ID
WIMA-MOB-MANIFEST-community-2026-06-14-r1
Version
community-2026-06-14-r1
Published
2 October 2026

method

Current

Mobility methodology

Source conversion, scoring, tied ranks, quality controls and limitations for the passport mobility release.

ID
WIMA-MOB-METHOD
Version
1.0.0
Published
2 October 2026

data release

Current

Policy database release WIMA-POL-2026-10-02

Twelve reviewed route records across ten jurisdictions, frozen at the release cut-off.

ID
WIMA-POL-2026-10-02
Version
2026.10.02
Published
2 October 2026

download manifest

Current

Policy release checksum manifest

SHA-256 checksums for the public files in policy release WIMA-POL-2026-10-02.

ID
WIMA-POL-MANIFEST-2026-10-02
Version
2026.10.02
Published
2 October 2026

method

Current

Policy database methodology

Selection, source hierarchy, verification, status fields, review and versioning for WIMA policy records.

ID
WIMA-POL-METHOD
Version
policy-method-1.0
Published
2 October 2026

accessibility statement

Current

Accessibility statement

Accessibility approach, current checks, known limits and feedback route for the public website.

ID
WIMA-WEB-ACCESSIBILITY
Version
1.0
Published
2 October 2026

cookie notice

Current

Cookie notice

Cookies and browser storage used by the present public website.

ID
WIMA-WEB-COOKIES
Version
1.0
Published
2 October 2026

privacy notice

Current

Website privacy notice

Personal-data processing on the present public website.

ID
WIMA-WEB-PRIVACY
Version
1.0
Published
2 October 2026

website terms

Current

Website terms

Use of WIMA's public website, public information, external links and versioned materials.

ID
WIMA-WEB-TERMS
Version
1.0
Published
2 October 2026

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Development catalogue

Proposed professional standards

Every item in this development catalogue is proposed and unapproved. None is an operative professional standard, membership rule or basis for discipline.

Proposed, unapproved documents and the gate each would need to pass
Working referenceProposed titleClassPublication gate
GOV-002 Membership Regulations regulation Articles authority, Swiss legal review and formal adoption
GOV-003 Conflicts, Independence and Recusal Rules rule Governance authority, role design and formal adoption
CON-001 Code of Professional Conduct code Approved membership scheme, consultation, legal review and formal adoption
CON-002 Client Engagement and Service Standard standard Activity-scope review, consultation and formal adoption
CON-003 Conflicts, Referrals and Remuneration Standard standard Legal review, consultation and formal adoption
CON-004 Marketing, Titles and Public Claims Standard standard Approved designations, consultation and formal adoption
DD-001 Integrity Due Diligence, Financial Crime and Sanctions Standard standard Specialist legal review, consultation and formal adoption
DAT-001 Confidentiality, Data and Record Stewardship Standard standard Privacy review, consultation and formal adoption
CLI-001 Client Money and Asset Safeguarding Standard standard Financial and regulatory review, consultation and formal adoption
CPD-001 Continuing Professional Development Rules rule Approved categories and renewal model, consultation and formal adoption
CMP-001 Complaints Rules rule Staffed process, privacy review, legal review and formal adoption
DIS-001 Disciplinary Rules and Sanctions Policy rule Articles authority, independent process, Swiss legal review and formal adoption
APP-001 Review and Appeals Rules rule Independent process, statutory-deadline review and formal adoption
REG-001 Public Register and Credential Verification Policy policy Lawful-basis decision, privacy review, tested revocation and formal adoption
PRI-001 Applicant, Member and Affiliate Privacy Notice notice Actual processing design, controller approval and legal review
PRI-002 Complaints and Discipline Privacy Notice notice Actual process design, controller approval and legal review
DOC-001 Document Control, Correction and Versioning Rules rule Governance authority and formal adoption
MRK-001 WIMA Mark and Designation Use Rules rule Approved designations, legal review and formal adoption

What publication would require

A proposed item would need a lawful approval route, defined scope, evidence, legal and privacy review where relevant, consultation, recorded approval, an immutable version and an effective date. Until then, its working reference is not a document identifier for an operative standard.

Read the development and version-control process