How we keep
visa data accurate.

Last reviewed: June 2026

Our promise

Visa Search exists to answer one question accurately: "Can I go there, and what do I need?" Every visa fact — eligibility, fee, processing time, maximum stay, required documents, and common rejection reasons — is verified against an authoritative source and carries an internal verification date so its freshness is provable. If we cannot verify a fact, we mark it unverified or leave it out rather than state a guess.

Where our data comes from

We use the highest available source tier, in this order:

1. Official government immigration & foreign-ministry portalsof the destination country — for example IRCC (Canada), UKVI (United Kingdom), travel.state.gov (United States), the Department of Home Affairs (Australia), the UAE's ICP, national e-visa portals, and Schengen consulates.
2. Official e-visa / visa-on-arrival application portals for fees, processing times and document lists.
3. Reputable airline / IATA-backed entry-requirement tools for cross-checking.
4. Encyclopaedic references (e.g. Wikipedia visa-requirement summaries) for triage only — never as the sole source for a fee or a process.

When sources disagree, the official government portal wins, and we note the discrepancy. Every visa detail page links directly to its official source so you can confirm any data point yourself in under a minute.

How we verify

• Per passport, per destination. Eligibility (visa-free / visa-on-arrival / e-visa / visa required) is verified for the specific combination that actually matters to a traveller — not a one-size-fits-all answer.
• Every fact is dated. We record a verification date for each fact or batch and re-verify on a rolling schedule, and whenever a policy change is reported.
• Volatile rules are dated and flagged. Sanctions, border closures and newly announced measures carry an effective date and are re-checked, because they change quickly.

We check the relationship, not just the visa fields

Accuracy is not only per-field — it is per-relationship. For sensitive country pairs we check the real-world position between the two countries, because a visa rule alone can imply an impossible trip. We review:

• Diplomatic relations and recognition — whether the two states have relations and recognise each other's travel documents.
• Entry bans and passport exclusions — destinations that refuse holders of a particular passport, or passports not valid for a destination.
• Special permit systems — where travel runs on a permit rather than an ordinary visa.
• Sanctions and advisories — restrictions that make travel harder or impossible, each one dated.

Where a pair is genuinely closed, the page says “travel not permitted” rather than “apply for a visa”; where travel is merely restricted, we show a dated, sourced advisory alongside the visa information. Every constraint carries a source and a verification date, so you can see it is researched, not invented.

How we keep it current

• We monitor official portals and credible travel-policy news for changes — new e-visa launches, fee changes, visa-free agreements, suspensions and border measures.
• Material changes are published as dated posts in our Visa Updates section and reflected in the affected pages the same cycle.
• We log every verification batch internally so freshness is auditable, and run automated integrity checks to catch contradictory or impossible country pairs.

Corrections — report an error

We take every correction seriously. If you spot something that doesn't match the official source, please tell us — we re-verify the report against the official portal and correct it promptly, with the change dated.

What we are not

We are not a visa agent, not a government site, and not a substitute for official guidance. We are a technology company that organises public information and always links to the official source. Visa rules change without notice — always confirm with the official government portal before you book or apply. See our full disclaimer.