Editorial policy

Every figure is verified against the programme’s official government source on the day the page is written, and dated. Professional and press sources are used only to corroborate, never alone for a number.

Where official sources and practice diverge — for example an announced processing time versus the observed one — we publish both, attributed. Where sources genuinely conflict, we set out each position and say what is unresolved rather than pick the convenient answer.

We never promise approval, timing, or a result. Recommendations are always conditional on your situation. We do not use artificial urgency or unsupported superlatives.

Rules change; we re-verify the ten core jurisdictions on a schedule and correct pages when official sources move. Material corrections carry a new verification date.