Editorial standards

Start with the scope

The passport-index snapshot behind the broad matrix was last updated in January 2025 and is historical data, not a live guarantee of current entry rules. A matrix result may still be useful, but it remains unverified at the passport-destination level until evidence for that route is reviewed.

A linked government page can support background about a destination without addressing every nationality. Destination-level source mapping is not pair verification and does not prove each passport row shown beside it.

What qualifies as verified

We call a specific claim verified only after checking its governing source and recording the date, traveler scope, and value reviewed. The label stays attached to that claim. It does not automatically extend to another passport, travel purpose, document type, validity rule, fee, or processing time.

Pair pages stay out of the search index until pair-level evidence meets that bar. A destination source link may be shown as context on a noindex pair page, but the page must state that the route has not been independently verified.

Governing source hierarchy

When sources conflict, we use the following order of precedence:

1. Government website of the destination country — the immigration ministry, border agency, or equivalent official portal that governs the claim.
2. Official embassy or consulate pages of the destination country that address the relevant passport or traveler group.
3. Authoritative supranational regulations — for example, a consolidated EU regulation where it governs the rule.
4. Official travel advisories from the passport country's foreign ministry, generally as supporting context.
5. Primary policy announcements used cautiously for recent changes while the governing page is updated.

Wikipedia, travel blogs, aggregators, and visa agencies are not governing evidence and cannot support a verified label. They may be used only to locate a primary source or identify a lead for further review.

Destination mapping and review dates

A destination may have a mapped source and a source-review date. Those fields describe the destination source record; they do not say that every passport row was checked on that date. We aim to revisit mapped sources on a rolling 90-day cycle, but that aim is not proof that every pair is current.

Corrections policy

• We change only the claim and traveler scope supported by the evidence.
• We record the governing URL, review date, and effective date where one is available.
• Limited corrections do not convert the rest of the historical matrix into reviewed data.
• We do not silently broaden a correction to passports, purposes, or document types the source does not address.
• To report an error, email info@visaglance.com.

What a dated check does not mean

A dated check records what the cited source supported at that time. It does not promise that the rule cannot change later, and it does not replace final confirmation with the destination government, embassy, or consulate before booking or travel.

Independence from commercial relationships

VisaGlance may earn affiliate commissions from travel services we link to (see how we make money). No partner can pay to change a matrix value, evidence scope, source-eligibility decision, or editorial label. Sponsored placement is kept separate from the evidence record and must be disclosed.