How we source information

Official sources only

Facts on this site come from the agencies that administer U.S. immigration law and from the law itself:

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov) — petitions, applications, the fee schedule and policy manual.
• Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (travel.state.gov) — visa classifications, consular fees, the Visa Bulletin and the Diversity Visa program.
• Department of Labor (dol.gov) — labor certification, Labor Condition Applications and prevailing wages.
• Department of Homeland Security and CBP (dhs.gov, cbp.gov) — admission, ESTA and the Visa Waiver Program; Study in the States for SEVP.
• Primary law — the Immigration and Nationality Act (uscode.house.gov), the Code of Federal Regulations (ecfr.gov) and the Federal Register.

News reports, law-firm articles and forums can tell us that something has changed, but we never publish a fact we could only find there. Before a page goes live, each fee, cap, time limit and eligibility rule is checked against the official page it links to.

What “last reviewed” means

The date at the top of each visa page is the day the whole page was last checked against its sources. When an agency changes a fee, publishes a rule or issues a proclamation, the affected pages are re-checked and the change is logged both on the visa page and in the site-wide change log, with a link to the official announcement.

When rules are in flux

Immigration policy changes often, and some changes are challenged in court. Where a rule is paused, contested or only partly implemented, the page says so and dates the statement instead of guessing at the outcome. Processing times are not fixed numbers; we link to the agency’s own processing-time tools rather than quote estimates.

What we are not

VisaTypes.com is an independent, privately owned reference site. It is not a government website, not a law firm and not a visa-application service. We never charge for forms; official forms are free from the agencies. Information here is general reference, not legal advice. For your situation, consult a licensed immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.

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