<div class="vt" data-vt-cat="how-we-source"><div class="vt-crumbs"><nav class="vt-wrap" aria-label="Breadcrumb"><a href="/">Home</a><span>›</span><span>How we source information</span></nav></div><section class="vt-wrap vt-head"><p class="vt-eyebrow">About</p><h1 class="vt-h1">How we source information</h1><p class="vt-intro">Every visa page on VisaTypes.com is written from official U.S. government sources and links to them.</p></section><section class="vt-wrap"><div class="vt-prose"><h2>Official sources only</h2><p>Facts on this site come from the agencies that administer U.S. immigration law and from the law itself:</p><ul><li><strong>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</strong> (<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uscis.gov</a>) — petitions, applications, the fee schedule and policy manual.</li> <li><strong>Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs</strong> (<a href="https://travel.state.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">travel.state.gov</a>) — visa classifications, consular fees, the Visa Bulletin and the Diversity Visa program.</li> <li><strong>Department of Labor</strong> (<a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dol.gov</a>) — labor certification, Labor Condition Applications and prevailing wages.</li> <li><strong>Department of Homeland Security and CBP</strong> (<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dhs.gov</a>, <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cbp.gov</a>) — admission, ESTA and the Visa Waiver Program; <a href="https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Study in the States</a> for SEVP.</li> <li><strong>Primary law</strong> — the Immigration and Nationality Act (<a href="https://uscode.house.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uscode.house.gov</a>), the Code of Federal Regulations (<a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ecfr.gov</a>) and the <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Register</a>.</li></ul><p>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.</p><h2>What “last reviewed” means</h2><p>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 <a href="/changes">change log</a>, with a link to the official announcement.</p><h2>When rules are in flux</h2><p>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.</p><h2>What we are not</h2><p>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 <a href="https://www.justice.gov/eoir/recognition-accreditation-roster-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOJ-accredited representative</a>.</p><p>Found something that no longer matches the official source? <a href="/corrections">Report it here</a>.</p></div></section></div>