Editorial Policy

Every piece of immigration content goes through the same pipeline:

1. Source — locate the official government page that defines the rule, fee, or process.
2. Encode — translate the rule into our structured schema (fields, thresholds, point formulas, document lists).
3. Generate — for narrative pages and personalised outputs, AI drafts content using the encoded rule set as the source of truth.
4. Review — a human reviewer compares the output line-by-line against the original source.
5. Publish with a Last updated and Next review stamp.

Every published claim — fees, eligibility thresholds, processing times, document lists — is traceable to an official government source listed on the Sources & references page. Secondary sources (law-firm blogs, news outlets) are used only for early signals on upcoming rule changes and never as the basis for numerical figures.

Country hubs and tool data are reviewed on a quarterly cycle, and immediately whenever a destination publishes a material rule change (new salary threshold, fee revision, program closure or launch). Each page shows its Last updated and Next review dates.

EntryNest editorial team with input from licensed immigration practitioners (RCIC, OISC L1, MARA).

EntryNest uses AI to draft summaries, document checklists, SOPs, cover letters, interview prep, and personalized recommendations. The following rules are non-negotiable:

• AI never invents fees, thresholds, processing times, or eligibility rules. Numeric facts are injected from the structured rule set.
• Generated text is validated against the rule set. Output that contradicts the source fails closed rather than reaching the user.
• AI does not produce legal advice, opinions on individual case outcomes, or speculative predictions about visa decisions.
• Every AI-generated document is labelled as a starting point that the applicant must review.

If a rule is ambiguous, recently changed, or contested between sources, we say so explicitly rather than guessing. We do not publish "best estimates" of refusal rates, officer behaviour, or future policy direction unless the destination government has published them.

EntryNest is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Content is structured guidance based on public immigration rules. For complex cases — prior refusals, inadmissibility, investor programs, family separation, urgent timelines — we recommend a licensed immigration lawyer or regulated consultant.

EntryNest does not accept payment in exchange for favourable coverage of any visa program, consultancy, or service provider. Rankings inside the comparison and recommendation tools are determined by the methodology, not by commercial relationships. Any affiliate or sponsorship relationship is disclosed on the specific page where it applies.

We write for the applicant — not the regulator and not the lawyer. Where a legal term is unavoidable, we define it on first use. We do not pad pages with motivational language, generic SEO filler, or repeated keywords.

If you find an error, contact us. We verify against the official source and either correct the page (with an updated review date) or explain why the current wording stands. Material corrections are noted in the changelog at the bottom of the affected page.