Editorial policy
How we source, verify, and correct what we publish.
People use these pages to make money-and-legal decisions. That earns a higher standard than a travel blog, and this page states the standard we hold ourselves to.
Last updated June 30, 2026
Where our figures come from
Every load-bearing claim, an investment threshold, a government fee, a processing time, a legal requirement, is sourced in this order of preference: legislation, official gazettes, and court rulings first; then government fee schedules and the official program authorities (citizenship-by-investment units, immigration ministries, USCIS, the US State Department); then regulators and intergovernmental bodies; and only then established trade press and law firm analyses, which we treat as secondary. Program pages and articles carry citations so you can check the source yourself.
Verification and freshness
Program figures are re-verified on a monthly cycle, and pages display dated verification and update stamps. When a government changes a rule mid-cycle, a price, a route, a residency requirement, we update the affected pages outside the normal cycle and adjust the page's modified date. An article's modified date changes only for material updates, not cosmetic edits.
What "verified" means
"Verified" means we checked the figure against a primary or official source on the date shown. It does not mean the figure cannot change afterward: governments reprice and rewrite these programs without notice. Treat every number as dated, good-faith orientation, and confirm the current figure before acting on it.
Who writes, and how
Pages are written and approved by Civita's founder, Robert McCray, who is accountable for everything published here. We use software tools, including AI systems, for research support and drafting; every published figure is checked against the primary sources above before it ships, and nothing is published without the author's review. Where a topic requires licensed judgment, tax positions, legal strategy, immigration filings, we say so plainly rather than imitating credentials we do not hold: Civita does not provide legal, tax, or investment advice, and licensed professionals perform all regulated work.
Independence
Clients pay us; programs never do. We accept no commission, referral fee, affiliate placement, or sponsored content from any government, developer, fund, or agent, and no program can pay to influence its coverage or its position in our rankings. Our indexes and comparisons are scored the same way for a program we would recommend and one we would not. The full model is on how we get paid.
Corrections
If you find an error, tell us at [email protected]. We correct promptly, update the page's modified date, and note material corrections on the page. We would rather be corrected than quietly wrong.
What this site is not
Civita, a trade name of Civita Global LLC, is not a law firm, tax firm, broker-dealer, or licensed financial adviser. Nothing here is legal, tax, investment, or immigration advice, and outcomes are decided by governments and third parties. For how we work and what we do charge for, see about Civita and our advisory services.