Editorial Standards

A Togetherward guide explains a published procedure and how to organize your side of it. It is not legal advice, does not replace advice from a qualified immigration attorney, and never states that a person is eligible, complete, approved, or certain to receive a visa.

Where the official position is unclear or varies by post, we say so rather than filling the gap with an estimate.

Process and requirement claims are grounded in official U.S. government sources. Each guide lists the pages it was written against, with the date it was last checked.

• uscis.govForms, filing instructions, policy manual, and case-status meanings.
• egov.uscis.govProcessing times and case status tools.
• travel.state.govImmigrant visa process, NVC steps, Visa Bulletin, and interview guidance.
• state.govDepartment of State policy, including the Foreign Affairs Manual.
• ceac.state.govConsular Electronic Application Center status meanings.
• ecfr.gov and federalregister.govThe governing rule, used only where agency guidance is not specific enough.

We do not treat law-firm blogs, forums, community sites, search snippets, or a language model’s recollection as authority for an official requirement. Where couples’ reported experiences are useful, they are labelled as observations and kept separate from official requirements.

Figures that move — processing times, Visa Bulletin dates, fees, form editions, and post-specific rules — are read from their official source rather than fixed in our text.

Every guide records who wrote it, whether a second person on the Togetherward team re-read it against its sources, the date of that review, and the review interval it is held to. That block is on the page itself, not hidden here.

When a page passes its review interval, or an official source it depends on changes, it is flagged and taken out of search results until a person re-reads it. We would rather show fewer pages than stale ones.

Review means one thing precisely: a person checked that the process statements still match the official pages listed. It is not a legal review and does not assess how anything applies to a particular case.

AI assists with drafting, structuring, and editing. It is never the authority for a fact. Before publication, a Togetherward editor verifies every process claim against the listed official sources and removes anything the sources do not support.

Inside the product, AI-assisted suggestions are labelled where they appear, are always reviewable, and never change your case on their own.

If a guide is wrong, out of date, or unclear, tell us and we will fix it. Every guide has a correction link, or write to support@togetherward.app, or through the support page.

• We acknowledge reports and check the claim against its official source.
• A factual error is corrected as soon as it is confirmed, and the page’s reviewed date is updated.
• If we cannot confirm the official position quickly, the affected statement is removed or the page is withdrawn from search results while we check.
• Corrections that change the meaning of a page are noted on the page, not quietly overwritten.