How We Research and Verify Each Country Page

Why Methodology Matters

Travel law is high-stakes and constantly changing. A page that is confidently wrong is worse than no page at all. So rather than ask you to simply trust this site, this page explains exactly how each country page is built, what sources sit behind it, and how we keep it current. Transparency is the point.

Primary Sources First

Every entry on a country page is grounded in primary or authoritative secondary sources, in this order of preference:

1. Government and ministry publications — customs authorities, health ministries, embassy advisories, and official legal codes
2. Embassy and consular guidance — the travel advice that governments publish for their own citizens visiting a country
3. Recognized legal and news reporting — used to corroborate enforcement reality, never as the sole basis for a claim

Where a country page lists official sources at the bottom, those are the actual documents the entries were checked against, linked directly so you can verify them yourself.

What Each Entry Captures

For every item, the page records not just a legal status but the nuance that actually matters to a traveler: whether a rule varies by region or state, how it is enforced in practice, what documentation makes something permissible, and which common assumptions are wrong. That is why country pages carry "Common Misconceptions" and "Jurisdiction Notes" sections rather than a bare list of yes/no answers.

The Status System

Each item is classified into a small, deliberate set of statuses — illegal, restricted or limited, depends on conditions, legal, or unverified. The "unverified" status exists on purpose: when a reliable source could not be confirmed, the page says so instead of guessing. An honest gap is more useful than a confident invention.

Dating and Re-Verification

Pages carry a "last verified" date because the law moves. Cannabis policy, vaping bans, and digital-privacy rules in particular shift from year to year. A dated page tells you how fresh the information is and signals when a rule is worth double-checking against the linked official source before you rely on it.

What This Is Not

This site is a fast, sourced reference — not legal advice, and not a substitute for the official guidance of the country you are visiting or your own government's travel advisories. Laws have exceptions, enforcement varies, and your specific situation may differ. Always confirm anything consequential with the primary sources linked on each page before you act on it.