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Why facts go under review
Visa Matters would rather go quiet than keep showing a number after the official evidence that justified it has changed.
What “Verified” means
- A human reviewed an official source and published a fact we can state clearly.
- The published answer is tied to that specific official page version we checked — not to “the website in general.”
- Freshness chips like Current mean our last check still matched within our check window — not that immigration will treat your case the same way tomorrow.
What “Under review” means
- A later check found that the official page no longer matches the version that justified the published answer.
- The answer is hidden until a human re-reads the official source and either republishes, updates, or withdraws it.
- Aging or stale chips are earlier warnings on the same spectrum — time since verification, before or alongside a hard mismatch.
Why this is better for travellers
- You are not sold a stale number dressed as still current.
- Evidence and review stay linked — pages only show what review still supports.
- When the fact returns, it returns with a fresh human review of the official source, not a quiet overwrite.
How we verify:How Visa Matters verifies facts.