How the numbers are checked
Every fee, validity period and processing time on this site is taken from the government that issues the permit, not from other travel guides. Where a figure is disputed or recently changed, the source is named on the page so you can confirm it yourself.
- Primary sources only. Vietnam's fees come from the Immigration Department's own portal. China's come from the published consular schedule. The US arrival requirement for Vietnam comes from a US Embassy notice, with its date.
- Every page carries the date it was last checked. If that date looks old, treat the page with suspicion and go to the source.
- Government pages go stale too. While building this we found the US border agency's own press release still quoting a fee that had changed twice since, so a government address is not automatically a current one.
- Corrections are welcome. If something here is wrong, tell us and it gets fixed with the date changed.
How this site makes money
Stated plainly because the subject is full of sites that are not straight about it.
At the time of writing this site carries no advertising and no affiliate links, and earns nothing.
If that changes, the intention is to say so in three places: here, in the footer, and directly beside any link that earns a commission. United States rules require a disclosure that is clear, conspicuous and placed before the recommendation rather than buried at the bottom of a page, so a footer line alone would not be enough.
Whatever happens, the official government link stays first and stays free, because it is always the cheapest route and the whole point of the site is saying so.
Contact
Write to hello@checkedtofly.com with a correction, a question about a specific permit, or anything legal. Corrections are the most useful thing you can send, especially if you have just been through a process and something here did not match.
We cannot submit an application on your behalf, check the status of one, or advise on an individual immigration case. For those, contact the relevant embassy or a licensed immigration adviser.