Editorial Policy

Sourcing

• Every data-driven claim cites a DOL, USCIS, travel.state.gov, or IRS document inline. Minimum three citations per page.
• If federal sources contradict each other, we cite both and explain the divergence.
• If only a lawyer-blog or forum source exists, we treat the topic as non-publishable until a federal source is available.
• Where a policy is governed by a USCIS Policy Manual chapter, we cite the chapter URL — not third-party summaries of the chapter.
• Statistical claims about queue lengths, processing times, or wage levels are computed from federal datasets per Methodology rather than restated from third parties.

Authorship and review

• Single byline: Priya Anand. Every page on DeepVisaLabs is authored or edited by Priya.
• Last verified stamp: every page carries a "Last verified: YYYY-MM-DD" date synced with the ETL build that produced its numbers. Where a page does not include data — only procedural explanation — the date reflects the last manual review against the cited federal source.
• Lawyer-pillar review: all 14 lawyer-pillar pages get a manual final pass for disclaimer language and to verify that no specific attorney is endorsed. State-specific procedural claims about bar admission, regulatory authority, and grievance committees are double-checked against the relevant state bar's publication.
• Tax-pillar review: all tax-pillar pages get a final pass against the current edition of IRS Publication 519 and the relevant Form 1040-NR / 1040 instructions.

Disclaimers

• Site-wide footer: "Deep Visa Labs publishes data from DOL OFLC, USCIS, travel.state.gov and IRS. This is not legal advice. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for advice on your specific case."
• Lawyer pillar (top-of-page, prominent): "We are not a law firm. Listings are for informational reference only, not endorsements. We do not provide legal advice or attorney-client relationships."
• Tax pillar: "Not tax advice. Consult a licensed CPA, enrolled agent, or tax attorney for advice on your specific filing situation."
• Visa-bulletin and processing-time pages: a "Last verified" stamp plus a note that priority dates and processing windows can change without notice.

Sponsorship and affiliates

• No paid editorial placements. Ever. We do not accept payment to feature, recommend, or rank any service.
• No "best lawyer" or "best CPT school" rankings driven by payment. Where we list schools or services, the listing criterion is documented openly on the page (e.g., "Day 1 CPT eligibility per SEVP enrollment plus DOJ EOIR records").
• Affiliate / lead-referral links may appear on a small number of pages — currently Sprintax (tax filing for non-resident aliens), Boundless (immigration filing assistance), and Lawfully (case-status tracking and attorney referrals). Affiliate status is disclosed on each page where such links appear, in accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255 endorsement disclosure requirements.
• Lawyer leads are routed only through platforms that vet attorney bar status (e.g., Lawfully, Boundless). We do not list individual attorneys as endorsements. Receiving a referral fee from a platform does not influence editorial coverage of that platform — we apply the same federal-data-first standard regardless of affiliate status.
• Display advertising: the site carries Google AdSense display ads. Ad placement and selection is automated by Google's ad system; we do not pre-screen ads. Ads do not influence editorial content.

AI assistance and content production

• Drafting assistance: we use large-language-model tooling (Claude, GPT) to draft, copy-edit, and format some sections. Every paragraph is reviewed by Priya against the cited federal source before publishing — the AI assists but does not author.
• Image generation: we do not use AI-generated photographs of people. Diagrams, charts, and abstract illustrations may be AI-assisted; photographs in editorial-team and bio contexts are not.
• Data computations: all data-driven numbers (priority dates, processing times, prevailing wages, tax thresholds) are computed by deterministic ETL pipelines from federal sources — no LLM is in the loop for any number on the site.

Conflicts of interest

• Priya Anand has no financial relationship with any individual immigration attorney, law firm, or visa-mill operation.
• Priya Anand holds no position with any school listed on the F-1 / OPT / CPT pillar.
• Affiliate relationships with Sprintax, Boundless, and Lawfully are disclosed on relevant pages and do not extend to other content.

Corrections

If a number on a page disagrees with the underlying DOL / USCIS / IRS source, we treat the source as authoritative and update the page. See Corrections Policy for the full procedure: 2-business-day acknowledgement of reported errors, 5-business-day resolution.

Revision and update policy

• Federal-source updates: when DOL / USCIS / IRS publishes new data (quarterly LCA, monthly processing times, monthly visa bulletin, annual Pub 519), the corresponding page is regenerated by ETL within the publication cycle. The "Last verified" stamp updates accordingly.
• Policy changes: when USCIS issues a Policy Manual update, a Federal Register rule, or a binding policy memo, affected pages are reviewed and updated within 30 days of the rule's effective date. Major rules (e.g., USCIS H-1B Modernization rule, January 2025) get a same-week update.
• Editorial revisions: non-data revisions (clarifying language, fixing typographical errors, restructuring sections) are made on an ongoing basis without changing the "Last verified" stamp.

Privacy and tracking

The site uses Google Analytics 4 to measure aggregate traffic patterns. We do not link analytics data to specific individuals or share traffic data with third parties beyond Google's standard processor relationship. The site does not require account creation, does not store user-submitted data beyond what is needed to fulfill a contact-form request, and does not run retargeting pixels for visa-related advertisers.

About the editor

Priya Anand — Founder and editor. Immigration-policy researcher with a decade of federal-data analysis experience. Owns the entire DeepVisaLabs stack: ETL ingestion (DOL OFLC LCA + PERM + Prevailing Wage, USCIS processing tables, travel.state.gov bulletins, IRS Pub 519), the prevailing-wage and priority-date engines, the editorial voice on every pillar.

Editorial contact: [email protected]. For corrections specifically, see [email protected].