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title: Editorial Standards
description: How MigrantIQ researches, reviews, and publishes migration guides: byline rules, source checks, guest pitches, corrections, and what we refuse to publish.
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EDITORIAL STANDARDS

MigrantIQ publishes free migration guidance for a global audience. Structured country and visa data, blog articles, and promoted community stories are reviewed before they go live. Country hubs are signed as the MigrantIQ research desk [/about/editorial/] — one named byline, not a farm of invented authors.

WHAT WE PUBLISH

 * Visa and policy explainers with links to official government sources.
 * Corridor and country planning guides, cost signals, and checklists.
 * Guest editorial on migration topics (see Write for MigrantIQ [/write-for-us/]).
 * People Stories — community timelines reviewed separately from the editorial blog.

CONCRETE REVIEW CHECKLIST

Before a blog post or major hub rewrite ships, editors check:

 1. Primary source — fee, form name, or eligibility claim links to the controlling government page (or a dated archive), not a third-party blog.
 2. Date hygiene — year and “last reviewed” match the source snapshot; we do not leave “2024” fees on a 2026 page without a re-check note.
 3. Byline honesty — named author + reviewer on blog posts; research-desk byline on templated hubs; no fabricated expert personas.
 4. YMYL framing — no approval odds, guaranteed outcomes, or “file this form tomorrow” language without “verify officially.”
 5. Affiliate / ads — money pages disclose how we fund free guides (how we make money [/about/how-we-make-money/], affiliate disclosures [/about/affiliate-disclosures/]).

GUEST PITCHES (ADMIN QUEUE)

Pitches from /write-for-us/ [/write-for-us/] are stored in the editorial queue at /admin/guest-pitches/ and emailed to editorial. Each submission must include a Google Doc link to the full draft, shared with Anyone with the link as Viewer or Commenter so editors can open it without a permission request. Statuses move new → reviewing → accepted / declined / archived. Accepted pitches become drafts in the blog admin — they are never auto-published.

WHAT WE REFUSE

 * Unsourced fees, cut-offs, or “guaranteed visa” claims.
 * Scraped Telegram draw rumours presented as official.
 * Duplicate guest posts that restate another outlet without new reporting or a unique angle.
 * Document vaults or ID scans from users — planning tools stay metadata-only.

CADENCE

Policy and fee pages are re-checked when official sources change or when the admin policy queue flags a watch. Gold corridors get a weekly Search Console glance (indexing + soft-404 spikes). Corrections are logged publicly on Corrections [/about/corrections/].

NOT LEGAL ADVICE

MigrantIQ is general guidance only. Always confirm eligibility, forms, and fees on the official immigration authority for your case. Licensed professionals listed in our directory are independent — not employees of MigrantIQ. Expert listing fees are collected by Wise or Payoneer after approval — not via in-app card checkout.

REPORT AN ERROR

Use “Report an inaccuracy” on guide pages, open Corrections [/about/corrections/], or email editorial@migrantiq.com [editorial@migrantiq.com].

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PLAN YOUR MOVE

 * Eligibility quiz [/tools/eligibility/]
 * Tax calculator [/tools/tax-calculator/]
 * Tax compare [/tools/tax-compare/]
 * Tax guides [/tools/tax-guides/]
 * Points calculator [/tools/points-calculator/]
 * Cost calculator [/calculator/]
 * Move planner [/tools/planner/]
 * Best country [/tools/best-country/]
 * Pathway finder [/tools/pathway-finder/]
 * Corridor fit [/tools/corridor-fit/]
 * Compare 3 countries [/tools/compare-three/]
 * Job → visa matcher [/tools/job-visa-match/]
 * Scam checker [/tools/scam-check/]
 * All tools [/tools/]

GUIDES & SAFETY

 * Visa guides [/visas/]
 * Scholarships [/scholarships/]
 * Government jobs [/government-jobs/]
 * Immigration updates [/countries/canada/immigration-updates/]
 * Embassies [/embassies/]
 * Laws [/laws/]
 * Scam alerts [/scam-alerts/]
 * Checklists [/checklist/]
 * Country profiles [/countries/]

ARRIVAL HUBS

 * Settle [/settle/]
 * Driving [/driving/]
 * Sponsors [/sponsors/]
 * Ancestry [/ancestry/]
 * Housing [/housing/]
 * Money [/money/]
 * Family [/family/]
 * Pets [/pets/]
 * Shipping [/shipping/]
 * Investment [/investment/]
 * Retire [/retire/]
 * Return [/return/]
 * Safe migration [/safe-migration/]

COMMUNITY

 * Q&A [/qa/]
 * People stories [/stories/]
 * Blog [/blog/]
 * Android app (Google Play) [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.migrantiq.app&hl=en]
 * Write for us [/write-for-us/]
 * Experts [/experts/]
 * Apply for expert listing [/experts/apply/]
 * Documentation [/documentation/]
 * Employers (HR) [/employers/]

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