Expert Review Program: Licensed Professionals Checking Our Pages

Every page on NorthAmericans.com is researched from official government sources, dated with a Last verified date and, for programs, given a status label. Official sources tell you what the rules say. A licensed professional who works with those rules every day can also spot what is missing: a common trap, an exception, or a situation where a reader should not act without advice.

The expert review program adds that second check. We launched the site in September 2026 and are now recruiting reviewers. We will not name reviewers until they have been verified and have agreed to be named.

Reviewers review pages for the country where they are licensed.

A reviewer reads a page and checks that:

• The rules, eligibility requirements and steps are stated correctly
• Important exceptions, risks and common mistakes are not missing
• The page tells readers when their situation needs individual advice, such as a criminal record, a prior refusal, an overstay or an asylum claim
• The official sources are the right ones

Reviewers suggest changes. The NorthAmericans Editorial Team confirms each change against official sources before publishing it, and the page keeps its official source list. A review is a check of accuracy. It is not an advertisement for the reviewer, and it does not mean the reviewer is advising you.

• Expert review in progress: the page was researched from official sources and dated by the NorthAmericans Editorial Team, but a licensed professional has not reviewed it yet. Today, this applies to every page on the site.
• Reviewed by [name], [credential]: a verified, licensed professional has reviewed the page. The page will show who reviewed it and their credential.

A review is tied to the version of the page that was reviewed. If the rules change later, we update the page and its Last verified date, and we will say if a page needs a new review.

Before anyone reviews a page, we will:

1. Ask for proof of license and the regulator that issued it
2. Check the license and good standing on the official public register: the state bar directory in the US, the law society directory or the CICC public register in Canada, and the SEP's cédula profesional registry in Mexico
3. Check public discipline records where the regulator publishes them, including the US Justice Department's list of currently disciplined practitioners
4. Ask reviewers to disclose any conflict of interest with the pages they review

You can run the same checks yourself. Our guide shows how to verify a lawyer or consultant.

• No one can pay to review a page, and no one can pay us to change a page or a status label.
• Reviewers do not choose which programs we cover or how we label them.
• If a reviewer has a business relationship with NorthAmericans.com, we will disclose it.

We also plan to build a network of licensed professionals, and later a way for readers to contact them. Any referral arrangements will follow the professional-conduct rules of the relevant bars, law societies and the CICC, and will be disclosed. See join our network.

Until a page shows a reviewer, treat it as carefully sourced general information. Check the official source linked at the bottom before you pay a fee or file anything. Even after a page is reviewed, it is still general information and not legal advice about your case. Our how we research page explains our process and its limits.

If you are licensed and in good standing in the USA, Canada or Mexico and would like to review pages, email contact@northamericans.com with the subject line Expert review. Tell us where you are licensed, your regulator and license number, and the programs you know best. We verify every license on the public register before any review begins.