How it works

Submit your question through the form below. Real questions, in a reader's own words, are how the newsroom learns what matters to the diaspora. We read everything that comes in.

When the same question turns up from many readers — or when a question opens up something we hadn't covered — we research and publish the answer as a piece of journalism, sourced and properly attributed. The question that prompts a piece is acknowledged anonymously (“A reader in Toronto asks…”); we never publish your name or identifying details without asking you first.

Examples of questions that have prompted recent reporting: the limits on OCI property ownership, the e-Arrival Card rollout, the New Zealand student visa changes, the Australia diaspora demography. If a question you have isn't answered in our archive, ask it — chances are other readers want the answer too.

What we cannot do

We cannot give you legal or financial advice on your individual situation. We are not a law firm. The answers we publish are journalism — sourced from primary law, government notifications, and qualified practitioners — and are accurate to the standard of careful reporting, but they are not a substitute for advice from a registered professional in your jurisdiction. The editorial note at the bottom of every Visas & Law piece says exactly this.