How DigiTao researches, verifies and updates its guides
What stands behind a DigiTao page: who writes it, where its figures come from, what the date at the top means and what happens when something is wrong.
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Who writes DigiTao
DigiTao was started by Linda and Etienne, two digital nomads who met in a coworking space on Koh Tao in early 2026. The name comes from that island: Digital + Tao.
Every blog article is signed by the founder who wrote it, Linda or Etienne. Articles on subjects neither of them has lived first hand, such as Vietnam or moving with children, carry both names. Country guides and answers are signed DigiTao editorial, our shared byline, because the whole team researches and checks them. You can read how Linda and Etienne met on our story page.
How a page is sourced
Every figure in a country guide or an answer, such as a visa fee, a tax rate, a waiting time or a price, comes from a source listed at the bottom of the page. We start with the authority in charge, such as an immigration office, a tax administration or an embassy, and only then turn to banks, operators and other published references.
Our visa tools read their rules from dated records, each tied to the official source it came from and the date it takes effect. When a rule changes, we update that record and the guides that quote it.
How a page is checked and dated
Before a country guide or an answer is published, every figure in its summary, tables, answer and FAQ is reopened in its source and checked against it on that day. A fact we cannot confirm is taken out. A source that no longer loads is replaced by the live official page.
The Last verified date at the top of a page is the day a reviewer last reopened its sources, not the day the page was first written. Pages still waiting for that check are marked as previews and are kept out of search engines.
The tools we use
Research and first drafts rely on software, including AI models. Nothing is published on that basis alone: each page is checked against its sources by a person before it goes live, and the date of that check is shown on the page.
If you spot a mistake
Rules change, and we will sometimes be behind. If something on a page is wrong or out of date, tell us. We check it against the source, fix the page and give it a new Last verified date.
Write to us at info@digitao-nomads.com with the page address, the sentence you think is wrong and, if you have one, the source that says otherwise.
How the site is funded
The guides and tools are free to use. Some links may become affiliate links, and a commission never decides what we write or recommend. Our affiliate disclosure explains how those links are marked.