Disclosure
How we earn money
Plain, current account of how findmyvisa makes (and does not make) money. Updated when anything changes.
Today (July 2026)
findmyvisa currently earns, or may earn, money in two ways:
- Our own paid Schengen service. The done-for-you application service and the Self-Serve pack are paid products we provide ourselves, priced transparently on the Schengen pages. The free tools and all editorial guides remain free.
- Travel-insurance affiliate links. Some Schengen pages recommend insurance providers (currently AXA Schengen and SafetyWing) because every applicant is required to hold a policy with at least €30,000 medical cover. If you buy through one of these links we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Every such link is marked with a disclosure line where it appears, and carries the sponsored attribute so search engines treat it as a commercial link. Our recommendation standard does not change with commission: any Schengen-compliant policy is acceptable, including ones we earn nothing from.
There are no display ads, no sponsorships, and no paid editorial placements.
Coming soon
Premium tier
We plan to launch a small premium tier:
- £2.99 one-off — removes the single watermark line on the bundler cover sheet
- £9.99 monthly — unlimited use of premium features (OCR for scanned documents, batch mode for family applications)
The free tools will remain free forever. Premium is for users who want the polish of an unwatermarked output and the OCR capability for image scans.
IAA-adviser referrals
From the second half of 2026, we will partner with IAA-registered immigration advisers who pay for qualified-lead referrals when readers explicitly request professional help.
How this will work:
- Specific pages (refusal-related, complex-case-related, advice-needed guidance) will offer a clearly-labelled "Need professional help? Contact a regulated adviser" link.
- The link will go to a vetted IAA-registered adviser's intake form. We will be paid only if the reader becomes a fee-paying client.
- The adviser must be registered with the IAA at level 2 or 3, in good standing, with no current sanctions.
- Their IAA registration number will be displayed alongside the link.
- We will never pre-select an adviser based on the highest commission; we'll pick advisers we'd recommend our own family to.
What we will not do
- Display advertising trackers on the site (Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, ad network beacons)
- Sell our visitor data to anyone for any purpose
- Promote unregulated immigration consultants, "fixer" services, or anyone offering shortcuts around proper UKVI procedures
- Take payment for editorial coverage. Our IAA-adviser partnerships will not influence the editorial recommendations to seek professional advice — those exist regardless of partnership economics.
Why this disclosure exists
Two reasons. First, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority requires commercial relationships to be clearly disclosed wherever a reader might mistake content for unbiased opinion. Second, trust matters more than revenue in a YMYL niche — being upfront about where money comes from is part of being a credible source.
See also our editorial policy for the conflict-of-interest framework, and the IAA disclaimer for what we will and won't say about specific cases.
Updates
This page will be updated whenever:
- The premium tier launches
- An IAA-adviser referral partnership becomes active
- Any other revenue source begins
The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent change.