I’m Building “waytoclear” - A Travel Compliance Platform

Hi developers

I'm building a side project called WayToClear.

WayToClear is a "know before you go" travel compliance platform focused on tourist travelers.

The goal is to help users understand things like:

• Tourist visa & entry rules
• Filming, vlogging & drone regulations
• Cultural do’s & don’ts
• Restricted & banned items
• Emergency info & local basics
• Transportation availability
• Popular taxi rental services in their countries
• Famous places to visit

Current scope

To avoid over-engineering, I intentionally limited the scope (one to many) for now:

Citizenship: India

Purpose: Tourist travel only

Countries supported (for now):

• United Arab Emirates
• Japan
• Thailand
• Sri Lanka

Each country shows summarized guidance, official links, and a “last verified” date.

The challenge I'm facing ????

The technical part is easy.
The data maintenance part is hard.

Visa rules and travel regulations:

• Change often
• Differ by citizenship
• Are maintained by governments, not developers

If I expand to 15–20 countries, the workload increases massively.
And when a country changes its visa policy, keeping data up-to-date becomes stressful for a solo builder.

What I’m NOT trying to do

❌ Replace embassy websites
❌ Provide legal guarantees
❌ Cover all countries & all visa types

What I AM trying to do

• Provide practical guidance for tourists
• Clearly show last verified dates & official sources
• Help travelers avoid surprises before flying

What I'd love advice on from the community

• How do similar platforms manage frequently changing policy data?

• Is a "last verified + official link" approach acceptable?

Should I:

• Keep the country count low and go deep?
• Focus on a niche (vloggers, drone users, digital creators)?
• Any ideas for community-assisted updates or sustainable workflows?

Why I’m sharing this early

I want to build this with realistic expectations, not burn out trying to be perfect.

If you've built:

• Data-heavy products
• Compliance-based platforms
• Travel or government-policy tools

I'd really value your experience.

Thanks for reading ???? I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback from the community.

WayToClear Site: https://waytoclear.vercel.app