LFW

For embassies & diplomatic missions

Consular information people can rely on.

Applicants need the right hours, fees, forms, and contact details in a language they understand. LFW manages the public website around your mission’s approved information. Your staff retain factual and language approval; we handle agreed web production and keep a record for the next posting.

Interactive example

Find the service. Read it in your language.

Choose a service and language. This is a fictional example, not consular guidance.

Consular information

Planning a visit

Sample notice: appointments are arranged through the mission’s designated service. Confirm the location and access instructions in your appointment notice.

Before visiting
Check the mission-approved opening hours.
Accessibility
Contact the mission about access requirements.
Sample content. Changes stay in this browser.

30-minute tasks

Routine management, one task at a time.

1 day / 4 hours

Standard / Priority acknowledgment during business hours.

Fixed project quotes

Rebuilds, integrations, and larger work scoped separately.

Who handles what

The mission approves what the public reads.

Based in Arlington, Virginia. English is our working language; your mission supplies or commissions approved translations.

Consular staff
Hours, fees, eligibility, emergency contacts, policy changes, and approval of factual content.
Mission / translator
Translation, terminology, cultural accuracy, and final approval in every published language.
LFW
Web production, technical checks, publishing records, and agreed access management. Ministry systems remain under their operator’s control.

From request to delivery

One factual source, an approval for every language.

A technically working page can still contain an outdated fee. We separate operational checks from the mission’s responsibility for consular facts.

  1. Identify the authoritative source

    Your consular section supplies the approved text, effective date, and pages affected. We confirm whether the change touches appointments, forms, or a ministry-controlled system.

  2. Prepare and review each version

    LFW stages the approved language versions with correct navigation and language links. Your mission or translator checks the wording; consular staff approve facts before publication.

  3. Publish and record the change

    We verify the published pages and agreed links, then record the approvals and next review date. Staff transfers include an access review and a written inventory of the site’s dependencies.

What the monthly fee covers

Routine tasks of 30 minutes or less, handled one at a time. Standard acknowledgment: one business day. Priority acknowledgment: four business hours. These are response targets; completion depends on the work.

Business hours only, with no after-hours or on-call coverage. Hosting and licenses are paid separately. Redesigns, integrations, custom development, and larger remediation work receive a separate fixed quote.

Read management scope and terms

Before you engage

Define the sensitive boundaries first.

Do you translate consular guidance?

The mission supplies or commissions translations and approves each version. LFW implements the language structure and publishes the approved text. English is our working language.

Can you host visa applications or emergency services?

Sensitive application processing, official records systems, and emergency response are outside routine public-site management. Any proposed connection needs a separate review of requirements, data handling, hosting, and responsibilities.

Relevant experience

Experience maintaining public-facing information.

Before LFW, Leland was the WordPress administrator for Arlington County Government, responsible for a network of more than 40 public sites and its update and security-patch cycle.

These are roles Leland held before founding LFW. The organizations named here are former employers, not LFW client references.

Read Leland’s professional history
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Bring a notice that needs updating.

We can walk through the source text, language approvals, systems involved, and handover needs. That establishes the scope more clearly than a general list of features.

Prefer to write?

Tell us what needs to work better.

Slow, fragile, hard to edit, missing a workflow. Say it plainly, and you'll get a straight answer, not a ticket number.