Effective Date: October 5, 2026 Google has introduced stricter requirements under its Government Documents & Official Services (GODOS) advertising policy. The update significantly affects businesses advertising government-related services, including visa and travel authorization applications, immigration assistance, passport services, company registration, and other regulated government documentation services. Under the updated policy, non-government advertisers seeking certification as […]

The “Government Documents and Services” policy is part of Google’s broader advertising policies, meant to regulate how ads for certain government-related documents or services are handled. Google Help While Google’s ad network generally prohibits harmful, misleading, or unsafe content, some services are more sensitive — even if legal — and therefore are restricted rather than […]