Terms of use

What Doorway does

Doorway helps connect students with welcoming, accredited language schools and ESL centers that may fit their goals, location, schedule, and budget. We are not a school, college, university, or ESL provider. We do not teach classes, issue certificates, measure your English level for credit, or grant any diploma, visa, or immigration benefit.

Our service is free for students. If you want help comparing options, you can use get matched or explore ESL classes. You decide whether to contact a school, ask questions, or enroll.

We try to provide helpful, current information, but school details can change. Programs, schedules, prices, refund rules, language support, and admissions requirements vary by school and city. Always confirm these details directly with the school before you sign anything or make a payment.

Using this site

Please use Doorway in a respectful and lawful way. When you use forms on our site, you agree that:

• You are giving your own contact details, or you have permission to share them for another adult.
• The information you submit is true and current.
• You will not use Doorway to send spam, false requests, or harmful content.
• You will not try to copy, damage, interrupt, or misuse the site.

Please share only what is needed for matching, such as your goal, preferred class format, city, and contact details. Do not send sensitive information like Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, full payment card details, or immigration documents through general site forms.

If you are comparing programs, our guides can help you ask good questions. See how to choose a language school for a simple checklist.

No professional, legal, or immigration advice

Information on Doorway is for general educational and informational purposes. It is not legal advice, immigration advice, tax advice, financial advice, or a promise of results.

This is very important:

1. Doorway does not give immigration or visa advice.
2. We cannot tell you if you qualify for citizenship, a visa, a green card, or any immigration benefit.
3. We cannot advise you on legal strategy, forms, deadlines, or status questions.

If you have a visa, green-card, citizenship-eligibility, or immigration-status question, please speak with a licensed immigration attorney or an accredited representative.

We may share general public information about class types, study formats, or test-prep options, including citizenship test prep. But your legal situation is personal, and only a qualified professional can advise you on it.

No guarantees, and your choices matter

Learning English takes time, practice, and support. Different students do well in different settings. Because of that, Doorway does not guarantee fluency, a test score, school admission, a certificate, a job, citizenship, or any immigration outcome.

We may share typical examples of costs or schedules on the site, but they are not quotes or promises. Many adult ESL classes are free or low-cost through libraries, community colleges, adult schools, and nonprofits. Private language programs may cost more. Online tutoring and test-prep programs also vary.

Before you enroll, always confirm these things directly with the school:

• Accreditation or licensing
• Current price and any extra fees
• Class schedule and format
• Placement process
• Attendance rules
• Refund policy

Changes, availability, and contact

We may update these terms or change parts of the site as Doorway grows. We may also update, pause, or remove content, forms, or features at any time. When you continue to use the site after changes are posted, that means you accept the updated terms.

We do our best to keep Doorway useful and available, but we cannot promise the site will always be error-free, uninterrupted, or complete. If something looks wrong or out of date, please contact us so we can review it.

Your use of Doorway is your choice. Our role is to help you compare options more easily. You stay in control of where you apply, who you contact, and whether you enroll.