The Aval Visa Journal
Read the most up-to-date articles on immigration here.
Does a child born in the Netherlands give the parents residence?
The Netherlands is not a birthright-citizenship country. Dutch nationality passes by descent, so a child born on Dutch soil does not become…
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Moving to Belgium through marriage: what family reunification actually requires
If your spouse lives in Belgium, family reunification is the route to joining them — but marriage on its own does not…
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Canada’s Start-up Visa is paused: what is left for an entrepreneur
IRCC describes the Start-up Visa as paused rather than closed, but the last route in required a 2025 commitment certificate and an…
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Immigration lawyer or regulated consultant: who may charge you, and what each can do
IRCC recognises only three kinds of paid immigration representative: lawyers in a provincial law society, paralegals in Ontario only, Quebec notaries, and…
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Canada’s New 2026 Caps: Fewer Temporary Arrivals, Steady Permanent Residence
New temporary arrivals fall by roughly 43 per cent for 2026, but the permanent residence target holds steady and the economic share…
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Start-Up Visa Processing Times: More Than 10 Years, and a Closed Door
IRCC's own tool gives Start-Up Visa applicants from 2023 onward an estimate of more than 10 years still to run, with about…
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Permanent Residence for Physicians in Canada: Five Routes, and the Step Before Them
Five routes to permanent residence for internationally trained doctors, the three things that changed in 2026, and the step none of them…
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Your Express Entry invitation arrived: the 60 days that decide everything
An invitation to apply under Express Entry is valid for 60 days, it cannot be extended, and it does not stretch because…
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Is Your Immigration Representative Authorized? A Two-Minute Check
Only four groups may charge you for immigration advice in Canada. Here is how to check, in two minutes, whether the person…
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