The Aval Visa Journal
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University of Oulu: Admission, Tuition and Scholarships
A full guide to the University of Oulu in Finland: faculties, English-taught subjects, admission requirements, tuition fees, scholarships and student accommodation.
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Express Entry 2026: who actually gets an ITA — all 49 draws analysed
Between 5 January and 19 August 2026, IRCC held 49 Express Entry draws and issued 119,865 invitations to apply (ITAs). This analysis…
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Iran public policy: short absences no longer disqualify
IRCC has rewritten its program delivery instructions for the temporary public policy covering Iranian nationals. The textual change is small. For one…
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Why your application hasn’t entered the review queue
Ask where your application stands and you will be told something general: “in progress.” Inside IRCC, a PR economic application passes through…
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Why your Start-Up Visa file has not moved: IRCC’s own explanation
Programme status: paused. IRCC lists the Start-Up Visa Program as Paused, and its processing-time tool dates the pause to 1 January 2026.…
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603,730 post-graduation work permits, by field of study
Between January 2023 and November 2025, Canada issued 603,730 post-graduation work permits. IRCC has released that figure broken down by field of…
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PGWP refusals in 2025: the number most reports get wrong
New IRCC data on post-graduation work permits offers a tempting headline: the refusal rate in one stream climbed from 12% to 21%.…
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How often does Canadian security screening actually fail an applicant?
Every applicant stuck in security screening asks the same question: what share of files actually fail? Until now there was no published…
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Security screening referrals peaked in 2019, not 2024
The common claim is that Canadian security screening gets heavier every year. IRCC’s own data does not support that. The real picture…
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