Written by the counsellors who do this every day. No promises about outcomes — nobody can honestly make those. Just what the rules are and what they mean for you.
London goes to £1,570 a month, outside London to £1,203. Applications submitted before 30 November are assessed on the old figure. The trap is the 28-day rule, not the increase.
Read the guide →IRCC's cost-of-living requirement rises CA$553 for applications submitted on or after 1 September 2026. Quebec stays at CA$24,617 on its own January clock. The full family table, who the change actually catches, and what to do if your GIC is already open.
Read the guide →The same qualification runs from about USD 3,500 in Mauritius to CAD 25,795 in Canada. Here is what a hospitality diploma actually costs in each destination, and what the price difference buys you.
Read the guide →Between paying for your UK visa and starting your course sit three steps most students have never heard of. One depends on your nationality, one is an appointment you book yourself, and one only happens after you land.
Read the guide →A UK student application has two separate interviews — one with the university before your CAS, one with UKVI after you apply. Canada has neither. Here is what each one is for and what gets people refused.
Read the guide →The UK does not ask for a lump sum the way Canada's GIC does. It asks for a monthly figure held for 28 consecutive days, and the 28 days is what applications actually fail on. Here is exactly how it works and where people get caught.
Read the guide →If your programme is not a degree, a PGWP now depends on the field you studied. IRCC publishes the eligible list by CIP code. In 2025 it added 119 fields and removed 178. Here is how to check yours before you enrol.
Read the guide →The headline number is quoted everywhere. The split underneath it is not: 253,000 of the 408,000 are extensions for people already here. And a separate cap limits how many applications IRCC will even accept.
Read the guide →Since 21 January 2025 the answer for most students is no. A spousal open work permit now requires a master's of 16 months or longer, or a worker in TEER 0–3 with 16 months left on their permit. Dependent children of workers were removed entirely.
Read the guide →An employer-specific permit names one employer, so losing that job does not end your status but does end your right to work. You get a new job offer and apply, or you leave by the date on the permit. What sits between those two.
Read the guide →56 guides, all of them here. Newest first within each subject.
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