Timeline - 07:40, Tuesday 19 February 2008 |
| Thought I might as well elaborate on my process of moving to Canada, for anyone who's trying to keep track of how long things take: August 2004: started collecting documents together. October 2004: sent off application for a Skilled Worker visa. November 2004: received acknowledgement card from CHC saying it would be processed in 18 months. April 2006: got a letter saying they'd process my application after April 2007 May 2006: got a letter saying they'd process my application after June 2007 August 2006: received a letter giving me 90 days to update my application before they processed it. November 2006: sent off letter. December 2006: received a letter asking me to take a medical. January 2007: took the medical. February 2007: received a letter asking me to send in my passport for the visa. March 2007: collected visa from CHC. August 2007: landed in Canada. September 2007: received my Permanent Resident card. October 2007: received my Saskatchewan health card. December 2007: got bored, started looking for an IT job. Interview and job offer two weeks later. January 2008: started work. So basically about three years from first looking at the forms to landing in Canada! |
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I'm a slacker :) - 12:32, Wednesday 3 December 2008
Yeah, it shouldn't take long once you've done the medicals; at that point they're primarily waiting for the security check, so unless you've been up to anything disreputable that should only take a couple of months.Job-wise, yes, I spent a few months relaxing before I started looking; I'm not sure how good the job market is right now, but Saskatoon was booming at that time and doesn't seem to have stopped yet.
In money terms we spending about $2500 a month between two, but about half that was going to the mortgage and we were running a car too; renting an apartment in a decent area, eating and taking the bus would probably come to about $1200-1500 a month around here.
Posted by MarkG
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Your timeline was just thing I was looking for :) - 01:55, Wednesday 3 December 2008
Hi Mark,Thanks for posting your time line. Its just what I was after. I have just attended my medical exam, so was looking for how long the response would be from them. I see that it took you 6 months to find a job. Is that because you were just not looking, or it really takes that long? Would like to know how much money I might need to last me 6 months, so any info greatly received
Thanks
Evelyn.
Posted by MissE73