teacher1000

We won't be looking to get him into teaching at all this time around, but he is very good with computers and databases etc, so we were thinking maybe he could find work in an office or something to that effect.
I dunno, maybe it's a pipe dream.

Shard

As you're married, I don't think he would lose his PR, as it does not lapse automatically.

What is it that you dislike about living in Oxfordshire? Obviously, without friends, family or work, it will be hard going. But could you find some kind of work you enjoy (if not necessarily career related) study something or volunteer?

teacher1000

Oxfordshire is lovely, but not forever lovely for me. I think we can all agree here that home is usually where the heart is, and for me, it's always been in Canada.

And, I thought that you still had a certain amount of time before he would lose his PR if he remained in the UK...I'm not sure how it works exactly but I thought I read you have to be IN canada for 2 out of 5 years or something like that.

Shard

I don't have the link. Siouxie or Chrismasoompa are the experts...if they are around.

Do you think hubby would agree to a second attempt? If you're young enough and child free (20s) I suppose you could take the risk.

teacher1000

Yes, he said he would (although wearily) and to be fair, I am also weary of this as I kinda just wanna get on with my life now. It's been overall 7 years of being all over the place and now I just want a steady job, a dog, and a place I can call home.
We aren't in our twenties, but you know what, you live once. Take the plunge, at the end of the day, it's better than doing nothing.

Zoe Bell

forgive me if I've missed something but if you are a Canadian citizen then he doesn't have to maintain his PR status if he is accompanying you out of the country.

time outside the country with you is fine, it just won't count towards him acquiring citizenship

Shard

Good that he's on side at least. Hopefully one of you can line something up (or get a feel for lining something up) in Alberta and then take the plunge. Avoid the temptation of Vancouver. You do only live once, I agree with that.

christmasoompa

You've misunderstood, as the spouse of a Canadian citizen there's no such requirement on him, as long as he's accompanying you abroad. So you can stay out of Canada indefinitely and he'll still be a PR. Residency Obligations-Canada : British Expat Wiki

HTH.

Steve_

He won't lose PR status as long as you are married. And even if such a law existed, you could sponsor him in again.

There is a shortage of teachers in Calgary but the Premier is making loud noises that salaries will be cut.

Steve_

You are definitely a US citizen. Your father was a US citizen and you were born in the US, so on two counts you qualify as a US citizen. (Although from your father it depends on when you were born and how long you were in the US). US v. Wong Kim Ark established that nearly everyone born in the US is a US citizen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...._Wong_Kim_Ark

And since then various Acts of Congress have broadened it further. Today the only people born in the US who are not US citizens are people born on unincorporated territories, the main one being American Samoa.

You could right now with your birth certificate apply for a US passport.

teacher1000

oooh I see, thank you for clearing that up for me...I was really unsure of what would happen.

teacher1000

ok - thanks. Is there a shortage of teachers in Calgary? I never heard about that. We kinda just decided that it would be an impossible feat to attempt a career in teaching. I was hoping maybe he could find a job doing office stuff because he is seriously the most meticulously organised person I have ever met. Not to mention that, but any admin stuff to him is like a second job to what he does now so it wouldn't be an issue. He just needs to find the right person/people who will actually give him a job. That was the problem originally, my network is small and I don't know enough people back in Canada who could maybe have helped my hubby out in terms of pointing him towards people who were hiring etc. We did make every effort we could, but alas, it failed.