AndyBCbound

Yea ,yea, keep smokin

Surrey Expat

If it did, there would be far too many people there!

pip_is_fab

Tescos is the main british superstore, where you can by ANYTHING under the 1 roof. from you apples all the way to a full washer dryer of fridge freezer.

Polar Bear

Their lives are empty and meaningless.
we could make up dumb words out of real ones to make life more interesting! 'dude'

AndyBCbound

Walmart aka asda

pip_is_fab

i dont trust asda at all now for food, when i once accidently left a lettuce in the fridge before visiting canada for 3 weeks, i returned only to find the lettuce in the exact form i bought it in, no rotten bits at all. No further evidence required for proving use of additives i think!!

AndyBCbound

For fresh fruit produce farmers markets are good during the summer months, on saturdays, We are moving to Kamloops on October 2nd 2008, Theres another member on this forum who lives in kamloops and knows all there is to know, his britishexpat name is R I C H

pip_is_fab

I have visited Kamloops a few times now, and i am helped that my other half was bought up in the region, so my own tour guide as such.
My major concern is finding a jobs. I dont have any formal quals except my GCSE's and A levels. I currently work in hotels, but i am quite keen to get out of that line of work really.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what sort of hurdles i might expect in job hunting, or some good suggestion on good employers in the area? I dont want to get landed with some horrible company.

AndyBCbound

My wife is starting work at a law firm in Kamloops, me i'm going to university in Kamloops, to do a business management course, figured it may help for employment in the long run

pip_is_fab

your going to TRU? i was thinking about doing some studies, cos i figure the only things open to me are waiting tables and shop working. It is also so much more affordable to study in canda too.
When do you plan to move to kamloops?
We are hoping to be in canada by december 2009.
I just hat that the visa procesing times seem to be so ambiguos.

AndyBCbound

If you go down the study route, you can get a study permit which will give your other half an open work permit, our study/work permits are for 2 years, the wife plans to apply for PR after around 3 months, with a processing time of around 4 months. So fingers crossed we could have residency by the summer, we move in 5 weeks time

AndyBCbound

And yes i am going to TRU, even at my age!!

Airseir

LOL - from my perspective it is a paradise in the sun - although we have had quite a bit of rain here for this time of year.

I could think of loads of reasons to come here and no reasons why I would like to leave.

Airseir

Interesting thread - lol

somhow it seems to have skipped the initial question. The best way to get the Visa. I would suggest the final location is imaterial here. The quickest route would be PNP or work permit but this would entail getting a job. Have you contacted Venture Kamloops about re-locating to Kamloops?
http://www.venturekamloops.com/movetokamloops.htm?RD=1

Do you or your boyfriend fit into the skilled worker category?

Have you worked out if you can come as common law partners or both need to come independently etc?

Let me know if you want to dig into this further. - PM are often better for specifics but happy to share here as well.

pip_is_fab

As i say, my boyfriend is Canadian, and we do qualify for comon law partners in family class, so he is going to sponsor me, i am fairly confident i would not qualify under skilled worker, besides it takes up to 8 yrs, and at present it seems all apps under this category are suspended!! eek.
We have simply chosen kamloops as his family is based 2 hours outside of the city, and it will provide better working oppurtunities for the both of us.
I really need some advice on how long i might expect tis visa process to take as we want to be in bc by december 2009, and as a side note i was wondering what moving companies would be best cost and time wise, best reputations etc, as i have no experience with removal companies.
Any help greatly appreciated.