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We were so motivated by some of the encouraging comments made by posters on this thread, that yesterday, we bought ourselves a wii - something we planned to put off until we knew what was happening with our move. I am so glad we didn't wait and we already have someone who is keen to take it off our hands if we do end up getting our visas! :thumbsup:

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Congrats :thumbup:

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That's the ticket! You see, a nice positive attitude goes a long way. We all suffer from time to time with doubts and what if's but just the simplest things can be achieved if we just do it. Now....I just need to take heed of that myself ;)

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We have been waiting 4 years and know what it is like to put your life on hold. We are finally going in 3 weeks. It will be nice to be able to get started on a new life. Our time was extended because our consulted went bust and we had to employ another, thankfully they did an excellent job, it was Willis Brazolot who got us there.

Good luck

Tom:thumbup:

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i waited 3 and half years and decided to throw caution to the wind in the uk as i had nothing to lose..i changed jobs and got promoted twice before i left..which enabled me to secure a much better job in Canada than i would have otherwise done.

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I can absolutely relate to what you are going through!
It took us 5 years to get our visa, having a baby in the middle of the process slowed things down, I could not wait any longer as the clock was ticking!!

You will get there in the end...then you will experience the daily feelings of excitment/terror/stress/exhilaration I am now feeling as we prepare to go in June.

Good luck :thumbsup:

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The day you forget about getting the visa and carry on with your life is the day it will come through in the mail- I speak from experience!!

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Yes, quite right, we have ours and moving in 3 weeks today. A lot to do in last 3 weeks to keep us busy

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More than 4 years after we first applied for PR, my OH is now working in Ontario, we have a buyer for the house, and the children and I head out to join OH in 7 weeks.
During those 4 years of waiting, we just got on with life.
My OH completed a BSc degree, got a new job, got a promotion, I studied 2 courses (which whether or not they are recognised in Ontario, give me more confidence and make me better at what I do), and my daughter and son both started at new schools (and are thriving).
We replaced the kitchen and 2 bathrooms, which added value to our house.
We had 2 two week camping holidays in France, several weekends camping with friends in the UK, have taken the children to Ireland, the Lake District and Scottish Highlands, Lands End, John 0'Groats and Stonehenge. My daughter and I have walked a marathon. I have climbed Ben Nevis (another long held ambition).
My children have swapped UK ice hockey team to further their training, both play for England regional teams, and have played hockey tournaments around the UK and in Holland and Belgium.
Just imagine the waste of time and how little of that we would have achieved if we had 'put our lives on hold'.
It is also not good for the children to have to 'hang around just in case' - their childhood is too short to waste.
Think of all of the things that you would like to see and do while you are still in the UK, and get on with doing them.
If the worst comes to the worst and you don't get PR, then you will know the UK much better, and might be able to create the life you want in the UK, with that knowledge.
As it stands, we have fantastic memories of the last few years in the UK to take with us, and are looking forward to our imminent new life in Canada.

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It brings things into perspective a bit to read about people who have had to wait 4-5 years to emigrate... I am struggling to deal with the wait at the 12 month stage, I have no idea what it would be like to have to wait so long! I guess you can do nothing but get on with your life.. I'm in awe of those of you who managed :thumbup:

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Totally agree!! Spot On.

It took us 3.5 years and we're still not in Canada yet! Still planning and trying to work it all out.

Carry on life as normal as you can afford to, because really life is always changing and maybe your circumstances too.

Go shopping and feel better for it! Put Canada in the background for now, move if you need to (rent) and enjoy that life for now.

Angela

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I agree.
I guess when you see a 12-13 month target (like me/us) you aim for it, and end up a little disappointed when it passes without a PR Visa in place.

Whereas applications received before February 2008 may have been quoted 45 months (3.75 years) from the start of their application. A totally different time frame to cope with for sure, I can see how some pre Feb 2008 people have had kids, changed jobs, been promoted at work, done their house up etc. in that time, and still had time to ponder about their PR application.
Full credit to those people for hanging in there and having the patience of a saint! :thumbup:

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We waited 2.5 years from start to landing and that was bad enough. However, hubby still had a couple of years of service to complete and it takes 1 year to get out of the Military so we weren't going anywhere.

The living in limbo was the worse and oh how I used to complain! Having to keep old cars going and not buying anything new electrically. But we did manage to chunk away at the mortgage, pay off a few debts and had 3 fabulous foreign holidays a year. Mainly because we knew once we got to Canada the cost of bringing a family of four back to europe for hols was going to be huge.

HOwever I do believe that 2.5 years gave us long enough to prepare financially,emotionally and do as much research as humanly possible. We didn't have any surprises when we arrived in Canada to start our new life. Unlike friends of ours who all came the 3 month waiting work permit route who have all been woefully unprepared and have struggled. Its always a good indication of how adaptable you will be to a new country in how you use your time waiting to get out of the old one!

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Congratulations and I am glad everything has worked out for you :) and I take my hat off to you for your endurance. I agree about not putting your life on hold, it just very much feels like it is on hold in some respects.

I think knowing your time frame has an added advantage as james says below - if you think you are going to wait x number of years, you can plan accordingly, if you think you have 9 months to wait, you plan accordingly, or fret that soon your life will be a rollercoaster ;).