Aww T-Pot, good luck with everything in the future.

T-Pot
sorry to hear this is not going to work out for you

Best of wishes for your future

Best wishes for whatever else comes your way.

thanks all for your lovely messages. We are among the 2007 applicants that are not yet in process and will therefore be 'binned'. I haven't exactly put my life on hold but am a but miffed that after 5 years of waiting we are no further forward.

I have looked at other routes into Canada but don't seen to meet the criteria, plus OH haa lost interest so feel it's time to move on to something else - not sure what that is yet but I'm sure something will come up.

So long and thanks for all the fish.......

Aww T Pot, big hug

El_Richo is right, Canada isnt all that, well my bit isnt any way.

Move to Kent with CP and live happily ever after, I wish I had never left it - dont get me started!

I'm not far behind you on this train of thought you know

I suppose it depends on what part of the UK you came from. We came over from South Devon, so to be honest, Calgary and the rest of Alberta are a major disappointment. However, a friend of my wife's came from Bradford, and wouldn't go back there for any price!

T-pot sorry to hear you are leaving us. I wish you all the very best and I am sorry you are one of many who have become a victim of circumstance of the pre 2008 queue.

All the best mate. Canada is an amazing country. I am sorry and ashamed that the current signifying order has done this. They are..... well, you know! Disgusted and gutted!

All the best.

Actually it's not all bad news - while Canada kept me waiting I got busy and acquired a couple of qualifications. I found out yesterday that this means I have enough points now to apply for emigration to New Zealand

One door closes and another door opens.....

I may well still be lurking about!

Sounds like a plan!

Good news. Sounds like it wasn't Canada in particular you were aiming for, just 'somewhere else'.... maybe it's working out for the best.

Yes, this is the key thing - everything is relative and subjective. Much depends on your personal circumstances. My kids would have to be dragged to the UK. We had an extended visit there a few years ago and, although they liked some parts, they just couldn't see themselves living there. I prefer North America (could live in Canada or the US) but my wife and I can at least picture ourselves living quite happily in certain parts of the UK - at least in theory. Of course you can get yourself into an unhappy situation anywhere. People have moved from unhappy situations in the UK to happier situations abroad - and vice versa. You can't always accurately judge and label an entire country based on just your own personal experience. It's possible for someone who is unhappy in Canada to move to a much happier situation within Canada. Same goes for the UK. Much about happiness actually depends on attitude. Some people just make themselves unhappy.

Best of luck...

T-Pot, best of luck for the future. Sorry that you didn't make it to Canada but all the best for whatever you decide to do next. I feel very lucky that we got our visas before the old old queue finally ground to a halt.