Greetings (from a new member)
 

I left UK in 1972 (after a ten year stint in the British Navy) and had no difficulty getting Canadian citizenship (when I was traveled out from doing delivery jobs on yachts) So, now I am looking to bring my gorgeous British lady friend to Canada (we will be married in UK this fall) The paperwork seems daunting.. but we are tackling it (it was so easy in the early seventies) Does anyone have any (easy to bypass the paperwork tips :)

You will have already guessed that I am an old timer... by the way :)

Cheers

David

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Hi David, and welcome to the forum. :)

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Thank you kindly christmasoompa, I hope you find Vancouver to your liking (there are no easy to bypass the paperwork tips I am guessing)

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Hi Dave,
I don't think there any easy easy tips... trying shortcuts tends to lead to requests for further information that only delays the process. The only 'easy' way is to hand the process over to a reputable immigration lawyer and then sit back and wait. And you don't need PR in order for your lucky soon-to-be-bride to travel back to Canada with you; it can be applied for in-country. Good luck with everything.

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Hi Dave
welcome to BE:)
Terese

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Hi,

Welcome to BE , good luck with all your plans:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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Hi Dave

welcome to BE

the 'easy ' thing to do would be to hand everything to an immigration consultant to do 'it' for you...you'll be doing most of 'it' yourself anyway..meaning you'll have to collate all the said info yourself, so why on earth would you pay thousands of pounds to someone to complete the forms for you when the longest or (shortest of you have all the info) thing is collecting it all yourself.

the paperwork isnt anything beyond your capabilities of completing, and with support from the very helpful and friendly members of this site i am sure you would be fine in doing it yourself.

besides, its all part of the 'fun' in the application process.

there are no short cuts ...the shortcut is ensuring you provide ALL the info that they want in your application(s)

we found it daunting...n although were still waiting, its been an easy process and were glad we did it ourselves.

its personal choice at the end of the day (and the fullness of the wallet!!)

so good luck in whatever you decide.

kae n col