I realise this is 'meet and greet' and not 'cry for help' page... Sorry, it's my first forum!

So Hi, we are Mark and Nic and have been working on getting to Canada for four years. I am from the UK and Nic is from Trinidad. We placed our application in Dec 2004 with the CHC in Trinidad... we understood that we would have half the waiting time....we were mistaken!
We sold up in the UK and in spring of 2005 we bought a house in Hope BC.
Surrounded by mountains with a salmon river running next to it... we look at the pictures all the time and although we don't live in Hope...we do live in hope if you get my meaning!

As I said in the other M&G the letter saying 'get your medical' arrived this morning...OMG

We have been reading all your messages to each other and we really like how the people here stick together and support each other... so many people with the same dream!

its hard going at times but if canada is your dream you have to hold on in there and the best part is in here you just end up mad as the rest of us you then forget how hard it is at timesso welcome and good luck in la la land

Thanks..I think?
This whole thing really has tested our desire to go...we know it'll be worth it in the end.... thanks for the welcome

Hi and welcome to BE

Good luck with the PR application, best way to speed it up is by getting a job on a Work permit

Apart from that, im afraid it sitting in line and waiting

Good luck

Gill

Polar Bear,

Welcome. Good luck with you application. We are also sitting ducks gagging for the Canadian life.

KJM

how far are you guy's along the path?

Hello Polar Bear and welcome to our little Costa del Crazzzzy

Hi Alvic,
it is crazy... I should fit in ok

Hi Mark and Nic,
yep this fever is contagious!!!
This place is great! I have learned so much, so you've come to the right place.
Good luck with everything guys!!!!
Monika

Hi Polar,

We wasted our time on a English Consultant for 18 months dealing with our application so we said enough is enough. We found Canadian Consultant based in London who deposited our application within a month following our meeting. Our application has been in since Feb 06 and we are sick off waiting so we are now trying the PNP route with our Consultant. What I don't understand is that we are in jobs that are on the job demand list but that doesn't speed up the process.

Thats my story.

KJM

what jobs do you guys do?

We are both Building Surveyors working as Consultant Building Control Surveyors. We also both have previous occupations I was a Hairdresser and my oh was a Bricklayer.

KJM

if you drove a truck you could land in 26 weeks.. we have lost 2 drivers to this in the last year

Ha Ha

That was my dads line of work years ago. i know that I am multi skilled but driving a lorry is not my thing.

Its a nightmare Polar.

your not wrong... these guys go out on the road for three weeks at a time. just think of all those thousands of miles with next to no traffic....bliss