Advice required re: long stay in Canada
Jan 4th 2005, 6:46 am
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Advice required re: long stay in Canada
Hello.
I'm 22 and my current employer is retireing and I want to take the opportunity of staying in canada for 6 months before getting a new job. I'm currently a UK resident and awaiting an immigration application to be decided, however i'm not expecting to hear anything untill I'd get back (said 15 months on the registration card). What i'd like to know is:
1) Can i rent an apartment without having a Canadian social security number
2) Can i buy and legally drive a car in Canada while there
3) Will my pending Immigration Application affect my staying there for that long?
Many thanks for your help.
I'm 22 and my current employer is retireing and I want to take the opportunity of staying in canada for 6 months before getting a new job. I'm currently a UK resident and awaiting an immigration application to be decided, however i'm not expecting to hear anything untill I'd get back (said 15 months on the registration card). What i'd like to know is:
1) Can i rent an apartment without having a Canadian social security number
2) Can i buy and legally drive a car in Canada while there
3) Will my pending Immigration Application affect my staying there for that long?
Many thanks for your help.
Jan 4th 2005, 7:45 am
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Re: Advice required re: long stay in Canada
You can't stay without valid status, period. It is unlikely that CIC will extend your stay for that long. If you do stay illegally you will put in danger your PR application.
Originally Posted by BurnleyPete
Hello.
I'm 22 and my current employer is retireing and I want to take the opportunity of staying in canada for 6 months before getting a new job. I'm currently a UK resident and awaiting an immigration application to be decided, however i'm not expecting to hear anything untill I'd get back (said 15 months on the registration card). What i'd like to know is:
1) Can i rent an apartment without having a Canadian social security number
2) Can i buy and legally drive a car in Canada while there
3) Will my pending Immigration Application affect my staying there for that long?
Many thanks for your help.
I'm 22 and my current employer is retireing and I want to take the opportunity of staying in canada for 6 months before getting a new job. I'm currently a UK resident and awaiting an immigration application to be decided, however i'm not expecting to hear anything untill I'd get back (said 15 months on the registration card). What i'd like to know is:
1) Can i rent an apartment without having a Canadian social security number
2) Can i buy and legally drive a car in Canada while there
3) Will my pending Immigration Application affect my staying there for that long?
Many thanks for your help.
Jan 4th 2005, 8:54 am
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Re: Advice required re: long stay in Canada
Originally Posted by Andrew Miller
You can't stay without valid status, period. It is unlikely that CIC will extend your stay for that long. If you do stay illegally you will put in danger your PR application.
Jan 4th 2005, 9:46 am
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Re: Advice required re: long stay in Canada
What valid status means is the period of admission granted (and it's conditions) - you may be admitted as visitor for a max of 6 months. Officer at the port of entry will make decide how long admission you'll be given - it may be anything from 1 day to 6 months - based on several factors. Fact that you have PR application in process won't be helping here.
Originally Posted by BurnleyPete
I am currently in UK, my job is in UK, i would effetivley be having an extended holiday in Canada but obviously need somewhere to stay and some means of getting around. Is a holiday not considered "valid status" under these circumstances or is it because i'm awaiting PR status
Jan 4th 2005, 8:09 pm
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Re: Advice required re: long stay in Canada
Originally Posted by BurnleyPete
Hello.
I'm 22 and my current employer is retireing and I want to take the opportunity of staying in canada for 6 months before getting a new job. I'm currently a UK resident and awaiting an immigration application to be decided, however i'm not expecting to hear anything untill I'd get back (said 15 months on the registration card). What i'd like to know is:
1) Can i rent an apartment without having a Canadian social security number
2) Can i buy and legally drive a car in Canada while there
3) Will my pending Immigration Application affect my staying there for that long?
Many thanks for your help.
I'm 22 and my current employer is retireing and I want to take the opportunity of staying in canada for 6 months before getting a new job. I'm currently a UK resident and awaiting an immigration application to be decided, however i'm not expecting to hear anything untill I'd get back (said 15 months on the registration card). What i'd like to know is:
1) Can i rent an apartment without having a Canadian social security number
2) Can i buy and legally drive a car in Canada while there
3) Will my pending Immigration Application affect my staying there for that long?
Many thanks for your help.
As for the car I think you need a canadian license to buy - may be wrong on that though. You'll need to swap your license/do a driving test (depends on which province you're going to) after 3 months anyway as your british one is only valid for that length of time.
Good luck
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