Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 11895046)

If Britain left the EU then I see no reason why this would be an issue for as long as the Queen is head of state.

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 11895037)

I think the "white commonwealth" is a long dead idea.

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11895191)

...I had to take an English test for my PR application...

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11895131)

But would transferees have to swear an oath to her majesty?
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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11895213)

Did you? It's been a long time since I applied for PR but I'm sure there was something (sensible) that exempted me.

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 11895330)

I think it was 2004 for me but I remember quoting my English o- level just to be sure.

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11895213)

Did you? It's been a long time since I applied for PR but I'm sure there was something (sensible) that exempted me.

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11895422)

You didn't have to for any skilled based routes like FSW and CEC before 2015. It was a new rule for Express Entry.

Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman6666 (Post 11894754)

Poll shows ‘overwhelming support’ for granting nationals reciprocal rights to live and work freely in each other’s countries

Reciprocal living and working rights backed in UK, Australia, NZ and Canada | World news | The Guardian

These sorts of stories have been in the British press for the last year or so. Just as an experiment, I conducted a little straw poll in my Toronto workplace. I asked my colleagues what they thought about closer integration between Canada and a newly independent Britain. The reactions varied from bafflement over disdain, to ridicule. Perhaps because they are Chinese, Armenian, Guyanese, Slovak, Finnish-Indian (Findian), Jewish, Italian Canadians, a reflection of demographic reality really.

Originally Posted by bats (Post 11895430)

There are plenty of British born and bred posters on here who would struggle to get decent marks in an English exam.

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11895427)

Spousal sponsorship for me. I just remember the question but something meant I didn't have to do it. Completed school in the UK, maybe? I really don't remember. Maybe spousal sponsorship was the exemption.