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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 4th 2020, 10:54 am
Replies: 5
Views: 655
Posted By Duckman

Re: PR from ~22 years ago - residency lapsed but PR not revoked/renounced

Oh! Yes, the questions on the eTA certainly do put their options in a different and.. rather dim light. I don't have the answers to your other questions, and.. I suspect they won't be forthcoming.
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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 4th 2020, 7:14 am
Replies: 5
Views: 655
Posted By Duckman

Re: PR from ~22 years ago - residency lapsed but PR not revoked/renounced

Interesting - thanks!

I first spent time in Canada as a student in the 1990s, and when I then moved in 2008/9 on a working holiday, I got given a second UCI, so I was wondering if there might have...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 3rd 2020, 10:53 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 655
Posted By Duckman

PR from ~22 years ago - residency lapsed but PR not revoked/renounced

Hi! Talking to a friend about her parents' situation and it's a bit of head scratcher what they should do.

Family landed in late 1990s, received ROLs and SINs (mother, father, 2 minor children)
...
Forum: Canniversary
Jun 26th 2017, 4:45 am
Replies: 1
Views: 3,254
Posted By Duckman

There and back again - a year after our last Canniversary

So it's been a year since our "last canniversary" (http://britishexpats.com/forum/canniversary-103/7th-last-vancouver-879440/), and we're back in Australia.

We finished off the time in North...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 26th 2016, 4:25 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,478
Posted By Duckman

Re: Can a Working Holiday visa be used to get a full time job?

Technically they can only give permanent jobs to permanent residents or citizens - otherwise the job is for the period of your visa.

This created a bit of an issue for me when I did PNP - I needed...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 25th 2016, 11:34 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,826
Posted By Duckman

Re: Reapply for PR or citizenship: crossover dates are close.

I don't have it any more, but arriving to Canada by road in a private vehicle back from weekends away in the US, many times I just handed over my PR card and they never asked for my passport ;)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 25th 2016, 11:30 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 4,917
Posted By Duckman

Re: In a canadian passport pickle

Dear wife and I have a friend from Australia visiting us soon - she was born in Australia to American parents, and had a US Passport as a child, but it is long expired.. well she booked travel...
Forum: Canniversary
Jun 26th 2016, 12:46 am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,041
Posted By Duckman

7th and last - Vancouver

Kinda bittersweet to write this, but today is our 7th Canniversary, and will be our last for now.

I am from Australia (Perth). I first came to Canada in 1998 as an exchange student to the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 13th 2016, 5:44 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,848
Posted By Duckman

Re: Canadians with no valid Canadian passport entering Canada

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-2002-227.pdf part 17, 259 lists them.

And look, I agree there is a fair cause to challenge these requirements for Canadian citizens, and on a personal...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 13th 2016, 5:22 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,848
Posted By Duckman

Re: Canadians with no valid Canadian passport entering Canada

Ahh, but IRPA 148 says "(1) A person who owns or operates a vehicle or a transportation facility, and an agent for such a person, must, in accordance with the regulations, (a) not carry to Canada a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 13th 2016, 5:20 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,848
Posted By Duckman

Re: Canadians with no valid Canadian passport entering Canada

So essentially you must use your Canadian passport to enter Canada as a Canadian citizen unless you fly your own aircraft, or drive yourself. The first is something only a handful of people will do,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 13th 2016, 5:07 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,848
Posted By Duckman

Re: Canadians with no valid Canadian passport entering Canada

The law says you must apply for an eTA if you're not a Canadian Citizen, PR, Visa holder, or US Citizen.
The law says you can't lie on the eTA application
The eTA application says you can't use...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 13th 2016, 4:31 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,848
Posted By Duckman

Re: Canadians with no valid Canadian passport entering Canada

Not "this country", "their country". Becoming a Canadian citizen requires an oath to uphold the laws of Canada - which have changed, and now require Canadian citizens to use a Canadian passport to...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 26th 2015, 8:14 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 609
Posted By Duckman

Vancouver Citizenship Ceremonies?

Hi,

We've been "summoned" to receive citizenship next week - the summons document says 8AM, but the ceremony time listed on the website is 1:30PM.. will we really be hanging around there for 5 and...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 24th 2015, 7:45 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 836
Posted By Duckman

Re: Citizenship test, outdated info.

In Australia Paramedics have stopped asking who the Prime Minister is, because it changes so often.. haha
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 24th 2015, 12:13 am
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,884
Posted By Duckman

Re: CIC Citizenship timelines

Notice to appear to take the oath of citizenship 2015-12-01 (received 2015-10-23) :D :D :D
Forum: Canada
Sep 7th 2015, 4:35 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,416
Posted By Duckman

Re: Downtown Toronto Student Accommodation

I stayed at Neil Wycik on my first night in Canada in 1998 - I stayed there again in 2003. I had the opportunity to stay there again a few weeks ago (on what would have been the 17th anniversary of...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 7th 2015, 4:28 pm
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,884
Posted By Duckman

Re: CIC Citizenship timelines

We're still waiting for a ceremony date. Assuming they only do file updates once a month, looks like we haven't got one this month :(
Forum: Canada
Aug 8th 2015, 2:09 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 9,754
Posted By Duckman

Re: Moving to Canada, without a job lined up.. Success stories... Or not...

I moved over on a working holiday in 2009 with no job lined up. It was a bit nerve wracking.. my wife got a job pretty quickly, so we could pay the rent ;) I applied for a lot of jobs, and even...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 3rd 2015, 11:26 pm
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,884
Posted By Duckman

Re: CIC Citizenship timelines

Citizenship App in 2015-04-16
File to YVR Office 2015-05-25
Notice to appear for test 2015-07-22 :D
Forum: Canada
Jun 23rd 2015, 10:49 pm
Replies: 389
Views: 41,459
Posted By Duckman

Re: misery at Vancouver housing cost?

It was a pretty nice view, but it was a lower floor. We now live in a sub-penthouse in Richmond, with 270 degree views North West. Much better ;)
Forum: Canada
Jun 23rd 2015, 10:04 pm
Replies: 389
Views: 41,459
Posted By Duckman

Re: misery at Vancouver housing cost?

When my wife and I first moved to Canada in 2009, we lived in the green tower, second from the left of that photo, for 3 months. Nice little apartment (emphasis on little).
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 19th 2015, 6:12 pm
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,884
Posted By Duckman

Re: CIC Citizenship timelines

I checked my ECAS Citizenship status a few weeks ago, and there was a line there about the file being transferred to the local office (Vancouver) .. that line is now missing, and nothing listed for...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 9th 2015, 3:45 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,218
Posted By Duckman

Re: Arrival in Canada with Non PR newborn

Hi Evs,

CIC instructions for sponsoring a child are at Sponsor your spouse, partner or children (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse.asp) (despite the URL - covers children too)....
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 9th 2015, 3:35 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 519
Posted By Duckman

Re: Cousin in another province?

When I talked to the BCPNP people about it (5 years ago?) they wanted to know to show your ties to either the province, to show your ability to adapt, or to other provinces, to show you don't intend...
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