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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 2nd 2012, 4:59 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,920
Posted By adrianv

Re: Entering Canada while Spousal Visa in process?

My experience was that I did visit Canada during my application for a week at a time, so I had a return ticket in hand. I was actually in Canada when I got my decision for PR. I suggest you leave it...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 30th 2011, 10:00 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,947
Posted By adrianv

Re: Where's best for shopping over the border???

Hello fellow Londoner! Don't forget the Sarnia border is only an hour away down the 402. I haven't been myself, but I imagine Port Huron has the usual collection of shops.
Forum: Canada
Jun 1st 2010, 5:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,057
Posted By adrianv

Re: Travel Insurance for when you go on a holiday FROM Canada

hpka - I totally get what you're talking about. NONE of the Canadian insurance companies I spoke to will insure ANYONE WITHOUT provincial health coverage. OHIP in my case - I must wait 3 months. We...
Forum: Canada
May 23rd 2010, 12:11 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,862
Posted By adrianv

Re: I-94w left in passport

Yeah I got it ALL wrong both ways in Nov 2009.

Travelled by air SFO-Vancouver, then by land Vancouver-Seattle (Air Canada air miles ticket). Not knowing the above, I dutifully surrendered my I94W...
Forum: Canada
Apr 13th 2010, 9:13 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,241
Posted By adrianv

Re: Mastercard DEBIT

Or have an alternative e.g. Mastercard credit card - set up a direct debit to pay off the full amount every month to ensure you never pay interest.

Or switch to a bank that uses Visa debit. IIRC I...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2010, 5:46 am
Replies: 32
GPS
Views: 3,244
Posted By adrianv

Re: GPS

Aha a fellow pilot - I'm sure I'll be picking your brain re aviating once I get settled in Canada.

Good point about the Garmin PC connectivity - their PC software is good and I like the way you...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2010, 4:08 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,083
Posted By adrianv

Re: Shipping custom built desktop PC

Ha ha just worked out why my PSU has no 100-240V switch - it's auto sensing. Win.

I don't know how strong the encryption is in Win7 - either way, the wiping process has taken place and I've backed...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2010, 4:02 am
Replies: 32
GPS
Views: 3,244
Posted By adrianv

Re: GPS

Have you a GPS-equipped phone? Check out Co Pilot Live (google it/other search engines are available). In the region of 20-30 quid for Co Pilot on the iPhone for US and Canada. Good value. The...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2010, 1:14 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,083
Posted By adrianv

Re: Shipping custom built desktop PC

You, sir, are a mindreader - I had just said the same thing to my wife and found the same case (Gigabyte) in black rather than silver for $30 on tigerdirect.com.

Done deal - the PC will be...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2010, 12:46 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,083
Posted By adrianv

Re: Shipping custom built desktop PC

PS Those reading this thread - search for "secure data wipe/shred" or similar on Google if you're anal like me and want to make sure your private data (which may include credit card/financial info)...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2010, 12:44 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,083
Posted By adrianv

Shipping custom built desktop PC

Hello all,

I used the search function and there hasn't been a thread about this for a while.

I've got a custom built desktop computer that I will be shipping by sea to Canada. I have the...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2010, 12:34 am
Replies: 2,672
Views: 318,339
Posted By adrianv

Re: Exchange rate

VW/Audi instrument clusters for the American market are the same as the British market - MPH in big numbers, KPH in smaller numbers. The rest of the world gets by on just KPH! (Sorry for OT, back on...
Forum: Canada
Apr 8th 2010, 8:40 am
Replies: 2,672
Views: 318,339
Posted By adrianv

Re: Exchange rate

Buying a car in the US is good right now if you're spending Canadian dollars. Car prices in Canada seem to have been set when the US dollar was worth more. Look at prices on www.audi.ca vs...
Forum: Canada
Apr 5th 2010, 10:37 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 318,339
Posted By adrianv

Re: Exchange rate

Good banter all round, esp good to hear what others are thinking. I appreciate there is no crystal ball (there were, would there be any currency exchange at all? Discuss.) but all healthy discussion...
Forum: Canada
Apr 4th 2010, 11:56 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 318,339
Posted By adrianv

Re: Exchange rate

Stick or twist?

We'll be moving UK to Canada at the end of the month to buy a house around May-time. Right when we're likely to have a general election. My understanding of the analysis in this...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 15th 2009, 6:52 am
Replies: 11
Views: 977
Posted By adrianv

Re: Spousal sponsorship forms submitted

We submitted our spouse/PR application on 24th March 2009 via London, she's a Canadian citizen, I'm British. I landed as a PR on Monday! (13/7/09) We were so paranoid about the application forms but...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 15th 2009, 6:46 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,329
Posted By adrianv

Re: Sending passport for visa issuance

I know it's too late, but my file number (Bxxxxxxxx) was buried away in the subject line of the email but it didn't appear anywhere in the body of the email.

I never received written confirmation...
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2009, 6:41 am
Replies: 83
Views: 6,708
Posted By adrianv

Re: Curious escapee from NZ forum!

Hello,

Ever since I went to NZ in 2001, I have wanted to work there - temporarily initially with a view to settling. Then I married a Canadian, so emigrating from the UK to Canada is now plan A.
...
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2009, 2:53 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,210
Posted By adrianv

Re: Confused re driving licence in Ontario

That's what I thought too.

Anyone been through this?
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2009, 2:43 am
Replies: 7
Views: 843
Posted By adrianv

Re: Goods to follow list - electronics

Thanks for the replies.

@MarkG - Good idea. Actually both PCs are now exclusively Linux but have Vista/XP stickers on them from when I tolerated Windows' incompetence.

So excited was I at...
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2009, 2:36 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,210
Posted By adrianv

Confused re driving licence in Ontario

Hello everybody,

So I landed in Toronto on Monday :) pretty uneventful, I'll eventually post a "report" about my immigration experience. All very exciting though!

The long and the short of it...
Forum: Canada
Jul 11th 2009, 11:20 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 843
Posted By adrianv

Re: Goods to follow list - electronics

My main concern was that my custom built PCs do not have a serial number like a PC bought from Dell/HP.
Forum: Canada
Jul 11th 2009, 11:12 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 843
Posted By adrianv

Goods to follow list - electronics

Hi all,

Long time reader, 1st time poster! I'm currently compiling my Goods To Follow list. The wiki and forum search have been infinitely helpful about grouping items etc. etc..

However, I...
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