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Forum: Canada
Aug 21st 2010, 5:57 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 18,851
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: St John vs Fredericton

Sorry for the confusion, meant Saint John, NB. I liked the idea of Fredericton as a pretty and compact city and feel Saint John might be a bit too big, with more crime and all the other negative...
Forum: Canada
Aug 21st 2010, 6:48 am
Replies: 15
Views: 18,851
Posted By sonofcanadian

St John vs Fredericton

I have contacted a potential employer in NB with heart set on moving to Fredericton or perhaps Moncton, they have offices in all three cities and say Fredericton might be a no-goer, Moncton a maybe...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 27th 2010, 5:53 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 931
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Sponsoring children

Thanks JAJ, I thought that was the case. I am assuming only my wife needs a police check, although the guide says all dependent children.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 27th 2010, 6:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 931
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Sponsoring children

I had read the guide but thought I'd seen somewhere that spouses and dependent children don't have to have medicals - probably getting confused under mountain of paperwork.


That's another £300...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 26th 2010, 11:55 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 931
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Sponsoring children

Thanks again JAJ, I was born pre 77 so that clarifies the issue for me. Do you know if my wife and kids need medicals and police checks? Seems a bit OTT given age of children.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 26th 2010, 6:03 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 931
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Sponsoring children

Thanks very much. You should know that I only became Canadian on April 17 last year as one of my parents is Canadian but did nothing to retain my citizenship before I was 28. I was under the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 26th 2010, 7:38 am
Replies: 10
Views: 931
Posted By sonofcanadian

Sponsoring children

I am a Canadian citizen by descent and we are filling out PR forms. Do I need to get PR for my two children (1 and 3) now or should I just get it for my wife and worry about them when I am over...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 24th 2010, 7:29 am
Replies: 84
Views: 7,693
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: I saw a Wolf and it was massive!

Wow - this is the sort of thing that makes me excited about the move! Lucky you
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 24th 2010, 7:19 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,332
Posted By sonofcanadian

Tim Horton's as a selling point?!

Realtor details of a property we were viewing mentioned Tim Horton's was nearby one particularly nice house. I can't see too many Brit estate agents boasting that a house was a few doors down from...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 15th 2010, 12:32 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: How long does PR last?

Thanks JAJ that last bit quite interesting. It might be worth just taking them there then applying then, presumably I still need to apply for PR on their behalf or can they just go on british...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 15th 2010, 12:28 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: How long does PR last?

Sorry - me being a bit distracted, no I have no family in canada, mum was born there and grandfather took canadian citizenship but they both ended up in UK. We were thinking of going for recce but...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 14th 2010, 6:03 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: How long does PR last?

I have family but unreliable, not near current job and not likely to put us all up for an indefinite period!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 14th 2010, 5:58 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: How long does PR last?

That's why this forum is so flippin useful! They don't say that on the CIC website :thumbup:
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 14th 2010, 5:53 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: How long does PR last?

This is a bit catch 22 isn't it? I'm reluctant to apply for jobs etc while my wife does not have PR and isn't ready to move. I was hoping to get paperwork done then sort out work/housing etc? Is...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 14th 2010, 5:36 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: How long does PR last?

Wow - really great info and good news - thanks very much everyone
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 14th 2010, 4:46 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,772
Posted By sonofcanadian

How long does PR last?

I am Canadian by descent and am thinking of applying for my wife and two kids (one and three) to get PR status because we are thinking of emigrating in the next few years. Is this worth doing now,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 19th 2010, 6:51 am
Replies: 3
Views: 649
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Citizenship card arrived today - timeline

Thanks very much but no longer sure what next step might be. I think a trip is in order.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 19th 2010, 6:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 649
Posted By sonofcanadian

Citizenship card arrived today - timeline

Citizenship card turned up completely out of the blue today in registered post. I applied citizenship by descent in Sept last year, got my docs returned from London in January and was expecting a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 6th 2010, 7:38 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,269
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Citizenship application

I'm not dismayed by the quality of help at all, I have been given some ace advice that filled in or made sense of the info on the cic site. I just agreed with previous poster that sometimes it was...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 5th 2010, 6:27 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,269
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Citizenship application

Can I just say what a refreshing comment that is. I am applying for citizenship by descent through my mum and have been very confused and dismayed by some of the 'help' on this forum, although the...
Forum: Canada
Apr 30th 2010, 5:11 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 992
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: Canadian Citizenship by Descent

I would be interested to hear how you are getting on now. I am in a similar position and submitted all my paperwork in September last year. I was told it had been sent to Canada for processing in...
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2010, 4:56 am
Replies: 59
Views: 7,563
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: OMG!!!! How crap is the pound!!!

Unbelievable - I have no knowledge of financial markets but surely the only way is up?! Makes houses etc seem cheap here.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 26th 2010, 5:22 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 14,188
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: This is frightening

Yes but the figure he is talking about is £1bn, so quite a bit more, also all comes from the same pot, council tax might be collected locally, but it then goes straight to central government.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 26th 2010, 5:24 am
Replies: 183
Views: 14,188
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: This is frightening

No wonder my council tax is so high!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 26th 2010, 5:07 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,103
Posted By sonofcanadian

Re: What are the thoughts of the british on the Canadian winter dilemma?

Possibly, it was quite a big story and lots of people from the westcountry involved. I think a lot of people get sucked into the brochures without thinking too hard about where they are actually...
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