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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 12th 2010, 9:03 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 642
Posted By Swirls

Woot! 120 day email!

We got our 120 day email on the 21st June :D :D :D :D Very pleased but now rushing around like a mad thing getting everything organised! Will go and update our timeline in the signature now :)
Forum: Canada
May 5th 2010, 6:29 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,077
Posted By Swirls

Re: And now we begin the long wait!

Ooooh that's exciting for both of you! We haven't heard anything yet (not surprisingly) but as soon as we do I will be back on here!
Forum: Canada
Apr 6th 2010, 1:58 am
Replies: 20
Views: 10,015
Posted By Swirls

Re: Anyone living or emigrating to Arnprior or Kanata area?

Thanks will do! Only just sent off the revised forms today so a while to wait yet!!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 2nd 2010, 12:38 am
Replies: 46
Views: 16,780
Posted By Swirls

Re: families left behind

This is a very interesting thread. We are in the early stages of applying for PR in Canada (we sent the forms off and received them back in order to fill in more details of my husbands work...
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2010, 11:43 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 10,015
Posted By Swirls

Re: Anyone living or emigrating to Arnprior or Kanata area?

I am so glad to find this thread as this is exactly the area we are looking to move to :D I'm just posting here so I can find it again!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 1st 2010, 10:37 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 732
Posted By Swirls

Re: Recommended courire UK to Sydney NS

I used DHL via my local Staples store and it arrived in 4 days. Very good service, it cost £25 and you can track it all the way.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 1st 2010, 10:26 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,814
Posted By Swirls

Re: Best postage to use for FSW app

We sent the original application with DHL via our local Staples store and it arrived within 4 days. Will be doing the same with the amended application :)
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2010, 10:15 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 10,309
Posted By Swirls

Re: UK Teaching qualification in 3 provinces

I did a 3 year teaching course so that will be no problem proving I am qualified! Good advice re the volunteering too. Thanks :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 28th 2010, 5:11 am
Replies: 213
Views: 39,404
Posted By Swirls

Re: Changes to 'the list' of 38 (FSW visas) imminent!

Thank you - we aren't expecting it to be easy. I'm readying myself for lots of stress - good for weight loss I'm told ;)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 28th 2010, 4:18 am
Replies: 213
Views: 39,404
Posted By Swirls

Re: Changes to 'the list' of 38 (FSW visas) imminent!

Yep - it's on the list - IT manager (I can't remember the actual code and can't look as the inlaws are here and they know nothing of Canada yet!) They wanted more clarification of the terms...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 27th 2010, 7:53 pm
Replies: 213
Views: 39,404
Posted By Swirls

Re: Changes to 'the list' of 38 (FSW visas) imminent!

We need to hurry and get out application back in then! Got a letter on Friday saying that they need more details of my husbands job - will get him to do it this week so it gets back before the 16th...
Forum: Canada
Mar 27th 2010, 7:37 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 10,309
Posted By Swirls

Re: UK Teaching qualification in 3 provinces

Oh this is a helpful thread - I was going to start one of my own about teaching in Canada! I am a qualified primary school teacher although I haven't worked as one in the UK for the past 7 years due...
Forum: Canada
Mar 27th 2010, 7:15 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,077
Posted By Swirls

Re: And now we begin the long wait!

We are looking at the Ottawa area - we have some friends that live about an hour and a half from there in Quebec. We are going to stay with them when we go on a scouting mission :) Where abouts are...
Forum: Canada
Mar 27th 2010, 7:12 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,077
Posted By Swirls

Re: And now we begin the long wait!

We got a letter from Immigration in Canada on Friday morning - was very excited about it! Turned out to be a request for more detailed information about my husbands job roles. IT consultant and IT...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 22nd 2010, 9:38 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 734
Posted By Swirls

Re: Changing credit card details

Thanks - will have to wait until the weekend as hubby away until then and card is in his name. I'll let you know what they say/what happens next.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 21st 2010, 7:25 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 11,753
Posted By Swirls

Re: Renting out house in UK while living in Canada

Thank you so much! So much information there but as I say we have a while to get organised! :D Just got to slowly start decorating some of the rooms and get rid of a bit of damp - happy days!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 21st 2010, 7:18 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 734
Posted By Swirls

Re: Changing credit card details

Oh that's good to know :) Do you think it's worth contacting the CC company and seeing if they would authorise that one payment or not?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 20th 2010, 9:47 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 11,753
Posted By Swirls

Renting out house in UK while living in Canada

This is a long way off for us but I like to be prepared :D

We have just applied for FSW1 and will want to rent out our house in the UK for a year or two while we get settled in Canada. The main...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 20th 2010, 7:48 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 734
Posted By Swirls

Changing credit card details

Our house was broken into early Thursday morn and my husbands wallet stolen. We cancelled all the credit cards but of course one of them was used on the payment form we sent a couple of weeks ago to...
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2010, 8:12 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,077
Posted By Swirls

Re: And now we begin the long wait!

It's already had lots of use this weekend checking the DHL website! Goodness knows what i'm going to be like when something exciting actually happens with our application! :rofl:
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2010, 7:36 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,077
Posted By Swirls

And now we begin the long wait!

Our FSW1 application to Sydney was sent off on Friday 5th March with DHL and we have just checked the website and it was signed for yesterday!! So we now wait :D Not sure how I am going to contain my...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 2nd 2010, 3:39 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,301
Posted By Swirls

Re: Forms to Sydney - registered post?

Thanks guys - the rechecking of the forms didn't happen last night so we are hoping to do it tonight. We have decided to go with DHL so it's off to the local Staples tomorrow :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 1st 2010, 6:41 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,301
Posted By Swirls

Re: Forms to Sydney - registered post?

There is a DHL service point at our local Staples which is less than half a mile away - thanks for that link. I use Royal Mail for my business (I only send out about 5 parcels in an average week) and...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 1st 2010, 2:45 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,301
Posted By Swirls

Re: Forms to Sydney - registered post?

When you used DHL which postage option did you use? I couldn't see a small packet on the website - could only see options for larger packages.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 1st 2010, 1:39 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,301
Posted By Swirls

Re: Forms to Sydney - registered post?

That's wonderful - thank you. We are going to check over the forms tonight (for the 100th time it seems!) and get them sent off tomorrow morning. Exciting! :D
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