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Forum: Canada
Dec 5th 2011, 12:40 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By fasea

Re: Help understanding car lease for business purposes (tax deductible stuff)

Ok - great - thought I must of got something wrong, seemed like a free lunch type thing!

As I understand it if the car allowance is considered a taxable benefit then you get T2200 and can claim...
Forum: Canada
Dec 3rd 2011, 8:50 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 945
Posted By fasea

Re: i phone taken to canada

When O2 unlock an iphone they basically send a message to apple to instruct them to unlock the phone. The next time you sync the phone with itunes (with web connectivity) then the iphone actually...
Forum: Canada
Dec 3rd 2011, 5:38 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By fasea

Help understanding car lease for business purposes (tax deductible stuff)

Hello there,

Having been in Vancouver for 3 months, the missus is hopefully soon to be offered a Sales job. It requires her to have a car, and they provide a car "allowance" per month on top of...
Forum: Canada
Sep 15th 2011, 1:52 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,641
Posted By fasea

Re: Exchange rate better through ATM than through HiFX?

Just thought i'd follow up. I've found www.currencyfair.com a site which allows people to exchange currencies between themselves.

I havent completed a transaction yet (in the process of) but from...
Forum: Canada
Sep 14th 2011, 12:04 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,641
Posted By fasea

Re: Exchange rate better through ATM than through HiFX?

Yes £1.50 charge per ATM transaction, but to be honest thats not much if we only do it a couple of times a week (cant pay the rent that way though!)

I'm trying to find a decent rate via the online...
Forum: Canada
Sep 13th 2011, 7:46 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,641
Posted By fasea

Exchange rate better through ATM than through HiFX?

Hi,

Can anyone help me out here, I've used HiFX once so far to transfer some money to Canada and need to transfer some more. However just looked at the rate their offering and its just under 1.52,...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2011, 2:27 am
Replies: 6
Views: 3,493
Posted By fasea

Re: Freelance / Contracting work - setting up Canadian company?

Great thanks for the info.

The main reason for incorporating is that I believe the company that wants to hire me has a general rule of only employing LTD companies. Not sure why but its probably...
Forum: Canada
Aug 27th 2011, 2:01 am
Replies: 6
Views: 3,493
Posted By fasea

Freelance / Contracting work - setting up Canadian company?

Hi There,

I've just landed in Vancouver and have an opportunity to do some freelance work for a UK based company who I have history with.

Normally for contracting work in the UK (I believe I...
Forum: Canada
Aug 27th 2011, 1:20 am
Replies: 69
Views: 7,949
Posted By fasea

Re: Help me buy decent tea and cheese without going bankrupt!!

Thanks for the advise!

We plan to go a trip to Canadian SuperStore when we move into our flat to stock up so I will try out the PC "English" tea or get Tetley, whatever I can find.

Actually...
Forum: Canada
Aug 26th 2011, 1:29 am
Replies: 69
Views: 7,949
Posted By fasea

Help me buy decent tea and cheese without going bankrupt!!

Afternoon.

Just landed in sunny Vancouver and so far all is fantastic. Getting used to the city, found a flat to rent (fairly expensive buy hey) got insurance, t'nternet and hydro all sorted .......
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 27th 2011, 8:50 am
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,702,778
Posted By fasea

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hi,

I've been hanging out here a while and using the great knowledge of people around here.

Anyway I just got my passport request (via email) which I'm ecstatic about!! our timeline as I know...
Forum: Canada
May 13th 2011, 5:28 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 5,787
Posted By fasea

Re: Getting a uk mibile to work with a Canadian sim

Hi just to confirm your phone in Canada won't work on any 3G network. If you just want a few calls and texts then take back the sim you have and buy a Rodgers payg sim and your be fine and will...
Forum: Canada
May 13th 2011, 6:30 am
Replies: 13
Views: 5,787
Posted By fasea

Re: Getting a uk mibile to work with a Canadian sim

Hi

I don't think you phone will work with the network you have chosen. From a bit of internet searching PC is a mvno of bell mobility. They don't actually have a GSM network they have a 3G network...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 9th 2011, 8:15 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 427
Posted By fasea

Likelyhood of London part of spousal application to complete in 3 months?

Hi all,

Was wondering if anyone would have a bet on a fairly simple (I think anyway - been married 10 years no kids just a cat) spousal application which arrived in London (after sponsor approved)...
Forum: Canada
May 1st 2011, 4:21 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 446
Posted By fasea

Clarification on duty / tax on Import into Canada

Hi There,

Just after some clarification on the best person to declare as importing all the goods to Canada when we look to move to Vancouver.

I'm english my Wife is Canadian (been in England...
Forum: Canada
Apr 22nd 2011, 4:22 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,202
Posted By fasea

Re: Phone Contract question

Hi,

I've looked into this as were moving to Vancouver soon. I work for Vodafone so might be able to help give some more information. (cant tell you much about coverage though!)

I think if your...
Forum: Canada
Apr 22nd 2011, 4:18 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 4,053
Posted By fasea

Re: Cell Phone providers in Vancouver/Richmond area

Edit - Sorry probably best to ignore this, It was meant for a different thread where someone was specifcally looking to bring a iphone 4 over!

It may be useful anyway .... but maybe not so much...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 17th 2011, 5:42 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,702,778
Posted By fasea

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hi,

If it helps we sent off our application on the 21st March, next day Fedex - so we know it got delivered .(signed for my someone called Jane apparently) Probably a bit later than yours, but...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 1st 2011, 6:35 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By fasea

Re: How long between submission and first contact?

hmmm thanks for the post. Though mine its a outland application so I hoping will be alot quicker than 20 months!

Thanks

Andy
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 31st 2011, 10:17 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By fasea

Re: How long between submission and first contact?

Sorry apologies in advance for the almost identical post within minutes !
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 31st 2011, 10:14 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By fasea

How long between submission and first contact?

Hi there,

Sorry for such a silly question but we sent our spouseal pr application off last week, delivered last tuesday and am wondering if we will get any kind of acknowledgement
soon?

Should...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 17th 2010, 3:37 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 4,617
Posted By fasea

Re: PR Sponsorship from outside Canada - evidence of intention to return?

Well no bank accounts we closed is after a couple of years as it was costing money to keep it open.

Also the family is in Winnipeg and were moving to Vancouver! so were renting from the offset.
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 17th 2010, 10:14 am
Replies: 5
Views: 4,617
Posted By fasea

PR Sponsorship from outside Canada - evidence of intention to return?

Hi there,

After a bit of advice before we start filling in the PR sponsorship forms. I'm english my wife is Canadian, we have been living in the UK for the last 10 years and are now looking to...
Forum: Canada
Sep 6th 2010, 10:09 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 461
Posted By fasea

Need a helping hand for Calgary / Vancouver

Hi!
We need a massive hand please.
My wife and I are coming to Vancouver and Calgary at the end of September and we are looking for some city guides. As in people to take us around and point...
Forum: Canada
Jul 14th 2010, 9:22 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,241
Posted By fasea

Re: Reccy to Vancouver and Calgary

Thanks for the advice.

In terms of what were looking for in a home. Nothing major in terms of size, 2 bed preferably. Got two cats and a plan for a dog when we get there, so close to a park, but...
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