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Forum: Canada
Aug 29th 2013, 2:57 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 920
Posted By SwissBread

Anyone shipping stuff back to Europe soon?

Hi there

Our time in Canada is coming to an end. Is anyone sending a container to Europe in the near future, where we could add some boxes (5-8) for a good price?

We decided to sell most of our...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 2nd 2011, 6:05 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,013
Posted By SwissBread

Re: BC PNP approved - certificates with PR APP??

Hi Jan

Congratulations! I would assume you do not need to attach any documents for this sections, if there are no boxes to tick. I applied for the PNP BC myself and just got my file number today....
Forum: Canada
Jun 22nd 2011, 11:25 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 688
Posted By SwissBread

Flagpoling - Receiving OWP after TWP

Hi guys

Just wanted to let you know the following: I've arrived in Canada one week before OH as a "normal tourist" with kids. OH got his TWP at POE a week after. We went to Niagara Falls today and...
Forum: Canniversary
Jun 18th 2011, 3:19 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,270
Posted By SwissBread

Smile 1 week in Mississauga/Toronto and so far so good! :-)

Hi

We've been here in Mississauga just over a week now and everything just went very well and smoothly. The kids and I arrived Thursday last week and got in as tourists. Immigration was very...
Forum: Canada
Jun 11th 2011, 6:19 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,866
Posted By SwissBread

Smile Re: Leaving today for Canada!!!

Thank you all for your good wishes.

We arrived safely at Toronto Airport. We entered Canada as tourists, as OH will follow next week and apply for TWP at POE. If everything goes well I will apply...
Forum: Canada
Jun 9th 2011, 7:33 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,866
Posted By SwissBread

Smile Leaving today for Canada!!!

I can't believe that the time has finally come and we are leaving for Canada. Our flight to Toronto is going at noon from Heathrow and going with three kids, it's going to be a looooong day! ;)

We...
Forum: Canada
May 10th 2011, 10:57 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,754
Posted By SwissBread

Re: New to Vancouver,QUESTIONS :)

Hi Rory

We are moving to Vancouver in August, so I don't have any personal experience yet with Rugby clubs, but I have tried to gather some information before we move, as my boys def want to...
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2011, 4:13 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 7,342
Posted By SwissBread

Re: Importing a car from UK to Canada, is it worth the hassle?

Hi Juliet

Have you thought about selling the car in the Netherlands/Germany? Try autoscout de, they have a lot more US car imports than the UK and it's certainly easier to sell within Europe, than...
Forum: Canada
Apr 28th 2011, 7:17 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,767
Posted By SwissBread

Re: cheese and cream and chocolate!

I hope you all know from where the Lindt Easter bunny resp. REAL chocolate comes from!!! ;)

Regards from SWISSBread! :)
Forum: Canada
Apr 28th 2011, 1:04 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 7,860
Posted By SwissBread

Re: Opening HSBC Canadian Bank Account from UK

Hi smjazz

We (only) have an HSBC Advanced account and just applied for an account in Canada. Apparently this will take around 4 weeks and we should have it before we move to Canada mid June.
...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 3rd 2011, 7:09 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,459
Posted By SwissBread

Re: Green Card Lottery: Interview location

My mistake. You're right Ray. I meant you can check online, without having to wait for a letter to come to you...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 3rd 2011, 4:48 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,459
Posted By SwissBread

Smile Re: Green Card Lottery: Interview location

Thanks for the info. The mail should find us in Canada, as we have mail forwarding and the first notification will come by email.

But first we have to win the lottery......;)
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 3rd 2011, 9:14 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,459
Posted By SwissBread

Green Card Lottery: Interview location

Hi there

We entered the Green Card DV Lottery 2012 from Sweden (we are Swedish citizen). We are currently living in the UK and are moving to Canada in June this year (TWP).

In case my husband...
Forum: Canada
Feb 12th 2011, 11:11 am
Replies: 26
Views: 3,966
Posted By SwissBread

Re: Road trip from Toronto to Vancouver

Thank you all for your helpful posts. Does anyone have some info on the above question?

As it looks at the moment, we will buy car and trailer in Toronto and drive straight through the states down...
Forum: USA
Feb 12th 2011, 10:23 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,278
Posted By SwissBread

Smile Re: Roadtrip through the States

Thank you all so much for your thoughts, tipps and feedback. We have now some very useful information, which is gonna help us deciding on a route.

We're not sure at the moment if it's better to...
Forum: USA
Feb 11th 2011, 10:42 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,278
Posted By SwissBread

Post Roadtrip through the States

Hi everydbody

I am visiting the USA Discussion Forum (normally in the Canada one), as I need some help from you to plan our roadtrip through the States.

We are relocationg with three children...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2011, 9:35 am
Replies: 26
Views: 3,966
Posted By SwissBread

Re: Road trip from Toronto to Vancouver

Having checked some online quotes, it seems that to have a Canadian issued driver licences makes all the difference (pricewise). It also seems quite easy to exchange a full UK driver's licence to a...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2011, 9:33 am
Replies: 26
Views: 3,966
Posted By SwissBread

Post Re: Road trip from Toronto to Vancouver

Thank you all for your infos and feedback. As it seems quite a few of you have already done this and it makes it sound a lot less crazy than we thought.

We are now seriously thinking about a long...
Forum: Canada
Feb 9th 2011, 10:30 am
Replies: 26
Views: 3,966
Posted By SwissBread

Post Road trip from Toronto to Vancouver

Hi everybody

This is the plan: We (2 adults and 3 children) will fly to Toronto, stay with family for couple of weeks, buy car and travel trailer (second hand) and organize insurances during that...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 3rd 2011, 12:52 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 973
Posted By SwissBread

Post Re: Establish own business with OWP

@james.mc

Good luck to you too :fingerscrossed:
maybe we meet once in Vancouver/Victoria and can tell each other how easy it was to set up our businesses! (with help from the BE!) ;)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 3rd 2011, 9:29 am
Replies: 11
Views: 973
Posted By SwissBread

Post Re: Establish own business with OWP

Thank you all for your info and feedback.

I intend to open a small bakery from home (no loan needed), but in my experience it's better to operate it as a registered business. From what I can see...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:13 am
Replies: 11
Views: 973
Posted By SwissBread

Post Re: Establish own business with OWP

Hello everybody

Some views but no reply yet. Can anybody help?


Maybe I need to clarify a bit. My husband will apply for a TWP at Port of Entry (Intra Company Transfer) and I will apply at the...
Forum: Canada
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:01 am
Replies: 11
Views: 5,167
Posted By SwissBread

Post Re: School Life in Canada (Vancouver)

Many thanks for all this very helpful information. It gives me a good insight into the B.C. school system. It's good to hear that children are "allowed" to walk to school (school runs where we live...
Forum: Canada
Feb 1st 2011, 11:04 am
Replies: 11
Views: 5,167
Posted By SwissBread

Post Re: School Life in Canada (Vancouver)

I just saw that many off the topics I've mentioned in regards to schooling are already discussed in the Wiki articles. Silly me. Anyhow, it would be nice to maybe get some personal experiences from...
Forum: Canada
Feb 1st 2011, 10:52 am
Replies: 11
Views: 5,167
Posted By SwissBread

Post School Life in Canada (Vancouver)

Hello everybody. My husband and I will be moving to BC in June/July this year. We have three children, who will start Kindergarten, Grade 2 and Grade 5 in September.

I would like to know a bit...
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