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Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2012, 9:49 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,326
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Uk to Canada plug adaptors in Vancouver

Cheers folks, we found one shop at broadway (9th) about three streets west of main. ( excuse my vagueness, only been here two days). Great wee shop sells all sorts of plugs and unlocks I phones.
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2012, 4:28 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,326
Posted By nrh1981

Uk to Canada plug adaptors in Vancouver

Hi folks, we have arrived in Vancouver and despite all the planning failed to pack uk to Canada plug adaptors, and now in Vancouver can't find them anywhere, attired best buy, home depot, London...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 19th 2012, 8:45 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 769
Posted By nrh1981

Re: FSW: Can my partner work in Canada? Conflicting advice.

Thanks for the reply. Its what we thought but we are having the last minute jitters and 'have we done this right' self doubts!!

Neil
:)
Forum: Canada
Aug 19th 2012, 8:13 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,840
Posted By nrh1981

Air Transat: Flights with Cats.

Hi there.
So not content on moving to the other side of the world, we have chosen to complicate matters further by flying with two overweight moggies on the same flight, and leave in just over a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 19th 2012, 8:04 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 769
Posted By nrh1981

FSW: Can my partner work in Canada? Conflicting advice.

Hi folks.
I recieved my COPR back in May and landed in Vancouver with my partner (also with COPR as commonlaw partner) to activate it. We then returned to Scotland to pursue the job hunt. Having...
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2012, 4:16 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Can my hoover emigrate as well....

I had neither heard nor thought of said swiffer jet (weird name). Our preference would be to rent a flat with hardwood flooring as with two cats the carpets gets attacked when they are grumpy... (on...
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2012, 12:32 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Can my hoover emigrate as well....

hey, can i ask what you used to sell your stuff. Ebay/gumtree/private adds? We are keen to do the same as we have quite a selecrtion of kitchen stuff, cofffee makers etc and i figure very little of...
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2012, 12:31 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Can my hoover emigrate as well....

yeah we have fallen for the false economy of a cheap hoover before only to find in 1 years time the combination of my girlfirends long hair and two large cats kill it entirely...
On the other hand...
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2012, 12:28 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Can my hoover emigrate as well....

:rofl: we are not seriously considering lugging a vacuum cleaner around an airport..... hehe we are looking at vancouver, so a bit wetter for sure but i get your point.
Forum: Canada
Apr 16th 2012, 11:01 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Can my hoover emigrate as well....

I reason I asked was due to the huge difference in cost. We could live without it at first if it meant saving a few hundred quid. thanks for suggesting I take it as hand luggage, i can only imagine...
Forum: Canada
Apr 16th 2012, 9:40 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
Posted By nrh1981

Can my hoover emigrate as well....

Appologies if this has been asked before, had a hunt around on on past forums posts but cant get the answer.
We are moving to canada in the very near future and wondered if we could buy a miele...
Forum: Canada
Apr 14th 2012, 10:35 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,764
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Who has and who hasnt used an immigration officer?

The forms and applications are really self explanitory and have a good set of accompanying guides so you should be able to do it yourself. Paying for an agent really is a waste of money in my eyes...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 26th 2012, 12:35 pm
Replies: 3,225
Views: 432,938
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS

You have to surrender your passport still to get PR, but you can accelerate the process (normally 4-6weeks) down to 2 weeks if you take it there in person.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 21st 2012, 3:21 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,315
Posted By nrh1981

Re: a newbie need help....on NOC 7242.....

Hi Dave.
what you are saying makes sense, the op will jsut have to keep his fingers and toes crossed.. seemed to work for me! :fingerscrossed:
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 20th 2012, 10:28 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,315
Posted By nrh1981

Re: a newbie need help....on NOC 7242.....

Its my understanding that the PER is not a confirmation that they accept that you fit the application criteria, but instead is confirmation that they have recieved the documents that form the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 20th 2012, 5:32 pm
Replies: 3,225
Views: 432,938
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS

Nice one mate.
Did say you wouldnt be long behind me! :p

Enjoy your night.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 13th 2012, 6:28 pm
Replies: 3,225
Views: 432,938
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS

You were about a week behind us in terms of the medicals so hopefully you will hear very soon. Not lOng to go now!!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 10th 2012, 9:48 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,016
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Possible medical inadmissability query....help please!

Hi bal, you asked for someone who had been through this and well here I am. In my teenage years I went through chemotherapy and surgery for bone cancer and had a similar path of yearly check ups...
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2012, 11:18 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
Posted By nrh1981

Re: a very quick and possibly stupid qu about passport photos

technically it doesnt say (for the UK anyway) in the dodumentation i have read that you cant do them yourself. I am also sure that the photos are resized even by the professionals as it will all be...
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2012, 10:10 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
Posted By nrh1981

Re: a very quick and possibly stupid qu about passport photos

ok i have spent far too much time looking this up on google...

single weight matte paper is approx 120gm weight single sided, and a matte finish... finding this is not as easy as you would think. ...
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2012, 9:18 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
Posted By nrh1981

Re: a very quick and possibly stupid qu about passport photos

Hi Tony,
We did the photos for the full application thus far ourselves, using photoshop to size them exactly as per the requirements. I was doing the same again, however noticed they ask for this...
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2012, 8:19 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
Posted By nrh1981

a very quick and possibly stupid qu about passport photos

do they have to be on matte paper, or can you do them on glossy?


i did say it was a quick one...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 6th 2012, 10:48 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,118
Posted By nrh1981

Re: IELTS Results are back

Hi Stacey, check your msgs, i pm'd you back.
Hope it helps
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 6th 2012, 8:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,208
Posted By nrh1981

Re: Passports to London? Timeline

i could do that but then i would need to spend about £200 on flights for two trips to London, which i simply dont have.
Best just get them away and hope for the best. Even at 4 weeks it would be ok.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 5th 2012, 12:51 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,208
Posted By nrh1981

Passports to London? Timeline

Just a quick question if thats ok.
How long does it usually take from sending away your passports to getting them back. We had planned a recce trip to Vancouver at the end of April and on friday...
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