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Forum: Canada
May 6th 2024, 5:48 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,814
Posted By Left Eye

Re: UK Passport Renewal from Canada Lead Time

Many Thanks!
Forum: Canada
May 1st 2024, 8:27 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,814
Posted By Left Eye

UK Passport Renewal from Canada Lead Time

Hey there, has anyone renewed their British passport recently from Canada? Wondering about current timelines for processing and delivery - trying to plan in the lead time around travel plans. Thanks!
Forum: Canada
Jul 18th 2023, 7:52 am
Replies: 15
Views: 4,450
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Anyone find the work environment odd in Canada?

It might just be my profession, but I don't find the work environment strange in Canada. If anything, my work/life balance has improved significantly compared to the UK. In London, long hours were...
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2023, 9:43 am
Replies: 42
Views: 8,679
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Realistic Opinion of Vancouver Living Costs

Reading this post and responses has been quite interesting and made me reflect a bit on how to best answer. As other posters have mentioned, it's not impossible to live on the 110K salary and as you...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 7th 2022, 8:49 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,072
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Crossing border from US to Canada - COVID test

We are not US citizens and took a free rapid antigen test at Walgreens in Burlington (just south of Bellingham WA) last week for entry into Canada. It must be taken the day before entry to Canada and...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 20th 2021, 5:47 am
Replies: 738
Views: 185,982
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

It's very frustrating, especially when some people are being processed very quickly, but you really have not been waiting that long. The pandemic has really thrown a wrench into everything. We...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 27th 2021, 10:35 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,048
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Renewing PR card (while Citizenship process is ongoing)

Just got invited to take the citizenship test...things are on the move now.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 20th 2021, 7:26 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,048
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Renewing PR card (while Citizenship process is ongoing)

Logged into the system and it says citizenship test to be taken in May 2021 and other checks in progress but no test notification yet. Also have a PR card renewal application now in because...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 14th 2021, 9:54 am
Replies: 738
Views: 185,982
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Applied March 2020 - received email last week with instructions on how to log in to check application status - information says invite for citizenship test to be sent April 2021......nothing...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 30th 2021, 5:35 am
Replies: 738
Views: 185,982
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

15 months since applying for citizenship...had an email to say application received, but that's it.
Forum: Canada
Oct 1st 2019, 7:58 am
Replies: 41
Views: 10,469
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Is moving from the UK really worth it?!

Sounds like you are in an enviable position with a job offer on the table and the option to take a career break. My partner was also a police officer in the UK and took a career break, but we had no...
Forum: Canada
Aug 6th 2019, 8:16 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,313
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Do we use the same SIN numbers second time round?

SIN numbers are for life, but they go dormant. I'm a Canadian citizen who lived abroad for 13 years and had to attend an interview at a Service Canada centre to verify my identity and re-activate my...
Forum: Canada
Dec 28th 2017, 8:42 am
Replies: 120
Views: 29,650
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Review of Vancouver after 18 months

Having worked in the theatre industry in London's West End for 13 years, I can assure you that some people go to the theatre to get drunk. Wine in pint glasses, urinating in the aisles, rude shouting...
Forum: Canada
Sep 11th 2017, 9:36 am
Replies: 71
Views: 9,340
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Advice on Adjusting in Canada in year 1

I wish the U.K protected their borders better!!

Yeah, that made me laugh...as a Canadian I spent about 5000 pounds and it was 10 years before I got leave to remain in the UK. And that was being...
Forum: Canada
Aug 4th 2017, 7:39 am
Replies: 231
Views: 30,724
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Six years and done

This is a very interesting thread and I think spot on with regards to the generalizations, but also the difficulties when you realize that the grass is not always greener. Wherever you go there are...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2017, 7:56 am
Replies: 202
Views: 23,074
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Canada's vacation politics

I think people's experience of holiday varies widely and it's up to the individual to be informed about what they are getting into and not to jump at the first job offer. I moved back to Canada last...
Forum: Canada
Oct 24th 2016, 11:14 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
Posted By Left Eye

Re: Returning Canadian - Finding Work in Vancouver

Yep, have applied for the above and more. I think I 'm just keen to get back into work and I need to be a bit more patient....I knew it wouldn't be like London. It just gets a bit boring sending off...
Forum: Canada
Oct 21st 2016, 12:25 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
Posted By Left Eye

Returning Canadian - Finding Work in Vancouver

Hi everyone, I'm a Canadian citizen but have been living in the UK for the last 14 years and I just moved back to Vancouver. I've been looking for a job in ECommerce or Business Analysis for about a...
Forum: Canada
Sep 3rd 2016, 3:56 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,258
Posted By Left Eye

TekSavvy Internet in North Vancouver?

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone is using TekSavvy internet in Vancouver? I'm about to move into an apartment in North Van, and wondering if they are any good? I'm a bit loathe to sign a contract...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 8th 2015, 3:28 am
Replies: 3
Views: 767
Posted By Left Eye

Re: PR Application being processed, but just asked for medical again?

I guess I'm a bit confused as to why we have to pay nearly £400 to get a new medical, when there was already one done earlier this year? If we had known we could do the medical at a later stage then...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 8th 2015, 12:09 am
Replies: 3
Views: 767
Posted By Left Eye

PR Application being processed, but just asked for medical again?

Hi there, I'm brand new to this forum but am pleased to find a lot of good advice.

My British husband and I (Canadian citizen) are living in the in the UK and have a family class PR application...
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