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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 28th 2008, 5:02 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 642
Posted By sandyback

Re: Landing with no address

Thanks Judy, very useful :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 28th 2008, 5:00 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 642
Posted By sandyback

Re: Landing with no address

Thanks Jim, that's put my mind at ease :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 28th 2008, 4:53 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 642
Posted By sandyback

Landing with no address

Hi,
I'm sure this has been covered before, but I can't find it, so any help would be appreciated.
After a very long wait and much personal heartache, I finally have my visa :D and plan to land in...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 5th 2007, 6:31 am
Replies: 4
Views: 593
Posted By sandyback

Re: Q Regarding Medical & Back Pain

Hi,
I was diagnosed, a few years ago, with arthritis in my back, but, like yourself, it causes me no real problems with regard to work etc. I passed my medical and received my passport request a...
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2005, 10:35 pm
Replies: 112
Views: 8,192
Posted By sandyback

Re: Where are you from

Tamworth > Lethbridge, Alberta (Hopefully, but I'm not holding my breath!) :zzz:
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2005, 3:45 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 3,270
Posted By sandyback

Re: Anyone moved to Canada with just a few CAN$$$???

Hi Fluffy,
I've applied to a Uni in Alberta, so still waiting to hear if I can go over on a student visa while waiting for the PR. If this is rejected then, basically, i'll be in the same position...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2005, 3:24 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 3,270
Posted By sandyback

Re: Anyone moved to Canada with just a few CAN$$$???

I totally agree with this, we have nearly completed our house sale and have given away or sold pretty much everything except the few pieces of furniture that we're taking to our rented home. We don't...
Forum: Canada
Jan 24th 2005, 1:53 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 1,531
Posted By sandyback

Re: Marmite

I paid £2.18 for a 250g jar in Sainsbury's this week. We eat at least one of these every week, especially under beans on toast mmmmmm.

Have to agree about Vegemite being yukky too, but my...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 7th 2004, 11:01 am
Replies: 4
Views: 582
Posted By sandyback

Re: AOR timescale indication - your stories wanted!

Ours is dated June '04 and indicates a wait of up to 18 months!
Stats. to June '04 are indicating a wait of 23 months for 50% of cases. Here's hoping...

Sandy.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 7th 2004, 10:46 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,784
Posted By sandyback

Re: Imigration timescale from the UK

Hi there,

According to the CIC site, the stats. for processing are:
30% of cases finalized in 16 months, 50% in 23 months, 70% in 30 months and 80% in 33 months :scared:
This is for cases...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 8:27 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,122
Posted By sandyback

Re: Can any legal-types tell me if we can hurry this process up?!

last week we applied for and were granted Study Permits and have decided to go for it!

Congratulations, :beer: you must be SOOO excited!

Hope it all goes really well for you, good luck in...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 8:21 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,059
Posted By sandyback

Re: Was wondering if anyone could help me..

Hi

Surely it is sexist to say that a woman can't take her husband's name upon marriage? Or are they saying that a man can't take his wife's name either? Or maybe, like alot of people in the UK,...
Forum: Canada
Nov 5th 2004, 3:39 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 968
Posted By sandyback

Re: A Year on......

To anyone who is in the process of the immigration thing, please dont come up with the "I dont like this and I dont like that" because your life in Canada is what you make it and beleive me, it can...
Forum: Canada
Nov 5th 2004, 3:26 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,395
Posted By sandyback

Re: Immigrants education and racism

[QUOTE=Glaswegian]Next time I see something remotely interesting in the news I'm not posting it. You lot can find it for yourselves! I dont need this!

Mrs G[/QUOTE ]

Please don't stop giving...
Forum: Canada
Oct 31st 2004, 4:58 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 2,513
Posted By sandyback

Re: Canadian Degrees

Having just finished an Open University degree, I must agree with both of these points. Distance learning qualifications are seen by some as 'inferior' qualifications, even though the amount of work...
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2004, 7:44 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,963
Posted By sandyback

Re: Longing for snow...

Even when you've been here a few years watching a chinook evaporate the snow is still impressive ... sometimes it doesn't melt, it just disappears.[/QUOTE]

As much as I love snow, I can't wait for...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2004, 7:52 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,963
Posted By sandyback

Re: Longing for snow...

[QUOTE=flashman]Diary of a Snow Shoveler


I can't stop grinning either. You're just plain WICKED! :D
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2004, 1:40 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,963
Posted By sandyback

Cool Re: Longing for snow...

WOW!! Well the very best of luck hawkeye, although I'm sure it's more about determination than luck! Hope you manage to do it, and it goes well for you.

Iaink, thanks for the photos, they helped...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2004, 8:56 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,963
Posted By sandyback

Longing for snow...

I just watched a great programme on BBC2 about the Ukatak adventure race, which covers 500 Ks starting in Quebec, over what they described as 'frozen wilderness'. What a race!

The sight of all...
Forum: Canada
Oct 24th 2004, 1:14 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,194
Posted By sandyback

Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyway, the old peole buiying the house have told the estate agent that they want the house and advised them not to listen to the son and daughter in law. I am feeling a bit more positive today!
...
Forum: Canada
Oct 23rd 2004, 10:49 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,336
Posted By sandyback

Re: Are Vulcans British?

I thought Vulcans came from somewhere between Calgary and Lethbridge ;)

S.
Forum: Canada
Oct 23rd 2004, 10:46 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,194
Posted By sandyback

Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrr

They said it may be in the boiler housing. The house was built in the 1970's, so I suppose it's possible, but if that is the case, then the people who did our survey (3 years ago) should have picked...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2004, 7:56 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,226
Posted By sandyback

Re: Study Visa to PR

Hi Jen,
I can totally sympathise with the waiting thing, like everyone I suppose, but it just feels like putting your life on hold doesn't it?

I'm hoping to do a post-graduate B.Ed course in...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2004, 7:36 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,194
Posted By sandyback

Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrr

[QUOTE=Rhodes]I am thoroughly fed up. The people buying our house brought their daughter along today. She was a right cow. The estate agent has now rung saying that the purchasers are going to...
Forum: Canada
Oct 21st 2004, 7:42 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,226
Posted By sandyback

Re: Study Visa to PR

Hi Tina,

I am also hoping to go over on a study permit, with my hubby and son (who will be 17 when we go). The universities seem to be quite well set up in terms of family housing.

We applied...
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