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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 17th 2023, 3:46 am
Replies: 40
Views: 5,171
Posted By milly_m

Re: Checking progress of Citizenship

Same here, my husband and I applied in October 2021, he got his citizenship in December last year, I'm still waiting for my invitation to take the citizenship test!
Forum: Canada
Mar 11th 2019, 4:00 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,491
Posted By milly_m

Re: Career changers! Jobs before and after you emigrated?

Forensic psychologist in the UK, outpatient mental health therapist in canada (getting licensed is a pain in the bum)

Husband was an IT engineer in the uk, same here - his actual job title changes...
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2019, 4:58 am
Replies: 10
Views: 916
Posted By milly_m

Re: Rental references, medical insurance and property valuation queries

For renting, perhaps proof of being able to make mortgage payments consistently would satisfy a landlord - they want to know you are responsible and will pay rent on time. So some kind of mortgage...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 23rd 2018, 8:45 am
Replies: 43
Views: 3,085
Posted By milly_m

Re: BE'ers around the world - new map!

You can add me to the downtown Vancouver area :thumbup:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 23rd 2018, 8:43 am
Replies: 47
Views: 3,643
Posted By milly_m

Re: First Christmas!

Mr Milly won’t let me have a real tree, grumpy sod, he says they’re too messy! Not so easy when we don’t have a car either, so fake tree it is for now. We do have a nice Xmas tradition of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 18th 2018, 3:02 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 3,643
Posted By milly_m

Re: First Christmas!

Thanks for all the excellent uh, inspiration!


Yikes that’d do it! Think it might be a bit of a mission to find ice fishing in Vancouver though, it’s pretty mild here...


I’ve never...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 18th 2018, 1:34 am
Replies: 47
Views: 3,643
Posted By milly_m

First Christmas!

So we've been in Vancouver for almost 6 months and next week it'll be our first Christmas here! It's just me and my hubby and the first time we haven't spent Christmas with extended family. I'm...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2018, 2:18 am
Replies: 79
Views: 10,851
Posted By milly_m

Re: Moving from Scotland to Vancouver

Hi! I moved from Wales to Vancouver with my husband a few months ago and dont regret it at all. Vancouver is beautiful with lots to do, it has downsides like any city, largely the costs and sometimes...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2018, 2:36 am
Replies: 4
Views: 839
Posted By milly_m

Re: Banking

It will help you open an hsbc account and that's about it. I banked with hsbc for years in the UK so managed to get an advance checking account, savings and two credit cards opened here really easily...
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2018, 3:32 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 9,714
Posted By milly_m

Re: Experience of moving to Vancouver

I didn't mean to start such a 'debate' on car stuff, people do have strong opinions about parking :lol: At least we have an allocated parking spot in our block should we need it! I think that the...
Forum: Canada
Sep 23rd 2018, 4:12 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 9,714
Posted By milly_m

Re: Experience of moving to Vancouver

We've now been here three whole months so thought it was time for a little update! We now both have our PR cards (my husband's came about a week before the 'within 60 days' estimate, mine about a...
Forum: Canada
Sep 4th 2018, 6:14 am
Replies: 228
Views: 45,771
Posted By milly_m

Re: Work/life balance with only two weeks holiday

I'm 8.30-4.30 usually but they are flexible depending when we are seeing clients so could do 8-4 or 9-5.

I don't get overtime but do get toil if it's agreed by a manager.

I'm in a very...
Forum: Canada
Sep 3rd 2018, 3:06 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 45,771
Posted By milly_m

Re: Work/life balance with only two weeks holiday

Just adding our recent experience - my husband gets 17 days per year, and I get 20. He builds his up month by month and can start taking it as soon as he builds it up, I'm still a bit confused about...
Forum: Canada
Aug 8th 2018, 4:03 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,438
Posted By milly_m

Re: Should I move to Canada or back to UK from California after end of US work visa

If a move to BC is a possibility also check the tech pilot for provincial nomination, and see if your job would fit one of the NOC codes that are eligible. You'd need a job offer but I think those...
Forum: Canada
Aug 8th 2018, 2:21 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,438
Posted By milly_m

Re: Should I move to Canada or back to UK from California after end of US work visa

Single family homes in Vancouver are upwards of $2mill I believe, if you're lucky. Probably more if you want to live near downtown. If you have a large deposit and a good salary it might be doable?
Forum: Canada
Aug 7th 2018, 8:25 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,438
Posted By milly_m

Re: Should I move to Canada or back to UK from California after end of US work visa

I think it really depends on what exact job you're doing, where you are comparing it to and who the employer is.

My husband works in the tech sector and is earning about 1.5 x as much in Vancouver...
Forum: Canada
Jul 30th 2018, 9:54 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,843
Posted By milly_m

Re: UK Police Officer with PR Looking for Jobs

I'm in a different field of work from you (although also from Wales and related to criminal justice!) and just made the move over to Canada.

A lot of the job applications were online but gave...
Forum: Canada
Jul 29th 2018, 3:27 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
Posted By milly_m

Re: Costs

Oh yes we also had to pay for WES credential evaluations, police certificates, medical checks (and extra tests for my husband) and IELTS so make sure to check the fees for all of those.

Rental...
Forum: Canada
Jul 28th 2018, 7:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
Posted By milly_m

Re: Costs

Our costs looked a bit like this:

PR application fees: £1200
Flights: £1500 (we splurged on premium economy)
Shipping: ~£1000
Pet trave using petair: ~£1300
First month in a serviced...
Forum: Canada
Jul 11th 2018, 2:15 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,195
Posted By milly_m

Re: Credit checks for apartment rental in Vancouver

My husband and I got approved for a rental without providing a SIN or uk credit report. We had a cover letter explaining our circumstances and a letter from my husband's employer outlining his...
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2018, 8:59 am
Replies: 65
Views: 9,714
Posted By milly_m

Re: Experience of moving to Vancouver

We signed the lease on our apartment yesterday, hooray!

We provided them with a landlord reference from the UK and my hubs employment contract, but did not give them our SIN, UK credit reports or...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 4th 2018, 2:03 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,099
Posted By milly_m

Re: Some help with PR application times please

Also under our PNP we were eligible for a temporary work visa while waiting for PR, is that an option for you?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 4th 2018, 1:58 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,099
Posted By milly_m

Re: Some help with PR application times please

Yeah that confused us when we were applying, it's 18 months ish for the paper based application and 6 months ish for express entry. Do you meet the eligibility criteria for EE? It might still be...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 4th 2018, 1:55 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,569
Posted By milly_m

Re: When will I receive CoPR in the post after online CIC notification?

Ours came in about a week but they were trying to get things to us quickly as we already had a date booked and we would have been in Canada on temporary work permits 2 weeks after we got update that...
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2018, 1:01 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 9,714
Posted By milly_m

Re: Experience of moving to Vancouver

We saw a couple of apartments in a building yesterday that we viewed with about 4 other people and there were constant viewings over the week. They were tiny though, we'd have had to be quite...
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