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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 13th 2023, 5:42 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,509
Posted By MelVan

Re: How long did you wait after rescheduling citizenship ceremony

So, my re-scheduling took just on 4 months. I made my oath of citizenship and allegiance to HM King Charles III yesterday in a virtual ceremony. Now just waiting for my electronic citizenship...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 11th 2023, 5:06 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,509
Posted By MelVan

Re: How long did you wait after rescheduling citizenship ceremony

That's great. Hopefully I'm not too far behind!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 9th 2023, 4:44 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,509
Posted By MelVan

Re: How long did you wait after rescheduling citizenship ceremony

I had to reschedule mine too - was given 27 May, but had to be in the UK that week for my late father-in-law's memorial service. I let IRCC know I needed to be rescheduled moments after I got my...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 21st 2022, 12:30 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,706
Posted By MelVan

Re: Renewing PR Cards

Applied for PR card renewal 15 June 2022. AOR 5 August 2022. Renewed PR card received 20 September 2022.
Forum: Canniversary
May 5th 2022, 4:04 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,082
Posted By MelVan

3 years

My third canniversary was on 1 May. Still loving life here in Vancouver. A side-effect of the pandemic is being able to apply for citizenship sooner than expected as I didn't travel outside Canada...
Forum: Canada
Jan 20th 2021, 3:57 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,479
Posted By MelVan

Re: Is BPTC/PgDL admissible for enrolling to CA Bar?

So sorry to hear you've been ill. I hope you're getting better.

The name of your degree and conferring body is not what the NCA (which assesses legal credentials) is interested in (to some...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2021, 6:04 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,479
Posted By MelVan

Re: Is BPTC/PgDL admissible for enrolling to CA Bar?

Yep - the first place to start is at the NCA. You have to apply to the NCA to have your credentials assessed, and confirmation of the number of exams you'll need to sit. The minimum is the 5...
Forum: Canniversary
Jun 13th 2020, 8:24 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,876
Posted By MelVan

Re: First Canniversary

Thank you everyone for your kind wishes (and the mutual commiserations over complicated pricing LOL).
Cheers
MelVan
Forum: Australia
Jun 8th 2020, 7:07 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 8,902
Posted By MelVan

Re: Changing plans from Canada to Aus?

I think that's very sound advice for the OP. But I'd also think about even longer term issues - including educating your children and the sort of opportunities the OP might like them to have. Is...
Forum: Canniversary
May 6th 2020, 6:56 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,876
Posted By MelVan

First Canniversary

Well, I'm a couple of days late but my first Canniversary was on 1 May.

My (cradle Canadian; born in Vancouver General Hospital) +1 and I are absolutely loving life in Vancouver, Canada. The last...
Forum: Canada
Feb 13th 2020, 11:22 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 14,089
Posted By MelVan

Re: I hate it even before we moved there.

Pre-move, we spent a lot of time searching the various internet sources such as Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, and had our sister-in-law (who lives in Vancouver) do some inspections for us. ...
Forum: Canada
Feb 13th 2020, 3:07 am
Replies: 46
Views: 14,089
Posted By MelVan

Re: I hate it even before we moved there.

My own experience on the real estate front was it turned out far better that we waited until we landed in Vancouver before settling on a rental property. We did a lot of real estate searching before...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 18th 2019, 9:18 pm
Replies: 132
Views: 14,691
Posted By MelVan

Re: The nice Christmas music thread

Taking up the invitation!

I grew up in Sydney, Australia in a harbourside suburb. This meant going swimming at the local harbour pool on Christmas morning, which often coincided with king tide...
Forum: Canada
Nov 14th 2019, 4:29 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 16,937
Posted By MelVan

Re: Is there anything you wish you’d known before moving to Canada?

Thanks so much! I reckon I'm now in lamb stock cubes for life, as when I went back to the UK in September, and lamented the absence of lamb stock cubes, my friend with whom I was staying, bought me...
Forum: Canada
Nov 14th 2019, 6:53 am
Replies: 79
Views: 16,937
Posted By MelVan

Re: Is there anything you wish you’d known before moving to Canada?

I'd wish I'd known that plastic microwave containers with lids with vents in them were very hard to come by in Canada. I had an Australian guest bring some over from Australia!

From the UK, I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 2nd 2019, 5:02 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,272
Posted By MelVan

Re: UK Expat Bank Account?

Me too. Or just get a cheap phone and keep a UK sim card in it, on a pay as you go plan. The PAYG plane I am on with O2 requires a "chargeable use" at least once every six months to keep the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 2nd 2019, 4:37 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,272
Posted By MelVan

Re: UK Expat Bank Account?

This^^^^^^

1,000 times!
Forum: Canada
Oct 4th 2019, 7:12 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 9,715
Posted By MelVan

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

Agree 100%
Forum: Canada
Oct 4th 2019, 1:06 am
Replies: 41
Views: 9,715
Posted By MelVan

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

You've had lots of good advice about the things to take into account in making your decision. I'd only add at 32, you've plenty of years left to keep working, and if you can swing a career break,...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 3rd 2019, 8:33 pm
Replies: 1,707
Views: 179,832
Posted By MelVan

Re: Lunchtime Choices

Leftover homemade vegetable lasagne. I even made the tomato sauce from scratch myself, with tomatoes grown on the rooftop deck and from my sister-in-law's garden.
Forum: Canada
Aug 29th 2019, 5:01 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By MelVan

Re: MelVan's Move to Vancouver, B.C.

Some observations on living in Vancouver and Canada

Although I was superficially familiar with Canada from visiting for work and seeing family and friends here over the years, I've been surprised...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2019, 11:54 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By MelVan

Re: MelVan's Move to Vancouver, B.C.

Establishing a new home from scratch, more or less

We had to give some thought and prioritise what we bought and from where we bought it. After the amount of crap we threw out in the move, we...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2019, 11:36 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By MelVan

Re: MelVan's Move to Vancouver, B.C.

On arrival

We stayed with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law for the first days when we arrived while we got over the jet lag and did the urgent landing things, such as getting our BC driver...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2019, 11:31 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By MelVan

Re: MelVan's Move to Vancouver, B.C.

The move

We probably didn't do this as well as it could have been done. We didn't make enough detailed lists, and did a few things on the run as we literally ran out of time to finalise the...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2019, 11:30 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By MelVan

MelVan's Move to Vancouver, B.C.

I've been meaning to write up a report on my move to Vancouver for ages, but as you can imagine the move, reestablishment tasks (and sadly, an unexpected trip back to Australia to deal with the death...
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