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Forum: Canada

Nov 10th 2017, 1:55 am

Replies: 140

What is a decent salary?

Views: 18,090

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: What is a decent salary?

I'm assuming this is on a TN (NAFTA) visa. What's your fallback strategy in case that Trump decides to blow up NAFTA?

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Oct 24th 2017, 11:21 pm

Replies: 9

Finally an update

Views: 749

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Finally an update

Congratulations ! I'm happy for you two.

Keep in mind that activating the visa will make him a PR. That will make him ineligible for an ETA.

PRs can only fly to Canada using a valid PR...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Apr 4th 2017, 12:12 pm

Replies: 53

Passport colour

Views: 2,036

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Passport colour

Passports are a 'modern' invention, their use was marginal before WW-1.

In Victorian times, peak Empire, people travelled the world without needing a passport, or even having seen one. This was...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Apr 2nd 2017, 1:53 pm

Replies: 4

eTA special authorization no longer temporary?

Views: 651

Posted By FishAndChips00

eTA special authorization no longer temporary?

The "temporary" eTA authorization for some Canadian citizens appears to be no longer temporary? All references to the T word have been removed from its web page...

Forum: Canada

Mar 18th 2017, 1:36 am

Replies: 26

Thinking of leaving Vancouver

Views: 6,741

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Thinking of leaving Vancouver

Alleged racism aside, the fact remains that this property boom is changing society in a fundamental way - in many aspects to the detriment of the existing population. First this was a problem mainly...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 16th 2017, 12:53 am

Replies: 20

Dual Citizen Visiting Canada

Views: 1,761

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Dual Citizen Visiting Canada

Interesting FL, thanks !

Snowy, looks like you beat me to it.

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 16th 2017, 12:07 am

Replies: 20

Dual Citizen Visiting Canada

Views: 1,761

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Dual Citizen Visiting Canada

Former Lancastrian, given that the OP's sister's nationality (and that of her children) is possibly not in any database, their ETA may well succeed if they failed to disclose their Canadian...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 16th 2017, 12:02 am

Replies: 20

Dual Citizen Visiting Canada

Views: 1,761

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Dual Citizen Visiting Canada

Or, a dual citizen without a Canadian passport may be eligible for a special authorization (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/dual-canadian-citizens.asp).

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 11th 2017, 3:04 pm

Replies: 21

PR Status and Advice

Views: 1,515

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: PR Status and Advice

The less scrupulous among "immigration consultants" will possibly advise you the following:

1. fly to US using ESTA/VWP. Use a return ticket.
2. drive up to Canadian border, use your UK PP to...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Mar 11th 2017, 12:28 am

Replies: 38

Another victim of the system or is he?

Views: 2,536

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Another victim of the system or is he?

Invitations have consequences. Merkel already knows this, perhaps it's now dawning on Trudeau?

If a country's ruling class feels generous towards the displaced of this earth, they have to be able...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Mar 10th 2017, 11:24 am

Replies: 38

Another victim of the system or is he?

Views: 2,536

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Another victim of the system or is he?

Former Lancastrian, how does the newspaper coverage of the 'canadian refugee crisis' differ from the objective facts ?

I have no facts to verify against, but perhaps you do.

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 10th 2017, 2:42 am

Replies: 11

Two passports in different names?

Views: 13,147

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Two passports in different names?

Great post SchnookoLoly. What a hassle !!!

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Mar 10th 2017, 2:40 am

Replies: 38

Another victim of the system or is he?

Views: 2,536

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Another victim of the system or is he?

BristolUK, depending on newspaper articles for hard, objective facts is a dangerous business. Journalists love to write stuff that advances an agenda, sells newspapers, or both. Who cares about the...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 9th 2017, 7:20 pm

Replies: 11

Two passports in different names?

Views: 13,147

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Two passports in different names?

DBD33, suppose the ticket was issued in their Swiss name. So what passport do they use on the return leg, checking in flying back to Canada ? They can't use their Swiss pp, as that would require an...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 8th 2017, 2:51 am

Replies: 11

Two passports in different names?

Views: 13,147

Posted By FishAndChips00

Two passports in different names?

I'm Canadian and my surname is impossible to read, spell or pronounce. I'd really like to change it to an English name.

However, I still have citizenship (and thus a separate legal name) of the...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Mar 8th 2017, 2:16 am

Replies: 38

Another victim of the system or is he?

Views: 2,536

Posted By FishAndChips00

Re: Another victim of the system or is he?

The responses here suggesting that the chap had no status in Canada may be a bit premature.

I'm by no means an expert, but I believe he is (or was) a PR. He had his PR status taken away because he...

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