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Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2021, 12:57 am
Replies: 2
Views: 770
Posted By Kairos2025

Buying Condo in Toronto

We are considering purchasing a Condo in Toronto. Daughter Canadian and I am non Canadian. Apart from foreigner’s tax of 15%, are there other Canadian property legislation which we should be aware of...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2021, 7:06 am
Replies: 144
Views: 10,921
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: What made you decide to make the move to Canada

Financially, the long term and big consideration is Canada will tax global income, including ISAs, State and Private Pension. In UK, we wd save ISAs from taxation for the rest of your retirement...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2020, 8:11 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

Both wife and I studied to Masters level in Canadian Universities. (No Canadian work experience). I am hoping to apply for Lecturer’s position (Intercultural studies or Global Leadership) with PhD or...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2020, 8:09 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

Both wife and I studied to Masters level in Canadian Universities. I am hoping to apply for Lecturer’s position (Intercultural studies or Global Leadership) with PhD or a CEO/Director position in a...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2020, 6:50 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

Forgot to include that daughter just started working, so we need 3 years of proof of income.
I can’t apply for PR as my CRS points are too low to be invited under Express Entry. Without job offer,...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2020, 6:34 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

Thanks for very helpful information re Health Plan, with examples of specific medication costs. From the few postings, I am estimating C$4000 annually for medical insurance and basic/normal diabetic...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2020, 6:26 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

PMM, That’s right, while under Supervisa, we should purchase medical insurance and presumably depending on types of insurance we could pay extra premiums to cover diabetic medications or pay for...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2020, 6:16 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

grateful. I think we don’t have sufficient points for PR for Express Entry and I had planned to work in my current job in UK for another 3 years, and then to retire in Canada. But taking advice, was...
Forum: Canada
Dec 26th 2020, 7:21 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kairos2025

Annual Diabetic costs in Ontario or BC?

I have Type 2 Diabetic & High blood pressure, controlled via medications (methformin, glicazide, empagliflozin, lisinopril, simvastatin, amlodipine). Although I am able to manage my illness very...
Forum: Malaysia
Dec 16th 2020, 11:33 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Thanks for the informative information re retirement homes/options!
Forum: Malaysia
Dec 12th 2020, 7:56 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Another longer term comparative costs would be long term care homes in UK, while I assume the quality might be generally better than MY, is steadily growing towards costs which might reach a tipping...
Forum: Malaysia
Dec 5th 2020, 8:09 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

thanks, yeah we are weighing medical insurance as one of factors as I think my diabetic condition requires longer term care and concerns. Most insurance put a term limit and won’t cover after a...
Forum: Malaysia
Dec 1st 2020, 2:11 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Sabah is a retirement dream, with ocean and mountains nearby to enjoy and explore, while inter religious diversity and tolerance are so much better than other cities in MY. Back to the weather, much...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 30th 2020, 5:50 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Thanks, yeah we dont need to decide now, although researching now and getting different perspectives will help us. For example, we are contributing towards UK State Pensions etc, which I think will...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 30th 2020, 5:45 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Thanks, Singaporean has a medical insurance (Medisave) which all citizens contributed towards. Yeah, I think for old people especially with diabetes, health insurance in Malaysia is limited
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 29th 2020, 2:32 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Ex reg, in terms of eventual domicile, assuming that eventually aging will force one to choose SG or UK, which place might you likely to choose and why? Your comment that MY has variations of...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 29th 2020, 1:39 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Yes, under consideration except we will lose our Singapore and Malaysian citizenship as, unlike UK, both Asian countries will not allow dual citizenships😩 so we are trying to keep the ILR until we...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 29th 2020, 12:56 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: UK or MY for retirement?

Thanks, my wife is Singaporean but I don’t have a resident status to stay permanently or long term in SG. Not easy to obtain PR in Singapore even though I am a spouse. Keeping 2 residences are...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 29th 2020, 5:21 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,581
Posted By Kairos2025

UK or MY for retirement?

I am a Malaysian Chinese, with UK PR. Being a diabetic, I do have to consider long term health care (NHS😀) as part of my retirement consideration. I am secured financially to retire in UK but missed...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 16th 2020, 1:38 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,119
Posted By Kairos2025

Re: Which route to PR?

Appreciate very much kind & helpful response. So, a possible plan is to enter via Parents Supervisa. Can you comment, can I apply for long term Permanent Residence soon after (or I need to live in...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 1st 2020, 1:41 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,119
Posted By Kairos2025

Which route to PR?

Thanks to helpful folks for helpful information on this forum. I tried reading through relevant ones over the last few months.

My wife and I are planning to apply for Canadian PR in a few years...
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