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Forum: Canada

Jan 18th 2023, 11:07 am

Replies: 18

Pay Class 2 NI

Views: 2,339

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Pay Class 2 NI

Haven't tried it with HMRC, but Wise will give you a UK sort code and account number, and they seem to accept direct debits: https://wise.com/help/articles/2977956/how-do-i-set-up-direct-debits

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Oct 8th 2022, 4:21 pm

Replies: 8

Parent Super-visa questions

Views: 907

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Parent Super-visa questions

If she has a UK state pension it will likely be frozen at the current level

Forum: Canada

Jul 23rd 2022, 5:45 am

Replies: 40

Keep British passport as well, or just Canadian?

Views: 4,598

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Keep British passport as well, or just Canadian?

Probably only worthwhile for some niche cases, but you do have the option of adding a "certificate of entitlement" to your non-UK passport, though it's much more expensive (£388) than an actual UK...

Forum: Canada

Jul 23rd 2022, 5:45 am

Replies: 3

PR Approval

Views: 1,115

Posted By mrbanks

Re: PR Approval

If your old SIN begins with a 9 you definitely need to update it.

In that case you'll probably also need to create a new CRA web account, assuming you have one, which they don't make very obvious....

Forum: Canada

Jul 23rd 2022, 5:34 am

Replies: 32

Driving in Canada?

Views: 2,899

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Driving in Canada?

Get the UK one if you can.

It's harder for sure, but it's convertible to more countries, and it lasts into your 70s with just a 10-year renewal for the photo card.

If you get the Canadian one...

Forum: Canada

Oct 21st 2021, 2:22 am

Replies: 24

Interviewing Immigrants

Views: 2,129

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Interviewing Immigrants

We've only seen a couple so far, but they very quickly became obvious during the probationary period, and were rapidly ejected.

Forum: Canada

Oct 21st 2021, 2:05 am

Replies: 24

Interviewing Immigrants

Views: 2,129

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Interviewing Immigrants

As a counterpoint to this, my company is also hiring a lot of developers...

We don't care if you have a strong accent, because 90+% of our communication is via Github issues, chat or email.
We...

Forum: Canada

Oct 21st 2021, 1:36 am

Replies: 7

Using Wise to move savings to canada

Views: 1,159

Posted By mrbanks

Re: Using Wise to move savings to canada

You can send a domestic wire, but it's not cheap. Generally only worthwhile for large amounts, and may require an in-person visit to your branch, depending on whom you bank with.

Except for...

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