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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 24th 2005, 3:48 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 868
Posted By Boston

Re: Mail forwarding - Please advise

I moved from the US to Canada and had my mail forwarded to a Canadian address. All you have to do is go to your local post office and fill out one of those cards. They forward mail for 6 months. ...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 4th 2005, 3:19 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 597
Posted By Boston

Re: Health insurance for visitors

Try this: http://www.settlement.org/sys/library_detail.asp?doc_id=1003775

You are right, quotes vary depending on the age of the applicant.
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2005, 5:07 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,063
Posted By Boston

Re: Basement Apartments

Personally, I wouldn't recommend living in a basement apartment. I rented one in the US years ago, and agree with all the negative things mentioned above. Try craigslist.org instead for roommate...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 1st 2005, 2:14 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,172
Posted By Boston

Re: Got Canadian PR decided not to go

Why are you even bringing the issue of the ethnic background? By asking your question regarding the ethnic background, you are implying that peope of different races may be treated differently.
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 31st 2005, 10:20 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,172
Posted By Boston

Re: Got Canadian PR decided not to go

Congratulations on getting the Green Card! You made the right decision, and I fully support it. If you have a job and are settled in the US, there is no reason to drop everything and move to...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 28th 2005, 7:15 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 319
Posted By Boston

Paying US taxes after moving to Canada

Hi all,

I have moved to Canada last summer after living and working in the US in the H1-B status. Now the time for filing US taxes is coming, and I wanted to ask anybody who has been in a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 21st 2005, 12:26 am
Replies: 1
Views: 418
Posted By Boston

Re: Has anybody used an Employment Counselling company?

What do you mean by an Employment Councelling Company?
There are employment consultants out there who will help you with employment search, look at your resume, etc. They charge a lot of money...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 26th 2004, 9:03 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 813
Posted By Boston

Re: Does U.S. education help

Hi Marhaba,

I have credentials similar to yours and didn't take IELTS. I wrote a letter to CIS describing my experiences, education, and submitted copies of diplomas, etc. from the US. They...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 4th 2004, 1:02 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,136
Posted By Boston

Re: First Two Months In Canada - Experience

I got travellers checks from AAA. They are free if you are a member (the bank usually charges a fee. Had to get the cashiers check from my bank for AAA though). Mine were $1000 each. If I were...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 2nd 2004, 10:22 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,136
Posted By Boston

Re: First Two Months In Canada - Experience

I had no problem cashing in my travellers checks. They are just like cash and are available immediately. TD bank had no problems with them at all.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 31st 2004, 6:13 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,136
Posted By Boston

Re: First Two Months In Canada - Experience

Yogi,

Great overview! I went through the same and totally agree. Toronto is just like the US. Except on a few things, like gallons of milk: they sell them here in plastic bags, not bottles, I...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 26th 2004, 1:01 am
Replies: 16
Views: 956
Posted By Boston

Re: Taking my car to Canada

If you can import your car, do it. Of course you need a car in Toronto! Toronto is huge, I live in the downtown, and don't get to drive my car every day, but I don't know what I would do without...
Forum: Canada
Jul 18th 2004, 2:26 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,951
Posted By Boston

Re: Health Insurance

I called the people from this website:

http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000302&passed_lang=EN

and Canada Life - via ET financial - 1-800-680-3837 gave me the best quote...
Forum: Canada
Jul 9th 2004, 12:22 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 791
Posted By Boston

Re: Moving to Canada from the US

Hi,

I just landed a couple of weeks ago in Buffalo. A letter from the US bank was sufficient, and I had a couple thousand in travellers checks (get them from AAA for free, if you are a member). ...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 11th 2004, 3:25 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,527
Posted By Boston

Re: Staying illegally in US during time of waiting for passport request

Desi girl,

I got my passport request about 3 months after medicals were done. Don't worry now, you still have plenty of time until your H1B expires.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 10th 2004, 9:11 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 445
Posted By Boston

Bringing US funds to Canada

Hi, I am immigrating to Canada from the US. What will be the best way to bring my money into Canada (travellers checks, open up an account in Canada from the US and have the money transferred,...
Forum: Canada
May 31st 2004, 11:05 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 522
Posted By Boston

Re: No more smoking in Ontario !!!

Cool! We had a similar rule implemented in Boston last year, and it is great. Thanks for the news.
Forum: Canada
May 23rd 2004, 2:36 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 506
Posted By Boston

Re: Accommodation for 2 Weeks in Toronto

Hi,

I am in the same situtation and have been looking into these:

http://www.torontotourism.com/WhereToStay/SearchResults?category=Residences&area=Downtown

Good luck!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 21st 2004, 2:39 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 552
Posted By Boston

Has anyone used Moving Canada Systems?

Hi, I am moving from Boston to Toronto and wanted to see if anyone here is familiar with Moving Canada Systems (as in http://www.movingcanada.com/)? Or, maybe someone can recommend cheap US-Canada...
Forum: Canada
May 10th 2004, 12:05 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,327
Posted By Boston

I always wondered what marmite is made of? Isn't...

I always wondered what marmite is made of? Isn't it bad for children to live on that stuff?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 24th 2004, 3:10 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 839
Posted By Boston

Re: Re-entry into US on H1-B after landing

I am in a similar situation as Julie, except I don't have a valid H1B visa stamp in the passport (I have a valid H1B approval notice). Can that create any problems for re-entering the US after...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 13th 2004, 2:25 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 388
Posted By Boston

Re: Immigrating from the US with a cat

Thank you all for the wonderful stories and great advice! It's very helpful and a big relief to hear that bringing a cat across the border is not a problem.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 10th 2004, 5:27 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 388
Posted By Boston

Immigrating from the US with a cat

My kitty is immigrating with me! Has anyone moved to Canada from the US with a cat? Could you share the experiences and/or give any recommendations? - Thanks!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 10th 2004, 3:54 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 342
Posted By Boston

Movers from East Coast to Toronto

Has anyone used any moving companies to move from the East Coast (Boston in particular) to Toronto? I am trying to figure out the costs of using movers vs driving a U-Haul, and any feedback will be...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 17th 2004, 4:01 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 444
Posted By Boston

H1B travel to Canada

I know that in the past an H1B visa holder could travel to Canada and back to the US within 30 days without having a US visa stamp in the passport.

Does it still work this way?

I do have a visa...
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