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Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2011, 8:03 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 890
Posted By vegasrockstar

If you are returning to the UK after 2 years in Canada on a work permit ...

If you are returning to the UK after 2 years in Canada on a work permit are you entitled to apply for return of the monies paid into Canada Pension Plan?

This is not me asking - I'm going nowhere...
Forum: Canada
Jan 20th 2011, 10:02 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,931
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: WE must be slightly crazy but....

I may well be wrong but do you not need to spend something like 3 years out of 5 in Canada to not have to reapply for PR. It could be that you may have that to look forward to as you have not been in...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 21st 2009, 6:52 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 718
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: PR Card advise

Ours took 59 days to come after we landed 19th August this year.
Forum: Canada
Oct 15th 2009, 3:05 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,770
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Exchange rate

Just jumped up to 1.676 from 1.63 yesterday - is this the start of an upturn?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 15th 2009, 2:17 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,694
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: PR Card Getting Delayed

We finally got our PR cards yesterday, 57 days after landing. :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 14th 2009, 8:27 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,148
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: re farming in sk

Don't u just love these a-holes who look down on the Prairies?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 14th 2009, 6:16 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,148
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: re farming in sk

I live in Southern Sask and have farmer friends who came over from the UK and seem to be doing very well.
I should imagine you have already done some investigation into the area you are looking to...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 9th 2009, 9:12 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,694
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: PR Card Getting Delayed

Joinerboy

Did you get your PR card yet? I'm trying to get an idea of how long it's gonna be til I get mine (I landed 2 weeks after you).

Thanks

Steve
Forum: Canada
Oct 9th 2009, 2:28 pm
Replies: 138
Views: 14,381
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: GB Pound Vs CAD Dollar - HOW LOW CAN IT GO?

Of course, the downside of that is that I have to send money back to the UK - I'd rather keep it all here! :thumbdown:
Forum: Canada
Oct 9th 2009, 2:18 pm
Replies: 138
Views: 14,381
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: GB Pound Vs CAD Dollar - HOW LOW CAN IT GO?

On the plus side - if, like me, you have to send money back to the UK to service UK commitments it is a great exchange rate! :thumbup:
Forum: Canada
Oct 5th 2009, 4:57 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 842
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Saskatchewan PNP

I came via Sask PNP - see my timeline in signature for timing details.

I work in IT in Regina, but live in a small town. The smaller the town the nicer the people I would say from my experience.
...
Forum: Canada
Oct 1st 2009, 10:30 pm
Replies: 2,672
Views: 291,770
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Exchange rate

Hear hear!
Forum: Canada
Aug 24th 2009, 10:18 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,499
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: truely gutted!!!

Hi

I just did a quick search on Saskjobs and found a whole bunch of nursing jobs advertised. http://www.saskjobs.ca/jsp/joborder/listing.jsp?filter_by=2&noc_skill_type=3

I'm not sure if you had...
Forum: Canada
Aug 24th 2009, 4:59 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 964
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: been here 4 days

Hi,
I assume that, as you mention the air-brake test and you are in Lethbridge, you are diving truck. Is that for H&R?
My brother-in-law starts working for them soon so it would be good to get a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 20th 2009, 12:18 am
Replies: 5
Views: 447
Posted By vegasrockstar

Yay - Passports are back and we have landed!

Hi guys

We got our passports back from London today and went straight to the US Border to get landed. What a huge feeling of relief!

It took 1 year exactly from start to finish of the PR...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 14th 2009, 2:58 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 586
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Visas arrived!

Congrats!!! What a great feeling that must be!

Out of interest, when did you send off your passports?
Forum: Canada
Aug 12th 2009, 6:29 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,836
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Canada or New Zealand

Looking at the chart below (from climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca) that details the number of raindays in Vancouver, 282 days of rain out of 365 equates to rainy days 77% of the year!

Days with...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 6th 2009, 10:07 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Recent receivers of PPR ....

... and ours were signed for by somebody there on July 27th.

The bugger is how long it takes the post to get from London to Canada. We couriered the passports to London but they won't be doing the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 6th 2009, 9:57 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 447
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Advice re. shipping cat please

Hi Bali

Try the wiki for information, also look at this thread http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=612921 where I put my experiences with shipping cats from the UK - could be useful.
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 6th 2009, 3:54 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By vegasrockstar

Question Recent receivers of PPR ....

Hi guys

As one of the many who have received my PPR in recent weeks after the London office went into overdrive I would like to find out how long is taking people to get their passports back.
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 30th 2009, 10:07 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 690
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: Passport Request

Congratulations - you've been waiting a long time!!!
:thumbup:
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 28th 2009, 4:01 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,155
Posted By vegasrockstar

Re: The long and winding road to PR Status

Hi

Not sure about the answer to your question but congratulations on finally making it - you have been waiting a long time but I'm sure it will all be worth it!

Steve
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