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Forum: Canada
Oct 15th 2011, 7:51 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,881
Posted By nichburton

Re: Mobiles / Cells - does this exist?

If you're calling the same people on a regular basis, I can recommed Jajah. It allows you to assign local Canadian numbers to your contacts and the Jajah rates are about the same as other VOIP...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 9th 2011, 12:42 am
Replies: 800
Views: 137,421
Posted By nichburton

Re: PNP Timeline - please add your experiences

Finally! :D

Passport request letter arrived today, 16 months after our initial application to CIC. It was a reminder letter, as my wife (principal applicant) has not seen the initial email that...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 9th 2011, 12:22 am
Replies: 572
Views: 126,682
Posted By nichburton

Re: PNP Applicants (Within Canada) - Share your timelines

Applied for Nomination - August 2009
Received Nomination - October 2009

Applied to CIC - 01 Apr 2010
Medicals completed - 05 Sep 2010
Passport request - 28 Jul 2011
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 23rd 2011, 5:21 am
Replies: 800
Views: 137,421
Posted By nichburton

Re: PNP Timeline - please add your experiences

Sounds about right. BC PNP was approved in about 7weeks (Oct 2009), but we sent the federal application in Apr 2010 and are still waiting...nearly 16 months!

The frustration is just not knowing. ...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 11th 2011, 3:08 am
Replies: 15
Views: 4,141
Posted By nichburton

Re: Current timescale for BC PNP visa?

From our experience, you're currently looking at about 14months+.

We've been in BC on a 3yr temp work permit since 2008 and we're sponsored by my wife's employer (health care). BC PNP...
Forum: Canada
Apr 5th 2011, 6:16 am
Replies: 8
Views: 936
Posted By nichburton

Re: Squamish

For a short walk in (near) Squamish itself, go through town and up to Alice Lake. The Four Lakes trail takes about 1.5-2hrs, mostly flat forest trails and very scenic.

When the weather improves,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 27th 2011, 12:16 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,475
Posted By nichburton

Re: Leaving the country on 'Implied Status'

This is the fact that I would be double-checking in advance. In effect, you are relying on the border guard to approve a new TWP for you at the border without a LMO. Will the letter of support be...
Forum: Canada
Mar 14th 2011, 10:33 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 11,265
Posted By nichburton

Re: Renewing BC driving licence on Implied status

For the record, here's a happy update:

ICBC renewed my driving license under my implied TWP status, another 2 months and hopefully my TWP (and PR!) will have arrived by then.

I spoke to ICBC...
Forum: Canada
Mar 5th 2011, 7:06 am
Replies: 1
Views: 11,265
Posted By nichburton

Renewing BC driving licence on Implied status

Ok, here's an unusual situation I haven't read about before.

In short, I'm still waiting (a long time!) for my BC PNP PR application to be approved and my TWP is about to expire. I've applied for...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 5th 2011, 7:30 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,787
Posted By nichburton

Re: PPR from Buffalo

We're also waiting.

BC PNP approced Oct09, PR application submitted Apr10, meds Sep10. We got a letter at New YEar to say that it was in process and nothing else required.

Our TWP expires...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2011, 7:25 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,135
Posted By nichburton

Re: Maternity Leave.

My 2p:

My wife had worked for 22 months full-time in BC before going on mat leave. We're still on TWP (awaiting PR application result) but there were no problems with maternity leave &...
Forum: Canada
Jan 17th 2011, 6:44 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 4,952
Posted By nichburton

Re: Anybody moved without doing a recce trip first?

Wife & I moved to Vancouver in 2008 without a recce, in fact we'd never been to Canada before. My wife is a nurse and followed up an advert in a magazine for a role in her field, got the job offer...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 13th 2011, 10:55 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 531
Posted By nichburton

Re: PNP been waiting alooong time any ideas

Still waiting here as well. Although we did get a letter this week stating that they had all the required documentation and our application was still in process.

Our history:
1) Provincial...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 13th 2011, 12:02 am
Replies: 6
Views: 735
Posted By nichburton

Re: How do I.. Tech advice for videos please

I don't know the camera, but that sounds about right for HD movies in their original format. In 720p MOV format, thats only about 45seconds of time! 750-800mb for a full movie is when it has been...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 12th 2011, 11:44 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,347
Posted By nichburton

Re: Shipping small amounts

Most airlines will ship cargo from airport-to-airport as said above, so it depends if the airports are convenient for you. You'll have to drop the boxes at the airport in the UK and collect from the...
Forum: Canada
Jan 10th 2011, 4:43 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 733
Posted By nichburton

Re: 6 month tourist visa

You can extend a tourist visa past 6 months whilst living in Canada, my friend extended his for an additional 6months to make it a full year. I think he had to prove that he had savings to live off...
Forum: Canada
Dec 10th 2010, 6:38 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,143
Posted By nichburton

Re: Shipping recommendations for a small load

Update on my progress so far.

Air Transat cargo: Didn't reply to my email, so I called the Egham number above. They currently only offer cargo service to Toronto; Vancouver flights have stopped...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 9th 2010, 11:42 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 3,613
Posted By nichburton

Re: Bc PNP App in process, work permit exp SOON!

Just to throw another question into the muddle: does BC PNP give you implied status until the PR approval arrives?

I don't know, but I might have to find out soon myself. My wife (nurse) &...
Forum: Canada
Dec 8th 2010, 10:09 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,154
Posted By nichburton

Re: How to avoid credit card fee with Canadian Affair

When we first arrived, RBC wouldn't give us unsecured credit, so we did have to deposit $1000 into a GIC. However, using it and paying it off monthly builds a credit history, even on TWP. I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 22nd 2010, 8:25 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,855
Posted By nichburton

Re: Possible Vintage Ski Year in BC

Excellent start up at Cypress this weekend. Great coverage on the piste and fantastic blue-sky afternoon to go with it, hard to believe that it was still mid-November!
Forum: Canada
Nov 18th 2010, 6:46 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,417
Posted By nichburton

Re: Auto v Manual

I've just picked up a 2.4L Santa Fe manual for the same reason, the cost savings were too hard to ignore. I've been driving manual since I passed my test 17yrs ago, so another few years won't hurt....
Forum: Canada
Nov 12th 2010, 5:10 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,143
Posted By nichburton

Shipping recommendations for a small load

Has anyone got a recommendation for a company to ship a small load from the London area (Watford to be precise) to Vancouver? No furniture, just several boxes of crockery, books and misc items, so...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 9th 2010, 2:54 am
Replies: 133
Views: 7,559
Posted By nichburton

Re: gaaaaaah -which Car

Indeed. That is exactly what I would prefer to have, and if I were back in the UK I would be comparing Skoda vs VW vs Audi estates. Its a shame that over here, those cars are so much more...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 8th 2010, 5:53 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 7,559
Posted By nichburton

Re: gaaaaaah -which Car

FWIW, I just ordered a Santa Fe 2.4L manual last week and negotiated another $800 off that using the Car Cost Canada report. That was from OpenRoad Hyundai in Richmond, but the very next day Jim...
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2010, 11:29 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 6,603
Posted By nichburton

Re: Air Canada - Skycots?

You see this is why I was interested in people's experience - several comments here completely contradict what the Air Canada rep just told me!



The plane is a Airbus A330 with a 2-4-2 seat...
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