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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jun 7th 2017, 2:17 pm

Replies: 2

Shipping some furniture and posessions from Canada to UK

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Posted By Tim Steer

Shipping some furniture and posessions from Canada to UK

Hi everyone,

I'm once again looking for some advice regarding shipping back to the UK. We are currently living near in the Muskokas in Ontario and are moving back to the UK in mid September.
We...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 16th 2017, 5:06 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Thanks, I've realised from reading that it wouldn't make sense otherwise. One last question and it seems obvious but I'm a little confused over the wording..it says that you have 30days to actually...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 9:30 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Hi and thanks - I've been reading and researching for the last few hours...looks very hopeful this way.
Thanks
Tim

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 6:45 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Thank you for another great link...I did keep my Nationwide account active in the UK so I could put her as joint name on that as well...Can you help with my question in post 9 at all please?
Also,...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 6:29 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

This almost seems too easy...can you clarify my query about being able to apply at the earliest 6 months at all?
Thanks
Tim

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 6:27 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

She is 29 so that works...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 6:22 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Thanks for the reply..the money will not be exactly from a house sale but will be from my ex buying me out of my share of the house..I didn't want to muddy the waters regarding that situation....

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 5:52 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

So I've been doing some research into the Tier 5 youth working visa and Jen certainly meets all of the criteria so that is brilliant.

I don't know if I am understanding part of this correctly...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 4:43 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Are you talking about this Visa? Because she gets all the points for this!

Youth Mobility Scheme - UK Visa Bureau (http://www.visabureau.com/uk/youth-mobility.aspx?s_cid=29000121)
Thanks
Tim

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 4:04 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

I need to research that option further.
I had forgotten how many awesome people there were on the forum to help.
Thank you again
Tim

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 3:19 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Thank you kindly for those links...I will definitely read into those. Our plan would be to settle in the UK but it would make sense to have the opportunity to come back if we ever needed to.
Thanks...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 3:06 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Thank you for the reply, and yes I had seen about the ancestry option but unfortunately its Jen's great grandparents that were British so that will not work.
I was looking at the citizenship route...

Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)

Apr 15th 2017, 1:24 pm

Replies: 23

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Views: 1,760

Posted By Tim Steer

Heading Back to the UK after being in Canada for 5 years

Hi,

Just a little history...I moved over to Canada with my wife just over 5 years ago and it has now ended up that I maybe moved over for the wrong reasons etc and my wife and I have now been...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 22nd 2009, 4:36 pm

Replies: 8

Advice re Background Declaration

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Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Advice re Background Declaration

Well I am sure you can cook up a little story for why you need them without giving the game away....

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 22nd 2009, 8:03 am

Replies: 8

Advice re Background Declaration

Views: 585

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Advice re Background Declaration

Well I struggled with this also but fortunately my parents had a record of the addresses as they forwarded some post etc to me so that might be somewhere to try if you haven't already...Or do you...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 20th 2009, 5:03 pm

Replies: 25

Medical test --Altrincham or Cheetam Hill

Views: 1,335

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Medical test --Altrincham or Cheetam Hill

Don't be nervous Lisa. They really are a breeze...Drink plenty of water tonight and in the morning...You'll be fine and wonder what on earth it was you were worrying about after they are over.....

Forum: Canada

Jun 27th 2009, 6:46 am

Replies: 27

Container left us today...!

Views: 1,676

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Container left us today...!

Hi Lorraine,
Well at least you still have a laptop!!

Must be a crazy feeling seeing all your stuff disappear...I reckon that being reunited with it all again in Canada will be a very sweet...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 27th 2009, 6:42 am

Replies: 55

My turn!!!! PPR!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D

Views: 3,461

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: My turn!!!! PPR!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D

Well done Dan - Brilliant news!
I expected to see more beers in that photo though:thumbsup:
Cheers
Tim

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 24th 2009, 5:22 pm

Replies: 15

Zippedydoodah - PPR!!!!

Views: 766

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Zippedydoodah - PPR!!!!

Great news Karen! Well done:thumbsup:
Cheers
Tim

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 24th 2009, 6:08 am

Replies: 15

Need some advice on sacking our immigration lawyer

Views: 1,247

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Need some advice on sacking our immigration lawyer

Calm down a bit...Kleinluka is a nice guy and I think you have over reacted to his post..After all, he did write "Sorry, that really sucks for you" at the end of his post:)
I can understand your...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 23rd 2009, 6:09 am

Replies: 17

Passport Requests.... at last!

Views: 1,025

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Passport Requests.... at last!

Hi,
I have to agree that the market does seem to be picking up but it is focussed around the bottom to middle at the moment. We did quite well with our house and took a huge mortgage so we could...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 22nd 2009, 6:30 pm

Replies: 17

Passport Requests.... at last!

Views: 1,025

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Passport Requests.... at last!

Well we are still waiting for the house to sell at the moment..The market is still pretty slow at the moment so we just have to keep our fingers crossed and wait..Hey ho..We'll get there in the end!...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 22nd 2009, 4:32 pm

Replies: 17

Passport Requests.... at last!

Views: 1,025

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: Passport Requests.... at last!

Well Done Tempest! Great news:thumbsup:
Defintely calls for some well deserved drinks I reckon:thumbup:
Fingers crossed for you aswell Karen:fingerscrossed: Hope you hear something soon!!!...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 22nd 2009, 12:41 pm

Replies: 9

How long did it take for you to get your passports back,when posted?

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Posted By Tim Steer

Re: How long did it take for you to get your passports back,when posted?

2 weeks for us!
Cheers
Tim

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 16th 2009, 10:25 am

Replies: 8

advise re meds at altrincham

Views: 600

Posted By Tim Steer

Re: advise re meds at altrincham

Hi Jackie,

No..no need to go back to the doctors after the x ray. They take care of everything and when they get the blood results back (which your son will get a copy of) then they say that is...

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