wendy

i have been living in canada since 2002 , i have been back to uk 3 times and miss it very much. I have a permanant resident card for canada . What do i need or have to do if i want to go back to uk for good . I cannot seem to settle here .

Bob

You a UK citizen? Then you don't have to do anything, just move, register with local NHS to get GP, and voters register etc...

Might want to get canadian citizenship before moving though??

wendy

yes i am a uk citizen , would never give that up . I would get my canadian citizenship in about a year but i dont think i can wait that long lollllll . Thanks for the info though , Why do you think it would be better if i got that ?? regards wendy

Silverdragon102

sometimes when you get back home things aren't the same and you wish you could move back to where you came from ie Canada, if you recieved your canadian citizenship than moving back would be heck of a lot easier

Bob

What he said...and also gives you more options, because once you've lost your PR status, then your kinda stuck with the move...

ladylisa

a year in a lifetime is so small. Get your citizenship that way you have options, which is a lucky position to be in.

JAJ

Many people like you who "just couldn't wait" to get citizenship are now regretting it. Some years later they may have changed their minds, want to return to Canada, but are well and truly stuck in the UK, their PR gone for good.

It also means that future children you have back in the UK won't be Canadian citizens. Or any children you already have, unless they were born in Canada. A recipe for family strife if you have children born in Canada who will have Canadian citizenship (different nationality rights among siblings is something you really want to avoid).

Jeremy

CPW

I can back that up based on the experiences of two families I know - a disaster. In one case it all but tore the family apart, and recriminations still continue to some extent. The most irritating thing is that in both cases the situation could have been very easily avoided if the parents (or even just one of them) had been naturalised before leaving Australia: in one case a matter of a few weeks' wait only, probably.

Never assume that the world is going to continue just as we know it now and that one's circumstances won't be diffierent in the future!

wendy

thanks all for some good advice phewwwwww i was going through a bad time and just wanted out but didnt make any hasty desicions and yes i will get my citizenship which after going through all this would be a shame not to have it . As for kids lolll im too old for that left my 6 grandchildren back in uk awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww but i will see them again soon i hope . This is such a comfort to be able to come here and air my thoughts and i thank you . Its like stopping by for a cuppa lolll anyway thank all and be back soon . have a great day

wildmark

I would stick it out, the amount of people who moved back from canada and other places then realised it was a mistake and now want to move back is tremendous, for the sake of 1 year you would have so many more options open to you.

Mark

bonny

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Hi Wendy,
You really should get the Citizenship.I am in about a year "I hope".Is it just you going back ?