Hello all,

I am currently in a major quandary about returning to the UK from BC. At present I would say it's about a 60/40 split in favour of coming back. I don't have property to sell so there would not be too many threads to tie up apart from the emotional ones. However I have PR for at least another few years so what am thinking is it would be good to leave the door open for a return, if I realised on my return I had made a big mistake.

In order to leave the door open so to speak, what things should I keep going in Canada, eg bank accounts, tax, medicare, so if I did return would not have to start from scratch again. Or is it really not worth it?

Thanks as always for advice

CR

I think maybe just the bank account really. Stick a few hundred dollars in a savings account, close up any chequing accounts, etc, and leave that open with one institution. I don't know how they would feel about having a non-Canadian address? Sometimes, when people open accounts when moving here, they can use the bank's own address until they have their own. Maybe you could do that - and then switch to no-paper/emailed statements etc? Just say you will be out of the country for a while. No need to elaborate.

Make sure you file any tax returns for the year or part year you leave. Anything else can be caught up with at a later date - once you know where you will end up.

Medicare - I'd just let that lapse.

We too are at that 60/40 stage and it's doing my head in

Thank you. Yeah, that's sort of what I thought - I guess I could re-sign with medicare easy enough, and I get emailed statements from the bank as it is now so could keep it open.

It really is horrible being torn between two places - way way worse than making the decision to come in the first place. I hate to quit on things, but at the same time I do miss home (and that's what the UK is)

we are heading back to scotland from aus some time this year.although we have dual citizenship ,we are keeping medicare,bank accounts open just in case(if i cant settle) been here almost 18 years .its like you say doing your head in.feel iam in limbo at the moment.