Soldato
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** Update ** - We moved here in March 2013, this is our blog - www.ourcanadianadventure.co.uk
Hi all, I know there's a few threads from the past few years with lots of information and stories in, but I thought I'd post my plans, just because I can really
I know a lot of people go through BUNAC for this, however my girlfriend and I have been doing a lot of research, and it looks relatively easy to do this without the need for BUNAC, and in fact I have read that by 2013 the Canadian government will not reserve any spaces for third parties, BUNAC are the only third party that currently get spaces allocated to them, but not for long.
We're hopefully submitting our ACRO Police Certificate application (£35 each) at the end of this month, when we get this, we'll submit our application for an IEC working visa (around £90 each I think). Apparently this can take 8 weeks to be processed, and there are only around 5,500 spaces available to British passport holders (still loads left as it's only just January).
When you get accepted, you get a Letter of Introduction, which is valid for 12 months from date of issue. You present this to immigration when you arrive in Canada, and your 12 month visa starts from them.
We're planning on moving January 2013, as we both have commitments until then. I have a house lease until August, and wedding photography bookings up until 6th December 2012.
Excited is an understatement!!! I know this will happen, I'm determined to make it happen, I've lived around the same town my whole life. My girlfriend has lived all over, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, Aberdeen, and London, she seems really organised, has moved around lots in the past, and has done a load of research into it all. We can't wait
Vancouver is currently top of the list of where to move to.
No point of this thread really, other than to see who else is looking to do it this year/next year, and what your plans are, how you're finding planning for things, and any useful info you've found out that you'd like to share.
Hi all, I know there's a few threads from the past few years with lots of information and stories in, but I thought I'd post my plans, just because I can really
I know a lot of people go through BUNAC for this, however my girlfriend and I have been doing a lot of research, and it looks relatively easy to do this without the need for BUNAC, and in fact I have read that by 2013 the Canadian government will not reserve any spaces for third parties, BUNAC are the only third party that currently get spaces allocated to them, but not for long.
We're hopefully submitting our ACRO Police Certificate application (£35 each) at the end of this month, when we get this, we'll submit our application for an IEC working visa (around £90 each I think). Apparently this can take 8 weeks to be processed, and there are only around 5,500 spaces available to British passport holders (still loads left as it's only just January).
When you get accepted, you get a Letter of Introduction, which is valid for 12 months from date of issue. You present this to immigration when you arrive in Canada, and your 12 month visa starts from them.
We're planning on moving January 2013, as we both have commitments until then. I have a house lease until August, and wedding photography bookings up until 6th December 2012.
Excited is an understatement!!! I know this will happen, I'm determined to make it happen, I've lived around the same town my whole life. My girlfriend has lived all over, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, Aberdeen, and London, she seems really organised, has moved around lots in the past, and has done a load of research into it all. We can't wait
Vancouver is currently top of the list of where to move to.
No point of this thread really, other than to see who else is looking to do it this year/next year, and what your plans are, how you're finding planning for things, and any useful info you've found out that you'd like to share.
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