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    How long can a permanent resident stay out side the country

    Firstly, thanks for your sterling work on this forum, Leon. I've read that if you are outside of Canada with your Canadian citizen spouse then this counts towards your PR residency status days. Is this true? Does my Canadian citizen spouse have to be employed by a Canadian company outside of...
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    Taking 'Goods To Follow' back out of Canada

    As a Permanent Resident, if i take my household contents ie 'Goods to Follow' out of Canada once they have already been admitted by Customs into Canada, and then take them back out again, how can i get them back again at a later date without paying any duties? I'm assuming i can notify the...
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    Converting UK qualifications to Canadian

    Hi all I've got a BSc in engineering/design, along with various others quals. Is there a Canadian site/institute that i can approach to get help in 'transferring/matching' my quals to Canadian equivalents?
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    Landing in Canada with Permanent resident visa

    Thanks ihtisham, that's just what i wanted to hear!...thanks also for your good wishes. Cheers Chris
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    Landing in Canada with Permanent resident visa

    Hi all My wife and I (both UK citizens) are expecting to receive our visa's very soon (received the request for our passports the other day). My question is this: I plan on going to Canada first to find work, house etc and my wife will arrive a few months after. She is staying back to try and...
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    Processing fee refund

    Thanks PMM, best i get a letter off asap. Cheers Chris
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    Processing fee refund

    Hi Does anyone know if the processing/application fee can be refunded if the visa office have not started processing the file? I sent my application of last March, with the applicable fees, but nothing has been started yet... cheers Chris
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    Application change from Skilled Worker Class to Provincial Nominee Program?

    Hi I applied for immigration to Canada in March 2006 under the Skilled Worker Class. Having looked at my visa office's (London, UK) average waiting times now realise this could take up to 4 years! Unfortunately, I've now discovered that I qualify under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee...
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    Canada News?

    Hi all I keep hearing about a publication called Canada News thats supposed to be helpful with all things immigration but i can't find it! Anybody know how to subscribe to it? Cheers Chris