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I used Notarized just in case, and it was also recommended by my immigration lawyer. It will save much more time, cost-wise, it costed me $120.00, so it was not a lot. Our laywer had also suggested that transcripts, federal police checks, and any clearance documents should be sealed ...I had...

I am leaving Australia as it is not as good as many people think. It's so expensive especially compared to Canada and USA, food is bad here..too much sunshine. Housing price is a joke here, you need at least $900k to buy a house in a good area, mortgage is 7%, in Canada, mortagage is 2%...

Sent in on 22 Jan 2010 AOR on 24 Feb 2010 But was only notified and received response today 14 Mar 2010 Applied under Financial Services Skilled Worker from Australia. We used David Cohen as our Immigration Attorney, now we are onto 2nd stage. Will be interested to see what processing time is...

We started using them since December 2009, they had lodged in our applications on our behalf in January, we are still waiting to hear back from CIC. The experience so far has been positive, they would assign 1 case manager before you lodge in the applications, then appoint a 2nd one after you...

Hi Starbizbal Can this work for new immigrants? We have been running our own businesses for years in Australia, but looking to settle in Canada later this year and have to build up new credit history there. Also, for those interested, if you have Amex in your current country, you can ask for...

I am going to relocate my business from Australia to Canada once we arrive in Canada, can someone give me a quick run down on what kind of licenses are required? We run a Business Research & Consulting Business. 1) Do we need to obtain a Business License or Number 2) Do we need to register HST...

Thanks, are there any particular good public schools in West Vancouver? Do we need to live in those districts in order to attend there? I also having a look at North Vancouver, there are many schools, I wonder if there is a major difference between the West & East end of North Vancouver...

I see a lot of folks in these forum are looking at Canada and Australia as destinations; here is my 2 cents of worth about living cost in Sydney as we have been here many years and moving to Canada soon. 1) Accomodation in Sydney: Rental is higher compared to Vancouver. Depends where you live...

Hi Folks, to those folks who live in Vancouver or have lived in Vancouver. We are moving to Vancounver in about 6 to 8 months time, and would like to choose the right school district for our kids. We are looking at North Vancouver and Port Moody, a lot of folks say, every school is a good...

Re: Canada or Australia Migration - Racism Issue in Australia I see a lot of people are worried about racism issue in Australia, here is what I can suggest as I have lived here for 20+ years (and moving to Canada soon). Is there racism? Of coure there is, and it is everywhere in the world, it...

Thanks, that was a surprise when we checked on the rental price in Vancouver, I thought it is equally expensive as in Sydney, Australia, where a 1-br unit in a medium-range north shore suburb would cost AUD$2,000 a month! You can rent a townhouse in Vancouver already! Do you know much about...

I live in Australia and moving to Canada now, so I can share these points very well (I think). Canada: 1) Cheaper to live 2) More opportunities and more interesting things to do in Canada and also near USA 3) North America in general is a better place for Business Owners especially 4) Cheaper...

I just came back from Canada, we could just enter without visa, not sure if it is for up to 3 months. You need to show them Outbound Tickets (itineary) as the requirement. I know some have travelled to USA after 3 months and re-enter Canada after that, you can check with with the Canadian...

Hi, I am just curious as we are also applying from Australia. We are Australian Citizens, are you an Australian Citizen or Indian Citizen? That's very fast 57 days! Did you use an immigration lawyer?

No, it's not true. I asked this dumb question when I was applying for PR in Canada, I am an Australian Citizen. Being part of Commonwealth Country does not do anything other tnan you are able to participate in Commonwealth Games. However, related work experience and studies from Australia do...