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Hi all, Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with shipping companies from UK to canada? We are moving from London to Vancouver (well, BC, but Vancouver will be the port) in May and would love any tips on which company to use or avoid. Many thanks, Ludnan

Hi all, Just back to the original issue - I haven't managed to contact the centre. I am in the UK and the 1-888 number only works from Canada (or so it seems). AGGGHH!! I tried to contact the London embassy but they say it's a Canadian issue, which makes sense. How can I contact the...

HI all, My husband (UK, approved for family sponsorship) landed in Canada in October and we had the PR card sent to my parents place in BC, where we will be staying when we move there permanently in a few months. BUT - the PR card hasn't arrived. I am away at my inlaws now - can anyone tell...

My husband and I are due to relocate to BC in April/May next year from London, UK. Can anyone recommend an international moving company they have used or have heard are good? Any other advice on the logistics of moving / packing / shipping / filling in customs forms is most welcome! Cheers...

Hi there, We have recently been through this and here is my experience (but note, I am not an expert): a) is this the last step before a decision is made, and therefore looking like no interview is required? We had the medical and no interview at all - I personally think the medical is the...

Hi there, I have done some reading on here so I think I know what I'm talking about...but I want to be sure. My husband (UK citizen, but recently received his PR visa) is going to fly to Toronto soon to land before his medical expires. We don't intend to actually move to Canada until April...

Okay. Just read a few more threads on here. Sounds like it can take 11 months to get a Citizenship Certificate when you are outside of Canada. That will mess up our plans entirely as the babe will be only 4 months old when we would like to move to Canada. So... 1) Given that the baby will...

Thank you both. That's a relief, I had hoped to be able to keep the child. ;-) Mitamata is correct, we are in the UK. He's a Brit citizen and I'm a Canadian citizen with Right of Abode in the UK. So we need to get a Citizenship Certificate for the small one. AGH, more forms!! Does anyone...

Thanks to people here, I now understand that my husband can fly on his own to land in Canada prior to our actually moving there. But... He's going to fly in October to land in Toronto and will have his PR card sent to my parents in BC. Here's my concern... He lands in Canada in October and...

Thanks very much for your replies and for your explanation, Rasha. Here's our full situation - so I can check that I don't misunderstand anything else. Spouse had medical last Feb. Passport was returned to us in April with all the documentation ready to go. We aren't quite ready to move to...

Thank you all for your responses. Two votes for yes-i-have-to-be-there and one for no! Oh dear, that would put a spanner in the works, physically and financially, if I do have to be there. Does anyone else want to weigh in with a vote for yes or no? Also, if I do have to be there, are we okay...

Pretty much all in the title! He has until Feb 2010 to land and get PR visa validated. I am still in the UK - do I have to be with him when he lands? Trouble being I am 6 months pregnant... Many thanks, A

Thanks so much for your help, Leon.  I think you are right.  We'll let it roll, stay on at our jobs here until we hear whether PR is granted or not.  So imagine it is granted in April - does my husband have to make a trip to Canada to validate the PR? 

Hi all, This just in - we got a letter on the weekend saying that my application to sponsor my husband has been approved. Great news. HOwever, we are also having doubts about moving across the world at this time, with no jobs and no house, with the economic climate being what it is. I have...

Hi all, Our applications were sent to Mississauga a month ago. We haven't received any confirmation that they were received or are being processed (and can't get on to ECAS or whatever it's called). Should we be worried that they haven't acknowledged receipt? What can we do if we need to...

Hi all, We sent our paperwork off on Friday (HOOOORAAAYYY!!!) but are panicking a little now. We don't have much in the way of proof of our intent to move. We want to move in January or so, and to take a month or two to stay with my parents, relax and come down after life in London and get...

Thanks very much, canthai. He is a UK citizen, so it looks like he doesn't need a TRV. I'm just conscious that (interview aside) the CIC might not like him entering the country while his PRV is being processed (i.e. for fear he tries to disappear into the mix or something!) I wouldn't want to...

Thanks PMM. We've got them all listed. Does he have to put me, his wife and sponsor on there? And on the Application for Permanent Residence, page two - does he list all the same people again, even though they are not applying with us? Do we need their photos?

Hi again, Our plan is to move to Canada in January (we currently live in the UK), but I would suspect our application (for me to sponsor my British husband) will still be in the processing stage. What are the logistics of moving mid-application? What kind of visa/permit could we get for him...

Hi all, I am a Canadian citizen and my husband is British. We have no kids. We are just about done the paperwork but are confused about who is supposed to be put on the IMM 5406 and the Additional Family page of the Application for permanent residence page. Does he put me down there, even...