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Old 26th June 2009, 01:39 PM
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Originally from scotland. Expat in canada.
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Originally Posted by elaineb View Post
Thanks,have looked at these sites before and they seem "cut and dry" I was hoping someone could tell me whether there is any leeway or not, like I said, we have the $300,000 which could be used to buy a property or even a home/business, but I sold on my business some 10 years ago (a biz I started from scratch but turned into a £250,000 t/o with 2-3 staff) so according to what I read, this would not be valid.

Any thoughts, comments or suggestions??
I am aware of people who came here as visitors, bought a property and basically got extensions of the 6 month visitors' permit until they applied and received PR status. Of course they could not work during this period and got heavily involved in community/charity work which they claim helped their application. It was a difficult grind for them and, of course, at anytime they faced ejection from the country.
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