Introduction to the forum - Tell us about yourselves

[missninetyukuk]

Hi my names is heather ,

im 25 was born in toronto moved to glasgow as a tot ,and was raised here in scotland ,im currently finishing my honours degree in business and hrm .My partner is 30 ,from dublin (been living in glasgow for 5yrs ) he works as a security guard but desperatly wants to go back to being a printer .We a looking at moving to vancouver summer 2010 ,any help or tips would be greatly appreciated .

hx

[Getting There]

Originally Posted by sallyzerk

Hi,
I'm Sal. My husband and I and our little boy are moving out from Uk to Calgary hopefully in November. Just need to book our tickets.
We're really excited and can't wait to begin our new adventure. We're going to be looking to settle in Okotoks and we'd love to hear from anyone who's made the move and can give any advice.
Look forward to hearing from you!

Hi Sal,

Well, as Okotoks residents who made the move from the UK ourselves, we're sure that we can be of some assistance! It's a lovely town and certainly a good choice for those with children. Please feel free to drop us a Private Message or if you don't have enough posts for that, use the link in our signature line below to find a means to contact us and we'll be happy to help connect you with others and give any advice that we can.

Kind regards,

Eamonn & Janet.

[Getting There]

Originally Posted by rosieslot

Hi

My name is Rosalyn and I am originally from Scotland but living in Netherlands. I have gone through a lot of transitions recently. I lived in Norway for a couple of years, Italy for a couple of years but my house was here as I felt it was always nice to have a base. MY family and I are now looking to move to Canada. We considered Calgary as it seems to have the best of everything.

Just beginning to look around now after discussing a move to Italy, Scotland....we didnt know were we wanted to go until recently. We thought long and hard about this and Canada is the best place to be we reckon.

Just wanted to say hi and to see if anyone had any thoughts on where to begin. I already did the point thing and as my partner (Dutch) both speak English and both have Batchelors degrees (I am now studying for an Hons) plus the fact we are financially very stable, it appears we wouldnt have a problem being accepted. The juggling of house finding, house buying, house selling, getting permission to live there etc. is what is confusing me. What should we do first?

Cheers for any advice

Rosie

Hi Rosie,

Getting permission to be here seems the most sensible place to start. No point dismantling your life there until you know you will be able to rebuild it here. You know about the 67 point test, so that is good. Have you also checked that at least one of you has work experience in one of the 38 occupations that the Canadians are currently viewing as their key skill shortage areas? This goes hand in hand with the points test. Here's the list of occupations...
Instructions on which skilled worker applications are eligible for processing

If neither of you have experience in one of these fields, then your most likely route here would revolve around getting a job offer.

As to Calgary...great city! We fell in love with it when we first visited here.

Kind regards,

Eamonn & Janet.

[CreateSean]

Greetings all,

My name is Sean and I'm originally from Winnipeg, and have been living in Seoul, South Korea for the past 13 years. During my time in Seoul I have gotten married, had two kids and started a small business (web development).

I'm now preparing to move back home and have started a new blog (link in my signature - apparently I can't post the link here until I have 4 posts - looks like I don't have a signature. Anyhow the link is repatriate dot me) to chronicle the journey.

[griffin63]

Hi,My name is Greg.I am a 46 year old male born in Birmingham,Warwickshire.My father was in themRoyal Navy,so I lead a life as a young boy travelling to various parts of the world.I attended The Royal Hospital School,Holbrook from 1975-1980,then followed the family tradition and joined the navy;but the merchant navy.I travelled and saw much of the world near water.In 1988 I met a Finnish Lady and within 3 months we were married.I have been living in Helsinki and Lappeenranta(Eastern Finland)for thee past 21 years.Except I did travel to Kharkov in The Ukraine in 1990 with the intention of learning Russian.However the whole trip failed after 1 month due to restrictions put on me by the then Soviet Union.

I returned to Helsinki and with a lot of free time decided to launch a Blog of my own.This I have done,entitled:Diary of a British Expatriate in Finland.I find a lot of pleasure writing about my life and experiiences.I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis]in 2005 and have had to come to terms with what life is about and how best to enjoy what I have,not regret what I dont have.The greatest thing that has come into my life since marrying my wife,is the writing of my Blog.
I continue to lead as active a life as is possible,ofcourse visiting my Finnish Sauna 2x3 times a week.

Woild I ever return to the UK?Not on your nelly,besides I feel more Finnish these days than British.I feel that if I returned to the UK ,I would be trying to swat a fly with a log.

I enjoy life and will continue to enjoy regardless opf limitations.As they say,"Live Life for now,as this is not a Rehearsal"

[bolster]

Hi, my name is Tom. I am a 22 year old male born in Singapore, still living in Singapore at the moment. I'm currently with a major security firm working as an armed security officer, for almost a year now.

I've always wanted to move out to another country for a living, and I had lingering thoughts of moving to Canada. My contract with my company ends next year February so I was thinking I would have save up enough money to go over and check out Canada.

I have a friend who suggested Vancouver, BC due to its high employment rate, despite its higher cost of living compared to say Toronto (maybe someone can confirm this). I don't have a degree or any particular skill but I would love to take up challenges, or maybe work as an administrative assistant at some firms. I've studied design for a bit, I'm not sure if that might help.

I'll be heading down the the CA high commission over here for some inquiry, but I would love advice and thoughts about moving to Canada without proper qualifications. Is it possible for me to go there as a visitor, then get hired so I could get a TWP? Or do I need to get employed through a pre-arranged employment before going over? What's BUNAC programme? What are the possibilities for me to get a residency?

I would love to hear from someone who knows about these matters.

[samirbhoir]

hi friend, i m from mumbai, i m in to internet marketing field since 3 years and wish to do
7 months Search engine marketing program in Victoria or Vancouver BC, and with that i want
to work part time in internet marketing related job or any suitable job initially to
support my living there, so can u suggest me that is this my decision correct, will i be
able to support my self there if i take this 7 month course , please do reply me my friend.

My course is in victoria school of business, victoria, BC, its fees are around 12500$ and i hope that course will definitely enhance my skills in internet marketing and there is lot of demand of internet marketing in all the countries in CANADA as well, so what i think is around 8500$ for year expenses. so i will have to arrange 21000$ for a year right na borther. if i get job there any part time it will be good so that i can save my money, if not than will my these money be sufficient for me for a year there????

[DefinitelyMaybe]

Hi,
I am currently living in the UK. my partner and myself are currently thinking about moving to Canada, specifically the Wellington County area of Ontario. My partner has family there.

I currently work as an accounts assistant, my partner is a Carpenter.

I have mixed feelings about moving, mainly about leaving my family. Is it really a better quality of life in Canada compared with the UK, I am getting a little tired of spending my life working simply to pay the mortgage, but am a little scared that we will go through all of this upheaval to find that life is really no better.

All advice gratefully received.

[ElaineH]

Hello

I am Elaine, 35 Scottish, currently working and living in Amsterdam and looking to move to Alberta, specifically Edmonton.

I do not quite qualify for the 67 points needed but I would if I was in receipt of a valid work offer.

I am an IT Manager and on Canada's " most wanted" occupations list but despite sending my resume to many, many companies, the response has been poor and it is a well written resume.

I appreciate we are in a recession but I am wondering if anyone knows of any companies that like to sponsor British nationals?

Any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance.

[cgers43]

Hi my name is Colin age 42,i originate from Paisley Scotland but currently live and work as car body shop supervisor in Corby, England, my wife Jeanette and 2 daughters plan to move to Nova Scotia Canada this coming May 2010, Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanks...Colin