Canada / UK
Canada / UK
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Be prepared for a long wait, is all I can say. Canada's immigration system — especially under the former Tory government — is nothing short of primitive and medieval, even for migrants from other Western/allied countries.
A school friend of mine's British husband had to wait two full years for his application to be approved, during which it almost looked like he wouldn't get it.
In any case, I don't know if we still have a point system, but there is apparently some sort of express system for people intending to start a business, so that should be your first point of reference:
- Also worth noting: the fact that you come from a Commonwealth country means bugger all, as far as the immigration authorities are concerned.Continuity
- whoa didnt knew it was that hard..I know dutch people who are considering moving to canadada as well..sureshot
- It is that hard, and I can't understand why. You'd think the country would be more than happy to expand its tax base.Continuity
- Conversely, anywhere I've ever lived in Europe — as a Canadian — it's taken no more than three weeks for my visa applications to be approved anywhere.Continuity
- It's weird.Continuity
- it IS weird. I bet its even easier to get into the states..sureshot
- Anyway, it's by no means impossible to immigrate there ... it's just a fucking (unnecessarily) lengthy process.Continuity
- Yes. This seems to be the situation.sureshot
- Good for them - if the UK had employed similar policies vis a vis non-EU migration over the past decades, our populace would be a lot happier.detritus
- ...and we'd still be in the EU.detritus