Dating Canadian Citizen

Jennie5117
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Joined: 31 Dec 2006
Posts: 2

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:51 pm

 

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Hi everyone,

I'm a US citizen who lives in the US who is dating a Canadian citizen who lives in Canada.

Before we move forward in the relationship I'm trying to get a feel for how hard it would be for one of us to move to the other's country.

Is it harder for an American to move to Canada or for a Canadian to move to the US? Which visa is easier to get?

Is it hard for Canadians to get jobs in the US? Do you have to wait a long time for immigration to process the visas?

TIA!
Jennie

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yellowsheep
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Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Posts: 5
Location: Toronto

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:15 pm

 

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jennie, welcome to the hardest thing in the world.jk as long as you have LUV it's all worth it. We found that it was easier for a US to get perm. residency here in Canada. The US is much tougher on outisders, I've had friends that had to return to Canada with their US spouses just to settle here in Canada. It's not that cold - so don't let that discourage you (just look at Denver here's a good site for reference:

cic.gc.ca

you can do a few things now that would be easier than getting "married". in canada, you can declare yourselves 'common-law' and get permanent status by filling out some forms. but if you're not too sure on how to do this, contact an immigration lawyer in Canada, they usually give over the phone free advice.

good luck!

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Jennie5117
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Joined: 31 Dec 2006
Posts: 2

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:37 pm

 

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Thanks for the advice. I don't have a philosophical problem with being the one to move. To be honest, the night of the 2004 presidential election I was one of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who visited the Canada immigration website.

But I'm afraid that I'll have a very hard time finding a job in Canada. See I work in healthcare administration. My entire career is based on the screwed up American healthcare system. How can there be a place for someone like me in a country with socialized medicine? I'm also an attorney (never practiced) and I don't see how I could practice law in another country. Plus I don't speak any French.

Jennie

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yellowsheep
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Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Posts: 5
Location: Toronto

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:47 am

 

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Depends on where you plan to live, there's no need to be able to Speak French to get a decent job here. The major cities like Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax are places that are abundant in jobs for professionals like yourself. There's a huge shortage of medical professionals in Canada (thank you USA!). Look around Monster, and workopolis .or get yourself a recruiter. Canada is more laxed when it comes to granting perm. residencies to skilled americans. if you visit the immigration site, there's even a program in which you can qualify based on points system for skilled labour. good luck.

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CanuckAbroad
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Back in Victoria after living in Budapest

Joined: 04 Mar 2003
Posts: 482
Location: Victoria

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:26 pm

 

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Permanent residency is still a long annoying process. My girlfriend just got hers and it took almost two years!

If you're planning on getting it - make sure you get it started and in the system asap.

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Reba
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Canuck in NC

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
Posts: 1486
Location: North Carolina

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:43 pm

 

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yeah, the paperwork for Canadian permanent residency is a longer process than the other way around. CIC is notorious for losing things The initial paperwork may not be as long tho, but I'm not sure how long it would be til you could work after you get there. Depends on what type of visa you go for I guess.

You'd only need to speak French if you move to Quebec, and their immigration policy is quite strict on being bi-lingual. The rest of the country not so much. Its helpful, but not absolutely necessary. Millions of Canadians don't speak French!

There are plenty of jobs available to Medical Administrators in Canada. Just because its "socialized" doesn't mean there's no paperwork. There's probably more! Its one of the most understaffed industries in the country. You shouldn't have a problem finding a job.

To be a lawyer though you'd likely have to attend university again for equivalencies and pass the bar exams. There's always room for lawyers too I'm sure.
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GhostRider
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Joined: 07 Apr 2006
Posts: 15

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:46 pm

 

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It's easier to become Canadian than American but the it is better in the long run to go the lengths to become Canadian in my opinion. My wife is American and I am Canadian. It's easier to make money in the USA but it's a more expensive and dangerous place south of the border. Again, that's my opinion.

If you are looking at getting back in the health care administration field you would do well to look into the research suggested above. You might also look into provincial health districts, they always need health administration. Just because it's a different health care system, it still has red tape and bureaucracy and will still need administration. My father used to be on the North Battleford Hospital board and they paid good money for their administrators.

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