Dual Citizen Moving to Canada

maikai88
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 5
Location: Seattle/Montreal

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:37 pm

 

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Anybody have any suggestions on the following:
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Maika'i Nash

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oohmercyme
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Joined: 21 Mar 2004
Posts: 312
Location: London, England

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:07 am

 

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HIya!

Credit- yup, you start over from nothing. I lived in the states from the ages of 18-28 and had no credit in Canada. After a few months I was able to get a Zellers card and from there I developed a good credit rating (which is good, cuz my one in the states was HoRRiBle!)

Uhaul- I took a Uhaul from Michigan to Ontario with no probs (though this was pre-9/11). I had called the border prior and they advised me to write an inventory of what I would be taking, so I did that for all the big items and including serial numbrs.

Health care- in Ontario you have to wait three months, I suppose its the same everywhere (?). I wold recommend buying your own until you are covered, but that's just me. In Ontario, prescriptions are not covered by OHIP (health insurance). Check the government website for Quebec and see if they are covered or not.

Apartment- if you do a private letting, I doubt the lack of credit may not be a prob though it will likely be through a company.

Good luck! Canada is great!
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Lori

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maikai88
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005
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Location: Seattle/Montreal

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:27 pm

 

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wait
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maikai88
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005
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Location: Seattle/Montreal

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:26 pm

 

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Canadian
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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: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:46 pm

 

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Are you 100% positive you can't get your SIN?

My girlfriend isn't even a resident and she got one a couple years ago. She's only here on a student visa.

I could be wrong, but you might want to double check -

Good luck!

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maikai88
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005
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Location: Seattle/Montreal

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:15 am

 

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NEEDING
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Reba
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Canuck in NC

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

Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 9:32 am

 

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do you have your birth certificate, and record of your birth abroad? That might work.

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maikai88
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005
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Location: Seattle/Montreal

Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:48 pm

 

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Hey,
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