April 05, 2005
After much talking...
… and deliberation given Carla’s little bombshell we’ve decided, yet again, that emigrating (returning for Carla) to Canada is still a goer…
We’ve discussed this absolutely to death in the last couple of months and come to the conclusion that Canada will be a better place to bring up a child than the UK.
We also came to the conclusion that if we don’t try this now we’ll never do it as we’d want to do the move before Junior goes to school.
So, with that in mind I sent off for another copy of my Prosecution and Conviction History from Cheshire Police as the one I had from the metropolitan police was no longer valid (they only have a validity period of 6 months).
Our forms are pretty much filled in so all I should have to do is get a medical.
I know we’ve been through this all before, including getting the forms filled in and applying for prosecution and conviction histories but… this time I think we’re actually going to do it!
The decision we made is based on the fact that, once I land (and get my PR), we can spend a couple of years over here anyway and if things look like they’re turning sour or it looks like the right time to jump ship we can go any time in those two years…
This is not an easy decision, believe me. I wish it was. It is especially hard now we have a little ‘un on the way.
We’re going to make the best job we can of it though; I can absolutely 100% guarantee that.
Posted by Garry at April 5, 2005 11:59 AMYou too have so much to prepare for.... to think about and to plan! All the best to you, and as I said at Carlas blog, Congratulations to you both!
Posted by: Desiree at April 18, 2005 07:16 AMHow is this progressing?
We have pretty much decided to do the same, and are sitting in rented accommodation whilst we sort out the fine details.
Had a quick look through the immigration paperwork and it looked like a Police Report wasn't necessary unless asked for. Or am I looking at an old form?
I guess I need to download new ones from the Canadian Imm site.
Meanwhile we're working on our daughters Canadian citizenship application so she wont have to go through all the medicals and rigamarole I will have to go through.
Posted by: Gavin Kagan at July 20, 2005 02:55 PM