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   Starbugaboo wrote:   
   > Steve B wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:45:20 +0100, "Col"    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> "Steve B"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:dsma83hum92l53i2dvf7j90lm1vof0a0a8@4ax.com...   
   >>    
   >>   
   >>>> In about 2 - 4 months, I should finally be a Canadian citizen.  :)   
   >>> How come it took so long, or did you only actually apply   
   >>> relatively recently?   
   >> This process has been going on since 2001, when I first moved to   
   >> Canada.   
   >>   
   >> First, you have to apply for Permanent Resident status.  This status   
   >> essentially means you can come and go as you please and are a legal   
   >> resident of the country.  You can't vote and you aren't a citizen, but   
   >> you can do everything else.   
   >>   
   >> I didn't get that status until 2003.  Once you have PR status, you   
   >> have to spend 1095 out of 1460 days in Canada (3 out of 4 years).  If   
   >> you meet the time requirements, you can apply for citizenship, a   
   >> process that can take up to a year.   
   >>   
   >> I made my citizenship application in April of this year, and I'm   
   >> already most of the way through the process.   
   >>   
   >> Moving to a different country is definitely a time consuming (and   
   >> expensive process).  And we have Red Dwarf to thank for it.  :)   
   >   
   > Well Canada does have to be careful or they might have a mad rush of   
   > people crowding in and taking all the choice lumberjack jobs!   
   >   
   >   
      
      
   Thanks for replying to Steve, Starbugaboo.   
      
   For some reason his post didn't show up on my usenet server (it's been   
   playing up over the last week or so).  I had no idea he had responded,   
   until you replied to him.  I was wondering where the smeg everyone had   
   got to.   
      
   Good luck with your application Steve.  I missed were you are moving   
   from, but no matter, all the best anyway.   
      
   I spent some time in Fiji back in the 70's.  I can see why Lister wanted   
   to move there, well, except for the politics that is. Anyone fancy a   
   coo? :-)   
      
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