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  1. How to sell almost everything

    By LotzofTravel,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,685 views

  2. Thirteen years and counting....

    By Cathy K,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,884 views

  3. And Then There Was Me 1 2 3

    By MaryJane,
    • 70 replies
    • 6,876 views

  4. Phase 2 .. New skill set..Wrapping up in SA

    By Odijonk,
    • 4 replies
    • 614 views

  5. Landed in calgary with 4 dogs

    By Mheynes456,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,752 views

  6. Some days are like this... 1 2 3 4 8

    By Ingrid Brunkhorst Hurrell,
    • 189 replies
    • 9,636 views

  7. Landing in Toronto: July 2018

    By tanchett,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1,131 views

  8. Life works in mysterious ways...

    By tanchett,   
    • 2 replies
    • 695 views

  9. My 15 Years in Canada 1 2 3 4

    By Boereseun,
    • 85 replies
    • 10,952 views

  10. Arrived Calgary

    By ZA_TP2017,
    • 15 replies
    • 1,263 views

  11. "Team W" takes Canada, July 2017 1 2

    By Piper,   
    • 47 replies
    • 3,958 views

  12. To new beginnings...

    By tanchett,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1,048 views

  13. I had a dream....

    By Karen,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,264 views

  14. We decided to leave SA 1 2 3 4

    By Guest Yvonne,
    • 93 replies
    • 21,847 views

  15. Our Journey from start to finish(hopefully) 1 2 3 4 6

    By Holmes Family,
    • 139 replies
    • 9,322 views

  16. The great trek - Part two

    By CilliersC,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1,148 views

  17. Canadian nuances (Part 5) - When the smoke clears

    By jonathan.b,   
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views

  18. Canadian nuances (Part 4) - The Dance of Gentlemen

    By jonathan.b,   
    • 6 replies
    • 579 views

  19. Toronto (Pearson Airport)

    By ChrisG,
    • 15 replies
    • 929 views

  20. Just the two of us, We can make it anywhere..... 1 2 3 4 8

    By Guest,
    • 195 replies
    • 7,593 views

  21. What Canada has done for Us 1 2 3

    By shawman,
    • 56 replies
    • 5,181 views

  22. Canadian nuances (Part 3) – Everyone comes with an EULA

    By jonathan.b,   
    • 22 replies
    • 1,052 views

  23. The beard, the blonde and the babies

    By Cazpi,
    • 8 replies
    • 626 views

  24. Canadian nuances (Part 2) – Worshipping the sun

    By jonathan.b,   
    • 17 replies
    • 951 views

  25. Canadian nuances (Part 1) – The abrupt silence

    By jonathan.b,   
    • 11 replies
    • 801 views

  • 5 Most Recent Posts

    • Deirdre
      SA Tax assist : Financial immigration fraudster?

      By Deirdre · Posted

      Maybe be ask on the Facebook page SA2Canada Swift answers for questions
    • CapieCanadian
      SA Tax assist : Financial immigration fraudster?

      By CapieCanadian · Posted

      Guys, I'm worried. I paid money to Yolanda van Hollstein from https://www.facebook.com/SATaxAssist to help with my financial immigration. She said she should be done by end Jan but after following up I don't get any feedback. I see she has a complaint on hello Peter and several others chimed in to say she's a fraudster. Oh dear....has anyone here dealt with her?
    • MaryJane
      Pre-Immigration Work

      By MaryJane · Posted

      Hi @ThePenguin The question re: Canadian work is because you get additional points on your application if you have Canadian experience, but for Express Entry, this is not mandatory. This will definitely help a whole lot but just because you do not have Canadian experience does not mean you cannot immigrate. I'd echo @Nelline comment about getting work prior to immigrating. This is wholly dependent on what field you work in, how in demand your profession is, and whether there are employers out there looking for that specific skillset. IELTS is not required for work. I've never been asked to provide this document when applying for work. Some important documents required for immigration: birth certificate, marriage certificate, passport, police clearance certificate*, medical*, bank statements*, work-related documents, etc. There are many more. The ones with asterisks can be obtained a bit later when you have already started your Express Entry profile. Hope this helps.
    • Mykhell
      Work permit processing

      By Mykhell · Posted

      I’m also interested in this. Applying for a postdoc soon. Read I qualify for the GSS two weeks processing process. Fingers crossed it won’t take the 17 weeks that’s being shown on the CIC website. 
    • JDP29
      Travel History

      By JDP29 · Posted

      I put the departure stamp date and the entry date stamp as my dates. IE. day I left SA and day I arrived back in SA