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Emigration: Leaving Home or Going Home? | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. Emigration: Leaving Home or Going Home? August 19, 2012. Emigration: Leaving Home or Going Home? The post below was written while on my flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town. At that time, I was only intending on staying in Africa for two months. It’s now been 2.5 years and I have no plans to return to Canada. Sometimes, immigration is accidental! January 26, 2010. Our plane just left Amsterdam, heading for Africa. Where your belongings are? I’m realizi...
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Home away from Home | Canadian Immigration FAQ
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. A tongue-in-cheek take on the traditional FAQ (Note: Canadians are a sarcastic bunch, so take what we say with a grain of salt! Question: Tell me how to move to Canada. This is more like a command than a question and makes me feel like you’d rather speak to an immigration genie-in-a-bottle than a real person. Again, this is not a question. It’s a run-on sentence and a great example of wishful thinking! This is a question. And yes, you do. For more in...
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Culture Shock – It’s Real! | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. Culture Shock – It’s Real! August 15, 2012. Culture Shock – It’s Real! I previously touched on culture shock in my post about pre-immigration syndrome. But I’d like to explore it here in a bit in more detail. But what exactly happens in culture shock, when does it happen, and why does it happen? Essentially, one can expect culture shock to mimic the typical progression of a romantic relationship:. Stage Three: If a newcomer survives Stage Two, he/she...
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Home away from Home | Musings of an Immigration Junkie
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. August 10, 2012. Pre-Immigration Syndrome (or Full-Blown Romantic Projection). August 9, 2012. International Student Agencies – Current Issues. August 8, 2012. Who Can Help You Immigrate: Part Three. People often ask me if Authorized Representatives are only necessary for applications for permanent residence in Canada (otherwise known as immigration) in terms of paid representation. The answer to this question is an unequivocal ‘NO’&#...August 2, 2012.
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Getting Along With Canadians: The First Meeting | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. Getting Along With Canadians: The First Meeting. August 26, 2012. Getting Along With Canadians: The First Meeting. Before I write anything else, I must first say this: it’s impossible and ridiculous to generalize about an entire nation in terms of its ‘culture’, especially one as large and diverse as Canada. Canadians can’t even really agree on what it means to be ‘Canadian’, so analyzing Canadian culture certainly has its challenges. Do not ask pers...
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But It’s Just a Canadian Travel/Holiday/Unimportant Visa – Right? | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. But It’s Just a Canadian Travel/Holiday/Unimportant Visa – Right? August 26, 2012. But It’s Just a Canadian Travel/Holiday/Unimportant Visa – Right? A travel agent or visa company helps you with your Canadian travel visa. It’s maple syrup and poutine dreams for you! Officially called Temporary Residence Visas, Canadian travel/visitor/holiday visas are not given the respect they deserve. Either for a fee or for consideration. Why would you pay someone...
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Who Can Help You Immigrate: Part Four | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. Who Can Help You Immigrate: Part Four. August 14, 2012. Who Can Help You Immigrate: Part Four. Now that I’ve established who can legally represent you (see Parts Two and Three), you need to know how to choose someone. With so many choices out there, how do you decide? 1) Look for the ICCRC logo and or references to a Canadian law society on a company site. You should also look at consumer review sites such as http:/ www.hellopeter.com/. If they have ...
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New-Year Style | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. January 4, 2013. I’ve decided to start the new year with a new post written in a new style. Instead of having a specific topic and title in mind, I have not yet decided what this post will be about and will write stream-of-consciousness style until a topic naturally emerges. A new year seems to be the perfect time to do something a bit out of the ordinary, don’t you think? Other things that happened in 2012 involve my clients. Immigration consulting ...
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Thoughts on the Expat Life | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. Thoughts on the Expat Life. August 19, 2012. Thoughts on the Expat Life. I wrote this about a month after I first arrived in Cape Town, South Africa – thought I should re-post. March 2, 2010. Living as an expat is one of the most exciting yet stressful things a person can experience. Anyone else feel this way? View all posts by dirussellimmigration →. Subscribe to our RSS feed and social profiles to receive updates. August 29, 2012 at 7:33 am. In the...
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Pre-Immigration Syndrome (or Full-Blown Romantic Projection) | Home away from Home
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Home away from Home. Musings of an Immigration Junkie. Pre-Immigration Syndrome (or Full-Blown Romantic Projection). August 10, 2012. Pre-Immigration Syndrome (or Full-Blown Romantic Projection). Stage Two of culture shock is an extremely miserable experience for some. It was so bad for me in South Korea that my roommates threw me a “Welcome to Stage Two” party in hopes that I would at least crack a smile and stop complaining about everything for just one night! I suppose that just like when one is endin...
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