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I've got everything crossed for you. I can't believe you've been made to wait this long. It's so unfair. x What's everyone doing in the UK to stay cool? I've been living here for nine years and this is the longest the weather has stayed this hot. Think I'll go sit in my car with the air...

YAY!! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! ;D

Congratulations! I'm glad everything went smoothly. I'm a bit worried about the landing process. I find they are really hard on me. They are abrupt and treat me with suspicion. I'm a Canadian citizen, yet they are perfectly friendly to my British husband. I've always put it down to them...

My parents live in downtown Toronto. They were fine, but their neighbour's basement flooded about three inches deep. Some of the pictures I've seen on the web look horrible. I grew up there and never saw it flood before. It's scary the way the environment is changing. We are basically at its...

I grew up in Toronto and I concur! :D

Well done to those who received their DMs today. Gives me a renewed sense of hope that the rest of us won't be waiting forever.

Agreed. That sounds a bit suspect. I would have thought that the only one who could apply to extend your visa would have been you. Who was this "local guy"? I would be more concerned with what happened to your passport while it was out of your possession than whether or not you overstayed in...

I'm Canadian and currently living in the UK with my British husband. We stumbled over this one as well. All we have done is provide a letter from my parents stating that we are going to be living with them until we are able to find a suitable house of our own. I also wrote out an "action plan"...

+1 for being a good sport ;)

Good to know, thanks. That'll be great for my husband when he swaps his licence. Thankfully, my parents never took me off their Canadian policy as a named driver when I moved to the UK, so hopefully that will work in our favour too. It meant I could drive their car when we visited. I've now been...

I don't believe you can use your no-claims bonus in another country. It's unlikely it would be recognised, but I'd love to be proven wrong.

Wishing you the best of luck. You know you can always come here and discuss issues you are having. We are all in various states of the same thing you are going through, so we can certainly relate and share our experiences. :)

I grew up in Toronto (currently living in the UK and planning to return to Toronto) I'm sponsoring my husband. :)

I'm Canadian, but I immigrated to the UK nine years ago to be with my husband. Thankfully, we are now in the process of going back to Canada. In all honesty, it is VERY difficult. I was homesick for years. Part of me still is. I love my husband dearly and I don't regret my decision to move, but...

I think it's rude and shows a complete lack of respect and understanding for those going through this. Even if the application takes a long time to process, it would be nice to have reasonable updates so we know at the very least that we are heading in the right direction and our paperwork...

Not to make light of scottishmaple's situation, but that was hilarious. Certainly gave me a giggle. :P Scottishmaple, I do hope that everything works out for in time. This whole process is so unbelievably frustrating. I knew the wait would be difficult, but I didn't realise just how...

As long as your draft is issued in CAD, I don't think it should take any longer than a Canadian cheque to clear. As drafts are paid for up front, it's less likely that they will be returned, so no sense in the bank holding them longer than necessary. Canadian banks charge for practically...

This is so true. Our entire life is on hold. I'm so desperate to go home to Canada and bring my husband with me. It's all I think about and it impacts every decision we make. We are basically withdrawing from our life in the UK because we don't know how long this process will take. I just hope...

Thanks for that. Will have to start following her. This whole strike business is so unbelievably stressful. :'(