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[Tagum-N.B.]

His parents got all the stuff.. they've been calling dibs on it forever. They don't have very many nice things. The couch will replace their stick furniture. The TV is probably bigger than theirs.. the fridge will probably add to the corner store. The mattresses will probably replace theirs as ours are nicer and maybe they will give the old ones to their old worker who sleeps outside in the stick house. You know how it goes..

So on and so on,,,pass me downs,,,,nothing is junk there,,,1 mans useless material another mans riches

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Great that it all gets used.

My wife and I were talking about the changes she will experience. I'm a fast adapter so I have to really stay out of her process to adjust.

Has anyone considered the order in which they will help their spouse get their Canadian documents like SIN and health card?

When they come through immigration they are given all the pamphlets for the things they will need,,,sin card ,,,health card,,family allowance,,,etc etc

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

YES,,,,,ALL YOU WHO ARE BRINGING CHILDREN WHETHER PHILIPINO OR CANADIAN YOU WILL COLLECT FAMILY ALLOWANCE,,,,,APPROX 385DOLLARS A MONTH,,,,,PLUS 100 DOLLARS FOR THOSE UNDER 6YEARS,,,,,,tHE FIRST YEAR THE INCOME BASE WILL ONLY BE OF THE PARTNER COMING TO CANADA,,,,,,,THERE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT IF THE SPOUSE IN CANADA HAS BEEN CLAIMING A DEDUCTION IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FOR HIS SPOUSE AND CHILDREN ON HIS INCOME TAX

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Next day we're going for the SIN card. The health card isn't a hurry for us because he will get it 2 months plus the remainder of the month that he landed.

As far as the changes, I'm just trying to give him as much freedom as possible so he doesn't start to feel stuck because he can't do anything.. hopefully he will start having the chance to do small things on his own so he will feel more self sufficient. Including that is house key and car key right away I think I'm going to get him a bike helmet right away too.

iT WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING OR SATURDAY,,,,TAKE THE WEEKEND OFF AND RELAX,,,,ENJOY YOUR NEW LIFE WITHOUT SKYPE AND YAHOO

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

I gave her the house key when I was last in the Philippines. Something concrete for her to have right away. Good idea about the SIN card. I think by the time she gets that she will feel ready to get out and see what's available. She will have to get her engineering credentials updated to Canadian standards and that will take a while.

wHY GET A SIN CARD GORTS WIFE GOT A JOB WITHOUT ONE LOL

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Bike helmet will look weird without a bike.

I will do the sin card right away. Health card I think takes up to three months. Driver's license will not be a huge hurry. But I will try to get everything done within the first week or two. But first I need her to get the visa

HEALTH CARD And sin cards come very quickly in new brunswick approx 10 days,,,,,it takes 3 months to place them onto your health insurance plan

 

[Steph C]

He may need to sacrifice something to appease the angry spirits she is flinging at him. Get another goat quick!

Apparently she was also mentioning something about KARMA! :

 

[GoonerClank]

HEALTH CARD And sin cards come very quickly in new brunswick approx 10 days

Maybe it is quicker now but when I had to get a new one it took at least two months.

 

[GoonerClank]

Apparently she was also mentioning something about KARMA! :

Forget the goat.... Sacrifice the phone

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

Maybe it is quicker now but when I had to get a new one it took at least two months.

they are first time applicants and you will receive a notice prior to yours expiring,,,,if i had the gumption i could check the file and see what exactly it took to recive b4 in 2007,,,,,but im not,,,,that file makes me sick,,,,ill just use my memory and give you the best answer i can

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

i quess comaraxx is bringing 2 children,,,,wonder if he knew he would be collecting around 800dollars a month for them,,,,that should help pay some of the bills,,,,,i know i didnt expect to collect family allowance for kids born in another country,,,,wow a 6000dollar check retroactive for 3 months we got

 

[Steph C]

Forget the goat.... Sacrifice the phone

:-X Wish I tossed it into the ditch years ago like I threatened to. I would have been forgiven by now. He kept the phone # for so long because it was the contact for the Embassy.

 

[Steph C]

i quess comaraxx is bringing 2 children,,,,wonder if he knew he would be collecting around 800dollars a month for them,,,,that should help pay some of the bills

There ya go, Tagum.. bring 5

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

There ya go, Tagum.. bring 5

Thats what i did last time,,,,,look at the mess im in,,,,ill make them here,,,it will be more fun

 

[Tagum-N.B.]

To bad for gort he threw away the IMM00254 no dependants,,,,,his wife probably made too much anyway