Hi guys
My girlfriend and I would like to move to Canada next year, and we have spent a lot of time reading up about how to go about this but it has still left us very confused on how to proceed, so have come to this forum in the hope that other peoples knowledge and experience will help guide us in the right direction.
To give a brief overview
Myself (38) and my girlfriend (29) of 2 years have been living together (not married) for 3 months in London (UK). As the flat was in my name previously, she only has a bank account and mobile phone registered to my address. She is not on the council tax register and we will soon apply for a joint bank account.
I have an IT degree and almost 7 years experience as a systems/storage administrator, she is an ACCA qualified accountant with a similar amount of experience. We wish to move to Toronto, we have a couple of friends who have recently moved there via internal company transfers, we do not have this option unfortunately.
I am aware my girlfriend can apply for a working holiday visa, there is also the possibility that she maybe able to find a job within our friends company. Could anyone tell me when the best time to apply for the working holiday visa for 2014? I understand the applications open in February and Kompass account registration beginning in August, but when is the prime time to apply?
As for myself, what are my best options in this case? I am aware that it really rests on if I have a job offer, but to get an offer I would need to attend interviews, and am i likely to get any interviews without a visa? How do companies view a person with experience but no visa, would they help with that and is it costly to them or myself? Would an option be for me to come on a visitors visa and look for a job when I am there, but again, would I get interviews or would the employment agencies not even register me because I do not have a working visa?
It is really peoples experiences that interest me, some must have had similar experiences and the choices as I have
Thanks to any who can shed some light and help with our direction
Archer
My girlfriend and I would like to move to Canada next year, and we have spent a lot of time reading up about how to go about this but it has still left us very confused on how to proceed, so have come to this forum in the hope that other peoples knowledge and experience will help guide us in the right direction.
To give a brief overview
Myself (38) and my girlfriend (29) of 2 years have been living together (not married) for 3 months in London (UK). As the flat was in my name previously, she only has a bank account and mobile phone registered to my address. She is not on the council tax register and we will soon apply for a joint bank account.
I have an IT degree and almost 7 years experience as a systems/storage administrator, she is an ACCA qualified accountant with a similar amount of experience. We wish to move to Toronto, we have a couple of friends who have recently moved there via internal company transfers, we do not have this option unfortunately.
I am aware my girlfriend can apply for a working holiday visa, there is also the possibility that she maybe able to find a job within our friends company. Could anyone tell me when the best time to apply for the working holiday visa for 2014? I understand the applications open in February and Kompass account registration beginning in August, but when is the prime time to apply?
As for myself, what are my best options in this case? I am aware that it really rests on if I have a job offer, but to get an offer I would need to attend interviews, and am i likely to get any interviews without a visa? How do companies view a person with experience but no visa, would they help with that and is it costly to them or myself? Would an option be for me to come on a visitors visa and look for a job when I am there, but again, would I get interviews or would the employment agencies not even register me because I do not have a working visa?
It is really peoples experiences that interest me, some must have had similar experiences and the choices as I have
Thanks to any who can shed some light and help with our direction
Archer