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Immigrating to France
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It was a casual superlative
Don't take it too seriously.My understanding is that job offers are scrutinized similarly in Canada; at least in British Columbia. Of course, we're on the second tier there (Canada; US) instead of being on the third tier in France (France; EU; US), but since my wife is seeking employment specifically at American/International schools, I think that rules out most of the EU residents.
I also seem to recall (this might not apply to Quebec) that you need something like $12,000 in the bank to be able to move to Canada without a job to prove you can survive for six months. Forgive me if my facts are off, because that was just a note we came across -- we have no intentions of moving anywhere without a job offer.
Yep, but we don't care about being citizens unless we want to stay in the country at least ten years. I generally dislike any oath or obligation saying that I'll take up arms to defend a given country, since I don't believe countries are worth defending (only living things and their rights). But that's off-topic. The long and short is that I'll fill out extra paperwork or pay fees or whatever is involved to avoid taking any such vow.
I poked around and read about the Quebec Selection Certificate, which was what I was thinking of when I made my earlier comment. It turned out to not be that much different than the general criteria for coming into Canada. I was sure that I had read it was a far more involved and difficult process than entry into the rest of Canada, but I was either reading the opinions of idiots or just jumping to conclusions on my own.
Thanks for clearing that up. Even though I'm still not into Quebec
Er....veuillez-vous changer la langue a l'anglais encore pour l'avantage de les autres ici? Le majorité ne parlent pas la français.
Merci
(LOL, yeah like I'm a mod
Pourquoi? Parce que tu dis? Veux-tu combattre à son sujet?
I poked around and read about the Quebec Selection Certificate, which was what I was thinking of when I made my earlier comment. It turned out to not be that much different than the general criteria for coming into Canada. I was sure that I had read it was a far more involved and difficult process than entry into the rest of Canada, but I was either reading the opinions of idiots or just jumping to conclusions on my own.
Thanks for clearing that up. Even though I'm still not into Quebec
Immigrating to Quebec is a bit more involved than the rest of Canada, but no more difficult. After you get your QSC, you need to do a normal Canada application so they can admit you into the country. That's pretty much the only difference between the two. I also believe Quebec only requires $3,000 to move rather than the 10-12k that the rest of Canada requires, but you don't have to show proof of funds at all if you have a job offer waiting.
Anyway, back on the topic of France; have you tried contacting a French consulate in your area yet for more information?
That looks like just what my wife and I needed. Thank you
If you don't mind buying a book, I'd suggest Living and Working in France 2007. They come out with new editions each year, and basically describe everything you need to know. We bought it and found it to be pretty valuable.
I moved to the Pacific Northwest (I'm in Portland now) after I visited Vancouver, British Columbia a few years ago. I doubt you could go wrong moving to that area in Canada because it is freaking beautiful.
If things do not work out for me in the United States (and that is very dependent on one certain thing I will not mention at this time), then I am moving to London. I am working on taking some vacation time to to Europe over Thanksgiving but I will probably not have time to visit France. I was debating forever about which foreign language to learn and I recently decided on French! I will be starting soon and I plan to get some of those computer learning programs so I will let you know how that goes!
If things do not work out for me in the United States (and that is very dependent on one certain thing I will not mention at this time), then I am moving to London. I am working on taking some vacation time to to Europe over Thanksgiving but I will probably not have time to visit France. I was debating forever about which foreign language to learn and I recently decided on French! I will be starting soon and I plan to get some of those computer learning programs so I will let you know how that goes!
SthrnCmfrtr, as someone who lives in both Vancouver, Canada and Sydney, Australia I would suggest that being able to live in another country is more than just language difficulties.
Have you spent significant time (I'd suggest 1 month) in both places to see if you like it? Having grown up in Vancouver I can tell you that I have no problems with the language in Australia but their way of doing things can frustrate me. Same goes for the US, even though I love both countries. It's human nature to prefer things the way you know and the older you get the harder it is to adapt.
My wife and I just spent 1 month living in France as a tourist. Most of the people were very nice regardless of whether we were speaking French or English to them. As you know, hospitality is usually better in the countryside than the cities.
There is an appeal to being in Europe, and you don't have to think of the move as being forever. But, immigrating isn't cheap so unless you don't mind sinking a lot of cash into the process, especially Europe being so far away, I'd do a scouting trip first.
One advantage of coming to Vancouver is we're just 40min drive from the US border.
Have you spent significant time (I'd suggest 1 month) in both places to see if you like it? Having grown up in Vancouver I can tell you that I have no problems with the language in Australia but their way of doing things can frustrate me. Same goes for the US, even though I love both countries. It's human nature to prefer things the way you know and the older you get the harder it is to adapt.
My wife and I just spent 1 month living in France as a tourist. Most of the people were very nice regardless of whether we were speaking French or English to them. As you know, hospitality is usually better in the countryside than the cities.
There is an appeal to being in Europe, and you don't have to think of the move as being forever. But, immigrating isn't cheap so unless you don't mind sinking a lot of cash into the process, especially Europe being so far away, I'd do a scouting trip first.
One advantage of coming to Vancouver is we're just 40min drive from the US border.
Working in France
I just returned from Paris after living/working as an intern there for about 15 months. I had a long stay visa (for 1 year) which allowed me to stay there and work for a year. It's a one shot visa so I can't get it again.
The company that I interned for would like to hire me but doesn't know how to go about it. I'll have a better chance in getting hired by the company if I can give them all the info they need to do it! Does anyone know what needs to be done by a company in France to hire a Canadian? Any help is greatly appreciated.
I just returned from Paris after living/working as an intern there for about 15 months. I had a long stay visa (for 1 year) which allowed me to stay there and work for a year. It's a one shot visa so I can't get it again.
The company that I interned for would like to hire me but doesn't know how to go about it. I'll have a better chance in getting hired by the company if I can give them all the info they need to do it! Does anyone know what needs to be done by a company in France to hire a Canadian? Any help is greatly appreciated.