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often get asked whether it is a good idea to visit Canada before
you finally come to live here. My answer would be that it really
depends upon your own personal circumstances and financial situation.
I think that it is always a good idea to visit before you arrive
to stay permanently. You have the opportunity to have a look
around and get to know the city you have chosen as your destination.
You can see and experience for yourself where you would like
to live and determine what is going to be affordable for you.
You may even want to make living arrangements in the way of
arranging a home for yourself so all that is taken care of when
you come to live in Canada. If you have children, it may be
important to decide on schooling arrangements. You may want
to determine employment possibilities for yourself or the potential
to operate your own business.
Visiting the city you are planning to live in would be helpful
in many ways and could make your transition easier. However
there are many people who have come to live in Canada, who have
never visited before, not even as a tourist. And they have settled
in very well and have made very successful lives for themselves
here.
Whether you visit or not, before you arrive to live here, doing
your research and planning carefully is something that should
not be overlooked. Leaving the country where you are currently
living can be a time consuming activity in itself. You may have
to sell a home, arrange the sale of personal effects, arrange
international transportation of household items, sell or wind
down a business, take care of financial and legal matters; and
if you have a family it can be quite a challenge planning the
best time to relocate around schooling arrangements relating
to both where you live now and in Canada.
Arranging these things can become quite a challenge and can
become stressful as you attempt to maintain a sense of normality
around your work and home life. Hopefully, if you are using
a lawyer or consultant in the immigration process, they will
have taken care of the immigration legalities and formalities
on your behalf and you can concentrate on the big move! However,
don’t forget to prepare well for your new life in Canada.
Do your research - there is the internet, you may have relatives
in Canada already, there are publications, books, articles,
your contacts and all kinds of different sources for you to
utilize in the process. Consult them all. Have a plan for where
you are going to live, have a plan for your financial requirements
for a period of time after you arrive, and plan for how you
are going to settle into your new life in terms finding a source
of income. Being well informed and well prepared will go a long
way to determining how stress free and how successful the transition
into your new life is going to be.
I would like to hear from you if you are the kind of person
who is serious about starting a new life in Canada. Of course,
I will charge you a fee if you decide to use my professional
expertise. I will however do the work for you, monitor your
application from beginning to end, liase with the Canadian government
on your behalf, share my experience generously and give you
sound advice over the long haul. You can count on me and my
team and put your mind at ease. Most people find that the value
in terms of the benefits they derive both now and in the future
far outweigh the costs.
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