Originally posted by Trikky
> in a recent article,
Allinall (member7245@british_expats.com) said:
>
> >
> >
Who are you to tell people how to plan their lives?.
> It's an
internet newsgroup. I have as much right as you do to say what
> I
think on issues related to the topic discussed in the newsgroup. If you
> don't like it, go to a moderated discussion forum.
>
> > If you
have your way to do things. It is your way period. As far as I
> know no one should put his life in limbo waiting for a visa
especially
> > when (according to the law) they might not get
it even in the final
> > stages if they increase the
passmark.
> There's a difference between putting your life in
limbo and getting
> yourself ready to go. Common sense things, like
don't start a 5yr
> university degree, don't sign a long-term lease on
your home, start getting
> your home ready for sale (i.e. Research
realtors etc), sell those things
> you've been planning on selling
anyway. If you know you're going to be
> moving, a reasonable person
doesn't start entering into long term issues.
> It's no different to
starting a 6-month renovation project on your home,
> knowing that it's
for sale right now.
>
> As an immigrant, I think it's an abuse of
the system to land and then go
> back to wherever for anything more than
finalising your matters (1-3
> months), and immigration laws should be
changed to reflect that. Of course,
> a better option would be for
immigration laws to be changed so that people
> have the chance to defer
their landing (subject to meeting certain
> requirements) for a certain
period of time so that they may finish school,
> work contracts etc.
The present allowance is too short, IMNSHO, especially
> considering how
long it takes these days to process. However, once you
> land, you
should be required to be resident in Canada.
>
> No,
allinall...that's my opinion. If you don't like it, that's nice.
However, this is an internet newsgroup (and britishexpats.com is merely
a
> portal to that newsgroup, nothing more), so you certainly shouldn't
tell
> people that they are not permitted to voice their opinion.
>
This is my last post on this thread. All the best to you and yours.
Live and let live my friend, really it is better to help
people than bashing them, specially when they are not doing something
illegal.
What you mean to say with the whole issue about british-
expats?. It makes me laugh. I didn't know I am a seocond-class poster
because I use it. I just like the way it is organized.