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stubby43
stubby43 aka Phil is a 25.42 year old boy, has been a member since December 22, 2006, has scored 3,809 submissions, giving an average score of 2.65, helping 191 designs get printed.
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Super catastrophic mental brake down
I thought everything was sorted for my 4 month stay in canada working as an unpaid intern with a film company but I found out today that I need a work permit.

This is an absolute disaster, I have my plane tickets booked, accomodation sorted and I have no accomodation sorted for my uk uni.

If I dont get the work visa that means I'll of wasted £900, and have to commute 5 hours every single day.

agh.

noodlezoop
noodlezoop on Jun 18 '08 at 6:33am
5 hours one way or 5 hours both ways?
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 6:34am
2 and a half hours one way so it adds up to about five hours.
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 6:35am
ps five hours is an average guess because some times the journey is shorter.
fatheed
   fatheed on Jun 18 '08 at 6:36am
Canadian Embassy in London. It's in Trafalgar Square.



Hope that helps.
noodlezoop
noodlezoop on Jun 18 '08 at 6:39am
mmh. \ : this may make you feel better: my HR rep has about that commute.



when I was in school I used to sleep some nights on a windowsill in this tall service stairwell that nobody used. it was a big, round, decorative window...very comfy. maybe you can find your own hidey-hole?



ha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha?
fatheed
   fatheed on Jun 18 '08 at 6:41am
Mate. I'm really sorry to hear that it's gone pear-shaped. Fingers crossed that it will get ironed out.



If the worst comes to worst... drown your sorrows at the London meet up. I'll buy you a drink.
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 6:47am
Cheers mate.



Its stupid because the london embassy's phone system doesnt let you get through to a person and all it does is tell you to look at their website.
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 6:50am
I'm also really worried that this will put off my employer from taking me on, stress is not fun.



Either way I've got a trip to london on the cards.
BaronVonMonkey
   BaronVonMonkey on Jun 18 '08 at 6:55am
Bureaucracy is rubbish. But yeah, go direct to the embassy, making sure you have everything you need with you, and you should be able to sort things quickly and easily.
DaniellesGarden
   DaniellesGarden on Jun 18 '08 at 6:59am
Isnt this something that your "employer" is supposed to help you with?

I dunno, I saw this online dont know if it will help at all.

canada work visa permit



this is a quote from that site "our employer must take the following steps before applying for a Canadian Work Visa:



Your employer must first confirm your position is suitable to apply for a Canadian Work Permit by making an application to Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)

Your employer must then offer you the confirmed position

Your employer must then make an application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for a Work Permit for Canada."
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 6:59am
I just looked at proccessing times and it can take two days at the slowest and 28 days at the latest so in the worst case senario I still have plenty of time.



I just hope my employer will get the forms sorted in time.
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 7:03am
Thnaks for the help everyone, I'm still feeling stressed but atleast I have an idea of what I need to get done to get all of this sorted now.
mullmuggins
mullmuggins on Jun 18 '08 at 7:04am
Oh noes! That sucks! When are you due to go?
stubby43
stubby43 on Jun 18 '08 at 7:06am
I have my plane ticket booked for the 25th of august but if I dont get this stuff filled in I'll get to immigration and be turned around because my return ticket is booked for the 16th of december.
mullmuggins
mullmuggins on Jun 18 '08 at 7:16am
That should be plenty of time - I had a quick look on their website and it looks like 6 weeks is about max... Good luck and if you need any help, I come free with Fatheed!
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