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Tag: planning

Police Certificate

I’m in the middle of getting all the paperwork in order for my wife’s visa application to Canada. One thing that we haven’t done and keep forgetting the correct Korean word for is the police check. You can find out the procedure for your country... read on

Filling out forms and forms and more forms

Back in February I wrote about Visa Sponsorship but have just now seriously started the process. I guess procrastinating has won, but I can’t afford to wait any more. My friend Ed has told me several times that filling out the forms and getting... read on

Aug 09, 2010 Comments(7)
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Ottawa bloggers meeting and other Wednesday News

Yesterday was a good day for me. I had a relaxing start to the day which involved packing my stuff up and getting out of the hole that was the University of Ottawa dorm rooms. I have a blog post in draft about it, but haven’t decided if I should... read on

At the Airport

I’m now sitting in front of gate eight at Incheon international airport waiting for my flight to board – I’ve got about 50 minutes to wait. We drove out to the airport and found parking without a problem. The drive was easy and fast (speed)... read on

Getting Ready

In just over one week I’ll be getting on a plane and flying to Ottawa. I’ve still got a couple of emails to send off – been procrastinating on a few things. In any case I think I really only need about two to two and a half days to get everything... read on

Car Rental and Room Reservation

Today I reserved my room at the University of Ottawa residence for my trip in July. After making the reservation, I didn’t get any confirmation email so I’m not sure exactly what has happened. In any case I sent an email to the person I talked to in... read on

Flight Confirmed

Last night my wife and I went out for dinner without the kids (it’s been a long time since we last did that) and we were talking about my trip to Ottawa this summer. As I mentioned in an earlier post the flight is booked but for the return portion I... read on

Mar 20, 2010 Comments(2)
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Where to Live in Ottawa

A couple of weeks ago I met with a friend, David, who coincidentally has decided to move to Ottawa the same summer we are. He had already planned on moving, but hadn’t date until recently. In fact he’s even a little bit ahead of us in the planning... read on

Mar 03, 2010 Comments(3)
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Ottawa July 4 to July 13

My flight to Ottawa this summer has been booked for July 4 to July 13. Well technically I’m only booked to Toronto since I’m using air miles from Korean air, but will be booking the Toronto to Ottawa portion of the flight in the next day or two. My... read on

Feb 24, 2010 Comments(5)
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Visa Sponsorship

Ages ago I took a look at the process for sponsoring a spouse to Canada, but have just now looked again. The Canadian Embassy In Korea web site’s page on visas and immigration and ultimately to this page with the mouthful of a title Information for... read on