Ok Florida People!

Johnny&Tessy

oranges81

Personally I'd like to stay in Canada but Alex doesn't want to..

Tell him to start helping with the planning process.  I get the impression you're doing most of the planning work.  (then again I don't know who Alex is...BF or something??)  Just be as prepared as possibly possible!

Johnny, Alex is my guy of 5 years. His method of planning is the wait and see method.  I hate that method. LOL

Lies, I'd like to continue my dog training where ever I end up but I know that may not be a possibility...,

Something tells me, I'm staying on the coast for a few years.. *sigh*

calliecritturs

You're biggest challenge is immigration -- because in order to "move" here you have to have a job **already** or else you have to have someone who will sponsor both of you (big huge deal -- someone who promises to be financially responsibile for seven years.

 Thanks Melinda. I will def message you to get the details

calliecritturs

***IMMIGRATION***

Even when you marry an American is it NOT a "given" that you can get ok'd to live here.  Back when David came here we literally sweat bullets because there were NO guarantees that he could get a resident alien card JUST because we were married.  It used to be taken for granted but NOT any more.

It is VERY difficult here to get any sort of disability even if you are an American.  You literally can't be employeable for almost any reason.  It's most definitely not going to "transfer" here. 

People try to come into this country as illegals all the time -- DO NOT TRY IT.  The axe is going to fall and it's not pleasant.  But you honestly can't just try to come down here and live.  It's not that easy.  Truly it isn't.

 

My sister and brother in law are facing the same issue now as you and David did, and he has been living in the country for years. He just didn't get citizenship yet. My mom got disability also, after hiring a lawyer. Someone else at the party we were at last night has the government after her for repayment because she has disability, and got a job a few years ago, low paying, but she made slightly more than the limit. I don't think you'd be able to come into any state and just start getting disability if you are not a citizen, and you have never held a job here. I don't think this is a Florida issue. Maybe a kid could get it. I have seen some cases of that. The other way that someone mentioned getting in is school. You can get in to start that way, and I do know many Canadians who started out in school and are now here to stay.

Can I ask why you want to move from BC?  Personally, living in Ontario, I am jealous as heck that you live in such a beautiful province. 

DH and I have looked into moving to Australia or New Zealand, but the requirements are ridiculous and immigration is a tough hurdle to jump through for those countries (not to mention any hope of bringing the dogs) - I can't imagine the US being any easier (except for bringing the dogs).  DH's sister and brother in law managed to do it (they moved to Australia and are now citizens) - I believe they both had to do written tests, medical tests and he had a job lined up as well - I am sure there was also much more than that.  It can be done - but it is difficult.  

 Stacey, there are no jobs on the coast and honestly, I feel like I'm stuck here. 

Thanks guys. I knew it would be difficult but now I know how difficult.  I personally would like to stay in Canada. Actually I'm looking at Saskatchewan. Now whether Alex comes with me or not is a different story.....

A question just popped into my mind.  If someone is receiving a disability check, whether it's mailed or put into direct deposit, wouldn't that continue no matter where the person moved? Or is he not getting disability right now?

Joyce

 He is getting it, but I'm not sure how it would work if we moved to a different country. Different medical, governments and all that jazz.

You might want to check with them.  It just seems to me that as long as he keeps his Canadian citizenship, he should be able to keep getting those checks. I'm sure that all the U.S citizens that retired in Mexico are still able to get their disability, social security, etc. as long as they're still U.S citizens.

Joyce

oranges81

 Stacey, there are no jobs on the coast and honestly, I feel like I'm stuck here. 

Gotcha.  Correct me if I'm wrong...but isn't Florida pretty hurting in the job market too...? 

DH and I have been looking at moving out to BC, but we would like to be in the interior, ideally near Rossland/Trail - there don't seem to be a ton of jobs there either.  We were thinking about starting in Vancouver and going from there.  Although we aren't really city people.....we might be able to handle Vancouver for awhile.  As far as cities go, it's a pretty darn nice one.  

Have you looked into the east coast of Canada?  I've had a number of friends move out there and they absolutly love it.  Jobwise, I have no idea what's going on out there, probably depends on what you do.  

 I haven't really looked into the east coast. Right now I haven't looked farther then getting off the coast.  I train dogs for a living so where ever I end up, I'm looking into starting my own training business.

Hmm Joyce that's interesting. I think I'll look into even for curiosities sake.

.stacer.

Correct me if I'm wrong...but isn't Florida pretty hurting in the job market too...? 

erica1989

.stacer.

Correct me if I'm wrong...but isn't Florida pretty hurting in the job market too...? 

No correction needed. My dad has bounced from job to job for the past few years. He spent close to a year unemployed recently. He a college graduate - degree in engineering, a practiced carpenter/handy-man, and has his FL teaching certification. It's VERY hard to get a job here, let alone a decent one right now.

Not just in Florida.  My husband has been unemployed for almost 2 years.

It's the same thing here in Nova Scotia!!!  There seems to be lots of job openings BUT for every opening there's 100 people applying!  Lots of people around here without work.  If you have a steady job at the moment it may be worthwhile holding onto until things shape up.