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Re: Immigration Questions for a newbie

Posted by Zak on 3/13/2008, 9:31:57, in reply to "Immigration Questions for a newbie"
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Hi,

As soon as you land you are eligible under the provincial health system and you can usually get your cards in a few days. The HRDC offices in most cities will assist you in this matter. So you won't need health insurance for most medical matters. You can buy suplemental through Blue Cross or such if you wish for dental and some prescription drugs. You will do well to bring your vehicle insurance record with you otherwise they see you as a new driver. Saved me $3000 per year.

I am on the other coast so can't help you much as far as BC is concerned but feel free to ask. My wife worked as immigrant settlement worker here for a while so we may dig up information you need.

Zak (ex Cape Town)

--Previous Message--
: If anyone can help - my family and I are
: landing on 5 May 2008 (me, wife and two boys
: (3yrs and 5yrs)) and we will be in Vancouver
: for five days before setting off on an RV
: trip around BC for two months. We need to
: get the basics sorted out, like medical
: insurance, drivers licences, life insurance,
: mortgage etc. Any advice from someone? As a
: note, we have already done the whole landed
: immigration thing in Sep 2005 and have our
: SIN and PR cards/Nos. We need to get back to
: Canada by the middle this year to nmake sure
: we do the 730days in the first five years
: thing.
:

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--Previous Message-- : Hi, : : As soon as you land you are eligible under : the provincial health system and you can : usually get your cards in a few days. The : HRDC offices in most cities will assist you : in this matter. So you won't need health : insurance for most medical matters. You can : buy suplemental through Blue Cross or such : if you wish for dental and some prescription : drugs. You will do well to bring your : vehicle insurance record with you otherwise : they see you as a new driver. Saved me $3000 : per year. : : I am on the other coast so can't help you : much as far as BC is concerned but feel free : to ask. My wife worked as immigrant : settlement worker here for a while so we may : dig up information you need. : : Zak (ex Cape Town) : : --Previous Message-- : If anyone can help - my family and I are : landing on 5 May 2008 (me, wife and two boys : (3yrs and 5yrs)) and we will be in Vancouver : for five days before setting off on an RV : trip around BC for two months. We need to : get the basics sorted out, like medical : insurance, drivers licences, life insurance, : mortgage etc. Any advice from someone? As a : note, we have already done the whole landed : immigration thing in Sep 2005 and have our : SIN and PR cards/Nos. We need to get back to : Canada by the middle this year to nmake sure : we do the 730days in the first five years : thing. : : :

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