Attempting to do the same. Singapore is our chosen place.

Finding a job remotely is hard. I'm out there in October. Hope to progress things a little whilst I'm there

Good luck

mind you, i'd also like part of america, i think.

holy fucking shit balls that sounds good

ha ha, pwnt

lol @ wine from ones grapes is a very special talent

I'd be gone too, with bells on

we've been making enquiries into moving to germany - none of the sun and own wine (probably) but a 5 hour day working from home with a couple of acres of mountain meadow including a stream full of wild trout is also appealing

hah! arnie makes me want to come live there. your board meetings look pretty cool!

west coast of BC is much nicer than California, and we have palm trees, too. (admittedly not native, and only in very sheltered spots).


Elliot.. i don't know how much you've researched yet, but it's best to have a clear idea of the requirements to get a work visa. it's one thing if you're emigrating.. that's difficult enough, but if you're just looking to live and work here and not become a permanant resident, it gets even more convoluted.

basically, to work here, you have to have a job offer BEFORE you arrive, and whoever employs you has to certify that no Canadian can do the job that you're being imported to do. there are exceptions, mind you.


To apply for a work permit from outside Canada, you must submit the following documents:

* a job offer from a Canadian employer
* a completed application, that shows that you meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and
* written confirmation from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) that the employer can hire a foreign worker to fill the job. This confirmation is called a positive labour market opinion.
** In most cases, it is up to your employer to get that written confirmation. Information on the labour market opinion is found under Information for Canadian employers on the right-hand side of this page.



there IS always "buying your way in". right now, i think it's around 150,000 CN. that's approximately how much it costs to open a business here and employ a canadian citizen. employing canadian citizens is where it's at.
lots of information at Immigration Canada http://www.credentials.gc.ca/immigrants/index.asp





nicko, i've heard some pretty draconian stories about people trying to live in SIngapore. at the top of "must" list is: HAVE FAMILY THERE.


life in singapore is very good for most singaporeans, but the long-term outlook for immigrants is pretty bad. (i'm not just talking about life for poor south indian janitors and construction workers. my my source was a well-paid executive, asia-region director of something for a large software multinational.)

the economy is highly dependent on foreign workers, but there are severe restrictions on property ownership rights if you are not a singapore national. you basically cannot own residential property there. also, most singaporeans find housing through a government subsidy program, which makes housing very cheap for most people. you will be ineligible, and your rented housing will cost far more than what most people pay, putting you at a serious economic disadvantage. also, you can only stay as long as you are employed there; so, once you've built a life and roots in singapore, when retirement time comes, you get the boot.

i'm sure there are exceptions to all of these things, and if you are extremely wealthy there are probably ways around all of them.

so.. you've got the family thing going for you.

not surprised that your eyes would be wide open; you're not larking. my thoughts didn't assume you were, i just told you what i know (which in this case, was redundant). all in all , it sounds pretty exciting.

'k elliot. one thing to do on the Immigration Canada site is to use the job rating tool (can't recall what it's name is). it tells you what jobs are in high demand, depending on what area you're interested in. ie... graphic designers in Toronto, the prospects are only in the low end of "Fair".

All this talk of Canada has me thinking of moving back. I just checked out mls.ca, If I cash out now I can get a 3/4 bedroom detached house one hour from Toronto, furnish it, put a car in the driveway and still have enough money to pay myself $30.000 a year for 10 years. Makes me wonder why I still drive the M40/M25/M1 every day????

chris said...(i'll guess that advert isn't actually shown in california though, i'll go look for it on the tube...)

Strangely enough it is. Why? I have no clue. Maybe they don't want us moving away.

^ i was talking to someone about this last night, and we both said "ah, but as they say, the grass is al..." at the same time. then chuckled.

i bet the grass is less green though, due to less rainfall and scorching sun!

oo, and you can hang with the hobbits in NZ!

quit picking on base and his girlfriend GU!

nimmot said...quit picking on base and his girlfriend GU!