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Dorian Gray

(13,553 posts)
77. I taught in Hong Kong
Fri Jun 3, 2022, 06:19 AM
Jun 2022

from 1993-1997. Most of the students at the international school I worked at had lived in Canada (and the US/Australia, but mostly Canada) for a few years to get their visa prior to 1997. When they came back, they entered an international school rather than the local government schools.

They had all gotten their ducks in a row prior to the 1997 transition back to China.

Golden Visas still exist. Countries have minimum spends to get one. I am not sure where Canada is now, but it's one of the higher price point ones. Canada doesn't have a federal program, but the province of Quebec has one of the easiest investment profiles in the country for a golden visa opportunity. "Applicants must have acquired a $2.0 million Canadian dollar net worth, agree to invest $1,200,000 Canadian dollars for 5 years, show intention to reside in Quebec and have a minimum of two years’ management in a company during the last five years and have had a minimum of two full-time employees."


Not easy.

A lot of relatives on my fathers side came from Canada, many still there. katmondoo Jun 2022 #1
After the Revolution, my ancestors took two roads. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #27
I love Canada Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #2
Absolutely great people and nation. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #28
I love Detroit too Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #29
I grew up in the Detroit area. shrike3 Jun 2022 #63
Another Detroit here bif Jun 2022 #71
Yeah, and Windsor isn't as friendly as the rest of Ontario towards Americans Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #73
Canada does not welcome everyone to make a permanent move there. sinkingfeeling Jun 2022 #3
Most countries don't... brooklynite Jun 2022 #7
The wealthy are welcome. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #30
1986? That type visa is severely limited now Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #32
I'm just going by what I remember and can source... Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #42
Yes, the Vancouver area has a huge population of Hong Kong and mainland China immigrants Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #45
I taught in Hong Kong Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #77
They are more welcoming of immigrants than the US Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #31
Besides work requirements age is a big one too. PortTack Jun 2022 #37
Oh, definitely. shrike3 Jun 2022 #61
My Canadian relatives all live in the US. I lean towards vote for better leaders here. NOW!!!!! IA8IT Jun 2022 #4
Excellent suggestion. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #39
If the stars align 48656c6c6f20 Jun 2022 #5
Workcation Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #54
Hear good things about Argentina. shrike3 Jun 2022 #64
New Zealand A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #6
Unless you have a specific professional skill they need, they don't want you... brooklynite Jun 2022 #9
I once again looked into moving there shortly after Trumpy was elected. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #16
Next time with more condescension, please. BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #49
Facts are condescending? brooklynite Jun 2022 #50
No, not the "facts" BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #52
NZ is nice if you can afford it..If you don't have a skill they need you need a bucket load of cash mitch96 Jun 2022 #19
.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #20
Yup, we are in the same boat...nt mitch96 Jun 2022 #24
I feel tempted to go to Canada because I am a nurse and I can . But, I'm also a bit older and mucifer Jun 2022 #8
The National Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #67
I'm happy where I am, this is home Amishman Jun 2022 #10
Ben Franklin's adopted state. Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #68
I almost went to Canada in the 80s. luvs2sing Jun 2022 #11
Oakland wryter2000 Jun 2022 #12
France or Spain CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #13
When are we going house hunting? mnhtnbb Jun 2022 #22
I swear I look at houses 2-3x/week! CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #55
I've given up the idea. mnhtnbb Jun 2022 #59
that a huge consideration! CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #60
It's not betrayal if you choose to leave the country luv2fly Jun 2022 #14
I like where I live in Eastern North Carolina. asa4ever Jun 2022 #15
I just drove Hwy 701 from Clinton to Hwy 17 to Charleston mnhtnbb Jun 2022 #21
British Columbia is like a second home, I still have friends there - haele Jun 2022 #17
Someplace warm, not hot with no flooding, no high winds... Near rural settings and some mitch96 Jun 2022 #18
Aix-en-Provence Celerity Jun 2022 #38
Ok, you have twisted my arm...😁..I'll go, I'll go.. I had friends who lived there many moons ago mitch96 Jun 2022 #41
DU'er Gone Off Shore and wife mnhtnbb Jun 2022 #57
Tnx, I'll check it out..nt mitch96 Jun 2022 #58
"I won't abandon my country" Bucky Jun 2022 #23
Exactly. Do people who come to the US "betray" their home countries? Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #33
Where would I like to live... sarisataka Jun 2022 #25
Canada is too cold! The Great White North? No way, give me the beach, lol Shanti Shanti Shanti Jun 2022 #26
Vancouver Island has beautiful beaches and the mildest weather in Canada Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #34
My sister lives in Bellingham WA, rain, rain, cold, rain, cold, I live in FL, 10 min from the beach Shanti Shanti Shanti Jun 2022 #40
Bellingham has 85 degree water? I don't think so Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #43
Wha? I said we have 85 degree water here in FL. Beaches are beautiful, been here 20 years Shanti Shanti Shanti Jun 2022 #51
Yeah, but...it's Florida. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #65
Mild weather sucks Polybius Jun 2022 #70
You might find that kind of weather in BC's interior, away from the coast. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #75
At least in Canada you'd get healthcare as a basic human right. n/t area51 Jun 2022 #35
I'm all good with where we are at (Sweden, & we can always go back to London, or anywhere in the EU) Celerity Jun 2022 #36
California seems nice. Good thing I'm already here. Hekate Jun 2022 #44
I'm too old, too poor, and too cranky to pick up and start again. Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #46
The weather is miserable in Canada. former9thward Jun 2022 #47
Some like it hot Polybius Jun 2022 #48
Newfoundland. sarcasmo Jun 2022 #53
In the last couple of years, I have really started to not feel safe in this country. Initech Jun 2022 #56
Climate change will be a world wide catastrophe. There's no place to run to. Kaleva Jun 2022 #62
I chose Canada because I'm so pissed at this country right now. Elessar Zappa Jun 2022 #66
I'm staying in California n/t PasadenaTrudy Jun 2022 #69
I lived in Spain for 17 years. I wouldn't mind going back at some point. SKKY Jun 2022 #72
Canada, and it's not even close. Xavier Breath Jun 2022 #74
I live in Northeastern New York, a lot closer to Canada than New York City Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #76
Canada, hands down, if they'd take me (which they won't) Silent3 Jun 2022 #78
USA 🇺🇲 most definitely Raine Jun 2022 #79
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