Because, let’s face it, I’ve got nothing else to do at the moment, I’ve been catching up on my podcast listening and vodcast (I hate that word – let’s just call it a video podcast) viewing. Including the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 podcast (vodcast). It looks absolutely stunning. And it’s out on Thursday. Hee.
a May 19th, 2007
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Jack’s Back
May 19, 2007 by dafyd
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Québec Update, Part the Second
May 19, 2007 by dafyd
The Canadian High Commission updated its website today (or yesterday, but I’m pretty certain it was today). Previously, as I said on Thursday, there was no indication of how long one should wait for a work permit application, just a vague “most are dealt with in three weeks” kind of statistic.
Now, as well as changing the yellow background to white and tidying up a little (just a little – it’s now slightly easier to find what you’re looking for), they’ve added this little gem: “the average processing time for a fully completed, standard application is approximately 4 to 6 weeks.” So, double what it was four weeks ago, when I submitted my application.
Gits.
In the meantime, I have a little bit of 1990s Canadian nostalgia to keep me going, from the legen-wait for it-dary How I Met Your Mother:
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