среда, марта 25, 2009
вторник, марта 24, 2009
NEW LINKS
It is again high time to update the links on this website. Some new ones have appeared and others are, well, long history. The problem today primarily concerns which links to include on the blogspot. There are so many useful links these days that it is impossible to include them all. Instead, I aimed basically to provide a useful set of select links connected to basic information on the CIS, some research resources, travel information, employment information and, more recently, a listing of radio station links towards the bottom of the page. To this set I also added some extra links that are simply interesting that might not be typically included in mainstream media (although that criteria left a lot open!)
вторник, марта 17, 2009
Questioning Passport Canada
I do not own a piece of property in Canada, nor anywhere else for that matter. Ever since I left home when I was 18 to go to University, I have rented a new place to live each year and moved at least once a year since 1992, except once, when I lived in the same place for 2 years in Edmonton, Alberta. This should not be a problem, it is perfectly legal, and over the years as I took positions in different countries, or was posted somewhere new, I changed my address. I do not know where I will end up - and until I decide to stay in some place for a longer period of time, it makes little sense to buy into some location.
The problem is that I had to get a new passport, and on the application it asked me for my permanent address. In addition, they asked for a mailing address. I just moved out of my apartment and am about to move to a new contract to a new location - currently undecided - but likely I will need my passport to go there. So what should I put down on my permanent addresss? My gmail account?? That would be most appropriate. So I asked Passport Canada and their solution was just to use whatever the last address I had was.
I was pretty surprised that they could actually deal with this kind of situation because likely most people who get a passport use it primarily for travel and have a mailing address, etc. and know where they are planning to go.
The problem is that I had to get a new passport, and on the application it asked me for my permanent address. In addition, they asked for a mailing address. I just moved out of my apartment and am about to move to a new contract to a new location - currently undecided - but likely I will need my passport to go there. So what should I put down on my permanent addresss? My gmail account?? That would be most appropriate. So I asked Passport Canada and their solution was just to use whatever the last address I had was.
I was pretty surprised that they could actually deal with this kind of situation because likely most people who get a passport use it primarily for travel and have a mailing address, etc. and know where they are planning to go.
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