Tag: Permanent resident

Some Living In U.S. Eye Canada For Health Care, But Not Everybody Can Get In | CBC News

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Deborah Millar-Jervis and husband Robert Jervis were faced with a choice. They could continue paying roughly $1,600 US a month for health insurance or leave the United States and move to Canada. The staggering, and rising, cost of their insurance did not include doctors visits, dental care, prescriptions or the deductible amount they had to meet before accessing coverage. So, four years ago, the couple packed up their home in Blaine, Wash., and moved four hours north to Penticton, B.C. “We loved living there [in the U.S.], we had a…

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‘Lesson learned’ Says Permanent Resident Who Had To Walk Into Canada – Nova Scotia – CBC News

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A Canadian permanent resident learned a hard lesson that when travelling between the United States and Canada, there is no room for error. David Thomas, of Nova Scotia, has a British passport and has been a Canadian permanent resident for 45 years. He and his spouse, Livia Anthes, booked a flight to Las Vegas Feb. 3 to celebrate Thomas’s 50th birthday. Anthes is also a permanent resident with a valid card. The problem was Thomas’s permanent residency card expired in December. He applied for new documentation and tried to get an expedited card…

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