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| Canadians Are there any Canadians who have gone through the Uruguayan residency application? Perhaps you could give me some hints as to some of the pitfalls to avoid. I've spoken with the consulate here in Montreal but the agent with whom I spoke seemed unclear about some of the "on-the-ground" procedures, doubtless due to not having had to go through the process himself. Any comments would be helpufull. |
| "Residency Process"
The link "Total Uruguay Guide: How to get residency in Uruguay " will give you a good overview. The only different for Canadians will be a difference in the Police Reports.The Uruguayan Consul's seem to have the least useful information. They don't do any part of the Residency process (except for document legalization which is the same whether the documents are for residency or some other purpose). |
| "Police Reports"
Presumably you mean from whom we will get a security background search. Probably for us it would be the RCMP.The Uruguayan agent with whom I spoke was reasonably helpfull and spoke a good French. I can't imaginge I'd do a very good job explaining to a foreigner what steps to take to become a landed immigrant in Canada; quite frankly, I have never had to do it and would be thoroghly ingorant of the steps to take. |
| "Knowing the steps to take for residency"
Hi there, As said above, the process of applying for residency doesn't change depending on your nationality, you still to go through the same steps as are outlined in the link at the top of this page "how to get residency" and there is some more info in the free expat ebook on this site. I found your quote quite funny because I thought the same thing at first: "The Uruguayan agent with whom I spoke was reasonably helpful and spoke good French. I can't imagine I'd do a very good job explaining to a foreigner what steps to take to become a landed immigrant in Canada; quite frankly, I have never had to do it and would be thoroughly ignorant of the steps to take." I wouldn't have a clue of what steps someone has to take to gain legal residency in Ireland, but then again I am not working for an Irish consulate. I'm pretty sure if it was my job to know and answer questions then it would be a different story. Anyone I have spoken to who has tried to get advice from a Uruguayan embassy or consulate has said they were absolutely useless. I called the embassy in London and they couldn't speak English, they had no idea what I had to do to apply for residency or work legally and they purposefully hung up on me multiple times because they couldn't answer my questions! The staff at the embassy in Chicago can't speak English either, I really thought they would be a basic requirement in order to get a job an at embassy or consulate in the USA! I would advise not listening to the instructions any consulate give you, the only communication you need to have with them is to get your documents legalized (ie stamped) by them, thats it. |
| "residency"
Oddly, I spent a while teaching French to immigrants in Montreal. We never got into the legal aspects of immigrating as they had already gotten beyond that hurdle and they didn't need any help from their French teachers.The same agent sent me the documentation, likely the same as on this site, but it was in a format I had never heard of and as a consequence, couldn't open. I e-mailed back asking if he couldn't sent it in something like Adobe. I had hoped another Canadian would be able to indicate to whom we addressed our request for criminal records or "all clear" (I'm guessing the RCMP or the provincial police) and how long it could take. Oh well, I think it's best for me to see this as an adventure and try be open to all eventualities. |
| "Police Check"
I got my criminal record done through the police in Ireland, I believe Americans and Canadians have done it through Interpol as an alternative to their national bodies if you prefer that way."The same agent sent me the documentation but it was in a format I had never heard of and as a consequence, couldn't open. I e-mailed back asking if he couldn't sent it in something like Adobe." If I ever meet someone who has encountered a staff member at any Uruguayan embassy or consulate that can actually help them then I will eat my hat! I would LOVE to hear of an example as the number of expats looking at Uruguay is growing all the time, but I also willingly bet my tasty hat that right now it just doesn't exist. |
| "Visit the RCMP"
I would go to the closet RCMP office and ask them if they provide a police report for use by people seeking residency in foreign countries. |
| "the RCMP"
Thanks for the advice about going directly to the RCMP. I think their office is in a federal building not far from where I live. The man at the consulate said they'd tell me where to go ... not figuratively speaking, of course but it's starting to sound like I should look into this myself. In any case, I'm still not sure when I'd be able to go to Uruguay for my preliminary "look-see" so this all may not be necessary. |
| "Let us know"
Let us know what the RCMP says... so that can be added to our guide... and you'll be ready when you do have the chance to come and get things started! |
| "Helpful consulates"
The embassy in Ottawa was very helpful to me (at least as of late 2009). Not only did they speak fluent English, but they were even willing to do some research in the ROU homeland based on some questions I had, and they even got back to me with the (correct) answers.The employees in the Santa Monica consulate speak English very well, but they are somewhat useless. They forgot to mention that I needed to include a $0.42 self-addressed stamped envelope with my $50 rubber-stamp request, and they insisted that they would have to wait for me to mail them a $0.42 envelope before they could return my documents. Gee, thanks. If you are Canadian, you should do your police check in Canada if humanly possible. If you are local to an RCMP office that supports it, they can (supposedly) gather your fingerprints electronically and get your results back in three days. If you have to get your fingerprints done using the old ink-and-paper method from elsewhere, which they strongly discourage, they quote a turnaround time of up to six months (!). |
| "Residency documents expire"
Also keep in mind that being TOO prepared in terms of Uruguayn residency can be a problem as documents can actually "expire" in their opinion. I think it is 6 months, but it could actually be less. Your police check must be done, translated, certified by the embassy or consulate in the issuing country, then brought to Uruguay, legalized here and filed with immigration all within a certain time frame. Yes, really, believe it! Residency here is like an obstacle course sometimes! |
| " residency application documents"
It's incumbent on me to clarify something that I spoke about earlier. I had received documents, vie e-mail, from the consulate here in Montréal that I couldn't access. I e-mailed back asking for them in a different format and I got them today, with an apology and a list of other possible resolutions if I couldn't access them. They were in Adobe and I was able to open them.By the way, thank you UruDad for the advice about contacting the RCMP here at home. At the next possible opportunity, I'll look into it. |
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