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06-13-2007, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Future Plans (Move from Canada to US)
Hey Guys,
I’m looking for advice on what necessary steps I need to take in order to make a move in the near future to the US from Canada and work in a fitness club legally.
Any gym owners from Miami looking for a fitness coach J???
Thanks
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06-13-2007, 07:07 PM
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You CAN. So DO.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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Whoa whoa whoa.
Why leave Canada?
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06-14-2007, 06:55 AM
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Location: Baltimore
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Not to put down Canada, but it is cooler than Miami....less babe flesh, less beaches, less "girls gone wild"
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06-14-2007, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rem1956
Not to put down Canada, but it is cooler than Miami....less babe flesh, less beaches, less "girls gone wild"
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LOL
Winters are too long and summers are too short. I would love to one day make a move to Miami, do what I love there and enjoy life. I find it that since I don't enjoy any of the winter sports I need the ocean by my side and sun over my head at all times 
Last edited by Ruslan Kedik : 06-14-2007 at 09:19 AM.
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06-14-2007, 01:54 PM
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You CAN. So DO.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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Traitor.
ps. good luck with your future plans, hope everything works out for you.
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And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
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06-17-2007, 05:15 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: England
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I'm not sure about Canadas but I do know that most western europeans struggle to get visas, or are granted one but then have it removed.
I made some enquiries at the Law firm I work for and was told that unless I had a large sum of money to invest $150,000+ the only way I would be grated a full working visa would be to marry an Amercian.
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06-18-2007, 10:52 PM
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clipboard cowboy killer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Absurdistan
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In order to get a working visa you'll need to have an employer sponsor it, which is a rare thing these days. Restrictions are tighter and there are more beaurocratic hoops to jump through than ever so fewer employers, even those normally dealing in international business, are willing to sponsor one.
You'd have to start checking gyms in the area you want to go to and inquire with them, but honestly your best bet might be create your own training business and do it that way. It'll cost money and take time but can be done.
Or yes, marry an American.
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