OK, so some news this week. I've been recieving emails from a couple of companies, offering to help me immigrate to Canada.

So, I did the online assessments for both firms, and so far, one of them is assessing my application (I've had emails for more info from them), and the other has said that I certainly qualify for immigration to Canada.

Let's get this straight here. These guys are talking about me qualifying for permanent immigration to Canada, where I would have the same rights to work as Canadian citizens. None of this crap I've been going through with US immigration. Not only that, but even if I hired this company and paid all the fees, it's still way cheaper than any of the US immigration options (that would allow me to work in the US).

My other option, is to just get a job in Canada, and then apply for a work permit. I'm lead to believe that I would be able work anywhere with that. Even if I wasn't able to, it's still a heck of a lot easier to get than a US H1b visa.

Right now, I'm waiting for the offer from the other immigration company. I'm also investigating what I'd need to do for a work permit, and other possible options.

Canada is looking like quite a good option for me. Immigration is a lot easier than the US. Culturally, it's a mix of the US and the UK. I can drive my Mountaineer up there, so I don't have to sell it and buy a new vehicle (which is handy given my current unemployed status). Once I'm settled, I can visit Denver on weekends, plus there's a ton of flights from Toronto to London, which means visiting the 'old country' would be a lot cheaper than going from Denver.

Apparently, after three years of living in Canada, one can apply for Canadian citizenship. They allow dual-citizenship, so one wouldn't be required to give British/EU citizenship. Why do that you ask? Well, if I became a Canadian, I could then move back to the US, and easily get a visa to work here under NAFTA.

This isn't all something I'm definitely planning on doing, just possible future moves. If you knew what I've been through these past seven and a half months, what the utter lack of any positive feedback from my job applications feels like, what relying on someone else to pay the mortgage feels like, you'd know just how much having an option like the move to Canada means to me.

Before you say it, yes, I could move back to Europe, have my pick of 15 countries to live and work in, and no worries about immigration, but (and I can't easily explain this) I just want to stay this side of the Atlantic for now.

So there you are. that's all the news there is.

Except, that is, that << drum roll >> It's Raining! Boy do we need this rain!