Hello George,

>GP>It used to be that any citizen of any country in the British
>GP>Commonwealth have an automatic right/privilege to move to any other
>GP>member country of the Commonwealth -- but no longer! :(

>LL>Are you sure?

GP>It's not an automatic right/privilege, to my knowledge -- it's still
GP>allowed but not automatically granted. . .

In a strange twist, Pakistan has just rejoined the Commonwealth.
And India now has its first non-Hindu leader...

>LL>I know a Canadian citizen who moved to New Zealand, and then to
>LL>Australia, his Kiwi girlfriend moving with him to Australia, and
>LL>then she moving back to New Zealand for a new boyfriend.  Both
>LL>had no problem moving about and finding new jobs.

GP>I looked into emigrating to NZ and fell so far short of the points
GP>needed -- (that's okay, if I were non-Canadian trying to come to
GP>Canada, I'd fall even farther short of the minimum!)

Hey, no problem!  Just move to Pakistan!  :)

>LL>From what I understand, it is easier for Brits to move about
>LL>rather than others.  But all have the same equal rights?

GP>Maybe it is, but from what I've been able to discern, any applicant
GP>to New Zealand(or Canada) has to meet the minimum criteria -- there's
GP>some advantage in coming from a Commonwealth country, in that one of
GP>the biggest points earners is having an accomplished English
GP>comprehension/use level.

Hmmm.  I wonder how many Pakistanis speak good English.  :)

--Lee


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