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Originally Posted by Pinner
Well she speaks English and works in the dental industry... I'm shocked they let her leave.
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Why? That's about as marketable a skill in the UK as being a cod fisherman in Alberta.
But seriously, if she had gone through the appropriate channels to get a working visa, she would probably have been alright. FFS, I just did a Google search for "Canada work abroad" and in less than a minute found this page:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/wo...y/whocanapply/
Since she's under 31 and had the minimum savings, she could have qualified and would have been able to get into the UK without any problem.
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Originally Posted by hockeycop
- unemployed (quit her job)
- homeless (gave up her apartment)
- one way ticket (don't even need to explain this)
- limited funds ($6000 can go fast in a place like the UK)
- no real ties to her home country (she quit everything and gave up her place)
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Don't forget she was going to visit her British boyfriend. So, not only does she have no reason to return to Canada, she also has a potential incentive to not leave the UK.
I have no problem with her being disallowed into the country. $6,000 for six months? Even if you assume she's living rent-free with her boyfriend, that's not very much money.
It sounds like the treatment she received while in custody wasn't very good, which is unfortunate, but otherwise, she should have been a little smarter.