Citizenship 🇨🇦
It took us six years. Some take longer, others get there faster, but eventually they make it. On December 12, 2025, we became Canadian citizens.
Alena Kopalina
Our move 🇨🇦
Articles by Alena Kopalina: Our move 🇨🇦.
HOW TO MOVE TO CANADA: OUR STORY — PART 16, THE FINAL CHAPTER
Exactly three years passed between the idea and our move to Canada. The hardest part was the final month.
HOW TO MOVE TO CANADA: OUR STORY – PART 15
780 days of waiting? We still cannot believe it has finally happened.
How to move to Canada: our story – part 14
I would call this post the perfect ending to the previous chapter of our move to Canada.
How to move to Canada: our story – part 13
Everyone knows the paradox: as soon as you let go of a problem, things suddenly start working out. But you have to really let go. That is how my husband and I…
How to move to Canada: our story – part 12
Our ongoing saga, which you can read from the beginning at this link, is now measured by my level of zen rather than news from the visa centre. In recent months, I have almost reached enlightenment. As you may remember, in November…
How to move to Canada: our story – part 11
Our immigration story suddenly took a new turn. I cannot bear just sitting and waiting without doing anything. So…
How to move to Canada: our story – part 10
You’ve probably started to think I changed my mind about immigrating. It’s been a long time since I shared any news from the Canadian front. ⠀
How to move to Canada: our story – part 9
I have been meaning to tell you something for a while. Remember my business trip to Canada? You can reread that story here. To put it briefly…
How to move to Canada: our story – part 8
An inside look at our immigration process. We submitted all our documents at the end of December 2019.