Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> "Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4050116B.20209@hotmail.com...
> 
>>For me (no spouse yet, no house yet) its not so much the not having to
>>renew bit, as much as the business side of things. I'm always receiving
>>the "how long are you going to be here?" question from customers,
>>investors and potential partners/investors, who at first seem to
>>basically assume that there is no point in doing anything with us that
>>has a time frame beyond a year or two, just in case. It has been
>>changing slowly, but anything that speeds perception change is helpful.
> 
> I see. That's not really an issue for my present for planned future line of
> work.

In your case, would it matter if your were in Iceland or Fiji? Is it all 
done by email/tel/fax?

> But yes obviously, the main purpose of permanent residence is to lend a
> sense of permanence to your residence (duh!)

I'm not sure what difference it may make yet, but I'm always willing to 
clutch at any straw offering the faintest of hopes.

> For me, it's just something to do. It was either this or go for the new
> awamori samurie cert., and my study partner wimped out anyway.

Everybody needs a hobby.


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