Well, i finally recieved a response from the Canadian High Comission in London. I' ve been refused. I' ve waited for three and a half years only to find out i can' t go and i' m gutted.

They' ve refused me because i have a criminal record - 2 counts of assault and public disturbance to be precise - but i had hoped that it wouldn' t really be an issue. What' s worse is that they now won' t let me into the country for another 3 years (is has to have been 5 years since the offense and you have to apply for rehabilitation, whatever that is). I need to see my solicitor but i doubt anything can be done about it.

It does mean that i can now focus on moving to somewhere like Spain or Greece. I can' t go to France - i got ejected for fighting at a drinking festival in Barjac in 2004 - it wasn' t even my fault...

Anyway, Barcelona' s nice, i could always move there.