contact the registrar directly and if you give them good enough reasoning they'll help you out and make an exception even if it's not usually done. I've tried this and they really do help. I'm not international though but just check it out.
The link that Rachel provided is what you need to know for documentation deadlines etc. Also, if you use voipraider, a calling application, calls to canada and USA are free no matter where you are
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