Citizenship & Immigration Canada: Questions and Issues (Part V)

[nicechair]

Good information, well said and a balanced view from you nicechair...

We also have the same history of our colleague also an indian, he said he cannot last the freezing cold during winter so he went out of Canada but left his family. Of course winter may not be the main reason but what you have just said.

And by the way guys,
We also got our visa and will be leaving by next month...for those waiting, just keep the patience.....

yeytet, good decision to bring your family here and at the same time making sure that you maintain your career/profession. make sure to prepare or make an arrangement that you maintain a comfortable life for your family like you are used to at the same time settling your family in a safe (but economically weaker) country. kaya either keep your good job their in the middle east muna or study to have your profession accredited here. might take you 2 to 3 years pero ok lang basta handa at may budget for that. bago ka magpunta alamin mo na yung mga requirements at aral kaagad.

nicechair

[delyok]

hello po!
ask ko lang mahirap ba makapasok **?
2 na kasi na try ko call center eh di me makapasok..
24 / 7 saka isa sa downtown winnipeg di ko na maalala
pangalan ng company. pero hanap po talaga ko job kasi hirap sa
work namin dami talaga issue... pati pang gabi sana hanap ko
para di na kami mag pa sitter sayang din kasi yun eh.
thanks po...

Hi angel020202,

Try mo nalang mag submit ng resume. Sa tingin ko madali lang, di kasi ako sa call center naka assign, sa production dept. ako. Pagnaka pasok ka maganda ang benefits nila.

Paki check nalnag tong website.
http://www.canadadrugs.com/careers/opportunities.php

Thanks

[mameeh]

Thanks leonleon. That's what the agent advised me. So I chose the CX/WS flight (with 5 hrs stop over) over the PAL/AC flight. Bahala na si Batman kung matapos ng maaga. Kain na lang muna kami ng anak ko para malibang siya, hehehe. Thanks again...

Hi loving_ma,

Musta na?

Diba nag DM ka na last May 10 pa? Ask ko lang bumalik na ba yung passports niyo? Thanks!

[loving_ma]

Hi loving_ma,

Musta na?

Diba nag DM ka na last May 10 pa? Ask ko lang bumalik na ba yung passports niyo? Thanks!

hi, mameeh.

Korek! At nareceive na rin namin visa namin last May 19. Bought our tickets na rin for Sept 12.

Kayo, wala pa rin bang balita?

[loving_ma]

You're very welcome loving_ma. Siyanga pala, you can use this to check whether your arrival date and time at YVR coincides with other (airlines') arrival date and time. The more planes coming in, usually means a lot of new immigrants are also landing:

http://www.yvr.ca/en/flight-information/arriving.aspx

Kung marami kayong darating that day, ang tip ko eh unahan mo na silang lahat papuntang NEW IMMIGRANTS office -- RUN if you have to. After your interview saka na kayo nag sight-seeing inside the airport, at least that way, tapos na ang matinding stress and pressure.

Swerte mo kung wala kang ibang filght na kasabayan.

Good luck.

leonleon, thanks so much for the tips. I will do my best to beat them all to the new immigrants office. thanks also for the link you provided, the information there is very helpful specially for us new immigrants. I found a step by step procedure from arriving to departing to final destination.

thanks again!

[for_one_]

Education/training: You have completed post-secondary education of at least one academic year and received a diploma or certificate.


Question lang po tungkol sa quote ko sa taas under Manitoba PNP. Pasok po ba dito yung undergraduate kahit may backsubject? Medyo 3 years rin sa college. Thank you sana po may nakasagot

[leonleon]

Education/training: You have completed post-secondary education of at least one academic year and received a diploma or certificate.


Question lang po tungkol sa quote ko sa taas under Manitoba PNP. Pasok po ba dito yung undergraduate kahit may backsubject? Medyo 3 years rin sa college. Thank you sana po may nakasagot

Post-secondary education is education beyond high school. It is not limited to attending college and getting a degree. It can be a vocational degree, technical schools degree, etc. Kaya nga you can see in your quote "at least one academic year". Usually vocational courses sa Pilipinas 2 years di ba?

So taking your own example, sad to say, hindi ka pasok. Kasi you did not receive a diploma or certificate (as per the quote), kahit na you toiled 3 years. Mag-graduate ka muna para makapasok ka sa requirement na yan on education.

Ngayon, kung nag-vocational ka, at natapos mo yon, at nabigyan ka ng certificate o diploma, kahit na 1 year lang yung vocational course na kinuha mo, pasok ka pa rin.

HTH.

[for_one_]

@ loenloen

How about po sir nagtake ako ng short course na tumagal din ng 1 year like ng CCNA, pasok na po ba yun? Thanks

4 module ang CCNA mula jan to dec po. With training certificate from the school.

[leonleon]

@ loenloen

How about po sir nagtake ako ng short course na tumagal din ng 1 year like ng CCNA, pasok na po ba yun? Thanks

4 module ang CCNA mula jan to dec po. With training certificate from the school.

I'm not familiar with that course, but based on your description that it is a 1 year course with accompanying certificate, then IMO dapat pasok yan.

Maybe someone here in the forum who is more familiar can concur or dissent?

Good luck.

[mameeh]

hi, mameeh.

Korek! At nareceive na rin namin visa namin last May 19. Bought our tickets na rin for Sept 12.

Kayo, wala pa rin bang balita?

PPR na din kami... waiting na din for visa...
Diba courier collect? Magkano ba ang usually binabayad? DHL pa din ba ang nagdedeliver? How much ticket ngayon? Thanks!

[Pharmacist Gee]

Isn't it that the PR Visa fee is inclusive in the application fee which is paid up front when you submit your application? While the RPRF is paid "before the immigrant visa is issued overseas or before the applicant becomes a permanent resident in Canada." Quote is taken from this link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/fees.asp. HTH

Here's another link:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigra...-how.asp#step6

Thanks po ulit leonleon.

[Pharmacist Gee]

Sorry guys I have so many questions.

My parents and younger brother are already PR but they are in the Philippines now. They plan to go back to Canada on October 2011. I need to submit copies of their PR card even if they are outside of Canada now, right?

This is about the proof of relationship in Canada.

Thanks again.

[sleepless105]

Strictly speaking, high school graduate in the Philippines is not the same as high school graduate in Canada or in the US.

Sa Pilipinas, Grade 1 to Grade 6 plus 4 years sa High School. Pwede nang tumapak sa college or university

Sa North America, kailangan taposin ang Grade 1 to Grade 12. So, technically speaking, may 2 years na difference ang education sa Canada versus education sa Pilipinas.

Kaya nga kapag nagpa-assess ang 4 or 5 years na Bachelor's Degree holder sa Pilipinas, ang katumbas sa Canada ay 2 or 3 years lang na college (not Bachelor's degree ng university). I found this out when I had my Bachelor's Degree assessed by University of Toronto years ago.

So, my question is - Would these factors count in determining educational attainment of Filipino job seekers?

[sleepless105]

Sorry guys I have so many questions.

My parents and younger brother are already PR but they are in the Philippines now. They plan to go back to Canada on October 2011. I need to submit copies of their PR card even if they are outside of Canada now, right?

This is about the proof of relationship in Canada.

Thanks again.

The PR card is a proof of immigration status in Canada and not proof of relationship in Canada. You'll have to provide a separate document to prove how you are related to them like your birth certificates and your brother's certificate. Both documents would show that the three of you are related to each other.

Yes, you'll have to submit a copy of their PR cards as a proof of their status in Canada.

[loving_ma]

PPR na din kami... waiting na din for visa...
Diba courier collect? Magkano ba ang usually binabayad? DHL pa din ba ang nagdedeliver? How much ticket ngayon? Thanks!

Wow, congratulations mameeh!!!

Tama, courier collect, DHL ang courier. Yung sa amin, P95 ang bayad. $795 yung nakuha kong ticket Manila-HK-Vancouver-Winnipeg via CX/WS. Inquire ka St. Raphael. Here's their tel.# 724-1629. Look for Ms. Tessa or Ms. Ida.

Kelan ka magPDOS? Good luck!

[loving_ma]

Sorry guys I have so many questions.

My parents and younger brother are already PR but they are in the Philippines now. They plan to go back to Canada on October 2011. I need to submit copies of their PR card even if they are outside of Canada now, right?

This is about the proof of relationship in Canada.

Thanks again.

Pharmacist Gee, when I filed my application, I used the following to prove that I have a relative in Canada (first cousin): birth certificate of my cousin, marriage certificates of our parents (to prove that our parents have the same parents), a copy of my cousin's Canadian Passport, and a copy of utility billing showing her name and address on it.

HTH.

[mameeh]

Wow, congratulations mameeh!!!

Tama, courier collect, DHL ang courier. Yung sa amin, P95 ang bayad. $795 yung nakuha kong ticket Manila-HK-Vancouver-Winnipeg via CX/WS. Inquire ka St. Raphael. Here's their tel.# 724-1629. Look for Ms. Tessa or Ms. Ida.

Kelan ka magPDOS? Good luck!

Thanks loving_ma!

Wala pa akong request for PDOS. Pwede na ba kahit wala pang visa?

[mameeh]

Strictly speaking, high school graduate in the Philippines is not the same as high school graduate in Canada or in the US.

Sa Pilipinas, Grade 1 to Grade 6 plus 4 years sa High School. Pwede nang tumapak sa college or university

Sa North America, kailangan taposin ang Grade 1 to Grade 12. So, technically speaking, may 2 years na difference ang education sa Canada versus education sa Pilipinas.

Kaya nga kapag nagpa-assess ang 4 or 5 years na Bachelor's Degree holder sa Pilipinas, ang katumbas sa Canada ay 2 or 3 years lang na college (not Bachelor's degree ng university). I found this out when I had my Bachelor's Degree assess by University of Toronto years ago.

So, my question is - Would these factors count in determining educational attainment of Filipino job seekers?

Hi sleepless105!

Yun nga din daw reason kung bakit hindi kaagad nakakakuha ng magandang job mga pinoy, kailangan pa nilang magkaroon ng Canadian Experience, at mag-aral ulit kung gustong makakuha ng mas maganda o mas mataas na position.

Sabi nila pag dating palang diyan may training pa for language efficiency, tama ba? Ok din naman yun, hindi porket marunong mag english dito sa Pilipinas kayang kaya na diyan, may pagkakaiba pa din daw. May mga terms na iba sa atin at iba din sa kanila. Yung mga andiyan na share niyo naman kung anu-ano yun, para pag dating naming paalis palang may background kami kahit papano.

Thanks!

[joshemir]

Ang weird...

Yung friend ko, nag-aapply for Visa. Naforward na ng hospital yung medical niya ng Feb 2, at nareceive ng CEm last Feb 8 pa.

til now wala pang update...

(yung ibang march nagsubmit e meron ng PPR!)

ano kayang posibleng reason kung bakit wala pa?

Advisable ba na mag-email let siya? (naemail na kasi niya ang CEM. Heheh!)

[Jinger]

Hi, question if my profession reached the desired no. of applicants can I still give my application for FSW??? TIA