A Journey of Joy and Hope- Canada Immigrant Visa

White Christmas anyone? This is what often I ask my clients once they inquire about the opportunity of living and working in Canada. Some of them just smile while others commit. People who commit is now smiling in Canada. One of our clients who is experiencing this joy is Helen Montojo. We ask her if we could publish her letter on this Blog and share his joy of having an Immigrant Visa.

Hello,

Musta na? We are now in Vancouver, B.C. We left the Phils on May 24 but am coming back in August.

Vancouver is a nice place-- maraming mapapasyalan at maraming Pinoy. There are a lot of jobs here in the health care sector. The weather is ideal-- the coldest is 10 degrees pero umabot ng 33 degrees one time. My husband is now coordinating with Skills Connect so he can upgrade his skills and avail of free tuition. Baka pag alis na namin ay magpa part-time job na siya sa Home Care. Meantime, panay ang pasyal namin. Enjoy muna kasi pag nakapag trabaho na ay hindi na makapag enjoy.

We had the opportunity to visit Calgary and Edmonton last week when we attended the Convention for Couples for Christ. Summer kasi ngayon kaya okay lang sa mga cities na ito. Mas maraming jobs sa Edmonton. Advantages in migrating there are: mas maganda ang social benefits compared to BC, more job opportunities, prices of commodities are lower; taxes are lower, prices of real estate is very much lower than in BC. Bad side are: weather is soooo cooled umaabot ng negative 20 degrees at konti ang mapapasyalan. Kung gusto mong mag-ipon at magkaroon ng desinteng bahay --- Edmonton is the place to go. My husband is considering moving there but on second thoughts, kaya ba ng health ko ang lamig doon? Our options are still open.

Kahit masaya at nag-eenjoy kami dito sa Vancouver ay inaalala pa rin namin ang eldest daughter na naiwan sa Pinas. We hope she could enjoy the places we visit here. May mga nagsa suggest na mag Student Visa siya para mapadali ang punta niya rito. Query: Does CIC process student visa? Marami rin ba kayong napapaalis? Ang consultancy fee ba ay gaya rin sa independent immigration? Kung mag-e enroll siya ng Licensed Practical Nursing dito sa Vancouver Community College ay eventually makakapag-apply siya ng Permanent Resident dito, para pagdating ko diyan ay ipapa process ko sa CIC.

Alam mo masuerte talaga ako kasi umabot pa ang profession ko sa 38 in demand profession of skilled worker. Effective June 2010, it was trimmed down to 25 at wala na ang mga Accountants, auditors and financial managers. Kaya mahihirapan na rin ang anak ko kasi Med Rep siya. Kaya nga we will try the Student visa route.

I have attached some pix taken at Lake Louise and Jasper in Alberta. Wala akong picture ng Niagara Falls kasi malayo iyon, I need to travel by plane. See you soon...

Best regards,

Helen




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Ma'am Helen is a CPA here in the Philippines which is included in the first Priority List for Canada. She know what she wants and she want her dreams to come true. She commit on the application and after 8 months she got her Canada Immigrant Visa. Although she was not able to bring her daughter because she is already dependent but that did not stop her in pushing her application.

She has now experienced the white christmas which I asked her before. If you want to feel it to here is what you have to do:

1. fill out the free online assessment form
2. submit your resume: rgomez@go2canada.com
3. get a schedule for a free assessment/evaluation or group seminar @09279856617/09228936460 3011070 loc7718