FULL DOCS TO MANILA VISA OFFICE OCT-DEC 2010

[gimbey]

hi Gimbey! Congrats bilis ah! anyway kasi nag register ako ng CIIP seminar pero wala pa date 2nd quarter daw... where ka nag attend ng CIIP? thanks!

Thanks jabba! I registered in CIIP sometime end of January pa and I received a reply from them a day after I emailed them. I attended the CIIP orientation held in Cebu City since I am from Cebu City and it was conducted February 8, the day before we got back our passports with visas.

You are from Manila right? I believe you can inquire in their office during office hours of weekdays and they usually schedule a weekly orientation there, not so sure though. They seldom conduct an orientation outside Manila so when we were invited, we took the opportunity right away. Do you have a copy of their brochure?

[gimbey]

APPLICANT	OCCUPATION	PREFERRED CITY	FD SENT	2nd AOR	VO	MR	MR FOR	MR REC	PPR	VISA
m-Jay	Construction	Calgary	04/10		FES	07/27/11	08/26/11	09/14/11	02/06/12
silentfan	Professor			08/24/10	MRU	07/20/11			12/20/11	01/27/12
civichonda	Physiotherapist		08/31/10	09/02/10	FES	07/21/11			08/31/11	11/27/11
annegel	Instructor	Calgary		09/17/10	FES	07/20/11			01/18/12
smilepmendoza	Hotel Manager	Calgary	09/17/10	09/23/10	FES	09/01/11
medik	Physician	Toronto	09/20/10	09/28/10	FES	09/17/11	10/14/11
witchy	Clinical Instructor	Calgary	09/21/10	09/26/10	MRU	09/16/11
campangelina	Nurse		09/22/10	09/27/10	FES	10/07/11	12/20/11
jovai	Clinical instructor	Toronto	09/27/10	09/30/10	MRU	07/26/11			02/08/12
gabrielsjimenez			10/10			03/11	07/18/11
luckycharm	Nurse	Calgary	10/01/10	10/06/10	MRU	07/29/11
jandox	Industrial Engineer	Saskatoon	10/08/10	10/11/10		06/23/11			09/07/11	10/14/11
annie_t	Nurse	Toronto	10/14/10	10/21/10	FES	07/26/11			02/15/12
jangong	Accountant	Calgary	10/14/10	10/25/10		09/22/11	10/21/11	11/03/11	02/02/12
chinay	Clinical Instructor	Vancouver	10/15/10	10/21/10	NBA	10/05/11
little flower	Fin Manager	Toronto	10/16/10	10/22/10	FES	07/22/11			12/20/11	01/11/12
bonjour_2011	Accom. Manager	Ottawa	10/16/10	12/01/10	NBA	09/29/11	01/11/12	01/23/12	02/08/12
gimbey	Instructor	Calgary	10/20/10	11/26/10	MRU	10/20/11		12/15/11	01/18/12	02/09/12
Karen Chu	Nurse	Vancouver	10/27/10	12/03/10	FES	10/06/11			01/18/12
wackyb2k4	IT Manager	Calgary	10/29/10	11/26/10	NBA	10/18/11		01/14/12	02/14/12
pfcastelo	Auditor	Toronto	10/29/10	11/26/10	NBA	10/12/11	11/28/11	12/05/11	02/01/12
bigblue			11/10/10	11/17/10		12/01/11		12/28/11
michaelantiola	Nurse/Instructor	New Brunswick	11/11/10	12/10/10	FES	12/06/11		01/27/12	02/02/12
pam72	Nurse	Manitoba	11/12/10	12/10/10	FES	11/22/11		01/01/12	02/14/12
gion_m13	Nurse	Toronto	11/13/10	12/09/10	MRU	10/28/11
jabba_83	Nurse Instructor	Toronto	11/10/10	12/09/10	MRU	11/18/11		12/29/11	02/14/12
jho111	Auditor	Calgary	11/16/10	01/05/11	LCY	11/21/11		01/13/12	02/14/12
jac.otrn	Nurse	Toronto	11/18/10	11/30/10	MRU	11/25/11
weng			11/18/10	12/15/10		11/29/11	12/13/11	01/22/12	02/14/12
butchokoy	Fin Manager	Vancouver	12/03/10	01/11/11
vincelynn	Electrician	Ottawa/Toronto	12/06/10	01/13/11	JCP
pisces18k	Accountant	Edmonton	12/07/10	01/12/11	ERS
hoping against hope	Rest. Food Service	Scarborough	12/10/10	01/13/11
stillwaiting24	Coll. Instructor	Manitoba	12/10/10	12/31/11	JCP
boboyrn	Nurse	Toronto	12/10/10	01/18/11	LCY
anata	Auditor	Toronto	12/17/10	01/14/11	JCP
cp3isaIII	IT Manager	Regina	12/17/10	01/12/11	LCY
reload	Nurse	Toronto	12/19/10	01/10/11	MRU
janellenurse	Nurse	Toronto	12/24/10	01/27/11
roncruz	Nurse	Toronto	12/27/10	01/25/11	JCP
formykids	Physician	Vancouver	12/30/10	01/21/11
charm10	Nurse	Alberta	12/10	01/11
shobott2011	Nurse	New Brunswick	01/05/11	01/24/11	NBA
izabelle07	Nurse	Manitoba	01/12/11	01/25/11	MRU
Raph4j	Auditor	Calgary	01/19/11	02/10/11	NBA
eager_ruby	Nurse		01/19/11	02/08/11	MRU
andreavonn	Electrician		01/19/11	02/08/11	NBA
chay	Nurse	Vancouver	01/11/11	01/26/11	NBA
catherine1967	Fin Manager	Toronto	01/24/11	02/14/11	NBA
gerlalo	Const. Mngr.	SK	01/25/11	04/07/11
aznieta	Professor	Vancouver	02/07/11	05/06/11	MRU
mishi88	Nurse	Vancouver	02/02/11	05/08/11	NBA

Total Applicants - 51
Total Applicants with VISA - 5
Total Applicants with PPR (waiting for VISA)- 13
Total Applicants with MR (waiting for PPR) - 10
Total Applicants waiting for MR - 23

Table Updated.  Congrats Gimbey!

Thanks pfcastelo! thanks also for updating my info here. 

[gimbey]

Hi Gimbey,

May ticket kana? San ka kumuha? San ka mag land?

Thanks

Hi pfcastelo, already bought our tickets from a travel and tours agency in SM City Cebu (Grand Hope Travel) to be specific. I am not advertising though  . Korean Airlines from Cebu to Seoul, Korea to Vancouver, BC. Air Canada from Vancouver, BC to Edmonton, AB which is our destination.   

[gimbey]

Congrats gimbey, cp3 at karen chu

thanks vincelynn!

[pam72]

Congrats karen,

[jabba_83]

Thanks jabba! I registered in CIIP sometime end of January pa and I received a reply from them a day after I emailed them. I attended the CIIP orientation held in Cebu City since I am from Cebu City and it was conducted February 8, the day before we got back our passports with visas.

You are from Manila right? I believe you can inquire in their office during office hours of weekdays and they usually schedule a weekly orientation there, not so sure though. They seldom conduct an orientation outside Manila so when we were invited, we took the opportunity right away. Do you have a copy of their brochure?

Thanks Gimbey for the fast reply hehe! nope im from Baguio kaya inaantay ko pa reply nila kasi nagpa sched nako hehe! how about COA and PDOS are u done? hehe daming tanong no senxa na kasi craming na to kasi kelangan May makaalis na din kami..

[gimbey]

Thanks Gimbey for the fast reply hehe! nope im from Baguio kaya inaantay ko pa reply nila kasi nagpa sched nako hehe! how about COA and PDOS are u done? hehe daming tanong no senxa na kasi craming na to kasi kelangan May makaalis na din kami..

You are very welcome, no problem I see, you are from Baguio pala. We have already completed PDOS but have to do COA pa. Where are you heading pala? Have your working experiences and education assessed as early as now or if not, bring with you all requirements for qualifications assessment so that we will hand carry na lng or mail it to your province assessment office.

I am working now with my daughter's papers especially for her enrollment in school. When you are done with PDOS, they will give you checklist as well as the small handbook as your guide on what to complete before moving to your destination. Please let me know should you require more information. I hope I can do the same 

[jangong]

Hi pfcastelo, already bought our tickets from a travel and tours agency in SM City Cebu (Grand Hope Travel) to be specific. I am not advertising though  . Korean Airlines from Cebu to Seoul, Korea to Vancouver, BC. Air Canada from Vancouver, BC to Edmonton, AB which is our destination.   

hello gimbey, how much did you purchase the tickets for sa Grand Hope? I'm also from Cebu and Probably Calgary or Edmonton po destination namin. Have you checked with other agencies as well? How much po naman sa iba?

Thanks and good luck!

[gimbey]

hello gimbey, how much did you purchase the tickets for sa Grand Hope? I'm also from Cebu and Probably Calgary or Edmonton po destination namin. Have you checked with other agencies as well? How much po naman sa iba?

Thanks and good luck!

Hi jangong, I paid US $3,059 which was around 130k pesos for 2 adults and 1 child. Since we are from Cebu, it is better not to go to Manila anymore so we won't be paying additional terminal fee at the NAIA. I tried to book at the PAL office in Jones Ave. but they don't have direct flights from Cebu to Edmonton. Out Manila tanan ilang flights and until Vancouver only. I also tried to book at another travel and tours in Raintree Mall (Gulf Exprss Corp) near Bo's Coffee and Ice Castle but they do not have Korean Air, only Eva Air and also out Manila tanan ilang flights and much expensive by 9k. I asked many travel agencies as to what airlines is cheaper and according to them, Korean Air is much cheaper daw. I am not sure with Cathay Pacific coz when I checked online, it would approximately costs us around 200K plus pesos. Dako ra kaayo!

By the way, if you have child/children below 12 years old, go to Philippine Tourism Authority - Cebu Office so you can request for a 50% discount on travel tax. Travel agencies will ask you to present a Reduced Travel Tax Certificate (RTTC) if you wish to enjoy a travel tax discount for your accompanying child/children. Philippine Tourism Authority is situated in front of Basilica del Santo Nino, City Savings Building. Their requirements include Php 200 fee and passports or visas... if your passports were submitted to embassy for stamping then you need to present you child/children NSO birth certificate.

I hope I answered your questions. I hope sa Edmonton sad mo para daghan ta bisaya didto..hehe...naa sad mi kadungan nga taga Cagayan nga padung og Edmonton. Human naba ka og attend sa CIIP orientation?

Daghang salamat!

[jangong]

Hi jangong, I paid US $3,059 which was around 130k pesos for 2 adults and 1 child. Since we are from Cebu, it is better not to go to Manila anymore so we won't be paying additional terminal fee at the NAIA. I tried to book at the PAL office in Jones Ave. but they don't have direct flights from Cebu to Edmonton. Out Manila tanan ilang flights and until Vancouver only. I also tried to book at another travel and tours in Raintree Mall (Gulf Exprss Corp) near Bo's Coffee and Ice Castle but they do not have Korean Air, only Eva Air and also out Manila tanan ilang flights and much expensive by 9k. I asked many travel agencies as to what airlines is cheaper and according to them, Korean Air is much cheaper daw. I am not sure with Cathay Pacific coz when I checked online, it would approximately costs us around 200K plus pesos. Dako ra kaayo!

By the way, if you have child/children below 12 years old, go to Philippine Tourism Authority - Cebu Office so you can request for a 50% discount on travel tax. Travel agencies will ask you to present a Reduced Travel Tax Certificate (RTTC) if you wish to enjoy a travel tax discount for your accompanying child/children. Philippine Tourism Authority is situated in front of Basilica del Santo Nino, City Savings Building. Their requirements include Php 200 fee and passports or visas... if your passports were submitted to embassy for stamping then you need to present you child/children NSO birth certificate.

I hope I answered your questions. I hope sa Edmonton sad mo para daghan ta bisaya didto..hehe...naa sad mi kadungan nga taga Cagayan nga padung og Edmonton. Human naba ka og attend sa CIIP orientation?

Daghang salamat!

Hello Gimbey. Thanks for the information. This is very helpful. I will ask around for the prices and will definitely grab that 50% tax discount!

I plan to attend the CIIP next month. CIIP mentioned that they do not have regular sessions here in Cebu and the next one is on March or April. I asked them to book me in the next available session. When are you departing? We're shooting for June or July - that is if we get our passports soon.

Honestly, up to this very moment, we're undecided yet between the 2, but things are starting to lean towards Edmonton considering the number of jobs available - at least from browsing to different job ad sites (kijiji, eluta, etc). I hope to hear more from the folks in the forum.

Thanks again!

[gimbey]

Hello Gimbey. Thanks for the information. This is very helpful. I will ask around for the prices and will definitely grab that 50% tax discount!

I plan to attend the CIIP next month. CIIP mentioned that they do not have regular sessions here in Cebu and the next one is on March or April. I asked them to book me in the next available session. When are you departing? We're shooting for June or July - that is if we get our passports soon.

Honestly, up to this very moment, we're undecided yet between the 2, but things are starting to lean towards Edmonton considering the number of jobs available - at least from browsing to different job ad sites (kijiji, eluta, etc). I hope to hear more from the folks in the forum.

Thanks again!

You are welcome jangong.  Sayang, there 2 batches of CIIP orientation scheduled last Feb 7and 8. My husband and I attended the second day. Cge lng, if you target to move by June or July then they could have probably scheduled another orientation in Cebu by next quarter. We are departing second week of April. When did you submit your passports? It took us 2 weeks only to get our passports back. I hope you will get your passports soon too.

After attending the CIIP orientation, for sure you will get a bigger picture of the labor market in Canada in general. By then, you can weigh things out depending on your priorities. We decided to change our destination after further research relative to our professions and future aspirations.  Good luck to us!

[Karen Chu]

Congrats karen,

                                                thanks pam =)

[Karen Chu]

Congrats gimbey, cp3 at karen chu

   

                      thanks!!!

[michaelantiola]

Hi guys,

We got our passports back with attached visas last February 9, 2012. Submitted our passports January 20, 2012 and medicals made last December 15, 2011. If you noticed, it was really fast!  Praise the Lord! We are getting ready for our departure this coming April 17.

For those who are in the medical or PPR stages, it is very helpful to attend the CIIP orientation. It helped us better equipped with relevant information with all the needed requirements for easier settlement when we get there. Pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS) conducted by CFO is a requirement too so never miss all these things.

Have more and more patience pa, we will get our dreams soon if we believe in HIM.

Good luck to all of us!

Daghang salamat!

congrats gimbey. Praise God more

[jangong]

You are welcome jangong.  Sayang, there 2 batches of CIIP orientation scheduled last Feb 7and 8. My husband and I attended the second day. Cge lng, if you target to move by June or July then they could have probably scheduled another orientation in Cebu by next quarter. We are departing second week of April. When did you submit your passports? It took us 2 weeks only to get our passports back. I hope you will get your passports soon too.

After attending the CIIP orientation, for sure you will get a bigger picture of the labor market in Canada in general. By then, you can weigh things out depending on your priorities. We decided to change our destination after further research relative to our professions and future aspirations.  Good luck to us!

talk about wrong timing! I applied online February 6 and got their response Feb 7 telling me that the next session is scheduled March or April. hehehe Anyway, I hope I can make it to the next available sked.

ikaw, what made you decide to make Edmonton your new home?