Interview Done

[pocoyo]

Congrats Trina!

[shakira2009]

"I understand what you say that if you already have a good job at home, then why go to an unfamiliar land and gamble right?  That depends on your own foresight of the future you want.

I, for example, have a very good job in a government insititution here in abu dhabi.  Everyone here in the UAE knows that a post in the government is as good as gold.  Despite all the rampant racial discrimination, pay is good and we live a fairly comfortable life, being able to enjoy a tax free income. 

BUT, and this is a very big BUT (no pun intended)... I cannot see myself retiring from here and then going home to a country with almost no social security.  For what am I staying here for?  I save and save but for what?  To put my kids through school? To be able to build me a mansion back home?  To ready myself financially for medical ailments that will eventually come my way in old age?  And to discover in the end that all the years of saving was still barely enough? 

I have no need for a mansion.  I want a life where I do not need to worry about medical bills when I grow old, for me and my family... I want my kids to go to good schools where they will be given fair opportunity and to not go through all the hassle of credentialling etc etc... I want to be able to travel to other countries wherein I do not have to practically beg for a tourist visa... is this dream so hard to ask?  Is this future worth flipping burgers for the first few months?  Is it worth the gamble to go there and not be able to find a job quickly?

THIS is the reason why I save for now, to finance the gamble that I am more than willing to take.  While I am still young and strong with most of my neurons still firing in my brain.  It is wise to wait and be prepared... but do not wait too long."

Trinatocanada: CONGRATULATIONS !!!

And I also must say that I LOVED YOUR REPLY.  I felt deeply identified with your thoughts.  Thank you for sharing!

[piolo]

Hi Trina,

Congratulations to you!!!   Huwag mo sanang kalimutang i share din dito ang job situation nating
Physios once you are there. Ang ganda naman ng sinabi mo, nakaka touch para sa ating mga Filipinos
na mas gusto pa sa ibang bansa kaysa sa ating bayan na wala na yata talagang pag asang umunlad pa.
Me, still waiting pa rin, and okey lang naman kasi as what you said, gold mine na rin sa atin to be working
in a government hospital here in abu dhabi kaya kaya pa namang maghintay. I have not started in my
credentialing, maybe after I get my documents request letter. 

Congrats again to you and your family too.  Saan ka graduate sa atin? Hope you don't mind my asking.

Piolo

[igbehinadara]

congratulations to all you, that had interview done already.Wishing you all the best in Canada.

Ig

[pammi]

Hi trina,
congrates buddy.U r on ur way to a very good life in canada.
pammi

[trinatocanada]

Hi trina,
congrates buddy.U r on ur way to a very good life in canada.
pammi

hi pammi,
thanks!  keep us posted on your landing experience

[ruka]

oh dear,

you are through -- our warmest wishes to your family.

[eemmoo]

Hi guys,

We just came back from the interview at the Canadian embassy in Abu Dhabi.  The interview itself took 10 minutes.  My husband and I were called to enter an interview room and just as we sat down, the immigration officer told us that this interview was just a part of their quality assurance checks.  She said that they had picked several applicants randomly and there was nothing wrong with our application. 

She first asked to see our passports then proceeded to question us about our job descriptions then asked to look at our degree certificates.  She wanted to know if I had done some research about the job market in our field (my husband and I are both physiotherapists) and if we knew about the credentialing process.  Her final question was about our decision to immigrate in the first place and why we chose Canada. 

After satisfying all her questions, she asked us if we had any questions for her.  I asked her how much longer it would take before we finally receive the visas.  She said two months after we have sent the RPRF fees.  She even checked our status in her computer and said that all background checks have been done and that the only thing missing from our file is the RPRF fee.

So that's it

Good luck

[sanjn]

Congrats trinatocan.

I too had my interview in AUH but on the 7th Mar. They (there were two visa officers) said the same thing about quality control and generally asked about plans etc. and jobs done. They never asked to see any documents although I was carrying everything I thought would be required, and then some!

About when the visa will come, they were quite vague.. maybe a couple of months etc.

My meds and rprf was already sent to London in Jan.

-sanjn

[trinatocanada]

Congrats to you too sanjn!