Thinking of migrating? or already a migrant?

[KoKoNAT]

ahh, ok.. madali lang din kasing mag migrate dito sa Australia eh. Yung sa amin after 6 months ipasa yung application, pa medical na.. after a month got our PR visa and were off. Meron pa nga akong kakilala eh, single after 2 months niyang ipasa ay pa medical na siya. walang interview, walang show money na kailangan. syempre kailangan mo ng pera pang sustain sa inyo pero at least hindi ka required na mag accumulate ng limpak-limpak na salapi para lang may mai pakita ka sa kanila.

meron akong mga katrabaho nun sa Singapore na nag apply sa Canada before sa akin, naunahan ko pa sila sa pag alis. ma kamusta nga kaya sila kung ano na nangyari sa application nila.

as for jobs, sa umpisa mahirap. kasi merong mga companies na gusto Australian-qualifications at -experience ang hinahanap. pero tyaga lang ang kailangan dahil meron din namang basta qualified ka eh wala silang pakialam kung saan ka nag aral at nag trabaho.

[voltes_V]

CZintrclr,
valid pa kaya green card ng misis mo? kasi ang alam ko since 1999 or so iniba na ng US INS ang rules sa green card holders. dapat nasa US ang isang green card holder for 6months+1 day of every year for the green card to remain valid. somebody correct me if i am wrong but i know e few people who lost their green cards because they stayed too long in the philippines and did not satisfy this new immigration requirement.

Nang makita ko yung sa akin, 7 years na siya expired hehe

[ozcity]

kung mayaman ka dyan ka na lang sa pinas.. nandyan lahat...yung satisfaction mo iba compared sa abroad.....lahat ng kaibigan at kamag anak mo nandyan..

sa abroad kahit magkaroon ka ng magarang kotse parang hindi mo "feel"
kasi halos karamihan nakaka-afford bumili ng magagarang sasakyan..heheheh

e sa pinas kahit bubulok-bulok yung kotse mo iba yung dating mo..parang
proud na proud ka pa..heheheheh

ako nag-abroad ako para kumita ng pera at dalhin sa pinas....mas malaki
ang value...in 5yrs time pwede ka ng makabili ng house and lot plus bnew car na fully paid lahat...e kung dito ko gagastusin yung pera ko sa abroad baka
kahit isang lote e hindi ako makabili ..heheheheheh

wag ka na lang magpa-apekto sa gobyerno natin...trabaho lang ng trabaho
kasi walang mangyayari sa atin kung puro reklamo sa gobyerno ang gagawin.

[Imau]

for example:



A lot of peeps don't change their cellphone everyyear or every three years and yet they still make it big.



A lot of peeps don't change their cars everyyear or every seven years and yet they still make it big.



A lot of peeps don't drink a Php100 coffee everyday and yet they still make it big.



A lot of peeps don't dine/leisure/travel/drink alcohol yet they still make it big.



A lot of peeps don't buy the latest home theater system and yet they still make it big.



A lot of peeps don't regularly goes to the gym and yet they are healthy



A lot of people does that.



A lot of people really does that.



A lot of people really, really does that.




Simple Life, Simple Problem. ;)

"The things you own ends up owning you" - Tyler Durden, Fight Club - I love this movie - sorry can't resist the urge to quote my mantra!

[empy]

mahirap labanan ang tukso sa developed countries, hehe. wait till you get the $50k line of credit offers or brand new Lancer Evos at 20% of your monthly salary lease deals, hehe :evillaugh

[GlennSter]

mahirap labanan ang tukso sa developed countries, hehe. wait till you get the $50k line of credit offers or brand new Lancer Evos at 20% of your monthly salary lease deals, hehe :evillaugh

i cannot WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bwahrahrahrharh

[need4speed]

just saw this thread, i left for the states right after graduating tertiary studies. stayed there for almost 2 years but really didn't like it. i guess it depends on the state that you live in. i was in the suburbs so there wasn't much happening. mall's were all the same, nothing much to do. luckily i got promoted and transferred back to asia, here in hkg.

been here almost 2 years now as well. although i grew up here and it's like my 2nd home apart from the PI, I still do miss home and yearn to go back home.

i know of quite a bit of fellow pinoys here, both expats and locally hired here in HK and China and we're all doing pretty well off. i prefer my life here than when i was in the states. get payed more, pay less taxes and i can't really complain.

a lot of us here don't have cars and don't really need it due to such an efficient transport system as many of you i'm sure have tried. but i'm getting one soon as i'm exploring the area more and trying new things.

[theveed]

Tama point ni Niky din...

The issue of "comfort zone" is what most of us are after, especially for our kids... I could literally care less where we are right now, as long as you are living comfortably by your standards... If your standards are unreasonable (craploads of material goods, Paris-hilton spending etc.) then it wouldn't matter where you live, it won't be enough.

Financial security and independence lang talaga habol...

Secondary na mga issues like government, social welfare, etc...

Sa mga magulang, it pretty much boils down to whatever place you can secure a better future for your child...

Sa mga umaalis, if there wasn't a job offer (that provides working visa), pano kayo umaalis?

[imprezawrxsti]

Tama point ni Niky din...
craploads of material goods, Paris-hilton spending etc.) then it wouldn't matter where you live, it won't be enough.
The issue of "comfort zone" is what most of us are after, especially for our kids... I could literally care less where we are right now, as long as you are living comfortably by your standards... If your standards are unreasonable (

Financial security and independence lang talaga habol...

Secondary na mga issues like government, social welfare, etc...

Sa mga magulang, it pretty much boils down to whatever place you can secure a better future for your child...

Sa mga umaalis, if there wasn't a job offer (that provides working visa), pano kayo umaalis?

Dito sa Tate ? dalawa lang ang naisip ko, 1) tourist visa tapos hanap ng sponsor 2) Mag-asawa ng citizen na dito
Pero mahirap talaga makisama sa ibang lahi , kalahati lang ang saya. Ako pag alam kong burn out na ako , uwi na kaagad sa 'Pinas, pagkatapos OK na naman sumabak sa trabaho

[KoKoNAT]

I left my comfort zone kasi I don't want to have regrets later on my life. Say 20-30 years from now at nasa Pinas pa rin ako, I don't want to look back on what has happened and say, 'What if tinuloy kong mag migrate?', and regret the missed opportunity that may have come.

Now that I have entered my new comfort zone, I know that I have no regrets on my decision.

Sa mga umaalis, if there wasn't a job offer (that provides working visa), pano kayo umaalis?

Sa Australia, di mo kailangan ng job offer to get a PR visa, basta qualified ka. Migrants are PR holders so all you have to do is go to Australia, then find a job here. Most companies have the following clause in their job openings: 'Must be legal to work in Australia'. So hindi nila papansinin ang application mo pag ala kang visa. Though, there are some cases na hindi ganun pero most of the time ganyan.