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.

[ozcity]

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 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.

True..as long as you are qualified per australian standards..you can get a Permanent Residency(PR) Visas

pero kung kapit sa patalim or para dun sa gusto na talagang umalis
get a student visa, madali lang, you can get it in 1 month time..basta
kumpleto ka sa papers and ofcourse a show money...

4 of my friends na student visa sila before...ngayon puro PR na sila..after 2 yrs of studying(kuno) hehehehe

[CZintrclr]

Sir yebo, my wife just came back from the states and successfully renewed her greencard, yes you are right she must not be out of the country more than 6 months so she has to go there again and this time she will be applying for her citizenship already.

[empy]

sometimes it's good to get out of your comfort zone. if you don't, you may never be exposed to valuable experiences and life lessons, or realize your full potential. you may always just be content with the here and now.

just a thought.

[the_wildthing]

sometimes it's good to get out of your comfort zone.

I can safely say the reason I tried it out is because I never tried it before. So I guess I left my comfort zone. Like I said, maybe in five years, my answer is different and I'd be willing to stay here.

[oldblue]

I feel incomplete if i'm just in my comfort zone.

[EL Chicane]

when i get hold of just enough money to retire..i would definitely go back to the philippines and live in a beach and have a small business sa water sports.

This made me think that life on Earth is really just to experience what living is all about. You can sum it up as Being Born ---> Raise a Family ---> Then Retire and Die.

Sabi nga dun sa Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: What is the meaning of life?

Sorry, I'm rambling here...

[niky]

Hehe... comfort zone... ...I do agree that you should challenge yourself, you also have obligations. Depending on your situation, migration could be a gamble, or security for your family. For me, I've been paying attention to the education market and I don't like what's available for my kid when she grows up there... (mahal!) but then, we could just send her back here
to study...

[GlennSter]

This made me think that life on Earth is really just to experience what living is all about. You can sum it up as Being Born ---> Raise a Family ---> Then Retire and Die.

Sabi nga dun sa Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: What is the meaning of life?

Sorry, I'm rambling here...

parang ganun naa nga...

the meaaning of life is not the meaning itself..it's the search of the meaning (ano daw!?! )

[Boy Torotot]

ako naman, gusto ko pa rin dito pa pilipinas, kahit na i know we'll probably have a better life sa ibang bansa. magulo man sa ngayon(kelan ba hindi?) at di mo alam direksyon patutunguhan ng pilipinas, surviving pa rin naman...

kung isang kahig isang tuka ako dito, walang pag-asang makabili ng kotse, bahay at lupa...in short, walang kinabukasan para sa aking pamilya... maaga pa sa alas kwatro, migrate na kami agad.

as it is, medyo lucky naman kami dito sa pilipins. not rich pero i can provide for my family's needs & my children's education pa naman. can afford na manghulog monthly for a car(kahit 2nd hand lang) at a small house & lot. though it would take more time than compared to when we're abroad to get all these, there's that kind of feeling or satisfaction na mararamdaman mo lang while living here in the pilipins.
iba pa rin dito sa atin, nandito mga kamag-anak at mga kaibigan (kahit yong iba mahilig mangutang), mas masaya ang pasko at bagong taon, ang mahal na araw, ang undas...at higit sa lahat ang values na maibibigay ko sa aking mga anak. kahit na matrapik at daming gagong driver sa daan, at least tagalog pa rin pag nagmurahan

too late na siguro to leave my comfort zone... di na lang ako ang concern ngayon e, pati family ko na rin. at bakit pa, kuntento na rin kami sa buhay namin dito sa pilipinas. (pero mas maganda kung may farm ako o kaya beach front property to retire to..hehehe.)

though i understand those leaving the country, and i hope they find better lives and contentment wherever they're going. at sana, if they can already afford to live in the pilipins comfortably in the future, balik sila ulit...

[theveed]

May mga nasa Singapore ba dito?