Pinoycare visa center-- any feedbacks on this firm?

jay_j · Apr 18, 2009

hello everyone! i was told by a friend of mine who just applied for an immigrant visa with pinoycare agency. i really wanna migrate and work in canada.. i am a RN here in philippines. i was just wondering if pinoycare is poea approved? and there has been some irregularities with the agency such as the fee they are asking from you before they give u the kit. my friend told me that originally it's 75,000 php. but apparently she and her sister paid only 50,000 php coz they bargained with them. i dont understand why that is so. isn't there should be a FIXED PRICE?

i really wanna believe this agency can help me if ever i do get into it... but i wanna be sure coz that's a big amount of money and i don't wanna be a victim of any scam.

can anyone pls help me clear things up? is this agency legal? have they ever had any bad record from clients?

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 18, 2009

hello everyone! i was told by a friend of mine who just applied for an immigrant visa with pinoycare agency. i really wanna migrate and work in canada.. i am a RN here in philippines. i was just wondering if pinoycare is poea approved? and there has been some irregularities with the agency such as the fee they are asking from you before they give u the kit. my friend told me that originally it's 75,000 php. but apparently she and her sister paid only 50,000 php coz they bargained with them. i dont understand why that is so. isn't there should be a FIXED PRICE?
i really wanna believe this agency can help me if ever i do get into it... but i wanna be sure coz that's a big amount of money and i don't wanna be a victim of any scam.
can anyone pls help me clear things up? is this agency legal? have they ever had any bad record from clients?

Why use an agency? You can do it yourself

jay_j · Apr 18, 2009

the thing is, i have no idea what to do or where to go.. or where to start. and nobody i know can tell me either. I'm in a place here in philippines that's far from Manila. i don't even know if there are any canadian embassies aside from the ones in Manila. seriously got no clue how to start with the whole process.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 18, 2009

the thing is, i have no idea what to do or where to go.. or where to start. and nobody i know can tell me either. I'm in a place here in philippines that's far from Manila. i don't even know if there are any canadian embassies aside from the ones in Manila. seriously got no clue how to start with the whole process.

Not a problem, we can help :)

First off you need to decide on which province you want to live and work and apply to their college of nursing (it is their nursing board) They will assess your training and depending on province will decide if a SEC is warranted or not. Once all requirements are met you will get eligibility to sit CRNE

Next find a employer by contacting hospitals in the area you want to live, send them your resume. They will in most cases have experience with IEN's so will now what to do

Once you have a employer sorted then look for type of work permit or route to take (some provinces nurses meet PNP requirements) all information regarding working and immigration to Canada can be found on the CIC website. You will also find the paperwork to complete and it is very clear on how to complete. You will need a medical but not always requires you to go to the Canadian embassy, may be sorted out via paperwork you submit.

Starting point though is which province and applying to college of nursing

jay_j · Apr 18, 2009

gosh..

are all those necessary in applying for an IMMIGRANT VISA? or is that for a working visa?

and oh.. i'm thinking of toronto.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 18, 2009

gosh..
are all those necessary in applying for an IMMIGRANT VISA? or is that for a working visa?
and oh.. i'm thinking of toronto.

If you want to work as a nurse in Canada then you have to apply to the college http://www.cno.org/international_en/reqs/req3_exam/index.htm regardless on how you move to Canada and also to work as a nurse a medical is required. The list I have given is requirements for either visa you can not get round them

jay_j · Apr 18, 2009

i was thinking of maybe just working as a nursing aid there for the meantime... coz if i aim for a job as a RN there, that would take me longer and i would have to review and prepare for the SEC which would cost me more. i'm just aiming right now in getting and working there in any healthcare positions (aid, nursing assistant, caregiver,etc) i am qualified to work in. and after a while, maybe i could start reviewing and have the SEC while im there and hopefully be able to work as an RN.

what do u think? is that possible?

zeromike22 · Apr 18, 2009

my friend told me that originally it's 75,000 php. but apparently she and her sister paid only 50,000 php coz they bargained with them. i dont understand why that is so. isn't there should be a FIXED PRICE?

This is what they have also told us about.. In my opinion,they really don't have a fix price and their processing fee may go higher or lower as they wish... I have been told to shell out at least an average of P160,000 pesos all in all for permanent visa application and this includes the one way airfare...

First off you need to decide on which province you want to live and work and apply to their college of nursing (it is their nursing board) They will assess your training and depending on province will decide if a SEC is warranted or not. Once all requirements are met you will get eligibility to sit CRNE

One more thing, Do we really have to get a one year nursing experience here in our home country before applying for a permanent residence visa ?

Will taking the S.E.C. be enough to assess my nursing skills and land me a nursing job even if I only have a 6month hospital experience here in the Philippines?

jay_j · Apr 18, 2009

"one more thing, do we really have to get a one year nursing experience here in our home country before applying for a permanent residence visa ?

will taking the s.e.c. be enough to assess my nursing skills and land me a nursing job even if i only have a 6month hospital experience here in the philippines?"

i haven't attended the seminar by pinoycare.. but yeah, my friend said they have a point sys with canada.. and that includes having a relative(s) there, and at least a year of work experience here (philippines). i don't know if having an employer is a factor too, but that's wat she told me.

i guess it's possible to get there without a job/employer or w/o goin thru sec for an immigrant visa.. given that you won't have a job there too or at least as a rn. so how come pinoycare would ask for at least a year of experience from their applicants for em to process for the immigrant visa? ... just wondering...

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 18, 2009

Most employers ask for work experience but this is something that you can discuss with them. If the province requires SEC then there is no way round it even with a immigrant visa. Getting registration is different to going through immigration and you have to meet the province requirements for IEN. Most agencies regardless on country going to require some year/s of work experience

I would suggest reading these links

Provincial nomination program

Temporary work permit

You can come over on a TWP and change to PR once working for a few months.

jay_j · Apr 18, 2009

Most employers ask for work experience but this is something that you can discuss with them. If the province requires SEC then there is no way round it even with a immigrant visa. Getting registration is different to going through immigration and you have to meet the province requirements for IEN. Most agencies regardless on country going to require some year/s of work experience
I would suggest reading these links
Provincial nomination program
Temporary work permit
You can come over on a TWP and change to PR once working for a few months.

thanks silverdragon! you've been a great help!

zeromike22 · Apr 21, 2009

So which province do you think is the easiest to get in??