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hey guys! has anyone hear of PINOYCARE VISA CENTER? or who applied their services? I recently attended their orientation seminar here in davao city and they said that the CIC would shell out immigrant visas for nurses for as early as 9 months, is this true?

ganun mam....whats the update of the processing?can you help me...i am thinking of going with it...

please reply...do you know anybody who landed a job already in canada as a nurse?

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good day...are they strict on medical?like perforated ear drum?

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Pls post more comments regarding pinoy care. I wanna know if this consultancy firm really is legitimate. I searched the A-max agency and seems like its not in the list of registered agencies in POEA. I want to more because some of my friends already signed up.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

As I keep saying why would you want to use an agency when it can be done by yourself???

Starting point would be reading these threads

FAQ CRNE

IEN Read first

FAQ SEC

and then read once you have decided which route to take

CIC

Also be aware by reading the Canadian forum on which provinces are having employment issues because if you pick a province that is having employment issues like Alberta is currently then you will expect delays.

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Pls post more comments regarding pinoy care. I wanna know if this consultancy firm really is legitimate. I searched the A-max agency and seems like its not in the list of registered agencies in POEA. I want to more because some of my friends already signed up.

Of course you can't see it in the POEA list because it is not a recruitment agency, it's a consultancy firm. They will help you with your papers and all the "how to" in the application of your visa. They will not provide you with a job placement once you're visa will be approved. They're only concern is to help you with your papers in applying for an immigrant visa. As silverdragon said, you can do it on your own, check out the CIC website. I am a pinoycare client though, my application has just been lodged this month

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oh no!

I just signed up to their agency! I should have known this agency and now I'm on an agony after hearing all those negative feedbacks from the clients itself from Pinoy Care Visa Center. I just paid 20 k and the dilemma was that they assure me that I can be an immigrant eventhouh I lack work experience. To Hell Hath No Fury than a Client Scorned! Please help me , Do I still need to back out and forget my 20K instead or still continue with my application with them? I never told my father about this and for sure he will be mad at me if this agency is really a scam or not. Thank you for those who will answer my question.! May God Bless you!

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As I keep saying why would you want to use an agency when it can be done by yourself???

Starting point would be reading these threads

FAQ CRNE

IEN Read first

FAQ SEC

and then read once you have decided which route to take

CIC

Also be aware by reading the Canadian forum on which provinces are having employment issues because if you pick a province that is having employment issues like Alberta is currently then you will expect delays.

As much as i would want to do it on my own i dont have the big amount like 500 thousand pesos as show money for the embassy. I was told that Pinoy Care will take care of that. They will provide the show money for me. I guess that's why people like me would take the risk. Do you have any idea about the show money?:crying2:

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Silverdragon102 and 5cats - if I read the posts correctly, you are both IENs? If so, would you answer some questions - did you both follow all the rules and regulations to the letter when applying for immigration? Were you suppose to have settlement funds, and did you actually meet this requirement as stated in the CIC?

I can understand why Filipinos are using agencies like Pinoy Care. If you are fortunate enough to have a paying nursing job, you probably make 10,000 to 15,000 a month. After paying living expenses, there is little possibility of saving the 500,000+ required for settlement funds.

I can already hear some here say, OK, so be it. Then the poor Filipinos should not try to go to Canada. If nurses from the third world stop going to Canada, who will care for the baby boomers 10 to 20 years from now? I guess the provincial health authorities could do mass hiring in the Philippines or India when the time comes, and hope for the best.

As I said before, the settlement funds requirement is a farce the way it is now, so it should either be enforced or changed somehow.

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narscathy - if I understand your post, you paid Pinoy Care the 20K deposit, but you do not have the required one year of paid work experience, and Pinoy Care was aware of this?

If so, what did Pinoy Care say they would do about this requirement when it comes time to submit the application? If they did not expressly address this concern, I would make sure to get a direct answer to a specific question - how will I meet the work experience requirement?

I recently attended a presentation by Pinoy Care at a local hotel. USSI was also there. I was not impressed! There were many half-truths and exaggerations. For example, they said that the nurses would have no problem with the CRNE. If you look at the CNA website, you will find that the percentage of IENs who pass the CRNE has been as low as 41%, and for 2008, the latest data available, it was 66%. Surely, some who failed must be from the Philippines.

I believe Pinoy Care is legitimate. However, they are getting so many new clients, that I believe they have a large backlog to work through. If you don't have the settlement funds, but meet the other requirements, Pinoy Care may well get you a visa for Canada, but at the presentation I went to, they did not emphasize that the process could take more than 1 year.

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Thatt's my problem canman...They don't emphasize that it would really take more than a year to process all the papers aside from CRNA. I was fooled by their assurance for using USSI services to find an arranged employemnt. Now I'm on agony, my money has gone to waste.. The owner assures me that she can process my papers however, I should find a work related to my course whether it is a volunteer or training program whilst to my application. It was very gruesome being hypnotized with their orientation..huhu.. By the way canman, where did Pinoy Care Visa Center held their orientatoin again?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
silverdragon102 and 5cats - if i read the posts correctly, you are both iens? if so, would you answer some questions - did you both follow all the rules and regulations to the letter when applying for immigration? were you suppose to have settlement funds, and did you actually meet this requirement as stated in the cic?

i can understand why filipinos are using agencies like pinoy care. if you are fortunate enough to have a paying nursing job, you probably make 10,000 to 15,000 a month. after paying living expenses, there is little possibility of saving the 500,000+ required for settlement funds.

i can already hear some here say, ok, so be it. then the poor filipinos should not try to go to canada. if nurses from the third world stop going to canada, who will care for the baby boomers 10 to 20 years from now? i guess the provincial health authorities could do mass hiring in the philippines or india when the time comes, and hope for the best.

as i said before, the settlement funds requirement is a farce the way it is now, so it should either be enforced or changed somehow.

yes i am a ien but came over because my husband had a job and we still had to show proof of funds like everyone else as set out in the cic website as well as meet all other requirements set out my the cic and they even questioned something with my husband's application form and we had to send in further documentation so it shows that they do check out the paperwork. the proof of funds are there for a reason and is there so that you can support yourself for a certain period of time without claiming from the country where you haven't paid anything into it.

this is why i think it is wrong that an agency is saying they have funds that you can use and then remove it when cic states

you must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in canada. you cannot borrow this money from another person. you must be able to use this money to support the costs of living for your family.

however it also states

you do not have to show that you have these funds if you have arranged employment in canada.

skilled workers and professionals: who can apply--proof of funds

so if you do the process on your own without the use of an agency and have a job to go to then you do not need to show you have these funds

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Silverdragon102 .

I can already hear some here say, OK, so be it. Then the poor Filipinos should not try to go to Canada. If nurses from the third world stop going to Canada, who will care for the baby boomers 10 to 20 years from now? I guess the provincial health authorities could do mass hiring in the Philippines or India when the time comes, and hope for the best.

As I said before, the settlement funds requirement is a farce the way it is now, so it should either be enforced or changed somehow.

Uhm, checkout nursing school enrollments in Canada. Every class is oversubscribed. CNA is also revamping nursing education and the various levels of nurses are having their scope of practice changed to encourage greater utilization of the LPN, RPN, and RN both within the hospital and community setting.

In my hospital, it was not uncommon for the IENs who came from the Phillipines in 2008 to require 3 attempts at the CRNE. I know of three at this time in one area who have failed twice and are on their last attempt.

We are seeing an increase of applications from the US as well.

But due to the current economic situation in several provinces, Canada would be low on my list of places to look for a job if migrating. Locally educated new grads can't find work despite passing the CRNE on their first attempt, so foreign nurses would definitely have a hard time.

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