Some help please: Moving Difficulties and about life!

galdino · 2010-10-27T15:00:57+02:00

Felipe from Brazil shares his challenges moving to Vancouver. Get insights on job sponsorship, employment options, and studying abroad. Practical advice for newcomers!

galdino Member

Member since 11 February 2010

galdinoMember27 October 2010 13:00:57

hello Everybody,
My name is Felipe, I'm 24 years old Sound Technician and I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am intending to move to Vancouver by the end of January to live with my girlfriend, she is canadian and is already living in Vancouver. We are together for a year and the best way we found out for we to be together is me to move there. I've been researching that for a long time, and I just found out that is REALLY difficult to find a job from here and get sponsored from here in Brazil. So my plan is, to go there and then find a job.
I have some doubts that I can never find online and nobody says something substantial to me.
At first, my intention is to find any job, to live there, and then after some time working, find something in my field and start to study again. Is that really difficult to find a job that can sponsor you?? Is that process expensive or long??
remembering that I don't really care at first what kind of job will I get, as long it's legal and honest!

My other question is, after that period of working in any job, I REALLY would like to find something in my field and keep studying. But I am researching that, and I couldn't find ANY good information about how a foreigner to get into some university there. Things like, what documents do I need, how to valid my degree there (like my schooling, to prove that I have equivalent studies here in Brazil).

Please can somebody help me??
I'm聽 sorry for such a BIG message and for so maney questions, I'm just REALLY lost about those things and my trip is comming soon! *nervous*

Thanks a lot in advance!

Sincerely,
Felipe

ashleakelly Member

Member since 17 August 2010

ashleakellyMember04 November 2010 22:58:52

I don't know much about the West coast of Canada, I live on the East coast, but there are a lot of people who study internationally on my side of Canada. Have you tried going onto the websites for the major universities in Vancouver? Usually they have information for people who aren't Canadian citizens. You could even contact them by email, whenever I contacted a university with a question, I would have a reply very quickly and they were always happy to help.

I know nothing about the job market on that side of Canada, but most employers don't have a problem with hiring a foreigner as long as they're professional and good at their work.

galdino Member

Member since 11 February 2010

galdinoMember05 November 2010 12:47:42

thankss a lot for your reply!
every word people say to help me, actually helps!
i will try to do this, message the university and wait for a answer.

for now i am just caring about visas and those things, but soon i will start to research that even more.

thanks again!