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wtf wrote:Every sector or Industry is maxed out in Trinidad. No Vacancies in teaching, Medical Field, Engineering, Project Management etc..
Is leaving Trinidad the best option?
For persons that migrated, or lived a portion of their lives abroad, what are the issues with surviving elsewhere as a Trini?
If you have some sort of support abroad then it's in your best interest to leave for the better.wtf wrote:Every sector or Industry is maxed out in Trinidad. No Vacancies in teaching, Medical Field, Engineering, Project Management etc..
Is leaving Trinidad the best option?
For persons that migrated, or lived a portion of their lives abroad, what are the issues with surviving elsewhere as a Trini?
vaiostation wrote:Leaving is the only good option. I mean if things so bad now, when you have children imagine how this place gonna be? How Trinidad will turn out in 20 years?
Better ya flip burgers in the USA or Canada, because you will at least be giving your family a fighting chance. Plus they would have better healthcare and education, as well as more options in a larger job market.
I mean life in Trinidad was always hard, but at least a couple decades ago we had our culture and heritage to fall back on, as well as no crime. So the burden of poverty wasn't so devastating. But now we have none of that. And these stink politicians just making it worse.
Just as the indians left the poverty in india to come to trinidad, the time has reached for us to leave trindad for somewhere else.
vaiostation wrote:Leaving is the only good option. I mean if things so bad now, when you have children imagine how this place gonna be? How Trinidad will turn out in 20 years?
Better ya flip burgers in the USA or Canada, because you will at least be giving your family a fighting chance. Plus they would have better healthcare and education, as well as more options in a larger job market.
I mean life in Trinidad was always hard, but at least a couple decades ago we had our culture and heritage to fall back on, as well as no crime. So the burden of poverty wasn't so devastating. But now we have none of that. And these stink politicians just making it worse.
Just as the indians left the poverty in india to come to trinidad, the time has reached for Trinidadians to leave trindad for somewhere else.
Since 1948 trinis have been migrating .vaiostation wrote:Leaving is the only good option. I mean if things so bad now, when you have children imagine how this place gonna be? How Trinidad will turn out in 20 years?
Better ya flip burgers in the USA or Canada, because you will at least be giving your family a fighting chance. Plus they would have better healthcare and education, as well as more options in a larger job market.
I mean life in Trinidad was always hard, but at least a couple decades ago we had our culture and heritage to fall back on, as well as no crime. So the burden of poverty wasn't so devastating. But now we have none of that. And these stink politicians just making it worse.
Just as the indians left the poverty in india to come to trinidad, the time has reached for Trinidadians to leave trindad for somewhere else.
vaiostation wrote:Leaving is the only good option. I mean if things so bad now, when you have children imagine how this place gonna be? How Trinidad will turn out in 20 years?
Better ya flip burgers in the USA or Canada, because you will at least be giving your family a fighting chance. Plus they would have better healthcare and education, as well as more options in a larger job market.
I mean life in Trinidad was always hard, but at least a couple decades ago we had our culture and heritage to fall back on, as well as no crime. So the burden of poverty wasn't so devastating. But now we have none of that. And these stink politicians just making it worse.
Just as the indians left the poverty in india to come to trinidad, the time has reached for Trinidadians to leave trindad for somewhere else.
zoom rader wrote:Since 1948 trinis have been migrating .vaiostation wrote:Leaving is the only good option. I mean if things so bad now, when you have children imagine how this place gonna be? How Trinidad will turn out in 20 years?
Better ya flip burgers in the USA or Canada, because you will at least be giving your family a fighting chance. Plus they would have better healthcare and education, as well as more options in a larger job market.
I mean life in Trinidad was always hard, but at least a couple decades ago we had our culture and heritage to fall back on, as well as no crime. So the burden of poverty wasn't so devastating. But now we have none of that. And these stink politicians just making it worse.
Just as the indians left the poverty in india to come to trinidad, the time has reached for Trinidadians to leave trindad for somewhere else.
It happens in waves.
1948 to 1962 they left in masses to the UK cause they were invited.
After 1962 the UK stopped mass immgration and the US opened immigration 1966. Later Canada started to accept in the 1970s.
So there was always people leaving.
ruffrider27 wrote:I migrated to Canada 3 years ago , best move in my life , both my parents died just wanted a change , could a choose USA but Canada was the better choice , i sold out every asset back home so i had a lil dough to give me a good start, recently became a PR , so i'm covered by OHIP , but before got sick once wasn't covered costed about $200 cad about $1100 TT .
agent007 wrote:I heard to go Canada you have to be young, educated and you must pass some UWI English exam to be invited into their country. I also heard that hundreds of people sit the exam each month, the majority of which are doing so to enter Canada (and it not cheap, think it’s like $2k per exam). Lastly, I was told the main thing is French. Once you could speak French you GT. But winter time up there different, it can get so cold, it’s like getting stabbed repeatedly with knives.
agent007 wrote:I heard to go Canada you have to be young, educated and you must pass some UWI English exam to be invited into their country. I also heard that hundreds of people sit the exam each month, the majority of which are doing so to enter Canada (and it not cheap, think it’s like $2k per exam). Lastly, I was told the main thing is French. Once you could speak French you GT. But winter time up there different, it can get so cold, it’s like getting stabbed repeatedly with knives.
agent007 wrote:BoostLord, so what happens after 2yrs? People have to do refreshers? If so this reminds me of CompTIA and their money making move.
Question, does Canada recognize T&T degrees and work experience etc?
zoom rader wrote:OP have you looked at Australia. A lot of UK folk migrate to Oz. I know it's far but thet seem to have a points system for young educated folk.
I'll give my situation. 31 married, 3 month old baby. I'm a us citizen so i have the option to take my family there, but we would be basically starting from scratch. wife's law degree wont mean a thing. im basically self employed so jumping into another country would see me start from zero. We also have the option of going to canada, in fact we applied and received a permanent resident invitation which is about 80% complete. However the same situation applies, though it might be a bit worse in Canada in that they require you to have canadian work experience & education (immigrants wont have this, even though you enter the country based on education/work experience) so you then again have to start from scratch in most fields. Canada is larger than usa with the budget of California. Great high paying jobs have very high competition. even if you are the best of the best, you still have to go through their system for those jobs since almost everything is regulated, unless you wana open your own business. I have a good amount of family support in a few states in usa, wife has family support in canada. Flip side is we enjoy a certain standard of living in trinidad right now esp with tremendous family support, which we wont be able to sustain if we left. Wife has a good secure well paying job with benefits, and im not doing too bad myself, its just a shame the country is the way it is. We cant really get to enjoy things. walking on the street in florida or ontario feels SO MUCH safer than trinidad, sorry to say. I honestly love this place so im torn every morning when i wake up and i have to continually make a decision to stay or leave. Both wife and i agree that leaving would be much better for our child which we probably would end up doing. What hurts me the most is all the car projects ive been doing for years are almost completed and i wont get to enjoy them. ill have to part out or sell wayyyy under what i spent plus all that time+ energy just gone. I think thats why im so on the fence with moving
F30 Sportline wrote:I'll give my situation. 31 married, 3 month old baby. I'm a us citizen so i have the option to take my family there, but we would be basically starting from scratch. wife's law degree wont mean a thing. im basically self employed so jumping into another country would see me start from zero. We also have the option of going to canada, in fact we applied and received a permanent resident invitation which is about 80% complete. However the same situation applies, though it might be a bit worse in Canada in that they require you to have canadian work experience & education (immigrants wont have this, even though you enter the country based on education/work experience) so you then again have to start from scratch in most fields. Canada is larger than usa with the budget of California. Great high paying jobs have very high competition. even if you are the best of the best, you still have to go through their system for those jobs since almost everything is regulated, unless you wana open your own business. I have a good amount of family support in a few states in usa, wife has family support in canada. Flip side is we enjoy a certain standard of living in trinidad right now esp with tremendous family support, which we wont be able to sustain if we left. Wife has a good secure well paying job with benefits, and im not doing too bad myself, its just a shame the country is the way it is. We cant really get to enjoy things. walking on the street in florida or ontario feels SO MUCH safer than trinidad, sorry to say. I honestly love this place so im torn every morning when i wake up and i have to continually make a decision to stay or leave. Both wife and i agree that leaving would be much better for our child which we probably would end up doing. What hurts me the most is all the car projects ive been doing for years are almost completed and i wont get to enjoy them. ill have to part out or sell wayyyy under what i spent plus all that time+ energy just gone. I think thats why im so on the fence with moving
Go for it for the sake of your child....... I'm in your exact situation as well and the wife and I would be making the move for our son.
agent007 wrote:I heard to go Canada you have to be young, educated and you must pass some UWI English exam to be invited into their country. I also heard that hundreds of people sit the exam each month, the majority of which are doing so to enter Canada (and it not cheap, think it’s like $2k per exam). Lastly, I was told the main thing is French. Once you could speak French you GT. But winter time up there different, it can get so cold, it’s like getting stabbed repeatedly with knives.