Principal Applicant Will Land First and Dependents Will Follow

Someone had asked me, "Why do you need to bring all your family together to Canada instead of you going first?"

The idea is, when our Visa arrives, I will purchase my one way ticket only.  Then pack my things, get to the flight and arrive in Canada.  After that, find a job that fits or potential for retirement.

Once stable, I will purchase one way tickets for my dependents so we can be together in Canada forever...

This is doable and there are advantages for this move as well.   It's financially convenient and I will be more flexible.

Yes, this is a good plan, wherein I don't need to a have huge amount of budget to be able to survive in a new environment.  Wherever the work is, I can transfer to any place at any time, no hassles.

Reasons Not to Leave my Dependents Behind
Some of you might disagree with me, of course, this decision is not for everyone.  For me, this is not what I want that is why I need to explain this further to clear things up.

It's good to have these kind of suggestions so we can have our other options.  But, as a human being, I'm still allowed to do my own actions.  Let me tell you my reasons.

For several years, I've been away with my family.  In fact, the reason why I applied for this Federal Skilled Worker Program in Canada is to be reunited with them and fulfill my long time dream.

If you have not experienced what it was like to leave your family behind, I envy you for that.  For me, it's a huge sacrifice for my whole life.  Seeing my children grow through Skype is depressing and regrettable.

It's true, I have a descent amount of salary here in Singapore.  But, I don't have a descent amount of motivation, inspiration for my well-being?

What Would It Be Like Going Together With Dependents in Canada?

Do you want to have these memorable moments from your kids such as this?

• First flight with my Dad.
• We are three in a row, I'm at the window seat looking at the clouds while Dad's sleeping.
• Mom and Dad carried those heavy boxes, I hope my muscles are huge enough to do that.
• Dad gave me his coat, it's cold here in Toronto Pearson Airport.
• Our first house in Toronto.  Dad's is so excited to open the main door but got the kitchen key instead. 

Although we're not there yet, this is what I want to experience.  This journey is not for me, this is for my kids' future.

I don't want to waste my time here in Singapore.  Life is short and I need to fill up my lapses with my children and wife.

Having my family with me all throughout this journey is what my RED Maple Leaf is all about.

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How to Know Your Degree Equivalence in Canada for FREE?

After reading the Red Maple Leaf Free eBook, you still might be hesitant to submit your application. It's either you're worried that:

• The result of your IELTS can not reach the required points or
• The result of your educational credential assessment is not favorable

For the IELTS test, there is nothing more that we can do to know how good we are in English until we take the test.  But, for the educational credential assessment, we can do something about it.

Take note, for the education factor, we can estimate how much points we can get from the assessment even before we pay with the assessors of Educational Credential Assessment (ECA).

As I mentioned before, I took the services of World Education Services (WES) for my ECA.  There are few reasons why I chose their services and it was stated in one of my post.

Credential Assessment at Canadian FSW at WES 

How to Assess the ECA for FREE?

The good thing about WES is that they have a FREE WES Degree Equivalency Tool.  Anyone can go online and have his degree credentials assess and it is Free, but there will be no certificate for this.

All you have to do is visit the link below:

WES Degree Equivalency Tool

Do the following procedures:

• Click the START NOW
• Key in all required details (name and email address)
• Click Continue
• Select Country of Education
• Select Name of Degree Diploma
• Select Major and  Number of Years of Study
• Search the Institution Attended

It will immediately give you the equivalent years of studies of your credentials in Canada.  

My Assessment at WES Degree Equivalency Tool

Even though I'm done with my credential assessment, I tried this tool just to have a feel of it.  Unfortunately, the result was not the same with my Educational Credential Assessment certificate.  

At the FREE WES Degree Equivalency Tool:

B.S. Engineering - 3 years

At the ECA Certificate:

B.S. Engineering - 4 years

In my opinion, WES will still check the curricula at the Transcript of Records as what they had stated at the note below:

 "NOTE: Any degree equivalency provided is based on the information you have entered. It is not based on verified information or documents and may not be used as proof that you attended an institution or earned a degree. WES may change this provisional degree equivalency upon document verification and analysis." - World Education Services

How does the ECA Certificate Looks Like?
If you want a glimpse of the WES certificate, it should look like this:

Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report

Now that you know what your education is worth in Canada, get a WES credential evaluation to verify your credentials so they will be recognized by universities, employers and licensing bodies in Canada.

After the free assessment using the WES tool, you can now prepare the required documents and payment.

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