So we want to believe that now you gave a thought and things started to make sense in your head, right?
And please don’t take us wrong here. It’s not our objective to make you give up in your dreams, but planning and understanding each step represents a step so big in your path that we want to make sure that you have all of the information you need to do that.
So after everything is more clear and with all the information we gave in mind, let’s talk about actual actions to take and get closer to your objectives:
1- List everything you’re certain of:
As we’ve talked about, your wishes and desires must count in the process and many times you have a list of certainties: I want to live near the USA border, I want to live near Vancouver, I want to have a big outlet near me, etc… Remember that Canada is a continental country and has a huge number of great colleges and universities, so any criteria that you might have to help you filter, the better.
2- Prepare your finances:
As we also said in the previous text, the moving process is not a cheap one. We will never suggest you to even start the process unless you’re financially prepared. Most of the expenses you’ll face in the process can’t be reimbursed in case something goes wrong, so this is a critical topic. On average, the Canadian government demands that the applicant have around CAD$ 25,000 to be considered for the visa (depending on the college tuition fee amount and considering that the applicant is coming alone), but that’s not everything.
It’s known that the student will gain the right to work part-time and the spouse will gain the right to work full-time during the duration of the undergraduate/graduate program, but ALWAYS consider that this might go wrong. The applicant might have trouble finding a part-time job that matches his/her school calendar, or job interviews might not go as you expect, or one of them might want to wait for an opportunity inside their original professional area or an infinite number of other possibilities.
Besides that, you can take longer than expected to find a place to rent (and will spend more eating outside and renting a hotel room), or it’s more expensive than you thought initially, or you miscalculated the amount of money to spend with furniture or many other variables might show up.
Therefore, when we see a number so big of things that might go wrong and that’s why that’s one of the main topics to consider since the beginning of all the process.
We think those two topics are so important that we will give you time to think about them for a bit. This is only the second part of our guide and one of the most important. It’s highly suggested that you do some researches and some math. Go for it.
Thank you for your time and have a nice week!