Immigrating overseas review
Is Immigration the right choice for you?
Overview... Immigrating abroad?
Many people all over the world have desires to immigrate to western countries. Those desiring to immigrate to other countries have their own reasons for wanting to move abroad. The number one reason for immigration is the prospect of a better lifestyle.
Indian
citizens who immigrate to other countries are known in India as non
resident Indians. Hence the term NRI.
Many citizens in India wish to join the NRI club by moving overseas. To some being an NRI is the easy path to wealth and prosperity.
Some of the common reasons mentioned by people wanting to
immigrate
to the west are:
1. There are more job opportunities in western countries.
2. Salaries are much higher when compared to India.
3. Education is much better and a move is good
for school going children.
Probe a little further and reasons such as
corruption, pollution and several things that are wrong with India are
pointed out as the reason why some of these potential NRI's want to move
away from India.
While some of the reasons people give for wanting to
move away from India do have merit. Many people do not know what exactly
is on the other side of the world that they so much want to be part of.
As the saying goes, The grass is always greener on the other side of the
fence.
While wanting to immigrate to another country to
better oneself is understandable. It is necessary for those planning to
immigrate abroad to get a true picture of what lies ahead before making
any concrete decisions.
IMMIGRATNG ABROAD?
Before you go and sell the family business and start packing your bags there are some things to consider:
√ Economic conditions in many western
countries that
were once good locations to immigrate to have changed.
√ It is not uncommon for NRI's to overstate the
wealth of the countries they have immigrated to. Some have a tendency to boast about their
achievements abroad. So keep in mind
that what you hear
is not always true. Check facts and don't just go by hearsay.
√ Travel agents and so called immigrant
consultants
target people with money
and try and entice them with guaranteed immigrant visas. All
I can say is do
your homework before you part with your money. Information that
some
Immigrations consultants provide is
usually
available free of cost by the
host countries where one wishes to immigrate to.
Unless you are a professional or have special
skills. The chance of finding
employment overseas after immigrating are not that great.
Thousands of immigrants work in jobs that they would not
dream of
accepting in their home countries.
It is not uncommon to see new immigrants with masters degrees
driving
taxis or working on low paying jobs in the United States and
Canada. Yes
there are labor jobs in factories where employees are paid
salaries of 30
and 40 dollars per hour, However such cases are an exception
and many
high paying labor jobs are gradually disappearing in North
America as
manufacturing is rapidly moving to countries where labor
costs are low.
Statistics Canada released
a study on January 30, 2007 which states that the economic situation
new immigrants to Canada showed no improvement
after the turn of the millennium. Despite the fact that they had much
higher levels of education and many more were in the skilled immigrant
class than a decade earlier.
The statistics Canada report goes on to state that nearly
one in five of recent immigrants who arrived
between 1992 and 2000 were in low income at least four years during
their first five years in Canada.
Many immigrants form countries like India are mislead into believing
that their is a lot of growth in Canada. Several highly qualified
professionals are mislead by advertisements that do not give a realistic
picture of the problems many skilled workers face here when seeking jobs
related to their field.
Another
report released by Statistics Canada on
March 1, 2006 also found
that one third of all male immigrants aged 25 to 45 at the time of
coming to Canada. Leave within 20 years of their arrival,
6 out of 10 of those who leave do so within the
first year of arrival. Something for potential immigrants to
think about.
Information for those who do decide to immigrate overseas is discussed on our immigrating abroad page.
STUDENT VISA APPLICANTS
For information of interest to potential students wishing to go abroad on student visas is discussed on our student visa applicants pages.
NRI'S VISITING INDIA
Included on this website are some of the benefits NRI's can avail when visiting India.
Also discussed are travel guidelines and airfares that are currently advertised in India. Information that will enable visiting NRI's to get the most out of their trip to India.
NRI'S WISHING TO RETURN TO INDIA
Non resident Indians who are presently settled
abroad and contemplating to move back to India for either permanent
settlement or perhaps start a business in India can find information and
guidelines on our 'Return to India' pages.
