Facts, dreams and an act of faith

 10 days since the re submission of my profile.

Nothing has happened yet. So I do what I should. Read, read and read some more. Trying to absorb everything. There are things I found:

1. Ontario has not yet had its draw since our first EE profile. Their last Notifications of Interest under Human Capital Priorities Stream was in March. I keep hoping that they would soon conduct their draw, and they would find my profile interesting, and nominate me. 
2. Saskatchewan EOI which they launched last July 16 is only for those whose NOC falls under their in demand list. I actually started a profile but could not progress because they were asking me to choose from a specific NOC list only. 
3. Nova Scotia PNP for Category B (for an opportunity occupation without job offer) also still has not opened yet. My chance is to have a job offer as Category A  (with job offer) remains active throughout the year. Currently I am concentrating my job application with Halifax. 

I have been reading about the province. The pictures and what I have read so far have made me fell in love with the place. The waterfront, the sea, some of the festivals I read - these are the stuff of my dreams especially when I read novels. I can imagine my baby E growing up here, and even us growing old.... Sigh. 

I have also been reading fora on the province. How I envy their timelines. And I see that most of the people in the forum have landed. 

Whenever hubby and I discuss our plans, I keep encouraging him, that someday we would wake up and we would be in our dream province, starting a new life for the family. This does not mean that I am always positive. Believe me, there are times when I do not know how to move forward. I feel the weight on my shoulders especially since I am the principal applicant. There are times I just want to cry. But I need to dismiss and just move on forward. And just believe. 

"Faith is the substance of the things hope for, and the evidence of things not yet seen"

I am in my 42nd job application now...

Just continue to believe, and pray. The time will come when we would be the ones to share our success stories and help and encourage others. 

I saw this in one of the fora. I just cant resist to share as I believe it is talking to me. 

Just trudge forward.

Soon. 

Eligible to Ineligible and back

Things got busy at work and I found less and less time to apply. But during the last month too, I was able to get some references from my previous company.

Just a backgrounder, I was seconded and absorbed by my current company. However, my former company closed so I have no idea how to get reference letters. This is one of the dilemma I have been searching on. Various sources cited to just contact former colleagues and managers. I plan to do that but just not yet, as my former manager is also my boss here in my current job, as we were seconded together.

Anyway, when digging through some files, our HR found my old files from my previous employer which were mistakenly kept. I asked her if I can keep it as a “souvenir” since the former company is no longer existing. Imagine my joy when she gave all the documents to me. The documents contain promotions, merit increases, evaluations – documents normally kept as part of the 201 file. Yey! I less worry. I was thinking I can attach this when I finally get to apply.

I was looking at the documents and I noticed that I had some of my promotions, dates inputted wrong. So I tracked the positions I have held, and on July 14, I finally had the time to update my work history and change my NOC code in my EE profile.

But lo and behold, when I clicked update and submitted, my profile turned ineligible. You could not imagine how my heart stopped. I told hubby about this and he couldn’t believe it either. We even had an argument because of this.

I quickly googled on what could have happened and checked how I could rectify it. I learned that with this scenario, there is no other way but to create another profile, as once you are ineligible your profile can only be viewed, but no longer updated.

I quickly gathered my documents and went about filling up the forms again for a new EE profile. When I was filling up my spouse’s information, I stopped, put the baby to sleep, and asked my husband to sit beside me while I fill it up.

I cannot explain how my heart was beating, and how I was praying so hard, when I was putting baby to sleep. All thoughts were running in my head! And I was praying so hard to make me eligible again. This is our ticket for our baby’s future, and the family’s future as well. We cannot afford not to be in the pool.

After a few minutes, I went back to my application. I filled in hubby’s details.  Before I clicked send, hubby and I prayed again to give us the opportunity.

When I clicked send, I waited for a few minutes, and then the email arrived. I was eligible again! I have the same score but still...Whew! You cannot imagine the relief I felt.

I have a new express entry number, and our profile is now valid until July 14, 2019. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise, I really don’t know. But the new profile has now given us 3 more additional months in the pool.

It has also renewed my resolved. I think this experience reminded me not to be complacent. But to just trust and move on forward. Not to stop but continue on. Just to trust and everything would fall into place.