Inder.chhabra

harvey.liu

I am still waiting for its reply.

lovely_clouds

Thanks dear its surely helping out people like me - i received the similar email and feeling good about it now - thanks again.

and yes i would like to say hello n a big thanks specially to @Violets are blue and @manitobain...for there help n knowledge sharing spree . I have been reading your replies since so many days n it seems to me now that i know u guys personally ...lolz sounds crazy but its true!

manitobain

@lovely_clouds : thx .. you will see, we are just the start of "friendly Manitoba" ...it's a great place to be

lovely_clouds

@manitobain - am sure it is. Thnx to all the fantastic replies & updates of your kind self, we are loving MB, just want to settle in Winnipeg. It seems to be the city of our choice, something we have been searching for. A nice place to make our home.

I think am gonna b a regular on this forum, & ask for ur guidance at various stages

NostalgiaLava

@lovely. Wish you all luck. U just got to have the patience. I am wrapping up my visa app and crossing fingers.

manitobain

@lovely ..feel free to ask question, though I am not a Winnipeg experts..there are others here that know more about the city. I just occasionally visit..for a concert or a seminar or something like that.

lovely_clouds

@nostalgiaLava thanks n good luck to you as well!

I hope you do great

Violets are blue

Hiya Lovely_clouds, ahh thanks so much, I found the information here really helpful. I hope your application wont take too long. Manitoba is lovely and we liked Winnipeg too. Good luck

lovely_clouds

lovely_clouds

Hey Manitobain,

I got an email this morning from Markus C , asking about few questions about our interest in MPNP and why we want to be part of Manitoba.
I have replied with detailed info plus i have added few references of employers who have shown interest in our CV's.
Can you suggest me something on this - is this how things work - i am so much filled with questions anticipations excitement ..and really want someone to talk too ..please spare some time for me n reply...

Thanks

manitobain

hey lovely_clouds
the email is good news and it sounds as if you gave Markus the answers he probably wanted to hear. The one thing that they are checking (other than trying to make sure you are serious about settling long term in MB) is, that you don't fall into any other category. (having close relatives, or good connections with distant relatives or friends in MB could trigger that for example).
So while it is good to have already connections to MB, in order to fit into the strategic stream, they rather should be on the professional level or with settlement organizations/EDO's or at least not that close that you could ask them for an affidavit of support.
I don't know your specifics...but sounds as if you are the right thing and I would expect it won't take that long and you will hear about it

lovely_clouds

hey manitobian - thanks for the the reply.
we dont have any relative friend or known in Manitoba - neither visited Canada before.
Yes, one of the questions were do you have relatives in Manitoba n we wrote "NO".And then they asked about our employment plans - so we sent few replies which we have received so far - i hope Marcus like them n at this hour he should be writing "exploratory visit" mail to us and we will get our xmas gift ....

all fingers crossed lets hope for the best!

In b/w hows your X-mas preparations going on? where are you going these holiday season?

Summ

jazz15

Hi Manitobain,

I've been interested in Manitoba for some time now but have hesitated because I have an Aunt in Quebec. Does this fact automatically disqualify me? Thanks! This thread has been very informative.

Centrino78

Hi Jazz

I am not an expert and I am sure others will be along who can tell you better. But I would say it will not disqualify you, but they would look very closely at why you want Manitoba and make sure that you would settle for years to come in Manitoba and not Quebec.