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mr.patrick said:
Hi again its me hahaha. gusto ko lang malaman kung panu kayo nakakuha ng PICPA good standing from the phils? tas ipapasend sa CA? or pwede ba yung dito sa PICPA vancouver? accepted ba ng CA yun? hope you can help me!

GoodLuck Sa ating magagaling na filipino accountant hahahahaha. :)
dala2x ko na kasi cert ko from picpa b4 i came here. but i applied for transfer credits nong sa pinas pa ako, just paid d annual dues then sent the cert with the rest of my dox.

re picpa-vancouver, mas maganda cguro kng e-mail mo sila kng pwede ba galing jan sa vancouver ang cert mo
 

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Nakakatuwa naman kayo... talagang determined to be CGA, CMA, CA and fulfill your dreams here in Canada. Keep it up guys! Habang bata pa, reach for your dreams. Mimi, I admire you for giving up the job opportunity to attend the program.

Good luck to all of you... :)
 

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Hopefully Q1 2013.
Mga Kabayan, Pwede ba kaming mag enrol sa session ng CGA Program kahit nasa middle east kami? or kailangan nasa pinas talaga?

Di pa kasi nag rereply sila sa enquiry ko. Baka may idea po kau. Salamat.
 

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@MJavelon: Thanks for sharing the good news!
Sayang kung napaaga sana di na ako nag-enrol sa CPA-USA kasi konti na lang pala idadagdag (mga USD6K yung magagastos sa lahat including review 4K+ na di na pwede ma-refund at yung assessment + application & exam fees). Nakakapraning kasi mag-intay kaya kung anu-ano na lang pinapasukan, March 2010 kami apply, till now still waiting for MR.....weeeeeeeeee, the agony of waiting! Sana by the time matapos ko CPA-USA pwede pa ako makahabol sa program na eto at i-consider nila kahit prior to 2001 pa ako graduate. Ayan, Mimi meron pa mas nauna syo dito (parang di magandang sabihin mas matanda...ha,ha)
 

Pachochay

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@datu: sent the same query to CGA-Alberta last night kasi tamang-tama remind nila ako na mag-eexpire na assessment ko sa September sa sobrang tagal dumating ng visa. Share na lang tayo kung kanino man unang sumagot ang CGA. Dito pala ako Dubai ngayon.
 

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@ Mimi: Idol talaga kita, isa kang huwaran...kumbaga sa gyera, laging handa. Pinagpaplanuhan at ginagawan ng paraan ang mga bagay-bagay at di basta sugod ng sugod. At walang sawang nagsi-share dito sa forum....i salute you, girl! (mas matanda kasi ako sayo kaya yan na lang tawag ko sayo pra di ka concious na matagal ka ng graduate...he,he).

Ako sa tagal ng pag-aantay kung anu-ano pinasukan....nag-enrol ng CPA-USA review (started last month) tapos ngayon bigla lumabas balita CGA for Phil CPAs....biglang tinamad ng ituloy CPA...kaso sayang binayad review at assessment (foreign credentials) di na mababawi. Anyway, sana man lang makadagdag sa credits either CGA or CA.

Please keep us posted sa mga ginagawa mo dyan, ha? Regular akong nagbabasa sa forum kahit wala pa rin nababago sa processing status namin....nakikisaya na lang ako sa mga nasa Pinas....at least gumagalaw yung sa kanila...positive ako before the year ends....meron na rin kaming mga nasa Middle East, London VO:))

God Bless everyone!
 

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Pachochay,

Nagreply na po cla sa akin.. Hindi po available sa Middle East or anywhere na walang CGA Office.. Ang Program is only available to PICPA Members who are CURRENTLY Residing in the Philippines po.. So sa pagdating na lang doon sa Canada pwede tayo mag-aral.

Nasa Qatar ako now. Pero lilipat na po ako sa Abu Dhabi next month. Nakahanap ako ng malilipatan jan sa UAE. Sayang nga di available ang program dito sa GCC. Pagkakataon na sana natin habang meron pang mapagkukunan ng pambayad sa tuition..

Anyway, God Bless po sa atin. Lalo na tayong nasa London Office na wala na sa in demand list.

Pachochay said:
@ datu: sent the same query to CGA-Alberta last night kasi tamang-tama remind nila ako na mag-eexpire na assessment ko sa September sa sobrang tagal dumating ng visa. Share na lang tayo kung kanino man unang sumagot ang CGA. Dito pala ako Dubai ngayon.
 

Pachochay

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datuganol said:
Pachochay,

Nagreply na po cla sa akin.. Hindi po available sa Middle East or anywhere na walang CGA Office.. Ang Program is only available to PICPA Members who are CURRENTLY Residing in the Philippines po.. So sa pagdating na lang doon sa Canada pwede tayo mag-aral.

Nasa Qatar ako now. Pero lilipat na po ako sa Abu Dhabi next month. Nakahanap ako ng malilipatan jan sa UAE. Sayang nga di available ang program dito sa GCC. Pagkakataon na sana natin habang meron pang mapagkukunan ng pambayad sa tuition..

Anyway, God Bless po sa atin. Lalo na tayong nasa London Office na wala na sa in demand list.
Ganun? Di ba on-line naman eto at PICPA members pa rin naman tayo. I asked them kung needed willing ako umuwi Pinas to take the exam there. Let's wait din sa isasagot nila sa akin pra me comparison tayo. Saang province mo ba plano pumunta sa Canada? Baka ibibigay na ni Lord visa natin this year kaya dun na lang tayo kukuha sa Canada:)
 

datuganol

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Med's Done....
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Interview........
I guess waived.
Passport Req..
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VISA ISSUED...
PP with VISA Received on 24-Oct-2012
LANDED..........
Hopefully Q1 2013.
Just received today my CAIPS notes. wala po akong mahalagang nakitang information except sa DF'D ko which is:

FILE BF'D TO: PCL ON 08-01-2011..

Sana nagsisimula na nilang buksan ang file ko.. Praying!
 

Pachochay

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datuganol said:
Just received today my CAIPS notes. wala po akong mahalagang nakitang information except sa DF'D ko which is:

FILE DF'D TO: PCL ON 08-01-2011..

Sana nagsisimula na nilang buksan ang file ko.. Praying!
FILE DF'D TO: PCL ON 08-01-2011..
Ano ibig sabihin nito??? Sana nga mag-issue na rin MR ang London VO sa batch natin....same month pala ang 2nd AOR natin.
 

datuganol

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Med's Done....
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Interview........
I guess waived.
Passport Req..
26-Sept-2012
VISA ISSUED...
PP with VISA Received on 24-Oct-2012
LANDED..........
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Sorry BF'D (Bring Forward Date) po yan. Not DF'D..

Accordingly yan po yung date kung kailan bubuksan ulit ung file for assessment.
 

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Pachochay said:
@ Mimi: Idol talaga kita, isa kang huwaran...kumbaga sa gyera, laging handa. Pinagpaplanuhan at ginagawan ng paraan ang mga bagay-bagay at di basta sugod ng sugod. At walang sawang nagsi-share dito sa forum....i salute you, girl! (mas matanda kasi ako sayo kaya yan na lang tawag ko sayo pra di ka concious na matagal ka ng graduate...he,he).

Ako sa tagal ng pag-aantay kung anu-ano pinasukan....nag-enrol ng CPA-USA review (started last month) tapos ngayon bigla lumabas balita CGA for Phil CPAs....biglang tinamad ng ituloy CPA...kaso sayang binayad review at assessment (foreign credentials) di na mababawi. Anyway, sana man lang makadagdag sa credits either CGA or CA.

Please keep us posted sa mga ginagawa mo dyan, ha? Regular akong nagbabasa sa forum kahit wala pa rin nababago sa processing status namin....nakikisaya na lang ako sa mga nasa Pinas....at least gumagalaw yung sa kanila...positive ako before the year ends....meron na rin kaming mga nasa Middle East, London VO:))

God Bless everyone!
salamat, Pachochay! flattered naman ako jan, :D :D :D

ang dami program d2 for us cpa's na funded ng canadian government, kaliwa't kanan. i'm really torn between CGA and CA kaya di ko alam anong program ang papasukan ko. makukulit pa naman mga employment centers d2 na govt' funded, as in pag-aagawan ka, kaya tuloy tuliro ako. my heart wants to pursue CGA kasi general accounting tlga ang field ko, pero CA route is shorter kasi, as of this time.

masama lng tlga loob ko sa CGA kasi ba naman they want me to enroll in FUndamentals of accounting, among others :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: can u imagine that :eek: :eek: :eek: kaya ayun, inubos ko lahat ng credentials ko at dinala ko sa office nila last week, ang kapal nge eh, kasi pati mga training certificates sinama ko na. nagulat tuloy ang receptionist, hehehe. hopefully, it would work, pag hindi tlga... bahala na si batman, pakopyahin nya sana ako sa SOA at UFE ng CA, hehe.

i'm jobless for 1 month na since i came here, part time student at part time volunteer. sa sept 24 pa kasi start ang bridging program ng ACCES ( 2 mos yun, full time, which includes canadian business law) kaya volunteer muna byuti ko, i want to create my personal network while trying to speak the language confidently at the same time, and also be a help to others. tska pwede ko din sila gawing reference sa job hunting ko. mutual benefits, kumbaga, bahala na unpaid, rather than sit and sulk.

sana mag move na jan sa VO nyo para kitakits na tayo d2, wla pa akong pinoy na na-meet d2 na cpa, para sana maka compare ng notes.

BZ mom, pwede pa yan balikan profession mo, hehe. i'm amazed at how continuing education is valued here in canada. meron ako classmate sa computer school, he's like 75+ y/o studying computer basics kasi gsto nya daw learn facebook :D :D, dami mga senior citizen doon. so i'm inspired to study kasi di ako ang pinakamatanda, hehe.

napahaba na kwento ko, next time ulit mga kabayan!
 

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mimi0713 said:
salamat, Pachochay! flattered naman ako jan, :D :D :D

ang dami program d2 for us cpa's na funded ng canadian government, kaliwa't kanan. i'm really torn between CGA and CA kaya di ko alam anong program ang papasukan ko. makukulit pa naman mga employment centers d2 na govt' funded, as in pag-aagawan ka, kaya tuloy tuliro ako. my heart wants to pursue CGA kasi general accounting tlga ang field ko, pero CA route is shorter kasi, as of this time.

masama lng tlga loob ko sa CGA kasi ba naman they want me to enroll in FUndamentals of accounting, among others :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: can u imagine that :eek: :eek: :eek: kaya ayun, inubos ko lahat ng credentials ko at dinala ko sa office nila last week, ang kapal nge eh, kasi pati mga training certificates sinama ko na. nagulat tuloy ang receptionist, hehehe. hopefully, it would work, pag hindi tlga... bahala na si batman, pakopyahin nya sana ako sa SOA at UFE ng CA, hehe.

i'm jobless for 1 month na since i came here, part time student at part time volunteer. sa sept 24 pa kasi start ang bridging program ng ACCES ( 2 mos yun, full time, which includes canadian business law) kaya volunteer muna byuti ko, i want to create my personal network while trying to speak the language confidently at the same time, and also be a help to others. tska pwede ko din sila gawing reference sa job hunting ko. mutual benefits, kumbaga, bahala na unpaid, rather than sit and sulk.

sana mag move na jan sa VO nyo para kitakits na tayo d2, wla pa akong pinoy na na-meet d2 na cpa, para sana maka compare ng notes.

BZ mom, pwede pa yan balikan profession mo, hehe. i'm amazed at how continuing education is valued here in canada. meron ako classmate sa computer school, he's like 75+ y/o studying computer basics kasi gsto nya daw learn facebook :D :D, dami mga senior citizen doon. so i'm inspired to study kasi di ako ang pinakamatanda, hehe.

napahaba na kwento ko, next time ulit mga kabayan!
Hi Mimi, thanks for continuously sharing your experiences there. I'm constantly following your posts in this thread & taken down notes (e.g. mga employment programs, your road to CGA/CA). hehe... magland ako in toronto this coming september. baka magkita tayo during job hunting & networking. =)
 

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Hi Mimi!!!Im A CPA sa Pinas na andito na rin sa Toronto. Kakarating nmin last August 16. My mobile number ka ba d2 pra mgexchange notes tau regarding sa plans ntn?
 

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@Mimi: Kakatuwa naman ang news mo. Pinagaagawan tayo. :p :p :p Hay naku. Sana nga!...Quick question lang po. Akala ko may allowance yung mga bridging programs? Wala po ba? Anyways, lapit na dating namin, kunin kitang career counselor. ;D :p

Hi guys! Hope that you all are doing and feeling great from all the good news so far. Lets keep in touch. ;D ;D