Should I move to Canada?

[alonsovg]

Hello everyone. My name is Alonso I am 24, I am Costa Rican/Canadian, but I've never been to Canada. I got my canadian nationality because of my grandfather and my mother, who are both canadians. They did all the paperwork when I was young so that I had a canadian citizenship and passport.

The reason for me moving to Canada is because of a long term relationship. My girlfriend is from the USA and we met in Costa Rica. We have been trying to be in the same place but it has been very tough. Currently she is planning on getting her masters in Canada so I can go with her and have a life together.

At the moment I don't hold a college degree. I have experience in Digital Animation which I studied in Costa Rica but never finished. And I also have around $20 000 debt because of school. I could stay in Costa Rica with my family, find a job and pay my loan in 2-3 years, and not have to worry about a roof or food. But if I go to Canada I don't even know how I am going to survive. I don't have to worry about a visa and that's good, but I don't have amazing skills in what I do and don't have a college degree. Plus I don't think I would have money left for my loan payments or to save money because Canada is so expensive and I wouldn't have the support of my family.

 

[Leon]

It seems to me that the smarter thing to do is stay for another couple of years and pay off your debt. If your gf goes to Canada to study, if you go and visit her, you could check out the job market. If you see that you can find a job easily and you could share expenses with your girlfriend so it might not be that expensive, you might think about staying.