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Today I officially received my licence as a Canadian immigration consultant.
Alena Kopalina
Becoming an RCIC: the path to a licence
Articles by Alena Kopalina: Becoming an RCIC: the path to a licence.
The moment of truth
Today I finally took my immigration consultant licensing exam, and… honestly, I am still a little shocked that it actually happened.
Studies behind me, the exam ahead
A year ago, I attended my first lecture at Université de Montréal. Just two weeks later, I was thinking: “Oh God, these hours turn into days, days into months, sleepless nights, weekends without a break…”
Training is over
I am still not quite sure how it happened, but… I finished the final exam on “solving immigration cases” in one hour. One hour! An exam designed to take three…
Second-term results
The results are in, and the second term is officially over. It ran from January to April. That alone feels like an occasion, because after the fall, when I nearly had a nervous breakdown…
Immigration prospects in 2025
Who will have a better chance of immigrating to Canada in 2025? As I work toward my new profession, I have subscribed to all sorts of…
First-term results
When karma caught up with me. I was waiting for my first-term results. I waited a long time, patiently, with a slight nervous
My second term at UdeM
The second term of my immigration consultant studies has begun. If in…
Paying my tuition
Another important step toward my goal: I have paid the first instalment of my tuition at Université de Montréal.
My first week at UdeM
It is Saturday, 7 a.m., and I am still finishing the reading I should already have completed…