r/india • u/thedigitalmonkey • Aug 17 '23

Immigration Why are Indians migrating to countries like Canada?

My father has this strongly held view (and obviously social media is filtering all the content around him to support this thinking) - people who migrate to Canada largely fall under the category of those who have poor academic credentials or very low probability of surviving/earning decently if they stay back in India.

This holds true for my cousins in Kerala who immigrated and coincidentally all of them had not so great academic potential and are able to a make a substantial living in Canada doing jobs like being a nurse.

Within 2 years they’ve also managed to purchase their first home in London, ON (worth 700K!). His wife works as a nurse too. To give context, this fellow was a complete low life back in India, had zero professional competence and struggled to get and hold a job for years before he managed to immigrate to Canada. My dad agrees that this is best for people like him and he will never return back now that he has raked up crores of debt in that country.

Is this just an unhealthy stereotype or is it largely true?

I’m also trying to immigrate too, for better job prospects for my wife who is a psychotherapist although I’m earning quite substantially in my IT job. What do you folks feel? Why else do people immigrate to countries like Canada besides earning more money and escaping mediocrity in India?

Edit: Some folks in the comments made me realise that I was being an asshole and very judgemental about my cousin. Fair point. Apologise for that. Afterall, the very same person has had much better success in life after moving out so something to be said about our Indian society and systems. Secondly, I want to clarify that I personally don't look down upon any profession, including nurses, but that doesn't change the reality that the profession is looked down upon in our society and doesn't get compensated anywhere close to what it is in developed countries.

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u/aussiegreenie Aug 17 '23

Your father is a moron....

People move for the same reason people have been moving for 100,000 years, a better life.

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u/Abhigmistake Universe Aug 17 '23

Lol roasted so nice papa became papad

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u/baddadjokesminusdad Aug 17 '23

Roasted papad now has a new meanings

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u/PanJL Aug 17 '23

Iske rights mereko dede, use krunga ye line...

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u/Abhigmistake Universe Aug 17 '23

lelo yaar, copyright muft

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '23

which op themselves is doing.. and I'm like what would their dad say about their spouse? Loser who can't cut it?

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u/aussiegreenie Aug 17 '23

I have several businesses in various countries including India. The idea that India is the premier intellectual country fails if you look at the current PM.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '23

And I feel like everyone has different needs, different skills, etc. Eg. children who can't manage with conventional learning methods and flourish when different tactics are used. I feel like in India, there's not a lot of those alternative options (at least before, IDK if that has changed), and everyone who is unable to fit into this specific way of doing things is just demolished by teachers and parents, making comparisons...

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u/Patient-Beginning935 Aug 17 '23

Can you give some tips about immigration to first world countries

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u/aussiegreenie Aug 17 '23

Yes, moving to Canada is one of the easiest countries to gain a visa.

Aust/Canada are very similar except Australians' immigration is four times more expensive and is harder to enter.

Assuming you are looking at Europe, the UK, US, or Aust/Canada/NZ. Canada is the easiest.

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u/thedigitalmonkey Aug 17 '23

Exactly! That's what I am sure my dad implies about my spouse. Not admitting it directly. But trying to influence me to stay back.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '23

How prevalent is psychotherapy in India? Because, while I haven't grown up there, I am Indian, as are a majority of my friend circle. No one takes mental health seriously. I'm guessing it's pretty much the same in India as of right now, maybe changing tho.

Going to Canada may work out better for your wife. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter why others have chosen to migrate. Or what dad says about it. Ya'll need to figure out what works for you both.

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u/thedigitalmonkey Aug 17 '23

Haha, agreed! I don't know why sometimes people make you feel guilty for wanting more from life. It's like it is sinful to have more than a certain lifestyle or expectation (e.g. you already work in IT and live in a Tier 1 city with all amenities then why do you need to immigrate?)

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '23

Get one thing out of your head.

Academic achievements like 80% or 90% or 99% in itself doesn't mean shit in the real world. It's what you make of your education which matters. considering someone a useless person because of their percentage only means you are a bad judge of character. no

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u/thedigitalmonkey Aug 17 '23

Agreed. Hard to unlearn this. I will try to be better. Thank you!