Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"I'm not sure if I want to keep flying till I'm 50 and since I'm 33 now,"
In most professions (other than sports and....) you only REALLY start to make a decent living after you're 40. I think it's even more so in the airline business. You have said (and you sound) happy in your current job and it sounds like there is a good chance of advancement. Why only think of flying to age 50??
Also, what we don't know, and don't need to know, is why you want a Canadian passport. You have to balance the long term opportunities that Canada MAY give to you and your family with your current and future health & happiness. Not all immigrants succeed, and for many it's a whole generation of slogging away at boring jobs which you are grossly over qualified for. Then your kids get their chance. There's no simple answer, it all depends on your individual circumstances.
+TSRA has some good advice - and I'd also suggest that until things improve with the US/Canadian relationship, investment/expansion in any Canadian business will be, at best, muted
Asturias,
Thanks a lot for your input.
Regarding the retirement age, it is just my guess of how long I can keep up with all the night flights and the physical burdens that come with it over time. In my company, there is no seniority-based bidding system, nor is there a salary raise as my experience in the company increases. So my roster and income at the moment is the same as a senior captain who joined the company 20 years ago. (Of course there are salary increases every now and then but again, every captain receives the same increment regardless of the experience they have in the company)
Coming from a third-world country, I absolutely need a second passport for many personal/financial/even work-related reasons with all the restrictions/obstacles I face with my current citizenship. I have been very very lucky to be in this position I am right now and I have worked really hard to achieve it. Not a lot of people in my country have the chance to get out and explore different opportunities.
As you have noticed, I'm very happy with my state of life at the moment and this makes the decision to let it all go and persue the Canadian passport absolutely strenuous considering the fact that I have also made a lot of sacrifices and efforts to achieve the required qualifications to get the Canadian
PR.
I think I should be giving this whole Canadian passport thing a second thought after +TSRA and your comments, comparing what I could lose/gain in each scenario with an open mind.