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raean1993
Joined 2016
Posts: 6

7 years ago

Moving to Trinidad...Red Alert!!!

7 years ago

Hello,

I am a Registered Nurse that wanted to post this for anyone contemplating moving to Trinidad. I wanted to move for a new experience and I had friends in Trinidad encouraging me to try Trinidad because I would have a better chance of gaining work with my nursing license.

My journey has been unsuccessful in my opinion. Although my friends had good intentions, many nationals do not realize the segregation between the nationals and the non-nationals. I would say about 70% of the nationals are not very welcoming and that unwelcome feeling only increased over time, especially once I spoke and they realized I was not a national. There is also a serious segregation between the races here that from my experience is way worse than anything I've experienced in the US.

Trinidad jobs DO NOT HIRE without a work permit and you have to have a job lined up that will apply for your work permit. Most jobs will not because they have to prove that a national is not adequate enough to fill the position. Conducting business is a long and tedious process that will make you want to pull your hair out because you may spend your whole day and accomplish nothing.

I have been here for a 2.5 months and I have made the decision for my family to get out of here so I don't have to waste money flying out every 3 months which is mandatory for non-nationals. Even with flying out there is no guarantee that they will permit you reentry.

In closing I am posting this to help those that may be wanting to move to Trinidad but don't have help. I am open to questions and I strongly suggest getting advice from non-nationals because so far every national I've spoken to has not provided me with facts but opinions on how to get established here.

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