Visa Issued – Passport Received
Hey everybody,
I'm thrilled to say I went to SPVO today to pick up our passports with the beautiful Canadian Visa stamped on it.
I couldn't be happier. I would like to thank everyone for your support, for all the knowledge I got from the immigration process and from Canada, and for all the encouraging words I got.
My timeline is on the left. I was extremely lucky to have such a fast process! 134 days / 4 months and 11 days from Application Received to Passport Back is just amazing!
But to me, the most impressive info is that my wife and I only decided we wanted to move away from Brazil on July 2014. We decided we wanted to go to Canada on August 1st, and we were lucky enough that everything turned out just perfect for us. In order:
- We discovered that Canada had an open immigration policy for a few classes of Immigrants;
- We discovered that there was a program open at the time called Federal Skilled Worker that was a match for us;
- We found out that my NOC was on that list – for the first time – and there were enough spots left;
- We could arrange for all documents just in time to apply; ECA, IELTS, TEF....
- CIO processed our applications in just 90 days until PER (even if it seemed an eternity!);
- We got the fastest MR on the book – only 15 days after PER (we weren't expecting it yet!);
- We got our PPR very quickly after our exams – only 22 days after MR (but it looked like ages to us!);
As somebody said, I must have been born with a Silver Spoon on my mouth!
I wish you all the best of luck, the smoothest possible process and a great life in Canada!
