"Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure." (Qur'an, 39:10)
Yesterday afternoon, we finally got the call we were waiting for! The IOM office in Ho Chi Minh City called my wife to confirm that her immigration application has been approved, and to ask her to submit her passport. Because our medical results are set to expire on April 14th, she asked us to send the following items to their office by Friday morning for what my wife described as an "urgent" PPR:
1) 4 photos;
2) Passport;
3) Original medical report or receipt of payment for medical results (to show the date issued and prove urgency);
4) My address in Canada;
5) 35 USD fee.
My wife, who follows the Vietnamese-language forums for immigration to Canada, says this seems to be fairly common when medical results are set to expire. We've gathered up all the items and she's sending them off to the Fedex office right away. Her brother will submit them at the office tomorrow and check to make sure that everything's there. If all goes well, we should be set to leave on April 6th. If so, it means we'll have waited ten months to the day from submitting our application to landing. It's going to be hard to say goodbye to everyone here with such short notice, but after a long consultation with the whole family, we agreed that we have to seize the chance that's been given to us. In the next two weeks, we'll be scrambling to tie up as many loose ends as possible in the race towards the finish. Looks like I'll have to add one more person to my return ticket to Canada ;D
