nanediniz said:
1 - Anyone knows the timeline for applications processed in Sao Paulo- Brazil?
According to the information from the Open Data Project for the São Paulo visa office, the processing times for the "Spouses & Partners" class are:
20% of applications are completed in 4 months
30% of applications are completed in 5 months
50% of applications are completed in 6 months
70% of applications are completed in 7 months
80% of applications are completed in 8 months
If you don't have any issues in your application (criminal or medical) then you can expect 6 months processing + 3 months sponsor approval = approximately 9 months total.
nanediniz said:
2 - Once I got 3 visitor's visas refused and 1 work visa refused, would I get a visitor's visa proving I applied for immigration? (I don't have strong ties to my country or a job right now)
It may be difficult. If you are unable to do so, but you have no issues for your application, you could request a Temporary Resident Permit under the "early admission" category. The processing time for TRPs is arbitrarily long (3-6 months) so it might not make sense in your case, but if the only reason they are refusing you is because they don't think you will leave (making you inadmissible) a TRP can overcome that admissibility. OP 20 "Temporary Resident Permits" describes the criteria for evaluation in the "early admission" category.
nanediniz said:
3 - I am too scared of doing anything wrong in our application or not providing enough info/evidence. Any advice on that matter? do's and don'ts?
Try to look at your application from the perspective of a jaded CIC visa officer. When you are done looking at the evidence, are you convinced that this relationship is genuine? If not, you have more work to do.
nanediniz said:
4 - My money Gram receipts are 2 pages each and I have over a 100. Should I send all of them? It's a lot of paper...
I wouldn't, as I'd think it would overwhelm your application. You could summarize them and then include a representative sample - like an Excel spreadsheet of them and then copies of 5-10 of them.
nanediniz said:
5 - How many pictures should I send?
Better than sheer number, you want a representative sample. So it's better to send two dozen pictures from a dozen different points in time than it is to send four dozen from a single event. Give the officer a sense that your relationship has developed over time.
I think the story your evidence needs to tell is that you have a genuine relationship. LOTS of one kind of evidence doesn't further that goal. Better to have a good representative sample of many different types of evidence.