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Thread for Processing through Sao Paulo

compuadnet

Star Member
Mar 2, 2010
70
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
CIC-M Feb 2nd 2010
Doc's Request.
June 8th 2010 delivered June 24
AOR Received.
April 14th 2010
File Transfer...
Started processing in SP April 1st
Med's Done....
Recieved June 20th 2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
17-08-2010
VISA ISSUED...
08-09-2010
haha yeah I know.. I have already been told and yup we sure have to celebrate... August 17th is a day to remember forever. :)
 

Cdagal

Hero Member
Jul 23, 2009
318
15
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-07-2010
AOR Received.
24-08-2010
File Transfer...
09-08-2010
Med's Done....
23-04-2010
Interview........
11-11-2010
Passport Req..
11-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
02-03-2011
Question for you all...we just received my husbands' AOR along with a request for documents, which was a Police Certificate for Brazil. Which ones did you have to submit for Brazil...apparently of the 4 we submitted, the regional ones were not issued by the correct authority?! Hope you have some insight on this?! Help!
 

leroadrunner

Hero Member
Apr 19, 2010
285
6
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-09-2011
AOR Received.
21-12-2011 In Process: 25-01-2012
File Transfer...
21-11-2011
Med's Done....
30-08-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-01-2012
Hmm...Dont have anything to help you...this does not sound right. I would send the ball in their court...Show that you have followed the process (which I am sure you did)...and ask which one is wrong and where should one get it? Unless their procedure has changed it is well documented on the app guide for Latin America

I did not do this yet...but 4 you said? According to this here, only 3 needed.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/central-south-amer/brazil.asp

Local Requests
Applicants should contact the issuing authorities to obtain the three following certificates:

1. A Certidão de Antecedentes Criminais, issued by the federal police. Consult their website at www.dpf.gov.br for instructions.
2. A Certidão de Antecedentes Criminais, issued by the state authority. Contact the state authority directly, using the local directory for assistance.
3. A Certidão de Distribuição Cíveis e Criminais, issued by the Federal Ministry of Justice. Contact the local justice department for instructions or consult www.justicafederal.gov.br.



Which state is this from in Brazil? This might help if someone has gone through the same process for the same state

:)
 

Cdagal

Hero Member
Jul 23, 2009
318
15
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-07-2010
AOR Received.
24-08-2010
File Transfer...
09-08-2010
Med's Done....
23-04-2010
Interview........
11-11-2010
Passport Req..
11-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
02-03-2011
He is in Fortaleza, Ceara
 

Cdagal

Hero Member
Jul 23, 2009
318
15
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-07-2010
AOR Received.
24-08-2010
File Transfer...
09-08-2010
Med's Done....
23-04-2010
Interview........
11-11-2010
Passport Req..
11-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
02-03-2011
Does anyone have contact email for Sao Paulo, where I can send an inquiry? Thanks :)
 

leroadrunner

Hero Member
Apr 19, 2010
285
6
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-09-2011
AOR Received.
21-12-2011 In Process: 25-01-2012
File Transfer...
21-11-2011
Med's Done....
30-08-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30-01-2012
Cdagal said:
Does anyone have contact email for Sao Paulo, where I can send an inquiry? Thanks :)
Try SaoPaulo-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca

You should have this page bookmarked ;)

www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/sao-paulo.asp
 

Cdagal

Hero Member
Jul 23, 2009
318
15
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-07-2010
AOR Received.
24-08-2010
File Transfer...
09-08-2010
Med's Done....
23-04-2010
Interview........
11-11-2010
Passport Req..
11-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
02-03-2011
Haha..who says I don't?! We are through the mountains of papers now...now it is just the waiting :) They list 4 different emails for imiigration-related inquiries, depending on which site you are looking on!
 

pauline regina

Star Member
Sep 4, 2010
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sao paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3-06-2010
AOR Received.
13-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-09-2010
Med's Done....
10-05-2010
Passport Req..
praying
VISA ISSUED...
praying more
LANDED..........
just hoping for the best...
When Sao paulo receives your documents...to whom they send the letter to accept or deny PR?
 

pauline regina

Star Member
Sep 4, 2010
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sao paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3-06-2010
AOR Received.
13-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-09-2010
Med's Done....
10-05-2010
Passport Req..
praying
VISA ISSUED...
praying more
LANDED..........
just hoping for the best...
To whom does sao Paulo sends the letter of refusal or acceptance for PR ?
 

Cdagal

Hero Member
Jul 23, 2009
318
15
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-07-2010
AOR Received.
24-08-2010
File Transfer...
09-08-2010
Med's Done....
23-04-2010
Interview........
11-11-2010
Passport Req..
11-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
02-03-2011
Hi Pauline Regina...I am not sure about the PR refusal or acceptance letter, most of those I know on here have received their visa at the interview. So far, our AOR and document request have been sent to my husband, in Brazil. I am assuming that all communication after sponsorship is completed would go to the applicant.
 

pauline regina

Star Member
Sep 4, 2010
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sao paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3-06-2010
AOR Received.
13-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-09-2010
Med's Done....
10-05-2010
Passport Req..
praying
VISA ISSUED...
praying more
LANDED..........
just hoping for the best...
nez said:
WOOOOHOOOOO!!! MY WIFE WILL BE HERE IN MY ARMS AUG 17, 2010!!!!

Thanks to God our process was extremely fast. Along with praying every day for this, I sent the usual documents and some pictures of the different times we spent together and some wedding photos. I sent all the Skype call logs I could find (just shows time and date of call. Not the conversations). I sent the first few emails and a copy of 2 letters I wrote her in the beginning of our relationship. The one question of how the relation was formed was answered with the following:

SPONSORED SPOUSE/PARTNER QUESTIONNAIRE - IMM 5490

9. After _______ and I met we spent time together over the next few days. It was on the night of Feb 24, 2009 when we kissed for the first time at ______ night club. He returned to Canada on Feb 27, 2009. We kept in contact every day through email, MSN messenger, Google chat, cellular text messages and Skype video calls. He returned to _________ Brazil April 17-27, 2009. We rented an apartment near the beach in the city of _________. I introduced him to my parents during his visit. _________ returned again to Brazil on July 10-20, 2009. He stayed with me and my mother and father in our apartment downtown __________. His next trip to visit me was October 8-19, 2009. He stayed with me in my family's apartment. We celebrated his birthday together on October 14, 2009. I went to Canada on December 21, 2009. I spent time with ________ and met his family and friends. We were in ________ when he proposed to me on Dec 23, 2009. We celebrated Christmas and the New Year together. I returned to Brazil on January 3, 2010. __________ came to Brazil February 28, 2010 and we were married on March 6, 2010.


As a guy it's hard to say...(insert cheese now), but my wife and I are a true love story and now I know what they mean by,"You'll just know". For me it was in the first 10 minutes of meeting her.

Good luck to you all.

Time line:
April 12, 2010 - Application was received in Mississauga.
May 17, 2010 - The Sponsorship application was approved and the file sent to Brazil for processing
July 07, 2010 - My wife recieved a letter from Brazil office. PR application recieved May 26, 2010 and is being processed
July 23, 2010 - Brazil office sent letter asking for wife's passport to issue the Visa
Aug 02, 2010 - Visa issued. Visa office called wife to say they will return the passport in the mail Aug 11, 2010.
Aug 13, 2010 - Passport arrived with Visa. Booked airline ticket for Aug 16, 2010 to come to Canada.


This
This is all too good to be true.!!! I´m from Brazil,and got married around the same time...waiting for an answer to my process, so anxious ,and sometimes hopeless, can´t wait to be able to be with my husband again,life is too short, we also maintain daily contact through skype, but i miss him so much!!!! good luck!! i wish myself luck too!!! boa sorte!!!!
 

pauline regina

Star Member
Sep 4, 2010
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sao paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3-06-2010
AOR Received.
13-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-09-2010
Med's Done....
10-05-2010
Passport Req..
praying
VISA ISSUED...
praying more
LANDED..........
just hoping for the best...
Cdagal said:
Hi Pauline Regina...I am not sure about the PR refusal or acceptance letter, most of those I know on here have received their visa at the interview. So far, our AOR and document request have been sent to my husband, in Brazil. I am assuming that all communication after sponsorship is completed would go to the applicant.
So, then, i will receive some news...?
Are you from Brazil too??
Waiting anxiously...oh lord, have mercy....
 

pauline regina

Star Member
Sep 4, 2010
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sao paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3-06-2010
AOR Received.
13-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-09-2010
Med's Done....
10-05-2010
Passport Req..
praying
VISA ISSUED...
praying more
LANDED..........
just hoping for the best...
iarblue said:
Hi guys im going through Sao too and it has been a ride lol.But all is good and my wife should have her passport in the next month.
Oh Lord, i pray every single day to receive some good news...worst part of my life, this one, waiting..waiting...waiting....we never know what´s gonna happen to our lives...
i wish luck to us all...we are all going through the same feeling...
 

pauline regina

Star Member
Sep 4, 2010
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
sao paulo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3-06-2010
AOR Received.
13-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-09-2010
Med's Done....
10-05-2010
Passport Req..
praying
VISA ISSUED...
praying more
LANDED..........
just hoping for the best...
nez said:
Good idea. I'll just give my timelines below.

April 12, 2010 - Application was received in Mississauga.
May 17, 2010 - The Sponsorship application was approved and the file sent to Brazil for processing
July 7, 2010 - My wife recieved a letter from Brazil office that her PR application was recieved May 26, 2010 and is being processed
July 23, 2010 - Brazil office sent letter asking for wife's passport to issue the Visa




[/quotehow wonderful to receive such good news...passport request!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish !!!!!!!
 

doctorkb

Hero Member
Feb 6, 2011
470
17
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY, USA
NOC Code......
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Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-JAN-2011
Doc's Request.
12-SEP-2011 / e-mailed 20-SEP-2011
AOR Received.
29-APR-2011
File Transfer...
03-FEB-2011 / In Process 16-AUG-2011
Med's Done....
29-SEP-2010
Interview........
<img src="http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-random-smileys-838.gif"> (waived, get it?)
Passport Req..
24-OCT-2011
VISA ISSUED...
11-NOV-2011
LANDED..........
07-DEC-2011
Hi there,

Did you guys use the online police certificates? Any issues with that?

Thanks,

-kb