A Testament to Love

-Spousal Sponsorship Cases-

I fell in love with my husband on our first date, and since then we haven't been able to imagine life without each other. It has not been an easy road. I am Canadian, he is Cuban. We met in Cuba, and then lived together in Bolivia for one year, where I was working and where we were married. Irioski had never been out of Cuba, so it was a huge transition for him.

Then we found out that I was pregnant and decided that it would be best for the baby to be born in Canada. We were nervous about the immigration process for Irioski, because we had already tried once to get in a visitor's visa so he could go and meet my family, and were denied. So we looked on the internet and found Russ and Del at Avatar. I am glad we did. Del was so supportive through the whole process. She gave me confidence at times when I really needed it. She walked us through the whole process, and it was great to know that the forms were filled out right, and that we were submitting all the necessary documents the first time around. She developed a personal connection with us by email before I met her in person in Vancouver.

We submitted Irioski's application for immigration in November 2005. The baby was due in May. By March, I had to leave Bolivia because my health was being affected by the conditions there. I came home to Canada, to stay with my mom, hoping against hope that somehow the Embassy would let Irioski into Canada before the baby was born. Del was encouraging throughout, and when we were getting really close to the baby's due date, she wrote to the Embassy to remind them that I was due and needed my husband with me. Miraculously, the Embassy said they just needed one little piece of information more, and they would approve his visa. Del did everything to help the process through as fast as possible, writing to the Embassy, talking to me on the phone, sending the necessary info, etc. etc.

Our beautiful baby girl Kesari Anne was born on May 1st, 2005. Her dad's visa had been approved two days before ---- a record 5.5 months from when we first submitted the application! He didn't make it for the birth, but he was here 13 days later, to meet his daughter and to start our life together here in Canada.

Thanks, Del and AI for all you did to bring our family together. It was absolutely incredible how fast his visa was approved, and I know it was due to the knowledge of AI in putting together the application the right way.
 

Dear Russ and Team,

Thank you so much for all your help, support and wonderful words of wisdom over the last 2 years. You have delivered on everything you promised plus more!

Finally I will be with my husband in our new home on Vancouver Island and we can start our lives together.

We could never have gone through this immigration process on our own. You and your staff at AI were invaluable.

 

I'd be more than happy to recommend Avatar Immigration to anybody who wants to have their immigration application handled with care and finesse.

Warmest Regards,
Jodi and Daren O'Flanagan
Sydney, Australia and now Victoria, BC, Canada
January 20th 2006

Dear Russell,

The first time I remember meeting you was in Bombay, in 1996, when my mother Peggie Amer applied for us as a family to migrate to Canada. You managed to get our paper work done in 6 months, which was pretty quick for that time.

The way your company assisted us in moving from our home to a new place, and made us feel comfortable in our new surroundings was something that we really appreciated.

I had this beautiful friend of mine, Edrin Lobo who I knew in Bombay, since I was about 16 yrs old. We used to go to prayer meetings with a whole group of youth students. We kept in touch for several years after I came to Canada, and Edrin emigrated to Dubai.

Eventually we started missing our homes, and decided to travel around India the next time we went back. We planned to have a group of our friends accompany us, and backpack around the country. But gradually we just seemed satisfied to have just the two of us go on the trip.  It was a lovely holiday, and we had the time of our lives. We had started communicating over e-mail and then telephone before I went on my trip to India via Dubai, and had gotten very close to each other. The level of communication between us was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

Our travels through India together only reinforced our friendship, and made us grow in love with each other. We were at the Taj Mahal in Agra on the 13th of December 2004 when Edrin proposed to me, and I accepted. We got married on June 21st of 2005 in Bombay, among our family and friends. My mother and sister flew down from Canada to join me there as you know, and it was a beautiful night.

As soon as I realized that I had to choose an agent to work on the paperwork, I could think of no other company than AI to handle this most important part of my life.  I contacted you because you were quick and efficient in getting my family's paperwork organized when we were coming to Canada, and I wanted you to handle my husbands process with the same skill.

I have been greatly pleased with the results. In spite of any thing that may have caused any delays, you have managed to forge right through, and get the paperwork done in less than 6 months.

His visa is getting stamped on his passport as we speak, and I am so excited to have my husband here with me, and to start our new life here. We are definitely Indian, but we are also appreciating the opportunities that this country Canada has given us. Thank you so much for getting everything done as soon as you could, and allowing the two of us to be united again.

A very satisfied customer,

Samia Lobo.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
January 14th 2006

Just thought I would write you a note to tell you how pleased I am that we chose you to help with our case.

Your caring and professionalism sure went a long way!

I would recommend your services to anyone!

Dear Del and Russ,


I cannot thank you enough for not just getting me to Canada with my family, but extending to us your warmth and affection, that only a close relative would have given us in our time of need.

Del, you invited us to have our wedding at your house in Canada and not only decorated the place for the great event, but also provided the wedding cake and arranged for the marriage commissioner to solemnize our marriage.

You opened your house for all the wedding guests including our friends and family and prepared the appetizers and drinks for the wedding toast.

Pablo my husband and I can never thank you enough for your generosity which went above and beyond the call of duty.

As I write this to you, we have had our first experience of snow in Canada. It is truly a magical scene that was made possible because of the unrelenting efforts of Russ and the staff at AI.

I sincerely hope you keep helping and changing other people’s lives, just like you did with us.

Regards,

-Louisana Galuppo
Caracas, Venezuela
January 8th, 2005

Dear Russ

I am writing to thank you on behalf of Heidi and myself for all your hard work in assisting us through the immigration process.

We are extremely grateful for the way in which you made such a complicated matter both easy and understandable. Had we attempted to complete the application ourselves I'm sure our case would not have seen such rapid progress.

The understanding you showed towards our situation was also a great help, as were the timely reassurances that our application was proceeding as planned.

The fact that the service you provide is relatively  inexpensive, in addition to being extremely professional, was also important considering all the other costs involved in the immigration process.

Once again please accept our heartfelt gratitude and rest assured that we will not hesitate to recommend AI to others.

Yours sincerely,

Jimmy Mccafferty and Heidi Jansen,
United Kingdom
23rd June 2003

Dear Russell ,

We are writing to thank you for all the help and advise you have given us over the last year.

You have made the process of applying for Canadian Residency effortless for us and we have been extremely impressed with all aspects of the service you have provided.

We have no reservation in recommending you to anyone who is thinking about applying to emigrate to Canada.

Within a year of finding your Web Site we have the visa without having to go for an interview.

Thanks once again to you all at AI. 

Ian & Marie Hickingbotham,
Folkestone, England, UK
12th April 2003
 

Russ,

Me encuentro profundamente agradecido contigo, ademas de ser un buen amigo, y de aconsejarme que era lo mas conveniente para lograr las visas tanto de mis padres y recientemente de mi esposa.

De verdad que nos encontramos muy felices, por este logro para nosotros y tu y tu equipo de trabajo nos ayudo a conseguir.

Con todo tu apoyo profesional y tu experiencia en el campo de immigracion a Canada, y dando los mejores consejos de verdad creo que batimos record en tiempo de conseguir la visa de immigrante a Canada, menos de 6 meses desde que recolecte toda la informacion hasta el dia en que conseguimos la visa. De verdad muy buen trabajo.

De nuevo mil gracias

Felipe Lenero
Mexico City, Mexico
11.10.2002

This is a literal translation of the above, so please bear with me. Felipe now resides happily with his wife and his two lovely parents in North Vancouver.... Russ...

I really appreciate all your help, you are a friend and gave me the best advice how were the best ways and things to get my parents and my wife's visas. It really worked. 

We are so happy, because of this great achievement, and you and your team were part of this important achievement.

Your support and all your professional work was so impressive. I think you have a new speed record to obtain a landed immigrant visa. less than 6 months since I collected all the necessary information until we got the visas. Very impressive.

And thanks again for this great work !!!

Felipe Lenero               (CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURE OF FELIPE AND MARIA JUST SENT TO ME ...RUSS  28TH JUNE 2003).

My name is Jason Shultz. I live in North Vancouver and was born and raised in Canada. I approached Russ in August 2001 to help me with the spousal application for my wife who is an Australian citizen.

Russ is a compassionate, caring and very dedicated professional.

Thanks to you Russ, after only four months my wife has been issued a file number, been provisionally approved by Citizen and Immigration Canada and can find gainful employment and be covered by her medicals. A great burden has been lifted off our shoulders.

Appreciate the excellent work you have done Russ and will recommend you to all my friends.

Jason Schultz, (Dietician and Nutritionist)
North Vancouver, BC Canada, 26th November 2001