Canadian Immigration Success Stories from clients based in the United Kingdom and Ireland!

Dear Russell,

There are three main reasons I want to move to Canada:

1. I value the opinion Jim Rogers who has this to say on the British Pound.

2. The 50% tax rate

3. If the Labour party wins this year I figure I've got a few weeks to get out of here. If the conservatives win I might have 18 months for them to get their feet under the table.

Regards,

Roger Cunningham
London, United Kingdom
Feb 26th 2010
 

To: The Avatar Immigration Team

Firstly we would like to say a big thank you to all of your team at Avatar, for making our dream come true to live in Canada.

We knew our case was a very complicated and a trying one, but with your patience and endless help you guided us through each step of the process very smoothly. Nothing ever seemed to be too much trouble for any of you, with our countless questions, e-mails and phone calls which you always answered very prompt, you even contacted us by phone when you needed prompt information. We really didn’t think we would be hearing the great news requesting our passports so early, with many issues along the way.

Even when we were asked to provide a child Educational Psychologist Report for our youngest daughter, Russell showed us great concern and care and offered us advice, both my wife and I were very touched by his comments and kindness. Now we have received our passports with the stamped visa and we are planning to move in July 2010.

We would like to truly recommend Avatar Immigration to anyone planning to move to Canada, they would be in very safe hands with Avatar from the first e-mail or phone call, you will not be disappointed in anyway. Finally we just want to say what a lovely, kind and considerate family Russell has, which always acted in a highly professional manner throughout our case.

Once again many many thanks to all of you and your team at Avatar.

Regards,

Steven, Harvir, Josephine and Jacqueline
Dunstable, United Kingdom
Feb 6th 2010
 

We would like to thank Avatar for guiding us through our Immigration process. We now finally have our Permanent Residency Visas, and it is due to the help from Delphine and Desiree that we have achieved this.

We chose Avatar for their friendly approach, and even though we are in the UK our emails and phone calls were answered promptly, this is what made the whole immigration process run smoothly without complications.

We now have a child on the way and we are looking forward to starting our new life in Alberta. We would recommend Avatar to anyone that is looking to immigrate to Canada. Dealing directly with any Embassy is a fairly complicated and unsure process.

Avatar prepared us for every eventuality so that we could go about our lives and be confident that our immigration process was taken care of.

Thank you again,

James and Stacey
Hampshire, UK
November 27th 2009

Testimonial Follow Up

Dear Russell, Delphine, Desiree, Ryan and AND the whole Team at Avatar

We would like to say a very BIG THANK YOU to YOU ALL for all of your wonderful help in our quest for a better future.

When we started out on this journey - only two and a half years ago - it seemed like our dreams were so far away and we even wondered (at times) if it they would ever come true, but now here we are in such a short space of time - thanks only to you - with our medicals all booked and ready to make that all important jump into our new adventure.

Throughout this journey Avatar were always on hand with never ending expert help and guidance, always quick to answer any queries, even when they must have answered the same questions a million times already - and sometimes Russ actually contacted us in what would have been the early morning hours Vancouver BC local time , no doubt with the help of his always full cup of Tim Hortons!!

For this we can only say "Thank you" and we owe you a mug of the best coffee (Tim's of course!!) money can buy.

We are extremely grateful to you all for the support and expertise which has always been offered, and is still always on hand, even though we are now nearing the end of our journey with you.


Best Regards and Many Thanks to You All

Gary, Jane, Frazer & Jasmin Willis
November 23rd 2009
Swindon, Wilts, United Kingdom

Testimonial Follow Up

Dear Desiree,

Your email last night changed everything for me.  Although the weather here in the North of England is rather grim and damp, to me every thing looks pretty. 

I am overwhelmed with joy and with the excitement of starting a new life in the land where my childhood dreams can come true: Canada.

Thanks to your unrelenting support and help I have accomplished something that will change everything for me and for better.

I'll like to extend my gratitude to everyone there at Avatar Immigration who has been involved in this enduring journey of over three years in order to help me arrive at the end of the rainbow.  Rainbow is the colour of my flag too if you know what I mean.

I am especially grateful to Desiree who made the feat possible for me. I want you to know that I appreciate your efforts in my case and your patience for putting up with me and my sometimes unrelenting volley of emails.

I finally made it through and it might not have been possible without the help of the AVATAR team.

I'd also like to thank you all there on the behalf my parents who are over the moon... especially my Dad.

I'll stay in touch with you folks and would love to have a cuppa in your office soon.

Once again thanks a lot and bless you all!

With kindest regards,

Shaquille A.
Leeds, England
October 9th 2009
 

STAND BACK THE SCREAMS ARE COMING THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are just so excited and would love to say a VERY BIG THANK YOU to you and the Team at Avatar who have made our journey so much easier, everything was always explained to us in laymen's terms and nothing was ever too much hassle - for which we are extremely grateful.

Once again a very big thank you!

Gary, Jane, Frazer & Jasmin Willis
October 9th 2009
Swindon, Wilts, United Kingdom

Business Applicant

To: Russell, Delphine Ryan and Desiree Monsurate

This is just a quick email to let you know that our visas have arrived safe and sound.  We have tied up our loose ends in the UK, including selling the house and
cars etc, and we are flying to our new life in Canada on Thursday of this week.

We are all very excited, and can't wait to enjoy Canada and all it has to offer.

I just wanted to let you know, as none of this would have been possible without all your invaluable help and assistance and want to thank you personally and
everyone else at Avatar for everything you've done for us.

In your job you really do make dreams come true, and that is certainly is true in our case. Thank you so much.

I'll certainly be in touch in the future to let you know how things are going for us, and I hope I may even be able to put some further business you way in the future.

Once again, thanks for all your help.

Paul, Carol and Alison Harris
August 17th, 2009
Norwich, Norfolk, UK

We decided to immigrate to Nova Scotia, Canada 3 years ago. We did some research on the net, and came across Avatar Immigration.

Although we knew that we could do the paperwork ourselves, we felt that it was really important to get it right, as we did not want anything to get in the way of achieving our dream. We contacted Avatar Immigration, and right from the beginning they were great.

They sent concise instructions all the way through the process, and were very helpful with any questions or queries. From our experience, we can honestly say that we would recommend them to anyone who is undergoing the immigration process.

It is a long and arduous task moving from one country to another, so for the paperwork side to be done so efficiently made things easier.

We have been in Canada on work permits since August last year, and have just received our PR visas.

It has been a long journey, but one more than worth it, and one that myself and my husband would not change for the world. We are living our dream life here in Canada and could not be happier.

Thanks to all the team at Avatar Immigration.

Philip and Sheryll Southern
Manchester, United Kingdom
July 27th 2009

Three years ago I was desperate to move to Canada and all my previous efforts to file an application and to get anywhere with the processing stage met with resounding failure. I had been living in the UK for the past two years and despite it being a great country I did not want to spend the rest of my life languishing on this small Island. I started looking for professional help to file my application for Canadian PR and get a positive result from CIC office. I found a few professional bodies within Canada willing to take me on board in order to assist me in my immigration application.

However, it was the personal touch I received in the string of correspondence I exchanged with Russell and Del that convinced me to put my trust in AVATAR. Now looking back over the three year period as I am nearing the end of the journey I know that this trust has paid great dividends. I have just received instructions from the office of High Commission in London to pay my RFPR fee and complete the medical examination. The fact that I did not have to travel for a personal interview with the immigration officer, is a huge recognition of the efforts that the staff at AVATAR put in presenting my case. It’s been a long journey but not that long if you think about the rewards.

Over the period of the three years Delphine and Desiree stayed in touch with me and reassured me every time my hopes began to falter. I appreciate from the depths of my heart the patience that Delphine displayed especially as she never showed any sign of frustration at the constant barrage of my queries I sent her. I’d say it is this personal bond that I developed with the team at AVATAR that helped my meet my dream of making Canada my home.

By keeping a strong channel of email communication the AVATAR staff made sure that I did the right thing every time I was required to make a presentation at CIC office in terms of documentation. It felt as though I was getting face to face assistance. Desiree and Delphine never ceased to provide me with written instructions and covering letters at every stage of my application so I will say that I owe those two my hearty gratitude.

Last but not least, I am very much looking forward to have a cup of tea with Russell at his office in Vancouver and a handshake with all the members of the staff for without their constant and unwavering assistance I wouldn’t be here where I am now, happy and proud.

It is because of this quality of trust and friendship from AVATAR, that I will be recommending all my friends to get in touch with them for a successful completion of the Canadian immigration Process. Finally I will need their help in the near future when I will be bringing my British Boyfriend to Canada as my lawful partner.
 

Shaquille A.
Leeds, England
July 15th 2009

I just wanted to say thanks for all the help you have given us over the past few years.

I don’t believe that our application would have been accepted had you not helped us with our application as there were areas that I thought were insignificant and would not have included until you worked out the points that they added to our application.

We are currently packing up our house and are looking forward to starting our new life in Ontario this July.
 

Much appreciated,
Susan, Granville & Scott Bailie
Co. Down, Ireland
June 11th 2009

Investor Testimonial

This is great news! My wife and I are both thrilled. It is earlier than expected. We are very grateful to you all and I will certainly send Delphine a big thank you and a full testimonial shortly.

Steve Gordon
Buckinghamshire, England
June 8th 2009

All I can say is what a professional and friendly company AI is! These guys do NOT ask for any money upfront and are completely honest as to whether you have good prospects of immigrating.

The decision to immigrate to another country is not one to be chosen lightly, it seems very daunting indeed but once you are serious about it the BIGGEST decision is choosing the right company that will help you.

Going by our wonderful experience you should look no further than AI.

Thanks to Desiree Monsurate and Delphine Monsurate (and the rest of the team) we were guided painlessly through the process.

They do all the hard complicated work for you and inform you as to what documents and information that is needed.
It is as simple as that!

The manner of communication is extremely professional but very friendly; it almost feels like a family member is guiding you through the process.

My wife and I cannot thank the staff at Avatar Immigration enough for all the effort and hard work that must go into presenting each and every case.

A big thank you once again to all at AI who have now made our dreams come true.

If only the world was as honest and caring as AI what a place it would be!

Jason & Jean Edmundson
Larkhall, Scotland
April 23rd 2009

Dear Delphine and Russell Monsurate,

I got hired by a company even before I landed in Canada!

I met my girlfriend, now my wife through the internet. Many people didn't think it would last, because my girlfriend was in Canada and I was in the UK.

We didn't agree.  We knew we had to be together, and after many visits, and painful separations, we are finally together. This is all with many thanks to Delphine, Russell, Ryan and Desiree Monsurate as well as all the support staff at Avatar Immigration.

Throughout the process for immigration Delphine and Russell guided me through all the paperwork, the doubts, the worries, and reassured me that everything would work out, even though our case was complicated.

I had an interview in London, which is unusual for a spousal case, but I was more than prepared for it by the team at Avatar Immigration.  All I can say is that thanks is nowhere near what I can say to Delphine and Russell for all the hard work they put into our case, and support, beyond what I could have expected from an Immigration Consultancy Firm! .

Kind Regards,

David and Debbie Martin.
Bristol, United Kingdom
March 26th 2009

For as long as I can remember I have had wish to move to Canada.  My mother's twin sister has been there for 30+ years and them coming home for holidays and a few visits there has always given me the desire to move there one day.

Having spoken about it on and off with my wife Allison we had considered but never done anything about it, then in 2004 we saw an add for immigration in the paper by another immigration company. At this point we checked their website and sent away for our free assessment. We then got a phone call to say that they didn't think my professional qualifications would be considered and although Allison had a degree, she did have enough experience so we not be eligible to apply.

After a couple of days feeling disappointed we had a little think and then after doing some research thought that we would try another two or three company's, That's when avatar grabbed our attention an email from Russell Monsurate was very positive their company fee's were more competitive from the ones that we had seen, At that time we decided if we were to apply we would use avatar, unfortunately with two small children Baillie 2 and Caitlin 7 and in the process of moving home we put it off although stayed in touch with Russell asking question back and forth.

Eventually in May 2006 Russell had asked if we were serious about it? It's the best thing he could have done for us, we decided we were and started the process. Russ then introduced us to Delphine and then Desiree who have both helped immensely. And thanks to the three of them we are now sitting waiting on our passports coming back with visa's.

Therefore I would have no hesitation in recommending Avatar to help with your immigration process, these are some of the things they did for us.

*Properly packaged and represented our application in the best possible light. (we were worried about points and their attention to detail made sure we had the points required, and explained away a few driving misdemeanors that I had).

*Quickly and very politely answered all our emails. (believe me you will have wobbles during the process and the reassurance from Avatar is the best thing for them)

*Kept us up to date whenever something new happened.

If you are thinking about Canada I would urge you to give Avatar a try.

 

Dan and Allison Mclauchlan
Prestwick, Scotland
February 27th 2009

Testimonial Update

Well Ryan, on Saturday we took delivery of our passports from CIC with our visas and COPR forms! It's all over - end of an era!

It's been a long journey with Avatar Immigration steering our helm. And as you can imagine, we are very pleased it has worked out for us.  Our flights are booked (2nd April) and the packing has taken over our house. :-))

We thank you and all at AI from the bottom of our hearts and we shall definitely spread the "Avatar Immigration" word!!

Take care all and..... goodbye :-))

Bruce & Jill McLaggan
Hampshire, United Kingdom
February 24h 2009

Federal Investor Testimonial

Lynn had visited Alberta and stayed in Peace River for six months twenty years ago. She’d nearly married a Canadian. I had first visited Vancouver and Banff in 1969 as a student on vacation and then been to Montreal and Ottawa on business in 2004. Coupled with the fact that our close friends, the Peake family, had emigrated to Canada from the UK in 2003 and were loving it in West Vancouver, we knew we wanted to return and see if Canada was as beautiful and as inviting as we remembered.

So in August 2004 Lynn, I and our four young sons came on holiday to stay with the Peakes in the British Properties and we fell in love with Vancouver straight away. What a contrast from the UK - mountains and beaches within a short drive, friendly people, a clean welcoming airport, lower costs and spectacular views all around. We felt this had to be our future.

When we returned to the UK we looked into the application process for permanent residence, only to find the CIC web site showed alarming processing times of three years! Nevertheless, in September 2004 we filled in all the forms and paid the money for entry on a Skilled Worker basis. At the age of 55 with two university degrees and a lengthy career in the IT industry I believed my points total would just qualify. Then we waited and waited and waited.

Disaster! Two years and five months later, in February 2007 the letter arrived from the CIC saying I had too few points and there was no room for appeal. Our dreams took a big tumble.

At this point I realised I needed help – professional help. So we searched the web for immigration experts and came up with a few names – but one in particular caught our eye as it was based on Vancouver’s North Shore. This was when we first came across Avatar Immigration and we contacted them by email. Soon Ryan Monsurate was on the phone and we talked through the options available to me and how I could speed up the whole process of re-applying. Time was of the essence because by now my two eldest sons were starting A levels and GCSEs, so Canadian university entry was becoming an important factor as there was no way we would leave them in the UK.

Ryan introduced me to the Entrepreneur and Investor Programmes and spelt out the various routes I could take, including provincial nominee and federal programs. Whereas some of the Provincial nominee programs looked like they might be the quickest, I really wanted to head to BC but without the necessity to set up a business of my own with employee constraints. So we settled on the Federal Investor Programme and Avatar took control of the application process. From here on we were in Ryan’s and Delphine’s safe hands as they coached me through the form filling and ensuring I had all the necessary backup documents, photographs and reference materials. I realised that if I had used Avatar three years earlier I wouldn’t have wasted my time, emotion and money on a rejected application.

So here we are. It’s November 2008. Thanks to Avatar Immigration, CIC has now approved our Investor Programme application, my whole family passed our medicals in July and our passports are with the CIC in London for them to enter the Permanent Residence visas.

We plan to land in Vancouver in July 2009, when my eldest son has completed his A levels, and depending on real estate prices we will either buy a house on the North Shore or we will head for Kelowna, which we visited in the summer of 2008. Kelowna’s lake and wineries provides the lifestyle we are looking for and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) is close by.

Our thanks go out to Ryan, Delphine and the entire support team at Avatar Immigration, for getting us to Canada in the end.

Colin &  Lynn B.
West Sussex, United Kingdom
1^st November 2008

Dear Russell, Del, Ryan and Desiree,

My wife Simer's and my Canadian immigration application is now near completion and we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all at Avatar Immigration, especially Russell, Del, Ryan, Desiree for your tremendous support, advice and friendship during the last three years.

Below is our testimonial that we hope goes some way to reflect our experience in using your services and how enjoyable the whole experience has been.

My wife and I came across the Avatar Immigration web site three years ago after a lot of searching. We nearly made a mistake in choosing someone else but thankfully we chose AI. As a double check, I phoned the AI offices and was most impressed with Russell's professionalism, knowledge, reassurance, friendliness, positive and confidence approach which assured me this was someone I can trust. The numerous testimonials from past clients on the web site gave us further confidence to proceed with our application with AI. Last but not least, the AI web site is a mine of information and links about Canada.

As soon as I put in our application, Del got on with our case and I got tremendous support and advice which at times even included email responses over weekends and phone calls. Del clarified a lot of things regarding the application and made a lot of very useful and constructive suggestions to get us through the maze of the application. I thought it was just a question of filling a few forms in, but it included much more than that. Overall, Del helped me to put together a very thorough professional and comprehensive application to make our case as strong as possible.

Being honest, after I put in our application and carrying on with my research about Canada, over the next six months my wife and I had at times 'second thoughts' and this got to stressful levels. At these times it was most reassuring to be able to talk things through with Russell Monsurate and Ryan. This is was extremely valuable and not something you can do if go it alone on your application with the CIC!

Whilst the application was going through, I NEVER had to chase AI on anything - they were always proactive.
True to their word at the beginning of our application, they tried their best to get us a waiver of interview and succeeded. This saved us a tremendous amount of stress, cost, time and perhaps most importantly removed any risks of things going wrong at the interview although I was very confident in getting through it if need be. We were totally surprised and delighted when all we were asked to do was go for our medicals!

Whilst the CIC application processing times are quite long, we see this with hindsight as quite beneficial and it has allowed us to view our move with a much greater perspective and consider a lot more options. We are currently waiting for our visas from the London, UK CIC office.

In summary, Avatar Immigration is second to none and you will find it very hard if not impossible to find anyone better.

Just some of the keywords that spring to mind and define AI are:
Professional, knowledgeable, thorough, responsive, supportive, caring, friendly, dependable, reliable, honest, trustworthy, etc.

If anyone is thinking of using AI, they are second to none and you will not find anyone better. Please do not make a life time mistake by going to someone else!

God bless you all at AI and thank you for your help and friendship.

Mr. and Mrs. Chohal
Birmingham, United Kingdom
October 31st 2008

Dear Russell, Desiree & the team at AI

Had a crazy couple of weeks since we were stunned by your email. What a year! All the excitement started in March when we received a request for updated information. This meant we knew wheels were turning.

Before we expected it an e-mail arrived requesting us to go for medicals. You would not believe how we felt; nervous and excited at the same time. The time had actually come to do the one thing we were dreading; the whole process was completed in a day and the relief when the doctor told us we were all fit and healthy was tremendous!

It seems like no time at all has passed since the medicals, when all of a sudden I was looking unbelievably at an e-mail entitled Final Disposition Received. I think we have both been in a state of shock lately and the realization that our dream can finally happen is so real and frightening that we can hardly think straight.

Last Tuesday we took the children to Liverpool to renew their passports, 'took our son to have his broken wrist cast removed on the Wednesday and traveled to London on the Thursday to hand in the passports. Since then we have trawled the internet looking for jobs, houses, schools etc. We feel like we are caught up in a whirlwind like Dorothy from Wizard of Oz and are waiting to land in Canada.

Sorry to ramble on, but I am just trying to convey the sense of speed we have felt as we went through the process this year.

We are eternally grateful to all at AI for the professionalism and efficiency which they have shown throughout the whole process, but there is much more to AI than we ever could have hoped for!

When we initially started our hunt for immigration consultants we found numerous and when we contacted them they all seemed efficient and knowledgeable, but when we found Russell Monsurate we felt there was an instant connection. Russ phoned us in the UK and made us feel real instead of some detached details on a cold stark form.

Our relationship has grown since then and whenever we have been worried or concerned, Russell, Desiree or Del have always been swift to reply with either an e-mail or phone call to allay our fears and smooth the trail before us.

I urge anyone reading this to take a moment to realize how this down to earth friendly approach to life and it's problems has helped us to live our life with no stress or fuss and given us a feeling of inevitability born from the confidence and pragmatism of Russ' knowledge.

If you wish for friendly voice and a hassle free process, I can highly recommend Avatar Immigration. Russ has even invited us for a coffee in Starbucks in Vancouver when we land. How great is that?

I hope this reads as sincerely as the way it is intended.

We would like to send all the team at AI our warmest regards and best wishes for the future.

May you long continue in your vocation; you do make dreams come true!

Brendan & Deborah Wall
Walsall, United Kingdom
October 21st 2008

My sociology teacher used to call it deferred gratification. That’s when you want something so badly, unlike other people who are rushing ahead, you are willing to wait and be patient to get to your prize!

I’ve wanted to immigrate to Canada for a long time and thankfully, unlike some, I had an advantage to help get me there. That advantage was Avatar. They have been there every step of the way with words of encouragement and their professionalism is next to none. Delphine mentioned in an email once that they are happy to be dream catchers. She is absolutely right that’s what everyone who works at Avatar is. If your dream is to immigrate they will work tirelessly on your behalf to make that happen. My dream is now a reality. I had notification of my medicals in record time and plan to be in Canada by the end of 2008.Words just don’t seem enough to say how happy and grateful I am to Avatar who have enabled me to reach my prize. But I have to say Delphine, Desiree, Russell and Ryan. THANK YOU.

If anyone is reading this and they have wanted to move to another country and start a new life. Choose Avatar it will be one of the best decisions that you have ever made.

Desiree Davis
June 23rd 2008
London, United Kingdom

It was a day in July 2006 when we decided to make enquiries with Avatar Immigration and it has proved to be a day that we never regretted.

Like most people, we surfed the net and contacted a few agents but were astonished with either the unfriendly approach received from our enquiries or just the fact that you knew that it was another money-spinner agent who would grab your money and run. That though was not the feeling we received when we contacted AI.

We approached AI for a number of reasons: (i) leading staff are well qualified and experienced as well as Members of the necessary immigration councils; (ii) Russell Monsurate's resume; (iii) leading staff are the Monsurate family; (iv) high success rate of completed applications; and (v) they offer a reasonable and fair fee structure.

From day one their approach was refreshingly honest and open to us; they provided us with all the answers to our questions and allowed us our own time to make the most important decision of our lives. We immediately knew we had found the right agency and so we decided to take the next step with them by completing their initial long questionnaire. Within a couple of days they had contacted us to advise that we should be eligible to immigrate to Canada.

At this time, we did waiver a little as it was now when we would have to part with our well-earned savings for AI to take our application the next level. We had further conversations with one of their consultants, Ryan Monsurate who advised that their success ratings were very high and that if they thought our application would not be worthwhile, then he would say so. One of the reasons that attracted us to AI was their high success rate and of course, the many testimonials to reinstate this fact. So, we agreed to appoint them as our immigration consultants and the process began. Within a month or so, we received our file number - just as AI had predicted :-)

Around 15 months into the process we filed an application under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program with AI.  Three months later, our phone rang and it was Ryan. It wasn't unusual to have a call from him as he often kept in contact with us but it was a big surprise to hear what he had to say!

He had rang to advise that our application to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program had been successful and that with this certificate our immigration application should now take flight and join those nearing to the end of what can only be described as an immigration turmoil if you don't know what you are doing! We hope to receive our permanent residence visas by the end of this year!!

Wow.... you could have knocked us both over
with a feather! It was the best news ever!!!
We were ecstatic - we still are!!

We owe so much to AI in getting us through the immigration process with success in such a short space of time too. To this day, we NEVER regretted once appointing AI as our agents. Apart from their professional approach and exceptional experience in this field, they never faulted once on their promise to "hold our hands". Ryan knew our case inside out and never gave us an indication that he couldn't remember who we were - this on its own, is a rare commodity in today's business world.

One additional thing that make AI unique is that they treat you as a person, not a file, and we believe this is because they truly understand their clients' hopes and dreams and plan to achieve the goals of their clients to the best of their ability. Avatar Immigration are genuinely honest and reliable and we are so proud to have known them too. Thank you Avatar, you're the best!!

26th May 2008
Bruce & Jill McLaggan,
Hampshire, United Kingdom

Dear Del & Russell,


We'd thought about emigrating to Canada for a number of years before finally taking the plunge in February 2006. The next step was to decide do we 'go it alone' or do we 'go with an immigration consultant?' After lots of research , Avatar Immigration were recommended to us by a previous Client, so we decided to get in touch. This was the best decision we could have made!

It's hard to express our gratitude in words, save to say, we cannot thank you enough for helping to make our dreams come true. Thank you for all the hard work, professionalism, understanding and especially support. You expertly guided us through the immigration process, always on hand to promptly answer our questions and offer advice, working tirelessly in the background. Now, here we are only 2 years on with our passport requests from London.

It's been a rollercoaster ride with us sharing many ups and downs. When we needed it, you always gave us reassurance and hope particularly through our most difficult time when in March 2007 Simon was diagnosed with CML. We thought our dreams were shattered but you helped us tremendously both professionally and personally....we feel stronger for this experience. The service you provide at Avatar is second to none and we would not hesitate in recommending you to help others realise their dreams!!



Kind Regards,

Nicola, Simon, Thomas & Adam (The Richardson's)... soon to become official permanent residents of Canada!!
Flintshire, United Kingdom
May 11th 2008

Back in April 2005 we made the decision to try and make our dreams come true. But first we had to find a company that could help us.

We came across Avatar’s website and immediately felt comfortable. They were very professional and above all else honest and they did not want their entire fee upfront, so our journey began.

By June 2005 we had our file no and now we just had to wait. As many of you will appreciate you have so many questions to ask and when ever we contacted Avatar they were there to help. Even on occasions when we mailed at the weekend the replies were instant.

On our third research trip we arranged to meet with Ryan (on a Sunday – his day off) it was nice to put a face to the name.

Although there are no guarantees we honestly felt that with Avatar working on our behalf we had given ourselves the best possible chance of living in Canada and in March this year (2008) we had our interview waived and were called for our medicals. This for us we felt was the last hurdle. We passed and expected to wait for another 3 to 4 months but to our surprise just under 4 weeks later we received the best news ever – we were in and they wanted our passports.

We cannot thank the team at Avatar enough, Russ, Ryan, Del and Desiree you done everything you said you would do and more and I would recommend you to anyone about to embark on their journey. You are worth every penny.

Robert, Alison, Matthew and Rebecca Goodrum
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
May 5th 2008

Dear Ryan and Russell,

I write this letter as a “thank you” for all the help and assistance that you have provided to Helen and I during the past 2 years. Your experience and expertise has been instrumental in ensuring that we progressed through BC’s Provincial Nominee Program as smoothly as has happened – resulting in a successful immigration application.

I know, from my experience of attempting to manage the preliminary immigration phase personally, that you have eased this process considerably and that without Avatar’s knowledge and support, this process would have been far more difficult and time-consuming, and may even have not succeeded.

I would be very pleased to provide references as to the quality of your services and the timely and effective personal attention that you have given to our application.

Many thanks again for all your efforts and assistance and I enclose some pictures of the General Store and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.

Yours sincerely

Peter Hawkes
Golden, BC
January 4th 2007

Please note that each case is unique, and that although we will try our best to attain similar results for you, we do not guarantee them.

****UPDATE****

So here we are finally in Canada. I wanted to thank you Delphine and all your colleagues, especially Ryan who answered our initial queries and Russell who along with yourself has been a massive help all through the last couple of years. To be honest there were times I never thought we would get to Canada but thanks to you we did!

Regards,
Chris Eldred
Essex, United Kingdom
November 19th 2007

WOW! It's only been 4 weeks since they received our medicals and my PR visa is ready to be issued! Woohoo!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you ACIC! You guys have been tremendous every step of the way.

Our big Canadian adventure has only just begun!

Michael Derrick
Farnborough, United Kingdom
November 2nd 2007
 

When we decided to follow our dream of Emigration, the web seemed filled with companies promising it all. We looked around and sent off a few enquiries. One company and more importantly one set of people seemed to stand out.

We visited Avatar's site and were impressed by the down to earth and easy to understand way it was set out and written.

After making an attempt at the points matrix we were contacted within 24 hrs personally by Russell Monsurate.

This was a trend that we came to rely on and trust through the last 18 months. The emigration process can seem daunting and never-ending, but Russell's team were always there whenever we needed information or reassurance.

Ours was not the normal route to emigrate.  As the processing times increased so did our anxiety. I managed to secure a job offer and was granted a work permit enabling us to achieve part 1 of our goal to obtain permanent residence status in Canada.

Throughout our whole process Russell Monsurate was always there with words of wisdom and guidance (plus a few jokes from time to time).

We were called for our medicals a couple of months ago and asked for further and updated forms. Once again Avatar handled all the logistics for us and this time Russell personally sent a FedEx with our stuff on a Friday afternoon just before he set off on a business trip. This ensured minimum wait or delay in getting our documentation to London.

Before you decide to trust you and your families hopes and dreams to anyone let us just say that it is the best decision we have made and would urge that you think hard before committing to anyone else.
We are hoping now that things will work out but are safe in the knowledge that nothing has been left to chance by Russ and want to take this chance to thank him for all the support and professional service given to us so far.
 

Michael, Gillian, Stacey and Alicia Higgins
Garrison, England (currently in sunny Saskatoon)
October 10th 2007

UPDATED PICTURE AND TESTIMONIAL

Please note that this is quite a special case and is in no way a representation of typical processing times:

Synopsis:

1) We filed the case.  CIC Paris refuses to acknowledge receipt of the file.

2) We file an official complaint with the relevant authorities.

3) We then worked to trace the mail in order to prove that Avatar Incorporated did send the file to CIC Paris and that the file was received by CIC Paris.

4) Thanks to the integrity and honesty of the officers, they acknowledged receipt of the file, located the file and as a special gesture issued the client's permanent residency visa in ONLY THREE MONTHS!

The moral of the story is that it pays to hire a competent professional to handle your paperwork.  Just ask yourself what you would have done given this scenario.

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Here is a picture of Javier, Donna and fly taken recently in Ontario, Canada.

"We landed in Toronto in May (that's where the picture was taken), and stayed for a week. It was a great holiday and we got the papers got sorted."

Donna Kavangh and Javier Nuart Lee
Birkenhead, United Kingdom
October 9th 2007

Investor Update

Dear Russell and Delphine Monsurate,

Just arrived back in England from our trip to Toronto and Montreal.  All of us can't wait to get back to Canada!

The kids were crying when we said goodbye to Canada and wanted to move there the same day. I told them that we all have to be patient, but thanks to the excellent work you're going for us I know we won't have to wait too long.

Please let Ryan and Del know that we are so happy that you they have been there 24/7 for us, giving us advice and reassurances. I'd also like to let them know how much we all enjoyed our visit to your country and that we are even more keen to live there soon and enjoy a Canadian lifestyle everyday!

Talk to you soon

Pammi G.
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
September 6th 2007

Dear Russell,

We got home yesterday after spending a week in Ontario and the PR Visas were here waiting for us.  We're all feeling on top of the world at the moment.

We have purchased a 0.76 acre lot backing onto serene nature trails and a creek.

The house we are having built is called the Wateredge, however they are doing going to add a loft for us, with a further 2 bedrooms and a bathroom there, plus we are having the basement finished with 2 more bedroom, a gym, my office, another bathroom, plus a big playroom for the kids.

All in all it's about 5,500 sq ft in size. 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms plus the above additions.

We are going to be at the biggest freshwater beach in the world, and only 15km's from the number one ski resort in Ontario.  It would have been impossible to buy a new home in the UK with such a layout and great neighbourhood in such a great location for such an affordable and economical price.

The improvement in our lifestyle will be immense, rather than working all the hours under the sum to stay afloat in the UK. Now we can relax and enjoy what life has to offer and spend more time as a family.

We hugely appreciate all of your help with our application, and rest assured we will recommend you to anyone I hear of who is looking to move to Canada.

All the best and will be in touch soon,

Kind Regards,
Chris and Nina Eldred
Essex, United Kingdom
September 2nd 2007

Hi Russell,

Hope you are keeping well.  We have finally opened our B&B in Riverview, New Brunswick.

It took a while but thanks to you we have fulfilled our dreams and are settled in Canada!

It is early days yet with the business but we have had four bookings in the first week.  We are greatly enjoying our life here in Canada and think how fortunate we are to be here enjoying this. 

We look forward to seeing you if you are over this part of the country.

 

Best wishes,
John and Jan Carberry
United Kingdom
August 23rd 2007

P.S. If you are considering immigrating to New Brunswick we highly recommend a stay with John Carberry on your exploratory visit.  Not only will you have a wonderful bed and breakfast experience, but you'll also be able to find out first hand what the immigration process is like from one of our clients.  If you'd like John's contact info please call us at +1-604-925-9326.
 

BCPNP Testimonial

Dear Ryan Monsurate, Russell Monsurate and Team,

We would like to convey our sincere gratitude for the outstanding and highly professional support you have been providing to us and our business proposal for the BCPNP program over the last 12 months.

Our requests have always been dealt with in a timely manner and your advice, be it on personal, educational, business or finance matters have been to the highest possible standards.

On numerous occasions, without your expertise, we would have had unnecessary delays or committed outright errors in processing our goals setting up a new company and moving our family to British Columbia.

This enables our family and our business to move, as planned, in the autumn of 2007 to the Fraser Valley Area and set up a new business in the mobile education industry.

If you are evaluating a reliable, friendly and highly professional partner who can give you the best preparation in your goal moving to Canada - don't look any further - you have found it in Avatar Immigration.

We will certainly recommend AI services to all our friends, colleagues and business associates.

Sincerely yours

Christian & Linda Jud & family
Galway, Rep. of Ireland
23rd June 2007

 

** Testimonial Update **

To: Russell Monsurate & Delphine Monsurate

Once again thanks for the great support and advice you have given us during our two year wait, we are now at the point where we are only a few months from a decision which will hopefully allow us to realise our dream of emigrating to Canada to join over 50 of our friends and relatives who already reside there.

When we started off on this journey you explained to us how the points process worked and informed us that as we were borderline on this score, we needed to do several things to ensure success; luckily for us you had been predictive enough to see that at that time in early 2004 the waiting times were only half what they would be in 2006. Therefore the advantage for us was that due to the processing times increasing it gave us enough time to strengthen our case by ensuring that our points tally increased.

As such, following your advice I immediately signed up for a years course at Broxtowe College in French; we even took a holiday in Brittany to improve our language skills. Alison signed up for a B-Tech diploma in Tourism & Travel and then took an advanced course in the same. Along with attending countless trade related courses I persuaded my company to sponsor me to do a Foundation Degree in Business & Management with Leeds Metropolitan University and West Notts College of Further Education. Even my eldest son, James (14) has caught the `self improvement through education` bug, he won a coveted place (one of only two pupils in the entire school) on the course, Young Apprenticeship in Sports Management, Leadership and Coaching at South Nottingham College. We are very proud as he is a talented musician and sportsman; he plays for Nottingham Rugby Football Club (U15).

It seems that our life has been put on hold for the last two years; we are all so looking forward to coming over to Canada. I am looking forward to starting work in the Transport Industry; one of Alison’s relatives has hopefully got me a job with a bus company in Vancouver. Alison has done some research and feels confident of obtaining work with either Servisaire at Vancouver Airport or in one of the many travel agencies.

We are a family that loves the outdoors, last weekend we went camping in Ashbourne, Derbyshire……..we can’t wait to explore BC! James and I have set ourselves a target to take part in the annual Yukon River Quest 2008.

These are our dreams, you are our dream makers.

John, Alison, Jim, Becky & Grace Adams
May 10th 2005,
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Dear Russell Monsurate and Delphine Monsurate,

I wanted to write to you a few words of appreciation in getting us through to the medicals. We have a waiver of interview and this alone has saved us 9 months or more!

The process was almost near painless as Avatar did all the forms and submissions once I had sent them the information. You and your staff were fun to interact with especially Delphine who was tireless, patient and compassionate.

Looking back, it seemed like an impossible mountain to climb, which became a hassle free and a well-organized process.

Avatar’s proficiency and reliability is second to none, and looking back at the entire process, I don’t think we could have done anything better or different.

Your team clarified my constant questions raised during the whole process very promptly.

I would recommend Avatar Immigration Services to any prospective client applying for Canadian Citizenship.

I am glad that I ran onto your website and I now look forward to moving with my family in the near future.

We are so excited at the thought of exploring a whole new life, meeting kind and friendly people and yes, most of all living in those 'wide open spaces'!



Thank you once again and best wishes.

Hassan Pirmohamed
North Harrow, Middlesex
June 22nd 2007

We are happy to give a testimonial to Avatar having dealt with them for just under three years.

We started on this exciting journey back in July 2004, when we attended emigration seminars to start the ball rolling. These were followed up with more specialist personal meetings, where we filled in forms for assessing our eligibility and points needed for Canada. We did not, however feel confident with these large and very expensive agencies, so we investigated other options available.

I was surfing the net for suitable agencies when I came across Avatar. I looked up the meaning and was pleasantly surprised. Having browsed their informative website, I felt confident, at ease and comfortable with what was being said. We especially liked the meaningful quotes and simple spiritual messages, which, made us feel we were dealing with people of integrity.

Avatar’s fees were a fraction of the fees we had been looking at previously and unlike other agencies the costs were spread over the process, which made it easier.

We have always been impressed with their prompt replies to our e-mails and their patience when responding to our endless queries and questions often getting replies within minutes and often on a Sunday. Avatar never seems to sleep.

We would like to especially thank Del for always being warm friendly and positive both on the phone (when things appeared desperate for us) and also by email.
A warm thank you to Russell, who took the time out of his busy schedule to meet us personally in Vancouver during our research trip in May 2005. We spent several hours one evening with him, enjoying both his company and his wealth of knowledge and wisdom in many varied fields.

These personal touches made all the difference to us. It proves that business can be people focused, and is all the better for it. We certainly appreciate this.

Just a couple of days ago we received our final disposition (request for passports and those all important permanent residence Visas) having sailed through the medicals, just six weeks ago. (Del had been instrumental in tracing and chasing our case prior to this.)

Finally, with Avatar’s help and expertise, we are at the final stage of the process. This August 07 we hope to be landing in Vancouver to start our new life. Now, we are getting VERY excited.

If you are reading this and thinking of using a certified consultant, we would not hesitate to recommend and support the Avatar team.

“The main aim of mankind is to make man kinder”, Avatar does!

Many Thanks,

Rick, Sue and offspring.
County Durham, England
May 28th 2007

 

We started our quest for emigration to Canada years ago, 2004 in fact. We read most of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) site and started to download and print the immigration forms. You see, based on all the information we could gather and after days/weeks of research we concluded that we could only prove that we had 52 points.

This was 15 short of the 67 currently required by CIC for their Skilled Worker Immigration program. So we thought we would consult an immigration lawyer/consultant to assess if we had any realistic chance.

Having trawled the internet filling in numerous immigration assessments (and there are a lot out there), emigrating to Canada looked doubtful, they all said "thanks, but no thanks.". Things were starting to look kind of bleak. Persist I did, until I happened across www.russcanada.com, "another assessment to do" - I thought. Then I read some of the testimonials, hmmm, worth a go. So I filled it in and got a 52 point score back ~ as expected. It was then that this consultancy stood out from the other.

An email from them, not an automatically generated one, but a personal one.

After a little email discussion and a couple of telephone conversations it was determined by AI that Russ and Del would take on our cause. So, being a skeptic about committing to something so personal over the internet, I contacted a few of their previous customers (I found their names in the testimonial section).

After confirming the quality and attention to detail with previous clients, my wife and I decided to go forward and use AI. So I phoned Russell and the ball started to roll. We discussed every aspect of our careers / life history / exams / schooling possible until eventually the paperwork was all filled in and complete. So, from the original 52 points, and the thorough job AI did researching our backgrounds we found out that we actually deserved 72 points, therefore giving us more than required.

Our application arrived at the Canadian High Commission in London on the 9th August 2004. To my surprise, in September 2004 I received an email from Russ. Wow, we have a file number, so our application has passed "paper screening". Now we were back to the waiting game again, but at least we are over the first hurdle and in the running.

Rolling on to December 2006, we received the much awaited email stating that AI had received our medical requests. At last, over the next hurdle. But things for us have changed since 2004, there were 3 of us then and now in December 2006, we are expecting the fourth. Another test for the AI crew. We took all of our medicals in January 2007, with the exception of my wife's X-Ray. Our newborn arrived on February 26th 2007. Now back to the paperwork and AI provided everything we needed to add him to our current application. I am writing this in April 2007 and AI have just confirmed they have couriered the new medical request for the baby request to us. Exceptional service.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the team at AI, particularly Del who has personally looked after our case. Russ has been an inspiration, particularly in the periods where a "boost" was needed.

So we are almost complete, final medical to do then wait for passport requests, hopefully going to land in the summer. It goes to show, listen to those that offer advice, trust in those that deliver. I would like to state that we would highly recommend the services of AI, I am absolutely sure that our application would have been rejected if we did not use their professional services.


Kind Regards,
Patrick, Andrea, Mitchell & Connor Smith
Swindon, United Kingdom
April 24th 2007

A BCPNP Testimonial

Like many people on the treadmill in the UK we had harboured a dream to improve our quality of life. We had the opportunity to make this a reality last summer and coincidentally whilst on vacation in Canada we stumbled into the perfect place and decided to change our dreams into reality.

Another coincidence had us meeting an English couple there who also recommended Avatar Immigration.  Avatar had handled their BCPNP application in almost record time.

Changing dreams into reality is no mean feat and the enormity of changing our whole lives was daunting and stressful. However, from the first meeting with Russell and Ryan we felt we were in the best possible hands to help us through the administrative and emotional turbulence.

They are not just immigration consultants! Ryan not only dealt efficiently with our application, steering us through the paperwork, processes and advising on how to best present ourselves and our business plan on paper and in the interview to ensure success, but he also gave us confidence in our abilities and ideas. Let me tell you that in the middle of the night when doubts creep in, that really helped.

We had some people advise us that an immigration consultant was not necessary to get through the process, however, we certainly do not regret appointing Avatar. In fact we believe that without their services and support we would not be in the position we are in today from which we are looking at just a few weeks before we move to Canada, only 6 months after making the application.

More than that, they have given us the support and advice that has helped us to stay focused on our goal and to stay sane in one of the most stressful times of our lives.

We would thoroughly recommend them to anyone considering this step. Believe me, it really helps to know that someone is not only ‘handling’ your case, but is working on it almost 24 hours a day. I can’t count the number of e-mails we have received from Ryan in the early hours of their morning in Vancouver, to ensure that we received an update as soon as we awoke, rather than having to wait almost a whole day because of time differences.

Thanks to Ryan Monsurate and Russell Monsurate and the rest of the team, we will be living out our dream in the mountains, investing hard work in our own future rather than a faceless corporation, and becoming part of a real community. We can’t wait and we can’t thank you enough for your help.

Sincerely,
Joanne Sweeting & David James
Limpsfield, Surrey, U.K.
April 19th 2007

Thanks to all your hard work we are now PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF CANADA!

Without you I doubt we would even have a file number yet.  At first we were not sure about hiring you guys to help because we thought we could do it ourselves.  After speaking to Russell and Del, however, we decided that as time was a major factor for us we should get your help to make sure nothing went wrong to delay the process (and thank God we did). 

It has now taken less than 2 years for the process to come to completion.

We have met people who have applied for immigration by themselves and have waited 4-5 years. 

it is so hard to speak to people from the embassy but Del managed to find out what was happening each time I asked. 

Everyone at Avatar has been so helpful answering all my questions and helping me with all the forms and paperwork needed.  Ryan even talked me through programs I could download on my computer to make things easier for us.

We have been living in Canada for 4 months now and we love it!  Mike is working, and my oldest daughter who has started attending the local high school has made lots of new friends.  All of her friends back in England can't believe she has ski days with the school.

I would recommend moving to Canada with Avatar Immigration to anyone! 

It the best thing we have ever done!  Thank you so much once again.  We could not have done it without you.

Best wishes,

Jo, Mike, Jordan and Madison Pert
Buxted, East Sussex, UK
March 10th 2007

Please find below a remarkable story of one of our clients, Mrs. Donna Kavangh.  Please note that this is quite a special case and is in no way a representation of what you may expect to happen in your own case.

Synopsis:

1) We filed the case.  CIC Paris refuses to acknowledge receipt of the file.

2) We file an official complaint with the relevant authorities.

3) We then worked to trace the mail in order to prove that Avatar Incorporated did send the file to CIC Paris and that the file was received by CIC Paris.

4) Thanks to the integrity and honesty of the officers, they acknowledged receipt of the file, located the file and as a special gesture issued the client's permanent residency visa in ONLY THREE MONTHS!

The moral of the story is that it pays to hire a competent professional to handle your paperwork.  Just ask yourself what you would have done given this scenario.

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A client's Travel log

Dear Russell

Our recent trip to Canada was everything we hoped and dreamed it would be.

The trip for us had 2 purposes, we wanted to do all the things that tourists do but we also wanted to get a feel for what it would be like to live (and work) in a community. We were lucky enough to be able to achieve both. 

We began our trip on Vancouver Island, staying in Victoria.  We then moved on to Vancouver itself. This for me was the best city we have ever visited and if I wanted to live in a city this would be the one.

We visited the superb Aquarium in Stanley Park, and the Capilano Suspension Bridge.

I also had interviews with quite a few employers and the feedback was really positive.  I found that there was a lot of opportunity for someone like me in the construction trades (carpentry). 

After two fantastic days in Vancouver we picked up our car for hire and traveled to Whistler.

We traveled up the mountain in the cable car and for Ali this was a major achievement as she is terrified of heights.

From Whistler we traveled to Kamloops, this was a spectacular drive to our overnight stop on the way to Jasper.

Kamloops was a very pleasant surprise, the terrain was very impressive and so was the weather an impressive 33 degrees. We reached Jasper late the next afternoon to a somewhat chillier climate. The following morning was -5 and snow, we had to buy thicker coats for the children and a heavier sweatshirt for both of us. Never in our wildest dreams did any of us imagine that we would be building a snowman and having snowball fights in September, but we had such fun.

From Jasper we traveled to Okotoks near Calgary. This for us was the research trip beginning. We stayed with a family from Ipswich who immigrated about 16 months ago. We had so many questions to ask them. We found out about the local schooling and amenities for the children. We met up with a local real estate agent to find more out about the buying and renting processes.

Being in the construction industry we had a very long hard look at the new homes being built. Obviously looking at new homes people ask questions and the one thing that struck myself and Ali was that Canadian people are so welcoming.

Everyone wished us luck and hoped that we would succeed in our move over to Canada. We also traveled up to Edmonton to have a look around and I had a meeting with a construction company whilst there to find out more about the building processes and the different methods used.

Again I found that there was a lot of scope for someone with my skills in the construction industry and the response I got was very positive from employers.

To summarize what we learnt from our trip - We wish we had done it a long time ago.

Canada has the whole package for us, seasons, lifestyle and a great sense of community and we can't wait to live there. However, it taught us that realistically we could not live in the middle of the rocky mountains.

If I had one negative it would be that we didn't manage to see any killer whales or bears on our trip (and we actually went on excursions to do so).  This trip was invaluable to us and I look forward to landing and working in Canada soon.  By the looks of it I should be able to find a job very quickly once I land!  Here's to a successful future career and life in Canada!

Kind Regards,

Rob and Alison G.
Ipswich, United Kingdom
February 11th 2007

The decision to move to Canada was taken soon after returning from a two year period living in Alberta with the British Military. 

Even as early as the return flight my wife Karen had decided that she would love to live there and within 6 months we started to actively seek how best we could achieve this.

One evening we were gathering immigration information when out of the blue an e-mail from Russ arrived informing us that he could assist us in achieving our dreams.

Avatar was the only company that actually made contact with us personally when we expressed an interest in moving to Canada.

We took a lot of free assessments and either got no reply, or rates that were much higher.  Avatar made us feel that our dream could come true.  At the end of the day Russ stood out by far as the better choice.

We phoned him and after the call decided that we were more than capable of making the move and he was the right person to help. We were given Del as our consultant and this saw the start of an exciting journey.

The wait for any decision was at times difficult due to a number of delays caused by successful court cases from previous applicants and immigration departmental changes. This could have proved to be problematic as I had a definite end of service date that could have seen me without any fixed abode and unemployed. Throughout this Del could not have been more helpful and her enthusiasm and confidence regularly put our minds at rest.

We are now finalizing the move to Canada. Our house just outside Calgary is forecast to be finished towards the end of May and to date I have received a couple of job offers. My children still have fond memories of their last time in Canada and cannot wait to get their skis and ice skates on once again.

I cannot thank Russ and Del enough for the part they played in helping us to fulfill our dream. The process has been fraught with possible dangers but they have made it a comparatively stress free experience and at times enjoyable. We haven’t made it easy for them having lived in a number of different countries since the age of 18 and regularly requiring guidance and updates as the process has continued.

We were so excited when he heard that our Permanent Residence visas would be issued without any interview being held.  I regularly recommend Russ and the company to anybody who will listen and may wish to make the same move as us.

They have been fantastic and we as a family owe them a huge debt of gratitude.

Kenneth Oliphant
Andover, United Kingdom
January 31st 2007

Investor Testimonial

It has long been a dream of ours to emigrate to Canada; the problem is where on earth do you start with something so life changing? Looking at the CIC website made it worse – loads of complicated forms and an overwhelming feeling that if we made a mistake it could be costly in terms of time, money and emotion. So we started looking for help.

There were loads of websites with agents who “guaranteed” they would get your permanent residency visas – all very tempting, but very much the hard sell and bombardment by e-mail. Ironically it was the testimonials that you are now reading, that brought us to the door of the Avatar team.

Russ just made us feel we could trust him, as it's a lot of money and a big risk!

From the first contact we knew we could trust Russ, Del, Desiree, Ryan and the team at AI to guide us through the maze of forms, points, NOC numbers, photos of a specific size, police clearances and so many other pieces of paper!

Del calmly dealt with our CVs and the endless list of addresses and education certificates that we threw at her, and in no time produced the most amazing forms; they just looked and felt professional. Then at each step of the way, a friendly e-mail told us what was needed next.

The file number appeared in less than 2 months, despite processing times becoming depressingly and almost impossibly long!

It is fair to say that it has been difficult to await each stage of the process. It has felt like our life has been on hold while we await news, not wanting to commit to anything long-term in case the visas came through.

A number of times we have been impatient enough to ask what’s going on, to see if there could be any way around the interminable waiting. Each time Russ, Del and the team have been so supportive and understanding. Where they have been able, they have asked the immigration authorities questions on our behalf; otherwise they have explained why there was a delay.

Often it is the not knowing which is hardest.

So now imagine our delight when a happy e-mail arrived last week from Russ saying our medicals had been issued and we were at the last stage. What has made this even more amazing is that the interview was waived, which has saved us so much time, money and stress.

So we are almost there. My wife is now blowing the bank account on new clothes and things for our new life, and I am happy to see her so happy.

I am sure that some of the things I have described, you have also been through. Perhaps you are feeling that the mountain that is the immigration process is too high to climb, and that it is alright for us as we on the other side of it now.

All I can say to you is that you often have to work hardest for the things that are worth the most – but why not have some help? In every way I can recommend Avatar; they will help you and support you, but most importantly they will not push you into something that perhaps is not right for you, or for which you may not be ready at this time.

You have nothing to lose by asking their considerable advice, and everything to gain. Good luck and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you Avatar. See you in Canada!

Krishna and Julia Rawal
Plymouth, United Kingdom
October 25th, 2006
 

Dear Del/Russ,                                                        
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
 
I have lived here in the UK for 32 years now.  My wife and I came to the conclusion that it would be best to migrate to another country as we wanted a change of scenario.
 
For years I said to myself I would migrate to Canada and now I can’t tell you how happy and excited I am at the prospect of landing in Canada as a Permanent Resident soon. My dream has come true!
 
Avatar Immigration took care of most of my queries, doubts and anxiety. They were prompt and always there for me when I needed them. I was so very excited to learn that my interview was waived. That meant saving many months waiting for an interview date and then the agony of going to one.

No words can express the feeling that you get when you see the words “Congratulations, your file number came in today” or “Guess what, we just received a waiver for interview for you”. Avatar Immigration has given me that feeling, and I’m glad I chose them. If you want to move to Canada then get in touch with them immediately. They are at www.russcanada.com and they will make you feel very much at home!
 
Thank you Del and Russ for doing a great job for me and the family!
 

Kishor Bodalia
Leicester, England, UK
August 28th 2006

Dear Russ,

"I found Russ's company one amongst many helping acquire Canadian immigration. However, I chose to ask Russ to help my wife & I after reading his testimonials. They were filled with pages of dreams for which he had helped realize. They were inspiring!! I now find myself contributing to this page or catalogue as it has now become.

Russ, Ryan & Del became our guardians through the process. It may seem daunting if you're looking at the process & hurdles ahead if you're contemplating the move over to Canada. My advice is to find someone you can rely upon & trust to hold your hand through the maze. Russ called just over a week ago giving us the news that we'd been waived interviews & that all we need do now was to attend for our medicals. At the beginning Russ made us a promise; A week ago he delivered. There are so many sharks out there, of that I'm certain, who would be more than willing to take your money & your dreams and make life difficult for your journey. Russ, Ryan & Del offer a Rolls Royce journey: my wife & I hopped in & took a comfortable ride to our Canada Permanent Residency. I can vouch for & fully endorse their services. My wife & I are both doctors in the UK. We found it difficult to commit too much time to dealing with the necessary paperwork. Russ & Co. took care of that for which we'll always be grateful.

If you're in two minds about taking on Russ as your representative just drop me an email & I'll be more than happy to tell you about how he helped us. In addition, you'll find Russ to be an exceptionally happy choppy.

Bottom line: if Russ takes you on, you'll more than likely get your PR!!

Drs N.A. and M.A.
United Kingdom
June 15th 2006
 

Hi There,

Well if your reading this I'm guessing that you are considering moving to Canada …great choice!

Hi My name is Tom Murray and I'm from Mauchline in Scotland. My wife (Rachel) and I decided to immigrate to Canada during the Summer of 2003.

Our friends had already immigrated to Canada.  Taking their advice we decided to hire the services of a professional. Now being Scottish I am naturally suspicious of:

1. Any business that asks for money up front.
2. and "guarantees" success... that’s just not how life works.

I must have been on dozens of websites and contacted at least ten firms asking for details. Out of the firms that did manage to reply next day none would help me with even the most basic questions without a fee. The whole experience of spending literally days on the internet, asking for advice, not receiving any and in some cases receiving advice I knew to be wrong made me so fed up I decided to process the application myself.

We even attended seminars in Glasgow held by companies that took £45.00 for telling us things that you can obtain from Avatar at the press of a button on their web page

Is this ringing any bells with anyone?

Now I am only going to give the reader two bits of advice.

1. DO NOT PROCESS THE APPLICATION YOURSELF.
I spent three months putting our application together. I honestly thought our application was bullet proof. We just scraped in on points, but still met the requirement. I was two days away from posting the application away when I happened upon the Avatar web page. What's this? a company that does not ask for the whole fee up front, and has a fee that is reasonable.

(I had a British Columbia based lawyer ask for $6,700 USD and a UK based consultant ask for £3500 GBP).

After calling Russ we decided to send our application to him "just to be safe and have it checked over". Russ managed to show us where we had missed some points and helped raise our score by 9%. More importantly he discovered some serious flaws in the application. These would have almost certainly have resulted in our application failing and the loss of our fees.

Through out the preparation of the application Russ, Ryan and Del always encouraged us to the point where we stopped thinking of them as businessmen and started thinking of them as friends. Emails were often followed up by phone calls despite the 8 hour time difference and the whole process was just so reassuring and pain free that I must have been mad to think of going it alone. 12 weeks later we had our file number, no problems.
 

To be honest my family and I were a little discouraged as the times at the CIC office just seemed to be going up and up. According to the website, on March 2006 they were processing 80% of cases in 43 months.

So you can imagine we were stunned and delighted when Russ called us to say we had to go for our medicals and more importantly had an Interview Waiver in only 20 months.

We were absolutely astounded it took this quick and I'm sure that it was entirely down to Russ and his team's enthusiasm, drive and professionalism.

Our case was processed in 50% less time than we thought, You can't ask for more than that!! Russ will also put you in touch with people (like me) who have gone through the experience, so you see we are real and do exist (lol)

I guess my second bit of advice is that before you consider signing up with another immigration company call or email Russ, Ryan or Del. Put them to the test. I don't think you will be disappointed. My wife and I dreamed of going to Canada for many a year, Avatar caught those dreams and turned them into reality, I like to think of them as our Dreamcatchers.

Kind Regards and Good Luck!!

Thomas Murray
March 17th, 2006
Ayeshire, Scotland

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