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AustraliaSubclass 189 granted after 14 months, here is the full timeline
Posting the whole thing because I could not find one honest timeline when I started. Skills assessment (ACS) lodged: 12 Jan, positive 3 Mar PTE Academic: 79+ on second attempt, 21 Mar EOI lodged: 28 Mar, 85 points Invitation: 11 Aug Visa lodged: 2 Sep Medicals and police clearance: 18 Sep CO contact (asking for Form 80 and a payslip gap explanation): 4 Dec Grant: 19 Feb Total cost, everything included, was about Rs. 2.1 million with the AUD at what it was. The biggest single line was the visa fee itself, not the agent, because I did not use an agent. Happy to answer anything specific.
CanadaPR landed in Vancouver, 11 months door to door
ECA through WES: 5 weeks IELTS General: CLB 9 first attempt Profile in the pool: 12 April, CRS 491 ITA: 24 May APR submitted: 30 June Biometrics: 14 July Medical: 2 August PPR: 19 February Landed: 8 March One thing nobody told me: get your police clearance from Sri Lanka early, and get it in English. Mine came in Sinhala and the certified translation added three weeks I had not planned for. Proof of funds was the other slow part. They want six months of history, not a balance on the day, so move the money in well before you apply.
GermanyJob seeker visa to Blue Card in five months
Arrived on a six month job seeker visa with about EUR 6,000 saved and no offer. Weeks 1 to 3: Anmeldung, bank account, SIM. Do the Anmeldung first, everything else needs the certificate. Weeks 3 to 9: applications. 60 sent, 7 replies, 4 interviews. Week 11: offer, EUR 58,000, above the Blue Card threshold for my field. Week 14: appointment at the Ausländerbehörde, which was the hardest thing to book. I refreshed the portal for nine days. Week 20: Blue Card in hand. What mattered: a German-format CV with a photo, applying to Mittelstand companies rather than only startups, and having the degree recognition sorted before I flew.