Mixed nationality couple looking to emigrate to Canada together

Hey,

I'm Terry, I'm 25 and married, living in the UK. I've joined Expat.com to look for some advice, help and knowledge from those who have previously left their home countries for foreign climes.

My wife is an Indian national who I met when she was studying at university in the UK. At the end of her studying her visa required her to return to India, however we managed to keep our relationship long distance and I visited India regularly and in January we were married. However since then we gave struggled to get her a visa to join me in the UK as my wife. There is no real reason for this as we are a genuine relationship, both university graduates (she has a masters degree in biotechnology), and I earn +£35k per annum in a steady job as a port machine driver.

Due to our continuing struggle to get Sneha in the UK, which is fast diminishing our savings, we are considering our options for a better life elsewhere in the world. Our ideal countries to move to would be New Zealand, Canada or Costa Rica.

I have an Aunt and Uncle who have lived in Ontario for 40 years now and are citizens. I have visited Canada twice myself and have loved it in the past and could quite easily imagine living there.

We were wondering how difficult it would be for us, especially since we are of different nationalities, and in particular my wife being Indian, to move to Canada and what would the best route to take. We also are looking to see what people's experiences are of the process and how long it generally takes.

We'd appreciate any help or advice available. We are desperate to start our lives together, and can't wait until we can be in the same place. Sorry this post is a tad long.

Cheers