We brought our cockatoo home from Japan so I know all about CITES. It took several months to get the paperwork in order. The difficult part was on the Japanese side. Our cockatoo was a rescue, the place where we got her was closed down. The avian vet in Japan tried to help us with the paperwork but the Ministry in Japan kept coming back to us with more and more questions. Luckily we had some Japanese colleagues helping us get through the paperwork. The biggest question was her origin. She was bred in captivity and this had to be proven. Fun stuff.

But there were challenges here too. When they translated the species name from Latin to German, they didn't get it right, and this was significant because it meant a different kind of permit (wildtierhaltung) and conforming to certain cage requirements. This mistake only surfaced once we were here and were ordered to buy a certain size aviary. The aviary manufacturer pointed out the mistake. It took months to sort out. I went through hoops until the Kantonal Vet authority admitted they got it wrong and finally sent us a letter.

The laws for keeping parrots have been toughened so be sure you know what you are expected to conform to. Birds must be kept in pairs....so at least on this you are okay.

Also, parrots are noisy. I hope you have a house as apartments and parrots don't work.

Good luck with your plans. By the way, our cockatoo flew in the cargo hold from Japan in a Wingabago carrier. These carriers are fantastic.