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Canadian Citizenship

CAIPS Notes

CIC Application Processing Times

Parents and Grandparents

Statistical Information: Applications Processed at Canadian Visa Offices

October 2006 to September 2007

Citizenship and Immigration Canada staff work at locations around the world. Officers in Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates process applications abroad for permanent residence for people wishing to immigrate to Canada.

The tables below show the number of months that were required to approve or refuse applications at visa offices around the world.

The length of time it takes to finalize applications may be different at different visa offices.

Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future.

All Regions / Africa and the Middle East / Asia and Pacific / Europe / Americas

Months Required to Finalize Applications [see note]

ALL REGIONS
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in All Regions 7 11 19 35
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East 8 11 24 35
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Abidjan 8 16 24 27
Accra 39 46 52 57
Cairo 6 8 10 11
Damascus 8 10 28 35
Nairobi 14 24 38 49
Pretoria 6 7 10 19
Rabat 18 21 33 35
Tel Aviv 8 10 13 14
ASIA AND PACIFIC
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific 7 11 20 36
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Beijing 13 15 20 30
Colombo 14 19 23 27
Hong Kong 7 9 13 36
Islamabad 9 13 38 45
Kuala Lumpur 2 8 10 13
Manila 10 13 17 29
New Delhi 5 8 16 42
Seoul 12 14 21 31
Singapore 10 14 28 37
Sydney 11 15 26 31
Taipei 11 13 32 37
EUROPE
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Europe 8 11 15 26
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Europe 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Ankara 5 7 11 13
Berlin 9 15 41 42
Bucharest 18 30 34 38
Kyiv 11 13 16 33
London 6 7 9 11
Moscow 10 12 15 17
Paris 6 9 35 41
Rome 10 12 14 15
Vienna 10 11 12 14
Warsaw 7 10 12 17
THE AMERICAS
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in the Americas 7 11 25 38
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in the Americas 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 50% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 70% of cases finalized in:
(months)		 80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Bogota 11 14 22 31
Buenos Aires 22 26 46 46
Buffalo 6 9 19 52
Caracas 7 9 27 37
Guatemala City 9 28 31 36
Havana - - - -
Kingston 7 10 16 27
Lima 8 12 15 17
Mexico City - - - -
Port-au-Prince 14 27 38 50
Port of Spain 8 12 26 36
Santiago - - - -
Sao Paulo 4 8 12 13

* Processing times are presented only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the category in the above-mentioned 12-month time period.