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CAIPS Notes

CIC Application Processing Times

Federal Skilled Workers

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 27 40 64 67
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 43 62 66 69
 
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 11 15 21 26
Accra 63 65 68 71
Cairo 40 42 44 56
Damascus 63 65 69 71
Nairobi 26 31 38 47
Pretoria 37 41 52 63
Rabat 32 33 34 35
Tel Aviv 25 60 64 64
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 59 64 68 70
 
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 58 64 67 69
Colombo 31 62 66 69
Hong Kong 26 62 67 70
Islamabad 63 66 67 69
Kuala Lumpur 34 36 39 41
Manila 59 61 63 64
New Delhi 67 69 71 72
Seoul 26 28 30 31
Singapore 40 45 49 51
Sydney 26 28 30 32
Taipei 26 28 29 31
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 30 33 40 60
 
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 62 67 72 75
Berlin 22 24 26 29
Bucharest 35 56 66 67
Kyiv 29 49 70 77
London 31 32 35 38
Moscow 18 31 66 75
Paris 33 53 59 62
Rome 36 44 59 66
Vienna 10 13 17 21
Warsaw 22 46 63 68
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 17 20 24 29
 
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 36 67 73 77
Buenos Aires 16 20 23 28
Buffalo 17 20 24 28
Caracas 14 17 20 22
Guatemala City 11 13 17 20
Havana 24 26 28 33
Kingston 15 17 21 25
Lima 12 14 16 17
Mexico City 19 21 23 25
Port-au-Prince 16 18 20 23
Port of Spain 31 32 34 36
Santiago 19 25 31 32
Sao Paulo 13 14 16 18

* 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.