Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

All applications for permanent residence excluding Federal Skilled Worker applications received after February 26, 2008

October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009

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.

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

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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	13	23	33

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	14	23	32
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	6	10	14	16
Abu Dhabi	9	12	16	18
Accra	14	21	59	78
Cairo	9	13	23	55
Damascus	6	9	15	21
Nairobi	15	22	34	42
Pretoria	8	13	19	26
Rabat	12	20	27	31
Tel Aviv	5	7	20	33

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	14	26	42
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	4	8	26	29
Colombo	9	18	26	35
Hong Kong	11	13	17	28
Islamabad	8	15	30	59
Kuala Lumpur	11	30	34	36
Manila	8	12	18	26
New Delhi	5	16	58	61
Seoul	7	23	33	34
Singapore	6	10	17	24
Sydney	6	21	35	37
Taipei	13	23	36	37
Tokyo	5	7	8	8

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	7	15	32	36
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	10	18	29
Berlin	8	14	28	32
Bucharest	4	6	10	15
Kiev	11	18	24	32
London	32	35	38	41
Moscow	7	13	19	21
Paris	6	8	11	15
Rome	11	19	23	25
Vienna	5	9	16	25
Warsaw	6	14	60	62

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	6	10	16	20
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	9	12	16	19
Buenos Aires	7	11	21	29
Buffalo	6	9	15	18
Caracas	13	17	24	26
Guatemala City	11	16	21	25
Havana	4	5	8	14
Kingston	6	10	16	22
Lima	9	14	18	22
Mexico City	6	10	26	30
Port-au-Prince	9	13	19	23
Port of Spain	8	14	31	36
Santiago	4	6	13	18
Sao Paulo	6	9	23	24

* 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.