Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

Self-employed class – Federal

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	36	54	67	69

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	61	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	-	-	-	-
Abu Dhabi	-	-	-	-
Accra	-	-	-	-
Cairo	-	-	-	-
Damascus	61	62	66	69
Nairobi	-	-	-	-
Pretoria	-	-	-	-
Rabat	-	-	-	-
Tel Aviv	-	-	-	-

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	50	63	68	71
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	43	48	55	58
Colombo	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong	58	63	71	75
Islamabad	57	59	61	63
Kuala Lumpur	-	-	-	-
Manila	-	-	-	-
New Delhi	68	70	71	71
Seoul	-	-	-	-
Singapore	-	-	-	-
Sydney	-	-	-	-
Taipei	21	28	33	36
Tokyo	-	-	-	-

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	21	24	32	43
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	-	-	-	-
Berlin	24	24	27	28
Bucharest	-	-	-	-
Kiev	-	-	-	-
London	11	16	23	27
Moscow	-	-	-	-
Paris	-	-	-	-
Rome	-	-	-	-
Vienna	-	-	-	-
Warsaw	-	-	-	-

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	16	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	-	-	-	-
Buenos Aires	-	-	-	-
Buffalo	13	19	22	25
Caracas	-	-	-	-
Guatemala City	-	-	-	-
Havana	-	-	-	-
Kingston	-	-	-	-
Lima	-	-	-	-
Mexico City	-	-	-	-
Port-au-Prince	-	-	-	-
Port of Spain	-	-	-	-
Santiago	-	-	-	-
Sao Paulo	-	-	-	-

* 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.