Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

Investors 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	23	28	32	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	28	30	33	37
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	27	29	31	32
Cairo	-	-	-	-
Damascus	28	30	33	37
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	24	29	33	35
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	27	29	30	32
Colombo	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong	29	32	35	40
Islamabad	-	-	-	-
Kuala Lumpur	-	-	-	-
Manila	29	31	34	36
New Delhi	14	16	19	21
Seoul	19	23	27	29
Singapore	19	26	30	34
Sydney	-	-	-	-
Taipei	17	19	22	24
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	18	20	24	28
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	25	27	29	30
Bucharest	-	-	-	-
Kiev	-	-	-	-
London	17	19	22	24
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	17	26	35	48
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	15	17	35	39
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.