Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

Government sponsored refugees

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	8	11	15	18

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	7	11	16	20
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	10	15	18	26
Abu Dhabi	6	7	15	17
Accra	12	20	32	38
Cairo	8	9	9	10
Damascus	5	6	8	9
Nairobi	15	18	24	28
Pretoria	9	15	22	29
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	9	10	15	17
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	-	-	-	-
Colombo	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong	2	3	4	5
Islamabad	5	8	12	18
Kuala Lumpur	7	13	15	16
Manila	-	-	-	-
New Delhi	12	19	21	22
Seoul	-	-	-	-
Singapore	9	10	15	17
Sydney	-	-	-	-
Taipei	-	-	-	-
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	9	11	13	15
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	9	11	12	13
Berlin	-	-	-	-
Bucharest	9	9	9	9
Kiev	-	-	-	-
London	-	-	-	-
Moscow	4	13	17	21
Paris	-	-	-	-
Rome	-	-	-	-
Vienna	10	11	11	13
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	9	13	18	21
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	13	18	21
Buenos Aires	-	-	-	-
Buffalo	-	-	-	-
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.