Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

Dependants of 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	10	16	23	28

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	15	21	29	36
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	14	20	28	33
Abu Dhabi	-	-	-	-
Accra	20	23	36	41
Cairo	13	19	24	29
Damascus	8	12	17	25
Nairobi	20	27	33	38
Pretoria	12	13	18	21
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	14	21	26
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	7	8	11	14
Colombo	15	21	38	44
Hong Kong	7	9	12	15
Islamabad	16	18	25	33
Kuala Lumpur	-	-	-	-
Manila	-	-	-	-
New Delhi	8	14	20	24
Seoul	-	-	-	-
Singapore	10	11	17	19
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	8	12	22	25
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	7	10	13	24
Berlin	-	-	-	-
Bucharest	20	25	29	29
Kiev	9	15	20	23
London	7	9	15	35
Moscow	7	13	22	26
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	7	12	17	22
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	7	11	18	21
Buenos Aires	-	-	-	-
Buffalo	10	22	26	29
Caracas	-	-	-	-
Guatemala City	13	17	22	23
Havana	3	4	6	8
Kingston	-	-	-	-
Lima	6	12	16	16
Mexico City	-	-	-	-
Port-au-Prince	13	15	17	20
Port of Spain	8	11	17	24
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.