Processing times for sponsorship of other members of the family class applications processed by visa offices outside Canada

The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices outside Canada once Step 1 has been completed. The times are based on how long it took to process 80 percent of all cases between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2011. Processing times are subject to change.

Last quarterly update:  January 23, 2012

Africa and Middle East
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates -
Accra - Ghana 29
Cairo - Egypt -
Dakar - Senegal 30
Damascus - Syria -
Nairobi - Kenya 43
Pretoria - South Africa 29
Rabat - Morocco 32
Tel Aviv - Israel -

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing - China 1
Colombo - Sri Lanka 37
Hong Kong - China 32
Islamabad - Pakistan 32
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia -
Manila - Philippines 36
New Delhi - India 62
Seoul - South Korea 3
Singapore - Singapore 43
Sydney - Australia -
Tokyo - Japan -

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Ankara - Turkey -
Berlin - Germany -
Bucharest - Romania -
Kiev - Ukraine 1
London - United Kingdom -
Moscow - Russia 4
Paris - France 12
Rome - Italy -
Vienna - Austria -
Warsaw - Poland -

Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota - Colombia 10
Buenos Aires - Argentina -
Buffalo – United States 20
Caracas - Venezuela -
Guatemala City - Guatemala -
Havana - Cuba -
Kingston – Jamaica 22
Lima - Peru -
Mexico City - Mexico -
Port-au-Prince - Haiti 8
Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago 22
Santiago - Chile -
Santo Domingo -
Sao Paulo - Brazil -

Notes

  • You can view your application status online.
  • If it has been longer than the time shown above since you applied and your visa office has not contacted you, you may wish to contact the visa office that is processing your application by e-mail, letter or fax. The Call Centre does not have information about applications processed outside Canada.
  • (-) indicates that not enough data are available. Processing times are shown only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the past 12 months.