Processing times for sponsorship of other members of the family class applications

The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices 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, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Processing times are subject to change.

Last quarterly update: January 16, 2013

Africa and Middle East
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates –
Accra – Ghana 16
Amman – Jordan –
Ankara – Turkey –
Beirut – Lebanon –
Cairo – Egypt 49
Dakar – Senegal 35
Nairobi – Kenya 50
Pretoria – South Africa 50
Rabat – Morocco 14
Tel Aviv – Israel –

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China 1
Colombo – Sri Lanka 30
Hong Kong – China 22
Islamabad – Pakistan 40
Manila – Philippines 36
New Delhi – India 54
Seoul – South Korea 10
Singapore – Singapore 54
Sydney – Australia -

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania -
Kyiv – Ukraine 10
London – United Kingdom –
Moscow – Russia 11
Paris – France 17
Rome – Italy -
Vienna – Austria -
Warsaw – Poland -

Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia 12
Buenos Aires – Argentina –
Caracas – Venezuela –
Detroit – United States –
Guatemala City – Guatemala –
Havana – Cuba –
Kingston – Jamaica 36
Lima – Peru –
Los Angeles – United States 18
Mexico City – Mexico –
New York – United States –
Ottawa (Case Processing Pilot) - Canada 11
Port-au-Prince – Haiti 14
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago 22
Santiago – Chile –
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic –
Sao Paulo – Brazil –
Seattle – United States –

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.

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