Processing times for sponsorship of spouses, common-law or conjugal partners and dependent children 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.

• Africa and Middle East
• Asia and Pacific
• Europe
• Americas

Last quarterly update: January 16, 2013

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.