Processing times for investor class (federal) applications

The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices. 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 –
Amman – Jordan –
Ankara – Turkey 60
Beirut – Lebanon –
Cairo – Egypt 53
Dakar – Senegal –
Nairobi – Kenya –
Pretoria – South Africa –
Rabat – Morocco –
Tel Aviv – Israel –

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China 55
Colombo – Sri Lanka –
Hong Kong – China 49
Islamabad – Pakistan –
Manila – Philippines 57
New Delhi – India 48
Seoul – South Korea 30
Singapore – Singapore 46
Sydney – Australia –

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania –
Kyiv – Ukraine –
London – United Kingdom 55
Moscow – Russia 51
Paris – France 50
Rome – Italy –
Vienna – Austria –
Warsaw – Poland –

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

Notes

  • You can view your application status online.
  • 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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