Processing times for provincial nominee 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.
These processing times only apply to the federal part of the processing (at the visa office) once we have received the complete application. It does not include the time it takes for the province or territory to process the nomination certificate.
Last quarterly update: January 16, 2013
| Visa Office | Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package) |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates | 26 |
| Accra – Ghana | 18 |
| Amman – Jordan | 32 |
| Ankara – Turkey | 39 |
| Beirut – Lebanon | – |
| Cairo – Egypt | 12 |
| Dakar – Senegal | – |
| Nairobi – Kenya | 28 |
| Pretoria – South Africa | 14 |
| Rabat – Morocco | 7 |
| Tel Aviv – Israel | 13 |
| Visa Office | Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package) |
|---|---|
| Beijing – China | 19 |
| Colombo – Sri Lanka | 19 |
| Hong Kong – China | 16 |
| Islamabad – Pakistan | - |
| Manila – Philippines | 11 |
| New Delhi – India | 11 |
| Seoul – South Korea | 13 |
| Singapore – Singapore | 23 |
| Sydney – Australia | 9 |
| Visa Office | Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package) |
|---|---|
| Bucharest – Romania | 11 |
| Kyiv – Ukraine | 19 |
| London – United Kingdom | 24 |
| Moscow – Russia | 20 |
| Paris – France | 5 |
| Rome – Italy | 16 |
| Vienna – Austria | 12 |
| Warsaw – Poland | 8 |
| Visa Office | Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package) |
|---|---|
| Bogota – Colombia | 18 |
| Buenos Aires – Argentina | 12 |
| Caracas – Venezuela | – |
| Detroit – United States | 19 |
| Guatemala City – Guatemala | 16 |
| Havana – Cuba | – |
| Kingston – Jamaica | 13 |
| Lima – Peru | – |
| Los Angeles – United States | 18 |
| Mexico City – Mexico | 15 |
| New York – United States | 21 |
| Ottawa (Case Processing Pilot) - Canada | 13 |
| Port-au-Prince – Haiti | – |
| Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago | 13 |
| Santiago – Chile | – |
| Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic | – |
| Sao Paulo – Brazil | 15 |
| Seattle – United States | 20 |
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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