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 between1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. 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: April 24, 2013

Africa and Middle East
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates 27
Accra – Ghana 17
Amman – Jordan 32
Ankara – Turkey 41
Beirut – Lebanon –
Cairo – Egypt 13
Dakar – Senegal 21
Nairobi – Kenya 22
Pretoria – South Africa 14
Rabat – Morocco 8
Tel Aviv – Israel 13

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China 20
Colombo – Sri Lanka 18
Hong Kong – China 8
Islamabad – Pakistan -
Manila – Philippines 11
New Delhi – India 13
Seoul – South Korea 14
Singapore – Singapore 24
Sydney – Australia 10

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania 14
Kyiv – Ukraine 21
London – United Kingdom 26
Moscow – Russia 20
Paris – France 6
Rome – Italy 20
Vienna – Austria 13
Warsaw – Poland 9

Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia 22
Buenos Aires – Argentina –
Caracas – Venezuela –
Detroit – United States 21
Guatemala City – Guatemala 14
Havana – Cuba –
Kingston – Jamaica 15
Lima – Peru –
Los Angeles – United States 22
Mexico City – Mexico 14
New York – United States 23
Ottawa (Case Processing Pilot) - Canada 14
Port-au-Prince – Haiti –
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago –
Santiago – Chile –
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic –
Sao Paulo – Brazil 15
Seattle – United States 21

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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