Processing times for government–assisted refugee 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 31
Accra – Ghana 11
Amman – Jordan 16
Ankara – Turkey 10
Beirut – Lebanon 14
Cairo – Egypt 17
Dakar – Senegal 35
Nairobi – Kenya 38
Pretoria – South Africa 13
Rabat – Morocco –
Tel Aviv – Israel –

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China –
Colombo – Sri Lanka –
Hong Kong – China 8
Islamabad – Pakistan 15
Manila – Philippines –
New Delhi – India 46
Seoul – South Korea –
Singapore – Singapore 15
Sydney – Australia –

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania –
Kyiv – Ukraine –
London – United Kingdom –
Moscow – Russia 28
Paris – France 8
Rome – Italy –
Vienna – Austria –
Warsaw – Poland –

Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia 20
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.
  • 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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