Processing times for temporary resident visa applications processed by visa offices outside Canada

Strike Action

The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) union is currently taking strike action. PAFSO union members responsible for processing visa applications have been walking out of offices in Canada and overseas.

Posted processing times for both temporary and permanent resident visa applications do not take into account work stoppages.

Anyone applying for a visa should anticipate delays and submit their application as far in advance as possible.

Contingency plans are already in place to ensure all offices remain open and are providing at least a minimum level of service. Priority will be placed on urgent humanitarian applications.

CIC continues to closely monitor the situation.

Strike Action

Posted processing times for both temporary and permanent resident visa applications do not take into account work stoppages.

Anyone applying for a visa should anticipate delays and submit their application as far in advance as possible.

Contingency plans are already in place to ensure all offices remain open and are providing at least a minimum level of service. Priority will be placed on urgent humanitarian applications.

CIC continues to closely monitor the situation.

The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices outside Canada. The times are based on how long it took to process 80 percent of all cases between April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. Processing times are subject to change.

Africa and Middle East
Asia and Pacific
Europe
Americas

Last quarterly update: April 24, 2013

Africa and Middle East
Visa Office	Processing Times IN DAYS (based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates	17
Accra – Ghana	3
Algiers – Algeria	-
Amman – Jordan	33
Ankara – Turkey	140
Beirut – Lebanon	37
Cairo – Egypt	22
Dakar – Senegal	8
Harare – Zimbabwe	-
Lagos – Nigeria	89
Nairobi – Kenya	13
Pretoria – South Africa	8
Rabat – Morocco	7
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia	9
Tel Aviv – Israel	25
Tunis – Tunisia	31

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office	Processing Times IN DAYS (based on a complete application package)
Bangkok – Thailand	8
Beijing – China	15
Chandigarh – India	11
Colombo – Sri Lanka	26
Ho Chi Minh – Vietnam	31
Hong Kong – China	6
Islamabad – Pakistan	79
Jakarta – Indonesia	4
Manila – Philippines	11
New Delhi – India	4
Seoul – South Korea	35
Shanghai – China	15
Singapore – Singapore	13
Sydney – Australia	14

Europe
Visa Office	Processing Times IN DAYS (based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania	13
Kyiv – Ukraine	6
London – United Kingdom	8
Moscow – Russia	42
Paris – France	15
Prague – Czech Republic	7
Rome – Italy	26
Vienna – Austria	25
Warsaw – Poland	3

Americas
Visa Office	Processing Times IN DAYS (based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia	39
Buenos Aires – Argentina	14
Caracas – Venezuela	19
Detroit – United States	24
Guatemala City – Guatemala	23
Havana – Cuba	8
Kingston – Jamaica	42
Lima – Peru	9
Los Angeles – United States	19
Mexico City – Mexico	12
New York – United States	21
Port-au-Prince – Haiti	7
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago	13
Santiago – Chile	7
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic	7
Sao Paulo – Brazil	14
Seattle – United States	35

Notes

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.