Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

Family class: Parents and grandparents

2007

Citizenship and Immigration Canada staff work at locations around the world. Officers in Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates process applications abroad for permanent residence for people wishing to immigrate to Canada.

The tables below show the number of months that were required to approve or refuse applications at visa offices around the world.

The length of time it takes to finalize applications may be different at different visa offices.

Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future.

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All Regions / Africa and the Middle East / Asia and Pacific / Europe / Americas

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Months Required to Finalize Applications [see note]

ALL REGIONS
	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in All Regions	7	11	15	21
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East	8	10	16	31
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Abidjan	9	15	23	27
Accra	13	45	53	62
Cairo	6	8	10	11
Damascus	8	10	15	33
Nairobi	12	19	34	46
Pretoria	6	7	10	13
Rabat	17	20	28	35
Tel Aviv	9	11	13	14
ASIA AND PACIFIC
	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific	7	11	15	25
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Beijing	12	14	16	19
Colombo	10	18	24	27
Hong Kong	7	9	12	28
Islamabad	10	12	18	38
Kuala Lumpur	4	6	11	16
Manila	10	13	15	18
New Delhi	5	8	13	33
Seoul	11	12	15	18
Singapore	10	13	17	23
Sydney	13	15	17	21
Taipei	11	13	16	36
EUROPE
	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Europe	8	10	14	17
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Europe	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Ankara	5	7	9	12
Berlin	9	11	16	43
Bucharest	9	14	19	21
Kyiv	12	14	16	22
London	5	7	10	12
Moscow	8	11	14	17
Paris	6	8	13	21
Rome	11	13	15	16
Vienna	9	11	12	13
Warsaw	7	9	11	12
THE AMERICAS
	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in the Americas	7	10	14	18
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in the Americas	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Bogota	7	11	14	17
Buenos Aires	20	25	45	46
Buffalo	6	7	10	13
Caracas	8	9	36	37
Guatemala City	10	12	29	35
Havana	-	-	-	-
Kingston	7	10	15	19
Lima	8	10	13	15
Mexico City	-	-	-	-
Port-au-Prince	14	18	47	57
Port of Spain	7	10	13	18
Santiago	-	-	-	-
Sao Paulo	8	9	12	13

* Processing times are presented only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the category in the above-mentioned 12-month time period.