Sponsorship Backlog Statistics

[Bluenoser]

These figures are from January 2012. They are the total number of non-parental (i.e. spousal and child) sponsorship cases sitting in the queue, ordered from largest backlog to smallest.

You can definitely see the link between longer processing times and backlogs in centres such as Islamabad and Singapore. Also notice that the countries that supply the majority of our immigrants, such as India and the Philippines, run large queues at any given time simply due to the volume of files that they process.

Islamabad	5119
New Delhi	3959
Singapore	3496
Buffalo	3009
Manila	2851
Hong Kong	2761
Kingston	2147
Nairobi	1794
Damascus	1312
Port of Spain	1279
Beijing	1180
London	864
Colombo	747
Accra	738
AbuDhabi	606
Bogota	592
Moscow	558
Guatemala	487
Sydney	458
Mexico	456
Paris	388
Vienna	368
Seoul	363
Abidjan/Dakar	330
Cairo	319
Havana	313
Kiev	277
Tokyo	271
Lima	231
New York	228
Rome	219
Pretoria	202
Santo Domingo	200
Los Angeles	197
Bucharest	191
Sao Paulo	179
Berlin	170
Warsaw	169
Detroit	161
Tel Aviv	137
Rabat	125
Ankara	115
Buenos Aires	104
Port-au-Prince	80
Kuala Lumpur	79
Caracas	72
Santiago	62
Seattle	57
Taipei	8
Bangkok	4

[scylla]

Buffalo appears twice. I assume that's an error?

[Bluenoser]

Buffalo appears twice. I assume that's an error?

Yes, the first Buffalo is an aggregate total of Buffalo and all of the other American centres. So the first Buffalo should really read "USA."  That is pretty much out the window now anyway, since they have drastically changed how American applications are processed and closed Buffalo.

[CharlieD10]

Holy cow, KG is in the top 10 (sitting at 8th position).  Oh man.   

[scylla]

Yes, the first Buffalo is an aggregate total of Buffalo and all of the other American centres. So the first Buffalo should really read "USA."  That is pretty much out the window now anyway, since they have drastically changed how American applications are processed and closed Buffalo.

Makes sense. I was wondering if it was a US/Buffalo split since Seattle and New York are listed later.

[KJG]

Thanks Bluenoser that is some great information.

[blondie1216]

Do the cases listed on these backlogs have anything to do with applicants needing more info or is this just a lack of employee or employee knowledge?

It would be interesting to know those that have started processing versus those waiting to get started.

[ready_fi_move_on]

not liking how far up on the list kgn is 
BUT .....what can you do , certianly not going to worry cause there have been some really quick applications that came out of kgn so i guess its the lck of the draw

[heybuddy]

Thank you very much, really puts things in perspective.

[CharlieD10]

Do the cases listed on these backlogs have anything to do with applicants needing more info or is this just a lack of employee or employee knowledge?

It would be interesting to know those that have started processing versus those waiting to get started.

Neither.  They have begun prioritising the backlog of parental/other family applications (they were working on such applications received in 2007 up until recently) to try to cut down the overall backlog in Immigration systems.  There is now a pause on the PGP so they can revamp the system and introduce more changes in 2013, so meanwhile they are trying to clear the backlog because it wouldn't be fair to have all these applications outstanding under the old system when they bring a new one into place.

Spousal/dependent processing is going to slow down/has slowed down, so it's not a question of some that have started processing while others will be waiting to be started/put on hold indefinitely.  The applications being approved now and going to the visa offices will be be processed in order as they come in, it's just that the line is longer and they are not being seen to ahead of other types of applications they would normally be prioritised over.

[blondie1216]

Neither.  They have begun prioritising the backlog of parental/other family applications (they were working on such applications received in 2007 up until recently) to try to cut down the overall backlog in Immigration systems.  There is now a pause on the PGP so they can revamp the system and introduce more changes in 2013, so meanwhile they are trying to clear the backlog because it wouldn't be fair to have all these applications outstanding under the old system when they bring a new one into place.

Spousal/dependent processing is going to slow down/has slowed down, so it's not a question of some that have started processing while others will be waiting to be started/put on hold indefinitely.  The applications being approved now and going to the visa offices will be be processed in order as they come in, it's just that the line is longer and they are not being seen to ahead of other types of applications they would normally be prioritised over.

Well I hope that they have added more help to clear the back log or we will be for a long wait.

[ready_fi_move_on]

Well I hope that they have added more help to clear the back log or we will be for a long wait.

postive thinking and prayers my girl

[Zouk Princesse]

Wow, we finally made it near the top of the list! Too bad it's the backlog list...

[ccunnington]

Are these stats only for family class applications or do these numbers include other classes like federal skilled workers etc.?

[Bluenoser]

Are these stats only for family class applications or do these numbers include other classes like federal skilled workers etc.?

Only family class and does not include parental applications. The skilled worker category looks worse, but not for long, as they are about to toss all of the older applications in the trash.