Family Sponsorship Processing Times - Parents and Grandparents

Application Processing Times at the Canadian Immigration Visa Offices are based on the latest information available from Canadian Immigration Authorities.

Months Required to Finalize Family Sponsorship Applications for Parents and Grandparents

Processing Times at Visa Offices	Finalized in months (Updated on 2008-02-06)
Americas	30%	50%	70%	80%
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
Africa and the Middle East	30%	50%	70%	80%
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%	50%	70%	80%
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	11	15	17	21
Taipei	11	13	16	36
Europe	30%	50%	70%	80%
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