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. 

• Western Hemisphere
• Africa and the Middle East
• Asia and Pacific
• Europe

Processing Times at Visa Offices	Finalized in months (Updated on 2009-07-22)
Americas	30%	50%	70%	80%
Bogota	9	12	17	23
Buenos Aires	44	49	50	54
Buffalo	10	11	15	17
Caracas	14	16	17	19
Guatemala City	14	17	20	22
Havana	10	12	14	17
Kingston	14	16	19	21
Lima	14	16	17	18
Mexico City	22	23	24	27
Port-au-Prince	16	19	23	24
Port of Spain	8	10	14	17
Santiago	12	13	19	20
Sao Paulo	13	17	18	18
Africa and the Middle East	30%	50%	70%	80%
Abidjan	13	14	15	16
Abu Dhabi	14	19	22	22
Accra	16	22	44	52
Cairo	11	12	14	17
Damascus	9	12	15	17
Nairobi	16	20	27	33
Pretoria	15	16	19	20
Rabat	17	19	22	23
Tel Aviv	17	19	22	23
Asia and Pacific	30%	50%	70%	80%
Beijing	23	24	25	26
Colombo	12	17	31	40
Hong Kong	13	14	16	17
Islamabad	13	15	19	23
Kuala Lumpur	7	8	12	13
Manila	18	21	22	23
New Delhi	13	15	17	18
Seoul	15	18	20	21
Singapore	23	24	26	27
Sydney	16	18	21	21
Taipei	13	15	16	17
Tokyo	-	-	-	-
Europe	30%	50%	70%	80%
Ankara	8	10	12	14
Berlin	11	14	16	19
Bucharest	15	18	23	25
Kiev	18	19	21	23
London	8	10	12	13
Moscow	9	11	13	15
Paris	15	33	39	41
Rome	20	21	22	23
Vienna	12	14	16	18
Warsaw	7	9	11	13