Family Sponsorship Processing Times - Spouse and Partner

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 2008-02-06)
Americas	30%	50%	70%	80%
Bogota	6	7	10	12
Buenos Aires	3	6	9	11
Buffalo	3	5	7	9
Caracas	5	7	9	11
Guatemala City	7	9	13	16
Havana	4	5	7	9
Kingston	4	6	8	11
Lima	5	6	7	8
Mexico City	5	6	8	9
Port-au-Prince	8	11	14	17
Port of Spain	5	7	11	14
Santiago	4	5	6	6
Sao Paulo	5	6	8	9
Africa and the Middle East	30%	50%	70%	80%
Abidjan	4	5	7	10
Accra	8	11	15	18
Cairo	5	5	7	8
Damascus	3	4	5	6
Nairobi	8	10	13	15
Pretoria	4	6	9	13
Rabat	4	5	6	7
Tel Aviv	3	4	6	7
Asia and Pacific	30%	50%	70%	80%
Beijing	2	3	4	4
Colombo	5	6	7	9
Hong Kong	5	6	7	8
Islamabad	6	7	8	9
Kuala Lumpur	1	2	6	8
Manila	4	4	6	6
New Delhi	2	4	6	6
Seoul	2	3	4	5
Singapore	3	5	6	7
Sydney	3	5	6	7
Taipei	2	4	5	6
Europe	30%	50%	70%	80%
Ankara	3	4	5	6
Berlin	6	8	10	13
Bucharest	4	5	7	8
Kyiv	10	11	13	14
London	3	4	7	9
Moscow	5	6	8	10
Paris	5	6	7	9
Rome	3	4	6	9
Vienna	2	2	4	6
Warsaw	3	4	6	7