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 2009-07-22)
Americas	30%	50%	70%	80%
Bogota	7	10	13	14
Buenos Aires	5	7	12	15
Buffalo	4	5	8	9
Caracas	5	6	7	9
Guatemala City	9	12	17	22
Havana	4	5	7	8
Kingston	7	8	11	14
Lima	9	10	12	14
Mexico City	5	6	8	13
Port-au-Prince	9	11	15	18
Port of Spain	7	9	12	14
Santiago	4	5	7	10
Sao Paulo	5	6	9	10
Africa and the Middle East	30%	50%	70%	80%
Abidjan	3	4	5	7
Abu Dhabi	8	10	14	17
Accra	12	15	18	20
Cairo	5	7	9	11
Damascus	4	5	6	7
Nairobi	12	18	22	25
Pretoria	4	6	9	12
Rabat	8	8	9	10
Tel Aviv	4	5	6	7
Asia and Pacific	30%	50%	70%	80%
Beijing	3	3	4	5
Colombo	6	8	11	15
Hong Kong	8	11	13	14
Islamabad	6	8	11	14
Kuala Lumpur	3	4	6	8
Manila	4	5	6	8
New Delhi	2	3	6	6
Seoul	3	4	5	5
Singapore	5	6	10	13
Sydney	3	5	7	9
Taipei	2	3	3	4
Tokyo	5	6	7	7
Europe	30%	50%	70%	80%
Ankara	3	4	6	7
Berlin	6	9	14	17
Bucharest	2	3	4	6
Kiev	6	9	12	15
London	2	4	6	8
Moscow	4	5	8	9
Paris	6	7	8	10
Rome	5	6	8	11
Vienna	3	5	6	8
Warsaw	3	4	5	6