Refugee Application Processing Times - Privately Sponsored

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	3	5	11	15
Buenos Aires	-	-	-	-
Buffalo	-	-	-	-
Caracas	-	-	-	-
Guatemala City	-	-	-	-
Havana	-	-	-	-
Kingston	-	-	-	-
Lima	-	-	-	-
Mexico City	-	-	-	-
Port-au-Prince	-	-	-	-
Port of Spain	-	-	-	-
Santiago	-	-	-	-
Sao Paulo	-	-	-	-
Africa and the Middle East	30%	50%	70%	80%
Abidjan	11	22	31	43
Abu Dhabi	13	16	19	23
Accra	21	25	31	35
Cairo	10	14	16	19
Damascus	13	16	18	18
Nairobi	34	42	48	52
Pretoria	10	20	34	41
Rabat	-	-	-	-
Tel Aviv	-	-	-	-
Asia and Pacific	30%	50%	70%	80%
Beijing	-	-	-	-
Colombo	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong	-	-	-	-
Islamabad	25	28	31	32
Kuala Lumpur	7	7	12	12
Manila	-	-	-	-
New Delhi	19	24	28	28
Seoul	-	-	-	-
Singapore	6	8	13	17
Sydney	-	-	-	-
Taipei	-	-	-	-
Tokyo	-	-	-	-
Europe	30%	50%	70%	80%
Ankara	18	20	23	24
Berlin	23	32	40	45
Bucharest	-	-	-	-
Kiev	-	-	-	-
London	21	26	29	30
Moscow	4	7	11	12
Paris	11	21	42	45
Rome	17	30	38	43
Vienna	-	-	-	-
Warsaw	-	-	-	-