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Statistical Information: Applications Processed at Canadian Visa Offices

Temporary Resident Visas (TRV)

August 2005 to September 2006

Citizenship and Immigration Canada staff work at locations around the world. Officers in Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates abroad process applications for temporary resident visas (TRV) for visitors who require them.

The tables below show the number of days that were required to approve or refuse applications at visa offices around the world.

The length of time it takes to finalize applications may be different at different visa offices.

Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future.

Read more information about submitting applications from outside of Canada.

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All Regions / Africa and the Middle East / Asia and Pacific / Europe / Americas

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Days Required to Finalize Applications

ALL REGIONS
  2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Percentage of Cases Processed at Visa Offices in All Regions
63%
83%
91%
97%
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Percentage of Cases Processed at Africa and the Middle East Visa Offices
60%
76%
89%
95%
 
Percentage of Cases Processed at Individual Africa and the Middle East Visa Offices 2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Abidjan
60%
86%
94%
97%
Abu Dhabi
70%
83%
92%
97%
Accra
86%
93%
96%
98%
Amman
81%
85%
88%
97%
Beirut
71%
84%
90%
98%
Cairo
86%
90%
94%
98%
Conakry
-
-
-
-
Dakar
90%
98%
99%
99%
Damascus
65%
68%
80%
94%
Harare
52%
73%
76%
80%
Kuwait
11%
39%
80%
91%
Lagos
60%
89%
93%
96%
Libreville
48%
84%
97%
99%
Lusaka
54%
84%
95%
98%
Nairobi
79%
90%
94%
96%
Pretoria
68%
91%
95%
98%
Rabat
91%
94%
96%
97%
Riyadh
38%
72%
90%
98%
Tehran
5%
9%
62%
80%
Tel Aviv
53%
60%
72%
96%
Tunis
55%
85%
94%
98%
ASIA AND PACIFIC
  2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Percentage of Cases Processed at Asia and Pacific Visa Offices
58%
83%
91%
96%
 
Percentage of Cases Processed at Individual Asia and Pacific Visa Offices 2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Bangkok
69%
94%
96%
98%
Beijing
20%
82%
94%
97%
Chandigarh
51%
65%
71%
81%
Colombo
96%
97%
97%
98%
Dhaka
72%
91%
96%
98%
Guangzhou
-
-
-
-
Ho Chi Minh City
33%
50%
67%
83%
Hong Kong
64%
84%
93%
97%
Islamabad
40%
60%
87%
97%
Jakarta
73%
95%
98%
99%
Kuala Lumpur
83%
95%
98%
99%
Manila
42%
58%
76%
96%
New Delhi
75%
87%
90%
94%
Seoul
28%
65%
87%
95%
Shanghai
47%
79%
90%
97%
Singapore
84%
96%
98%
99%
Sydney
36%
45%
64%
92%
Taipei
96%
99%
100%
100%
Tokyo
48%
84%
93%
98%
EUROPE
  2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Percentage of Cases Processed at European Visa Offices
66%
85%
92%
97%
 
Percentage of Cases Processed at Individual European Visa Offices 2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Ankara
73%
88%
93%
98%
Belgrade
90%
94%
95%
98%
Berlin
39%
61%
82%
93%
Bucharest
84%
93%
94%
96%
Budapest
85%
95%
97%
99%
Kyiv
82%
84%
87%
97%
London
85%
90%
94%
98%
Moscow
27%
59%
86%
97%
Paris
59%
68%
83%
97%
Prague
90%
96%
98%
99%
Rome
52%
84%
94%
99%
St. Petersburg
29%
63%
87%
95%
Vienna
85%
93%
95%
98%
Warsaw
57%
92%
94%
98%
THE AMERICAS
  2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Percentage of Cases Processed at Visa Offices in the Americas
67%
84%
93%
98%
 
Percentage of Cases Processed at Individual Visa Offices in the Americas 2 days or less 7 days or less 14 days or less 28 days or less
Bogota
48%
82%
96%
99%
Buenos Aires
78%
94%
96%
98%
Buffalo
41%
67%
84%
93%
Caracas
94%
98%
99%
100%
Detroit
85%
95%
96%
99%
Guatemala City
46%
65%
81%
96%
Havana
36%
49%
79%
98%
Kingston
29%
67%
93%
98%
Lima
26%
64%
94%
98%
Los Angeles
70%
93%
97%
99%
Mexico City
93%
96%
98%
99%
New York
79%
87%
94%
99%
Port-au-Prince
66%
91%
95%
97%
Port of Spain
73%
83%
89%
97%
Quito
-
-
-
-
Santiago
52%
89%
98%
99%
Sao Paulo
83%
94%
97%
99%
Seattle
69%
73%
84%
96%
Washington D.C.
71%
80%
90%
98%
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