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Worldwide Skilled Worker Processing Times

Source: www.cic.gc.ca

The times presented below are historical processing times. This means that they may not accurately represent the processing times for cases that are submitted today, but rather processing times as they were for cases submitted in the past.

Essentially, for skilled worker cases are currently being submitted one can expect longer immigration processing times than are suggested below.

If you'd like to find out where your case may be filed, please visit our visa office page.

Months Required to Finalize Applications [see note]

ALL REGIONS
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in All Regions
26
52
60
64
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East
55
60
63
65
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Abidjan
13
19
23
25
Accra
58
61
63
64
Cairo
33
43
58
66
Damascus
61
63
66
68
Nairobi
27
34
48
55
Pretoria
37
48
57
61
Rabat
27
29
31
32
Tel Aviv
26
51
60
63
ASIA AND PACIFIC
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific
56
60
64
66
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Beijing
58
60
62
64
Colombo
23
57
62
63
Hong Kong
54
60
66
69
Islamabad
57
58
61
63
Kuala Lumpur
35
37
39
41
Manila
56
59
61
62
New Delhi
64
66
67
69
Seoul
20
22
24
26
Singapore
36
47
53
55
Sydney
21
23
26
28
Taipei
23
24
26
27
EUROPE
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Europe
28
40
57
62
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Europe 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Ankara
56
60
66
68
Berlin
15
17
20
22
Bucharest
53
56
60
63
Kyiv
30
55
68
73
London
27
29
37
54
Moscow
52
61
68
71
Paris
49
52
56
57
Rome
39
46
55
60
Vienna
6
9
18
34
Warsaw
51
61
66
68
THE AMERICAS
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in the Americas
18
21
25
31
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in the Americas 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Bogota
26
39
54
65
Buenos Aires
14
18
40
44
Buffalo
18
21
25
31
Caracas
16
19
21
22
Guatemala City
8
11
15
21
Havana
15
21
30
47
Kingston
14
16
20
24
Lima
11
13
15
16
Mexico City
14
16
18
19
Port-au-Prince
12
13
15
17
Port of Spain
25
28
31
32
Santiago
-
-
-
-
Sao Paulo
12
14
15
16

*Processing times are presented only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the category in the above-mentioned 12-month time period.

 

 





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