Case Processing Speed at Visa Offices (step 2) - Q1 2012

[Hamurabi]

The Q1 2012 case processing time data was recently released by CIC. For spouses, partners and children the processing time for cases from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2102 by Visa Office is:

You can compare these figures to the EOY 2011 data I summarized in this post.

Africa & Middle East: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 9 mo., 70 % in 15 mo., & 80% in 19 mo..
Abidjan/Dakar: 20 % of cases completed in 9 months, 30 % in 12 mo., 50 % in 16 mo., 70 % in 20 mo., & 80% in 25 mo..
Abu Dhabi: 20 % of cases completed in 7 months, 30 % in 8 mo., 50 % in 12 mo., 70 % in 19 mo., & 80% in 25 mo..
Accra - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 8 mo., & 80% in 11 mo..
Cairo: 20 % of cases completed in 6 months, 30 % in 7 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 11 mo., & 80% in 14 mo..
Damascus - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 9 months, 30 % in 9 mo., 50 % in 11 mo., 70 % in 13 mo., & 80% in 14 mo..
Nairobi: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 7 mo., 50 % in 12 mo., 70 % in 21 mo., & 80% in 28 mo..
Pretoria: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 7 mo., 50 % in 10 mo., 70 % in 20 mo., & 80% in 27 mo..
Rabat: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 6 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
Tel Aviv: 20 % of cases completed in 2 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 7 mo..

Asia & Pacific: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 11 mo., & 80% in 16 mo..
Beijing - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 5 mo., & 80% in 6 mo..
Colombo: 20 % of cases completed in 7 months, 30 % in 7 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 10 mo., & 80% in 13 mo..
Hong Kong: 20 % of cases completed in 6 months, 30 % in 8 mo., 50 % in 10 mo., 70 % in 15 mo., & 80% in 18 mo..
Islamabad: 20 % of cases completed in 16 months, 30 % in 17 mo., 50 % in 20 mo., 70 % in 23 mo., & 80% in 26 mo..
Kuala Lumpur: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 9 mo., & 80% in 11 mo..
Manila: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
New Delhi: 20 % of cases completed in 2 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
Seoul: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 8 mo., & 80% in 9 mo..
Singapore - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 7 months, 30 % in 9 mo., 50 % in 14 mo., 70 % in 19 mo., & 80% in 22 mo..
Sydney Australia: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 7 mo..
Taipei: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 6 mo..
Tokyo: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 6 mo..

Europe: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
Ankara: 20 % of cases completed in 2 months, 30 % in 2 mo., 50 % in 3 mo., 70 % in 5 mo., & 80% in 6 mo..
Berlin: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 9 mo..
Bucharest: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 7 mo..
Kiev: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
London - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 6 mo., & 80% in 7 mo..
Moscow: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 9 mo., & 80% in 13 mo..
Paris-RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
Rome: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 10 mo., & 80% in 13 mo..
Vienna - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 3 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..
Warsaw: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 5 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..

Americas: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 11 mo., & 80% in 13 mo..
Bogota: 20 % of cases completed in 6 months, 30 % in 7 mo., 50 % in 9 mo., 70 % in 14 mo., & 80% in 17 mo..
Buenos Aires: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 10 mo., & 80% in 11 mo..
Buffalo - RPC: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 10 mo., & 80% in 12 mo..
Caracas: 20 % of cases completed in 6 months, 30 % in 9 mo., 50 % in 12 mo., 70 % in 20 mo., & 80% in 23 mo..
Guatemala: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 5 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 17 mo., & 80% in 24 mo..
Havana: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 9 mo., & 80% in 10 mo..
Kingston, Jamaica: 20 % of cases completed in 6 months, 30 % in 7 mo., 50 % in 9 mo., 70 % in 13 mo., & 80% in 16 mo..
Lima: 20 % of cases completed in 6 months, 30 % in 8 mo., 50 % in 10 mo., 70 % in 13 mo., & 80% in 14 mo..
Mexico City: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 7 mo., 70 % in 11 mo., & 80% in 13 mo..
Port-au-Prince: 20 % of cases completed in 2 months, 30 % in 3 mo., 50 % in 4 mo., 70 % in 5 mo., & 80% in 6 mo..
Port of Spain: 20 % of cases completed in 5 months, 30 % in 6 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 11 mo., & 80% in 14 mo..
Santiago: 20 % of cases completed in 7 months, 30 % in 8 mo., 50 % in 8 mo., 70 % in 14 mo., & 80% in 20 mo..
Santo Domingo: 20 % of cases completed in 7 months, 30 % in 8 mo., 50 % in 9 mo., 70 % in 11 mo., & 80% in 13 mo..
Sao Paulo: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 5 mo., 50 % in 6 mo., 70 % in 7 mo., & 80% in 8 mo..

CPP Ottawa: 20 % of cases completed in 4 months, 30 % in 4 mo., 50 % in 6 mo., 70 % in 12 mo., & 80% in 12 mo..

You can find info on number of applications and other visa classes here

What utter BS. We Pakistanis get shafted the worst out of the ENTIRE world. Thanks NATO, Amerikuh, oh and the wonderful Harper Government!

 

[GoodSamaritan]

EDIT: Okay I understand now sorry! Had a brain freeze thanks to some ice cream earlier

It could be Tel Aviv. Wherever the applicant is currently living or is a citizen of or is living would be where the VO is Damascus is closed.

Perfect, makes sense. Thanks a bunch! I had some ice cream today too!

 

[waikiki]

What utter BS. We Pakistanis get shafted the worst out of the ENTIRE world. Thanks NATO, Amerikuh, oh and the wonderful Harper Government!

yes, it takes too long but Nairobi and Pretoria are in an even worse position than Pakistan, 27&28 months...

 

[rachiy]

Hi


You realize of course that high % of the first 20% are refusals?

Hi PMM,

Where did you get this information?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi PMM,

Where did you get this information?

Well if you want it you are going to have to do a little bit of work. Go to http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/irb/index.html Search on spouse sponsorship and the office you are interested in. Then go through each refusal and determine the date of the application and then the date of the refusal. That is your baseline for the number of months, between A & B. Now you go to Open Data.ca and download the spreadsheet with the processing time for the office you are interested in. Then you compare the two. Then you can work out what % of refusals are in each reported time period.

 

[dkera]

Hi


Well if you want it you are going to have to do a little bit of work. Go to http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/irb/index.html Search on spouse sponsorship and the office you are interested in. Then go through each refusal and determine the date of the application and then the date of the refusal. That is your baseline for the number of months, between A & B. Now you go to Open Data.ca and download the spreadsheet with the processing time for the office you are interested in. Then you compare the two. Then you can work out what % of refusals are in each reported time period.

going to the site you mention and searching or "spouse rome" from 2011-01-01 to 2012-07 i get only 3 results...

does that mean that only 3 people were rejected in a year and a half ??? tough to believe

 

[LeisaP]

going to the site you mention and searching or "spouse rome" from 2011-01-01 to 2012-07 i get only 3 results...

does that mean that only 3 people were rejected in a year and a half ??? tough to believe

i searched for mexico city from 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31. and i got 0 results..
i dont think i understand how to use it. or else it doesnt work.. i dunnno

 

[simb]

even i am not getting this site..
how to use it

 

[Tullysgirl]

Why is Buffalo still listed on the CIC website when it's closed??

Being's I'm from Washington State, is it likely that my PR app would be transfered there for processing?

Any way to find out what the States VO's processing time is?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Why is Buffalo still listed on the CIC website when it's closed??

Being's I'm from Washington State, is it likely that my PR app would be transfered there for processing?

Any way to find out what the States VO's processing time is?

No, it will be transferred to Ottawa.

 

[parker24]

Hi


No, it will be transferred to Ottawa.

That's what's confusing me too. Mine went to LA says Ottawa. They "do not have" my file any longer and it went to LA which is why everytime I see someone say the VO will be Ottawa, I start sweating O_O

 

[OhCanadiana]

That's what's confusing me too. Mine went to LA says Ottawa. They "do not have" my file any longer and it went to LA which is why everytime I see someone say the VO will be Ottawa, I start sweating O_O

Ottawa is still the VO just like Buffalo was the VO. Technically, they are/were regional processing centers which can outsource parts to their satellite offices (like LA) but you can't pick LA or Detroit or NY as they are just satellites. So CPC-M will transfer it to Ottawa who can delegate parts of it but the VO is still technically Buffalo. That's why Buffalo had RPC (regional processing center) in it's name on the listing. There's additional details in interview if you take a look.

 

[Tullysgirl]

Ottawa is still the VO just like Buffalo was the VO. Technically, they are/were regional processing centers which can outsource parts to their satellite offices (like LA) but you can't pick LA or Detroit or NY as they are just satellites. So CPC-M will transfer it to Ottawa who can delegate parts of it but the VO is still technically Buffalo. That's why Buffalo had RPC (regional processing center) in it's name on the listing. There's additional details in interview if you take a look.

WOW. What a read that was!

So, after reading through several posts, am I understanding this correctly- All applications for Outland processing goes to Mississagua (for Stage 1-the Sponorship approval), who then transfers it to Ottawa (for Stage 2-the PR application portion), who then can forward to a satellite office?

 

[OhCanadiana]

WOW. What a read that was!

So, after reading through several posts, am I understanding this correctly- All applications for Outland processing goes to Mississagua (for Stage 1-the Sponorship approval), who then transfers it to Ottawa (for Stage 2-the PR application portion), who then can forward to a satellite office?

Yes, for US based applicants.

 

[Tullysgirl]

Ah...I see.....good cow, my app is going to travel more than I will!