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

[OhCanadiana]

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

 

[KJG]

Thanks!!!

 

[montrealsnow]

Thanks. Very interesting stats.

 

[simb]

Interesting

hope cic goes by this and hope i will be in the first 20%

 

[KJG]

Interesting

hope cic goes by this and hope i will be in the first 20%

first time ever wanting to be in the top 20%....LOL...... ;D

 

[ccunnington]

If i'm in that first 20% category, I'll buy everyone a beer!!

 

[simb]

If i'm in that first 20% category, I'll buy everyone a beer!!

LOL

hope we all are in the first 20%
;D

 

[PMM]

Hi

LOL

hope we all are in the first 20%
;D

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

 

[waikiki]

wow, PMM, I wasn't aware of that, too. So that could mean, if a case takes longer, it doesn't necessarily mean that there is problem?

 

[KJG]

Hi


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

yikes

no i am going to be worried about being contacted to soon....man what a roller coaster ride this process is!!!!

 

[ccunnington]

yikes

no i am going to be worried about being contacted to soon....man what a roller coaster ride this process is!!!!

Breathe!!!

 

[KJG]

Breathe!!!

yes and in between breathes I think some vodka!!!

 

[ccunnington]

yes and in between breathes I think some vodka!!!

I'm enjoying a very frosty cerveza myself!

 

[KJG]

I'm enjoying a very frosty cerveza myself!

Cheers...and a toast to a quick stage 2....but not too quick as in refusal!!!! 8)

 

[ccunnington]

Cheers...and a toast to a quick stage 2....but not too quick as in refusal!!!! 8)

We're not gonna get refused...I can feel it in the force!! (or maybe the beer!) Try not to be paranoid!