Processing Times - Permanent Resident cases: Skilled Workers and other Economic Class categories
Within 6 months of submitting your application, you will receive an Acknowledgement of Receipt. This letter will include your unique file number. Your file will be placed in a queue awaiting review. Once your file has been reviewed, we will contact you to advise the results of the review and any next steps you need to take. If your address or contact information changes during processing, you must inform this office in writing. Please include your file number in all correspondence.
Processing times may vary depending on the number of new applications received and the individual complexity of each application.
Actual processing times of permanent resident applications in New Delhi for the last 12 months.
Due to the high volume of correspondence received by this office, we are not able to respond to case status enquiries sent within the processing times currently posted for finalization of 80% of cases.
Type of application - Average Processing Time
Economic Class Processing Times
Federal Skilled Workers who applied on or after 28 February 2008
Time to Initial Review Time to Finalization
Within 2 months Within 1 year
Provincial Nominees
Time to Initial Review Time to Finalization
Within 2 Months Within 13 Months
Quebec Skilled Workers
Time to Initial Review Time to Finalization
Within 2 months Within 10 months
Federal Skilled Workers who applied before 28 February 2008
Time to Initial Review Time to Finalization
61 months 75 months
Currently Reviewing Applications Received Currently Finalizing Applications Received
2003 and 2004 2003 and 2004
Federal Investors
Time to Interview Time to Finalization
15 months 15+ months
Currently Interviewing Applications Received Currently Finalizing Applications Received
March 2008 Late 2007 and early 2008
Entrepreneurs; Self-Employed Persons
Time to Interview Time to Finalization
70 months 70+ months
Currently Interviewing Applications Received Currently Finalizing Applications Received
August 2003 Early 2003
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Date Modified: 2009-08-31
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