canada immigration: family class APPLICATION processing time
This information is updated quarterly by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada and shows the time it takes to process an application after CIC receives a complete application package.
FAMILY-A: Spouse, Common‑Law Partner or Dependent child FAMILY-B: Parents and Grand Parents FAMILY-C: Adopted Children, Children to be adopted, Orphans and other family classes
family-a
| Visa Office |
Time( Month) |
| Africa & Middle East | |
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | 27 |
| Accra, Ghana | 22 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 12 |
| Dakar, Senegal | 17 |
| Damascus, Syria | 11 |
| Nairobi, Kenya | 31 |
| Pretoria, SA | 18 |
| Rabat, Morocco | 10 |
| Tel Aviv | 9 |
| Asia & Pacific | |
| Beijing, China | 4 |
| Colombo, Sri Lanka | 14 |
| Hong Kong, China | 18 |
| Islamabad, Pakistan | 23 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 13 |
| Manila, Philippines | 9 |
| New Delhi, India | 6 |
| Seoul, South Korea | 7 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 20 |
| Sydney, Australia | 7 |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 5 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 6 |
| Americas | |
| Bogota, Columbia | 15 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12 |
| Buffalo, United States | 11 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 18 |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala | 17 |
| Havana, Cuba | 8 |
| Kingston, Jamaica | 17 |
| Lima, Peru | 12 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 15 |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 11 |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 15 |
| Santiago, Chile | 9 |
| Santo Domino, Dominican Republic | 22 |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | 10 |
| Europe | |
| Ankara, Turkey | 6 |
| Berlin, Germany | 13 |
| Bucharest, Romania | 6 |
| Kiev, Ukraine | 8 |
| London, United Kingdom | 9 |
| Moscow, Russia | 9 |
| Paris, France | 9 |
| Rome, Italy | 13 |
| Vienna, Austria | 8 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 7 |
family-b
| Visa Office |
Time( Month) |
| Africa & Middle East | |
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | 39 |
| Accra, Ghana | 61 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 22 |
| Dakar, Senegal | 25 |
| Damascus, Syria | 25 |
| Nairobi, Kenya | 49 |
| Pretoria, SA | 27 |
| Rabat, Morocco | 31 |
| Tel Aviv | 29 |
| Asia & Pacific | |
| Beijing, China | 43 |
| Colombo, Sri Lanka | - |
| Hong Kong, China | - |
| Islamabad, Pakistan | - |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | - |
| Manila, Philippines | 64 |
| New Delhi, India | 82 |
| Seoul, South Korea | 46 |
| Singapore, Singapore | - |
| Sydney, Australia | - |
| Taipei, Taiwan | - |
| Tokyo, Japan | - |
| Americas | |
| Bogota, Columbia | 14 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12 |
| Buffalo, United States | 13 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 28 |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala | 13 |
| Havana, Cuba | - |
| Kingston, Jamaica | 11 |
| Lima, Peru | - |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 14 |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | - |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 18 |
| Santiago, Chile | - |
| Santo Domino, Dominican Republic | - |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | 14 |
| Europe | |
| Ankara, Turkey | - |
| Berlin, Germany | 45 |
| Bucharest, Romania | - |
| Kiev, Ukraine | - |
| London, United Kingdom | 54 |
| Moscow, Russia | - |
| Paris, France | 96 |
| Rome, Italy | - |
| Vienna, Austria | - |
| Warsaw, Poland | - |
family-c
| Visa Office |
Time( Month) |
| Africa & Middle East | |
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | - |
| Accra, Ghana | - |
| Cairo, Egypt | - |
| Dakar, Senegal | - |
| Damascus, Syria | - |
| Nairobi, Kenya | - |
| Pretoria, SA | - |
| Rabat, Morocco | - |
| Tel Aviv | - |
| Asia & Pacific | |
| Beijing, China | 51 |
| Colombo, Sri Lanka | - |
| Hong Kong, China | - |
| Islamabad, Pakistan | - |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | - |
| Manila, Philippines | - |
| New Delhi, India | 82 |
| Seoul, South Korea | 43 |
| Singapore, Singapore | - |
| Sydney, Australia | - |
| Taipei, Taiwan | - |
| Tokyo, Japan | - |
| Americas | |
| Bogota, Columbia | - |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | - |
| Buffalo, United States | 21 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | - |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala | - |
| Havana, Cuba | - |
| Kingston, Jamaica | - |
| Lima, Peru | - |
| Mexico City, Mexico | - |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | - |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | - |
| Santiago, Chile | - |
| Santo Domino, Dominican Republic | - |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | - |
| Europe | |
| Ankara, Turkey | - |
| Berlin, Germany | 25 |
| Bucharest, Romania | - |
| Kiev, Ukraine | - |
| London, United Kingdom | 53 |
| Moscow, Russia | - |
| Paris, France | - |
| Rome, Italy | - |
| Vienna, Austria | - |
| Warsaw, Poland | - |