With the popularity of the new crown vaccine in Canada, the Canadian Immigration Service is speeding up the processing of various immigration and visa applications. Many immigration projects that were previously suspended have been gradually resumed! Today we have sorted out the processing times for various visas. Come and take a look, friends~
1. Visitor Visa (Visitor Visa)
This type of visa will be affixed to the applicant's passport, and you need to show it when entering Canada. to customs.
If the application is submitted in China, the processing period is 418 days, but mailing the passport label and fingerprint recording are not included.
If the application is submitted in Canada, the processing period is 169 days, but the time for mailing the passport and taking fingerprints is not included.
2
Work visa (Work Permit)
Work visa is a document that non-Canadian workers present to the customs when entering Canada. It is also a certificate for legal work in Canada.
If you submit a work permit application in China, the processing period is 14 weeks, but the time for fingerprint recording is not included.
If a work permit application is submitted in Canada, the processing period is 52 days, but the time for fingerprint recording is not included.
3. Study Permit
Study visa is a document that non-Canadian students present to the customs in Canada. It is also a certificate for legal study in Canada.
If the applicant submits a study visa application in China, the processing period is 7 weeks, but the time for fingerprint recording is not included.
If the applicant submits a study visa application in Canada, the processing period is 10 weeks. However, the time spent taking fingerprints is not included.
Note: The Canadian Federal Immigration Service promises to process applications submitted before May 15, 2021 by August 6, 2021, so that students can enter Canada before the start of school in September.
In addition, friends who are renewing their study permit should note that the current review cycle is 44 days.
4. Super Visa (Super Visa)
Super Visa is a visit visa for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The recipients can stay in Canada for 24 months at a time.
If the applicant submits a super visa application in China, the processing period is 272 days, but the time for fingerprint recording is not included.
5. Federal Express Entry
Federal Express Entry is an application system established by the Canadian Immigration Bureau in recent years to efficiently process skilled immigrants, which includes Canadian Experience Class (Canadian Experience Class), Federal Skilled Worker (Federal Skilled Worker), and Federal Skilled Trades.
No matter which category of applicant you are, the current review cycle of EE is 6 months, but the time for taking fingerprints is not included.
Federal Provincial Nominee Immigration Application (Provincial Nominees)
The federal provincial nomination immigration project is a project developed by Canadian provinces in cooperation with the federal immigration bureau. It is mainly aimed at applicants with work experience and educational background in the province.
The review period for online submission of applications is 6 months, but the time for fingerprint recording is not included.
If the applicant chooses the regular provincial nomination project, the review period is 21 months, but the fingerprint recording time is not included.