Partner Visa Processing Times, Ottawa, Canada

Subclass 300 and 309 processing times in Ottawa, Canada.

Processing times shown for each month below, are sourced from a Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Freedom of Information release.

Where ‘n/a’ is shown, this means that no processing times were available due to the low numbers of visa finalisations. Processing times are not available where less than 30 visa finalisations have been completed at the specified location for the month.

Ottawa, April 2021: 
103 visas finalised in the month. 703 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 5 months.
• 25% took between 5 and 12 months.
• 25% took between 12 and 18 months.
• 15% took between 18 and 24 months.
• 10% took over 24 months.

Ottawa, March 2021: 
106 visas finalised in the month. 550 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 10 months.
• 25% took between 10 and 11 months.
• 25% took between 11 and 21 months.
• 15% took between 21 and 24 months.
• 10% took over 24 months.

Ottawa, February 2021: 
51 visas finalised in the month. 569 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

• 25% took under 10 months.
• 25% took between 10 and 21 months.
• 25% took between 21 and 22 months.
• 15% took between 22 and 23 months.
• 10% took over 23 months.

Ottawa, January 2021: 
71 visas finalised in the month. 585 applications in the pipeline at end of month.

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• 25% took under 4 months.
• 25% took between 4 and 7 months.
• 25% took between 7 and 10 months.
• 15% took between 10 and 21 months.
• 10% took over 21 months.

Finalisations include visa grants, visa refusals, and visa application withdrawals.
Caseloads may be transferred between offices for operational reasons.

Source: FOI Request FA 21/05/00157

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