AINP OR ALBERTA IMMIGRANT NOMINEE PROGRAM UPDATE

THIS UPDATE IS FOR THE AINP FAMILY STREAM PROGRAM

The AINP is currently not accepting applications under the AINP Family Stream. Applications postmarked after August 23, 2010 will be returned to the Alberta Relative. Applications postmarked on or before August 23, 2010 that meet all program criteria will be accepted for processing and will be processed according to AINP Processing Times andFamily Stream criteria.

AINP Processing Times

Processing times for provincial nominee applications processed by visa offices outside Canada

The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices outside Canada. The times are based on how long it took to process 80 percent of all cases between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012. Processing times are subject to change.

These processing times only apply to the federal part of the processing (at the visa office) once we have received the complete application. It does not include the time it takes for the province or territory to process the nomination certificate.

• Africa and Middle East
• Asia and Pacific
• Europe
• Americas

Last quarterly update: August 20, 2012

Africa and Middle East

Visa Office	Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates	22
Accra – Ghana	17
Amman – Jordan	–
Ankara – Turkey	35
Beirut – Lebanon	–
Cairo – Egypt	10
Dakar – Senegal	–
Nairobi – Kenya	25
Pretoria – South Africa	17
Rabat – Morocco	7
Tel Aviv – Israel	12

Asia and Pacific

Visa Office	Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China	17
Colombo – Sri Lanka	20
Hong Kong – China	34
Islamabad – Pakistan	41
Manila – Philippines	12
New Delhi – India	10
Seoul – South Korea	15
Singapore – Singapore	18
Sydney – Australia	9

Europe

Visa Office	Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania	11
Kyiv – Ukraine	20
London – United Kingdom	21
Moscow – Russia	19
Paris – France	5
Rome – Italy	15
Vienna – Austria	12
Warsaw – Poland	7

Americas

Visa Office	Processing Times IN MONTHS (based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia	15
Buenos Aires – Argentina	12
Caracas – Venezuela	–
Detroit – United States	16
Guatemala City – Guatemala	15
Havana – Cuba	–
Kingston – Jamaica	17
Lima – Peru	–
Los Angeles – United States	16
Mexico City – Mexico	14
New York – United States	17
Port-au-Prince – Haiti	–
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago	15
Santiago – Chile	–
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic	–
Sao Paulo – Brazil	14
Seattle – United States	18