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VISA OFFICE
LIMA, PERU
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(CIC region: Americas)
 staff: 2 Canadian based / 7 local staff
last internal audit in November 2005
ranks # 37 out of 44 visa posts
The mission processes applications from Peru and Bolivia only. The CIC mission in Lima is one of the smallest in the world. There is only one dedicated immigration officer (the second Canadian based officer is the Program manager). The Lima office ranks amongst the slowest worldwide and is, together with Bogota, the slowest in the Americas.
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VISA OFFICE
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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(CIC region: Europe)
staff: 11 Canadian based / 50 local staff
last internal audit in February 2009
ranks # 12 out of 44 visa posts
The Canadian High Commission in London is one of the larger CIC offices and also oversees the Regional medical office. Even though the mission in London services a vast territory, processing application from Iceland to Bahrain (business class), it is one of the most efficient and ranks in the top third of all CIC offices.
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VISA OFFICE
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
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(CIC region: Asia / Pacific)
staff: 9 Canadian based / 50 local staff
last internal audit in April 2006
ranks # 15 out of 44 visa post
The mission in Manila operated a satellite office in Tokyo until December 2008. After this date Tokyo became a full service immigration center. Even with this change and move of some staff, the mission in Manila is above average and processes applications relatively fast. The mission also has the habit of asking for the passport at the beginning of the process (for spousal class), which generally cuts processing times by a month.
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VISA OFFICE
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
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(CIC region: Americas)
staff: 3 (+2 visitor visas only) Canadian based / 9 local staff
last internal audit in April 2006
ranks # 27 out of 44 visa posts
The mission in Mexico City only processes applications from Mexico and interviews are only conducted in Mexico City, even though there are several consulates in Mexico. The mission is bellow average when it comes to processing times even though CIC has recently added two Canadian based officers to cope with the new Visitor Visa requirements for Mexican citizens. Note: Applications for an ARC (Authority to return to Canada) take currently around 15 month (without any clear reason why) and make Mexico City the slowest office for those applications.
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VISA OFFICE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
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(CIC region: Europe)
staff: 8 Canadian based / 32 local staff
last internal audit in January 2008
ranks # 17 out of 44 visa posts
The visa office in Russia is one of the larger CIC offices and processes applications from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. The mission is relatively well organized and is above average in terms of processing times. Even though the mission covers a vast teritorry, the majority of applications origin from the European part of Russia.
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VISA OFFICE
NAIROBI, KENYA
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(CIC region: Africa / Middle East)
staff: ? Canadian based / ? local staff
no recorded audit since 2000
ranks # 44 out of 44 visa posts
The office in Nairobi processes applications from 17 countries covering the vast majority of states in Central Africa. We have currently no information on the level of staff and there has not been any audit in the last 9 years. We assume the office is understaffed and with such a humongous and divers territory to cover, it is no surprise, that the Nairobi mission is ranked last of all 44 CIC visa posts. Processing times are easily 2 to 3 times the overall average.
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VISA OFFICE
NEW DEHLI, INDIA
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(CIC region: Asia / Pacific)
staff: 15 (4) Canadian based / 84 (20) local staff
last internal audit in June 2004
ranks # 3 out of 44 visa posts
The Canadian High Commission in New Dehli processes applications from India, Nepal and Bhutan. The CHC New Dehli has two satellite offices in Mumbai as well as in Chandigarh (staff in brackets), making it the second largest CIC office outside of Canada. It is very well staffed and with the help from it's two satellite offices it is one of the fastest CIC missions, ranking 3rd out of 44 visa posts.
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