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VISA OFFICE
PARIS, FRANCE
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(CIC region: Europe)
 staff: 8 Canadian based / 42 local staff
last internal audit in October 2003
ranks # 25 out of 44 visa posts
The mission in Paris is one of the larger CIC missions, covering a territory of 13 countries as well as housing the Regional medical office. The Paris mission had to cope with a strong influx (numbers are up by 30% compared to 2006) of permanent resident applications mainly from France but also from Algeria and Tunisia. The effect of this can be seen in the slower than average processing times and we expect even slower processing times for 2010.
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VISA OFFICE PORT OF SPAIN
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
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(CIC region: Americas)
staff: 6 Canadian based / 26 local staff
last internal audit in January 2008
ranks # 36 out of 44 visa posts
The Canadian High Commission in Port of Spain processes applications from Trinidad & Tobago, almost all of the Eastern Caribbean islands as well as Suriname. The regional medical office is also located in Port of Spain with 2 of the 6 Canadian based officers. Even though the office is quite well staffed, processing times are far bellow average.
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VISA OFFICE
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
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(CIC region: Americas)
staff: 3 Canadian based / 15 local staff
last internal audit in July 2008
ranks # 39 out of 44 visa post
The mission in Port-au-Prince processes applications from Haiti, the Domnican Republic and some of the smaller Caribean islands. CIC is having difficulties filling the Canadian based staff positions, due to security risks and the general difficult situation. With immigration demand still strong, Port-au-Prince is now one of the slowest offices in the world.
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VISA OFFICE
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
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(CIC region: Africa / Middle East)
staff: 3 Canadian based / 13 local staff
last internal audit in October 2003
ranks # 22 out of 44 visa posts
The mission in Pretoria processes applications from all countries of Southern Africa (10 countries in total, below the Angola-Mozambique line). 70% of applications processed are in the skilled worker category and dispite the large territory covered, the processing times in Pretoria are only slightly lower than the average and about half of those of the Nairobi office.
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VISA OFFICE
RABAT, MOROCCO
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(CIC region: Africa / Middle East)
staff: 2 Canadian based / 6 local staff
last internal audit in February 2002
ranks # 34 out of 44 visa posts
The visa office in Rabat only processes applications from Morocco and the Western Sahara. Processing times are below average at the mission in Rabat with an average processing time for spousal sponsorship applications of 8 to 10 month. Rabat has seen one of the biggest drops in the ranking in 2009 and is now in the bottom 10 of all CIC offices.
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VISA OFFICE
ROME, ITALY
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(CIC region: Europe)
staff: 3 Canadian based / 5 local staff
last internal audit in February 2009
ranks # 24 out of 44 visa posts
The office in Rome processes applications from Albania, Greece, Italy (with San Marino and Vatican City) and Malta. The office in Rome is very much average when it comes to processing times. Processing times should improve over the next few years, since applications from Albania have been going down steadily the last few years and those from Greece and Italy have been relatively stable over the last 10 years.
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VISA OFFICE
SANTIAGO, CHILE
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(CIC region: Americas)
staff: 1 Canadian based / 2 local staff
last internal audit in February 2002
ranks # 7 out of 44 visa posts
The CIC mission in Santiago only processes applications from Chile and is together with Tel Aviv, one of the two smallest CIC missions. With relatively modest demand, the mission posts above average processing times and became the fastest visa office in the Americas region in the year 2009, advancing an incredible 10 positions in the ranking.
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VISA OFFICE
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
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(CIC region: Americas)
staff: 3 Canadian based / 9 local staff
last internal audit in August 2000
ranks # 20 out of 44 visa posts
The mission in Sao Paulo only processes applications from Brazil. The office in Sao Paulo moved in 2009 above average when it comes to processig times (with an impressive advance of 4 positions). Note: The Sao Paulo mission is extremely fast when it comes to processing Authority to return to Canada (ARC) applications in the spousal sponsorship class and usually decides on this type of application in less than a month.
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