Skilled Workers Processing Time

2005 PROCESSING TIME
Processing Times at Visa Offices in	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
All Regions	34	47	55	59
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Visa Offices in Africa & Middle East	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Abidjan	17	34	41	44
Accra	50	52	54	56
Cairo	24	34	43	55
Damascus	55	59	64	68
Nairobi	16	25	37	43
Pretoria	31	39	46	50
Rabat	18	25	38	43
Tel Aviv	14	36	43	48
ASIA AND PACIFIC
Visa Offices in Asia & Pacific	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Beijing	49	53	58	59
Colombo	8	43	53	55
Hong Kong	50	59	65	67
Islamabad	51	55	57	63
Kuala Lumpur	14	31	34	38
Manila	50	53	57	59
New Delhi	48	53	62	63
Seoul	22	46	51	53
Singapore	40	43	48	51
Sydney	13	15	19	35
Taipei	15	17	23	33
EUROPE
Visa Offices in Europe	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Ankara	53	61	66	68
Berlin	13	15	27	44
Bucharest	54	57	61	63
Kyiv	18	34	48	53
London	23	29	44	48
Moscow	50	60	66	68
Paris	44	48	51	53
Rome	43	49	55	57
Vienna	6	9	15	43
Warsaw	48	56	64	67
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Visa Offices in Western Hemisphere	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Bogota	20	30	37	40
Buenos Aires	9	17	38	47
Buffalo	19	27	36	43
Caracas	13	14	17	19
Guatemala City	6	8	12	15
Havana	11	25	45	50
Kingston	11	14	17	22
Lima	6	8	11	13
Mexico City	7	9	11	13
Port-au-Prince	8	10	11	14
Port of Spain	15	17	19	21
Santiago	16	18	25	32
Sao Paulo	8	10	11	13

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