Canada Study Permit Processing Times
Foreign students require Canada Study Permit to study in Canadian colleges and universities.
We looked at How to apply for Canada Study Permit. One of the major different between US Student visa and Canada Study permit is how Canada Student Visa (study permits) is approved and issued.
Canada Study Permit processing time varies between countries and visa office.
You must submit your study permit application and documents to the visa office that is responsible for the country or region where you live.
If you are planning to attend college from August, then plan to complete and send visa application based on Canada Study Permit processing time.
It takes upto 15 weeks to process the application in some counties.
Canada Study Permit Processing Time
Following table shows Canada Study Permit processing times based on Country.
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, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
Visa Office | Processing Times IN WEEKS |
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast | 9 |
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates | 8 |
Accra – Ghana | 4 |
Algiers – Algeria | 9 |
Amman – Jordan | 3 |
Beirut – Lebanon | 6 |
Cairo – Egypt | 4 |
Damascus – Syria | 4 |
Harare – Zimbabwe | – |
Lagos – Nigeria | 12 |
Nairobi – Kenya | 9 |
Pretoria – South Africa | 15 |
Rabat – Morocco | 6 |
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia | 4 |
Tehran – Iran | 9 |
Tel Aviv – Israel | 5 |
Tunis – Tunisia | 5 |
Processing times are subject to change.
After submitting the application if additional details are required, it may add additional processing time.