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What are the changes in the processing time for the Visa from India?

Yogesh shukla

Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada IRCC has issued its most recent update on processing times. The update relates to temporary resident applications. These include visitor visas, work permits, study permits, and super visas. Some categories show improvement. Other categories show delays and volatility.

Overall, the statistics show a mixed situation. Visitor visa timelines are mostly stable. Some countries show improvement. Work permits and super visas are facing delays. Study permits remain the most stable category. Only small changes were reported.

Visitor Visa Processing Shows Notable Gains

The update shows the greatest improvement in visitor visas. Indian applicants benefited the most. Processing times for India dropped to 83 days. Earlier, it was 99 days. This is a reduction of 16 days.

Other countries saw smaller changes. Applications from Pakistan stayed mostly the same. Nigeria and Canada applications saw slight increases. The United States showed a small improvement.

Visitor Visa Processing Times

Applying From	Current Time	Previous Time (Jan 14)
Canada	21 days	17 days
India	83 days	99 days
Pakistan	56 days	57 days
Nigeria	40 days	36 days
United States	25 days	27 days

IRCC has a service standard of 14 days for visitor visas. This applies to applications made outside Canada. There is no published service standard. This applies to applications made inside Canada

Work Permit Timelines Become Less Predictable

Work permit processing times showed more variation in the latest update. Some countries saw small improvements. Others faced major increases in wait times.

Pakistan and the United States recorded the biggest increases. Applications from Canada also took longer than before. India and Nigeria showed slight improvement or stability.

Work Permit Processing Times

Applying From	Current Time	Previous Time
Canada	241 days	220 days
India	8 weeks	9 weeks
Pakistan	20 weeks	13 weeks
Nigeria	9 weeks	11 weeks
United States	10 weeks	7 weeks

The standard of service for work permits from IRCC is 120 days in case of application within Canada. In cases of applications submitted outside Canada, the standard is 60 days, whereas in International Experience Canada permits, the standard is a 56-day target.

Study Permits Remain the Most Stable Category

The most stable type of temporary resident application is still the study permits. The cross-country variation was only up to one-week variation, which implied that it was rather a stable process than a significant load on the system.

India and Nigeria recorded minor growth, whereas Canada and Pakistan did not change.e

Study Permit Processing Times

Applying From	Current Time	Previous Time
Canada	7 weeks	7 weeks
India	4 weeks	3 weeks
Pakistan	5 weeks	5 weeks
Nigeria	7 weeks	6 weeks
United States	7 weeks	6 weeks

Study permit standards of service are established as 120 days when applying within Canada and 60 days when outside of the country.

Super Visa Delays Raise Concerns

The greatest change in uthe pdate was on super visa processing times. The processing time in the United States applications increased two times in only two weeks, as it was 93 days before it was 187 days. Such a spike could indicate a spurt in application volumes.

Moderate changes were observed in other countries, with Nigeria and Pakistan recording slight improvements.

Super Visa Processing Times

Applying From	Current Time	Previous Time
India	214 days	206 days
Pakistan	126 days	133 days
Nigeria	38 days	41 days
United States	187 days	93 days

The standard service of IRCC on super visas is 112 days. Such applications have to be made outside Canada.

How IRCC Calculates Processing Times

IRCC processing time is an approximation of new applications that have been submitted by the day of processing. Processing commences when an application is received up to the point of a final decision being made. The timeframes may be different based on the complexity of the case, review of the documents, and the promptness of the applicants.

Two methods of calculation are used in the department. Times of historical processing of the 80 percent of applications completed are indicated and updated weekly. Projected estimates employ the existing stocks and anticipated monthly determinations; however, only limited permanent residence and citizenship schemes are enforced.

Service standards are internal objectives of IRCC to process the majority of applications within a specified time. Nevertheless, only about 20 per cent of cases can surpass these targets because of their complexity, and not every type of application has service standards.

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