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Explore processing trends and patterns, or browse all 406 community reports with their original sources.
Explore processing trends and patterns, or browse all 406 community reports with their original sources.
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Community reports
With timing data
AIMA offices
Data sources
How you submit affects how long you wait.
Range: 6–150 days · 54 reports
Range: 2–1460 days · 310 reports
What the data tells us about processing times.
Online Renewals
56 days
Fastest renewal channel
6 reports
In-Person Renewals
~4 months
Office-based renewal processing
34 reports
Initial Applications
60 days
First-time residence cards
62 reports
Approval to Card
24 days
After approval, waiting for physical card
42 reports
Office Variation
19–196 days
Median varies across 12 offices
32 reports
Post-July 2024
~3 months
vs ~90 days before July (new AIMA regime)
53 reports