DFA missions - information on wait times for visa applicants

Short-stay 'C' visa applications

Name of DFA Short-stay 'C' Short-stay 'C' visa Waiting times Applicants advised that
Mission visa - advertised - actual publicised on waiting time starts
timeline - processing time - mission website - when fully completed
in weeks in weeks Y/N appl received - Y/N

HC Casablanca 6 to 8 weeks 6 to 8 weeks 6 to 8 weeks

Explanatory notes
Column B: Please enter here number of weeks notified to applicants for mission to process (under Delegated Sanction guide
Column C: Please enter here the mission's estimate of the average number of weeks taken by mission to process a visa appl
Column D: Please note here if the advertised waiting times (in Column B) are notified to applicants via mission website.
Column E: Please note here if applicants are advised that timeline starts only when fully completed application received.
Column F: Please enter here number of weeks notified to applicants for mission to process (under Delegated Sanction guide
Column G: Please enter here the mission's estimate of the average number of weeks taken by mission to process a visa appl
Column H: Please note here if the advertised waiting times (in Column B) are notified to applicants via mission website.
Column I: Please note here if applicants are advised that timeline starts only when fully completed application received.
Column J: This column can be used by the mission to enter any necessary additional information.
 Employment category 'D' visa
Employment category Employment category Waiting times Applicants advised
'D' visa - advertised 'D' visa - actual publicised on that waiting time
timeline - in weeks processing time - in mission website - starts when fully
weeks Y/N completed appl
received - Y/N

6 to 8 weeks 6 to 8 weeks 6 to 8 weeks 6 to 8 weeks

on to process (under Delegated Sanction guidelines from D/Justice) a visa application for a short term stay.
weeks taken by mission to process a visa application for short term stay [based on typical processing times during 2022].
otified to applicants via mission website.
hen fully completed application received.
on to process (under Delegated Sanction guidelines from D/Justice) an Employment category 'D' visa application.
weeks taken by mission to process a visa application for short term stay [based on typical processing times during 2022].
otified to applicants via mission website.
hen fully completed application received.
tional information.
 Mission's comments or additional information
In exeptionnal cases we get a decision for a visa application not less
than 4 weeks generally for business type .
Join spouse visa applications take at least 8
weeks .

As confirmed by the visa section, the timeframes detailed are guidelines

and do not guarantee that all visa applications are proccessed within these
timeframes. All applications are dealt with in strict chrnological order to
ensure fairness to all applicants .

short term stay.

processing times during 2022].

ory 'D' visa application.

processing times during 2022].