ANNEX C
WAITING TIMES AT POSTS IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT
FOR SETTLEMENT AND NON-SETTLEMENT INTERVIEWS
SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS
Waiting times, at 31 December 1997, for Tier
4 settlement applicants in Islamabad, New Delhi, Bombay and Dhaka
are as follows (in months to the nearest percentage point):
|
| Islamabad | New Delhi
| Bombay | Dhaka |
|
Queue 1: (Right of Abode claimants; dependent
relatives over 65; compassionate cases)
| 1.5 | No wait | No wait
| 3.7 |
| Queue 2: (Spouses; children under 18) | 4
| 2.5 | 2 | 4.9
|
| Queue 3: (Fiancé(e); other settlement categories)
| 6 | 3.8 | 2
| 3.6 |
| Queue 4: (Re-applicants) | 7
| 5.8 | 2.5 | 11.1
|
|
NON-SETTLEMENT
APPLICATIONS
Waiting times, at 31 December 1997, for First Tier 3 (non
settlement) interview, are as follows (in days):
|
| Islamabad | New Delhi | Bombay
| Dhaka |
|
| 11 | Nil
(same day) |
Nil
(same day) | 3 |
|
|
