Processing windows as of mid-2026

Verify each figure on the authority's website at the time of submission. These numbers change

Italian consulate appointment in 10 weeks. Need an apostilled Ontario birth certificate with Italian translation.

• Vital Statistics order (if certificate not in hand): 1 to 3 weeks by mail → order immediately
• ODS mail processing: 3 weeks (15 business days)
• Courier to ODS and back: 1 week
• Italian certified translation: 1 week after receiving the apostilled document
• Delivery to the consulate: 1 week by courier

Total: 9 to 11 weeks. With 10 weeks until the appointment and no certificate in hand, the in-person ODS route (same-day processing) is the only path that fits.

For Korea's E-2 visa (check must be issued within 6 months of application):

• RCMP processing with no match: 3 weeks
• GAC apostille round trip: 4 weeks
• 7 weeks of the 6-month window consumed before the document is ready to submit

For a firm job-start date, 7 weeks matters. For an uncertain offer timeline, starting fingerprinting early and timing the GAC submission to coincide with a likely application window is the practical approach.