Dear future neighbour,
Staying up to date with Canada’s immigration processing times is essential for anyone planning to visit, study, or work in the country. These timelines change regularly based on application volumes, country of residence, and the type of visa being processed. To help applicants prepare more effectively, we’ve compiled the latest processing times for Canada’s three main temporary visa categories:
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Visitor Visas
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Work Permits
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Study Permits
Below, you will find the most recent, globally inclusive processing times covering applicants from all countries. These figures reflect how long Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) typically takes to finalize applications once they are received.
Current Processing Times (All Countries)
Processing time for Visiting Visa as at November 26, 2025
| S/N | COUNTRY | PROCESSING TIME (VISITING VISA) |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 109 days |
| 2 | Albania | 48 days |
| 3 | Algeria | 54 days |
| 4 | Andorra | No processing time available |
| 5 | Angola | 132 days |
| 6 | Anguilla | No processing time available |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34 days |
| 8 | Argentina | 26 days |
| 9 | Armenia | 17 days |
| 10 | Aruba | No processing time available |
| 11 | Australia | 10 days |
| 12 | Austria | 50 days |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 25 days |
| 14 | Bahamas | 18 days |
| 15 | Bahrain | 40 days |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 25 days |
| 17 | Barbados | 123 days |
| 18 | Belarus | 18 days |
| 19 | Belgium | 104 days |
| 20 | Belize | 26 days |
| 21 | Benin | 661 days |
| 22 | Bermuda | 51 days |
| 23 | Bhutan | 21 days |
| 24 | Bolivia | 25 days |
| 25 | Bonaire | No processing time available |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 107 days |
| 27 | Botswana | 532 days |
| 28 | Brazil | 42 days |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | No processing time available |
| 30 | Brunei | No processing time available |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 14 days |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 98 days |
| 33 | Burma (Myanmar) | 23 days |
| 34 | Burundi | 202 days |
| 35 | Cambodia | 21 days |
| 36 | Cameroon | 520 days |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | No processing time available |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | 27 days |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 203 days |
| 40 | Chad | 494 days |
| 41 | Chile | 24 days |
| 42 | China (People’s Republic of) | 22 days |
| 43 | Colombia | 37 days |
| 44 | Comoros Island | No processing time available |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 20 days |
| 46 | Côte d’Ivoire | 469 days |
| 47 | Croatia | No processing time available |
| 48 | Cuba | 19 days |
| 49 | Cyprus | 58 days |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 48 days |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | 421 days |
| 52 | Denmark | 51 days |
| 53 | Djibouti | 98 days |
| 54 | Dominica | 55 days |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 20 days |
| 56 | Ecuador | 28 days |
| 57 | Egypt | 87 days |
| 58 | El Salvador | 21 days |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 403 days |
| 60 | Eritrea | 60 days |
| 61 | Estonia | 36 days |
| 62 | Eswatini | 577 days |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 70 days |
| 64 | Fiji | 9 days |
| 65 | Finland | 50 days |
| 66 | France | 100 days |
| 67 | Gabon | 101 days |
| 68 | Gambia | 626 days |
| 69 | Georgia | 18 days |
| 70 | Germany | 51 days |
| 71 | Ghana | 514 days |
| 72 | Greece | 43 days |
| 73 | Grenada | 22 days |
| 74 | Gautemala | 20 days |
| 75 | Guinea | 598 days |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | No processing time available |
| 77 | Guyana | 19 days |
| 78 | Haiti | 42 days |
| 79 | Holy See | No processing time available |
| 80 | Honduras | 20 days |
| 81 | Hong Kong SAR | 18 days |
| 82 | Hungary | 42 days |
| 83 | Iceland | No processing time available |
| 84 | India | 109 days |
| 85 | Indonesia | 22 days |
| 86 | Iran | 162 days |
| 87 | Iraq | 112 days |
| 88 | Ireland | 44 days |
| 89 | Israel | 30 days |
| 90 | Italy | 46 days |
| 91 | Jamaica | 23 days |
| 92 | Japan | 25 days |
| 93 | Jordan | 102 days |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 19 days |
| 95 | Kenya | 76 days |
| 96 | Kiribati | No processing time available |
| 97 | Kosovo | 35 days |
| 98 | Kuwait | 51 days |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 18 days |
| 100 | Laos | 23 days |
| 101 | Latvia | 37 days |
| 102 | Lebanon | 41 days |
| 103 | Lesotho | 356 days |
| 104 | Liberia | 694 days |
| 105 | Libya | 97 days |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | No processing time available |
| 107 | Lithuania | 21 days |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 101 days |
| 109 | Macao SAR | 19 days |
| 110 | Macedonia | 200 days |
| 111 | Madagascar | 98 days |
| 112 | Malawi | 449 days |
| 113 | Malaysia | 26 days |
| 114 | Maldives | No processing time available |
| 115 | Mali | 461 days |
| 116 | Malta | 58 days |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | No processing time available |
| 118 | Martinique | No processing time available |
| 119 | Mauritania | 114 days |
| 120 | Mauritius | 76 days |
| 121 | Mexico | 43 days |
| 122 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | No processing time available |
| 123 | Moldova | 11 days |
| 124 | Monaco | No processing time available |
| 125 | Mongolia | 17 days |
| 126 | Montenegro | 92 days |
| 127 | Morocco | 60 days |
| 128 | Mozambique | 516 days |
| 129 | Namibia | 478 days |
| 130 | Nauru | No processing time available |
| 131 | Nepal | 19 days |
| 132 | Netherlands | 47 days |
| 133 | New Caledonia | No processing time available |
| 134 | New Zealand | 13 days |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 24 days |
| 136 | Niger | 455 days |
| 137 | Nigeria | 25 days |
| 138 | North Korea | No processing time available |
| 139 | Norway | 76 days |
| 140 | Oman | 36 days |
| 141 | Pakistan | 88 days |
| 142 | Palestinian Authority (Gaza) | 233 days |
| 143 | Palestinian Authority (West Bank) | 233 days |
| 144 | Panama | 30 days |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | No processing time available |
| 146 | Paraguay | 21 days |
| 147 | Peru | 23 days |
| 148 | Philippines | 21 days |
| 149 | Poland | 17 days |
| 150 | Portugal | 98 days |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | No processing time available |
| 152 | Qatar | 51 days |
| 153 | Romania | 13 days |
| 154 | Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | 105 days |
| 155 | Russia | 24 days |
| 156 | Rwanda | 183 days |
| 157 | Samoa | No processing time available |
| 158 | San Marino | No processing time available |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | No processing time available |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 63 days |
| 161 | Senegal | 416 days |
| 162 | Serbia | 61 days |
| 163 | Seychelles | No processing time available |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 579 days |
| 165 | Singapore | 25 days |
| 166 | Slovakia | 51 days |
| 167 | Slovenia | No processing time available |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | No processing time available |
| 169 | Somalia | No processing time available |
| 170 | South Africa | 214 days |
| 171 | South Korea | 26 days |
| 172 | South Sudan | No processing time available |
| 173 | Spain | 98 days |
| 174 | Sri Lanka | 66 days |
| 175 | St. Kitts and Nevis | No processing time available |
| 176 | St. Lucia | 38 days |
| 177 | St. Vincent and Grenadines | 29 days |
| 178 | Sudan | No processing time available |
| 179 | Suriname | No processing time available |
| 180 | Sweden | 51 days |
| 181 | Switzerland | 99 days |
| 182 | Syria | 71 days |
| 183 | Tahiti | No processing time available |
| 184 | Taiwan | 20 days |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 34 days |
| 186 | Tanzania | 155 days |
| 187 | Thailand | 26 days |
| 188 | Timor-Leste (Timor oriental) | No processing time available |
| 189 | Togo | 529 days |
| 190 | Tonga | No processing time available |
| 191 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 days |
| 192 | Tunisia | 100 days |
| 193 | Turkiye | 19 days |
| 194 | Turkmenistan | 62 days |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43 days |
| 196 | Tuvalu | No processing time available |
| 197 | Uganda | 57 days |
| 198 | Ukraine | 43 days |
| 199 | United Arab Emirates | 72 days |
| 200 | United Kingdom | 51 days |
| 201 | United States of America | 32 days |
| 202 | Uruguay | 28 days |
| 203 | US Virgin Islands | No processing time available |
| 204 | Uzbekistan | 31 days |
| 205 | Vanuatu | No processing time available |
| 206 | Venezuela | 29 days |
| 207 | Vietnam | 38 days |
| 208 | Yemen | 220 days |
| 209 | Zambia | 102 days |
| 210 | Zimbabwe | 503 days |
Processing time for Work Permit as at November 26, 2025
| S/N | COUNTRY | PROCESSING TIME (WORK PERMIT) |
| 1 | Afghanistan | No processing time available |
| 2 | Albania | No processing time available |
| 3 | Algeria | 15 weeks |
| 4 | Andorra | No processing time available |
| 5 | Angola | No processing time available |
| 6 | Anguilla | No processing time available |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | No processing time available |
| 8 | Argentina | No processing time available |
| 9 | Armenia | No processing time available |
| 10 | Aruba | No processing time available |
| 11 | Australia | 5 weeks |
| 12 | Austria | No processing time available |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | No processing time available |
| 14 | Bahamas | No processing time available |
| 15 | Bahrain | No processing time available |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 12 weeks |
| 17 | Barbados | No processing time available |
| 18 | Belarus | No processing time available |
| 19 | Belgium | 7 weeks |
| 20 | Belize | No processing time available |
| 21 | Benin | No processing time available |
| 22 | Bermuda | No processing time available |
| 23 | Bhutan | No processing time available |
| 24 | Bolivia | No processing time available |
| 25 | Bonaire | No processing time available |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No processing time available |
| 27 | Botswana | No processing time available |
| 28 | Brazil | 7 weeks |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | No processing time available |
| 30 | Brunei | No processing time available |
| 31 | Bulgaria | No processing time available |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 9 weeks |
| 33 | Burma (Myanmar) | No processing time available |
| 34 | Burundi | No processing time available |
| 35 | Cambodia | No processing time available |
| 36 | Cameroon | 8 weeks |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | No processing time available |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | No processing time available |
| 39 | Central African Republic | No processing time available |
| 40 | Chad | No processing time available |
| 41 | Chile | 5 weeks |
| 42 | China (People’s Republic of) | 7 weeks |
| 43 | Colombia | 8 weeks |
| 44 | Comoros Island | No processing time available |
| 45 | Costa Rica | No processing time available |
| 46 | Côte d’Ivoire | 10 weeks |
| 47 | Croatia | No processing time available |
| 48 | Cuba | No processing time available |
| 49 | Cyprus | No processing time available |
| 50 | Czech Republic | No processing time available |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | 9 weeks |
| 52 | Denmark | No processing time available |
| 53 | Djibouti | No processing time available |
| 54 | Dominica | No processing time available |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | No processing time available |
| 56 | Ecuador | 12 weeks |
| 57 | Egypt | No processing time available |
| 58 | El Salvador | No processing time available |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | No processing time available |
| 60 | Eritrea | No processing time available |
| 61 | Estonia | No processing time available |
| 62 | Eswatini | No processing time available |
| 63 | Ethiopia | No processing time available |
| 64 | Fiji | No processing time available |
| 65 | Finland | No processing time available |
| 66 | France | 5 weeks |
| 67 | Gabon | No processing time available |
| 68 | Gambia | No processing time available |
| 69 | Georgia | No processing time available |
| 70 | Germany | 11 weeks |
| 71 | Ghana | 14 weeks |
| 72 | Greece | No processing time available |
| 73 | Grenada | No processing time available |
| 74 | Gautemala | 1 week |
| 75 | Guinea | No processing time available |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | No processing time available |
| 77 | Guyana | No processing time available |
| 78 | Haiti | 5 weeks |
| 79 | Holy See | No processing time available |
| 80 | Honduras | 3 weeks |
| 81 | Hong Kong SAR | 37 weeks |
| 82 | Hungary | No processing time available |
| 83 | Iceland | No processing time available |
| 84 | India | 10 weeks |
| 85 | Indonesia | 4 weeks |
| 86 | Iran | 53 weeks |
| 87 | Iraq | 44 weeks |
| 88 | Ireland | No processing time available |
| 89 | Israel | 12 weeks |
| 90 | Italy | 10 weeks |
| 91 | Jamaica | 6 weeks |
| 92 | Japan | 4 weeks |
| 93 | Jordan | No processing time available |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | No processing time available |
| 95 | Kenya | 11 weeks |
| 96 | Kiribati | No processing time available |
| 97 | Kosovo | No processing time available |
| 98 | Kuwait | 25 weeks |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | No processing time available |
| 100 | Laos | No processing time available |
| 101 | Latvia | No processing time available |
| 102 | Lebanon | 10 weeks |
| 103 | Lesotho | No processing time available |
| 104 | Liberia | No processing time available |
| 105 | Libya | No processing time available |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | No processing time available |
| 107 | Lithuania | No processing time available |
| 108 | Luxembourg | No processing time available |
| 109 | Macao SAR | No processing time available |
| 110 | Macedonia | No processing time available |
| 111 | Madagascar | 24 weeks |
| 112 | Malawi | No processing time available |
| 113 | Malaysia | No processing time available |
| 114 | Maldives | No processing time available |
| 115 | Mali | No processing time available |
| 116 | Malta | No processing time available |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | No processing time available |
| 118 | Martinique | No processing time available |
| 119 | Mauritania | No processing time available |
| 120 | Mauritius | 29 weeks |
| 121 | Mexico | 2 weeks |
| 122 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | No processing time available |
| 123 | Moldova | No processing time available |
| 124 | Monaco | No processing time available |
| 125 | Mongolia | No processing time available |
| 126 | Montenegro | No processing time available |
| 127 | Morocco | 11 weeks |
| 128 | Mozambique | No processing time available |
| 129 | Namibia | No processing time available |
| 130 | Nauru | No processing time available |
| 131 | Nepal | 4 weeks |
| 132 | Netherlands | No processing time available |
| 133 | New Caledonia | No processing time available |
| 134 | New Zealand | No processing time available |
| 135 | Nicaragua | No processing time available |
| 136 | Niger | No processing time available |
| 137 | Nigeria | 9 weeks |
| 138 | North Korea | No processing time available |
| 139 | Norway | No processing time available |
| 140 | Oman | No processing time available |
| 141 | Pakistan | 8 weeks |
| 142 | Palestinian Authority (Gaza) | No processing time available |
| 143 | Palestinian Authority (West Bank) | No processing time available |
| 144 | Panama | No processing time available |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | No processing time available |
| 146 | Paraguay | No processing time available |
| 147 | Peru | 5 weeks |
| 148 | Philippines | 6 weeks |
| 149 | Poland | No processing time available |
| 150 | Portugal | No processing time available |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | No processing time available |
| 152 | Qatar | 19 weeks |
| 153 | Romania | 31 weeks |
| 154 | Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | No processing time available |
| 155 | Russia | No processing time available |
| 156 | Rwanda | No processing time available |
| 157 | Samoa | No processing time available |
| 158 | San Marino | No processing time available |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | No processing time available |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 5 weeks |
| 161 | Senegal | 9 weeks |
| 162 | Serbia | No processing time available |
| 163 | Seychelles | No processing time available |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | No processing time available |
| 165 | Singapore | 11 weeks |
| 166 | Slovakia | No processing time available |
| 167 | Slovenia | No processing time available |
| 168 | Solomon Islanda | No processing time available |
| 169 | Somalia | No processing time available |
| 170 | South Africa | 15 weeks |
| 171 | South Korea | 15 weeks |
| 172 | South Sudan | No processing time available |
| 173 | Spain | 10 weeks |
| 174 | Sri Lanka | 8 weeks |
| 175 | St. Kitts and Nevis | No processing time available |
| 176 | St. Lucia | No processing time available |
| 177 | St. Vincent and Grenadines | No processing time available |
| 178 | Sudan | No processing time available |
| 179 | Suriname | No processing time available |
| 180 | Sweden | No processing time available |
| 181 | Switzerland | No processing time available |
| 182 | Syria | No processing time available |
| 183 | Tahiti | No processing time available |
| 184 | Taiwan | 7 weeks |
| 185 | Tajikistan | No processing time available |
| 186 | Tanzania | No processing time available |
| 187 | Thailand | 5 weeks |
| 188 | Timor-Leste (Timor oriental) | No processing time available |
| 189 | Togo | 13 weeks |
| 190 | Tonga | No processing time available |
| 191 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 weeks |
| 192 | Tunisia | 10 weeks |
| 193 | Turkiye | 11 weeks |
| 194 | Turkmenistan | No processing time available |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | No processing time available |
| 196 | Tuvalu | No processing time available |
| 197 | Uganda | No processing time available |
| 198 | Ukraine | No processing time available |
| 199 | United Arab Emirates | 17 weeks |
| 200 | United Kingdom | 6 weeks |
| 201 | United States of America | 7 weeks |
| 202 | Uruguay | No processing time available |
| 203 | US Virgin Islands | No processing time available |
| 204 | Uzbekistan | No processing time available |
| 205 | Vanuatu | No processing time available |
| 206 | Venezuela | No processing time available |
| 207 | Vietnam | 10 weeks |
| 208 | Yemen | No processing time available |
| 209 | Zambia | No processing time available |
| 210 | Zimbabwe | No processing time available |
Processing time for Study Permit as at November 26, 2025
| S/N | COUNTRY | PROCESSING TIME (STUDY PERMIT) |
| 1 | Afghanistan | No processing time available |
| 2 | Albania | No processing time available |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 weeks |
| 4 | Andorra | No processing time available |
| 5 | Angola | No processing time available |
| 6 | Anguilla | No processing time available |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | No processing time available |
| 8 | Argentina | No processing time available |
| 9 | Armenia | No processing time available |
| 10 | Aruba | No processing time available |
| 11 | Australia | 4 weeks |
| 12 | Austria | No processing time available |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 4 weeks |
| 14 | Bahamas | 12 weeks |
| 15 | Bahrain | No processing time available |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 4 weeks |
| 17 | Barbados | 11 weeks |
| 18 | Belarus | No processing time available |
| 19 | Belgium | 12 weeks |
| 20 | Belize | No processing time available |
| 21 | Benin | 12 weeks |
| 22 | Bermuda | No processing time available |
| 23 | Bhutan | No processing time available |
| 24 | Bolivia | No processing time available |
| 25 | Bonaire | No processing time available |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No processing time available |
| 27 | Botswana | No processing time available |
| 28 | Brazil | 6 weeks |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | No processing time available |
| 30 | Brunei | No processing time available |
| 31 | Bulgaria | No processing time available |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 4 weeks |
| 33 | Burma (Myanmar) | 4 weeks |
| 34 | Burundi | 14 weeks |
| 35 | Cambodia | 5 weeks |
| 36 | Cameroon | 8 weeks |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | No processing time available |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | No processing time available |
| 39 | Central African Republic | No processing time available |
| 40 | Chad | 8 weeks |
| 41 | Chile | 12 weeks |
| 42 | China (People’s Republic of) | 6 weeks |
| 43 | Colombia | 5 weeks |
| 44 | Comoros Island | No processing time available |
| 45 | Costa Rica | No processing time available |
| 46 | Côte d’Ivoire | 10 weeks |
| 47 | Croatia | No processing time available |
| 48 | Cuba | No processing time available |
| 49 | Cyprus | No processing time available |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 12 weeks |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | 5 weeks |
| 52 | Denmark | 13 weeks |
| 53 | Djibouti | No processing time available |
| 54 | Dominica | No processing time available |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 4 weeks |
| 56 | Ecuador | 7 weeks |
| 57 | Egypt | 10 weeks |
| 58 | El Salvador | No processing time available |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | No processing time available |
| 60 | Eritrea | No processing time available |
| 61 | Estonia | No processing time available |
| 62 | Eswatini | No processing time available |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 9 weeks |
| 64 | Fiji | No processing time available |
| 65 | Finland | No processing time available |
| 66 | France | 3 weeks |
| 67 | Gabon | 10 weeks |
| 68 | Gambia | 13 weeks |
| 69 | Georgia | No processing time available |
| 70 | Germany | 6 weeks |
| 71 | Ghana | 16 weeks |
| 72 | Greece | No processing time available |
| 73 | Grenada | No processing time available |
| 74 | Gautemala | No processing time available |
| 75 | Guinea | 9 weeks |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | No processing time available |
| 77 | Guyana | No processing time available |
| 78 | Haiti | 4 weeks |
| 79 | Holy See | No processing time available |
| 80 | Honduras | No processing time available |
| 81 | Hong Kong SAR | 12 weeks |
| 82 | Hungary | No processing time available |
| 83 | Iceland | No processing time available |
| 84 | India | 4 weeks |
| 85 | Indonesia | 4 weeks |
| 86 | Iran | 56 weeks |
| 87 | Iraq | 25 weeks |
| 88 | Ireland | 12 weeks |
| 89 | Israel | No processing time available |
| 90 | Italy | 12 weeks |
| 91 | Jamaica | 6 weeks |
| 92 | Japan | 2 weeks |
| 93 | Jordan | 6 weeks |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 8 weeks |
| 95 | Kenya | 10 weeks |
| 96 | Kiribati | No processing time available |
| 97 | Kosovo | No processing time available |
| 98 | Kuwait | 3 weeks |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | No processing time available |
| 100 | Laos | No processing time available |
| 101 | Latvia | No processing time available |
| 102 | Lebanon | 8 weeks |
| 103 | Lesotho | No processing time available |
| 104 | Liberia | 10 weeks |
| 105 | Libya | No processing time available |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | No processing time available |
| 107 | Lithuania | No processing time available |
| 108 | Luxembourg | No processing time available |
| 109 | Macao SAR | No processing time available |
| 110 | Macedonia | No processing time available |
| 111 | Madagascar | 19 weeks |
| 112 | Malawi | No processing time available |
| 113 | Malaysia | 8 weeks |
| 114 | Maldives | No processing time available |
| 115 | Mali | 12 weeks |
| 116 | Malta | No processing time available |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | No processing time available |
| 118 | Martinique | 12 weeks |
| 119 | Mauritania | No processing time available |
| 120 | Mauritius | 13 weeks |
| 121 | Mexico | 5 weeks |
| 122 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | No processing time available |
| 123 | Moldova | No processing time available |
| 124 | Monaco | No processing time available |
| 125 | Mongolia | 4 weeks |
| 126 | Montenegro | No processing time available |
| 127 | Morocco | 9 weeks |
| 128 | Mozambique | No processing time available |
| 129 | Namibia | No processing time available |
| 130 | Nauru | No processing time available |
| 131 | Nepal | 3 weeks |
| 132 | Netherlands | 12 weeks |
| 133 | New Caledonia | No processing time available |
| 134 | New Zealand | No processing time available |
| 135 | Nicaragua | No processing time available |
| 136 | Niger | 8 weeks |
| 137 | Nigeria | 6 weeks |
| 138 | North Korea | No processing time available |
| 139 | Norway | No processing time available |
| 140 | Oman | 3 weeks |
| 141 | Pakistan | 7 weeks |
| 142 | Palestinian Authority (Gaza) | No processing time available |
| 143 | Palestinian Authority (West Bank) | No processing time available |
| 144 | Panama | No processing time available |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | No processing time available |
| 146 | Paraguay | No processing time available |
| 147 | Peru | 4 weeks |
| 148 | Philippines | 4 weeks |
| 149 | Poland | 7 weeks |
| 150 | Portugal | No processing time available |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | No processing time available |
| 152 | Qatar | 6 weeks |
| 153 | Romania | No processing time available |
| 154 | Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | 3 weeks |
| 155 | Russia | 6 weeks |
| 156 | Rwanda | 9 weeks |
| 157 | Samoa | No processing time available |
| 158 | San Marino | No processing time available |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | No processing time available |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 4 weeks |
| 161 | Senegal | 7 weeks |
| 162 | Serbia | No processing time available |
| 163 | Seychelles | No processing time available |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | No processing time available |
| 165 | Singapore | 9 weeks |
| 166 | Slovakia | 13 weeks |
| 167 | Slovenia | No processing time available |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | No processing time available |
| 169 | Somalia | No processing time available |
| 170 | South Africa | 18 weeks |
| 171 | South Korea | 2 weeks |
| 172 | South Sudan | No processing time available |
| 173 | Spain | 13 weeks |
| 174 | Sri Lanka | 8 weeks |
| 175 | St. Kitts and Nevis | No processing time available |
| 176 | St. Lucia | No processing time available |
| 177 | St. Vincent and Grenadines | No processing time available |
| 178 | Sudan | No processing time available |
| 179 | Suriname | No processing time available |
| 180 | Sweden | 12 weeks |
| 181 | Switzerland | 12 weeks |
| 182 | Syria | No processing time available |
| 183 | Tahiti | No processing time available |
| 184 | Taiwan | 4 weeks |
| 185 | Tajikistan | No processing time available |
| 186 | Tanzania | 12 weeks |
| 187 | Thailand | 4 weeks |
| 188 | Timor-Leste (Timor oriental) | No processing time available |
| 189 | Togo | 10 weeks |
| 190 | Tonga | No processing time available |
| 191 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 weeks |
| 192 | Tunisia | 5 weeks |
| 193 | Turkiye | 4 weeks |
| 194 | Turkmenistan | No processing time available |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | No processing time available |
| 196 | Tuvalu | No processing time available |
| 197 | Uganda | 6 weeks |
| 198 | Ukraine | No processing time available |
| 199 | United Arab Emirates | 7 weeks |
| 200 | United Kingdom | 5 weeks |
| 201 | United States of America | 4 weeks |
| 202 | Uruguay | No processing time available |
| 203 | US Virgin Islands | No processing time available |
| 204 | Uzbekistan | 5 weeks |
| 205 | Vanuatu | No processing time available |
| 206 | Venezuela | No processing time available |
| 207 | Vietnam | 7 weeks |
| 208 | Yemen | No processing time available |
| 209 | Zambia | No processing time available |
| 210 | Zimbabwe | 15 weeks |
Reasons why processing times vary
Canada’s immigration system handles millions of applications annually, and processing times can fluctuate for several reasons:
1. Country of Residency
Some visa offices handle higher volumes or more complex caseloads, which can lengthen processing.
2. Application Type
Visitor, study, and work permits involve different verification procedures, which affects timelines.
3. Completeness of the Application
Missing documents or unclear information can lead to delays.
4. Seasonal Peaks
Processing times often rise before major semesters (for students) and during travel seasons.
5. Security & Background Checks
Depending on the applicant’s country, enhanced screening may be required.
What Applicants Can Do to Avoid Delays
1. Submit a complete application
Double-check forms, ensure your passport is valid, and provide all required documents.
2. Respond promptly to IRCC requests
Any delay in responding can reset or significantly extend your processing time.
3. Apply early
Especially for study permits or work permits tied to a start date.
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