Canada visitor visa processing time

Choose the country you are applying from to read IRCC’s current visitor visa estimate. The country table, report date, and official checker stay together so the number is easier to verify.

PUBLISHED PROCESSING SIGNAL / United States17 daysVisitor visa from outside CanadaCOUNTRY / APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE CANADAUNITED STATES FALLBACK · CHANGE ANYTIMEUse United States in the full monitor →

IRCC REPORT DATESeptember 22, 2026

ASSET CHECKEDSep 24, 2026, 3:48 p.m. UTC

ROUTE SCOPE / BEFORE YOU COMPARE

Which visitor route does this page answer?

This page reads the country-specific visitor visa table for applications from outside Canada. It does not combine that value with extensions from inside Canada or with the separate super visa table.

Visitor visa from outside Canada

Changing the country changes only the current value published in IRCC’s outside-Canada country table. A missing value remains visibly unavailable.

Visitor record extension

Extending visitor status from inside Canada is a general route with its own published signal. It is not the country-specific visitor visa number shown above.

Super visa

Parents and grandparents using the super visa route have a separate country table. Open the full monitor or Canada.ca instead of treating the visitor visa value as interchangeable.

OBSERVED HISTORY / UNITED STATES

What has IRCC published over time?

The current signal above follows your selected country. These saved points use the United States table as a reference because country archives are not available for every route. They are anchors rather than a complete weekly series or a prediction.

CHANGE / FIRST TO LAST+7 days across observed points

10 daysSep/18September 9, 2018 · capture

170 daysFeb/21February 3, 2021 · capture

20 daysMar/25March 12, 2025

29 daysJul/26July 7, 2026

27 daysJul/26July 22, 2026

26 daysAug/262026-08-04 · capture

21 daysAug/26August 5, 2026

21 daysAug/26August 12, 2026

21 daysAug/26August 26, 2026

20 daysSep/26September 2, 2026

18 daysSep/26September 9, 2026

16 daysSep/26September 16, 2026

17 daysSep/26September 22, 2026

USE THIS NUMBER CAREFULLY

Figures are IRCC's published estimates, not predictions, commitments, or guarantees.

The route value is a published service estimate. It does not replace eligibility instructions, application guidance, or advice from an authorized representative.

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