Is Visitor Visa (outside Canada) faster than Super Visa?

Visitor Visa (outside Canada) runs 9–812 days; Super Visa runs 25–766 days, with substantial spread across countries of origin — see each page for the per-country detail.

Is Visitor Visa (outside Canada) faster than Work Permit?

Visitor Visa (outside Canada) runs 9–812 days; Work Permit runs 21–399 days, with substantial spread across countries of origin — see each page for the per-country detail.

Is Visitor Visa (outside Canada) faster than Study Permit?

Visitor Visa (outside Canada) runs 9–812 days; Study Permit runs 7–364 days, where applicants from different countries see materially different processing times. Each page lists the per-origin table.

Does Visitor Visa (outside Canada) take longer from some countries than others?

Compare Visitor Visa (outside Canada) processing by country of origin in the per-origin breakdown table.

Is Visitor Visa (outside Canada) faster than Privately Sponsored Refugees?

Visitor Visa (outside Canada) runs 9–812 days; Privately Sponsored Refugees runs 30–1170 days, varying widely by country of origin. See each page for the per-origin breakdown.

IRCC

Canada Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) Processing Time

Name: Canada Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) Processing Times by Country of Origin
Creator: Canada IRCC
Published: 2026-09-08
License: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html

Verified from Canada IRCC on 2026-09-08

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This is a Canadian immigration category processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

The current processing time for Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) is 1 days to 25.1 months. This data was last updated on 2026-09-08 from Canada IRCC.

Processing Times by Country

Country	Processing Time
Andorra	No processing time available
United Arab Emirates	47 days
Afghanistan	60 days
Antigua and Barbuda	24 days
Anguilla	No processing time available
Albania	34 days
Armenia	13 days
Angola	266 days
Argentina	23 days
Austria	24 days
Australia	15 days
Aruba	No processing time available
Azerbaijan	87 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25 days
Barbados	35 days
Bangladesh	42 days
Belgium	38 days
Burkina Faso	38 days
Bulgaria	34 days
Bahrain	58 days
Burundi	59 days
Benin	124 days
Bermuda	32 days
Brunei	No processing time available
Bolivia	29 days
Bonaire	No processing time available
Brazil	29 days
Bahamas	57 days
Bhutan	21 days
Botswana	753 days
Belarus	33 days
Belize	24 days
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)	50 days
Central African Republic	No processing time available
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)	38 days
Switzerland	36 days
Ivory Coast	66 days
Chile	27 days
Cameroon	44 days
China	35 days
Colombia	29 days
Costa Rica	20 days
Cuba	21 days
Cape Verde	No processing time available
Cyprus	33 days
Czech Republic	20 days
Germany	21 days
Djibouti	78 days
Denmark	29 days
Dominica	28 days
Dominican Republic	25 days
Algeria	27 days
Ecuador	27 days
Estonia	35 days
Egypt	59 days
Eritrea	75 days
Spain	36 days
Ethiopia	35 days
Finland	22 days
Fiji	16 days
Micronesia	No processing time available
France	37 days
Gabon	41 days
United Kingdom	20 days
Grenada	24 days
Georgia	86 days
Ghana	85 days
GL	No processing time available
Gambia	99 days
Guinea	61 days
Equatorial Guinea	115 days
Greece	39 days
Guatemala	23 days
Guinea-Bissau	No processing time available
Guyana	15 days
Hong Kong SAR	29 days
Honduras	24 days
Croatia	No processing time available
Haiti	23 days
Hungary	21 days
Indonesia	28 days
Ireland	20 days
Israel	30 days
India	31 days
British Virgin Islands	No processing time available
Iraq	77 days
Iran	140 days
Iceland	52 days
Italy	35 days
Jamaica	27 days
Jordan	56 days
Japan	54 days
Kenya	72 days
Kyrgyzstan	20 days
Cambodia	49 days
Kiribati	No processing time available
Comoros Island	No processing time available
St. Kitts and Nevis	27 days
North Korea	No processing time available
South Korea	55 days
Kuwait	59 days
Cayman Islands	25 days
Kazakhstan	17 days
Laos	39 days
Lebanon	72 days
St. Lucia	14 days
Liechtenstein	No processing time available
Sri Lanka	44 days
Liberia	88 days
Lesotho	110 days
Lithuania	28 days
Luxembourg	37 days
Latvia	28 days
Libya	37 days
Morocco	26 days
Monaco	No processing time available
Moldova	34 days
Montenegro	27 days
Madagascar	324 days
Marshall Islands	No processing time available
Macedonia	23 days
Mali	89 days
Burma (Myanmar)	26 days
Mongolia	35 days
Macao SAR	20 days
Martinique	No processing time available
Mauritania	60 days
Malta	41 days
Mauritius	126 days
Maldives	No processing time available
Malawi	284 days
Mexico	32 days
Malaysia	31 days
Mozambique	695 days
Namibia	162 days
New Caledonia	No processing time available
Niger	79 days
Nigeria	80 days
Nicaragua	22 days
Netherlands	26 days
Norway	40 days
Nepal	37 days
Nauru	No processing time available
New Zealand	15 days
Oman	59 days
Panama	30 days
Peru	30 days
Tahiti	No processing time available
Papua New Guinea	No processing time available
Philippines	18 days
Pakistan	78 days
Poland	14 days
Puerto Rico	No processing time available
Palestine (Gaza)	1 days
Portugal	38 days
Paraguay	49 days
Qatar	59 days
Romania	38 days
Serbia	24 days
Russia	21 days
Rwanda	48 days
Saudi Arabia	58 days
Solomon Islands	No processing time available
Seychelles	No processing time available
Sudan	No processing time available
Sweden	23 days
Singapore	28 days
Slovenia	No processing time available
Slovakia	38 days
Sierra Leone	108 days
San Marino	No processing time available
Senegal	48 days
Somalia	42 days
Suriname	37 days
South Sudan	No processing time available
Sao Tome and Principe	No processing time available
El Salvador	25 days
Syria	77 days
Eswatini	359 days
Turks and Caicos Islands	27 days
Chad	71 days
Togo	121 days
Thailand	34 days
Tajikistan	14 days
Timor-Leste (Timor oriental)	No processing time available
Turkmenistan	No processing time available
Tunisia	37 days
Tonga	No processing time available
Turkey	84 days
Trinidad and Tobago	14 days
Tuvalu	No processing time available
Taiwan	52 days
Tanzania	46 days
Ukraine	20 days
Uganda	84 days
United States	20 days
Uruguay	20 days
Uzbekistan	16 days
Holy See	No processing time available
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	21 days
Venezuela	33 days
US Virgin Islands	No processing time available
Vietnam	29 days
Vanuatu	No processing time available
Palestine (West Bank)	1 days
Samoa	No processing time available
Kosovo	21 days
Yemen	37 days
South Africa	409 days
Zambia	246 days
Zimbabwe	537 days

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) take?

Current processing time for Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) is 1 days to 25.1 months, based on the latest data from Canada IRCC.

When was Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) processing time data last updated?

The data was last updated on 2026-09-08, sourced from Canada IRCC.

Which country has the fastest Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) processing?

The fastest processing time for Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) is 1 days from PS. The slowest is 25.1 months from BW.

What factors affect Visitor Visa (Outside Canada) processing time?

Processing times vary based on application volume, case complexity, security checks, and the completeness of submitted documentation. Times shown are estimates and individual cases may differ.

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