Dependent child sponsorship · applying from Dominican Republic
Canada dependent child sponsorship processing time from Dominican Republic
For Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsoring a dependent child who lives outside Canada.
Current processing time
No current figure
IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 33 months, on July 22, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 11 months (September 2018) to 33 months (July 2026).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for dependent child sponsorship applications from Dominican Republic at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | no published time | – |
| July 7, 2026 | 33 months | – |
| October 24, 2023 | no published time | – |
| August 2, 2022 | 24 months | +8 months |
| July 12, 2022 | 16 months | −5 months |
| June 1, 2022 | 21 months | – |
| May 11, 2022 | no published time | – |
| March 1, 2022 | 20 months | −1 month |
| January 18, 2022 | 21 months | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 11 months | first figure |
Other applications from Dominican Republic
What does this number mean?
It looks back, not forward
IRCC's figure is how long it took to decide 8 in 10 of the applications of this kind that it finished recently. The other 2 in 10 took longer.
The clock starts with a complete application
It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.
It changes often
IRCC revises the figure regularly, usually every week. A single application can be faster or slower.
Common questions
Is the wait from Dominican Republic getting shorter?
There is not enough history yet to say.
Is this an official government website?
No. Canada Visa Wait is an independent site and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. The figures are IRCC's own. Before you rely on a date, check IRCC's official processing-times tool.