Dependent child sponsorship · applying from India
Canada dependent child sponsorship processing time from India
For Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsoring a dependent child who lives outside Canada.
Current processing time
8 months
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
If you apply today
If IRCC keeps this pace, 8 in 10 applications sent today would be decided by about June 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 dependent child sponsorship applications from India were decided within 8 months, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 7 months in July.
- The wait from India is shorter than in 89% of the other 9 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 17 months.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 7 months (July 2026) to 25 months (May 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for dependent child sponsorship applications from India at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | 8 months | +1 month |
| July 7, 2026 | 7 months | −2 months |
| March 12, 2025 | 9 months | −2 months |
| May 28, 2024 | 11 months | +1 month |
| October 24, 2023 | 10 months | −2 months |
| August 2, 2022 | 12 months | – |
| June 1, 2022 | no published time | – |
| May 11, 2022 | 25 months | +5 months |
| February 1, 2022 | 20 months | +1 month |
| January 18, 2022 | 19 months | +4 months |
| February 2, 2021 | 15 months | +6 months |
| September 4, 2018 | 9 months | first figure |
How India compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 10 countries with a figure.
Other applications from India
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
How long does a dependent child sponsorship application from India take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 8 months. That means 8 in 10 recent dependent child sponsorship applications from India were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from India getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 7 months in July.
How does India compare with other countries?
The wait from India is shorter than in 89% of the other 9 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 17 months. The shortest right now is India (8 months) and the longest is Haiti (32 months).
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.