Government-assisted refugees · applying from Niger
Canada government-assisted refugee processing time from Niger
Refugees referred to Canada by the UN Refugee Agency or another referral organization and resettled with government support.
Current processing time
22 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 August 2028.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 government-assisted refugee cases from Niger were decided within 22 months, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 19 months in July.
- The wait from Niger is longer than in 80% of the other 15 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 15 months.
- Since 2021, the figure has ranged from 7 months (May 2022) to 22 months (October 2026).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for government-assisted refugee cases from Niger 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 | 22 months | +3 months |
| July 7, 2026 | 19 months | +5 months |
| March 12, 2025 | 14 months | −2 months |
| May 28, 2024 | 16 months | – |
| October 24, 2023 | not enough data | – |
| June 1, 2022 | 10 months | +3 months |
| May 11, 2022 | 7 months | −11 months |
| January 18, 2022 | 18 months | +5 months |
| February 2, 2021 | 13 months | – |
| September 4, 2018 | no published time | first figure |
How Niger compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 16 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Niger
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 government-assisted refugee application from Niger take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 22 months. That means 8 in 10 recent government-assisted refugee cases from Niger were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Niger getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 19 months in July.
How does Niger compare with other countries?
The wait from Niger is longer than in 80% of the other 15 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 15 months. The shortest right now is Thailand (7 months) and the longest is Tanzania (60 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.