Canada Visa Wait

Cards and documents

Immigration document requests processing time

Verifying your status, or replacing or correcting an immigration document.

Verification of status

16 weeks

about 3½ months

▲ 7 weeks longer than in July

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 February 13, 2027.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

Replacing an immigration document

11 weeks

about 2½ months

▲ 5 weeks longer than in July

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 January 9, 2027.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

Correcting an immigration document

13 weeks

about 3 months

▲ 6 weeks longer than in July

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 January 23, 2027.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

Correcting a temporary resident document

9 weeks

about 2 months

▲ 3 weeks longer than in July

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 December 26, 2026.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

Is it getting faster or slower?

Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.

Related applications

All of them
PR card30 daysabout 4½ weeks▼ 11 days shorter

What does this number mean?

1

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.

2

The clock starts with a complete application

It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.

3

It changes often

IRCC revises the figure regularly, usually every week. A single application can be faster or slower.

Common questions

How long does an immigration document request take?

IRCC's latest figures, from October 21, 2026: Verification of status: 16 weeks; Replacing an immigration document: 11 weeks; Correcting an immigration document: 13 weeks; Correcting a temporary resident document: 9 weeks.

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.

All published figures

Every published figure: Verification of status
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 7, 202616 weeks+5 weeks
September 9, 202611 weeks+1 week
August 5, 202610 weeks+1 week
July 7, 20269 weeks−4 weeks
June 3, 202613 weeks−3 weeks
May 6, 202616 weeks−1 week
January 7, 202617 weeks−1 week
December 3, 202518 weeks+12 weeks
November 12, 20256 weeks+1 week
October 8, 20255 weeks+1 week
September 3, 20254 weeks+1 week
July 2, 20253 weeks−2 weeks
June 3, 20255 weeks−2 weeks
May 6, 20257 weeks−2 weeks
April 1, 20259 weeks−3 weeks
March 5, 202512 weeks−4 weeks
February 5, 202516 weeks−4 weeks
January 7, 202520 weeks−3 weeks
December 3, 202423 weeks−3 weeks
August 8, 202426 weeks−1 week
July 3, 202427 weeks−2 weeks
June 6, 202429 weeks−1 week
December 5, 202330 weeks+2 weeks
November 7, 202328 weeks+3 weeks
October 6, 202325 weeks+3 weeks
September 19, 202322 weeks+1 week
February 1, 202321 weeks−1 week
November 3, 202222 weeks−1 week
October 4, 202223 weeks−1 week
August 9, 202224 weeks−1 week
July 5, 202225 weeks+1 week
June 29, 202224 weeks−1 week
May 3, 202225 weeks−1 week
March 31, 202226 weeksno change
September 4, 20186 monthsfirst figure
Every published figure: Replacing an immigration document
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 7, 202611 weeks+3 weeks
September 9, 20268 weeks+1 week
August 5, 20267 weeks+1 week
July 7, 20266 weeks+1 week
June 3, 20265 weeks+1 week
May 6, 20264 weeks+1 week
August 5, 20253 weeks+1 week
May 6, 20252 weeks−1 week
March 5, 20253 weeks−1 week
November 5, 20244 weeks−1 week
February 6, 20245 weeks−3 weeks
December 5, 20238 weeks−1 week
November 7, 20239 weeks−1 week
October 6, 202310 weeks+1 week
August 2, 20239 weeks+1 week
July 6, 20238 weeks+1 week
June 6, 20237 weeks+1 week
March 7, 20236 weeks+1 week
December 14, 20225 weeks+1 week
October 4, 20224 weeks−1 week
September 6, 20225 weeks−6 weeks
August 9, 202211 weeks−5 weeks
July 5, 202216 weeks+5 weeks
June 29, 202211 weeks−6 weeks
June 1, 202217 weeks−2 weeks
May 3, 202219 weeks−2 weeks
April 5, 202221 weeks−1 week
March 31, 202222 weeks+18 weeks
September 4, 20181 monthfirst figure
Every published figure: Correcting an immigration document
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 7, 202613 weeks+2 weeks
September 9, 202611 weeks+3 weeks
August 5, 20268 weeks+1 week
July 2, 20267 weeks−1 week
June 3, 20268 weeks−2 weeks
May 6, 202610 weeks−2 weeks
April 9, 202612 weeks−1 week
December 3, 202513 weeks+2 weeks
November 12, 202511 weeks+7 weeks
October 8, 20254 weeks+1 week
September 3, 20253 weeks−1 week
August 5, 20254 weeks−7 weeks
July 2, 202511 weeks−7 weeks
June 3, 202518 weeks−3 weeks
May 6, 202521 weeks−2 weeks
April 1, 202523 weeks−1 week
March 5, 202524 weeks−1 week
September 3, 202425 weeks+1 week
August 8, 202424 weeks−1 week
July 3, 202425 weeks−1 week
June 6, 202426 weeks−1 week
May 7, 202427 weeks−2 weeks
December 5, 202329 weeks+1 week
October 6, 202328 weeks+1 week
September 19, 202327 weeks+1 week
July 6, 202326 weeks+2 weeks
May 2, 202324 weeks+1 week
March 7, 202323 weeks−1 week
February 1, 202324 weeks−1 week
January 10, 202325 weeks−2 weeks
December 14, 202227 weeks−1 week
November 3, 202228 weeks−2 weeks
October 4, 202230 weeks−2 weeks
September 6, 202232 weeks−3 weeks
August 9, 202235 weeks−4 weeks
July 5, 202239 weeks+4 weeks
June 29, 202235 weeks−6 weeks
June 1, 202241 weeks−3 weeks
May 3, 202244 weeks−2 weeks
April 5, 202246 weeks−1 week
March 31, 202247 weeks+21 weeks
September 4, 20186 monthsfirst figure
Every published figure: Correcting a temporary resident document
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 7, 20269 weeks+1 week
September 9, 20268 weeks+2 weeks
July 7, 20266 weeks+1 week
June 3, 20265 weeks+1 week
April 9, 20264 weeks+1 week
March 11, 20263 weeks−1 week
February 4, 20264 weeks+1 week
August 5, 20253 weeks+1 week
June 3, 20252 weeks−1 week
April 1, 20253 weeks−1 week
February 5, 20254 weeks−1 week
November 5, 20245 weeks−1 week
August 8, 20246 weeks+1 week
April 2, 20245 weeks−2 weeks
March 5, 20247 weeks−3 weeks
February 6, 202410 weeks−2 weeks
October 6, 202312 weeks−1 week
September 19, 202313 weeks+5 weeks
August 2, 20238 weeks+1 week
June 6, 20237 weeks+1 week
March 7, 20236 weeks+1 week
February 1, 20235 weeks+1 week
December 14, 20224 weeks−7 weeks
November 3, 202211 weeks−4 weeks
October 4, 202215 weeks−5 weeks
September 6, 202220 weeks−4 weeks
August 9, 202224 weeks−2 weeks
July 5, 202226 weeks+2 weeks
June 29, 202224 weeks−3 weeks
May 3, 202227 weeks+1 week
April 5, 202226 weeks−1 week
March 31, 202227 weeks+23 weeks
September 4, 20181 monthfirst figure

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