Privately sponsored refugees · applying from Sudan
Canada privately sponsored refugee processing time from Sudan
Refugees resettled in Canada with the support of a private sponsor group.
Current processing time
19 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 May 2028.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 privately sponsored refugee cases from Sudan were decided within 19 months, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 19 months in July.
- The wait from Sudan is shorter than in 76% of the other 17 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 27 months.
- Since 2022, the figure has ranged from 19 months (July 2026) to 35 months (May 2024).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for privately sponsored refugee cases from Sudan at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | 19 months | – |
| March 12, 2025 | not enough data | – |
| May 28, 2024 | 35 months | +6 months |
| October 24, 2023 | 29 months | −3 months |
| September 6, 2022 | 32 months | −1 month |
| August 2, 2022 | 33 months | −1 month |
| July 12, 2022 | 34 months | −1 month |
| June 1, 2022 | 35 months | +2 months |
| May 17, 2022 | 33 months | +1 month |
| May 11, 2022 | 32 months | first figure |
How Sudan compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 18 countries with a figure.
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 privately sponsored refugee application from Sudan take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 19 months. That means 8 in 10 recent privately sponsored refugee cases from Sudan were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Sudan getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 19 months in July.
How does Sudan compare with other countries?
The wait from Sudan is shorter than in 76% of the other 17 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 27 months. The shortest right now is Kenya (16 months) and the longest is Djibouti (38 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.