Refugee sponsorship (sponsor's part) · all countries
Canada refugee sponsorship processing times by country
The sponsor group's part of a private refugee sponsorship application.
Typical wait across 16 countries
791.4 days
about 2 years
Half of the countries wait less than this, and half wait longer.
IRCC figures, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
Find your country
Arrows compare with about three months earlier.
- E
- Egypt27 months● Steady
- Ethiopia27 months● Steady
- I
- India28 months● Steady
- Indonesia26 months● Steady
- Iraqno figure
- Israel26 months● Steady
- J
- Jordan26 months● Steady
- K
- Kenya26 months● Steady
- L
- Lebanon1 month● Steady
- M
- Malaysia27 months▼ 3 months
- P
- Pakistan1 month▼ 24 months
- S
- Saudi Arabiano figure
- South Africa25 months● Steady
- South Sudanno figure
- Sudanno figure
- T
- Tajikistan26 months● Steady
- Türkiye27 months● Steady
- U
- Uganda28 months● Steady
- United Arab Emirates1 month▼ 8 months
- Z
- Zambia28 months● Steady
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Shortest and longest right now
Shortest waits
- Lebanon1 month
- Pakistan1 month
- United Arab Emirates1 month
- South Africa25 months
- Indonesia26 months
Is the typical wait getting shorter?
The middle figure across all countries at each IRCC update, in days.
What do these numbers 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 refugee sponsorship application take?
It depends on where you apply from. In IRCC's update of October 21, 2026, the typical figure across 16 countries was 791.4 days. The shortest was Lebanon (1 month) and the longest was Zambia (28 months). Find your country above.
Is the refugee sponsorship wait getting shorter?
Compared with about three months ago, refugee sponsorship figures are shorter for 3 countries, longer for 0 and about the same for 13. The typical figure went from 791.4 days to 791.4 days.
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.