Refugee sponsorship (sponsor's part) · applying from Saudi Arabia
Canada refugee sponsorship processing time from Saudi Arabia
The sponsor group's part of a private refugee sponsorship application.
Current processing time
No current figure
IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 9 months, on July 22, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2022, the figure has ranged from 5 months (May 2022) to 26 months (September 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for sponsor applications for private refugee sponsorships from Saudi Arabia at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | not enough data | – |
| July 7, 2026 | 9 months | +3 months |
| May 28, 2024 | 6 months | −10 months |
| October 24, 2023 | 16 months | −10 months |
| September 6, 2022 | 26 months | – |
| August 2, 2022 | not enough data | – |
| July 12, 2022 | 24 months | −2 months |
| June 1, 2022 | 26 months | +21 months |
| May 11, 2022 | 5 months | first 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
Is the wait from Saudi Arabia getting shorter?
There is not enough history yet to say.
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.