Study permit · applying from Austria

Canada study permit processing time from Austria

A study permit lets you study at a school, college or university in Canada, usually for a program longer than six months.

Current processing time

No current figure

IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 5 weeks, on October 14, 2026.

IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool

In plain English

  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 2 weeks (September 2018) to 17 weeks (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

IRCC's figure for study permit applications from Austria at each update.

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 2026no published time–
October 1, 20265 weeks+1 week
September 22, 20264 weeks+1 week
July 7, 20263 weeks–
October 24, 2023no published time–
August 30, 202210 weeks+2 weeks
August 23, 20228 weeks+3 weeks
August 16, 20225 weeks+1 week
August 2, 20224 weeks+2 weeks
July 19, 20222 weeks−10 weeks
July 12, 202212 weeks+10 weeks
June 28, 20222 weeks−10 weeks
May 24, 202212 weeks+1 week
May 11, 202211 weeks+7 weeks
March 22, 20224 weeks+1 week
March 16, 20223 weeks+1 week
March 8, 20222 weeks−1 week
February 8, 20223 weeks+1 week
January 18, 20222 weeks−15 weeks
February 2, 202117 weeks+15 weeks
September 4, 20182 weeksfirst figure

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

Is the wait from Austria 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.

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