Study permit · applying from New Zealand
Canada study permit processing time from New Zealand
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 4 weeks, on August 19, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 4 weeks (August 2026) to 12 weeks (August 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for study permit applications from New Zealand at each update.
In weeks. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | no published time | – |
| August 19, 2026 | 4 weeks | −1 week |
| July 22, 2026 | 5 weeks | – |
| October 24, 2023 | no published time | – |
| August 30, 2022 | 9 weeks | −1 week |
| August 23, 2022 | 10 weeks | −2 weeks |
| August 16, 2022 | 12 weeks | +3 weeks |
| June 21, 2022 | 9 weeks | −1 week |
| June 8, 2022 | 10 weeks | +1 week |
| June 1, 2022 | 9 weeks | −3 weeks |
| May 24, 2022 | 12 weeks | +1 week |
| May 11, 2022 | 11 weeks | +3 weeks |
| March 8, 2022 | 8 weeks | +1 week |
| February 22, 2022 | 7 weeks | −2 weeks |
| February 16, 2022 | 9 weeks | −2 weeks |
| February 1, 2022 | 11 weeks | −1 week |
| January 18, 2022 | 12 weeks | +5 weeks |
| February 2, 2021 | 7 weeks | +1 week |
| September 4, 2018 | 6 weeks | first figure |
Other applications from New Zealand
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 New Zealand 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.