Canada Visa Wait

Super visa · applying from Algeria

Canada super visa processing time from Algeria

A super visa lets parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents visit for up to five years at a time.

Current processing time

51 days

about 7½ weeks

▲ 12 days longer than in July

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 December 14, 2026.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

In plain English

  • 8 in 10 super visa applications from Algeria were decided within 51 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 39 days in July.
  • The wait from Algeria is shorter than in 59% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 20 days (September 2018) to 317 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Algeria at each update.

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202651 days−6 days
October 1, 202657 days+1 day
September 22, 202656 days+18 days
August 19, 202638 days−1 day
July 22, 202639 days−4 days
July 7, 202643 days−7 days
March 12, 202550 days−11 days
May 28, 202461 days−83 days
October 31, 2023144 days+13 days
October 24, 2023131 days+27 days
September 6, 2022104 days−8 days
August 30, 2022112 days−8 days
August 23, 2022120 days−8 days
August 16, 2022128 days−9 days
August 9, 2022137 days−2 days
July 26, 2022139 days−2 days
July 19, 2022141 days−4 days
July 12, 2022145 days−8 days
June 28, 2022153 days−1 day
June 21, 2022154 days+3 days
June 15, 2022151 days+106 days
June 8, 202245 days−8 days
June 1, 202253 days+4 days
May 17, 202249 days−4 days
May 11, 202253 days−77 days
March 22, 2022130 days+5 days
February 22, 2022125 days−6 days
February 16, 2022131 days+5 days
February 8, 2022126 days+1 day
February 1, 2022125 days−1 day
January 25, 2022126 days−14 days
January 18, 2022140 days−177 days
February 2, 2021317 days+297 days
September 4, 201820 daysfirst figure

How Algeria compares

All countries

Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.

Other applications from Algeria

Everything for Algeria
Visitor visa23 daysabout 3½ weeks▲ 4 days longerStudy permit7 weeks▲ 1 week longerWork permit12 weeksabout 3 months▲ 5 weeks longer

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

How long does a super visa application from Algeria take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 51 days (about 7½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Algeria were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Algeria getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 39 days in July.

How does Algeria compare with other countries?

The wait from Algeria is shorter than in 59% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days. The shortest right now is Tunisia (19 days) and the longest is Syria (652 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.

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