Super visa · applying from Burundi
Canada super visa processing time from Burundi
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
71 days
about 2½ months
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 January 3, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Burundi were decided within 71 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 107 days in July.
- The wait from Burundi is longer than in 57% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 43 days (August 2026) to 213 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Burundi at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | 71 days | −8 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 79 days | +13 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 66 days | +23 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 43 days | −64 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 107 days | +63 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 44 days | – |
| May 28, 2024 | no published time | – |
| October 24, 2023 | 213 days | +109 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 104 days | −8 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 112 days | −8 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 120 days | −8 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 128 days | −9 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 137 days | −2 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 139 days | −2 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 141 days | – |
| July 12, 2022 | no published time | – |
| June 28, 2022 | 153 days | −1 day |
| June 21, 2022 | 154 days | +3 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 151 days | −2 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 153 days | +4 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 149 days | +3 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 146 days | +1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 145 days | +15 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 130 days | +5 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 125 days | −6 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 131 days | +5 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 126 days | +1 day |
| February 1, 2022 | 125 days | −1 day |
| January 25, 2022 | 126 days | −14 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 140 days | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 65 days | first figure |
How Burundi compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Burundi
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
How long does a super visa application from Burundi take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 71 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Burundi were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Burundi getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 107 days in July.
How does Burundi compare with other countries?
The wait from Burundi is longer than in 57% 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.