Super visa · applying from China (People’s Republic of)
Canada super visa processing time from China (People’s Republic of)
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
89 days
about 3 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 21, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from China (People’s Republic of) were decided within 89 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 54 days in July.
- The wait from China (People’s Republic of) is longer than in 73% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 51 days (September 2018) to 429 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from China (People’s Republic of) at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | 89 days | +4 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 85 days | −1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 86 days | +3 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 83 days | +6 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 77 days | +7 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 70 days | +16 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 54 days | +3 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 51 days | −64 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 115 days | +38 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 77 days | −23 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 100 days | +1 day |
| October 24, 2023 | 99 days | −14 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 113 days | +2 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 111 days | −12 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 123 days | −32 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 155 days | −30 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 185 days | −6 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 191 days | −22 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 213 days | +22 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 191 days | −22 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 213 days | +11 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 202 days | +11 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 191 days | +30 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 161 days | −14 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 175 days | +22 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 153 days | +14 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 139 days | +17 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 122 days | −33 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 155 days | −274 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 429 days | +12 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 417 days | +4 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 413 days | +14 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 399 days | +53 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 346 days | +15 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 331 days | +5 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 326 days | +24 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 302 days | −34 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 336 days | +19 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 317 days | +266 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 51 days | first figure |
How China (People’s Republic of) compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a 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
How long does a super visa application from China (People’s Republic of) take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 89 days (about 3 months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from China (People’s Republic of) were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from China (People’s Republic of) getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 54 days in July.
How does China (People’s Republic of) compare with other countries?
The wait from China (People’s Republic of) is longer than in 73% 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.