Super visa · applying from Colombia
Canada super visa processing time from Colombia
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
70 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 2, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Colombia were decided within 70 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 71 days in July.
- The wait from Colombia is longer than in 54% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 35 days (May 2022) to 317 days (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Colombia 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 | 70 days | +9 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 61 days | −10 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 71 days | −21 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 92 days | +21 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 71 days | −47 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 118 days | +12 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 106 days | +20 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 86 days | −5 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 91 days | +10 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 81 days | −23 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 | +89 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 48 days | +5 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 43 days | +3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 40 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 39 days | −4 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 43 days | +8 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 35 days | −24 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 59 days | −66 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 | −177 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 317 days | +244 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 73 days | first figure |
How Colombia 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 Colombia take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 70 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Colombia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Colombia getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 71 days in July.
How does Colombia compare with other countries?
The wait from Colombia is longer than in 54% 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.