Super visa · applying from Eritrea
Canada super visa processing time from Eritrea
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
232 days
about 7½ 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 June 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Eritrea were decided within 232 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 232 days on October 14.
- The wait from Eritrea is longer than in 97% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 65 days (September 2018) to 360 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Eritrea 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 | 232 days | −7 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 239 days | – |
| July 7, 2026 | no published time | – |
| March 12, 2025 | 360 days | – |
| October 24, 2023 | no published time | – |
| 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 | – |
| June 8, 2022 | no published time | – |
| 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 Eritrea compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Eritrea
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 Eritrea take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 232 days (about 7½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Eritrea were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Eritrea getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 232 days on October 14.
How does Eritrea compare with other countries?
The wait from Eritrea is longer than in 97% 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.