Super visa · applying from Ethiopia
Canada super visa processing time from Ethiopia
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
109 days
about 3½ 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 February 10, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Ethiopia were decided within 109 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 31 days in July.
- The wait from Ethiopia is longer than in 86% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 31 days (July 2026) to 584 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Ethiopia 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 | 109 days | +28 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 81 days | +29 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 52 days | +14 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 38 days | +7 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 31 days | −14 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 45 days | −5 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 50 days | −69 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 119 days | −336 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 455 days | −129 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 584 days | +480 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 | – |
| February 1, 2022 | no published time | – |
| January 25, 2022 | 126 days | −14 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 140 days | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 62 days | first figure |
How Ethiopia compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 109 days (about 3½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Ethiopia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Ethiopia getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 31 days in July.
How does Ethiopia compare with other countries?
The wait from Ethiopia is longer than in 86% 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.