Super visa · applying from Hong Kong SAR
Canada super visa processing time from Hong Kong SAR
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
59 days
about 8½ weeks
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 December 22, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Hong Kong SAR were decided within 59 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 51 days in July.
- The wait from Hong Kong SAR is shorter than in 51% 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 (October 2023) to 317 days (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Hong Kong SAR 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 | 59 days | −2 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 61 days | +10 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 51 days | +7 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 44 days | −43 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 87 days | +44 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 43 days | −61 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 | −4 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 145 days | −8 days |
| 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 | −10 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 155 days | −1 day |
| March 16, 2022 | 156 days | +1 day |
| February 16, 2022 | 155 days | +5 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 150 days | −5 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 155 days | −162 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 317 days | +252 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 65 days | first figure |
How Hong Kong SAR 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 Hong Kong SAR take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 59 days (about 8½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Hong Kong SAR were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Hong Kong SAR getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 51 days in July.
How does Hong Kong SAR compare with other countries?
The wait from Hong Kong SAR is shorter than in 51% 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.