Canada Visa Wait

Super visa · applying from Iran

Canada super visa processing time from Iran

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

231 days

about 7½ months

▼ 55 days shorter than in July

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.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

In plain English

  • 8 in 10 super visa applications from Iran were decided within 231 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 286 days in July.
  • The wait from Iran is longer than in 95% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 56 days (August 2022) to 503 days (January 2022).

Is it getting faster or slower?

IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Iran at each update.

In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 2026231 days−34 days
October 7, 2026265 days+34 days
October 1, 2026231 days−34 days
September 22, 2026265 days−83 days
August 19, 2026348 days+62 days
July 22, 2026286 days+32 days
July 7, 2026254 days+182 days
March 12, 202572 days−53 days
May 28, 2024125 days+22 days
October 31, 2023103 days+13 days
October 24, 202390 days+30 days
September 6, 202260 days−4 days
August 30, 202264 days+8 days
August 23, 202256 days−4 days
August 16, 202260 days−10 days
August 9, 202270 days−45 days
August 2, 2022115 days−32 days
July 26, 2022147 days−13 days
July 19, 2022160 days−4 days
July 12, 2022164 days−4 days
June 28, 2022168 days−7 days
June 21, 2022175 days−66 days
June 15, 2022241 days+9 days
June 8, 2022232 days+11 days
June 1, 2022221 days−11 days
May 24, 2022232 days+50 days
May 17, 2022182 days+6 days
May 11, 2022176 days−279 days
March 16, 2022455 days−11 days
March 8, 2022466 days−3 days
March 1, 2022469 days−18 days
February 22, 2022487 days+13 days
February 16, 2022474 days−5 days
February 8, 2022479 days−20 days
February 1, 2022499 days−4 days
January 18, 2022503 days+186 days
February 2, 2021317 days+180 days
September 4, 2018137 daysfirst figure

How Iran compares

All countries

Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.

Other applications from Iran

Everything for Iran
Visitor visa79 daysabout 2½ months▼ 69 days shorterStudy permit21 weeksabout 5 months▼ 24 weeks shorterWork permit57 weeksabout 13 months▲ 5 weeks longer

What does this number mean?

1

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.

2

The clock starts with a complete application

It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.

3

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 Iran take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 231 days (about 7½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Iran were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Iran getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 286 days in July.

How does Iran compare with other countries?

The wait from Iran is longer than in 95% 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.

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