Super visa · applying from Kenya
Canada super visa processing time from Kenya
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
143 days
about 4½ 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 March 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Kenya were decided within 143 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 141 days on October 14.
- The wait from Kenya is longer than in 92% 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 317 days (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Kenya 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 | 143 days | +2 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 141 days | +18 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 123 days | – |
| July 7, 2026 | no published time | – |
| March 12, 2025 | 83 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 | −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 | – |
| May 11, 2022 | no published time | – |
| 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 | −177 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 317 days | +252 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 65 days | first figure |
How Kenya compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Kenya
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 Kenya take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 143 days (about 4½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Kenya were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Kenya getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 141 days on October 14.
How does Kenya compare with other countries?
The wait from Kenya is longer than in 92% 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.