Super visa · applying from Lebanon
Canada super visa processing time from Lebanon
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
25 days
about 3½ 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 November 18, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Lebanon were decided within 25 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 34 days in July.
- The wait from Lebanon is shorter 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 24 days (August 2026) to 319 days (February 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Lebanon 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 | 25 days | +1 day |
| August 19, 2026 | 24 days | −10 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 34 days | −2 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 36 days | −6 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 42 days | −98 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 140 days | +24 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 116 days | −8 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 124 days | +20 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 | −73 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 218 days | −41 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 259 days | −12 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 271 days | −42 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 313 days | −6 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 319 days | +188 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 Lebanon compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Lebanon
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 Lebanon take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 25 days (about 3½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Lebanon were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Lebanon getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 34 days in July.
How does Lebanon compare with other countries?
The wait from Lebanon is shorter 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.