Super visa · applying from Philippines
Canada super visa processing time from Philippines
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
103 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 4, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Philippines were decided within 103 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 68 days in July.
- The wait from Philippines is longer than in 81% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 57 days (July 2026) to 357 days (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Philippines 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 | 103 days | +13 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 90 days | −7 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 97 days | +7 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 90 days | −17 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 107 days | +39 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 68 days | +11 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 57 days | −63 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 120 days | −14 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 134 days | −8 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 142 days | −1 day |
| October 24, 2023 | 143 days | −95 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 238 days | +22 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 216 days | +1 day |
| August 23, 2022 | 215 days | −2 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 217 days | +6 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 211 days | −6 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 217 days | +73 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 144 days | −18 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 162 days | −14 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 176 days | −1 day |
| June 1, 2022 | 177 days | +1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 176 days | +5 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 171 days | −14 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 185 days | −60 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 245 days | −2 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 247 days | −40 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 287 days | +40 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 247 days | −40 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 287 days | −2 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 289 days | +2 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 287 days | −2 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 289 days | −68 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 357 days | +232 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 125 days | first figure |
How Philippines 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 Philippines take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 103 days (about 3½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Philippines were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Philippines getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 68 days in July.
How does Philippines compare with other countries?
The wait from Philippines is longer than in 81% 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.