Super visa · applying from Sri Lanka
Canada super visa processing time from Sri Lanka
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
40 days
about 5½ 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 3, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Sri Lanka were decided within 40 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 32 days in July.
- The wait from Sri Lanka is shorter than in 73% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 29 days (July 2026) to 298 days (September 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Sri Lanka at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | 40 days | +5 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 35 days | +1 day |
| August 19, 2026 | 34 days | +2 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 32 days | +3 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 29 days | −87 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 116 days | −2 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 118 days | +32 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 86 days | +4 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 82 days | −216 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 298 days | +24 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 274 days | +3 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 271 days | +9 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 262 days | +13 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 249 days | +6 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 243 days | +22 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 221 days | +5 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 216 days | −5 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 221 days | +5 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 216 days | +3 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 213 days | −14 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 227 days | +11 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 216 days | −1 day |
| March 16, 2022 | 217 days | +92 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 125 days | −51 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 176 days | −9 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 185 days | −11 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 196 days | +153 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 43 days | −5 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 48 days | first figure |
How Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 40 days (about 5½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Sri Lanka were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Sri Lanka getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 32 days in July.
How does Sri Lanka compare with other countries?
The wait from Sri Lanka is shorter than in 73% 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.