Canada Visa Wait

Super visa · applying from Syria

Canada super visa processing time from Syria

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

652 days

about 21½ months

▼ 80 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 August 2028.

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 Syria were decided within 652 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 732 days in July.
  • The wait from Syria is longer than in 100% 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 761 days (October 2026).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 14, 2026652 days−66 days
October 7, 2026718 days−43 days
October 1, 2026761 days+109 days
September 22, 2026652 days−42 days
August 19, 2026694 days−38 days
July 22, 2026732 days+38 days
July 7, 2026694 days+460 days
March 12, 2025234 days+35 days
May 28, 2024199 days+94 days
October 31, 2023105 days−6 days
October 24, 2023111 days−169 days
September 6, 2022280 days+168 days
August 30, 2022112 days−8 days
August 23, 2022120 days−8 days
August 16, 2022128 days−9 days
August 9, 2022137 days−2 days
July 26, 2022139 days−2 days
July 19, 2022141 days−4 days
July 12, 2022145 days−8 days
June 28, 2022153 days−1 day
June 21, 2022154 days−190 days
June 15, 2022344 days−9 days
June 8, 2022353 days+16 days
June 1, 2022337 days−7 days
May 11, 2022344 days+15 days
March 8, 2022329 days+6 days
March 1, 2022323 days+198 days
February 22, 2022125 days−6 days
February 16, 2022131 days+5 days
February 8, 2022126 days+1 day
February 1, 2022125 days−1 day
January 25, 2022126 days−14 days
January 18, 2022140 days−177 days
February 2, 2021317 days+252 days
September 4, 201865 daysfirst figure

How Syria compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Syria

Everything for Syria
Visitor visa89 daysabout 3 months● Steady

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 Syria take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 652 days (about 21½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Syria were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Syria getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 732 days in July.

How does Syria compare with other countries?

The wait from Syria is longer than in 100% 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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