Super visa · applying from United Arab Emirates
Canada super visa processing time from United Arab Emirates
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
72 days
about 2½ 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 January 4, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from United Arab Emirates were decided within 72 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 84 days in July.
- The wait from United Arab Emirates is longer than in 59% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 64 days (October 2026) to 308 days (August 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from United Arab Emirates 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 | 72 days | +8 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 64 days | −14 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 78 days | −2 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 80 days | +8 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 72 days | −12 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 84 days | −3 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 87 days | +5 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 82 days | −13 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 95 days | −98 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 193 days | +36 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 157 days | +53 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 | −171 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 308 days | +76 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 232 days | +45 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 187 days | +6 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 181 days | −6 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 187 days | +12 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 175 days | +14 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 161 days | −14 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 175 days | +45 days |
| 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 | −145 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 285 days | +220 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 65 days | first figure |
How United Arab Emirates compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from United Arab Emirates
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 United Arab Emirates take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 72 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from United Arab Emirates were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from United Arab Emirates getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 84 days in July.
How does United Arab Emirates compare with other countries?
The wait from United Arab Emirates is longer than in 59% 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.