Super visa · applying from United Kingdom
Canada super visa processing time from United Kingdom
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
97 days
about 3 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 29, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from United Kingdom were decided within 97 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 172 days in July.
- The wait from United Kingdom is longer than in 78% 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 571 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from United Kingdom 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 | 97 days | −4 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 101 days | +10 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 91 days | +16 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 75 days | −61 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 136 days | −36 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 172 days | +24 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 148 days | −423 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 571 days | – |
| May 28, 2024 | no published time | – |
| October 24, 2023 | 427 days | – |
| May 24, 2022 | no published time | – |
| May 17, 2022 | 146 days | +1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 145 days | +15 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 | −177 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 317 days | +252 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 65 days | first figure |
How United Kingdom compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from United Kingdom
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 Kingdom take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 97 days (about 3 months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from United Kingdom were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from United Kingdom getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 172 days in July.
How does United Kingdom compare with other countries?
The wait from United Kingdom is longer than in 78% 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.