Super visa · applying from United States of America
Canada super visa processing time from United States of America
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
75 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 7, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from United States of America were decided within 75 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 124 days in July.
- The wait from United States of America is longer than in 62% 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 552 days (July 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from United States of America 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 | 75 days | +7 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 68 days | +2 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 66 days | −6 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 72 days | +6 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 66 days | −72 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 138 days | +14 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 124 days | +1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 123 days | −139 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 262 days | +70 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 192 days | +46 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 146 days | +2 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 144 days | −389 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 533 days | +25 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 508 days | +1 day |
| August 9, 2022 | 507 days | −26 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 533 days | −19 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 552 days | +21 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 531 days | +24 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 507 days | −24 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 531 days | +82 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 449 days | −9 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 458 days | +5 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 453 days | −7 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 460 days | +100 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 360 days | +82 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 278 days | +153 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 States of America compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from United States of America
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 States of America take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 75 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from United States of America were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from United States of America getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 124 days in July.
How does United States of America compare with other countries?
The wait from United States of America is longer than in 62% 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.