Super visa · applying from Vietnam
Canada super visa processing time from Vietnam
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
46 days
about 6½ 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 9, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 super visa applications from Vietnam were decided within 46 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 40 days in July.
- The wait from Vietnam is shorter than in 70% of the other 37 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 60 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 32 days (August 2026) to 317 days (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for super visa applications from Vietnam 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 | 46 days | +2 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 44 days | +2 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 42 days | −1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 43 days | +3 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 40 days | +8 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 32 days | −8 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 40 days | +7 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 33 days | −13 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 46 days | −39 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 85 days | −25 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 110 days | −46 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 156 days | +1 day |
| August 30, 2022 | 155 days | +1 day |
| August 23, 2022 | 154 days | −20 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 174 days | +9 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 165 days | +11 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 154 days | +58 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 96 days | +3 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 93 days | −14 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 107 days | +28 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 79 days | −33 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 112 days | −6 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 118 days | −4 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 122 days | +4 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 118 days | −43 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 161 days | +43 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 118 days | −51 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 169 days | +122 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 47 days | +1 day |
| February 1, 2022 | 46 days | −1 day |
| January 25, 2022 | 47 days | +11 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 36 days | −281 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 317 days | +177 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 140 days | first figure |
How Vietnam compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 38 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Vietnam
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 Vietnam take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 46 days (about 6½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent super visa applications from Vietnam were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Vietnam getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 40 days in July.
How does Vietnam compare with other countries?
The wait from Vietnam is shorter than in 70% 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.