Canada Visa Wait

Staying longer in Canada

Visitor visa from inside Canada processing time

A visitor visa applied for while you are already in Canada, for example by students and workers who want to travel and come back.

Current processing time

12 days

▼ 17 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 November 5, 2026.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

Related applications

All of them
Work permit extension12 weeksabout 200,100 waiting● SteadyStudy permit extension8 weeksabout 27,800 waiting● SteadyVisitor record341 daysabout 11 months▲ 127 days longer

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 visitor visa applied for from inside Canada take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 12 days. That means 8 in 10 recent applications were decided within that time.

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.

All published figures

Every published figure: Visitor visa, applying from inside Canada
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 14, 202612 days+1 day
September 9, 202611 days−1 day
August 19, 202612 days−3 days
August 12, 202615 days−6 days
August 5, 202621 days−3 days
July 28, 202624 days−5 days
July 22, 202629 days−5 days
July 15, 202634 days−2 days
July 7, 202636 days−2 days
July 2, 202638 days−4 days
June 24, 202642 days+2 days
June 10, 202640 days+12 days
June 3, 202628 days+12 days
May 20, 202616 days+3 days
May 13, 202613 days+2 days
April 29, 202611 days+1 day
April 15, 202610 days−1 day
March 31, 202611 days−1 day
March 20, 202612 days−6 days
March 11, 202618 days−1 day
February 24, 202619 days−1 day
February 17, 202620 days−1 day
February 11, 202621 days+1 day
February 4, 202620 days−1 day
January 21, 202621 days+4 days
January 14, 202617 days+2 days
January 7, 202615 days+1 day
December 23, 202514 days−3 days
December 10, 202517 days−1 day
November 12, 202518 days−1 day
October 29, 202519 days+3 days
October 8, 202516 days+1 day
September 17, 202515 days+2 days
September 10, 202513 days−1 day
September 3, 202514 days−1 day
August 20, 202515 days+1 day
August 5, 202514 days+1 day
July 29, 202513 days−1 day
July 16, 202514 days−4 days
July 9, 202518 days−4 days
July 2, 202522 days−1 day
May 13, 202523 days+3 days
May 6, 202520 days+3 days
April 30, 202517 days+1 day
April 23, 202516 days+1 day
April 16, 202515 days+1 day
April 1, 202514 days−1 day
March 18, 202515 days−1 day
March 12, 202516 days−2 days
February 25, 202518 days−5 days
February 18, 202523 days−12 days
February 12, 202535 days−5 days
February 5, 202540 days−9 days
January 29, 202549 days−1 day
January 22, 202550 days−1 day
January 17, 202551 days+1 day
January 7, 202550 days+1 day
December 31, 202449 days+7 days
December 17, 202442 days+2 days
December 11, 202440 days+22 days
November 26, 202418 days−1 day
November 19, 202419 days−4 days
November 13, 202423 days+2 days
November 5, 202421 days−4 days
October 22, 202425 days−4 days
October 1, 202429 days+2 days
September 24, 202427 days+1 day
August 27, 202426 days+1 day
August 20, 202425 days+1 day
August 14, 202424 days−1 day
July 24, 202425 days+2 days
July 17, 202423 daysfirst figure

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