Visitor visa · applying from Afghanistan
Canada visitor visa processing time from Afghanistan
A visitor visa lets you come to Canada for a holiday, to see family or for a short business trip, if your passport needs one.
Current processing time
44 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 7, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Afghanistan were decided within 44 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 64 days in July.
- The wait from Afghanistan is longer than in 64% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 14 days (March 2025) to 268 days (May 2024).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Afghanistan 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 | 44 days | +2 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 42 days | −7 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 49 days | −4 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 53 days | −5 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 58 days | −10 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 68 days | +4 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 64 days | +23 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 41 days | +27 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 14 days | −254 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 268 days | +159 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 109 days | +6 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 103 days | −2 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 105 days | +2 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 103 days | +2 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 101 days | +1 day |
| August 16, 2022 | 100 days | +1 day |
| August 9, 2022 | 99 days | −116 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 215 days | −2 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 217 days | +2 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 215 days | −2 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 217 days | +2 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 215 days | +55 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 160 days | +77 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 83 days | +8 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 75 days | +1 day |
| February 22, 2022 | 74 days | +2 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 72 days | +2 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 70 days | +9 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 61 days | −88 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +72 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 77 days | first figure |
How Afghanistan compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Afghanistan
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 visitor visa application from Afghanistan take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 44 days (about 6½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Afghanistan were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Afghanistan getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 64 days in July.
How does Afghanistan compare with other countries?
The wait from Afghanistan is longer than in 64% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days. The shortest right now is Palestine (Gaza) (1 day) and the longest is Eswatini (804 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.