Visitor visa · applying from Bangladesh
Canada visitor visa processing time from Bangladesh
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
37 days
about 5½ 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 November 30, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Bangladesh were decided within 37 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 40 days in July.
- The wait from Bangladesh is shorter than in 50% 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 (September 2018) to 132 days (September 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Bangladesh 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 | 37 days | +3 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 34 days | +1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 33 days | −3 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 36 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 37 days | −7 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 44 days | +4 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 40 days | +4 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 36 days | −7 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 43 days | −39 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 82 days | +31 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 51 days | −81 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 132 days | +3 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 129 days | +33 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 96 days | −2 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 98 days | −4 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 102 days | −5 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 107 days | +1 day |
| July 19, 2022 | 106 days | −1 day |
| July 12, 2022 | 107 days | −4 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 111 days | −6 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 117 days | −10 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 127 days | +73 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 54 days | +12 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 42 days | +4 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 38 days | −5 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 43 days | +5 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 38 days | +1 day |
| March 16, 2022 | 37 days | +2 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 35 days | +1 day |
| February 22, 2022 | 34 days | −1 day |
| February 16, 2022 | 35 days | +1 day |
| February 8, 2022 | 34 days | −3 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 37 days | −63 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 100 days | +86 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 14 days | first figure |
How Bangladesh compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
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 Bangladesh take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 37 days (about 5½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Bangladesh were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Bangladesh getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 40 days in July.
How does Bangladesh compare with other countries?
The wait from Bangladesh is shorter than in 50% 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.