Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Belize

Canada visitor visa processing time from Belize

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

20 days

about 3 weeks

▼ 2 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 13, 2026.

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

In plain English

  • 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Belize were decided within 20 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 22 days in July.
  • The wait from Belize is shorter than in 83% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 11 days (September 2018) to 149 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Belize at each update.

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202620 days−3 days
October 14, 202623 days+2 days
October 7, 202621 days−2 days
October 1, 202623 days+1 day
September 22, 202622 days−3 days
August 19, 202625 days+3 days
July 22, 202622 days+3 days
July 7, 202619 days−114 days
March 12, 2025133 days+100 days
May 28, 202433 days−91 days
October 31, 2023124 days−8 days
October 24, 2023132 days+33 days
September 6, 202299 days+5 days
August 30, 202294 days−5 days
August 23, 202299 days−16 days
August 16, 2022115 days+16 days
August 9, 202299 days−16 days
August 2, 2022115 days+38 days
July 26, 202277 days−13 days
July 19, 202290 days+4 days
July 12, 202286 days+11 days
June 28, 202275 days+5 days
June 21, 202270 days+12 days
June 15, 202258 days+10 days
June 8, 202248 days+22 days
June 1, 202226 days−1 day
May 24, 202227 days−4 days
May 17, 202231 days+4 days
May 11, 202227 days−9 days
March 22, 202236 days−11 days
March 1, 202247 days−1 day
February 22, 202248 days+1 day
February 8, 202247 days+4 days
January 25, 202243 days−10 days
January 18, 202253 days−96 days
February 2, 2021149 days+138 days
September 4, 201811 daysfirst figure

How Belize compares

All countries

Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.

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 application from Belize take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 20 days (about 3 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Belize were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Belize getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 22 days in July.

How does Belize compare with other countries?

The wait from Belize is shorter than in 83% 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.

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