Visitor visa · applying from Benin
Canada visitor visa processing time from Benin
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
59 days
about 8½ 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 22, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Benin were decided within 59 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 109 days in July.
- The wait from Benin is longer than in 72% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 23 days (September 2018) to 351 days (January 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Benin 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 | 59 days | −39 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 98 days | −30 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 128 days | −27 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 155 days | +46 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 109 days | −30 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 139 days | −41 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 180 days | +67 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 113 days | −49 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 162 days | −5 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 167 days | −22 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 189 days | +90 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 99 days | +3 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 96 days | +3 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 93 days | −82 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 175 days | −2 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 177 days | +14 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 163 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 162 days | +21 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 141 days | +1 day |
| May 24, 2022 | 140 days | +12 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 128 days | +14 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 114 days | +14 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 100 days | −3 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 103 days | −1 day |
| March 8, 2022 | 104 days | −231 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 335 days | −2 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 337 days | −1 day |
| February 16, 2022 | 338 days | −7 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 345 days | −3 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 348 days | −3 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 351 days | +202 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +126 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 23 days | first figure |
How Benin compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Benin
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 Benin take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 59 days (about 8½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Benin were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Benin getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 109 days in July.
How does Benin compare with other countries?
The wait from Benin is longer than in 72% 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.