Visitor visa · applying from Bermuda
Canada visitor visa processing time from Bermuda
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
29 days
about 4 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 22, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Bermuda were decided within 29 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 44 days in July.
- The wait from Bermuda is shorter than in 62% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 12 days (September 2018) to 136 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Bermuda at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | 29 days | +2 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 27 days | +7 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 20 days | −8 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 28 days | −16 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 44 days | +6 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 38 days | −3 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 41 days | +25 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 16 days | −73 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 89 days | +1 day |
| October 24, 2023 | 88 days | +21 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 67 days | +18 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 49 days | +5 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 44 days | +22 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 22 days | +1 day |
| July 12, 2022 | 21 days | +4 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 17 days | −13 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 30 days | −79 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 109 days | −1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 110 days | −9 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 119 days | −17 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 136 days | +26 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 110 days | +1 day |
| March 1, 2022 | 109 days | +1 day |
| February 22, 2022 | 108 days | +21 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 87 days | −2 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 89 days | +15 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 74 days | +13 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 61 days | +8 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 53 days | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 12 days | first figure |
How Bermuda compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Bermuda
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 Bermuda take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 29 days (about 4 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Bermuda were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Bermuda getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 44 days in July.
How does Bermuda compare with other countries?
The wait from Bermuda is shorter than in 62% 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.