Visitor visa · applying from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada visitor visa processing time from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
35 days
about 5 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 28, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Bosnia and Herzegovina were decided within 35 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 41 days in July.
- The wait from Bosnia and Herzegovina is shorter than in 57% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 13 days (September 2018) to 387 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 | 35 days | −7 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 42 days | −3 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 45 days | +16 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 29 days | −12 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 41 days | +6 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 35 days | −352 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 387 days | +261 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 126 days | +58 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 68 days | +22 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 46 days | −86 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 132 days | −1 day |
| August 30, 2022 | 133 days | −4 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 137 days | +33 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 104 days | +22 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 82 days | +21 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 61 days | +12 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 49 days | −12 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 61 days | +12 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 49 days | +6 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 43 days | −17 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 60 days | −1 day |
| February 22, 2022 | 61 days | +12 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 49 days | −9 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 58 days | −6 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 64 days | −85 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +136 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 13 days | first figure |
How Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 35 days (about 5 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Bosnia and Herzegovina were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Bosnia and Herzegovina getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 41 days in July.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare with other countries?
The wait from Bosnia and Herzegovina is shorter than in 57% 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.