Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Burundi

Canada visitor visa processing time from Burundi

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

89 days

about 3 months

▲ 27 days longer 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 January 21, 2027.

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 Burundi were decided within 89 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 62 days in July.
  • The wait from Burundi is longer than in 86% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 43 days (September 2018) to 202 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202689 days+2 days
October 14, 202687 days+25 days
October 7, 202662 days−4 days
October 1, 202666 days−7 days
September 22, 202673 days+21 days
August 19, 202652 days−10 days
July 22, 202662 days+10 days
July 7, 202652 days−150 days
March 12, 2025202 days+101 days
May 28, 2024101 days+40 days
October 31, 202361 days−18 days
October 24, 202379 days−93 days
September 6, 2022172 days+45 days
August 30, 2022127 days+29 days
August 23, 202298 days+24 days
August 16, 202274 days+2 days
August 9, 202272 days+14 days
July 26, 202258 days+2 days
July 19, 202256 days+5 days
June 28, 202251 days−1 day
June 8, 202252 days+3 days
May 24, 202249 days+5 days
May 17, 202244 days−6 days
May 11, 202250 days−87 days
March 16, 2022137 days+88 days
March 8, 202249 days−87 days
March 1, 2022136 days+72 days
February 22, 202264 days+15 days
February 16, 202249 days−15 days
February 8, 202264 days+21 days
February 1, 202243 days−21 days
January 18, 202264 days−85 days
February 2, 2021149 days+106 days
September 4, 201843 daysfirst figure

How Burundi compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Burundi

Everything for Burundi
Study permit7 weeks▲ 3 weeks longerSuper visa71 daysabout 2½ months▼ 36 days shorter

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 Burundi take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 89 days (about 3 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Burundi were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Burundi getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 62 days in July.

How does Burundi compare with other countries?

The wait from Burundi is longer than in 86% 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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