Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Cayman Islands

Canada visitor visa processing time from Cayman Islands

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

36 days

about 5 weeks

▲ 9 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 November 29, 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 Cayman Islands were decided within 36 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 27 days in July.
  • The wait from Cayman Islands is shorter than in 54% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 24 days (September 2018) to 187 days (May 2024).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202636 days+1 day
October 14, 202635 days+4 days
October 7, 202631 days+3 days
October 1, 202628 days+1 day
September 22, 202627 days−1 day
August 19, 202628 days+1 day
July 22, 202627 days−2 days
July 7, 202629 days−145 days
March 12, 2025174 days−13 days
May 28, 2024187 days+12 days
October 31, 2023175 days+48 days
October 24, 2023127 days+22 days
September 6, 2022105 days+2 days
August 30, 2022103 days+2 days
August 23, 2022101 days+1 day
August 16, 2022100 days+1 day
August 9, 202299 days+3 days
August 2, 202296 days+3 days
July 26, 202293 days+3 days
July 19, 202290 days+4 days
July 12, 202286 days+6 days
June 28, 202280 days+5 days
June 21, 202275 days+8 days
June 15, 202267 days+7 days
June 8, 202260 days+30 days
June 1, 202230 days−1 day
May 24, 202231 days−6 days
May 17, 202237 days−4 days
May 11, 202241 days+11 days
March 22, 202230 days−1 day
March 16, 202231 days−6 days
March 8, 202237 days−62 days
March 1, 202299 days+3 days
February 22, 202296 days+3 days
February 16, 202293 days+4 days
February 8, 202289 days+15 days
February 1, 202274 days+13 days
January 25, 202261 days+8 days
January 18, 202253 days–
February 2, 2021no published time–
September 4, 201824 daysfirst figure

How Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 36 days (about 5 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Cayman Islands were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Cayman Islands getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 27 days in July.

How does Cayman Islands compare with other countries?

The wait from Cayman Islands is shorter than in 54% 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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