Visitor visa · applying from Chad
Canada visitor visa processing time from Chad
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
112 days
about 3½ months
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 February 13, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Chad were decided within 112 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 69 days in July.
- The wait from Chad is longer than in 89% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 26 days (September 2018) to 505 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Chad at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | 112 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 113 days | +44 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 69 days | +4 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 65 days | −330 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 395 days | +169 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 226 days | −100 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 326 days | −179 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 505 days | +443 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 62 days | +16 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 46 days | −2 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 48 days | −14 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 62 days | +1 day |
| August 2, 2022 | 61 days | −1 day |
| July 19, 2022 | 62 days | +16 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 46 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 45 days | +5 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 40 days | −2 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 42 days | +4 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 38 days | +3 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 35 days | −2 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 37 days | −1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 38 days | +1 day |
| March 1, 2022 | 37 days | −1 day |
| February 22, 2022 | 38 days | −5 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 43 days | −46 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 | −96 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +123 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 26 days | first figure |
How Chad compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Chad
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 Chad take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 112 days (about 3½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Chad were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Chad getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 69 days in July.
How does Chad compare with other countries?
The wait from Chad is longer than in 89% 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.