Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Colombia

Canada visitor visa processing time from Colombia

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

18 days

about 2½ weeks

▼ 10 days shorter 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 11, 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 Colombia were decided within 18 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 28 days in July.
  • The wait from Colombia is shorter than in 87% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 18 days (September 2018) to 128 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202618 days−1 day
October 14, 202619 days−1 day
October 7, 202620 days−1 day
October 1, 202621 days−2 days
September 22, 202623 days−8 days
August 19, 202631 days+3 days
July 22, 202628 days+3 days
July 7, 202625 days−7 days
March 12, 202532 days+13 days
May 28, 202419 days−101 days
October 31, 2023120 days−8 days
October 24, 2023128 days+51 days
August 30, 202277 days−1 day
August 16, 202278 days+2 days
August 9, 202276 days+5 days
August 2, 202271 days+12 days
July 26, 202259 days+6 days
July 19, 202253 days+14 days
July 12, 202239 days+3 days
June 28, 202236 days+1 day
June 21, 202235 days+2 days
June 15, 202233 days+1 day
June 8, 202232 days+3 days
June 1, 202229 days+1 day
May 24, 202228 days+3 days
May 17, 202225 days+2 days
May 11, 202223 days−14 days
March 22, 202237 days−3 days
March 16, 202240 days−3 days
March 8, 202243 days−1 day
March 1, 202244 days−1 day
February 22, 202245 days+1 day
February 8, 202244 days+1 day
February 1, 202243 days+2 days
January 25, 202241 days+5 days
January 18, 202236 days−82 days
February 2, 2021118 days+100 days
September 4, 201818 daysfirst figure

How Colombia compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Colombia

Everything for Colombia
Study permit6 weeks● SteadyWork permit5 weeks▼ 1 week shorterSuper visa70 daysabout 2½ months● Steady

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 Colombia take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 18 days (about 2½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Colombia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Colombia getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 28 days in July.

How does Colombia compare with other countries?

The wait from Colombia is shorter than in 87% 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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