Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Cyprus

Canada visitor visa processing time from Cyprus

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

▼ 5 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 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 Cyprus were decided within 36 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 41 days in July.
  • The wait from Cyprus 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 15 days (September 2018) to 149 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 14, 202636 days−3 days
October 7, 202639 days−9 days
October 1, 202648 days+12 days
September 22, 202636 days+1 day
August 19, 202635 days−6 days
July 22, 202641 days−3 days
July 7, 202644 days−83 days
March 12, 2025127 days−20 days
May 28, 2024147 days+20 days
October 31, 2023127 days+2 days
October 24, 2023125 days+66 days
September 6, 202259 days+2 days
August 30, 202257 days+10 days
August 23, 202247 days−1 day
August 9, 202248 days+6 days
August 2, 202242 days+4 days
July 26, 202238 days+8 days
July 19, 202230 days+5 days
July 12, 202225 days+1 day
June 15, 202224 days+1 day
June 8, 202223 days+7 days
June 1, 202216 days+1 day
May 17, 202215 days−8 days
May 11, 202223 days−28 days
March 22, 202251 days−2 days
March 8, 202253 days+7 days
February 22, 202246 days+5 days
February 16, 202241 days−6 days
February 8, 202247 days+2 days
February 1, 202245 days+4 days
January 18, 202241 days−108 days
February 2, 2021149 days+134 days
September 4, 201815 daysfirst figure

How Cyprus 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 Cyprus 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 Cyprus were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Cyprus getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 41 days in July.

How does Cyprus compare with other countries?

The wait from Cyprus 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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