Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

Canada visitor visa processing time from Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

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

No current figure

IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 50 days, on August 19, 2026.

IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool

In plain English

  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 27 days (September 2018) to 768 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) at each update.

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
September 22, 2026no published time–
August 19, 202650 days−21 days
July 22, 202671 days+21 days
July 7, 202650 days−322 days
March 12, 2025372 days+24 days
May 28, 2024348 days+148 days
October 31, 2023200 days−568 days
October 24, 2023768 days+674 days
August 30, 202294 days+3 days
August 23, 202291 days+2 days
August 16, 202289 days+2 days
August 9, 202287 days+1 day
August 2, 202286 days+12 days
July 26, 202274 days+2 days
July 19, 202272 days+1 day
July 12, 202271 days+3 days
June 28, 202268 days+6 days
June 21, 202262 days+3 days
June 15, 202259 days+1 day
June 8, 202258 days+11 days
June 1, 202247 days+2 days
May 24, 202245 days+2 days
May 17, 202243 days+2 days
May 11, 202241 days−19 days
March 16, 202260 days−1 day
March 1, 202261 days−1 day
February 22, 202262 days−1 day
February 16, 202263 days−1 day
February 8, 202264 days−3 days
February 1, 202267 days+15 days
January 25, 202252 days−1 day
January 18, 202253 days−178 days
February 2, 2021231 days+204 days
September 4, 201827 daysfirst figure

Other applications from Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

Everything for Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Study permitNo current figureSuper visaNo current 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

Is the wait from Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) getting shorter?

There is not enough history yet to say.

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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