Visitor visa · applying from Dominica
Canada visitor visa processing time from Dominica
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
20 days
about 3 weeks
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 13, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Dominica were decided within 20 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 27 days in July.
- The wait from Dominica is shorter than in 83% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 8 days (September 2018) to 107 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Dominica at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | 20 days | −5 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 25 days | +5 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 20 days | −2 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 22 days | +2 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 20 days | −15 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 35 days | +8 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 27 days | −4 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 31 days | – |
| March 12, 2025 | no published time | – |
| May 28, 2024 | 41 days | +21 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 20 days | −7 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 27 days | −78 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 105 days | +2 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 103 days | +2 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 101 days | +1 day |
| August 16, 2022 | 100 days | +1 day |
| August 9, 2022 | 99 days | +3 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 96 days | +3 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 93 days | +3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 90 days | +4 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 86 days | +6 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 80 days | +5 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 75 days | +8 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 67 days | +7 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 60 days | +5 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 55 days | +6 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 49 days | +5 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 44 days | −60 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 104 days | −3 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 107 days | +4 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 103 days | +4 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 99 days | +3 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 96 days | +3 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 93 days | +4 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 | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 8 days | first figure |
How Dominica compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
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 Dominica take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 20 days (about 3 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Dominica were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Dominica getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 27 days in July.
How does Dominica compare with other countries?
The wait from Dominica is shorter than in 83% 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.