Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Egypt

Canada visitor visa processing time from Egypt

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

61 days

about 2 months

▲ 18 days longer 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 December 24, 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 Egypt were decided within 61 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 43 days in July.
  • The wait from Egypt is longer than in 74% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 32 days (September 2018) to 437 days (August 2022).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202661 days−3 days
October 14, 202664 days−2 days
October 7, 202666 days+3 days
October 1, 202663 days+4 days
September 22, 202659 days+2 days
August 19, 202657 days+14 days
July 22, 202643 days+8 days
March 12, 202535 days−139 days
May 28, 2024174 days+79 days
October 31, 202395 days+3 days
October 24, 202392 days−179 days
September 6, 2022271 days−166 days
August 30, 2022437 days+315 days
August 23, 2022122 days+7 days
August 16, 2022115 days+6 days
August 9, 2022109 days+1 day
August 2, 2022108 days−7 days
July 26, 2022115 days+12 days
July 19, 2022103 days+1 day
July 12, 2022102 days+5 days
June 28, 202297 days+9 days
June 21, 202288 days+12 days
June 15, 202276 days−1 day
June 8, 202277 days+4 days
June 1, 202273 days−4 days
May 24, 202277 days−2 days
May 17, 202279 days−42 days
May 11, 2022121 days−264 days
March 22, 2022385 days+4 days
March 16, 2022381 days−12 days
March 8, 2022393 days+26 days
March 1, 2022367 days+126 days
February 22, 2022241 days+82 days
February 16, 2022159 days+47 days
February 8, 2022112 days+25 days
February 1, 202287 days−2 days
January 25, 202289 days+9 days
January 18, 202280 days−249 days
February 2, 2021329 days+297 days
September 4, 201832 daysfirst figure

How Egypt compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Egypt

Everything for Egypt
Study permit8 weeks▲ 1 week longerWork permit8 weeks▼ 3 weeks shorterSuper visa39 daysabout 5½ weeks▼ 4 days shorterGovernment-assisted refugees13 months● SteadyPrivately sponsored refugees26 months▼ 4 months shorterRefugee sponsorship (sponsor's part)27 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 Egypt take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 61 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Egypt were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Egypt getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 43 days in July.

How does Egypt compare with other countries?

The wait from Egypt is longer than in 74% 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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