Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from El Salvador

Canada visitor visa processing time from El Salvador

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

26 days

about 3½ weeks

▲ 6 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 November 19, 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 El Salvador were decided within 26 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 20 days in July.
  • The wait from El Salvador is shorter than in 67% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 13 days (September 2018) to 160 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 1, 202626 days+1 day
September 22, 202625 days+3 days
August 19, 202622 days+2 days
July 22, 202620 days+3 days
July 7, 202617 days−143 days
March 12, 2025160 days+132 days
May 28, 202428 days−87 days
October 31, 2023115 days−7 days
October 24, 2023122 days+37 days
September 6, 202285 days−6 days
August 30, 202291 days+1 day
August 23, 202290 days−1 day
August 16, 202291 days+2 days
August 9, 202289 days+2 days
August 2, 202287 days+8 days
July 26, 202279 days−3 days
July 19, 202282 days+4 days
July 12, 202278 days+1 day
June 28, 202277 days+1 day
June 21, 202276 days+4 days
June 15, 202272 days+4 days
June 8, 202268 days+11 days
June 1, 202257 days+4 days
May 24, 202253 days+3 days
May 17, 202250 days+9 days
May 11, 202241 days−1 day
March 22, 202242 days−20 days
March 16, 202262 days−7 days
March 8, 202269 days−2 days
March 1, 202271 days−6 days
February 22, 202277 days+5 days
February 16, 202272 days−3 days
February 8, 202275 days−2 days
February 1, 202277 days+12 days
January 25, 202265 days+22 days
January 18, 202243 days−106 days
February 2, 2021149 days+136 days
September 4, 201813 daysfirst figure

How El Salvador compares

All countries

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

Other applications from El Salvador

Everything for El Salvador
Work permitNo 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

How long does a visitor visa application from El Salvador take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 26 days (about 3½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from El Salvador were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from El Salvador getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 20 days in July.

How does El Salvador compare with other countries?

The wait from El Salvador is shorter than in 67% 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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