Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Ethiopia

Canada visitor visa processing time from Ethiopia

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

133 days

about 4½ months

▲ 55 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 March 2027.

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 Ethiopia were decided within 133 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 78 days in July.
  • The wait from Ethiopia is longer than in 93% 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 290 days (March 2022).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 2026133 days+1 day
October 14, 2026132 days+3 days
October 7, 2026129 days+55 days
October 1, 202674 days+9 days
September 22, 202665 days+3 days
August 19, 202662 days−16 days
July 22, 202678 days+14 days
July 7, 202664 days+32 days
March 12, 202532 days−135 days
May 28, 2024167 days+44 days
October 31, 2023123 days−4 days
October 24, 2023127 days+15 days
September 6, 2022112 days−4 days
August 30, 2022116 days−1 day
August 23, 2022117 days+5 days
August 16, 2022112 days+4 days
August 9, 2022108 days−4 days
August 2, 2022112 days−22 days
July 26, 2022134 days−18 days
July 19, 2022152 days+3 days
June 15, 2022149 days+23 days
June 8, 2022126 days+76 days
June 1, 202250 days+2 days
May 24, 202248 days−3 days
May 17, 202251 days−17 days
May 11, 202268 days−112 days
March 22, 2022180 days−110 days
March 1, 2022290 days+84 days
February 22, 2022206 days+82 days
February 16, 2022124 days+42 days
February 8, 202282 days+25 days
February 1, 202257 days−1 day
January 25, 202258 days+2 days
January 18, 202256 days−93 days
February 2, 2021149 days+134 days
September 4, 201815 daysfirst figure

How Ethiopia compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Ethiopia

Everything for Ethiopia
Study permit7 weeks● SteadySuper visa109 daysabout 3½ months▲ 78 days longerDependent child sponsorship20 months● SteadyAdopted child sponsorship29 months▼ 8 months shorterGovernment-assisted refugees18 months▼ 6 months shorterPrivately sponsored refugees26 months▲ 2 months longerRefugee 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 Ethiopia take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 133 days (about 4½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Ethiopia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Ethiopia getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 78 days in July.

How does Ethiopia compare with other countries?

The wait from Ethiopia is longer than in 93% 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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