Visitor visa · applying from France
Canada visitor visa processing time from France
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
37 days
about 5½ 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 30, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from France were decided within 37 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 28 days in July.
- The wait from France is shorter than in 50% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 17 days (September 2018) to 383 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from France 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 | 37 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 38 days | +4 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 34 days | +6 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 28 days | +1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 27 days | −9 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 36 days | −101 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 137 days | −74 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 211 days | −172 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 383 days | +297 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 86 days | +9 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 77 days | +4 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 73 days | +2 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 71 days | +6 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 65 days | +7 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 58 days | +10 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 48 days | +4 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 44 days | +3 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 41 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 40 days | +3 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 37 days | +1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 36 days | +1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 35 days | −17 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 52 days | −5 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 57 days | −2 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 59 days | −2 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 61 days | +8 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 53 days | +5 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 48 days | +7 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 41 days | −91 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 132 days | +115 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 17 days | first figure |
How France compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from France
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 France take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 37 days (about 5½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from France were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from France getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 28 days in July.
How does France compare with other countries?
The wait from France is shorter than in 50% 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.