Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Germany

Canada visitor visa processing time from Germany

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

36 days

about 5 weeks

● About the same as 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 29, 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 Germany were decided within 36 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are steady. The figure was 35 days in July.
  • The wait from Germany is shorter than in 54% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 9 days (September 2018) to 404 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 14, 202636 days+1 day
October 7, 202635 days+1 day
October 1, 202634 days+6 days
September 22, 202628 days+6 days
August 19, 202622 days−13 days
July 22, 202635 days−6 days
July 7, 202641 days−363 days
March 12, 2025404 days+271 days
May 28, 2024133 days−56 days
October 31, 2023189 days−2 days
October 24, 2023191 days+103 days
September 6, 202288 days+1 day
August 30, 202287 days+8 days
August 23, 202279 days+8 days
August 16, 202271 days+5 days
August 9, 202266 days+4 days
August 2, 202262 days+2 days
July 26, 202260 days+3 days
July 19, 202257 days+6 days
July 12, 202251 days+6 days
June 28, 202245 days+3 days
June 21, 202242 days+5 days
June 15, 202237 days+5 days
June 8, 202232 days+3 days
June 1, 202229 days+4 days
May 24, 202225 days+3 days
May 17, 202222 days+1 day
May 11, 202221 days−1 day
March 22, 202222 days+1 day
March 8, 202221 days−1 day
March 1, 202222 days+1 day
February 22, 202221 days+1 day
February 16, 202220 days+5 days
February 8, 202215 days−1 day
February 1, 202216 days−3 days
January 25, 202219 days−5 days
January 18, 202224 days−9 days
February 2, 202133 days+24 days
September 4, 20189 daysfirst figure

How Germany compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Germany

Everything for Germany
Study permit5 weeks▲ 4 weeks longerWork permit7 weeks▲ 1 week longer

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 Germany take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 36 days (about 5 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Germany were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Germany getting shorter?

Waits are steady. The figure was 35 days in July.

How does Germany compare with other countries?

The wait from Germany is shorter than in 54% 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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