Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Ghana

Canada visitor visa processing time from Ghana

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

86 days

about 3 months

▲ 59 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 January 18, 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 Ghana were decided within 86 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 27 days in July.
  • The wait from Ghana is longer than in 85% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 20 days (September 2018) to 312 days (January 2022).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202686 days−1 day
October 14, 202687 days−6 days
October 7, 202693 days+10 days
October 1, 202683 days+5 days
September 22, 202678 days+11 days
August 19, 202667 days+40 days
July 22, 202627 days+7 days
July 7, 202620 days−90 days
March 12, 2025110 days−58 days
May 28, 2024168 days+75 days
October 31, 202393 days−6 days
October 24, 202399 days+5 days
September 6, 202294 days+4 days
August 30, 202290 days+13 days
August 23, 202277 days−4 days
August 16, 202281 days+4 days
July 12, 202277 days−8 days
June 28, 202285 days−7 days
June 21, 202292 days−4 days
June 15, 202296 days−6 days
June 8, 2022102 days+51 days
June 1, 202251 days+12 days
May 17, 202239 days+1 day
May 11, 202238 days−54 days
March 22, 202292 days−13 days
March 16, 2022105 days−11 days
March 8, 2022116 days−3 days
March 1, 2022119 days−1 day
February 16, 2022120 days−2 days
February 8, 2022122 days−23 days
February 1, 2022145 days−48 days
January 25, 2022193 days−119 days
January 18, 2022312 days+42 days
February 2, 2021270 days+250 days
September 4, 201820 daysfirst figure

How Ghana compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Ghana

Everything for Ghana
Study permit8 weeks▲ 5 weeks longerWork permit21 weeksabout 5 months▲ 6 weeks longerSuper visa25 daysabout 3½ weeks▼ 7 days shorter

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 Ghana take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 86 days (about 3 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Ghana were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Ghana getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 27 days in July.

How does Ghana compare with other countries?

The wait from Ghana is longer than in 85% 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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