Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Hungary

Canada visitor visa processing time from Hungary

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

41 days

about 6 weeks

▲ 4 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 December 4, 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 Hungary were decided within 41 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 37 days in July.
  • The wait from Hungary is longer than in 57% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 14 days (February 2022) to 402 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202641 days+1 day
October 7, 202640 days+1 day
October 1, 202639 days+12 days
September 22, 202627 days+6 days
August 19, 202621 days−16 days
July 22, 202637 days−6 days
July 7, 202643 days−359 days
March 12, 2025402 days+223 days
May 28, 2024179 days+49 days
October 31, 2023130 days−52 days
October 24, 2023182 days+99 days
September 6, 202283 days+1 day
August 30, 202282 days+5 days
August 23, 202277 days+1 day
August 16, 202276 days+6 days
August 9, 202270 days+5 days
August 2, 202265 days+2 days
July 26, 202263 days+4 days
July 19, 202259 days+3 days
July 12, 202256 days+7 days
June 28, 202249 days+3 days
June 21, 202246 days+8 days
June 15, 202238 days+4 days
June 8, 202234 days+4 days
June 1, 202230 days+7 days
May 24, 202223 days+3 days
May 17, 202220 days+1 day
May 11, 202219 days+2 days
March 22, 202217 days−5 days
March 16, 202222 days+3 days
March 8, 202219 days+4 days
February 22, 202215 days+1 day
February 8, 202214 days−5 days
February 1, 202219 days−9 days
January 25, 202228 days−29 days
January 18, 202257 days−92 days
February 2, 2021149 days+134 days
September 4, 201815 daysfirst figure

How Hungary compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Hungary

Everything for Hungary
Study 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 Hungary take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 41 days (about 6 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Hungary were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Hungary getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 37 days in July.

How does Hungary compare with other countries?

The wait from Hungary is longer than in 57% 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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