Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Iran

Canada visitor visa processing time from Iran

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

79 days

about 2½ months

▼ 69 days shorter 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 11, 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 Iran were decided within 79 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 148 days in July.
  • The wait from Iran is longer than in 83% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 55 days (January 2022) to 348 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202679 days−11 days
October 14, 202690 days−2 days
October 7, 202692 days−6 days
October 1, 202698 days+3 days
September 22, 202695 days−102 days
August 19, 2026197 days+49 days
July 22, 2026148 days−9 days
July 7, 2026157 days+40 days
March 12, 2025117 days+1 day
May 28, 2024116 days+35 days
October 31, 202381 days+5 days
October 24, 202376 days−69 days
August 30, 2022145 days−3 days
August 23, 2022148 days−11 days
August 16, 2022159 days−45 days
August 9, 2022204 days+30 days
August 2, 2022174 days+42 days
July 26, 2022132 days+16 days
July 19, 2022116 days+3 days
July 12, 2022113 days−2 days
June 28, 2022115 days+3 days
June 21, 2022112 days+5 days
June 15, 2022107 days+5 days
June 8, 2022102 days+2 days
June 1, 2022100 days+8 days
May 24, 202292 days+6 days
May 17, 202286 days−11 days
May 11, 202297 days−87 days
March 22, 2022184 days+3 days
March 16, 2022181 days+5 days
March 8, 2022176 days+12 days
March 1, 2022164 days+39 days
February 22, 2022125 days+17 days
February 16, 2022108 days+50 days
February 8, 202258 days−8 days
February 1, 202266 days+7 days
January 25, 202259 days+4 days
January 18, 202255 days−293 days
February 2, 2021348 days+278 days
September 4, 201870 daysfirst figure

How Iran compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Iran

Everything for Iran
Study permit21 weeksabout 5 months▼ 24 weeks shorterWork permit57 weeksabout 13 months▲ 5 weeks longerSuper visa231 daysabout 7½ months▼ 55 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 Iran take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 79 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Iran were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Iran getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 148 days in July.

How does Iran compare with other countries?

The wait from Iran is longer than in 83% 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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