Visitor visa · applying from Iraq
Canada visitor visa processing time from Iraq
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
71 days
about 2½ months
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 3, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Iraq were decided within 71 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 58 days in July.
- The wait from Iraq is longer than in 80% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 41 days (January 2022) to 464 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Iraq 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 | 71 days | −7 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 78 days | +1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 77 days | −4 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 81 days | +1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 80 days | +8 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 72 days | +14 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 58 days | +1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 57 days | −97 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 154 days | +21 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 133 days | +38 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 95 days | +15 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 80 days | −11 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 91 days | −3 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 94 days | −1 day |
| August 23, 2022 | 95 days | +6 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 89 days | +7 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 82 days | +8 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 74 days | +9 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 65 days | +1 day |
| July 19, 2022 | 64 days | −2 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 66 days | +1 day |
| May 24, 2022 | 65 days | +3 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 62 days | +2 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 60 days | −400 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 460 days | +6 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 454 days | −10 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 464 days | +332 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 132 days | +90 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 42 days | +1 day |
| February 8, 2022 | 41 days | −1 day |
| January 25, 2022 | 42 days | +1 day |
| January 18, 2022 | 41 days | −113 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 154 days | +108 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 46 days | first figure |
How Iraq compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
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 Iraq take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 71 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Iraq were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Iraq getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 58 days in July.
How does Iraq compare with other countries?
The wait from Iraq is longer than in 80% 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.