Visitor visa · applying from Israel
Canada visitor visa processing time from Israel
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
33 days
about 4½ weeks
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 26, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Israel were decided within 33 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 16 days in July.
- The wait from Israel is shorter than in 60% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 8 days (July 2026) to 251 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Israel 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 | 33 days | +10 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 23 days | +2 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 21 days | −24 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 45 days | +6 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 39 days | +11 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 28 days | +12 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 16 days | +8 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 8 days | −11 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 19 days | −13 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 32 days | −205 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 237 days | +5 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 232 days | +176 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 56 days | +3 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 53 days | +2 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 51 days | +2 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 49 days | +4 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 45 days | +9 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 36 days | +7 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 29 days | +2 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 27 days | +2 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 25 days | +2 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 23 days | +1 day |
| June 15, 2022 | 22 days | +4 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 18 days | +4 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 14 days | +1 day |
| May 24, 2022 | 13 days | +3 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 10 days | +1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 9 days | −242 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 251 days | +8 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 243 days | +24 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 219 days | +146 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 73 days | +10 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 63 days | +7 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 56 days | −20 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 76 days | +3 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 73 days | −76 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +139 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 10 days | first figure |
How Israel 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 Israel take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 33 days (about 4½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Israel were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Israel getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 16 days in July.
How does Israel compare with other countries?
The wait from Israel is shorter than in 60% 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.