Visitor visa · applying from Jordan
Canada visitor visa processing time from Jordan
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
56 days
about 8 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 December 19, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Jordan were decided within 56 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 46 days in July.
- The wait from Jordan is longer than in 70% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 24 days (September 2018) to 460 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Jordan at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | 56 days | −1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 57 days | −1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 58 days | +2 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 56 days | −1 day |
| August 19, 2026 | 57 days | +11 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 46 days | +7 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 39 days | −6 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 45 days | −40 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 85 days | −2 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 87 days | +12 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 75 days | −17 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 92 days | −3 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 95 days | −4 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 99 days | +9 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 90 days | +6 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 84 days | +11 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 73 days | +3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 70 days | +2 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 68 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 67 days | +2 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 65 days | +1 day |
| June 15, 2022 | 64 days | −1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 65 days | +1 day |
| June 1, 2022 | 64 days | +1 day |
| May 24, 2022 | 63 days | +5 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 58 days | +1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 57 days | −403 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 460 days | +13 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 447 days | +12 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 435 days | +298 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 137 days | +90 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 47 days | +5 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 42 days | +1 day |
| January 18, 2022 | 41 days | −255 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 296 days | +272 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 24 days | first figure |
How Jordan 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 Jordan take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 56 days (about 8 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Jordan were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Jordan getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 46 days in July.
How does Jordan compare with other countries?
The wait from Jordan is longer than in 70% 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.