Visitor visa · applying from Kenya
Canada visitor visa processing time from Kenya
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
124 days
about 4 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 February 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Kenya were decided within 124 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 79 days in July.
- The wait from Kenya is longer than in 92% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 15 days (September 2018) to 705 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Kenya 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 | 124 days | −1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 125 days | +34 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 91 days | +31 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 60 days | −23 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 83 days | +4 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 79 days | +26 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 53 days | −14 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 67 days | −155 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 222 days | +112 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 110 days | +4 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 106 days | +22 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 84 days | −3 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 87 days | +11 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 76 days | +7 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 69 days | −7 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 76 days | −10 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 86 days | −19 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 105 days | −16 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 121 days | +4 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 117 days | −14 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 131 days | −3 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 134 days | +48 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 86 days | +35 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 51 days | +3 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 48 days | −1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 49 days | −15 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 64 days | −335 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 399 days | −306 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 705 days | +602 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 103 days | +14 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 89 days | +14 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 75 days | +4 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 71 days | +12 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 59 days | −229 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 288 days | +273 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 15 days | first figure |
How Kenya compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Kenya
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 Kenya take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 124 days (about 4 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Kenya were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Kenya getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 79 days in July.
How does Kenya compare with other countries?
The wait from Kenya is longer than in 92% 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.