Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Kuwait

Canada visitor visa processing time from Kuwait

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

64 days

about 2 months

● About the same as 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 December 27, 2026.

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 Kuwait were decided within 64 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are steady. The figure was 69 days in July.
  • The wait from Kuwait is longer than in 78% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 25 days (September 2018) to 535 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202664 days+1 day
October 14, 202663 days+2 days
October 7, 202661 days+1 day
October 1, 202660 days−1 day
September 22, 202661 days−8 days
July 7, 202669 days+38 days
March 12, 202531 days+4 days
May 28, 202427 days−383 days
October 31, 2023410 days−125 days
October 24, 2023535 days+426 days
September 6, 2022109 days+43 days
August 30, 202266 days+1 day
August 23, 202265 days−5 days
August 16, 202270 days−7 days
August 9, 202277 days−8 days
August 2, 202285 days−12 days
July 26, 202297 days+20 days
July 19, 202277 days+5 days
June 28, 202272 days+2 days
June 21, 202270 days+3 days
June 15, 202267 days+6 days
June 8, 202261 days+4 days
June 1, 202257 days+4 days
May 24, 202253 days+5 days
May 11, 202248 days−24 days
March 22, 202272 days−8 days
March 16, 202280 days−9 days
March 8, 202289 days−61 days
March 1, 2022150 days−6 days
February 22, 2022156 days−7 days
February 16, 2022163 days−6 days
February 8, 2022169 days−85 days
February 1, 2022254 days+81 days
January 25, 2022173 days+122 days
January 18, 202251 days−105 days
February 2, 2021156 days+131 days
September 4, 201825 daysfirst figure

How Kuwait compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Kuwait

Everything for Kuwait
Study permit4 weeks▲ 2 weeks longerWork permitNo current figure

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 Kuwait take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 64 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Kuwait were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Kuwait getting shorter?

Waits are steady. The figure was 69 days in July.

How does Kuwait compare with other countries?

The wait from Kuwait is longer than in 78% 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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