Visitor visa · applying from Lebanon
Canada visitor visa processing time from Lebanon
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
66 days
about 2 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 December 29, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Lebanon were decided within 66 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 60 days in July.
- The wait from Lebanon is longer than in 79% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 32 days (September 2018) to 241 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Lebanon 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 | 66 days | −3 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 69 days | −1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 70 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 71 days | +5 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 66 days | +6 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 60 days | +6 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 54 days | −8 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 62 days | −42 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 104 days | +5 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 99 days | −22 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 121 days | +9 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 112 days | −7 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 119 days | +7 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 112 days | +7 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 105 days | +7 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 98 days | +11 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 87 days | +10 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 77 days | +15 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 62 days | +2 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 60 days | +9 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 51 days | +7 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 44 days | +2 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 42 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 41 days | +2 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 39 days | −1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 40 days | −46 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 86 days | −146 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 232 days | −7 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 239 days | −2 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 241 days | +30 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 211 days | +86 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 125 days | +2 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 123 days | −2 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 125 days | −59 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 184 days | −40 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 224 days | +103 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 121 days | +89 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 32 days | first figure |
How Lebanon compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Lebanon
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 Lebanon take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 66 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Lebanon were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Lebanon getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 60 days in July.
How does Lebanon compare with other countries?
The wait from Lebanon is longer than in 79% 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.