Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Macao SAR

Canada visitor visa processing time from Macao SAR

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

18 days

about 2½ weeks

▼ 15 days shorter than 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 November 11, 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 Macao SAR were decided within 18 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 33 days in July.
  • The wait from Macao SAR is shorter than in 87% 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 (September 2018) to 149 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202618 days+1 day
October 14, 202617 days+1 day
October 7, 202616 days+1 day
October 1, 202615 days−1 day
September 22, 202616 days−13 days
August 19, 202629 days−4 days
July 7, 202633 days+6 days
March 12, 202527 days+6 days
May 28, 202421 days−37 days
October 31, 202358 days+1 day
October 24, 202357 days+7 days
September 6, 202250 days+1 day
July 19, 202249 days−37 days
July 12, 202286 days+6 days
June 28, 202280 days+5 days
June 21, 202275 days+8 days
June 15, 202267 days+7 days
June 8, 202260 days+5 days
June 1, 202255 days+6 days
May 24, 202249 days+5 days
May 11, 202244 days−60 days
March 22, 2022104 days−3 days
March 16, 2022107 days+4 days
March 8, 2022103 days+4 days
March 1, 202299 days+3 days
February 22, 202296 days+3 days
February 16, 202293 days+4 days
February 8, 202289 days+15 days
February 1, 202274 days+13 days
January 25, 202261 days+8 days
January 18, 202253 days−96 days
February 2, 2021149 days+141 days
September 4, 20188 daysfirst figure

How Macao SAR compares

All countries

Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a 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 Macao SAR take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 18 days (about 2½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Macao SAR were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Macao SAR getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 33 days in July.

How does Macao SAR compare with other countries?

The wait from Macao SAR is shorter than in 87% 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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