Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Madagascar

Canada visitor visa processing time from Madagascar

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

128 days

about 4 months

▼ 99 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 March 2027.

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 Madagascar were decided within 128 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 227 days in July.
  • The wait from Madagascar is longer than in 93% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 21 days (September 2018) to 451 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 2026128 days−21 days
October 14, 2026149 days+9 days
October 7, 2026140 days+6 days
October 1, 2026134 days−92 days
September 22, 2026226 days−98 days
August 19, 2026324 days+97 days
July 22, 2026227 days+16 days
July 7, 2026211 days−240 days
March 12, 2025451 days+327 days
May 28, 2024124 days−25 days
October 24, 2023149 days+49 days
August 30, 2022100 days+2 days
August 16, 202298 days+19 days
August 9, 202279 days+21 days
August 2, 202258 days+4 days
July 26, 202254 days+4 days
July 19, 202250 days−2 days
July 12, 202252 days+5 days
June 28, 202247 days+3 days
June 21, 202244 days+1 day
June 15, 202243 days+3 days
June 8, 202240 days−2 days
June 1, 202242 days+3 days
May 24, 202239 days+1 day
May 11, 202238 days−181 days
March 22, 2022219 days−11 days
March 8, 2022230 days+150 days
March 1, 202280 days−2 days
February 22, 202282 days−21 days
February 16, 2022103 days+27 days
February 8, 202276 days+20 days
February 1, 202256 days−38 days
January 18, 202294 days−55 days
February 2, 2021149 days+128 days
September 4, 201821 daysfirst figure

How Madagascar compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Madagascar

Everything for Madagascar
Study permit13 weeksabout 3 months▼ 4 weeks shorterWork permit38 weeksabout 8½ months▼ 9 weeks shorter

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 Madagascar take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 128 days (about 4 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Madagascar were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Madagascar getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 227 days in July.

How does Madagascar compare with other countries?

The wait from Madagascar is longer than in 93% 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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