Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Mali

Canada visitor visa processing time from Mali

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

70 days

about 2½ months

▼ 17 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 January 2, 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 Mali were decided within 70 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 87 days in July.
  • The wait from Mali 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 28 days (September 2018) to 470 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202670 days−4 days
October 14, 202674 days−7 days
October 7, 202681 days−2 days
October 1, 202683 days−2 days
September 22, 202685 days−9 days
August 19, 202694 days+7 days
July 22, 202687 days+16 days
July 7, 202671 days−399 days
March 12, 2025470 days+167 days
May 28, 2024303 days+144 days
October 31, 2023159 days−42 days
October 24, 2023201 days+100 days
September 6, 2022101 days+10 days
August 30, 202291 days−10 days
August 23, 2022101 days+18 days
August 16, 202283 days−1 day
August 9, 202284 days+3 days
July 26, 202281 days+5 days
July 19, 202276 days+1 day
July 12, 202275 days+12 days
June 28, 202263 days+20 days
June 21, 202243 days+2 days
June 15, 202241 days−2 days
June 8, 202243 days−2 days
May 24, 202245 days+3 days
May 17, 202242 days+2 days
May 11, 202240 days−16 days
March 8, 202256 days−1 day
February 22, 202257 days−1 day
February 16, 202258 days−1 day
February 8, 202259 days−7 days
February 1, 202266 days+11 days
January 18, 202255 days−94 days
February 2, 2021149 days+121 days
September 4, 201828 daysfirst figure

How Mali compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Mali

Everything for Mali
Study permit7 weeks▲ 3 weeks longer

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 Mali take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 70 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Mali were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Mali getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 87 days in July.

How does Mali compare with other countries?

The wait from Mali 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.

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