Visitor visa · applying from Mauritius
Canada visitor visa processing time from Mauritius
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
135 days
about 4½ 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 March 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Mauritius were decided within 135 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 105 days in July.
- The wait from Mauritius is longer than in 94% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 20 days (September 2018) to 304 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Mauritius 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 | 135 days | −12 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 147 days | +33 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 114 days | +15 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 99 days | −29 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 128 days | +8 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 120 days | +15 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 105 days | +2 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 103 days | −201 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 304 days | +217 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 87 days | −94 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 181 days | +13 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 168 days | +71 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 97 days | +1 day |
| August 30, 2022 | 96 days | +10 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 86 days | +2 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 84 days | +8 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 76 days | +11 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 65 days | +7 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 58 days | +2 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 56 days | +1 day |
| July 12, 2022 | 55 days | +7 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 48 days | +4 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 44 days | +1 day |
| June 15, 2022 | 43 days | +3 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 40 days | +1 day |
| June 1, 2022 | 39 days | +3 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 36 days | +1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 35 days | +3 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 32 days | −92 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 124 days | −35 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 159 days | +92 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 67 days | +37 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 30 days | −12 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 42 days | −8 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 50 days | −83 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 133 days | −26 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 159 days | +24 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 135 days | +4 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 131 days | −18 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +129 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 20 days | first figure |
How Mauritius compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Mauritius
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 Mauritius take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 135 days (about 4½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Mauritius were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Mauritius getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 105 days in July.
How does Mauritius compare with other countries?
The wait from Mauritius is longer than in 94% 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.