Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Moldova

Canada visitor visa processing time from Moldova

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

47 days

about 6½ weeks

▲ 13 days longer 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 December 10, 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 Moldova were decided within 47 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 34 days in July.
  • The wait from Moldova is longer than in 66% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 7 days (September 2018) to 173 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202647 days+5 days
October 14, 202642 days+5 days
October 7, 202637 days−3 days
October 1, 202640 days+2 days
September 22, 202638 days+4 days
July 22, 202634 days−5 days
July 7, 202639 days+32 days
March 12, 20257 days−10 days
May 28, 202417 days−139 days
October 31, 2023156 days−17 days
October 24, 2023173 days+88 days
September 6, 202285 days+2 days
August 30, 202283 days+27 days
August 23, 202256 days+1 day
August 16, 202255 days+4 days
July 19, 202251 days+1 day
July 12, 202250 days−1 day
June 28, 202251 days+1 day
June 21, 202250 days+1 day
June 15, 202249 days+4 days
June 8, 202245 days+5 days
June 1, 202240 days+6 days
May 24, 202234 days+18 days
May 17, 202216 days+3 days
May 11, 202213 days−50 days
March 22, 202263 days−5 days
March 16, 202268 days−11 days
February 16, 202279 days−1 day
February 8, 202280 days+5 days
February 1, 202275 days+1 day
January 25, 202274 days−5 days
January 18, 202279 days−70 days
February 2, 2021149 days+142 days
September 4, 20187 daysfirst figure

How Moldova compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Moldova

Everything for Moldova
Work permit6 weeks● Steady

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 Moldova take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 47 days (about 6½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Moldova were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Moldova getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 34 days in July.

How does Moldova compare with other countries?

The wait from Moldova is longer than in 66% 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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