Visitor visa · applying from Morocco
Canada visitor visa processing time from Morocco
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
22 days
about 3 weeks
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 15, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Morocco were decided within 22 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 35 days in July.
- The wait from Morocco is shorter than in 76% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 18 days (September 2018) to 190 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Morocco 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 | 22 days | +2 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 20 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 21 days | −9 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 30 days | −5 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 35 days | −13 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 48 days | −97 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 145 days | −45 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 190 days | +7 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 183 days | +72 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 111 days | +26 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 85 days | +1 day |
| August 23, 2022 | 84 days | +5 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 79 days | −12 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 91 days | +2 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 89 days | +2 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 87 days | +1 day |
| July 19, 2022 | 86 days | −1 day |
| July 12, 2022 | 87 days | +4 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 83 days | +1 day |
| June 21, 2022 | 82 days | +4 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 78 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 77 days | +11 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 66 days | +3 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 63 days | +5 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 58 days | +4 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 54 days | −2 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 56 days | +1 day |
| March 8, 2022 | 55 days | +4 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 51 days | −6 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 57 days | +9 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 48 days | +6 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 42 days | −4 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 46 days | −11 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 57 days | −76 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 133 days | +115 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 18 days | first figure |
How Morocco compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
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 Morocco take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 22 days (about 3 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Morocco were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Morocco getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 35 days in July.
How does Morocco compare with other countries?
The wait from Morocco is shorter than in 76% 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.