Visitor visa · applying from Nepal
Canada visitor visa processing time from Nepal
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
43 days
about 6 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 December 6, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Nepal were decided within 43 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 23 days in July.
- The wait from Nepal is longer than in 63% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 22 days (July 2026) to 329 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Nepal 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 | 43 days | +1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 42 days | +7 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 35 days | +12 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 23 days | +1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 22 days | −40 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 62 days | −153 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 215 days | +168 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 47 days | −3 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 50 days | −44 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 94 days | +1 day |
| August 30, 2022 | 93 days | +7 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 86 days | +1 day |
| August 16, 2022 | 85 days | +1 day |
| August 2, 2022 | 84 days | −3 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 87 days | −3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 90 days | −29 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 119 days | +48 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 71 days | +19 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 52 days | +4 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 48 days | −15 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 63 days | +15 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 48 days | +2 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 46 days | −9 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 55 days | −274 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 329 days | +147 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 182 days | −123 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 305 days | +9 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 296 days | +128 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 168 days | +106 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 62 days | +6 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 56 days | +18 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 38 days | −6 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 44 days | −10 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 54 days | −193 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 247 days | +207 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 40 days | first figure |
How Nepal 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 Nepal take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 43 days (about 6 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Nepal were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Nepal getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 23 days in July.
How does Nepal compare with other countries?
The wait from Nepal is longer than in 63% 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.