Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from New Zealand

Canada visitor visa processing time from New Zealand

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

8 days

▼ 4 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 November 1, 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 New Zealand were decided within 8 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 12 days in July.
  • The wait from New Zealand is shorter than in 98% 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 (October 2026) to 149 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 20268 days+1 day
October 14, 20267 days−1 day
October 7, 20268 days−1 day
October 1, 20269 days−2 days
September 22, 202611 days−5 days
August 19, 202616 days+4 days
July 22, 202612 days+3 days
July 7, 20269 days−6 days
March 12, 202515 days−29 days
May 28, 202444 days+1 day
October 31, 202343 days−5 days
October 24, 202348 days−17 days
September 6, 202265 days+1 day
August 30, 202264 days+4 days
August 23, 202260 days+2 days
August 16, 202258 days+4 days
August 9, 202254 days−2 days
July 26, 202256 days+1 day
July 19, 202255 days−1 day
July 12, 202256 days+1 day
June 21, 202255 days−2 days
June 15, 202257 days+3 days
June 8, 202254 days+1 day
June 1, 202253 days+7 days
May 24, 202246 days+1 day
May 17, 202245 days+22 days
May 11, 202223 days−7 days
March 22, 202230 days−7 days
March 16, 202237 days−1 day
March 8, 202238 days−3 days
March 1, 202241 days+3 days
February 22, 202238 days+1 day
February 16, 202237 days+10 days
February 8, 202227 days+4 days
February 1, 202223 days+2 days
January 25, 202221 days−1 day
January 18, 202222 days−127 days
February 2, 2021149 days+132 days
September 4, 201817 daysfirst figure

How New Zealand compares

All countries

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

Other applications from New Zealand

Everything for New Zealand
Study permitNo current figureWork permitNo current figure

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 New Zealand take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 8 days. That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from New Zealand were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from New Zealand getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 12 days in July.

How does New Zealand compare with other countries?

The wait from New Zealand is shorter than in 98% 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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