Visitor visa · applying from Niger
Canada visitor visa processing time from Niger
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
77 days
about 2½ 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 January 9, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Niger were decided within 77 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 91 days in July.
- The wait from Niger is longer than in 83% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 24 days (September 2018) to 749 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Niger 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 | 77 days | +1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 76 days | −3 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 79 days | −12 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 91 days | +16 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 75 days | −287 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 362 days | +225 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 137 days | −111 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 248 days | −501 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 749 days | +644 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 105 days | +27 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 78 days | +9 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 69 days | −26 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 95 days | +26 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 69 days | −9 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 78 days | +6 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 72 days | +8 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 64 days | +14 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 50 days | −78 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 128 days | +79 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 49 days | −11 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 60 days | +3 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 57 days | +2 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 55 days | −2 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 57 days | +2 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 55 days | −19 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 74 days | +13 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 61 days | +8 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 53 days | −96 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +125 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 24 days | first figure |
How Niger compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Niger
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 Niger take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 77 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Niger were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Niger getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 91 days in July.
How does Niger compare with other countries?
The wait from Niger is longer than in 83% 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.