Visitor visa · applying from Nigeria
Canada visitor visa processing time from Nigeria
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
106 days
about 3½ 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 February 7, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Nigeria were decided within 106 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 63 days in July.
- The wait from Nigeria is longer than in 89% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 50 days (September 2018) to 601 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Nigeria 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 | 106 days | +3 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 103 days | +3 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 100 days | +3 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 97 days | +4 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 93 days | +17 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 76 days | +13 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 63 days | +4 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 59 days | −82 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 141 days | −31 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 172 days | −402 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 574 days | −27 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 601 days | +453 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 148 days | −8 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 156 days | −16 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 172 days | +16 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 156 days | −1 day |
| August 9, 2022 | 157 days | +13 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 144 days | −7 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 151 days | −5 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 156 days | −8 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 164 days | −7 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 171 days | −5 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 176 days | +15 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 161 days | +41 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 120 days | +18 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 102 days | +11 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 91 days | −1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 92 days | −79 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 171 days | −1 day |
| March 8, 2022 | 172 days | +1 day |
| March 1, 2022 | 171 days | +3 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 168 days | +44 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 124 days | +30 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 94 days | +15 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 79 days | +2 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 77 days | −132 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 209 days | +159 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 50 days | first figure |
How Nigeria 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 Nigeria take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 106 days (about 3½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Nigeria were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Nigeria getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 63 days in July.
How does Nigeria compare with other countries?
The wait from Nigeria is longer than in 89% 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.