Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Oman

Canada visitor visa processing time from Oman

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

61 days

about 2 months

▼ 9 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 December 24, 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 Oman were decided within 61 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 70 days in July.
  • The wait from Oman is longer than in 74% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 28 days (September 2018) to 475 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 14, 202661 days+1 day
October 7, 202660 days+1 day
October 1, 202659 days−2 days
September 22, 202661 days−10 days
August 19, 202671 days+1 day
July 22, 202670 days+1 day
July 7, 202669 days+3 days
March 12, 202566 days−7 days
May 28, 202473 days−370 days
October 31, 2023443 days−32 days
October 24, 2023475 days+375 days
August 30, 2022100 days−22 days
August 23, 2022122 days−1 day
August 16, 2022123 days+1 day
August 9, 2022122 days+11 days
July 26, 2022111 days+23 days
July 19, 202288 days+5 days
July 12, 202283 days+8 days
June 28, 202275 days+20 days
June 21, 202255 days−5 days
June 15, 202260 days−3 days
June 8, 202263 days+4 days
June 1, 202259 days−1 day
May 24, 202260 days+2 days
May 17, 202258 days+10 days
May 11, 202248 days−18 days
March 22, 202266 days−8 days
March 16, 202274 days−4 days
March 8, 202278 days−71 days
March 1, 2022149 days−7 days
February 22, 2022156 days−1 day
February 16, 2022157 days−7 days
February 8, 2022164 days+30 days
February 1, 2022134 days+22 days
January 25, 2022112 days+58 days
January 18, 202254 days−50 days
February 2, 2021104 days+76 days
September 4, 201828 daysfirst figure

How Oman compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Oman

Everything for Oman
Study permit4 weeks▲ 2 weeks longer

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 Oman take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 61 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Oman were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Oman getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 70 days in July.

How does Oman compare with other countries?

The wait from Oman is longer than in 74% 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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