Visitor visa · applying from Pakistan
Canada visitor visa processing time from Pakistan
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
63 days
about 2 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 December 26, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Pakistan were decided within 63 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 40 days in July.
- The wait from Pakistan is longer than in 77% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 16 days (March 2025) to 433 days (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Pakistan 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 | 63 days | −2 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 65 days | −6 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 71 days | −4 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 75 days | −3 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 78 days | +3 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 75 days | +35 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 40 days | +6 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 34 days | +18 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 16 days | −85 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 101 days | +44 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 57 days | −64 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 121 days | +10 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 111 days | −9 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 120 days | +19 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 101 days | −9 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 110 days | −25 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 135 days | −11 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 146 days | −6 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 152 days | −3 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 155 days | −5 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 160 days | +9 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 151 days | +6 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 145 days | +5 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 140 days | −7 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 147 days | +11 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 136 days | +43 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 93 days | +27 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 66 days | −4 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 70 days | −6 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 76 days | −68 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 144 days | −10 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 154 days | −196 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 350 days | −49 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 399 days | +24 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 375 days | −1 day |
| January 25, 2022 | 376 days | +50 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 326 days | −107 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 433 days | +402 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 31 days | first figure |
How Pakistan compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Pakistan
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 Pakistan take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 63 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Pakistan were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Pakistan getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 40 days in July.
How does Pakistan compare with other countries?
The wait from Pakistan is longer than in 77% 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.