Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Panama

Canada visitor visa processing time from Panama

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

26 days

about 3½ weeks

● About the same as 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 19, 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 Panama were decided within 26 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are steady. The figure was 25 days in July.
  • The wait from Panama is shorter than in 67% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 11 days (September 2018) to 149 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202626 days−1 day
October 14, 202627 days−1 day
October 7, 202628 days−1 day
August 19, 202629 days+4 days
July 22, 202625 days+5 days
July 7, 202620 days−82 days
March 12, 2025102 days+23 days
May 28, 202479 days−33 days
October 31, 2023112 days−3 days
October 24, 2023115 days+59 days
September 6, 202256 days−14 days
August 30, 202270 days−11 days
August 23, 202281 days−6 days
August 16, 202287 days−2 days
August 9, 202289 days+2 days
August 2, 202287 days+2 days
July 12, 202285 days+8 days
June 21, 202277 days+7 days
June 15, 202270 days+13 days
June 8, 202257 days+5 days
June 1, 202252 days+3 days
May 24, 202249 days+7 days
May 17, 202242 days+3 days
May 11, 202239 days+7 days
March 22, 202232 days−18 days
March 16, 202250 days+3 days
March 8, 202247 days−10 days
March 1, 202257 days−2 days
February 8, 202259 days−2 days
February 1, 202261 days+10 days
January 25, 202251 days+12 days
January 18, 202239 days−110 days
February 2, 2021149 days+138 days
September 4, 201811 daysfirst figure

How Panama compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Panama

Everything for Panama
Study permit6 weeks▲ 1 week 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 Panama take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 26 days (about 3½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Panama were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Panama getting shorter?

Waits are steady. The figure was 25 days in July.

How does Panama compare with other countries?

The wait from Panama is shorter than in 67% 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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