Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Paraguay

Canada visitor visa processing time from Paraguay

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

21 days

about 3 weeks

▲ 7 days longer 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 November 14, 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 Paraguay were decided within 21 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 14 days in July.
  • The wait from Paraguay is shorter than in 80% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 7 days (September 2018) to 149 days (February 2021).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202621 days−1 day
October 14, 202622 days−1 day
October 1, 202623 days−1 day
September 22, 202624 days+1 day
August 19, 202623 days+9 days
July 7, 202614 days−115 days
March 12, 2025129 days+114 days
May 28, 202415 days−11 days
October 31, 202326 days+7 days
October 24, 202319 days−69 days
August 30, 202288 days+5 days
August 2, 202283 days−5 days
July 26, 202288 days+27 days
July 19, 202261 days−25 days
July 12, 202286 days+6 days
June 28, 202280 days+5 days
June 21, 202275 days+36 days
June 15, 202239 days+1 day
June 8, 202238 days−24 days
May 11, 202262 days−13 days
March 22, 202275 days+13 days
March 16, 202262 days−4 days
March 8, 202266 days+4 days
March 1, 202262 days−4 days
February 22, 202266 days−8 days
February 16, 202274 days+27 days
February 8, 202247 days+5 days
January 25, 202242 days−11 days
January 18, 202253 days−96 days
February 2, 2021149 days+142 days
September 4, 20187 daysfirst figure

How Paraguay compares

All countries

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

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 Paraguay take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 21 days (about 3 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Paraguay were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Paraguay getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 14 days in July.

How does Paraguay compare with other countries?

The wait from Paraguay is shorter than in 80% 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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