Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Poland

Canada visitor visa processing time from Poland

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

11 days

▼ 25 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 November 4, 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 Poland were decided within 11 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 36 days in July.
  • The wait from Poland is shorter than in 95% 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 (March 2022) to 308 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202611 days+2 days
October 1, 20269 days+1 day
September 22, 20268 days−20 days
August 19, 202628 days−8 days
July 22, 202636 days−3 days
July 7, 202639 days+11 days
March 12, 202528 days−109 days
May 28, 2024137 days−171 days
October 31, 2023308 days+12 days
October 24, 2023296 days+211 days
September 6, 202285 days+5 days
August 30, 202280 days+4 days
August 23, 202276 days+1 day
August 9, 202275 days+2 days
August 2, 202273 days+3 days
July 26, 202270 days+6 days
July 19, 202264 days+6 days
July 12, 202258 days+8 days
June 28, 202250 days+2 days
June 21, 202248 days+2 days
June 15, 202246 days+3 days
June 8, 202243 days+2 days
June 1, 202241 days+13 days
May 24, 202228 days+7 days
May 17, 202221 days+3 days
May 11, 202218 days+11 days
March 22, 20227 days−2 days
March 16, 20229 days−25 days
March 8, 202234 days−4 days
March 1, 202238 days+4 days
February 16, 202234 days−5 days
February 8, 202239 days+1 day
January 18, 202238 days−111 days
February 2, 2021149 days+139 days
September 4, 201810 daysfirst figure

How Poland compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Poland

Everything for Poland
Study permit4 weeks▲ 1 week longerWork permitNo current 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 Poland take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 11 days. That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Poland were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Poland getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 36 days in July.

How does Poland compare with other countries?

The wait from Poland is shorter than in 95% 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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