Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Portugal

Canada visitor visa processing time from Portugal

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

37 days

about 5½ weeks

▲ 10 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 30, 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 Portugal were decided within 37 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting longer. The figure was 27 days in July.
  • The wait from Portugal is shorter than in 50% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 13 days (September 2018) to 360 days (October 2023).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202637 days−1 day
October 7, 202638 days−1 day
September 22, 202639 days+3 days
August 19, 202636 days+9 days
July 22, 202627 days+1 day
July 7, 202626 days−8 days
March 12, 202534 days−108 days
May 28, 2024142 days−184 days
October 31, 2023326 days−34 days
October 24, 2023360 days+300 days
August 30, 202260 days+11 days
August 23, 202249 days+2 days
August 16, 202247 days+3 days
August 9, 202244 days+1 day
August 2, 202243 days+11 days
July 19, 202232 days+2 days
July 12, 202230 days−2 days
June 28, 202232 days+3 days
June 8, 202229 days−3 days
June 1, 202232 days−3 days
May 24, 202235 days−1 day
May 17, 202236 days+1 day
May 11, 202235 days−29 days
March 22, 202264 days+3 days
March 16, 202261 days+2 days
March 8, 202259 days+3 days
February 8, 202256 days+12 days
February 1, 202244 days+11 days
January 25, 202233 days+3 days
January 18, 202230 days−119 days
February 2, 2021149 days+136 days
September 4, 201813 daysfirst figure

How Portugal 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 Portugal take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 37 days (about 5½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Portugal were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Portugal getting shorter?

Waits are getting longer. The figure was 27 days in July.

How does Portugal compare with other countries?

The wait from Portugal is shorter than in 50% 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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