Visitor visa · applying from Qatar
Canada visitor visa processing time from Qatar
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
61 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 24, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Qatar were decided within 61 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 70 days in July.
- The wait from Qatar is longer than in 74% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 28 days (September 2018) to 637 days (February 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Qatar at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | 61 days | +1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 60 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 61 days | −9 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 70 days | −1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 71 days | +19 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 52 days | −15 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 67 days | −383 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 450 days | −126 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 576 days | +484 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 92 days | +8 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 84 days | +2 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 82 days | +7 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 75 days | +3 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 72 days | −3 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 75 days | +8 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 67 days | +4 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 63 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 62 days | +12 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 50 days | +8 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 42 days | +6 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 36 days | +2 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 34 days | −4 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 38 days | −2 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 40 days | −25 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 65 days | −2 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 67 days | −2 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 69 days | −16 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 85 days | −64 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 149 days | −5 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 154 days | −263 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 417 days | −220 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 637 days | +1 day |
| January 25, 2022 | 636 days | +352 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 284 days | +114 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 170 days | +142 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 28 days | first figure |
How Qatar compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Qatar
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 Qatar take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 61 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Qatar were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Qatar getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 70 days in July.
How does Qatar compare with other countries?
The wait from Qatar is longer than in 74% 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.