Visitor visa · applying from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
Canada visitor visa processing time from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
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
38 days
about 5½ weeks
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 1, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) were decided within 38 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 30 days in July.
- The wait from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) is longer 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 26 days (September 2018) to 760 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | 38 days | −3 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 41 days | +2 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 39 days | +1 day |
| August 19, 2026 | 38 days | +8 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 30 days | +3 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 27 days | −18 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 45 days | −94 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 139 days | −596 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 735 days | −25 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 760 days | +665 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 95 days | +2 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 93 days | +5 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 88 days | +2 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 86 days | +8 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 78 days | +3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 75 days | +3 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 72 days | +6 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 66 days | +6 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 60 days | +3 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 57 days | +13 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 44 days | +2 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 42 days | +6 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 36 days | −24 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 60 days | −2 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 62 days | −2 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 64 days | +3 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 61 days | −2 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 63 days | −1 day |
| February 16, 2022 | 64 days | +14 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 50 days | +2 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 48 days | −101 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +123 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 26 days | first figure |
How Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
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 Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 38 days (about 5½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 30 days in July.
How does Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) compare with other countries?
The wait from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) is longer 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.