Visitor visa · applying from Russia
Canada visitor visa processing time from Russia
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
20 days
about 3 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 November 13, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Russia were decided within 20 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 43 days in July.
- The wait from Russia is shorter than in 83% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 14 days (May 2022) to 486 days (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Russia at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | 20 days | +2 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 18 days | +2 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 16 days | −18 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 34 days | −9 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 43 days | −1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 44 days | +14 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 30 days | −96 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 126 days | −338 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 464 days | −22 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 486 days | +392 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 94 days | +12 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 82 days | +3 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 79 days | +2 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 77 days | +6 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 71 days | +5 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 66 days | +6 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 60 days | +3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 57 days | +6 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 51 days | +7 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 44 days | +5 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 39 days | +5 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 34 days | +4 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 30 days | +7 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 23 days | +4 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 19 days | +2 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 17 days | +3 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 14 days | −25 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 39 days | −1 day |
| March 16, 2022 | 40 days | +3 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 37 days | −2 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 39 days | +1 day |
| February 8, 2022 | 38 days | +2 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 36 days | +1 day |
| January 25, 2022 | 35 days | +3 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 32 days | −27 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 59 days | +41 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 18 days | first figure |
How Russia compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Russia
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 Russia take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 20 days (about 3 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Russia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Russia getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 43 days in July.
How does Russia compare with other countries?
The wait from Russia is shorter than in 83% 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.