Visitor visa · applying from Rwanda
Canada visitor visa processing time from Rwanda
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 Rwanda were decided within 61 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 55 days in July.
- The wait from Rwanda 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 38 days (September 2018) to 331 days (August 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Rwanda 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 | +6 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 55 days | +7 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 48 days | −2 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 50 days | −5 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 55 days | −116 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 171 days | +68 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 103 days | +41 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 62 days | −8 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 70 days | −154 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 224 days | −45 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 269 days | −62 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 331 days | +76 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 255 days | +117 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 138 days | +61 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 77 days | +19 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 58 days | +1 day |
| June 15, 2022 | 57 days | −1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 58 days | +4 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 54 days | +1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 53 days | +2 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 51 days | −67 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 118 days | −25 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 143 days | −12 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 155 days | +41 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 114 days | +12 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 102 days | +26 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 76 days | −25 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 101 days | +44 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 57 days | +17 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 40 days | +2 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 38 days | −111 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +111 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 38 days | first figure |
How Rwanda compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
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 Rwanda 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 Rwanda were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Rwanda getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 55 days in July.
How does Rwanda compare with other countries?
The wait from Rwanda 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.