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Visitor visa · applying from Saudi Arabia

Canada visitor visa processing time from Saudi Arabia

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

49 days

about 7 weeks

▼ 5 days shorter 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 December 12, 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 Saudi Arabia were decided within 49 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 54 days in July.
  • The wait from Saudi Arabia is longer than in 68% 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 225 days (June 2022).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202649 days−2 days
October 14, 202651 days−1 day
October 1, 202652 days−1 day
September 22, 202653 days−3 days
August 19, 202656 days+2 days
July 22, 202654 days+4 days
July 7, 202650 days+18 days
March 12, 202532 days−25 days
May 28, 202457 days−50 days
October 31, 2023107 days+1 day
October 24, 2023106 days−23 days
September 6, 2022129 days−12 days
August 30, 2022141 days−19 days
August 23, 2022160 days−28 days
August 16, 2022188 days−19 days
August 9, 2022207 days−1 day
August 2, 2022208 days−5 days
July 26, 2022213 days+3 days
July 19, 2022210 days−5 days
July 12, 2022215 days−10 days
June 28, 2022225 days+11 days
June 21, 2022214 days+89 days
June 15, 2022125 days−23 days
June 1, 2022148 days+11 days
May 24, 2022137 days−60 days
May 17, 2022197 days+5 days
May 11, 2022192 days+55 days
March 22, 2022137 days−1 day
March 16, 2022138 days+2 days
March 8, 2022136 days−2 days
March 1, 2022138 days−1 day
February 22, 2022139 days−2 days
February 16, 2022141 days+23 days
February 8, 2022118 days−14 days
February 1, 2022132 days+17 days
January 25, 2022115 days+18 days
January 18, 202297 days−46 days
February 2, 2021143 days+130 days
September 4, 201813 daysfirst figure

How Saudi Arabia compares

All countries

Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.

Other applications from Saudi Arabia

Everything for Saudi Arabia
Study permit4 weeks● SteadyWork permit4 weeks▲ 1 week longerSuper visa91 daysabout 3 months▲ 22 days longerPrivately sponsored refugees21 months▼ 2 months shorterRefugee sponsorship (sponsor's part)No current 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 Saudi Arabia take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 49 days (about 7 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Saudi Arabia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Saudi Arabia getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 54 days in July.

How does Saudi Arabia compare with other countries?

The wait from Saudi Arabia is longer than in 68% 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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