Visitor visa · applying from Senegal
Canada visitor visa processing time from Senegal
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
62 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 25, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Senegal were decided within 62 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 49 days in July.
- The wait from Senegal is longer than in 76% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 21 days (May 2022) to 362 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Senegal 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 | 62 days | +2 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 60 days | +1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 59 days | +5 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 54 days | +5 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 49 days | +1 day |
| July 7, 2026 | 48 days | −314 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 362 days | +91 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 271 days | +39 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 232 days | −31 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 263 days | +180 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 83 days | +7 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 76 days | +7 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 69 days | −22 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 91 days | −1 day |
| August 2, 2022 | 92 days | −2 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 94 days | +5 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 89 days | +9 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 80 days | +1 day |
| June 21, 2022 | 79 days | +39 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 40 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 39 days | +4 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 35 days | +1 day |
| May 17, 2022 | 34 days | +13 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 21 days | −42 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 63 days | +1 day |
| March 1, 2022 | 62 days | −1 day |
| February 22, 2022 | 63 days | +2 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 61 days | −2 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 63 days | −11 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 74 days | +13 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 61 days | −93 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 154 days | +128 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 26 days | first figure |
How Senegal 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 Senegal take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 62 days (about 2 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Senegal were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Senegal getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 49 days in July.
How does Senegal compare with other countries?
The wait from Senegal is longer than in 76% 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.