Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Slovakia

Canada visitor visa processing time from Slovakia

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

22 days

about 3 weeks

▼ 22 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 November 15, 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 Slovakia were decided within 22 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 44 days in July.
  • The wait from Slovakia is shorter 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 7 days (March 2022) to 313 days (March 2025).

Is it getting faster or slower?

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

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

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202622 days−7 days
October 14, 202629 days+9 days
October 1, 202620 days−9 days
September 22, 202629 days−10 days
August 19, 202639 days−5 days
July 22, 202644 days+3 days
July 7, 202641 days−272 days
March 12, 2025313 days–
May 28, 2024no published time–
October 24, 2023225 days+154 days
September 6, 202271 days+4 days
August 30, 202267 days+4 days
August 16, 202263 days+1 day
August 9, 202262 days+2 days
August 2, 202260 days+1 day
July 26, 202259 days+2 days
July 19, 202257 days+7 days
July 12, 202250 days+4 days
June 28, 202246 days+3 days
June 21, 202243 days+4 days
June 15, 202239 days+4 days
June 8, 202235 days+4 days
June 1, 202231 days+6 days
May 24, 202225 days+5 days
May 17, 202220 days+2 days
May 11, 202218 days+11 days
March 22, 20227 days−100 days
March 16, 2022107 days+4 days
March 8, 2022103 days+4 days
March 1, 202299 days+3 days
February 22, 202296 days+3 days
February 16, 202293 days+4 days
February 8, 202289 days+15 days
February 1, 202274 days+13 days
January 25, 202261 days+8 days
January 18, 202253 days−96 days
February 2, 2021149 days+125 days
September 4, 201824 daysfirst figure

How Slovakia compares

All countries

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

Other applications from Slovakia

Everything for Slovakia
Study permit3 weeks▲ 2 weeks longer

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 Slovakia take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 22 days (about 3 weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Slovakia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Slovakia getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 44 days in July.

How does Slovakia compare with other countries?

The wait from Slovakia is shorter 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.

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