Visitor visa · applying from St. Kitts and Nevis
Canada visitor visa processing time from St. Kitts and Nevis
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
25 days
about 3½ 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 18, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from St. Kitts and Nevis were decided within 25 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 28 days in July.
- The wait from St. Kitts and Nevis is shorter than in 70% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 6 days (September 2018) to 107 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from St. Kitts and Nevis 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 | 25 days | +4 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 21 days | +7 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 14 days | +1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 13 days | −7 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 20 days | −6 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 26 days | −2 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 28 days | – |
| May 28, 2024 | no published time | – |
| October 24, 2023 | 17 days | −88 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 105 days | +2 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 103 days | +2 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 101 days | +1 day |
| August 16, 2022 | 100 days | +1 day |
| August 9, 2022 | 99 days | +3 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 96 days | +3 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 93 days | +3 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 90 days | +4 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 86 days | +6 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 80 days | +5 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 75 days | +8 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 67 days | +7 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 60 days | +38 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 22 days | +2 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 20 days | −84 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 104 days | −3 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 107 days | +4 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 103 days | +4 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 99 days | +3 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 96 days | +3 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 93 days | +4 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 89 days | +15 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 74 days | +13 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 61 days | +8 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 53 days | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 6 days | first figure |
How St. Kitts and Nevis 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 St. Kitts and Nevis take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 25 days (about 3½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from St. Kitts and Nevis were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from St. Kitts and Nevis getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 28 days in July.
How does St. Kitts and Nevis compare with other countries?
The wait from St. Kitts and Nevis is shorter than in 70% 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.