Visitor visa · applying from Türkiye
Canada visitor visa processing time from Türkiye
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
76 days
about 2½ 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 January 8, 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Türkiye were decided within 76 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 67 days in July.
- The wait from Türkiye is longer than in 82% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 15 days (September 2018) to 262 days (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Türkiye 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 | 76 days | −1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 77 days | −1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 78 days | +1 day |
| August 19, 2026 | 77 days | +10 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 67 days | +11 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 56 days | +11 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 45 days | −125 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 170 days | +69 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 101 days | −6 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 107 days | +22 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 85 days | +13 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 72 days | +3 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 69 days | −1 day |
| August 9, 2022 | 70 days | +7 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 63 days | +7 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 56 days | +2 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 54 days | +4 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 50 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 49 days | +2 days |
| June 21, 2022 | 47 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 46 days | +5 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 41 days | +4 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 37 days | +13 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 24 days | +3 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 21 days | −238 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 259 days | −3 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 262 days | +19 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 243 days | +20 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 223 days | +125 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 98 days | −9 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 107 days | +28 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 79 days | +3 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 76 days | −69 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 145 days | +130 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 15 days | first figure |
How Türkiye compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Türkiye
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 Türkiye take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 76 days (about 2½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Türkiye were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Türkiye getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 67 days in July.
How does Türkiye compare with other countries?
The wait from Türkiye is longer than in 82% 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.