Visitor visa · applying from United Kingdom
Canada visitor visa processing time from United Kingdom
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
24 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 17, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from United Kingdom were decided within 24 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 23 days in July.
- The wait from United Kingdom is shorter than in 73% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 5 days (May 2022) to 399 days (January 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from United Kingdom 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 | 24 days | +1 day |
| October 14, 2026 | 23 days | −1 day |
| October 1, 2026 | 24 days | +1 day |
| September 22, 2026 | 23 days | +2 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 21 days | −2 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 23 days | −3 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 26 days | −343 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 369 days | +86 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 283 days | +211 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 72 days | −11 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 83 days | +41 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 42 days | +4 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 38 days | +3 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 35 days | +6 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 29 days | +13 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 16 days | +5 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 11 days | +3 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 8 days | +1 day |
| July 19, 2022 | 7 days | −3 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 10 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 9 days | +1 day |
| June 21, 2022 | 8 days | −2 days |
| June 15, 2022 | 10 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 9 days | +2 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 7 days | +2 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 5 days | −194 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 199 days | +1 day |
| March 16, 2022 | 198 days | −5 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 203 days | −11 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 214 days | −11 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 225 days | −20 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 245 days | −41 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 286 days | +157 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 129 days | +78 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 51 days | −348 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 399 days | +184 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 215 days | +186 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 29 days | first figure |
How United Kingdom compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 24 days (about 3½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from United Kingdom were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from United Kingdom getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 23 days in July.
How does United Kingdom compare with other countries?
The wait from United Kingdom is shorter than in 73% 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.