Visitor visa · applying from Vietnam
Canada visitor visa processing time from Vietnam
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
40 days
about 5½ 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 December 3, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Vietnam were decided within 40 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 28 days in July.
- The wait from Vietnam is longer than in 54% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 12 days (September 2018) to 126 days (August 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Vietnam 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 | 40 days | +1 day |
| October 7, 2026 | 39 days | +2 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 37 days | +3 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 34 days | +6 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 28 days | −54 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 82 days | +21 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 61 days | −15 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 76 days | +4 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 72 days | −43 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 115 days | −1 day |
| August 30, 2022 | 116 days | −4 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 120 days | −6 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 126 days | +35 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 91 days | +11 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 80 days | +1 day |
| July 12, 2022 | 79 days | +1 day |
| June 21, 2022 | 78 days | +1 day |
| June 15, 2022 | 77 days | +1 day |
| June 8, 2022 | 76 days | +3 days |
| June 1, 2022 | 73 days | +5 days |
| May 24, 2022 | 68 days | +10 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 58 days | +9 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 49 days | +24 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 25 days | −8 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 33 days | +9 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 24 days | +5 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 19 days | +1 day |
| January 18, 2022 | 18 days | −102 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 120 days | +108 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 12 days | first figure |
How Vietnam compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Vietnam
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 Vietnam take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 40 days (about 5½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Vietnam were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Vietnam getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 28 days in July.
How does Vietnam compare with other countries?
The wait from Vietnam is longer than in 54% 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.