Visitor visa · applying from Zambia
Canada visitor visa processing time from Zambia
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
336 days
about 11 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 September 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Zambia were decided within 336 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 112 days in July.
- The wait from Zambia is longer than in 98% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 38 days (September 2018) to 568 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Zambia 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 | 336 days | +4 days |
| October 14, 2026 | 332 days | +79 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 253 days | +48 days |
| October 1, 2026 | 205 days | −48 days |
| September 22, 2026 | 253 days | +121 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 132 days | +20 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 112 days | −456 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 568 days | +280 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 288 days | +119 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 169 days | +90 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 79 days | +18 days |
| August 23, 2022 | 61 days | +4 days |
| August 16, 2022 | 57 days | +3 days |
| August 9, 2022 | 54 days | −1 day |
| August 2, 2022 | 55 days | +2 days |
| July 26, 2022 | 53 days | −1 day |
| July 19, 2022 | 54 days | −1 day |
| July 12, 2022 | 55 days | +1 day |
| June 28, 2022 | 54 days | −1 day |
| June 21, 2022 | 55 days | +1 day |
| June 15, 2022 | 54 days | +3 days |
| May 17, 2022 | 51 days | −1 day |
| May 11, 2022 | 52 days | −271 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 323 days | −40 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 363 days | +11 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 352 days | −31 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 383 days | +20 days |
| February 16, 2022 | 363 days | +40 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 323 days | −60 days |
| February 1, 2022 | 383 days | −80 days |
| January 25, 2022 | 463 days | +53 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 410 days | +261 days |
| February 2, 2021 | 149 days | +111 days |
| September 4, 2018 | 38 days | first figure |
How Zambia 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 Zambia take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 336 days (about 11 months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Zambia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Zambia getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 112 days in July.
How does Zambia compare with other countries?
The wait from Zambia is longer than in 98% 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.