Canada Visa Wait

Visitor visa · applying from Zimbabwe

Canada visitor visa processing time from Zimbabwe

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

195 days

about 6½ months

▼ 582 days shorter than in July

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 May 2027.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

In plain English

  • 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Zimbabwe were decided within 195 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
  • Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 777 days in July.
  • The wait from Zimbabwe is longer than in 96% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
  • Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 17 days (September 2018) to 777 days (July 2026).

Is it getting faster or slower?

IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Zimbabwe at each update.

In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.

Every published figure
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 2026195 days+13 days
October 14, 2026182 days+15 days
October 7, 2026167 days+30 days
October 1, 2026137 days−10 days
September 22, 2026147 days−123 days
August 19, 2026270 days−507 days
July 22, 2026777 days+605 days
July 7, 2026172 days−399 days
March 12, 2025571 days+366 days
May 28, 2024205 days+82 days
October 31, 2023123 days−3 days
October 24, 2023126 days+57 days
September 6, 202269 days+17 days
August 30, 202252 days+5 days
August 23, 202247 days+3 days
August 16, 202244 days+2 days
August 9, 202242 days+1 day
July 26, 202241 days−3 days
July 19, 202244 days−1 day
June 28, 202245 days−1 day
June 21, 202246 days+2 days
June 15, 202244 days+3 days
June 1, 202241 days+1 day
May 24, 202240 days+1 day
May 11, 202239 days−192 days
March 22, 2022231 days−15 days
March 16, 2022246 days+164 days
March 8, 202282 days−2 days
March 1, 202284 days−47 days
February 16, 2022131 days−53 days
February 8, 2022184 days−27 days
February 1, 2022211 days−25 days
January 25, 2022236 days+52 days
January 18, 2022184 days+35 days
February 2, 2021149 days+132 days
September 4, 201817 daysfirst figure

How Zimbabwe compares

All countries

Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.

Other applications from Zimbabwe

Everything for Zimbabwe
Study permit15 weeksabout 3½ months▲ 2 weeks longerWork permitNo current figure

What does this number mean?

1

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.

2

The clock starts with a complete application

It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.

3

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 Zimbabwe take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 195 days (about 6½ months). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Zimbabwe were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.

Is the wait from Zimbabwe getting shorter?

Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 777 days in July.

How does Zimbabwe compare with other countries?

The wait from Zimbabwe is longer than in 96% 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.

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