Canada Visa Tracker

Visitor Visa

Applying from South Africa

Canada Visitor Visa Processing Time from South Africa

Latest recorded IRCC estimate

180 days

7.5 months vs last month

The latest recorded estimate is shorter compared with the available reading closest to 30 days earlier (7.5 months vs last month).

Published by IRCC

Sep 22, 2026

History shown

24 recorded publications

The last six weeks

Aug 11, 2026 — Sep 22, 2026

Processing time history

Explore earlier publications alongside the recent estimates.

Latest 24 recorded publications, newest first. Estimates are shown as published by IRCC.
PublishedProcessing time
Sep 22, 2026Latest180 days
Sep 16, 2026288 days
Sep 9, 2026409 days
Sep 2, 2026409 days
Aug 26, 2026409 days
Aug 19, 2026357 days
Aug 12, 2026251 days
Aug 5, 2026409 days
Jul 28, 2026242 days
Jul 22, 2026169 days
Jul 15, 2026158 days
Jul 7, 2026136 days
Jan 14, 2026731 days
Jan 7, 2026598 days
Dec 31, 2025480 days
Dec 23, 2025464 days
Dec 17, 2025143 days
Dec 10, 202594 days
Dec 3, 2025160 days
Nov 26, 2025214 days
Nov 19, 2025250 days
Nov 12, 2025254 days
Nov 5, 2025239 days
Oct 29, 2025113 days

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Around the world
Visitor Visa processing across 170 countries as of Sep 22, 2026.
Fastest1 daysPalestine (West Bank)Median36 daysLuxembourgSlowest607 daysBotswana

About these processing times

This tracker checks IRCC’s published data daily. The publication date belongs to IRCC’s estimate; it is not the date you visited this page. The latest recorded estimate may be older when no newer data has been collected for a country and visa type.

Detail tables show up to 24 recorded publications. Charts show only readings from the six weeks ending at the latest recorded publication. Missing estimates are not stored, and gaps do not mean processing times stayed the same. Charts mark longer gaps with dashed lines. Comparisons use normalized durations, with approximate conversions of 7 days per week and 30.44 days per month. On detail pages, a month-over-month comparison requires a reading within 14 days of the date 30 days before the latest publication.

Estimates are scraped daily from the official IRCC processing times page. Published estimates are informational only and are not legal advice or a guarantee about your application.