Canada visa processing times from India
6 application types tracked, read directly from IRCC. These are IRCC’s own published estimates — not our predictions.
Fastest right now
22 days
Visitor Visa
Longest right now
20 months
Privately Sponsored Refugee
Every application type
Processing times from India
Compared against the global median across all 8 tracked application types, so you can see whether India is faster or slower than average.
| Application type | IRCC estimate | vs. global median |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor Visa | 22 days | ▼ 11 days faster |
| Study Permit | 5 weeks35 days | ▲ 4 days slower |
| Super Visa | 52 days | ▲ 1 day slower |
| Work Permit | 9 weeksabout 2.1 months | ▲ 21 days slower |
| Dependent Child (Sponsorship) | 7 monthsabout 7 months | ▼ about 14 months faster |
| Privately Sponsored Refugee | 20 monthsabout 20 months | ▼ about 7.5 months faster |
Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected August 3, 2026