How long does a Canadian study permit take from Iraq?

IRCC currently publishes 10 weeks for a Study Permit from Iraq. This is IRCC's own published estimate and reflects applications recently processed, not a guarantee for a new application.

How often do these Iraq processing times change?

IRCC republishes processing times regularly. This page re-reads IRCC's published figures every six hours and shows when it last changed.

Canada visa processing times from Iraq

4 application types tracked, read directly from IRCC. These are IRCC’s own published estimates — not our predictions.

Fastest right now

10 weeks

Study Permit

Longest right now

32 months

Privately Sponsored Refugee

Every application type

Processing times from Iraq

Compared against the global median across all 8 tracked application types, so you can see whether Iraq is faster or slower than average.

IRCC processing times for applicants from Iraq
Application type	IRCC estimate	vs. global median
Study Permit	10 weeksabout 2.3 months	▲ 35 days slower
Visitor Visa	80 daysabout 2.6 months	▲ 43 days slower
Government-Assisted Refugee	30 monthsabout 2.5 years	▲ about 13.5 months slower
Privately Sponsored Refugee	32 monthsabout 2.7 years	▲ about 4 months slower

Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected September 30, 2026

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