Canada visa processing times from Kenya
6 application types tracked, read directly from IRCC. These are IRCC’s own published estimates — not our predictions.
Fastest right now
5 weeks
Work Permit
Longest right now
19 months
Government-Assisted Refugee
Every application type
Processing times from Kenya
Compared against the global median across all 8 tracked application types, so you can see whether Kenya is faster or slower than average.
| Application type | IRCC estimate | vs. global median |
|---|---|---|
| Work Permit | 5 weeks35 days | ▼ 14 days faster |
| Study Permit | 6 weeks42 days | ▲ 7 days slower |
| Visitor Visa | 91 daysabout 3 months | ▲ 53 days slower |
| Dependent Child (Sponsorship) | 15 monthsabout 15 months | ▼ about 2.5 months faster |
| Privately Sponsored Refugee | 16 monthsabout 16 months | ▼ about 12 months faster |
| Government-Assisted Refugee | 19 monthsabout 19 months | ▲ about 2.5 months slower |
Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected October 3, 2026