How long does a Canadian study permit take from Nepal?

IRCC currently publishes 5 weeks for a Study Permit from Nepal. This is IRCC's own published estimate and reflects applications recently processed, not a guarantee for a new application.

How often do these Nepal 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 Nepal

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

Fastest right now

5 weeks

Study Permit

Longest right now

9 weeks

Work Permit

Every application type

Processing times from Nepal

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

IRCC processing times for applicants from Nepal
Application type	IRCC estimate	vs. global median
Study Permit	5 weeks35 days	▲ 0 days slower
Visitor Visa	42 days	▲ 4 days slower
Super Visa	51 days	▼ 7 days faster
Work Permit	9 weeksabout 2.1 months	▲ 14 days slower

Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected October 2, 2026

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