How long does a Canadian study permit take from Qatar?

IRCC currently publishes 6 weeks for a Study Permit from Qatar. This is IRCC's own published estimate and reflects applications recently processed, not a guarantee for a new application.

How often do these Qatar 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 Qatar

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

Fastest right now

6 weeks

Study Permit

Longest right now

16 weeks

Work Permit

Every application type

Processing times from Qatar

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

IRCC processing times for applicants from Qatar
Application type	IRCC estimate	vs. global median
Study Permit	6 weeks42 days	▲ 7 days slower
Visitor Visa	60 daysabout 2 months	▲ 22 days slower
Work Permit	16 weeksabout 3.7 months	▲ about 2.1 months slower

Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected October 3, 2026

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