How long does a Canadian study permit take from Rwanda?

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

How often do these Rwanda 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 Rwanda

4 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

13 months

Government-Assisted Refugee

Every application type

Processing times from Rwanda

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

IRCC processing times for applicants from Rwanda
Application type	IRCC estimate	vs. global median
Study Permit	6 weeks42 days	▲ 11 days slower
Visitor Visa	54 days	▲ 22 days slower
Work Permit	24 weeksabout 5.5 months	▲ about 4.1 months slower
Government-Assisted Refugee	13 monthsabout 13 months	▼ about 5.5 months faster

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

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