Canada visa processing times from Saudi Arabia
5 application types tracked, read directly from IRCC. These are IRCC’s own published estimates — not our predictions.
Fastest right now
4 weeks
Work Permit
Longest right now
21 months
Privately Sponsored Refugee
Every application type
Processing times from Saudi Arabia
Compared against the global median across all 8 tracked application types, so you can see whether Saudi Arabia is faster or slower than average.
| Application type | IRCC estimate | vs. global median |
|---|---|---|
| Work Permit | 4 weeks28 days | ▼ 21 days faster |
| Study Permit | 4 weeks28 days | ▼ 7 days faster |
| Visitor Visa | 52 days | ▲ 14 days slower |
| Super Visa | 92 daysabout 3 months | ▲ 35 days slower |
| Privately Sponsored Refugee | 21 monthsabout 21 months | ▼ about 7 months faster |
Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected October 3, 2026