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
3 weeks
Work Permit
Longest right now
23 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 | 3 weeks21 days | ▼ 21 days faster |
| Study Permit | 4 weeks28 days | ▼ 4 days faster |
| Visitor Visa | 56 days | ▲ 24 days slower |
| Super Visa | 97 daysabout 3.2 months | ▲ 46 days slower |
| Privately Sponsored Refugee | 23 monthsabout 23 months | ▼ about 4.5 months faster |
Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected August 3, 2026