On May 20, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released its latest processing time estimates for newly-submitted applications.<\/p>\n
Significant improvements to wait time can be seen across various application types, primarily for submissions from India and Pakistan, while Nigerian and U.S. applicants experienced notable slowdowns.<\/p>\n
Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Most distinctly, Nigerian-based work permit<\/a> submissions saw a six-week uptick, contrasted by a more than six-week reduction in super visa wait times for Indian applicants.<\/p>\n In this article, we examine how processing times have changed for various temporary residence applications over the span of two weeks (May 6<\/a>\u2013May 20).<\/p>\n Work permits<\/p>\n Applicants based in Canada and Pakistan are seeing shorter work permit wait times, led by Pakistan\u2019s two-week reduction after holding steady since April 29. Nigeria, on the other hand, saw a six-week jump.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (May 20)Previous (May 6)<\/p>\n \tInside Canada206 days212 days<\/p>\n \tIndia9 weeks9 weeks<\/p>\n \tPakistan6 weeks8 weeks<\/p>\n \tNigeria12 weeks6 weeks<\/p>\n \tUnited States5 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n \tPhilippines8 weeks8 weeks<\/p>\n Service standard:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days Study permits<\/p>\n While wait times for Nigeria-based study permit submissions edged upward by one week, Pakistan saw a substantial improvement, with processing time dropping by an entire month.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (May 20)Previous (May 6)<\/p>\n \tInside Canada6 weeks6 weeks<\/p>\n \tIndia4 weeks4 weeks<\/p>\n \tPakistan7 weeks11 weeks<\/p>\n \tNigeria6 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n \tUnited States5 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n \tPhilippines5 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n Service standard:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days Visitor visas<\/p>\n Wait times for visitor visa<\/a> applications increased modestly across the board, rising by between one and five days, whereas the processing timeline remained consistent for Pakistan-based submissions.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (May 20)Previous (May 6)<\/p>\n \tInside Canada16 days11 days<\/p>\n \tIndia28 days27 days<\/p>\n \tPakistan50 days50 days<\/p>\n \tNigeria48 days47 days<\/p>\n \tUnited States25 days22 days<\/p>\n \tPhilippines20 days18 days<\/p>\n Service standard:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions: N\/A Super visas (for parents or grandparents)<\/p>\n Super visa processing times dropped sharply for applicants from India and Pakistan, declining by 43 and 32 days respectively, while submissions from the U.S. saw wait times climb by nearly two weeks.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (May 20)Previous (May 6)<\/p>\n \tIndia117 days160 days<\/p>\n \tPakistan75 days107 days<\/p>\n \tNigeria37 days35 days<\/p>\n \tUnited States115 days103 days<\/p>\n \tPhilippines32 days32 days<\/p>\n Service standard: 112 days<\/p>\n What to know about processing times and service standards<\/p>\n IRCC\u2019s<\/a> processing times provide applicants with a general idea of how long immigration<\/a>, temporary residence, and citizenship<\/a> applications are taking to process. These timelines are dynamic and may increase or decrease frequently based on application demand, staffing levels, and seasonal trends.<\/p>\n Applicants should understand that processing times are estimates\u2014not guarantees\u2014and actual timelines may vary depending on the complexity of a case, whether documents are complete, and if additional information is requested.<\/p>\n Processing estimates come in two forms:<\/p>\n Historical estimates: based on how long it has typically taken to finalize about 80% of applications within a specific category in the past. IRCC service standards, meanwhile, are the department\u2019s internal targets for how quickly certain applications should be finalized under normal conditions. Typically, IRCC aims to finalize roughly 80% of submitted applications within the stated service standard.<\/p>\n In some cases, actual processing may move faster than the service standard; in others, it may take longer due to backlogs, operational pressures, or application complexity.<\/p>\n Although processing times are updated frequently\u2014weekly or monthly depending on the application type\u2014service standards are revised much less often, with temporary residence benchmarks last updated in 2018\u20132019.<\/p>\n
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\nOutside Canada submissions: 60 days<\/p>\n
\nOutside Canada submissions: 60 days<\/p>\n
\nOutside Canada submissions: 14 days<\/p>\n
\nForward-looking estimates: draws on current application volumes and available processing capacity to<\/p>\n