Keep up with the latest news on visa wait times for visitor visas, PR cards, citizenship, and family sponsorship. Staying informed will make it easier for you to go through the Canadian immigration process without trouble.
If you’re thinking about moving to Canada for a job, school, or to join family, it’s important to know how long your visa or immigration application might take. IRCC updates these times often based on how busy things are.
How Long Canadian Visas and Immigration Applications Take in July 2025
How Long It Takes to Get Canadian Citizenship: For many people with permanent residency, becoming a Canadian citizen is an important milestone.
- Citizenship Permit: 10 Months
- Citizenship Documents: 5 Months
- Returning to Citizenship: Lack of details
- Citizenship records search: 15 Months
- Renunciation of Citizenship: 7 Months
PR card application wait times:
Getting a New PR Card: About 50 days
Renewing a PR Card: Around 16 days (1 day longer than before)
How long family sponsorship takes:
- Married or common-law (Outside Canada, excluding Quebec): 11 Months
- Married or common-law (Outside Canada,Quebec region): 38 Months
- Married or common-law (Inside Canada, excluding Quebec): 34 Months
- Married or common-law (Inside Canada, Quebec region): 38 Months
- Parents/Grandparents PR (excluding Quebec): 36 Months
- Parents/Grandparents PR (Quebec region): 48 Months
How long it takes to get a Canadian passport:
- Apply in person for a new passport: takes about 10 working days
- Mail-in applications within Canada take about 20 working days
- Fast pick-up: ready by the next working day
- Quick pick-up: ready in 2 to 9 working days
- If sent from outside Canada, it takes around 20 working days
How long economic PR applications take:
- Canadian Work Experience Program: 5 Months
- Federal Program for Skilled Workers: 7 Months
- Express Entry with Provincial Nomination: 8 Months
- PNP application without Express Entry: 19 Months
- Skilled workers applying through Quebec: 9 Months
- Federal path for self-employed professionals: 58 Months
Temporary visa processing duration:
Visitor visa applied for outside Canada:
- India: 26 days
- United States: 20 days
- Nigeria: 63 days
Visitor visa applied for Inside Canada:
- Inside Canada: 22 days
- Visitor Extension: 193 days
Study permit approval timeline:
Visitor visa applied for outside Canada:
- India: 3 weeks
- United States: 8 weeks
Visitor visa applied for Inside Canada:
- New Study Permit. 13 weeks
- Extension: 182 days
How long work permits take to process:
Work permits (Outside Canada):
- India: 9 weeks
- United States: 5 weeks
Work Permit Inside Canada, including extensions): 188 days
Other types of temporary visas:
- Seasonal Farm Worker Program: 43 Days
- International Experience Canada (IEC): 5 Weeks
- Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA): 5 minutes to 72 hours