Canada Visa Delays: What Indian Applicants Should Know

What’s Going On

Searches for visitor visa applications are subjected to the longest delays ever, with visitors’ visa applications being processed after nearly 99 days. Some of the peak delays are with Super visas, where the processing of applications can take up to 169 days.

The backlog with Canadian immigration is building beyond capacity, with over 290,000 applicants awaiting citizenship decisions. Now, the average processing time for citizenship applications has edged towards 13 months, further aggravating the applicants and their families.

Why This Matters

Travelling and Family Disrupted: Visitor visas are taking ages to be processed and thereby disrupting tourists, family visitors, and business travellers.
Temporary Resident Strain: Students, workers, and dependants in Canada are finding it more and more difficult to get into new permits or go in after travelling.

Their increased scrutiny means longer timelines are synonymous with an era of stricter documentation checks, especially for applicants from places such as India.

What Applicants Should Do

Plan ahead: Submit your application well ahead of your intended travel or start date to make allowances for potential delays.
Be accurate: Ensuring applications are complete and without errors cuts down on correspondence, speeding up the entire application process.
Keep track of updates: Check your IRCC account regularly for any progress or additional document requests.
Search for alternatives: Look into other programs or countries with shorter queues if you require quicker mobility.

Final Takeaway

Canada is an extremely favored spot to study, work, and travel: after the backdrop of the ever-increasing visa and citizenship backlogs, the relevance of timing and good planning is reinforced.

At Abhinav Immigration Services, we specialise in helping applicants to submit strong, compliant, and timely applications. Our experts will help minimise risks, handle documentation, and explore options for the fastest resolution of any case.

Abhinav will take the years of delay away from you, get in touch, and move ahead confidently.