Visa Information

For your information about Visas:

If you are planning to attend the ISTH 2027 Congress, we encourage you to review the estimated visa processing times for your country of residence.

As of October 2026, the estimated visa processing times by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for selected countries are listed below. These estimates reflect how long it took to process complete applications and do not include the time required to submit an application, provide biometrics, or other requirements.

Please note that processing times may vary depending on the volume of applications received and other factors. We recommend checking the latest information directly on the official IRCC website before applying.

For the most up to date processing times and additional information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html

If needed, you may request an invitation letter here.

Average visa processing time in days:

Afghanistan: 44
Albania: 41
Algeria: 23
Andorra: No processing time available
Angola: 169
Antigua and Barbuda: 28
Argentina: 19
Armenia: 11
Aruba: No processing time available
Australia: 8
Austria: 38
Azerbaijan: 83
Bahamas: 32
Bahrain: 60
Bangladesh: 37
Barbados: 18
Belarus: 15
Belgium: 39
Belize: 20
Benin: 59
Bermuda: 29
Bhutan: 35
Bolivia: 26
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35
Botswana: 567
Brazil: 28
British Virgin Islands: No processing time available
Brunei: No processing time available
Bulgaria: 34
Burkina Faso: 37
Burma (Myanmar): 43
Burundi: 89
Cabo Verde: No processing time available
Cambodia: 44
Cameroon: 48
Cayman Islands: 36
Central African Republic: No processing time available
Chad: 112
Chile: 25
China: 42
Colombia: 18
Comoros: No processing time available
Congo: 38
Costa Rica: 21
Côte d’Ivoire: 46
Croatia: No processing time available
Cuba: 22
Cyprus: 36
Czechia: 37
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa): temporarily not permitted to travel to Canada
Denmark: 42
Djibouti: 112
Dominica: 20
Dominican Republic: 27
Ecuador: 27
Egypt: 61
El Salvador: 26
Equatorial Guinea: 115
Eritrea: 137
Estonia: 24
Eswatini: 804
Ethiopia: 133
Fiji: 9
Finland: 16
France: 37
Gabon: 45
Gambia: 59
Georgia: 81
Germany: 36
Ghana: 86
Greece: 40
Grenada: 19
Guatemala: 23
Guinea: 71
Guinea-Bissau: No processing time available
Guyana: 15
Haiti: 25
Honduras: 24
Hong Kong: 21
Hungary: 41
Iceland: 70
India: 29
Indonesia: 25
Iran: 79
Iraq: 71
Ireland: 22
Israel: 33
Italy: 41
Jamaica: 39
Japan: 55
Jordan: 56
Kazakhstan: 10
Kenya: 124
Korea (the Republic of): 56
Kosovo: 40
Kuwait: 64
Kyrgyzstan: 10

Laos: 42
Latvia: 27
Lebanon: 66
Lesotho: 95
Liberia: 104
Libya: 33
Liechtenstein: No processing time available
Lithuania: 17
Luxembourg: 37
Macao: 18
Madagascar: 128
Malawi: 198
Malaysia: 21
Mali: 70
Malta: 36
Mauritania: 92
Mauritius: 135
Mexico: 16
Moldova: 47
Monaco: No processing time available
Mongolia: 21
Morocco: 22
Mozambique: 418
Namibia: 219
Nepal: 43
the Netherlands: 28
New Zealand: 8
Nicaragua: 22
Niger: 77
Nigeria: 106
North Macedonia: 41
Norway: 41
Oman: 61
Pakistan: 63
Palestine: 1
Panama: 26
Papua New Guinea: No processing time available
Paraguay: 21
Peru: 26
Philippines: 25
Poland: 11
Portugal: 37
Puerto Rico: No processing time available
Qatar: 61
Romania: 38
Russian Federation: 20
Rwanda: 61
Samoa: No processing time available
Sao Tome and Principe: No processing time available
Saudi Arabia: 49
Senegal: 62
Serbia: 38
Seychelles: No processing time available
Sierra Leone: 114
Singapore: 21
Slovakia: 22
Slovenia: No processing time available
Somalia: 121
South Africa: 178
South Sudan: No processing time available
Spain: 37
Sri Lanka: 41
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 25
Saint Lucia: 16
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 20
Sudan (the): 74
Suriname: 27
Sweden: 40
Switzerland: 38
Syrian Arab Republic (the): 89
Tahiti: No processing time available
Taiwan (Province of China): 52
Tajikistan: 16
Tanzania: 63
Thailand: 41
Timor-Leste: No processing time available
Togo: 48
Tonga: No processing time available
Trinidad and Tobago: 17
Tunisia: 36
Türkiye: 76
Turkmenistan: No processing time available
Turks and Caicos Islands: 35
Uganda: No processing time available
Ukraine: 22
United Arab Emirates: 56
United Kingdom: 24
United States of America: 18
Uruguay: 17
Uzbekistan: 16
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): 32
Viet Nam: 40
Yemen: 53
Zambia: 336
Zimbabwe: 195