Visitor visa application timeline Oct 2025

[lr108]

Parents visitor VISA approved

Visa Type: Visitor
Country: India
Applied: Oct 22 2025
Biometrics Completed: Nov 7, 2025
Passport request: Dec 22, 2025

Congrats! Almost similar timeline for me...Passport just reached IRCC. Expecting few weeks for stamping!
Curious what supporting documents you submitted and if they had US travel history or visa?

 

[Santosh540]

In-laws visitor VISA approved in second attempt.

Country: INDIA
Applied: Oct 25th 2025
Biometrics: Given at the time of previous refusal in June
PPR: Dec 16th 2025

 

[thirdfromright]

Hi Folks,

I am in the process of applying a visitor visa for my mother and I am a bit confused while preparing the invitation letter. Let's say if I mention the duration of the trip as 2 months in the invitation letter and the visa is approved ( A really big assumption, I know ). When the time comes to travel, would the CBSA officer only allow her to stay for 2 months, or she can stay longer (3-4 months) if she wants. The reason for keeping the duration as 2 months is as currently the processing time in her country is quite high and realistically, she can be here only from July till September as she needs to be back home by mid-September. But in case, the processing time comes down in the first quarter of 2026, she might be able to get her visa processed by April-May and then can travel sooner and stay here longer.

Cheers,
TFR

 

[Naturgrl]

Hi Folks,

I am in the process of applying a visitor visa for my mother and I am a bit confused while preparing the invitation letter. Let's say if I mention the duration of the trip as 2 months in the invitation letter and the visa is approved ( A really big assumption, I know ). When the time comes to travel, would the CBSA officer only allow her to stay for 2 months, or she can stay longer (3-4 months) if she wants. The reason for keeping the duration as 2 months is as currently the processing time in her country is quite high and realistically, she can be here only from July till September as she needs to be back home by mid-September. But in case, the processing time comes down in the first quarter of 2026, she might be able to get her visa processed by April-May and then can travel sooner and stay here longer.

Cheers,
TFR

It will be decided upon entry. If her passport isn't stamped then she may stay up to 6 months. Two months is a long visit. She should be showing a considerable amount of cash in the bank for that length of visit and absolute ties to return.