Fastest Visa Processing

Average visa processing time in days, fastest first.

#	Country	Processing Days	Complexity	PR Timeline
1	UAE	7days	Low	Golden Visa (10 years) for qualifying professionals
2	Qatar	8days	Low	Permanent Residency Card for qualifying expats
3	Saudi Arabia	12days	Low	Premium Residency available for qualifying applicants
4	Netherlands	22days	Medium	5 years
5	Denmark	23days	Medium	8 years standard (4 years fast-track with all supplementary conditions)
6	Ireland	25days	Medium	5 years
7	Finland	26days	Medium	6 years continuous (increased from 4 in Jan 2026)
8	Sweden	28days	Medium	4 to 5 years depending on permit track
9	Latvia	30days	Medium	5 years continuous legal residence
10	Germany	32days	Medium	21 to 33 months (Blue Card) or 5 years standard
11	Austria	33days	Medium	5 years
12	France	34days	Medium	5 years
13	Portugal	35days	Low	5 years
14	United Kingdom	35days	Medium	5 years (ILR) — proposed increase to 10 years under 2025 white paper
15	Switzerland	35days	High	10 years (5 for some nationalities)
16	Spain	38days	Medium	5 years
17	New Zealand	45days	Medium	2 years via Skilled Migrant Category
18	Australia	70days	Medium	2-4 years via employer or points pathway
19	Canada	110days	Medium	6-12 months via Express Entry
20	United States	115days	High	3-10+ years (employer-sponsored Green Card; EB-2/EB-3 backlogs vary by nationality)