Government processing-time dataset

Name: GovWait government processing-time dataset
Creator: GovWait
Published: 2026-08-21
License: https://govwait.com/data-license/

Free, source-backed data for 2,316 processing-time routes across 4 governments. Download latest retained values, append-only history, IRCC forward-looking projections and the complete source register—no account or API key required.

2,316

routes retained

8,660

recorded observations

7,285

projection rows

official sources

Download the data

File	Rows	What it contains
Current routes (.csv)	2,316	One row per retained route, including source collection status and last successful verification.
Append-only history (.csv)	8,660	Every distinct public observation, with route context and source dates.
Forward-looking projections (.csv)	7,285	IRCC current projections and application-month cohort rows.
Source register (.csv)	9	Primary-source URLs, agencies and source-specific reuse notes.

Prefer JSON? Start with the API index or API documentation. Machines can read the dataset metadata document.

Why this dataset is different

Every value points to a primary government source. Route records preserve the official URL and retrieval timestamp.
History is append-only. New observations are added; earlier published values are not silently replaced.
Dates mean what they say. We use the agency's own update date when supplied. When a source has no date, a changed value receives a clearly described first-observed date.
Different measures stay separate. Backward-looking times, forward projections, service standards and percentile measures carry distinct metric_type values.
Missing answers remain honest. unavailable and insufficient_data are published states, not estimates.

Core fields

Field	Meaning
`entity_id`	Stable route-and-metric identifier used by the JSON API.
`value_raw`	The official published wording, preserved as displayed by the source.
`value_days`	Normalized comparison value. The original unit remains in `unit_original`; range values use the upper end conservatively.
`metric_type`	Whether the figure is published, backward-looking, forward-looking, a service standard or a percentile.
`effective_date`	Agency update date when available; otherwise the first date GovWait observed that value.
`retrieved_at`	UTC timestamp when GovWait fetched the source.
`source_url`	Official government page or data file for the observation.
`source_collection_status`	`active` when scheduled collection is available, or `source_unavailable` when GovWait has stopped fetching and is preserving the last verified snapshot.
`source_last_verified_at`	The last successful GovWait source verification. It does not advance during a source outage or access closure.

Freshness and method

The current export was generated October 6, 2026. The newest official update or first-observed date represented is October 2, 2026. GovWait checks active sources on a regular schedule, but each agency publishes on its own cadence. A failed active source or validation check stops publication rather than producing a guessed value; a source formally removed from collection remains clearly labeled with its last successful verification.

Automated source updates are unavailable. GovWait paused UDI collection on September 4, 2026 after the source’s robots file began returning HTTP 403. We did not bypass that restriction. The Norway figures remain as a preserved, last-successfully-verified snapshot from September 1, 2026; confirm current information on the linked UDI source before relying on it.

Read the full collection method and source register, the editorial policy, and the data reuse and licensing notice.

Suggested citation

GovWait. “GovWait government processing-time dataset.” Version 1, https://govwait.com/data/. Accessed [date].

GovWait is independent and is not affiliated with any government. The data is reference information, not legal or immigration advice, and no published time predicts an individual case.