There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 1 I2 Q- S R% y( D- D. ?4 {
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1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada 3 @" s7 X+ w; b/ K 0 s3 }! p) {0 s! i2 E
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. " _- j' B' v' h& P( Y
: k" @9 q# `& _' T; n: e2 r% I8 L1 z: fThere are separate processing times for each of these two steps.