There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 5 Y% o6 v2 p2 |0 d9 {
( z, ~9 ~6 H" D& W l! {1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada & I. |/ B5 Y: U8 ` 9 L+ X& G: c6 ]5 K
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. I: N. _! N e, O8 H 0 D" \- d( }* g/ ?
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.