There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: ' b' }' x; x% l7 A. ?7 I3 S / l' E4 A+ }6 W5 L
1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada / o' q/ v7 h( S7 e/ ^ , s# r9 v: s8 Y. M/ b8 l E2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. $ ]+ D7 p* g. \! z4 X- I % B2 n& V7 z9 k' ?
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.