There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 6 Y) s5 o! U& R+ l' }
) `9 p! m/ q# y" ] u1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada : |# G! e# C8 E0 c% [" L
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2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. 7 {$ u) v9 h6 k6 b6 M; f
" v. d6 I1 B3 p" ?: nThere are separate processing times for each of these two steps.