There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: X5 {* E% A, e8 N * @5 e: m1 F. ~( S7 h i% H9 M
1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada # C, S+ o# I( n, I0 q ( _# C; {, Q$ B% L2 ~& ^ E
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. . u- B* d" }. t ; u, H5 W5 Y1 }( Z& C7 e' G
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.