There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 6 Y4 _, y4 t; K0 H 5 Q* a- ? ]& d9 B- Q6 E1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada ' U5 h2 ~% \# N2 T/ o d q
3 `8 Z9 Q! l. g" H! n7 T1 @( u" U7 K2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. 9 N$ X8 G) y$ d0 p* ^6 o
% v/ n5 {4 p L1 ~There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.