There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: ' I, f9 {' [+ n
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1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada 7 C4 z3 I: i. u# D8 e$ e1 t* e* H
8 I7 T1 Y1 _+ J5 t' ?3 t* J m2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. & X |. {& ?1 {- r e, X5 J. c" R + Z1 ?" @: l- A! ?2 K# {
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.