There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 6 @7 W- F* | u7 \9 ~
! G+ a; ?, |3 K7 y! F! @+ G1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada 6 n7 e; L1 x/ z + f7 N. A) J K6 Z6 D" D
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. 1 `1 m1 O, Z4 h$ D' Q0 J7 c! B m1 ^
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There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.