There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 1 E# [- \( X7 [1 U
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1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada ! g9 a5 X6 ^: i! f, J; U; \
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2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. $ W8 x: y: B9 f& e) p9 l' A 5 B1 H$ }2 ~6 t
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.